God knows us. He knows what we need and when we need it. Deep within our soul lies the answers to what God wants us to know, that His way for us is the best way.
I have to say that, so many times, I wonder if it is God's will that I am striving for or my own. It should feel right if I am doing God's will...I should be at peace. I need to remember to always surrender my will to God, consciously think about it each moment.
God wants us to step out in faith with Him. We need to know God's ways to be able to do this, we need to be walking in His ways. God's ways are not our ways, so pray, always, to know the difference.

Wisdom 2:13-15
"He professes to have knowledge of God and styles Himself a child of the Lord. To us He is the censure of our thoughts, merely to see Him is a hardship for us, because His life is not like others lives, and different are His ways."

Gratitude in all things

I pray for the Spirit of God to always be within me, in me so that I may have the willingness to serve Him according to His will. To touch the lives of others and show how much He cares and loves us all. It is when you know how much God loves you, that you can say, "Lord, You are my Lord, Your will be done." You know He is always with you, you are never alone. God's peace reigns within you and His joy overflows your heart. There is only One who can do this. Come Lord Jesus into my heart and soul, make me whole.
Thank You, my Lord, for all you have given me, I praise You in all things.
Thank You for Your grace that makes me strong in You. Thank you.

Thank you, Lord, for filling me with Your love. Thank you for allowing me to be of service to others through You. Because of Your great love for me, I am able to love others with the understanding and compassion You bless me with.
I have a story for you.

My grandson, Elijah, and I were getting our car serviced the other day. He was having a conversation, (a quite grownup conversation, being that he is only 5), with a woman who was in the waiting room with us. He had seen a man leave the room to go outside and smoke a cigarette. We had recently been at a family get together where one of our friends was also smoking. Elijah's Mom must have discussed with him that smoking is very bad for you, for when this man came back in, he looked at me and the other woman and asked us to pray with him that this man would stop smoking. So right there, in the middle of the room, he stood and said, "Dear Jesus, please let this man stop smoking cigarettes, and Jesus, please don't let Vivian smoke anymore either. In Jesus name we pray. Amen" The woman and I both bowed our heads and said "amen", not looking over to see if the man had overheard his prayer, but secretly hoping that he had.
After the woman left, Elijah looked at me and said, "Now that lady knows about Jesus. Isn't that great?" I said, "It sure is!"

Out of the mouths of babes.... PTL

I LOVE reading scripture, don't you? God speaks to me so very much through His word, He fills my soul with joy and peace through His word. I think God has His own personal message to each of us as we spend time with Him this way. When I am praying, many times I have my bible open and as I go from my prayer to my bible, it is as if God is speaking directly to me through His word, as most times my answer of comfort is right there for me. I find it so miraculous. Anyway, I just wanted to share.

Psalm 16:8
"I set the Lord ever before me; with him at my right hand, I shall not be disturbed."

Have a BEAUTIFUL and BLESSED day!

The Power of United Prayer

Jesus tells us to "ask and receive, seek and we shall find, knock and the door will be opened."
I believe that God does answer prayer and one of the prayers He loves to answer are our prayers for bringing others to know his Son Jesus, as our Savior.
I have a special friend who I would like to ask Jesus to please reveal Himself to this person. To let this person know, without one doubt, that Jesus is the true Messiah, the Son of our living God. I ask this in Jesus' Name and all who read this blog to join my prayer. I will be watching for my "miracle" through Jesus. Amen

Matthew 18: 19
"Again, I tell you, if two of you join our voices on earth to pray for anything, whatever, it shall be granted you by My Father in heaven."

Each person has their own perception of life. Each person may have many different perceptions of any one thing.
As all perceptions float around within our mind, they begin to form the way we think, the way we feel and act.
I try to have as many perceptions of all things. In this way, I may see the whole picture. Looking at each situation through all perspectives can give you a more positive outlook on life; it can give you more opportunities. It will allow you to have an open mind and enable you to see things the way others may see them.
Open perception allows for non-judgement. It allows for learning and growing.

Proverbs 27:19
"As one face differs from another, so does one human heart from another."

If the Lord puts an idea or feeling in your heart that he wants you to do something for Him, you need to follow through. Within your soul, you will know that it is God speaking to you, you will feel a little nudge maybe as in the feeling you get when you know there is something you've forgotten to do...but can't remember what it is. Ask God to show you what it is that He wants you to do, to take you to the place of service to Him. Ask for His guidance in accomplishing His will. He will show you.

Psalm 16: 8-11
"I set the Lord ever before me; with Him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed. Therefore my heart is glad and my soul rejoices, my body, too, abides in confidence; because You will not abandon my soul to the nether world, nor will You suffer Your faithful one to undergo corruption. You will show me the path to life, fullness of joys in Your presence, the delights at Your right hand forever. PTL

Jeremiah 13:15
"Give ear, listen humbly for the Lord speaks; give glory to the Lord your God!"

So often, on our walk with God, we go through cycles of change; challenges with our faith. There may be a time span when you are very close to God, then in other times you might feel at a distance from Him. At times when you feel troubled or going through trials, you may find yourself drawing closer to God, but then as things get better, you may feel as if you can stand on your own, not needing Him as much. Remembering to pray and give thanks to God daily, whether in good times or bad, you can have God's peace within you always. Then in times of trouble you need not search Him out, He is already with you. Spend time with God each day, thanking Him for all the blessings He bestows on you, and you will know the joy of the Lord in your heart always.
Don't turn away from God, don't become complacent in your walk with Him. Give praise and thanks to Him always.

Thank You, Lord, for Your inspiration and love in my life.

Your love for me
it has no end
I feel it always
and I know when
I am with You
through all my days
I'll walk my path with You
I'll give You praise.

In each breath I take
I want to proclaim
all You have done for me
to glorify Your name
to share my joy
to shine my light
from every morning
to every night.

God wants us to serve Him and give Him thanks for all of our blessings. Our God is a loving God and wants only good things for us. God created us to love Him; He loves us so much, He only wants our love in return. He wants us to be happy and full of joy and peace in knowing He is always here for us. We were never meant to do it all alone. Apart from God, life feels so empty, oneness with God is where we are complete. God is always here waiting; Waiting for us to realize how much we need Him and how very much He wants to be a part of our life.

Psalm 13: 6
"Let my heart rejoice in Your salvation; let me sing of the Lord, He has been good to me."

When you allow God to be in charge of your life, you begin to see things differently.

Observing things unfold
knowing God is in control
allows for your acceptance.
A knowing that there is a purpose in action
that it is not only happenstance.
Lessons learned, observations made
allow for growth within you
a vision of a new wisdom.
Resistance to what is
only causes delay and growth hindrance.
You can watch as the world goes by and do nothing,
or you can be a part of God's plan
by accepting His will for your life.

Thank you Lord.

First thing in the morning, before you get out of bed, ask Jesus to help you to follow Him and be of service to Him in all you do. Ask for His guidance on the path with Him.

As you go through your day, keep in mind your prayer, in this way you can be assured that you are making the most of your time and all you do. God will provide all the time you need to accomplish what He asks of you. Trust and believe and you will know God's peace as you complete all you need to do.

Jeremiah 32: 17
"Ah Lord, God, You have made heaven and earth by Your great might, with Your outstretched arm; nothing is impossible to You."

Act:2: 25-28
"I have set the Lord ever before me, with Him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed. My heart has been glad and my tongue has rejoiced, my body will live on in hope, for You will not abandon my soul to the nether world, nor will You suffer your faithful one to undergo corruption. You have shown me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in Your presence."

In following the path with Jesus, you can count on His help always. He will not abandon you. Trust in the Lord in all things, He will show you the way. Remain truthful to God's ways and God will remain faithful to all His promises to you. Peace and joy always to you through our Lord Jesus Christ.

There are many injustices in this world, there are people who will try to get you to do things that you know are not right, maybe because they just don't look at things the way you do. They may not be on the path with Jesus in trying to do right. God will always send His Angels to protect you, and fill you will extra grace to withstand the fiery darts of evil. Just ask.

Psalm 55: 23-24
"Cast your cares upon the Lord and He will support you; never will He let the just man be disturbed. And You, oh God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction; men of blood and deceit shall not live out half their days. But I trust in You, oh Lord."

Encouragement, sharing, love, compassion, letting each other know we understand, these are the ways God wants us to show each other we care.

We all have our own personal relationship with Jesus. Jesus speaks to our hearts, He knows how we feel and all that we experience. He is always here to comfort us; you only need call out His name. Jesus will reveal His love and forgiveness to you. He loves you very much. Jesus asks that we follow Him.

John 21: 19 and 22
"Follow Me."

"Your business is to follow Me."

Jesus will show us the way, as He is "The Way, the Truth, and the Life." (John 14:6)

A good way to look at things that you do or say is to ask yourself, "will this glorify God? Is this the way Jesus would do it?" In thinking this way, you can be sure you are walking the path with Jesus. You can be assured He will always be here to help you.

Sometimes it may seem that doors keep closing on you as you go through your life following God. At times like this it is important to pray to not become discouraged, and ask God to point you in the direction you need to go. Pray for discernment to know when the time is right, and for the grace and strength to follow through with what God wants you to do.
God will use quiet times, when the doors do not appear to be open, to plant the seeds of tasks for the future, when He may be showing you that trust and dependence on Him is necessary for growth. In all this give glory and praise to God.

Jeremiah 29: 11-14
"For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the Lord. Plans for your welfare, not for woe! Plans for a future full of hope. When you call Me, when you go to pray to Me, I will listen to you. when you look for Me, you will find Me. yes, when you seek Me with all your heart, you will find Me with you, says the Lord."

You know, adults can learn many lessons from children...As we strive to teach them, we should pay attention, there is alot you can learn too!
I was having a conversation, about prayer, with my grandson, Elijah. It went like this:
Elijah is continuing his swimming lessons, and though he is doing very well, we want him to get stronger and be more confident in the water. One thing he always says as we go to swimming lessons each week is, "I don't want to go into the deep big pool." He wants to stay in the shallow water where his feet can touch bottom.
He and I were sitting on the couch the other day, and he said, "Nana, I am going to ask Jesus for me not to have to go to swimming lessons this Wednesday." I looked at him for a minute, then I said, "Well, why don't we ask Jesus to help you to not be afraid when you go to swimming lessons?" He said ok, then we said his prayer together. He then asked me if Jesus really heard him and if He would really help him to not be afraid, and I told him, "most definitely!" I told him that he needed to believe that Jesus would help him and that if he started to become afraid again, to quickly ask Jesus to be with him.
A few hours later, he said to me, "Nana, when we go to swim lessons, could you put me in the big, deep pool(instead of the teacher, Miss Kim), and then reach in there to help me if I can't swim out?" I told him of course I would, but that Miss Kim would be in the water with him and his Mom would also be right there, and that he would do fine. Only a little while ago he did not even want to go to swimming lessons, and now he was talking about going into the deep pool. I said, "Praise the Lord! Do you see how quickly Jesus comforts you when you ask Him to?"

I believe this is a prayer Jesus will always answer immediately, the prayer to ask Him to be with you in your life. A couple of my favorite Psalms that I pray often are:

Psalm 25: 17
"Relieve the troubles of my heart and bring me out of my distress."

Psalm 6: 10
"The Lord has heard my plea, the Lord has accepted my prayer."

I say these prayers and I feel Jesus comforting me in that moment. What a blessing God has given us through the power of prayer and comfort.

Lord, help me to surrender to Your will for my life. When I try to make things happen, that I think are right, they don't always work out and then bring unsettledness into my life. Help me to find joy in all I do, Lord. Fill me with Your peace as I give my will to You. Help me to believe in this surrendering Lord, to know that all will work out right. There are no mistakes, with You, Lord. You are in control.

I praise You, Lord
for all the sounds of nature,
the sights and smell of creation,
the touch of love in all You do,
the way I feel close to You.
You are where its at, dear Lord.
You are the Way, the Truth, the Life.
I give glory to Your name.

John 16:27
"The Father already loves you because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God."

PTL

The touch of grace is one you need to be aware of. It comes in a moments notice, as a gentle breeze through the air, to reside within you as a strength unseen. To know your spirit within beholds this grace is a gift from God. To be within God's love and light of this heavenly grace is to be within the realm of God.

As the sun sets
to a crimson tide
the night falls
and nature hides
beneath the stars
as creatures call
the time is now
to be in awe
at moonrise
all creation
big and small
peace and love
God gave us all.


Through Jesus Christ we are forgiven; forgiven in all things. We must believe in Jesus to receive this forgiveness, to be within the state of grace.

John 16: 7-13
"I will send the Paraclete to you; when He comes, He will prove the world wrong about sin, about justice, about condemnation. About sin, in that they refuse to believe in Me(Jesus), about justice from the fact that I go to the Father and you can see me no more. About condemnation, for the prince of this world has been condemned."
"When He comes, however, being the Spirit of Truth, He will guide you to all truth."

Lead me on my path with You, Lord.

You know, once your eyes are opened to the glory of God, you may think that it will be easy to stay on your path with God, but it takes work to keep your relationship with God alive. It takes time spent in prayer and in God's word. Any relationship takes time and commitment including your relationship with God. Being in God's presence fills you with peace and joy and you only need to step away from God for a minute to feel the emptiness creep back in.
I know I am nothing without God, I don't even want to think of my life not walking with Jesus. My prayer is to always be with Him. I am here Lord.

Psalm 5: 3, 8
"To You I pray, oh Lord; at dawn You hear my voice. At dawn I bring my plea expectantly before You."
"Make straight my path."

I long to do God's will
to spread His love and light
to always be within His word
I know that this is right
Always walking in God's ways
is where I want to be
loving all as Jesus did
giving all of me.

This is how I want to live
in everything I do
bringing glory to God's name
making all hearts new
showing others of God's love
in how I live my life
walk my path with Jesus
staying in His light.

John 9:25
"I was blind before, now I can see."

Ask Jesus to open your eyes to His love, His will. This prayer Jesus will always answer. PTL