~JOY~

Am no expert on the Word of God by any account but I love how the Holy Spirit directs my thinking and draws my attention to those nuggets in His Word that I need to know…and always at the right time.

JOY is not a feeling or sensational emotion, it is the deepest inner most strength we find we have when in the perfect will of God.

Knowing we are in Gods plan, gives us great strength. Knowing He has ordered our steps gives us great JOY.

In these past few weeks, I have needed so much of Gods wonderful Joy and He has been faithful to provide it.

It is not by might nor by power but my spirit says the Lord…

We can do anything when we know it is Gods will.

My prayer this week is “Lord fill me with your Joy as I have needs and things to do that in my own strength I am bound to fail…

Have a blessed week…

Happy Easter

Make a Smilebox postcard

Presented Pure and Blameless

 

“Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy… “

Jude 24

     …as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you.

Isaiah 62:5b

I find it tremendously humbling to realise that it is not by anything or anyone else that I can be presented to my Heavenly Father without spot or blemish because of Jesus , and his shedding of blood for my sins…

My whole eternity depends on my recognising the truth that I am a sinner and have sinned against God and yet as long as I ask His forgivness and am cleansed and forgiven He promises me that I will be presented to Him Pure and Blameless.

I am looking forward to that DAY on which I can see my Lord and Saviour , I can gaze upon His wonderful face and know that because of JESUS I am redeemed!!

I will spend eternity with Him.

As long as I walk daily with Him, forgetting not His benefits, I will look forward to knowing that nothing will please Jesus more than to see His bride presented to Him pure and blameless.

Dear Lord, I love you so much, more so, I’m glad that you love me. With all my heart, Thank You.

He IS The Lifter of my Head

But you are a shield around me, O Lord; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head (Psalm 3:3).

When problems arise and the cares of this life surround us remember that God is in control. We can stand tall, throw our shoulders back, and hold our heads up in confidence knowing that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.

Very often, a song rings in my heart. It is a part of Psalm 3:3. “Thou O lord, art a shield about me, you’re my glory and the lifter of my head hallelujah you’re my glory and the lifter of my head.”
It ministers to me at the time I need it most. That is how God works. He meets us where we are. He loves us so much, that He gives us a song or a scripture to encourage us along life’s way.

He truly is the glory and the lifter of our heads!

Right now life is so very good….Lots of things have been happening since I last posted on here but the main thing is: I am falling so much in love with the ONE who has granted me much grace and favour…It really is wonderful. Thank You Jesus

Go into your day and be Blessed !!

A God of ALL Comfort

 

I recall as a young christian, crying out my heart, genuine heartfelt tears before Him, not sure of my future or my hope but He gave me this verse and even today as I write, it still comforts me immensley, knowing He has everything under His control.

He has my:

•  prodigal children
•  future ministry (s)
•  marriage
•  gifts
•  everything

All I need to do is pray and trust Him. The rest is already taken care of….

I see God gently moving my life in the direction He knows best and as long as I hold onto every promise He has made concerning all of my concerns, and His word, it will come to pass.

In recent times, I , along with many of my congregation, have seen changes take place, quite painful changes but ones that have made a huge difference in many of our lives. It has made the words of this Psalm so prevalent for today:

Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. Psalm 146:3 

At the end of the day, there is only one God we can trust and he is not man that He should lie….

And so I press on, trusting in Him for all my concerns. Believing Him when all around me seems utter chaos, and hoping in Him when all I see is nothingness…..

An Autumn (Fall) Prayer

The coolness in the air and the turning of the leaves reminds us of a new season. God, we ask you to renew our spirit. Let our family actions speak the truth of your love. Let those who see us know you a little better. This we ask through your Son, Amen.

God speak to me…
The man whispered, ‘God, speak to me.’ And a meadowlark sang.
But, the man did not hear.
Then the man yelled ‘God, speak to me.’ Thunder rolled across the sky.
But, the man did not listen

The man looked around and said, ‘God, let me see you.’
And the stars shined brightly.
But the man did not notice.

And, the man shouted, ‘God, show me a miracle.’
And, a life was born.
But the man did not know.

So, the man cried out in despair, ‘Touch me God, and let me know
you are here.’ Whereupon, God reached down and touched the man.
But, the man brushed the butterfly away and walked on.

So remember, don’t miss out on a blessing because it
isn’t packaged the way that you expect.
Take notice of the blessings around you.

Life in our house has been super busy this week…so much happening and so little time for it all to be fulfilled.

I am blessed by the changes though. My youngest daughter continues to grow and thrive in her Christian school, she is in year 10 which means shes doing her preparations for GCSE’s. My other daughter, is in College now after completeing her General Certificate, Level 1 in the A.C.E program we did since my elder 2 children were small!!

My health is a small cause for concern at the moment but I wait patiently on the Lord for His healing touch.

Today is a new day and new things are in line to happen. God has my days ordered and I await patiently for them to enfold…..

 

Monday Morning!

So much has happened since I lost wrote anything on here…

Where to begin?

Well, I have a new grandaughter, born 8 weeks ago and who is the best gift in a long time for us. She is a Princess.

My life got hit pretty hard, spiritually, and I am slowly recovering from that…I have not hurt that bad in such a while ,it shook my foundations..truly.

I am wanting to get back on track in so many areas and writing on here is one of my goals…

Thus says the Lord Who made a way through the sea, A path through the mighty waters.
Remember not the former things,
Neither consider the things of old.
Behold, I am doing a new thing,
Even now it is springing to light.
Do you not perceive it?
A way will I make in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert!

Isaiah 43:16, 18-19.

Misty

 

Allow me to tell you all about my new friend…

A couple months back we lost our other dog , Amelia, to heart disease and it devastated the whole family as that made it we had lost both the dogs in a fairly short time really.

Anyhow, my older daughter heard of a greyhound supporter who rescued them from all kinds of peril and looked to re home them.

We made contact with Julie and almost immediately went along to see her dogs.

We fell for Misty…

We brought her home and after a while she settled in well. She has her *own* routine lol…

You have no idea how much fun this big dog is!!

She has a character of all her own.

The best part is , we go for walks 2 – 3 times a day and every time we get to talk to someone who I may never have spoken to before…neighbours along our road, new people in the area, foreigners who are working here, temporarily, and am tripping out over how God is not only presenting me with a community to reach out with His love to, but am building up a rapore with them so that I get to mention, or talk about Jesus and it may be their very first time ever to have heard of the love of God.

Not only that, God has a true sense of humor . Generally, I hate walking as a rule, but since Misty arrived I have no choice in the matter!! She needs a walk, I need the exercise and all in all its happening without my thinking too much on it!

Here Misty enjoys her bed…a huge duvet with cover, just so soft and homely!!

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For all [these] things are [taking place] for your sake, so that the more grace (divine favor and spiritual blessing) extends to more and more people and multiplies through the many, the more thanksgiving may increase [and redound] to the glory of God.
2 Corinthians 4: 15

~Neglected Blog~

O I don’t quite know why? Perhaps I have been too busy in everything, recently, to think about writing my thoughts and stuff on line!!

Anyhow, today I thought I would update it and bring any readers who visit me my latest pondering s.

Somehow, God is holding me through what has actually been a difficult time for me. I have struggled with some issues that held me back from running the race in full view of everyone.

I became discouraged and despondent with some areas in my life that I knew needed altering and changing but just could not do it.

Then God challenged me.

He confirmed plans He has for me up ahead and I KNEW that today I need to apply the principles of God’s Word to my life and see to it that no longer do I live to please me or men but for Him who has done so much in my life already.

I have found I have gifts and abilities from God, and He is using me in the capacity of administration.

I LOVE what I do for Him and I cannot boast in anything except Christ Jesus.

It is HIS Grace which has kept me from stepping back and being in a place I never want to be found in again.

Click the link and listen to an inspirational music piece from Mercy Me

Bring The Rain

Ahh Friday again!

Do you ever feel like, where is the time going?

I sure do…doesn’t seem to be enough hours in my days at times to do all I need to .

My older daughter commented on my goings and to ings last night, she said ” mum, you need to slow down, you do loads, ” to which I replied, “well not sue what I can down size” but God knows me dosn’t He…so I think I will have a chat with Him today.

In saying that, I also feel that we will have eternity in which to slow down….maybe we won’t in the way we think of time here on earth huh…I truly love all I am doing and cannt see me ever resenting it.

My List of Do’s!

I do what a mother and wife needs to do, daily.

I do a newsletter for our P.U.S.H prayer meetings every month (lots of prayer and research at times goes into this)

I do the dog walking

I do manage my website

I do run my girls around here and ther and where ever is neccessary

I do things in secret for the Lord (sorry , can’t even write them here)

So , all in all, others may think I do too much but I think I do not do enough!!

Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you.
Psalm 37:5 (NLT)

What does that supposed to mean? It refers to our practice of linking all our works and desires to the glory of God. In other words, we do everything for the glory to God.

We commit the things that we do to his glory so that the results of our works are the reflection on his glory.
Once we are in this mindset, we will be destined to triumph over every challenge that comes our way. The second part of Psalm 37:5 tells us to trust him and he will help us. We have to trust him first before he will help us. Why is that so? Why must we make the first move in trusting him? Why can’t God help us first? He respects us. He will not force himself into our lives and insists on helping us regardless of our feelings just as he does not force every human being to be saved.

So, in conclusion, I think once we have God as our helper, there is nothing we cannot achieve. Amen!!

~Monday Morning~

Had a great weekend.

On Saturday we visited with a Polish couple from our church. Such wonderful lovely people too! As my dh father waspolish , and sadly had died by the time dh was 3, he felt connected to them,  and in fact it was both ways.

We also have a new member to our household, by the name of Misty. She is a rescued Greyhound, an absolutely adorable blue brindle color female!

I will post pictures once I load them on pc, but for now believe me she ahs brought some fun into our lives….

Church was great yesterday, I feel challenged to take on board a ministry …whoo hoo….nothing big or in the front but one that will help others.

But for now, my week has begun and I feel invigorated by the Holy Spirit to press on and go forward….

Anna is Home!!

Actually she has been home for 2 weeks now!!

Her trip to Uganda was awesome….she is still in the afterglow of it all.

Also, she has been blessed to get into a Christian school, as her present one is closing…

I really feel God has HIS hand on her life and am so blessed to be her Mother.

here are aome pics from her trip:

She is on the front in white

Meeting new faces in one of the poorer schools

~Today Is A Sad Day~

Amelia December 1998 – March 2008

Today we had to make a brave decision to allow our beloved pet die with dignity.

She took so ill over the weekend, that the kindest thing for her was to allow her to be at peace.

Prayers for all our family are appreciated as we go through this sad time, thanks

Today Is Friday!! And the Weekend begins!!

Well, for some it does I guess!

Anna returns from Uganda tomorrow morning and we are so excited to see her  and hear all of her adventures!

I woke today feeling kind of sombre…not sure why?

I  feel recently the Lord impressing on my heart some particular things to be doing or at least be praying about doing…this will involve some time  and maybe on others too.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.  13And ye shall seek me, and find me, then ye shall search for me with all your heart.

I am praying for God to use my life in the way He deems fit and any of me to get out of the way…So easy for my flesh to get caught up in some of the assaults on my mind and not refute them in Jesus Name

 

Update

The time flies past so quickly, and more so when you are busy with stuff..

My daughter celebrated her 14th birthday yesterday and so on top of everything else she is one blessed young lady!!

She flies out a week on Friday and is ever so excited. I am too for her….seems like yesterday the school put this forward to them all.

We have been successful in raising our own funds, GLORY to God for the ideas though…

Some students who are going have been soooooo blessed as their supporters have donated huge sums of money whereas in my daughters case shes had to believe God and we have seen the money come in, slowly but surely.

We have a couple, we barely know, who have regularly sent her £5 a week out of their pension…its that kind of support that touches your heart! 

Anyway I am glad the fund raising is drawing to an end and basically all her needs have been met.We have learnt such a lot in trusting our Lord, this is the kind of things you need to bring an increas in your faith.

Luke 17:5… And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”