Prayer!! It works!!

Yeah, we all know we need to pray, but do we do it enough?? Even for the smallest things? Or just when we mess up, we turn to God then? Nay. I Thess. 5:17 NLT "Never stop praying."

It's only been a couple days now but it is the first thing I do when I wake. It is what I do while I shower. It is what I do when I wash dishes. I try to make a habit of simply just communicating with God. If communication is the most important thing in our human relationships, why not make it the ultimate in our relationship with God through Jesus Christ??

I feel more peaceful in my heart, even when things aren't so peaceful on the outside, the world. I want the joy. I desire true joy and I will get it!!

I specifically asked the Lord to help me with my frustration and anger issues. I seem to run low on tolerance for these two. I need to bring these under control and allow an outlet for these. The outlet is prayer and God. Give your troubles and frustrations to Him, He is a great buffer. Psalm 37:8 NLT says "Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your temper--it only leads to harm."

Lord, I pray that you will be with me. I ask you to help me keep my temper in control and to help me realize that I have no control over most situations and that all is in your control! Thank you, Lord. Amen.

Radical and healing

Radical. Change. Radical change. I'm ready for it. I will go through with it. I will lean on Jesus for power. I had a recent talk with someone and that person pointed me in a direction that was sure to help me to start some healing. I had asked Jesus for healing and I am thankful that He has started me on that path. I cannot and will not let go of Him. I will resist the one and only Satan and he will flee from me. May God be with me as I begin this journey. Pray for me brothers and sisters in Christ.

Re-committment

I am in need of re-committing myself to the good Lord. I have drifted away, indeed. I am feeling lost, wanting to be found. He will find me and draw me closer. Did He not leave behind the ninety and nine, just to find that one which had gone astray?
Re-kindling the fire! What a joy it is to watch a fire that has almost died down, seemingly dead, but, alas! When the poker does agitate the settled ashes, the glow shall be found. The glow is needed to re-kindle a fire bright and strong, but only if small sticks of faith were added, then branches of belief, and finally branches of humility. The fire will warm one's heart and when one allows it, the warmth will be shared with others. It all feels good and wonderful.

Proverbs.

I've never been so intensely interested in reading Proverbs. I wonder how many people read Proverbs daily in addition to their daily devotions or Bible reading.

Proverbs**
can be read over and over again and it only gets better every time you read it. Daily instruction to daily living for God. A pathway to gaining wisdom and understanding which in turn helps you to understand God more and exactly why Solomon told God he wanted wisdom when asked what he wanted. Solomon must have wanted a knowledge of God, to understand God better, and to live the life God wanted him to live. A very successful, prosperous, and blessed life! God gave Solomon just that.

Now, don't forget; Solomon, being human, fell. So, read Proverbs, study it, and APPLY it to your life. Ask God to help you, ask the Holy Spirit to fill you and guide you. You cannot live a life of wisdom and understanding alone; you must have God to help you. You must be humble. Get rid of pride. Its a very hard thing to do. Getting rid of pride is like grating parmesan cheese with a very fine grater, expecting it to erode quickly. But it can be done.

Begin with a fear. A respectful, reverent fear of the Lord. Love Him. God is love. His love will flow through you and you in turn will love others.

Hunker down and listen for God

In the past two weeks, I've spent a lot of time just reading and analyzing. I think I analyze too much, but nevertheless, it's helped. I read two books. Shine: Make them wonder what you've got and Heaven is for Real. These two books have helped me tremendously and I believe it will help you as well.
I've been able to look at people and life from a different perspective and changed how my heart "works". From the book, Shine, I've learned to pray for the Lord to help me to decrease myself, die to self, and to let Christ increase. The book speaks of letting the light of Christ shine through your actions and overall lifestyle, but there is difficulty letting that light shine when there are obstructions, i.e., pride, selfishness, indulgences, etc. So, I've put into practice praying after waking and asking the wonderful Lord to help me start my day by being filled with the Spirit. No wonder Jesus spoke of the Holy Spirit as the Comforter! It is comforting! He helps me through the day and my heart swells with a new vigor to truly love and serve the Lord.

Something to ponder...

"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you can." ~John Wesley

I wonder if I have the capability to do this. If not, then, surely, I know God can give me the capability. I want to do this. The best way to be able to do this is to give myself freely to God first, then all good things will flow from Him through me.

Can you or are you doing this? 

First time to go mobile.

I thought I would give short-blogging a try. Short, yes, because it's mobile and it can be difficult to write a lengthy blog mobilly (excuse the word, just sounded appropriate!)

Fact: I love to read Max Lucado. Recenlty picked up four books at Half Price Books. $6 for all four. I also follow his tweets. An inspiration for every apsect of my life.