What will be your greatest lesson learned from this ordeal; what will be your greatest sacrifice through this ordeal; and what will be your biggest blessing on the other side of this ordeal? These are just 3 things to think about in the days ahead. Think about these and come back here some time and share with me what your answer to these are.
In the days ahead, remember that God wants us to be in right relationship with Him and the only possible way for that to happen is for us to know His Son, Jesus Christ. Think about that too. Now is the time. This is the day of salvation, there may be no other day and no other chance. Today is the day we have. Remember God loves you and I do too. hugs, love, and blessings, patty
Friday, March 20, 2020
Sunday, March 15, 2020
The Challenge
Good afternoon Y'all!!! I hope and pray that wherever y'all are today that you are blessed and happy and safe. It seems like this world we live in is getting crazier by the second. That's my take on it anyway. What are the answers? I don't know. Well, I do too, but it seems if it involves admitting that we have an issue with sin in our lives, no one wants to deal with it. If it involves asking God to come back into all the places we have removed Him from, that's not gonna happen. If it involves acknowledging Christ is Savior and Lord, well, that just isn't gonna happen in a lot of places. This is the same issue over the whole planet, it always has been. People serving their greedy lusts and pleasures. Not serving and ministering to those who need it. Sometimes we think it takes a massive movement to bring about change. That's not necessarily so. One person may not be able to change the whole the world, but one person, you, can change the world you live in. You can change what takes place in your own home and that is changing the world for those living under your roof. You can change how you behave around others that need need a good influence. You can change how you treat others when you're doing your daily tasks. Those things DO change the world for those who happen to be in YOUR world. And that's a great change. I said all that to share what I'm gonna share below. Please read it with an open heart and see if it's something you might be able to do.
THE CHALLENGE, if you choose to accept
It's been a long dreary dark day here today. Jesus is still shining in my heart though. It seems for me, some of the closest times in my life with the Lord is when I'm in my kitchen, doing something. It seems my mind easily goes to prayer and thinking on the good things He's done for me thru the years. He has revealed Himself to me in many ways, right in my kitchen, one of the very places that we prove ourselves to be servants. Now granted, there's just 2 of us, but stuff still needs to get done, it's always better if it's done with a servants heart.
I have had a heavy heart, as I'm sure most of us have. I soon realized my heavy heart was coming from a place of fear and not love. When I realized that, I asked the Lord to forgive me for that. It's hard to admit that, but it's true. In midst of this, I asked the Lord to show me how He wants me to respond, act and behave thru this world wide ordeal. Fear has no place in me, or you, or any one of us anywhere.
What the Holy Spirit showed me, and He has shown me this several times over the years. It's hard to take ourselves out the frays of whats happening around us, or what can be happening around us, and focus on others. But He showed me that I need to challenge myself, for at least the next 2 full solid months, until May 15th, at the very least. How am I going to challenge myself? By asking God to break my heart over the very things that break His heart. Be very careful about praying that prayer. Those are some the most powerful words that you will ever ask God. So don't do if you're not serious. But if you are serious and want the challenge, go ahead, join me in this prayer challenge.
Lord, break my heart over the things that break Your heart!! When He shows us what breaks His heart, then ask how we can make that better, or if we even can make it better, or if it may be something that we just spend time praying over. Take this virus out of the mix and there is still a tremendous amount of problems on the face of this globe and I believe that God's people can make a difference.
I would love to see this take place all over the world. Lord, break our hearts over what breaks Yours. If you will join me in this, I would love it if you will let me know. Consider it, pray about it and join me in this challenge. At the very least, the very minimum it will cost you is time in prayer and that is time well spent.
So while we are hunkered down, lets do something positive with our time, praying over the very things that break Gods heart.
Thru it all, remember that God is in charge of it all!!! He loves you and wants to be in relationship with you thru the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Make sure you are in a good relationship with God thru Jesus. He sure loves you and so do I. hugs, love and safety, patty.
THE CHALLENGE, if you choose to accept
It's been a long dreary dark day here today. Jesus is still shining in my heart though. It seems for me, some of the closest times in my life with the Lord is when I'm in my kitchen, doing something. It seems my mind easily goes to prayer and thinking on the good things He's done for me thru the years. He has revealed Himself to me in many ways, right in my kitchen, one of the very places that we prove ourselves to be servants. Now granted, there's just 2 of us, but stuff still needs to get done, it's always better if it's done with a servants heart.
I have had a heavy heart, as I'm sure most of us have. I soon realized my heavy heart was coming from a place of fear and not love. When I realized that, I asked the Lord to forgive me for that. It's hard to admit that, but it's true. In midst of this, I asked the Lord to show me how He wants me to respond, act and behave thru this world wide ordeal. Fear has no place in me, or you, or any one of us anywhere.
What the Holy Spirit showed me, and He has shown me this several times over the years. It's hard to take ourselves out the frays of whats happening around us, or what can be happening around us, and focus on others. But He showed me that I need to challenge myself, for at least the next 2 full solid months, until May 15th, at the very least. How am I going to challenge myself? By asking God to break my heart over the very things that break His heart. Be very careful about praying that prayer. Those are some the most powerful words that you will ever ask God. So don't do if you're not serious. But if you are serious and want the challenge, go ahead, join me in this prayer challenge.
Lord, break my heart over the things that break Your heart!! When He shows us what breaks His heart, then ask how we can make that better, or if we even can make it better, or if it may be something that we just spend time praying over. Take this virus out of the mix and there is still a tremendous amount of problems on the face of this globe and I believe that God's people can make a difference.
I would love to see this take place all over the world. Lord, break our hearts over what breaks Yours. If you will join me in this, I would love it if you will let me know. Consider it, pray about it and join me in this challenge. At the very least, the very minimum it will cost you is time in prayer and that is time well spent.
So while we are hunkered down, lets do something positive with our time, praying over the very things that break Gods heart.
Thru it all, remember that God is in charge of it all!!! He loves you and wants to be in relationship with you thru the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Make sure you are in a good relationship with God thru Jesus. He sure loves you and so do I. hugs, love and safety, patty.
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