Yesterday, someone shared this song with me.  This morning, my spiritual mentor posted the same performance on her Facebook page.  I am taking it personally.

When I listened to it yesterday, I began thinking about the lessons I have learned in the past two years or so.  You see, when my loved one told me they were no longer serving God, my world seemed to fall apart.  I could do little but cry and pray, walking in circles around my breakfast room table.  Perhaps you have been there!!  But what I have learned since then and throughout this process is that I WILL make it, that what God promises are true, that He is faithful, and that I can trust Him. 

Now, why didn't I know that earlier?  I did, but on a very elementary level.  Now I have truly lived it, and my faith is stronger.  Has my loved one repented?  Not that I know of yet, but I know it will happen, and I am grateful, so grateful, for the lessons learned.

I love my God.  He is amazing!  He is close!!  My heart overflows!!!

I hope this song blesses you!!  It is a good way to start the day!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRerh9GYfSY

Jehovah Sabaoth--The Lord of hosts, The Commander of the armies of heaven!!

Each week, I pray with a group of people for "prodigals."  We pray for our lost children, grandchildren and other family members.  This past weekend, I was told that three of them have started going to church again, and two of them were right behind me in the altar praying with tears streaming down their faces on Sunday!!!  God is working, and I am thankful! 

This morning, in my prayer time I was thanking God for all He is doing, for the things we are privy to, and the things we know nothing about!  I know He is working all the time to bring them back to Him!   I also thank Him for saving them, because I believe with all my heart that He is!! 

What does any of this have to do with His Name, Jehovah Sabaoth?  While I was thanking Him, I had to thank Him for sending His angels to fight for my lost loved one, because I have asked Him to do that, and I know He has!  This makes me so happy all over!!!!  To know that God's angels are with mine fighting for them gives me such comfort, and I am thankful!!!  It was such a wonderful raindrop for this morning!!

God is More Than Enough!

Mark 8:19-20 says, "When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.  And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up ? And they said, Seven."

The other day, it hit me!  I was not and am not enough in the life of my lost loved one!!  Then it hit me even stronger:  but God is!!!  He is enough!  He is more than enough!!

I sometimes (really, quite often) question whether I have been enough, said enough, or done enough.  The answer is:  probably not!!  But then, I don't have to be enough.  God is enough. 

In the verses above, Jesus is reminding His disciples of two miracles.  Each time, He took a little bread and a little bit of fish and fed multitudes with full baskets left over!  He was more than enough to those hungry people, and He is more than enough for my lost loved one!! 

I am one grateful lady that I serve a God like that!!

God Receives my Prayers!!

Psalm 66:20 says, "Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me."   He does not reject my prayers, and has not withheld mercy, and that is reason to SHOUT!!!

         

God's Daughter

As I have blogged before, I "read the red" morning and night on most days.  The last few days, I have been in Mark 5.  I came to these sentences of Jesus: 

1. "Who touched my clothes?" (verse 30)  I wanted to scream, ME!!!"

2. "Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague" (verse 34).  I want to say, "Deal!!!"  Although my "plague" is not physical, I believe my life will be whole again, in full fellowship with my lost.

3. "Be not afraid, only believe" (verse 36).  Again, I want to scream, "Deal!!!"

These are powerful words! 

I am touching  His clothes in behalf of my lost loved one!!   Apparently, virtue is going from Him to minister to that person!!  I also receive the other two verses, too!!  They have really ministered to me!!   I will not fear, but ONLY believe!!  What an "only!"

Bless the Name of the LORD!!!!

God revealed something to me about Esther.

God made her beautiful for a reason:  to get her into the palace (to fulfill His plan for and keep His promises to His people)!  God made her content for a reason:  to give her favor before the king (to fulfill His plan and keep His promises to His people).  God helped her trust Him for a reason:  so she could call a fast and pray (to fulfill His plan and keep His promises to His people).  God made her confident for a reason:  to give her boldness to go before the king unbidden (to fulfill His plan and keep His promises for His people).  God made her wise for a reason:  so she would know what to say to the king (to fulfill His plan and keep His promises to His people).

God made us all beautiful in such a way that He could use us to fulfill His purposes and to keep His promises to His people.  Will you fulfill your God-given purposes?

 

 

"Let us pass over unto the other side."

I may have used this verse before, but I came across it again yesterday in my "Reading the red."  In this statement of Jesus is so much promise.  When He said this, the disciples should have banked on making it to the other side!  However, a storm came up, and Jesus said, "Peace, be still."  The storm obeyed and ceased!!  

When the Lord has promised my loved one's salvation, I can trust that we will make it to the other side of this.  And soon, I am expecting the LORD to say, "Peace, be still!"  I can hardly wait!!