Hi friends,
Sometimes life gives us trials that seem to be overwhelming, we wonder if there is way too much stuff for us handle. Persevereance is one of the key principles that enables us to go through tough times, and press on to the promise of eternal life.
God doesn't give us tests of faith to make us miserable, He desires to help us grow in the knowledge of His presence... that is constantly at work in our life! Trials also strengthen our faith and make us Pliable to God's will, like moist clay in the hands of The Potter OR silver being melted by a silveersmith.
Today you can know that God will not give you anymore than you can handle. The trials we face will end in glorious triumph, when we receive all that God has promised us.
"Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. " James 1:12
God loves you, I love you& YOU are formed for his use.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
We are a Work of Art
Hi Friends,
Every artist has a masterpiece, I want you to know that you are God's masterpiece... a work of art carefully crafted to be just who you are.
Sometimes we (myself included)question our vaule and purpose in this life, in fact we even begin to doubt God's will for us, this leaves us feeling useless. No one is useless in the eyes of God, because He has already prepared amazing things for us!
It's not always easy to see what God has in mind, because life can pull us in all sorts of directions... God slowly clears a path, and reveals what we can do for Him.
"For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. " Ephesians 2:10
God loves you, I love you & You are formed for His use!
Every artist has a masterpiece, I want you to know that you are God's masterpiece... a work of art carefully crafted to be just who you are.
Sometimes we (myself included)question our vaule and purpose in this life, in fact we even begin to doubt God's will for us, this leaves us feeling useless. No one is useless in the eyes of God, because He has already prepared amazing things for us!
It's not always easy to see what God has in mind, because life can pull us in all sorts of directions... God slowly clears a path, and reveals what we can do for Him.
"For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. " Ephesians 2:10
God loves you, I love you & You are formed for His use!
Thursday, December 23, 2010
The Greatest Gift
Hi friends,
I wrote this poem yesterday, I pray that you will exept this gift of love given to us by God himself. Merry Christmas dearones!
The presents the look so nice, wrapped in shiny paper and tied with bows, but they can’t give us freedom and peace.
What is the greatest gift? Who knows?
You won’t find it under the tree, but it is meant to be shared with everyone you meet.
Falling like snow from heaven to earth, a sacred birth.
Look! can you see the star shining from afar?
Our Savior has come, a gift of love from above. A baby, whose hands and feet are prepared for scars.
He has left His throne, to live in a world so cold.
The sins of man now atoned, because of Him; we can call heaven our home.
Jesus is the greatest gift!
Have we made room for Him in our hearts today?
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
God loves you, I love you & you are formed for His use!
I wrote this poem yesterday, I pray that you will exept this gift of love given to us by God himself. Merry Christmas dearones!
The presents the look so nice, wrapped in shiny paper and tied with bows, but they can’t give us freedom and peace.
What is the greatest gift? Who knows?
You won’t find it under the tree, but it is meant to be shared with everyone you meet.
Falling like snow from heaven to earth, a sacred birth.
Look! can you see the star shining from afar?
Our Savior has come, a gift of love from above. A baby, whose hands and feet are prepared for scars.
He has left His throne, to live in a world so cold.
The sins of man now atoned, because of Him; we can call heaven our home.
Jesus is the greatest gift!
Have we made room for Him in our hearts today?
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
God loves you, I love you & you are formed for His use!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
A Promise of Deliverance
Hi Friends,
Mabye you are struggling with depression right now...you feel as though it has sucked the life out of you. I have gone down that dark path myself. Don't loose hope, God will deliver you. Your life isn't over untill He says it's over... all of your days have been ordained
by God, he has a purpose for your life that can only be fufilled by you!
This is your promise of deliverence:
For you, O Lord, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before the Lord in the land of the living. Psalm 116:8&9
God loves you, I love you & YOU are Formed fo His Use.
Mabye you are struggling with depression right now...you feel as though it has sucked the life out of you. I have gone down that dark path myself. Don't loose hope, God will deliver you. Your life isn't over untill He says it's over... all of your days have been ordained
by God, he has a purpose for your life that can only be fufilled by you!
This is your promise of deliverence:
For you, O Lord, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before the Lord in the land of the living. Psalm 116:8&9
God loves you, I love you & YOU are Formed fo His Use.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Never, ever Quit
Hi friends,
I know life is a challenge sometimes, it would be so easy to throw in the towel and give up. Perhaps you have had your last straw and you are thinking, giving up is the only option...It's not! God will give you the strength you need to keep going. The problems you and I face can leave us feeling broken or crushed, but I Promise that God is using those problems and broken pieces for his glory.
When hard days come take hold of this promise:
"We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we don't give up and quit. We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going. " 2 Corinthians 4:8-9
Never,EVER quit! God Loves you, I Love you & YOU are Formed for His Use!
I know life is a challenge sometimes, it would be so easy to throw in the towel and give up. Perhaps you have had your last straw and you are thinking, giving up is the only option...It's not! God will give you the strength you need to keep going. The problems you and I face can leave us feeling broken or crushed, but I Promise that God is using those problems and broken pieces for his glory.
When hard days come take hold of this promise:
"We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we don't give up and quit. We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going. " 2 Corinthians 4:8-9
Never,EVER quit! God Loves you, I Love you & YOU are Formed for His Use!
Friday, December 17, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Love is Deep
Hi friends,
Do you have trouble loving yourself sometimes? I do too. But I know that God's love is so much deeper, so much wider, and so much higher than I can fathom. He made each of us in his own image. Our self worth shouldn't be based on our ability or what other people say or even how we feel about ourselves. I want to encourage you today to love yourself for the person that God made you to be. Maybe you've never experianced his love before today he extends it to you no matter where you are or what you are going through. Don't loose heart because he loves each of us more then we could ever know.
He loves us enough to die on a cross and shed his blood for us. Always remember dear friends I love you, God loves you, and you are formed for his use.
Ephesians 3:18-19
18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. 19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
Do you have trouble loving yourself sometimes? I do too. But I know that God's love is so much deeper, so much wider, and so much higher than I can fathom. He made each of us in his own image. Our self worth shouldn't be based on our ability or what other people say or even how we feel about ourselves. I want to encourage you today to love yourself for the person that God made you to be. Maybe you've never experianced his love before today he extends it to you no matter where you are or what you are going through. Don't loose heart because he loves each of us more then we could ever know.
He loves us enough to die on a cross and shed his blood for us. Always remember dear friends I love you, God loves you, and you are formed for his use.
Ephesians 3:18-19
18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. 19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Faith is Freedom
Hi friends,
Do you feel held captive by something in your life? Mabye its your work schedule or an addiction. Right now you could be dealing with a terminal illness. Are you in a prison of insecurity? Or mabye your relationship with God has been supressed by the rules of religion? I don't know what might have you bound. Maybe you've tried out all that the world has to offer, but it can't satisfy your need fo freedom; only Jesus can.
Before I put my faith in Jesus, I too felt held captive, by self pitty and cerebral palsy. By faith I was set free, and you can be too! Galatians 3:22-23 says;"But the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe. Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. "
You Don't have to stay lock up by the circumstances of life, or the chains of sin and shame... I Pray that God will give you the courage to step into the life of faith and freedom that he has for you. I LOVE You, God loves you + YOU are formed for His Use!
Do you feel held captive by something in your life? Mabye its your work schedule or an addiction. Right now you could be dealing with a terminal illness. Are you in a prison of insecurity? Or mabye your relationship with God has been supressed by the rules of religion? I don't know what might have you bound. Maybe you've tried out all that the world has to offer, but it can't satisfy your need fo freedom; only Jesus can.
Before I put my faith in Jesus, I too felt held captive, by self pitty and cerebral palsy. By faith I was set free, and you can be too! Galatians 3:22-23 says;"But the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe. Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. "
You Don't have to stay lock up by the circumstances of life, or the chains of sin and shame... I Pray that God will give you the courage to step into the life of faith and freedom that he has for you. I LOVE You, God loves you + YOU are formed for His Use!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Grace is enough
Hi friends,
I don't wake up every morning with a smile, but I know that God's grace is enough to help me through each day. God extends his grace and unfailing love to you as well.
We all have challenges, or something that we might consider weakness... guess what?! God is right there in the middle of it all, and his strength is made pefect in our weakness. "But he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. " 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
Always remember, I love you, God loves you + YOU are Formed for HIS Use!
I don't wake up every morning with a smile, but I know that God's grace is enough to help me through each day. God extends his grace and unfailing love to you as well.
We all have challenges, or something that we might consider weakness... guess what?! God is right there in the middle of it all, and his strength is made pefect in our weakness. "But he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. " 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
Always remember, I love you, God loves you + YOU are Formed for HIS Use!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
A little Patience
Hey friends,
I get so impatient with my self sometimes, in the little eveyday tasks of life: getting out bed, brushing my teeth, stand up to transfer etc. Oftentimes it is easy to run out of paitence When we get tired of circumstances that we have no control over. This produces a feeling of defeat in us. How do I know? I know because I've been there too! How do we end this visious cycle of impaitence and defeat? We fix our eyes on Jesus, who is so much bigger than our present circumstances!
I love you, God loves you and YOU are Fomed FOR his use.
I get so impatient with my self sometimes, in the little eveyday tasks of life: getting out bed, brushing my teeth, stand up to transfer etc. Oftentimes it is easy to run out of paitence When we get tired of circumstances that we have no control over. This produces a feeling of defeat in us. How do I know? I know because I've been there too! How do we end this visious cycle of impaitence and defeat? We fix our eyes on Jesus, who is so much bigger than our present circumstances!
I love you, God loves you and YOU are Fomed FOR his use.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Hi friends,
This life is filled with all kinds of things that seem to consume us: depression, loss of a lovedone, sickness,and much more. Not every day is made up of sugar + spice + everything nice, but God's mercy toward us is new with each sunrise!
Lamentations 3: 21-23 says, "Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:
Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. "
Always remember dearones, God loves u, I love u + you are Formed For His Use!
This life is filled with all kinds of things that seem to consume us: depression, loss of a lovedone, sickness,and much more. Not every day is made up of sugar + spice + everything nice, but God's mercy toward us is new with each sunrise!
Lamentations 3: 21-23 says, "Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:
Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. "
Always remember dearones, God loves u, I love u + you are Formed For His Use!
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