The Pleasure of God’s Will

I desire to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.  Psa. 40:8
To this end I labor, struggling with all His energy, which so powerfully works in me.  Col. 1:29
I was frustrated over the weekend, feeling anxious about our future as my husband has lost his job and unsure about what God’s [...]

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The God of Comfort

To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy…  Jude 24
 
I’m frustrated with God for a bunch of things lately.  I have a lingering infection that is going on and on, and God is not healing it.  I feel confused [...]

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Praise Beyond Words

I bowed with my face toward the ground and was speechless.  Dan. 10:15
 
Perfect God.  You are my perfect Father, and I worship You for that.  I fall on my knees in reverence and awe.  I want You so much.  I need You, Love.  You are all things to me, and I am astounded by You.  [...]

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Giving up Control of the Skis

The Lord is the great God, the King above all gods…the mountain peaks belong to Him.  Psa. 95:3-4 
 
I saw a picture in my mind of Jesus and myself skiing together.  I know it sounds kind of funny, but I realized that it is an allegory about giving God control of our lives:  
 
Jesus and I were [...]

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Playing in the Snow with Jesus

She can laugh at the days to come.  Prov. 31:25
 
My husband’s job is at risk, along with my sister’s husband’s job, as are many people’s jobs these days.  I was worrying about it this morning while I was praying.  Then my daughter came in to my bedroom and said, “Did you know it is snowing?!”  [...]

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Trusting God LOUDLY!

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.  Prov. 3:5-6
 
I was struggling with many things this past weekend, feeling tired and worn out by all the trials I am going through lately.  But then God [...]

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Walking in the Dark

Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.  Isa. 50:10
 
I really enjoyed being used by God leading up to and during my reunion trip.  It was so neat to be following Him step by step and to be in His [...]

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Filled with Joy

You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.  Psalm 16:11
 
David Crowder was coming to do a concert at a local church.  I have always wanted to see him in concert.  I love his music, but it was [...]

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Joy Promised

Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.  Psa. 126:5
 
I was feeling down all last week, struggling with many issues.  At the same time, I was also sick, which makes everything seem worse.  God gently carried me through it all, teaching me along the way, using my struggle to bring me closer [...]

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Better than Life

Your love is better than life.  Ps. 63:3
 
Better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere.  Ps. 84:10
 
I’ve been feeling overwhelmed lately by what God is asking me to do.  Do I have the time?  Can I allow God to work in me and not allow get my own will to get in [...]

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