Rest for our soul

Matthew 11:28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.   29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

You will find rest for your soul!!!   I often have to take a deep breath and remember, His yoke is easy and His burden is light!    When I remember everything is Gods’  and He is in control.  I can exhale and simply; TRUST Him!!   Sometimes things seem unbearable, those times become bearable when I remember I am not bearing them alone!   I am a child of the Most High God, and the Most High God is for me!! He will not drop me now or ever!!!!   Take His yoke upon you, let your burden be light!! He loves you more than you can imagine!! He loves the ones you love even more than you do!!!!😇🙏❤️

Truly known and loved

Psalm 139:13 "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.  14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful I know full well.”    His  works are wonderful let us know full well!!!    One of my dearest friends had a birthday yesterday, I thought of this verse.   Our Heavenly Father designed each of us uniquely.   There is not a hair on our head that He doesn’t know, or a thought that we think, or a desire in our heart that He doesn’t know.  Yet, He loves us anyway!!    Today know full well, you have been knit together in your mothers womb.  You are known and loved Completely!!!😇🙏❤️

Be an example not a persecutor

 1 Peter 5:7  "Do not be domineering over those assigned to your care, but prove to be examples to the flock."     Discernment!!    When I read this passage today I could t help but think of shoving the Bible and my view points down someone’s throat.   That is not loving.   We are to do all things in love.   When we act judgy, superior because we believe we, are not winning souls for Jesus but in fact turning people away.   Be the love of Jesus today toward all people!!   People need to see you have something special,  to want what you have.   Be the love of Jesus today, live by example, practice loving discernment.   😇🙏❤️ Jesus died for everyone of us while we were yet sinners.

Choose love

1 Corinthians 16:14 "Do everything in love."    A friend of mine that I coach was trying to decide how to best handle a situation.   I asked her, “What is the most loving thing to do?”   We talked it through and she picked choices that were the most loving.    Sounds simple right?    Not so much.   When faced with decisions I often him and hah.   Mainly because I know what the most loving thing to do is, but my selfishness gets in the way.   Today choose to love!!😇🙏❤️( Even if it’s the hardest option, often it will be.). Jesus said, “Love others as I have loved you.”  Aren’t you glad Jesus didn’t take the selfish way? John 13:34-35

Mustard seed faith?

Acts 2:21  "And everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved."

Matthew 17:20 "He replied, "Because you have so little faith, I can tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain; Move from here to there and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."   When my twins were born 31 years ago my uterus ruptured.   I was bleeding out and the medical staff was running me to the OR.  On the way I heard them yell out, “Call the clergy!”, I knew I was in trouble.  I yelled out, “I’m Lutheran get me a Lutheran pastor!” Then I said a prayer, “Jesus I need your help!”  I called on the name of the Lord!   Immediately I was surrounded by a warm white light and I felt a peace that surpassed all understanding.  I knew that I knew I was going home.  I could feel the welcoming of my family it was the most real thing I have ever felt.  Then I heard a voice that said, “ You can’t go yet, those twins need you.”   Immediately I was whooshed  back into my body.    I woke up in the recovery room.   As I awoke I remember thinking , “ Oh No not this life again, like a weight had just been put on my shoulders.  Then I remembered the voice, “You can’t go yet those twins need you.”   I gathered up my strength to go forward here.   I have not feared death since this moment.   I know, that I know when  I called upon the Lord I was saved.   At that point in my life I only had faith the size of a mustard seed.

Never Alone!

Matthew 28:20 "And teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.  And surely I am with you always to the very end of the age."    I take such comfort in, “surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”   These are the words of Jesus.   Sometimes, I really wish I had a life mate.  I don’t because I have already made a mess of two marriages.  Those were both over twenty years ago and I’m confident if God gave me a husband now I would be much more careful with that relationship.   But at this point that’s not Gods plan for me.  There are many of us single people out there.    For my best health I have to focus on my completeness in Jesus Christ.  I can do this when I remember He is with me always, even to the very end of the age!    I need never to feel alone, because truly I am never alone.   Complete health is being complete and content in our lives.    If I focus on what I don’t have I am not living in the fullness of God.   Honestly when I was married and didn’t have a true connection with my husband or Jesus that is when I suffered with loneliness.    I praise God I don’t have to be lonely when I am seemingly alone!!! Thank you Jesus!! You are with me always!!!!😇🙏❤️   Be inspired to live in the fullness of God!! I was lonely in my marriage because when my husband wasn’t meeting my needs I didn’t let Jesus meet my needs.    A humane can never meet the needs of our souls. Whether you are single or married be full in Jesus first.   He is with you ALWAYS!!!

Blessed assurance to fight doubt

John 6:67 "You do not want to leave too, do you?" Jesus asked the twelve.  68 Simon Peter answered him, " Lord, to whom shall we go?   You have the words of eternal life. 69. We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God."    When Jesus spoke of eating his flesh and drinking his blood that was a very hard teaching.   Currently many of us take communion and are renewed by it.   Truth is sometimes unbelief enters our minds and hearts.    The thought of, “What if this is not true?” Attacks us.   Personally I have had a white light near death experience,  I am absolutely convinced it is true.   Plus the many other miracles I've witnessed, helps me with a blessed assurance. But still,doubt attacks me.  It is very humane to doubt.  God is way bigger than we can possibly imagine and believing with a child like faith is the only way I have found to have hope and peace.   I can not possibly reason out the power of the sacraments.   I can not reason out God.   He and His ways are way beyond my understanding.    I choose to believe.    I choose to trust.  Why would I not?    What hope could I have if I didn't TRUST God?  What comfort would there be, to stubbornly say there is no God?        One prayer I use often is, "Lord I believe help me with my unbelief."(Mark 9:24)

Hope in the Lord

John 16:33 "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.  In this world you will have trouble.  But take heart! I have overcome the world."   John 10:27 " My sheep listen to my voice; I know them and they follow me.  28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand.  29 My Father, who has given them to me is greater than all.  No one can snatch them out of my Fathers hand.  30 I and the Father are one.    John 11:25 “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life.  He who believes in me will live, even though he dies.”      My Dad passed on Thursday.   I really feel a hole in my heart.  I loved it when he said,"Hey Kid!"  He had a really cool Spirit in him.  He was 19 when I was born.   He barely knew life without being a dad. He passed with my sister and his loving Wife of 45 years by his side.  His entire family was there for him in his final hours.  Pretty beautiful, peaceful passing. I'm so very thankful he was my dad. I was able to tell him so. My last memory bog my dad was him saying, “I love you, gave him a kiss good bye and he smiled at me and waved.   I didn’t realize at the time it was a good bye on this earth.    I had thought he could would recover.   In Heaven he is fully recovered. Thanks so much for all your prayers.   🙏❤️.   2 Corinthians 5:17 "If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come, the old is gone, the new is here!    Another verse that gives me comfort.    When we get to heaven.    We take off these Human bodies and put on our new glorified bodies, where there are no more tears, fears, fralities or sickness.   We will have pure joy.

Don’t get chocked out!

Matthew 13:22 “The one who received the seed that fell among the thorns is the man who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful.”    Don’t let the Wrong Spirit lead you intentionally praise God for what is good, praise Him, He is bigger than any dream or worrisome thought.   Praise Him that you are fearfully and wonderfully made.   Praise Him, His arm is not too short.   Praise Him, He knows, He cares and He is making everything right!!     He loves each of us more than we can imagine!!! Praise Him, TRUST Him and let His Spirit of peace and truth rule our hearts!!❤️😇🙏

Hope, power and wisdom

Ephesians 1:17 "I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and His incomparably great power for us who believe.  That power is like the working of His mighty strength."   The hope and power of Jesus Christ is with us, in us and for us!! I forget to tap into that hope and power.   I simply forget, especially when I am emotionally stressed.   How silly.  When I am feeling stressed that is when I need His comfort the most.    This week instead of calling on God in my stress I emotionally puked on the people around me making my anxiety theirs, they had enough of their own.   As a result I made very poor decisions.  I read my Bible but didn’t take the time to sit quietly seeking His will.   I didn’t sit quietly and seek His ways.  Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God,…”    If you feel you’ve lost your strength, determination and direction.  Don’t stress, simply be still.  Seek and you will find, knock and the door will be open.    

Seek and Trust

 Matthew 6:33 "But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about itself   Each day has enough trouble of its own."   I love these two verses.    33 reminds me to truly seek Gods will in my life.  34 tells me trust Him and don’t worry.  My step mom says, “I don’t worry unless the doctors say worry.”  I love it when she says that, it reminds me to stay in my moment.  My dad has been in the hospital for  a couple weeks and it’s a long haul.  Yet they both keep preserving.  Thanks so much for your prayers.   Don’t worry, TRUST God!!!   His grace and mercy are limitless.   He loves each of us and those we love more than we do.    We cannot understand God.  He is beyond our humane comprehension.   We can TRUST Him.  Seek Him with our whole hearts and know He has everything in His very capable hands!!😇🙏❤️Seek and Trust!!

Everything we go through gets us to

Romans 8:18 "I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us."   Everyone has trials in this life.   We each have something that distracts us from trusting God completely.   Some of us have health issues, family matters, financial problems and a multitude of sins that are difficult to to resist.    What ever you are going through, even a horrible health diagnosis; remember “ Philippians 4:13 “I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.” .   This life may give us one challenge after an other but everything we go through gets us to where we are going.  “Heaven is just beyond the clouds.” (A quote from one of my dearest friends.). Be strong today and look forward!    I like the saying,”Keep looking up, to keep your chin up!”  Even if we get 100 years here, it’s small compared to eternity!! 😇🙏❤️

Be radiant!!

Psalm 34:5 "Those who look to Him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame."   One of my best friends used to say, “When you have Jesus in your heart it shows on your face.” She was always so radiant!!  She was one of my dearest Christian friends, she didn’t tell me what I wanted to hear, she told me the truth no matter how difficult the truth was for her to say to me.   Iron sharpens iron and true friends tell you the truth with love.   I find it’s easiest to speak the truth to my friends when I can quote a Bible verse that fits the situation.    My opinion is simply that, my opinion, the Word of God, now that speaks truth.   It’s sharper than a two edged sword, and profitable in all things.   Be inspired today, let His word live in your heart, it’ll come out of your mouth and will radiate your face!!!😇🙏❤️

Go and do!

James 4:14. " Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow.  What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.  15 Instead, you ought to say, "If the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that.  16 As it is, you boast and brag.  All such boasting is evil. 17 Anyone then who knows to do good he ought to do and doesn't do it sins." This New Year I am going to try really hard to fight,”I don’t feel like it”.   It is always easier to do nothing than to do something.   I often do t “feel like” driving to things.   Yesterday I made an effort to be where I knew I wanted to be and my soul was deeply rewarded.    Putting in the effort, is worth it.   When I don’t go the extra mile, my world gets really small and I am not shinning for Jesus.   I enjoy sitting quietly, reading and praying.  The fruits of my relationship with God are used well when I go and do.  I hope this helps you remember to go and do.    When you do, it can be such an uplift!!   It’s also so wonderful to let beautiful people shine on you.   😇🙏❤️. Happy New Year.   Go make the effort!!!

Happiest New Year!!

Colossians 3:17 "And whatsoever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him."    Happy New Year!!  Sunday our pastor spoke on approaching the New Year with a new commitment to God.  It touched my heart and made me reevaluate my plans for 2024.   I do want to seek God first, but honestly I find myself leaving Him out of my hopes and dreams.  So when I look at my want to I realize I am not wanting Gods way, in  my deepest thoughts.  I want what I want and then I ask God to bless it.   I think it’s very hard to want what God wants for me and be patient and wait for it.   This year my plan is to keep trying to seek God first and His ways.  I will do this with a continued firm commitment to read His word daily and reflect and trust on it, in my life with thanksgiving.  Happiest New Year to you!!😇🙏❤️