A few weeks ago I was talking to my mom on the phone and she was encouraging me and stated that the Lord had given her a word for me. She stated that Victory was just around the corner for me. At the time I believed what she said but was just unsure about what Gods timing would be. At the time I was trying to decide what the Lord had in store for me what his plan would be for me would I be staying in Virginia or returning home to west virginia. Well I have finally turned the corner and I see some victory. Sometimes I think that God just wants us to be willing. This week I resigned from a ministry that I thought I would never be leaving. I know I am in the Lords providence and will and believe that he has opened the door to a larger group of broken people. Because no matter what our brokenness the Cross is the answer for us all.
Tonight I started a job teaching nursing students. It has always been a desire of mine but I never knew that it would happen. I felt like I was home. Yes the Lord truly knows the desires of our hearts and gives us what is best for us in his time. No matter what we are facing as we walk down the road of life. God loves us and knows what is best and Victory is Just Around the Corner.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Mercy
Mercy
If you could just imagine
a bird without a song
Fallen to the barren earth
Wounded left alone
And then with a just a motion of a kind and loving hand
A broken wing is mended
The song restored again.
The word is Mercy
The word is Mercy
Nothing else describes
What he did for me
On a hill called calvary
He cast in the sea
All I used to be
The word is Mercy
No poets pen could ever write
The pain one heart can feel
Of trying to be worthy
Knowing you never will
No dreamers word could quite describe
The beauty in that Tree
Where Jesus showed that God is Great
So I dont have to be.
Dear Lord,
Let me never forget it is nothing that I can do or could have done.
I thank you so much for you mercy and grace.
Let me always remember the brokeness and the song that I lost.
The brokeness that you fix and the song that you give back.
All because of what you did at Calvary.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
FAITH
Right now in my Christian walk I find that my faith is sometimes weak. In June I will have completed my pastoral care internship with Sought Out and Hope Community Church. I love what I am doing here but I miss my church and the choir very badly. I know that God will reveal to me his plan in his time but I find that I am getting anxious. Its funny I tell people weekly in my internship be anxious for nothing. I am excited about what God has but have a longing to go back home and yet I am not sure that is what God wants me to do.
My devotion for March 12 was Hosea 11:9
"I am God and not a human; I am the Holy one, and I am among you."
The following devotional from Max Lucado said this
"Before you read any further, reflect on those last four words, "I am among you." Do you believe that? do you believe God is near? He wants you to. he wants you to know he is in the midst of your world. Wherever you are as you read these words, he is present. In your car. On the plane, In your office, your bedroom, your den. he's near.
"God is in the thick of things in your world. He has not taken up residence in a distant galaxy. He has not removed himself from history. he has not chosen to seclude himself on a throne in an incandescent castle.
He has drawn near. He has involved himself in the carpools, heartbreaks, and funeral homes of our day. He is as near to us on Monday as on Sunday. In the schoolroom as in the sanctuary. At the coffee break as much as the communion table.
Lord help me to remember in these upcoming months that you are present!!!!!
"Have faith in God." --Mark 11:22
Faith is the foot of the soul by which it can march along the road of the commandments. Love can make the feet move more swiftly; but faith is the foot which carries the soul. Faith is the oil enabling the wheels of holy devotion and of earnest piety to move well; and without faith the wheels are taken from the chariot, and we drag heavily. With faith I can do all things; without faith I shall neither have the inclination nor the power to do anything in the service of God. If you would find the men who serve God the best, you must look for the men of the most faith. Little faith will save a man, but little faith cannot do great things for God. Poor Little-faith could not have fought "Apollyon;" it needed "Christian" to do that. Poor Little-faith could not have slain "Giant Despair;" it required "Great-heart's" arm to knock that monster down. Little faith will go to heaven most certainly, but it often has to hide itself in a nut-shell, and it frequently loses all but its jewels. Little-faith says, "It is a rough road, beset with sharp thorns, and full of dangers; I am afraid to go;" but Great-faith remembers the promise, "Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; as thy days, so shall thy strength be:" and so she boldly ventures. Little-faith stands desponding, mingling her tears with the flood; but Great-faith sings, "When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee:" and she fords the stream at once. Would you be comfortable and happy? Would you enjoy religion? Would you have the religion of cheerfulness and not that of gloom? Then "have faith in God." If you love darkness, and are satisfied to dwell in gloom and misery, then be content with little faith; but if you love the sunshine, and would sing songs of rejoicing, covet earnestly this best gift, "great faith."
My devotion for March 12 was Hosea 11:9
"I am God and not a human; I am the Holy one, and I am among you."
The following devotional from Max Lucado said this
"Before you read any further, reflect on those last four words, "I am among you." Do you believe that? do you believe God is near? He wants you to. he wants you to know he is in the midst of your world. Wherever you are as you read these words, he is present. In your car. On the plane, In your office, your bedroom, your den. he's near.
"God is in the thick of things in your world. He has not taken up residence in a distant galaxy. He has not removed himself from history. he has not chosen to seclude himself on a throne in an incandescent castle.
He has drawn near. He has involved himself in the carpools, heartbreaks, and funeral homes of our day. He is as near to us on Monday as on Sunday. In the schoolroom as in the sanctuary. At the coffee break as much as the communion table.
Lord help me to remember in these upcoming months that you are present!!!!!
"Have faith in God." --Mark 11:22
Faith is the foot of the soul by which it can march along the road of the commandments. Love can make the feet move more swiftly; but faith is the foot which carries the soul. Faith is the oil enabling the wheels of holy devotion and of earnest piety to move well; and without faith the wheels are taken from the chariot, and we drag heavily. With faith I can do all things; without faith I shall neither have the inclination nor the power to do anything in the service of God. If you would find the men who serve God the best, you must look for the men of the most faith. Little faith will save a man, but little faith cannot do great things for God. Poor Little-faith could not have fought "Apollyon;" it needed "Christian" to do that. Poor Little-faith could not have slain "Giant Despair;" it required "Great-heart's" arm to knock that monster down. Little faith will go to heaven most certainly, but it often has to hide itself in a nut-shell, and it frequently loses all but its jewels. Little-faith says, "It is a rough road, beset with sharp thorns, and full of dangers; I am afraid to go;" but Great-faith remembers the promise, "Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; as thy days, so shall thy strength be:" and so she boldly ventures. Little-faith stands desponding, mingling her tears with the flood; but Great-faith sings, "When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee:" and she fords the stream at once. Would you be comfortable and happy? Would you enjoy religion? Would you have the religion of cheerfulness and not that of gloom? Then "have faith in God." If you love darkness, and are satisfied to dwell in gloom and misery, then be content with little faith; but if you love the sunshine, and would sing songs of rejoicing, covet earnestly this best gift, "great faith."
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Coming out of the Furnace
God is always faithful. Why do we sometimes forget what God has brought us from. Why do we look back just like the Israelites did to Egypt. What is it that Egypt offers us. It gaves a pleasure for a season but only brought us pain in the End. Lord may never forget the grief and pain that we were in when you reached down and found us. Lord forgive us for even looking back at Egypt as a place that we would even consider going back to. May we never forget the price that you paid on Calvary for our sins. Lord you always show up on time and in our relationships if we honor you in each of those you bless and honor us. Lord draw me close to your side.
Thank you Lord for being so Good to me.
So Good , So Good,
Gods been so Good
I just cant tell it all!!!!!!
Thank you Lord for being so Good to me.
So Good , So Good,
Gods been so Good
I just cant tell it all!!!!!!
Sunday, March 4, 2007
FURNACE OF AFFLICTION
I am very tired and very lonely. I feel as though God has left me alone to struggle. I literally cried out to God the other night while driving home from work. I am so lonely I feel as if I am dying at times. I feel as if I am pouring out all I can and my tank is empty. I come home to an empty house. When I arrived home the other night this was the devotion that I had. It really kinda stopped me in my tracks. I know that my pain my not be as difficult as some others and that I do have alot of great things but the pain of lonliness is wearing me down. I dont want to do the things I used to do but I felt at times that I wasnt alone. Lord I cry out to you in my furnace f affliction of lonliness.
"I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction." --Isaiah 48:10 Comfort thyself, tried believer, with this thought: God saith, "I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction." Does not the word come like a soft shower, assuaging the fury of the flame? Yea, is it not an asbestos armour, against which the heat hath no power? Let affliction come--God has chosen me. Poverty, thou mayst stride in at my door, but God is in the house already, and He has chosen me. Sickness, thou mayst intrude, but I have a balsam ready--God has chosen me. Whatever befalls me in this vale of tears, I know that He has "chosen" me. If, believer, thou requirest still greater comfort, remember that you have the Son of Man with you in the furnace. In that silent chamber of yours, there sitteth by your side One whom thou hast not seen, but whom thou lovest; and ofttimes when thou knowest it not, He makes all thy bed in thy affliction, and smooths thy pillow for thee. Thou art in poverty; but in that lovely house of thine the Lord of life and glory is a frequent visitor. He loves to come into these desolate places, that He may visit thee. Thy friend sticks closely to thee. Thou canst not see Him, but thou mayst feel the pressure of His hands. Dost thou not hear His voice? Even in the valley of the shadow of death He says, "Fear not, I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God." Remember that noble speech of Caesar: "Fear not, thou carriest Caesar and all his fortune." Fear not, Christian; Jesus is with thee. In all thy fiery trials, His presence is both thy comfort and safety. He will never leave one whom He has chosen for His own. "Fear not, for I am with thee," is His sure word of promise to His chosen ones in the "furnace of affliction." Wilt thou not, then, take fast hold of Christ, and say--
"Through floods and flames, if Jesus lead, I'll follow where He goes."
"I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction." --Isaiah 48:10 Comfort thyself, tried believer, with this thought: God saith, "I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction." Does not the word come like a soft shower, assuaging the fury of the flame? Yea, is it not an asbestos armour, against which the heat hath no power? Let affliction come--God has chosen me. Poverty, thou mayst stride in at my door, but God is in the house already, and He has chosen me. Sickness, thou mayst intrude, but I have a balsam ready--God has chosen me. Whatever befalls me in this vale of tears, I know that He has "chosen" me. If, believer, thou requirest still greater comfort, remember that you have the Son of Man with you in the furnace. In that silent chamber of yours, there sitteth by your side One whom thou hast not seen, but whom thou lovest; and ofttimes when thou knowest it not, He makes all thy bed in thy affliction, and smooths thy pillow for thee. Thou art in poverty; but in that lovely house of thine the Lord of life and glory is a frequent visitor. He loves to come into these desolate places, that He may visit thee. Thy friend sticks closely to thee. Thou canst not see Him, but thou mayst feel the pressure of His hands. Dost thou not hear His voice? Even in the valley of the shadow of death He says, "Fear not, I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God." Remember that noble speech of Caesar: "Fear not, thou carriest Caesar and all his fortune." Fear not, Christian; Jesus is with thee. In all thy fiery trials, His presence is both thy comfort and safety. He will never leave one whom He has chosen for His own. "Fear not, for I am with thee," is His sure word of promise to His chosen ones in the "furnace of affliction." Wilt thou not, then, take fast hold of Christ, and say--
"Through floods and flames, if Jesus lead, I'll follow where He goes."
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