The God Who Showed Up!

He’s the God who showed up to save the day. He’s the God who directed the events that lead to victory in the end. He’s the God who loves and delivers His children over and over again. He’s the God who cares so much for us that He is willing to allow us to make our own mistakes. He’s the One who loves us so much He would die for us all.  He had plans in place for our rescue from a time before time. He is the God who will bless those who love Him.  He has mercy beyond imagination. He is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He is The LORD! He’s is the Father who sent His Son for us. His Spirit lives within us if we just ask. How much more could He love us?

Don’t doubt Him, don’t be distracted from your faith by life and its little explosions. God has a plan in place and if we walk in the faith that He has everything in His hands… how can we lose…. no matter the outcome. If the Lord is for us who can stand against us? No one! Nothing! God can and will make a way. He saves us when we deserve to drown in our world of misery created by our own hands. He strengthens us when we can no longer find the strength to carry on. He gives us hope for tomorrow when we can find no hope in the day. The Lord puts a song in our hearts when we are surrounded by the chaotic noise of life. How much more could He love us?

He gave us this amazing world to have dominion over. He laid before us all we need to survive and prosper.  The moon was hung for us to gaze upon in the dark night. The sun to warm our faces in the day. He gave us this amazing life to live, this amazing journey to travel. He has equipped us with what we need for the road ahead, whether we know it or not.

Faith unlocks the door, opens it wide and allows blessings to roll into our lives. God is waiting to bless us all. Nothing could please Him more than to bless His precious children. We are more precious than gold. He wants to free us from the worries of this world. Not that they will go away… they just won’t have the punch they did before. The knowledge that God is on your side is a powerful thing. The true belief in His love and power is nothing short of Amazing.

Praise God for all He has done, all He is doing and all He has planned for tomorrow. Thank You Jesus.

Under attack again…SOS!

Well, no surprises here. I am being attacked again. However, as has been the case many previous times, God has provided ahead of time for my needs. How can I allow myself to doubt, to become frazzled or rattled? He always comes through. He always has a plan in place. All I have to do is control my instinctive reactions. Instinctive because they have been engrafted in my being over many years of turmoil and poor reactions. I made many things harder than they had to be because of my lack of faith or complete disregard for what God would have expected of me in any given situation. I have suffered unnecessarily and made others around me suffer also. Now I know what was missing….

I believed in God. I had accepted Christ. Prayed to God. Read my Bible. I re-dedicated my life more than once. Changed churches. You name it.  But there was always something missing. Peace had alluded me all those years. During the inbetween times when I was out of church and lost in the world I could not even dream of knowing peace in my life. I thought that turmoil was normal. I was wrong. There is a peace that no one can describe… they can try, but it will never be good enough. No painting, no computer generated graphics, no drug any where…. nothing can duplicate the beauty of the peace that The Holy Spirit can place in your life.

Its amazing how peaceful you can be when things are exploding all around you in your life.  Knowing God has control, releasing control to Him and riding the flow of the Spirit is difficult to say the least. However it is possible and when it happens it is amazing to see God work. I look forward with great anticipation to the day when I feel that peace and know God is working at the very moment a trial hits. I am getting stronger praise God. Jesus Christ is my guide, my counselor, my instructor, my mentor and friend. He wants what is best for me, He wants for me what will truly make me happy. Something I obviously haven’t been able to find on my own.

I am struggling to release all areas of my life to The LORD’s control. He could take control anytime He wanted and yet He allows me to decide. I choose to release my life into His control. Praise God for His love, for His Son, and for His Holy Spirit.

God Really Answers Prayers!

God really does answer prayers! He answers them in His way when He is ready but man when He answers prayers He really answers them. I have not written for some time now. Things have been rough, tough, sparse around here for some time. Though with every bump in the road God provided a shock abosorber. Every sharp turn or sudden stop was met wit precision handling and superior braking systems. When the world around me seemed to be flying by at the speed of sound I was gliding along under the guidance of His cruise control. What a ride it has been. Details are not important.

The important part is that no matter what life threw at me God had a plan in place to help me through the storm ahead. He placed the right people in my path at the right times. He helped me to hold my tongue and be patient in many situations I could not have handled on my own. God provided me with the resources to help others even when I could barely help myself.  He gave me the peace of knowing that He had things under control. The light at the end of the tunnel was Him. He alone led me through the darkness of many trials, tests and tribulations over the past several months. He planted seeds of faith, seeds of patience, seeds of peace and joy and has been cultivating them for months and months. I believe I actually see some fruit being harvested from my once over grown, thorn infested, dried out and decaying garden. I have hope for a bountiful year in 2009! Praise God ya’ll. Praise Him always, give Him everything and reap the harvest He has planted for you!!!

What is too hard for The LORD!? Amen!