Away

I've been away for a while, well from the blog. I don't think anyone reads it anyway so it doesn't matter much. Lol.

But here I am today. Having some alone time. Sitting at a cafe. Feeling like a cool kid with my little bag, my iPad, my bible and journal. Lol. (I like "saying" lol a lot) I could be a College student. I wound enjoy it. But I'm not. I'm a wife. I'm a mom. And I have a 9-5 job. I am thankful for all that I have and for who I am. I am thankful that God continues to teach me and mold me. I am thankful that I learn new things every day. I love my husband, my kids, my parents. My life looks nothing like I thought it would, and I have a feeling it looks nothing like it will a few years from now. But it's my life.

Thank You Jesus for all the blessings in it.

A Song....A Prayer

 

These are the lyrics of a song I first heard a couple of weeks ago.  God is using it to speak to me.  I feel like each time I hear it or I read the words, I get something else.  I pray it speaks to you as well.  I pray that Jesus touches each of you in a special way, that His Words come alive for you.  I pray they would not just be words that seem pretty or inspirational but that He would put in you a desire to love His way.  <><

 

I pray this for each of you as I pray it for me.  I am not able to love in this way yet.  Not all the time.  Perhaps I will never quite be there but I pray earnestly, desperately that The Lord will change my heart and get me one step closer to having His heart each day.

 

^"4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵ It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶ Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷ It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."  - 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7 

 

"Love will Never Fail" 

   written by Devon Graves 
   sung by Mosaic

 

"I wanna love without saying a word,

 without wearing a mask,

 without building a wall.

 

 Shouting does not guarantee you are heard

 the words burn in the atmosphere as they fall.

 

 True love has no defense

 it can not stand at an arm's length or sit on the fence

it wades into the fray to take a bullet in the place of the one that is holding the gun.

 

Love is patient

it holds on tight when the train derails

 

Love hopes all things, bears all things, believes all things

Love never fails.

 

I wanna love without guarding myself

without strapping on armor or wielding a sword

to lay down defenseless, believing the best

not keeping track of who's winning, who's lost or who's scored.

 

True love is kind

it does not tally when it has been wronged or maligned

It knows it's closest friends will betray and it stands by them faithfully anyway.

 

Love is Patient

it holds on tight when the train derails

Love hopes all things, bears all things, believes all things

Love never fails.

 

Love endures

it stands firm in the rain, the wind and the hail

Love will never give up; love will never fail.

 

Faith, hope and love will abide

Faith, hope and love will abide

prophesy will pass away

Language and knowledge will pass away

but faith, hope and love will abide.

 

I wanna love without saying a syllable

trusting my actions to speak on my part

behavior is louder than that which is audible

revealing most clearly the state of the heart.

 

 

 

In case you would like to listen to their music...their web site is http://www.mosaicworship.com/

Just Do It.

Man, God is really dealing with some stuff in me and He continues to speak and there is something in me that keeps being stubborn and needs to break.  We all go through dry seasons, even hard seasons when no matter how much we KNOW, we just don't GET IT.  Or maybe we GET IT but we can't seems to FEEL IT.

I pray that you push through and seek Him today regardless of how you may be feeling.

Who God is does not depend on how we feel. God is God ALL the time.  He is faithful, just, gracious, merciful, loving, powerful, loving, all knowing, ever present.  He knew you before you were born and He knows when you will breathe your last and after that He Will still be there.

Trust Him.  Seek Him.

One way to seek Him and love Him is to intercede for others, like this devotional says especially those whom we may not particularly care for in our human-ness.  Turn all distractions off, push through the wall and pray pray pray.  <><

http://www.wisdomhuntersdevotional.com/View.aspx?date=07/26/2011%2000:00:00