Time With the Father

Good morning and happy Friday. It's finally here, the weekend. We look forward to them and the rest they can bring. I want to get that way with my time with God. I want to get to that point where I look more forward to that than anything else. I haven't put that time first and so need to. It's high on the list but if I'm truly honest, it's not first. He is taken for granted by us all the time and still just pours Himself out to us. I know that none of us do that or would do that for people who treated us like that. I can't fathom the amount of love He has. I just want to share an nth of it with others and give Him all the time I can so I can show my love for Him. In this busy world we have got to slow down and make our time with Him first. Man, with the help of Satan, has created a busy world. God just wants us worshipping Him. All else is time away from Him. Make Him first and see if things don't slow down. In love always. <><

Ready For The Rough Water

Good morning and happy Thursday. As we finally get a little rain in the area and with all the requests of prayer for more, I got to thinking about the drought we're gong through. We always turn to God when it's bad. When life is in a drought or the weather we're in, we turn to Him. It can't be just when it's bad, when it's rough, when we're sick. It has to be all the time. When the Jews were in bondage they prayed and prayed to God. He came and saved them. Not right away but came. When they were free He let them decide on their own a few things and while it was good, they forgot what He had done for them. We have the same history book to read that they lived, yet we still try and do it ourselves and only remember when it goes bad. Be great grateful and humble when your life is on the smooth water, because it will get rough again and it's nice for God to already be at the helm. In love always. <><

Only If I Did It Different

Good morning and happy Wednesday. Just how much impact do we have on people. I think back to when I was a kid and the hurtful things I did to people and it got me to wondering, if I would have been different would it have been different for them later. I know that it sounds like I'm giving myself some weight to a persons life but really it's true. We have a huge influence in peoples lives. The things we say and do to people carry more weight than we know. That's why it is so important to show our compassion and love to people. Jesus came and gave us the example for us to follow. His peacefulness transcends our understanding. His love is beyond measure. I wish I could've shown that love more when I was younger. But it's never too late to start no matter where you find yourself. You can't outrun mercy or hide from grace. That's the great gift we receive and need to show others through our love and compassion for others. Be like Jesus. In love always. <><

What Do You See?

Good morning and happy Tuesday. What does the cross mean to you? What does it bring into your mind?  And so then, what does it mean to take up your cross?  There are so many different ways of seeing and feeling about all that. The moments before when His friends had denied knowing Him and they were just in the garden together before. His prayer in anguishing pain that he was sweating blood. What does it mean to go to the cross? We have a lot of Christian phrases we toss out from time to time. I wonder what we are saying to others by that. I would love to hear what it means to you and what you think it meant to Jesus and His disciples. This is a very real subject for us today and as this country continues on the road it is on, it becomes more of an issue in the battle for our souls. The wars of this earth are not the war I'm mostly concerned with. Not to take away from them but merely to expound on the most relevant for all lives. Think these things over. Really think about what it is you feel when you look at a cross. Let me know so we can see the diversity and the commonness we have. I love you so much. As a people of God we should all be in love with each other. In love always. <>< 

Tired And Run Down

Good morning and happy Monday. It was a short weekend and I'm tired. Very tired and sore form the chores I had to get done in that short time. I want to sleep for a few more hours. It reminded me of how limited we are, how much we really can't do. I am amazed at how much we can do, but we really are limited. It's a reminder to me of how little we can do apart from God. With Him is how we do what we do anyway. But if you notice I said how much "we" can do. We take credit for everything and give no glory back to God in anything. Maybe the big stuff but never all the little things. But just getting through a day is done with His help. I'm gonna be working more on the little things and giving God glory for them. As tired as I am this morning I think He's telling me something about the limitations of a human body and how much I really need Him daily. In love always. <><