Pray the Hardest, when it is the hardest to pray

Psalm 143:8   New International Version (NIV) 8  Let  the  morning  bring me word of your unfailing love,      for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way  I should go,      for to you I entrust my life. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~            I thought since there are a lot of churches that are closed today that I would have time to do a little devo myself. It is neat because my church put this verse on their Facebook page and when I saw it I thought, "Hmmm, a lot can be said about this verse". I am going to tell you what it means to me. It has been awhile since I have had time to write a devo in my blog and I miss that. Hopefully, this will be read by a lot of people and they will like it enough to share it.             I love to think of the first sentence in this way. It says, "Let the morning bring me word of you...

          This past weekend my car just decides to quit on me. I was hanging out with my boyfriend after church because we had somewhere to go at 4:00 in town and oddly enough it was to a church class. The devil got us there but that is the only place he got us and espically me. It was funny because my pastor was talking about how we should give our blessings back to God instead of giving to other earthly things. Well, I was thinking how I was doing pretty good now with things settled and better then it had been in the past year.               Thinking about how I should use my money for God. Should I give to my church or sponsor another child from Compassion? Right as I was thinking it my car stopped. Found out yesterday it was a costly repair. In a way, the devil won there too because my extra money is going to pay for that in payments probably. I did get my car battery free ...

Love Doesn't Have to Be Perfect Love doesn't have to Be perfect. When I Was younger, I actually had That thought but now I am Thinking differently after Being in a relationship. Love Is never perfect but that's Because it is always true Or that's the way it should be. That's the way I want it for sure Too. Love is perfect is a lesson that Has been taught to me and what We teach kids most of the time but That's so wrong. Love is anything But perfect. That's the lesson we Should be teaching kids these days. Yet it might feel and be Perfect but it doesn't happen the Way you thought it should. That's Okay. Love just has to be real and true. It has to be honest. It also has to  Be able to talk to each Other. It doesn't have be these pretty, Romantic, or cost a lot of money. It Doesn't have to be a dinner and movie  type date every single time. It doesn't Have to be eating at an costly Restaurant eve...

"I want to say, the coolest thing about 2018......is watching you grow as a young adult....from Class 101 to now.....total change ….you are the beautiful butterfly." Tiffney "You project happiness and contentment....God has been working in your life and he’s showing you and rewarding you for being faithful and trusting him." A friend of mine told me all this in January. All these things really mean a lot to me. If you know me, you would know why too. I only took the Class 101 during February and March of last year. Sorry for just getting it officially posted as a blog now.

Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page  here . The  Process Before  the  Promise LYSA TERKEURST November 1, 2018     “I waited patiently for the L ORD ; he inclined to me and heard my cry.” Psalm 40:1 (ESV) Are there any deep disappointments in your life that seem to be lingering on and on? Do you feel like you’ve prayed the same prayers over and over, with little to no change? I understand how hard that is. Over the last few years, I’ve walked through some of the most heartbreaking seasons in my family, marriage and health. And although the circumstances of your life may be different, you probably have middle-of-the-night moments wrestling through your own tears. You, too, have memories that still hurt. Realities that make you swallow back tears. Sufferings that seem forever long. And you’re disappointed that today you aren’t living the promises of God you’ve begged to come to pass. In your most...

Beautifully Rooted in Grace Who I am in Christ? How would  you describe a woman in Christ? I would start with the two words.... Beautifully Rooted. Yet a lot of adjectives could go at the end of that. Beautifully Rooted in Hope. Hope that things will turn out right. So much hope that she believes she already has it. When she has that hope rooted in her, she should be able to Love. Beautifully Rooted in Love. Caring for people when they need cared for. Having the patience to deal with the hardest people. Not holding any records of wrongs. All of that will lead her to Grace. Beautifully Rooted in Grace means to do things to other people that they don't deserve. Free to be who you are in Christ. The chains are gone. We should give it as much as we get it. Giving a lot of chances to the people we care about. When you have Grace, you should have the Fear of God in you. Beautifully Rooted in the Fear of God. Wanting to do what is right and knowing...

Press Through Unanswered Prayer LYSA TERKEURST October 18, 2018     “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” Genesis 50:20 (NIV) I opened the anonymous letter, and my heart sank. It was from another mom who wanted to make sure I had a list of all the ways one of my daughters was falling short. There in black and white, she listed my daughter’s mistakes, shortcomings and frailties. And then just to make sure I took her nameless letter seriously, she informed me she’d be sending a copy to my pastor. My initial reaction was to figure out who sent this so I could assure her we were working diligently to help our daughter course-correct. But as I reread the letter, I discerned it wasn’t sent from a place of love for my family nor a heart that wanted to help. From the language she used and the fact that there wasn’t a way to contact her, it was obvious she did...