Saying thank You LORD ....

Give thanks to the LORD for He is good, His love endures forever.  Psalm 118:29

The most difficult time to give Praise to my God is when I feel so low and down.  Not that I feel low and down today.  I feel vibarent and excilerated and I feel so alive and grateful for a new day, a chance to live my life to the fullest and be whom God made me to be.  I have the opportunity to walk out here and change the world.  I wish.

A reflection over the past week, I attended a course to enhance my skills and the very first evening I came home to report to my husband what beautiful women are attending the course.  He smiled at me and said, darling you are beautiful too.  Relax and don’t get your knickers in a knott.

I noticed that the lecuture would say to this woman and that woman how beautiful they are and look.  My goodness, I thought at one stage, I really must look like a dog, but on the contratry to my husband I am just fine.  I don’t need to be reminded of my beauty as he said beauty is skill deep.

Reminding me that it doesn’t really matter what is outside but it does matter what is inside.  How we walk, talk and behave is really what matters.  What we do, and how we treat people, that is of utmost importance.  How to deal with live is also important and we need to know that these things are important, we must live our lifes to the fullest and work hard not to hurt others around us.

Today I want to say thank you LORD for Your kindness, for YOU are good, Lord YOUR love endures forever. 

 Amen

Lord restores me back to, You

Looking at the people around me makes me wonder is it only me that is trying to draw near to God, is it only me that feels so convicted.  Am I the only person worried about the end of my life?  I look at myself and keep on judging me, how I speak to people, what my reaction is towards everyone around me.  I try and consider everybody these days, I look at them and think before I speak.  Being careful not to speak out what I feel.  

The change is taking forever, I look at myself and cry many a day and wonder Lord am I getting closer to You?  I fall all the time and it seems when I get up and dust myself off I walk a short way and trip and fall again.  I have a bad temper and I speak many times before I think.  

Proverbs 14: 12 There is a way that seem right to a man, but its end is … death.  Daniel 4: 37 Pride is dangerous, it forces you to lie in a helpless state for days, sometimes years.  If you don’t ask for help immediately, you could have gotten up and gone on with your life. 

As for me, I have found that the most difficult time in my life is now, the challenge I face with myself is the fact that I am doing what I can to draw near to the Lord and the more I try the harder I fall.  I keep finding myself crying out to the Lord for help.  

Keeping watch over my mouth and looking at my circumstance, I hope and pray the Lord will accept my humble prayer and let me draw near to Him.  Amen

Actions speak louder than words

This is something I see every day; my husband is always good to me and the children.  He gets angry at times I am sure but he is always good to me.  He always is sensitive to my needs and always looking out to see how he can help me.

Galatian 6: 10 therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

In my heart I know and believe that God has placed my husband in my life to show me how much God loves me, he uses him to show me that I am important and that I have a purpose.  He has the ability to always give me the best he can and seems to stand back and not take anything for himself.  

I want the Lord God to bless my husband because I think he deserves it.  Lord God Bless Andus

The LORD's great love .....

“Because of the LORD’S great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:22 – 23)

Lord God this morning I just want to say thank You for Your great love and that we cannot be consumed, thank You Lord for Your compassion that never fails.  They are new every morning; Lord God great is Your faithfulness. 

Lord I just want to come into Your presence each day and bring You glory, honour and I want to say thank You that I may wake up refreshed and ready to face the day.

“But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.” (Psalm 86:15)

Lord You alone know what my problems and issues are and I have been coming into Your presence each morning to draw near to You.  Thank You, O Lord, thank You for You are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.  I want to praise Your name each day because with You I can make it today.  I can face today and be successful in all I do because You Lord are with me.

Amen

Facing my own giants ... Lord God help me

We all need to face our giants at some stage in our lives.  I have come to realise that no matter what I say or do I cannot make them go away if I don’t actually face them.  One thing is for sure, to face giants in my life is really difficult and I find myself desperate and really depressed many a time.  The cold weather also doesn’t help and then the only comfort I have is actually spending time in God’s presence.  It has been difficult and I haven’t that faithful for such a long time.  Thank God for His faithfulness and thank God for waiting on us turn back to Him.

I have come to a place in my life where I know that I can trust in my God, yes, although I face these giants, God is with me.  Taking the giant and looking him in the eye makes me realise God is with me.  I have seen Him move in my area. 

Psalm 34:5 Those who look to Him for help will be radiant with joy, no shadow of shame will darken their faces.  As Pastor Andrew and Vanessa Roebert sent this message out today, it just again proved to me God is there listening to my requests and I am safe in His hands.