A good friend of mine shared with me something that she desires for herself and for others. The ability to "abide in Christ" even when it is boring or there are no feelings attached to the moment. Many times God is silent when we draw close to Him. Many times I don't "feel" anything when I percieve that I am in His presence. Meaning, my emotions don't get carried away, I am not a blubbering idiot, I don't laugh un-controlably, I don't get loud and obnoxious and I don't always shed a tear. I do not believe that this means that I am not connecting with God or that I am not spiritual enough to come into His presence; I think it just means that I just wanna be with Him. Remember when you first fell in love with someone? All you wanted to do is just be near them. It didn't matter if you were going somewhere, doing something, or saying anything to each other, you just wanted to be in the same room with them. That is where I am at right now with my Father. I don't need for Him to speak to me, I don't need for Him to make me feel a certain way, I don't need for Him to give me anything or entertain me, I JUST WANT TO BE WHERE HE IS! I am sorry if this is not anything new with you, but it is huge with me right now. I love Him soooo much that I just desire to sit next to Him in the quiet and stillness. I am not to live my life based on my feelings or my boredom, but I am required to live my life abiding in Him every second of every day.
Help me O God to abide in You more than I abide in this world around me. Help me not to "need" some form of stimulation to "feel" like I am living.
C-ya!
Wednesday, January 26
Monday, January 17
faith
Hebrews 11:1 (the Message)
1The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It's our handle on what we can't see.
I love that...the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living.
God, help me to get a grip on the handle fo faith.
1The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It's our handle on what we can't see.
I love that...the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living.
God, help me to get a grip on the handle fo faith.
Tuesday, January 11
re-arranging the furniture again!
Just in case you didn't notice, I changed the look of my blog-----leave a comment and let me know what you think!
Rain, Rain go away!!
I am just about tired of all this rain! My back yard looks like the shallow end of a swimming pool! If it doesn't stop rainning soon my goats are going to need a canoe or I am going to have to let them back up to the top deck... :( (see a post or two ago for my thoughts on that!)
We are having friends over for dinner tonight. I am hoping that Tim and John can find something in common to talk about. John's in banking and Tim's in, well...you know.....trucking ;) and I am a little conserned that conversation might lag at times. I really hope that we will become good friends with this couple, I like John's wife Christy alot. I feel like once we forge a relationship and become closer, this is a friendship that will last a lifetime. Christy and I don't have too much in common on the outside...she's a stay at home mom that home schools 3 young (4-8) boys and is about 90 lbs soaking wet and I am a working mom with 3 teenage girls in public high school and I am about 2 and a half times her size! (Okay, maybe not quite 2 1/2 times her size!) On the inside though we have the same heart for intercession, we love to pray and God has made a spirit connection between us that we cannot shake. I am not expecting our husbands to connect int he same way, I would just like them to connect on ANY level!
Also, late tonight Grant is supposed to come over and bring a movie....don't know if I am going to stay up for that or not. I do have to get up early tomorrow and go to my first Pilaties class, can't be tired for that! I think I am going to like it, I guess we'll see!
Speaking of early mornings, I had a nice talk with my friend this morning while we were walking at the Y. I am really gald we talked about what we talked about. I am doubley glad that she can open up with me and be honest and real about her feelings, I dont' think she can do that with anyone else that is close to her. Not that I am tooting my own horn or anything, it's just really important for her spiritual health that she have someone to sound off on when she needs it! I am glad I can be that for her!
Gotta go home a make sure the list of things to do that I left for Tim and the girls is getting done.
Peace, love and harmony!
We are having friends over for dinner tonight. I am hoping that Tim and John can find something in common to talk about. John's in banking and Tim's in, well...you know.....trucking ;) and I am a little conserned that conversation might lag at times. I really hope that we will become good friends with this couple, I like John's wife Christy alot. I feel like once we forge a relationship and become closer, this is a friendship that will last a lifetime. Christy and I don't have too much in common on the outside...she's a stay at home mom that home schools 3 young (4-8) boys and is about 90 lbs soaking wet and I am a working mom with 3 teenage girls in public high school and I am about 2 and a half times her size! (Okay, maybe not quite 2 1/2 times her size!) On the inside though we have the same heart for intercession, we love to pray and God has made a spirit connection between us that we cannot shake. I am not expecting our husbands to connect int he same way, I would just like them to connect on ANY level!
Also, late tonight Grant is supposed to come over and bring a movie....don't know if I am going to stay up for that or not. I do have to get up early tomorrow and go to my first Pilaties class, can't be tired for that! I think I am going to like it, I guess we'll see!
Speaking of early mornings, I had a nice talk with my friend this morning while we were walking at the Y. I am really gald we talked about what we talked about. I am doubley glad that she can open up with me and be honest and real about her feelings, I dont' think she can do that with anyone else that is close to her. Not that I am tooting my own horn or anything, it's just really important for her spiritual health that she have someone to sound off on when she needs it! I am glad I can be that for her!
Gotta go home a make sure the list of things to do that I left for Tim and the girls is getting done.
Peace, love and harmony!
Monday, January 10
the importance of having clean hands
I understand what it means to have clean hands in the physical/natural. It means my hands are free of dirt, stickyness, gooyness; it means there is no gunk under my fingernails and in my cuticles. It means I could stick my finger in my mouth and not worry about getting sick. This I understand and teach to my children and require of them before preparing or eating food. What does it mean in the spirit to have clean hands? I have read in Psalms about being in the presense of God requires clean hands. (check it out for yourself, Psalms 24: 4) Then this morning I happend to come across Psalms 15 which I believe answers my own question from above. Clean hands refers to action that we take and stuff that we do. Let me just share with you here what this scripture says:
Psalms 15
1 A Psalm of David. Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill? 2 He who walks uprightly, And works righteousness, And speaks the truth in his heart; 3 He who does not backbite with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend; 4 In whose eyes a vile person is despised, But he honors those who fear the Lord; He who swears to his own hurt and does not change; 5 He who does not put out his money at usury, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.
We soooo desire to be a house of prayer, a place where the spirit dwells but are we ALL doing those things that His presense requires? I don't mean to sound leagalistic here. Yes there is grace and mercy given by God, but to have His presense requires these actions. These are not a list of rules, these are the desires of God's heart for us, His people that he loves and who love Him. As followers fo Him we MUST walk uprightly, speak the truth, not backbite with our tongue, we MUST not do evil to our neighbor, nor take up a reproach (disgrace, or shame) with our friend. If we desire God to show up in our midst we must by ready with "clean hands and pure hearts" (Psalms 24)
I will post more later, got a meeting to go to!
Psalms 15
1 A Psalm of David. Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill? 2 He who walks uprightly, And works righteousness, And speaks the truth in his heart; 3 He who does not backbite with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend; 4 In whose eyes a vile person is despised, But he honors those who fear the Lord; He who swears to his own hurt and does not change; 5 He who does not put out his money at usury, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.
We soooo desire to be a house of prayer, a place where the spirit dwells but are we ALL doing those things that His presense requires? I don't mean to sound leagalistic here. Yes there is grace and mercy given by God, but to have His presense requires these actions. These are not a list of rules, these are the desires of God's heart for us, His people that he loves and who love Him. As followers fo Him we MUST walk uprightly, speak the truth, not backbite with our tongue, we MUST not do evil to our neighbor, nor take up a reproach (disgrace, or shame) with our friend. If we desire God to show up in our midst we must by ready with "clean hands and pure hearts" (Psalms 24)
I will post more later, got a meeting to go to!
Wednesday, January 5
New Year, new outlook
I read Oswald Chambers this morning, (here's the link if anyone's interested, http://www.gospelcom.net/rbc/utmost/ ) the idea that to "receive the Holy Spirit" is actually an invasion on your life is just exciting to me. That whole last paragraph addresses my last post. I love how God gently shows me things!
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