Saturday, June 1, 2013

Some Prayers!!! :)



Often I have wondered why God seems to not answer some prayers the way it would seem He would certainly want to, maybe even seem He has promised to, or seemingly would best honor Him. Yet, i know that HE IS GOD, He knows what He's doing! But...... there is a certain area of prayers where I am learning that He seems to just pile on the answers and blessings. 


Many of you are likely far ahead of me on this one. But for me, in the last couple years and even more and more in the last 6 months or so, I have been seeing astounding answers. I'm just going to throw out 2 or 3 examples, in my own life, and if you are not already, maybe you will want to try something similar.

1) With a super intent, I have been praying that God give me a PASSION for Him! Wow! How He has answered this! I could share and share!

2) I have been praying that he reveal sin in my life and help me to see it as He does. Again, Wow! Some problem areas have just nearly disappeared, seemingly on their own. And a nausea, a DESPISE, for sin has developed!

3) I have been praying that He give me His joy and that He make it overflowing to the point of appearing weird to the world. Not fake, not forced, not conscious, but natural and overflowing. Again Wow! This one is awesome! I find myself irresistibly smiling when life issues could appear tragic. I could go on and on!

It's all bigger and broader and crazier awesome than what I can share. And as I've mentioned before, I am almost tense for fear of some of his awesome presence slipping away, IT IS SO OUT OF THE NORM, at least for me. 

And there are other areas and topics and steps of obedience that I am consciously taking, that likely contribute. But the obvious answer to these prayers is unquestionable!

Other similar possible topics could be love for others, or forgiveness, boldness in sharing our faith, removal of fear, etc.

Do I still have areas of challenge? Of course! But, these types of prayers are prayed with the exclusive desire to better honor Him, with my life. And I have promised Him that I will share His blessings, with the world, as He provides them. And His provision has been amazing!!! 

As I said, "Some prayers!!!"    :)

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Jesus, it's me again!

Jesus, it's me again!   

Not askin' notin'. Just praisin' and thankin' for the night and your interest in ridin' shotgun for my life again taday.

Climb aboard pardner!!!!

Monday, May 13, 2013

God Is Not Dead!!!


God is not dead!!!


But maybe those times when it feels like He is are the times you and I need to be carefully checking our own Spiritual pulse.



Draw nigh to God and He will draw nigh to you. James 4:8



But to this man will I look, even to that is poor and of a contrite spirit and trembleth at my word. Isa 66:2

Thursday, May 9, 2013

My God Is Not A Rookie!


My God is not a rookie! He's not doing a trial and error thing to figure out which plays work best! And He's not up all night working on the game plan!

My God isn't the top official! He's not even the all star of all stars! He's not the coach of the year or even the century! 

NO! My God invented the game! He created everything around it and everything involved with it! 

My God KNOWS! My God's GOD!!!!

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

I Love This!


I love the kind of friend (love) that is committed to you and you don't have to perform to be loved by them. Sure, you desire to please them and live an honorable loving life toward them, but the constant concern of whether you jumped straight enough, high enough, far enough, at the right time, with the right motives, etc, etc  is not there. You're just friends, you just love each other, because you desire to and committed to, and you know that will never change! 

I love that! I desire it in my life! I desire to be it to others! God make me more and more like that, more and more like you!

Saturday, May 4, 2013

We Have A Big Problem!!!


I have got to believe the church's (you and me) problem is not more ____, not more____, and not more____.

Though most of us will, understandably, not allow ourselves to see it, the church's problem is that we have not truly died to self, something other that Almighty God is god of our lives, something else is on the thrown of our lives, something else is still our priority. 

God says that "if anyone will come after me, he must deny himself, take up his cross and follow me." (General thought of Lk 9:23 & Matt 16:24) That teaching is repeated over and over in God's Word. 

We can go to the alter every service with good intent, we can help in every need of the church, we can be sorry for our sin, we can be "the man" (or woman) in church, we can even pray and ask Jesus into our lives, BUT!!! ...... if we do not "tremble at God's Word" (Isa 66:2), if we do not "hunger and thirst" after Him and His desires (Matt 5:6), if we are "serving two masters" (Matt 6:24), if He and what He desires is not the most important thing in our lives, we will be very ineffective in our Christian lives!

It is not even how much we read our Bible and pray or what our worship "looks like" or "sounds like" in church or our private prayer room. It is about, how intimate with Him am I, how quick am I to examine my motives, is my life truly all about Him. 

I've seen it in my life and I've seen it in others'. We can look like, smell like, feel like, go through the actions like, and want to do it all right like, the best of the best. BUT have we deep inside made Him and what HE desires the most important thing in our lives?!!!

I'm not saying we can't slip in the back door of heaven (that's another debate) what I'm saying is, that at best, our Christian lives will be largely frustrating and ineffective unless ..... Jesus is our EVERYTHING!!!