Walking With The Lord
Hey there. How are you doing? I hope you are doing well. I hope that the words the Lord gives to me will be a blessing to you and encourage you in the ways that you go. I briefly ask you to please keep my family in your prayers. I go back into the courtroom on December 8, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. My attorney has filed a motion to dismiss, but the other 3 attorneys are fighting to have the trial go on… the spiritual battle is ongoing. The worse case scenario is that I go to jail and we have a trial. This is all because I reported my daughter’s abuse. Please pray for this situation. I ask that you specifically pray for the Lord to give my attorney wisdom, for Jesus to intercede in this situation, for protection of my daughter and me, and that the truth will come out and be made known and that someone will be strong enough to stand up for Justice and not just continue to sweep this under the rug but deal with it in the proper manner. Thank you so much for your thoughts, cares and prayers. I appreciate them so much and so does my family.
Well, this week we had 2” of snow and snow flurries. UGH… I kept thinking to myself all day… Lord, I am not ready for winter yet. It is only the beginning of November. He quickly reminded me that last year it snowed on September 30th so, what was I complaining about? Heheh… Yes, I spend a lot of my day in thought with the Lord. I ask Him questions all the time. I think about this when I read that we are to pray without ceasing. That just simply means to keep communication with the Lord throughout the day. I love that close feeling I get when I know He is right there by my side. That is just so comforting to me. I know that He is going through everything that I am every moment of everyday. But it really is so easy to lose track of Him when Crisis hits. I know for me it is… it is like all that communication and closeness flies out the window for a brief time. Then human nature steps in and I start thinking WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS? Oh how the flesh loves to jump in and take over when you give it just a brief foot in the door. Kind of like the saying give an inch and it takes a mile… that is how the devil uses our flesh. That is when pride, and doubt, and fear all rear their evil heads. Oh for me, pride is a big, bad dude. Yes, my pride thinks that I can handle just about anything by myself… heheh… I couldn’t be more wrong.
Jesus then steps in and whispers, Hey, you would not be where you are right now if it was not for ME. I chose you to be My child. I hand selected you. I give you the Strength to conquer all that you have. BOY, I have learned to listen to that voice and quickly humble myself before the Lord. Because there were times when I didn’t… and Lord help me, when He teaches us a lesson about pride I suggest we learn from it so we don’t get taught that lesson again. Another thing that I am blessed/cursed with is Stubbornness so sometimes He has to firmly teach me the same lesson more than once. *Ouch… rubs head* I don’t recommend learning from that method, at all.
A lot of times many Christians don’t realize that the Lord is speaking to them. What I have done is when I was not sure about a situation or what I should do I always ask Jesus to please let me know what His will is for my life in that situation so that I would not stray from His path. And just about every time I have asked Him to show me the way, a path was made known to me. By praying and studying your Bible you will become more and more familiar with the Lord’s voice. Sometimes it is very still and quiet and other times there is no Mistaking what He is asking of you. And when the Lord commands you to do something I would suggest that you make sure you do it. I mean look at what happened to poor old Jonah… I am not saying a large fish will swallow you but something just as bad could happen to you. I know I would not want to push God to prove that lesson to me. Would you, really want to test the LORD? The Creator of everything!! I didn’t think so.
We just really need to keep in mind that we are mere vessels to be used for His glory and His glory alone. Practice talking to Jesus not just during a designated prayer time, but throughout the day, as well. I think practice sure makes perfect with this. And if you find that you are slacking off don’t be hard on yourself. Ask for forgiveness and hurry up and get back in right standing with the Lord. He wants nothing more than to Fellowship with you. A friend of mine reminded me about how Adam would walk in the garden with the Lord in the cool of the day and fellowship with Him. That is still what the Lord wants from us now. The more we communicate with Him the more He will be able to use us for His glory. That is my ultimate goal in life to bring glory and honor to Him. That when others see me that they will only see Jesus living in me, that is the best way to reach others is by walking with the Lord. Practice what you are preaching and do not stray from it. Too many “christians” give real Christians a bad name. Do not be a lukewarm believer. The Lord says that He will spew the lukewarm believers out of His mouth. Same friend said that he did not want to be God puke. And neither do I. It is time that we wake up and really take a stand for Christ. We should not be ashamed of who we are. We are the Elect…the elite, adoptive children of Christ. How amazing and special is that; the Lord hand picked you to be His precious child? So, let’s start acting like it. You’re in my thoughts and prayers, always.
Well, this week we had 2” of snow and snow flurries. UGH… I kept thinking to myself all day… Lord, I am not ready for winter yet. It is only the beginning of November. He quickly reminded me that last year it snowed on September 30th so, what was I complaining about? Heheh… Yes, I spend a lot of my day in thought with the Lord. I ask Him questions all the time. I think about this when I read that we are to pray without ceasing. That just simply means to keep communication with the Lord throughout the day. I love that close feeling I get when I know He is right there by my side. That is just so comforting to me. I know that He is going through everything that I am every moment of everyday. But it really is so easy to lose track of Him when Crisis hits. I know for me it is… it is like all that communication and closeness flies out the window for a brief time. Then human nature steps in and I start thinking WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS? Oh how the flesh loves to jump in and take over when you give it just a brief foot in the door. Kind of like the saying give an inch and it takes a mile… that is how the devil uses our flesh. That is when pride, and doubt, and fear all rear their evil heads. Oh for me, pride is a big, bad dude. Yes, my pride thinks that I can handle just about anything by myself… heheh… I couldn’t be more wrong.
Jesus then steps in and whispers, Hey, you would not be where you are right now if it was not for ME. I chose you to be My child. I hand selected you. I give you the Strength to conquer all that you have. BOY, I have learned to listen to that voice and quickly humble myself before the Lord. Because there were times when I didn’t… and Lord help me, when He teaches us a lesson about pride I suggest we learn from it so we don’t get taught that lesson again. Another thing that I am blessed/cursed with is Stubbornness so sometimes He has to firmly teach me the same lesson more than once. *Ouch… rubs head* I don’t recommend learning from that method, at all.
A lot of times many Christians don’t realize that the Lord is speaking to them. What I have done is when I was not sure about a situation or what I should do I always ask Jesus to please let me know what His will is for my life in that situation so that I would not stray from His path. And just about every time I have asked Him to show me the way, a path was made known to me. By praying and studying your Bible you will become more and more familiar with the Lord’s voice. Sometimes it is very still and quiet and other times there is no Mistaking what He is asking of you. And when the Lord commands you to do something I would suggest that you make sure you do it. I mean look at what happened to poor old Jonah… I am not saying a large fish will swallow you but something just as bad could happen to you. I know I would not want to push God to prove that lesson to me. Would you, really want to test the LORD? The Creator of everything!! I didn’t think so.
We just really need to keep in mind that we are mere vessels to be used for His glory and His glory alone. Practice talking to Jesus not just during a designated prayer time, but throughout the day, as well. I think practice sure makes perfect with this. And if you find that you are slacking off don’t be hard on yourself. Ask for forgiveness and hurry up and get back in right standing with the Lord. He wants nothing more than to Fellowship with you. A friend of mine reminded me about how Adam would walk in the garden with the Lord in the cool of the day and fellowship with Him. That is still what the Lord wants from us now. The more we communicate with Him the more He will be able to use us for His glory. That is my ultimate goal in life to bring glory and honor to Him. That when others see me that they will only see Jesus living in me, that is the best way to reach others is by walking with the Lord. Practice what you are preaching and do not stray from it. Too many “christians” give real Christians a bad name. Do not be a lukewarm believer. The Lord says that He will spew the lukewarm believers out of His mouth. Same friend said that he did not want to be God puke. And neither do I. It is time that we wake up and really take a stand for Christ. We should not be ashamed of who we are. We are the Elect…the elite, adoptive children of Christ. How amazing and special is that; the Lord hand picked you to be His precious child? So, let’s start acting like it. You’re in my thoughts and prayers, always.
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