Friday, September 26, 2008
What does in His Image look like?
Edie @ Rich Gifts posed this question as her random question of the week- What does in His Image look like? I have passed by strangers on the street that when their eyes looked upon me - I could see Jesus... those eyes were filled with such love-that touched the very depth of me-that with everything I am I recognized Jesus. I have been around people who were so filled with the Love of Christ that wherever they were there was a deep sense of peace. At times I have had friends love me with such a love that I knew that it was the Lord loving me through them. In His Image is a reflection of His Love...it is a time when you are so filled with His Love that others-yes even strangers on the street-recognize Jesus...God is love...Jesus is love...
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Look Who's Talking
An Ancient Conversation Heard throughout eternity...
AND GOD SAID...
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
Genesis 1:29
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt die.
Genesis 2:17
DID GOD REALLY SAY?....
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman,
Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Genesis 3:1
IF YOU ARE REALLY....
And when the tempter came to him, he said, if thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Matthew 4:3
Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple.
And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Matthew 4: 5
I'LL GIVE YOU ALL THIS IF YOU....
Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them;
And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Matthew 4:6
IT IS WRITTEN
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Matthew 4: 4
Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Matthew 4:7
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Matthew 4:10
Does the devil ever stop talking? Don't you wish he would just shut up? Sometimes it just gets so confusing....but that's it ...isn't it....GOD is not the author of confusion. God's word is truth.
So whenever I am confused I need to turn to God's Word...Next time I am faced with the question -"Did God really say"- I am going to grab my bible and say let's go to the source and find out...Now this may take awhile since I am not as familiar with His word as I ought to be...So I may be reading aloud word by word, line by line, paragraph by paragraph, chapter by chapter...in fact let's read the whole book and really hear and know What God Does Say.
Then I will follow the example of our Lord and Savior, Jesus and respond It Is Written...
It is not always that clear who is speaking to me...but when I slow down and turn to the Word of God and seek Him in prayer...more often than not it becomes clearer what is really being asked and who is really doing the asking...no matter the question I want my answer to based on God's Word.
AND GOD SAID...
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
Genesis 1:29
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt die.
Genesis 2:17
DID GOD REALLY SAY?....
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman,
Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Genesis 3:1
IF YOU ARE REALLY....
And when the tempter came to him, he said, if thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Matthew 4:3
Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple.
And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Matthew 4: 5
I'LL GIVE YOU ALL THIS IF YOU....
Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them;
And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Matthew 4:6
IT IS WRITTEN
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Matthew 4: 4
Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Matthew 4:7
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Matthew 4:10
Does the devil ever stop talking? Don't you wish he would just shut up? Sometimes it just gets so confusing....but that's it ...isn't it....GOD is not the author of confusion. God's word is truth.
So whenever I am confused I need to turn to God's Word...Next time I am faced with the question -"Did God really say"- I am going to grab my bible and say let's go to the source and find out...Now this may take awhile since I am not as familiar with His word as I ought to be...So I may be reading aloud word by word, line by line, paragraph by paragraph, chapter by chapter...in fact let's read the whole book and really hear and know What God Does Say.
Then I will follow the example of our Lord and Savior, Jesus and respond It Is Written...
It is not always that clear who is speaking to me...but when I slow down and turn to the Word of God and seek Him in prayer...more often than not it becomes clearer what is really being asked and who is really doing the asking...no matter the question I want my answer to based on God's Word.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
A phone conversation with a friend and Jesus was listening
I guess this is a season where I am to look at my flaws...I was a bit stressed this morning when I grabbed the phone to speak with my best friend....I let loose with my pity party...I moaned, groaned and complained about everything...feeling ever so sorry for myself...one of the many stupid comments that came out of my mouth was "if it has my name on it I want control" ...my point was that if something had my name on it...whether I get credit or blame..I wanted control from beginning to end...I wanted my stamp on everything...I want my work to be a reflection of me...didn't want anyone else messing with it and placing their stamp on it...succeed or fail-it would be my success or failure...my friend then interrupted and said that as soon as I said those words she had the thought "If My Name is on her then I want control" we both stopped and then agreed it was the Lord speaking through her... to let me know enough...Yes the Lord gives us free will and with my free will I did ask Him to be Lord of my Life...all things were made by Him and created for Him...I was purchased with a price...He is the potter I am the clay...yet I am not fully submitted to my Lord and Savior...I have allowed the world to influence me...I have tried to make and create my self yet I struggle against the hands of my creator when it gets a bit uncomfortable...I am His creation and called by His name yet I am but a muddied reflection of my creator...but Jesus the master creator continues to work with me refining me, removing the impurities and molding me into His image.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Received an award from plant lady
I just received this award from plant lady - plant lady has a fabulous blog - she is very encouraging and a very creative way of sharing what the Lord places on her heart.
I am passing this award onto...
sharon
katrina
Both Sharon and Katrina have also been very encouraging to me if you are not familiar with any of these wonderful bloggers drop by their blog and say Hi...
Friday, September 5, 2008
Hide and Seek
Seeking God....
Ask, and it shall be given you, seek and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you;
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Matthew 7:7,8
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth for the Father seeketh such to worship him
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
John 4:23,24
How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray , doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
Matthew 18:12
There was a time that when I read the Word, Prayed,studied the Bible, worshiped or even when I washed the dishes or would take a walk...God was right there -with me every day every where...I should say that I was aware that He was right there I could feel His closeness..I could see and hear...this went on for years with very little effort on my part...Some say I had a very long honeymoon period with the Lord others say I had a very long infancy in the Lord...If it is an either/or - I have to confess it leans more toward infancy than honeymoon...infancy totally dependent on the Lord being fed ,nourished, directed and protected...but lacking the depth of the honeymoon period of deep intimacy and deep dwelling and knowing and being known...
For the last few years I am experiencing a distance between the Lord and myself...for a while at first I would panic...what's going on...what did I do??? Then I would be in His presence and realize that He has not left me He is still leading me and guiding me...but I did not recognize this until after the fact- I no longer had that sense of recognizing Him immediately... it was more like -Oh! That was you Lord! The time span in between seeing and hearing from Jesus grew from moments to days, weeks even months...
It began to seem like a game of Hide and Seek, Now you see me...Now you don't...or a game of Catch Me if You Can...Then I began to realize that the Lord was saying will you still pray, read the bible, fellowship with other believers, still love me even when you can't hear, see or "feel" me...Others have confirmed that the Lord is calling me to walk deeper in faith...
This morning I began to see that it is not a game of" hide and seek" as much as "follow the Leader" I look up and see the Lord and then I look again and cannot see...but what I can do is walk toward the direction where I last spotted Him ; so far when I arrive at that destination - once again I see Him in the distance - saying come follow me...
Ask, and it shall be given you, seek and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you;
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Matthew 7:7,8
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth for the Father seeketh such to worship him
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
John 4:23,24
How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray , doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
Matthew 18:12
There was a time that when I read the Word, Prayed,studied the Bible, worshiped or even when I washed the dishes or would take a walk...God was right there -with me every day every where...I should say that I was aware that He was right there I could feel His closeness..I could see and hear...this went on for years with very little effort on my part...Some say I had a very long honeymoon period with the Lord others say I had a very long infancy in the Lord...If it is an either/or - I have to confess it leans more toward infancy than honeymoon...infancy totally dependent on the Lord being fed ,nourished, directed and protected...but lacking the depth of the honeymoon period of deep intimacy and deep dwelling and knowing and being known...
For the last few years I am experiencing a distance between the Lord and myself...for a while at first I would panic...what's going on...what did I do??? Then I would be in His presence and realize that He has not left me He is still leading me and guiding me...but I did not recognize this until after the fact- I no longer had that sense of recognizing Him immediately... it was more like -Oh! That was you Lord! The time span in between seeing and hearing from Jesus grew from moments to days, weeks even months...
It began to seem like a game of Hide and Seek, Now you see me...Now you don't...or a game of Catch Me if You Can...Then I began to realize that the Lord was saying will you still pray, read the bible, fellowship with other believers, still love me even when you can't hear, see or "feel" me...Others have confirmed that the Lord is calling me to walk deeper in faith...
This morning I began to see that it is not a game of" hide and seek" as much as "follow the Leader" I look up and see the Lord and then I look again and cannot see...but what I can do is walk toward the direction where I last spotted Him ; so far when I arrive at that destination - once again I see Him in the distance - saying come follow me...
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