Refreshing along the way

Imagine two circles. One is a big circle where God's presence abides. The other is a circle where every rottenness abide----bitterness,negativity,greed,selfishness,impatience,anger,hatred,licentiousness,all fleshly things abhorrent to God etc Which circle would you like to be?If you stand in God's circle, God himself is your Vindicator,Redeemer,Rewarder,Judge,Protector,PromiseKeeper,Shepherd...and He will be to you whom you want Him to be. He fights our battles for us.You will live in peace. If you are in the other circle where you are standing in a muck of bitterness/negativity/greed/selfishness/impatience/anger/hatred/licentiousness/whatever is not of faith there is no one to help you out of your situation. Not even satan will help you there.This is temporal circle where there is only destruction and that is satan's goal.You will know no peace. Your God given life opportunity is wasted in the muck. Jesus talked of a narrow path and a broad path in Matt 7:14 Enter through...

The Lord watches over me in the still of the night and in the turbulance might that I may not loose myself from His sight comforting me within His light. The Lord my God watches over me in the brightness of every day He sends me smiles my way in my pain,my sorrows,my joys,come whatever may, He rejoices over me when I pray that I will trust Him and at His feet my cares lay. The Lord watches over me through the anxieties,hurts and worries keeing me from all vengeful quarries Gathering me under His wings Redemption,Restoration is what His grace brings This is all I pray to my El Shaddai That to forgive others as much as I try to live in His love as the days go by That He may call me a daughter after His own heart who will yeild to Him in full and not in part. That He may call me a mighty woman of valor not let down with rough times but come out in full color That He may call me His treasured possession to delight myself in that confession and that He may call me His Friend that I might le...

Two things stand out to me,or at least got me thinking seriously today: 1.The caption Learning from Others from Michelle's blog A quiet,gracious life and 2.An article that I saw on http://hwaitah.blogspot.com titled " What Are You Becoming In Your Pursuits. Behold and Beware! " Learning from Others got me thinking that God blessed me with so many friends who despite being people of normal human nature have excellent traits that I dont seem to possess myself.Some of the most outstanding traits are encouraging, appreciating--speaking well in general,people who are quiet and humble,they not only talk but do excessive listening as well. That does teach me something I ought to have more of. These are going to be few of my goals as I write on them next. The second one came as a surprise as I was blog hopping and came accross this article on the blog ( http://hwaitah.blogspot.com ) titled WHAT DIRECTION. The writer of the blog has put forth interesting thoughts on goal set...

Today in our family devotions we read Exodus Chapter 2. Jochebed was a remarkable woman of faith.She placed her child in a basket made of reeds and trusted God to protect her baby in a river full of crocodiles,hippos and other predators.God led the basket to the right place~~~the destiny He had for the child. Hebrews 11:23 says," By faith Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict." No matter how our circumstances may seem,God is in control of you and your children.The Lord says in Isaiah that our children will be taught by the Lord and what the Lord says, the word He speaks out will not return to Him void. So place your trust in God for little things and God will bless you with bigger things.

Of late I have kind of swirved into an emotional turmoil. My empty mind became a workshop for the enemy.Its amazing how the mind wanders and wonders if it is not rooted in God and does not derive strength from God.However Rocky had a good word for me few days ago and that is to FOCUS. Focus on: 1.I belong to God and He loves me. 2.I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. 3.My God is richly able to supply ALL I need and He holds and knows my future. 4.My Father in Heaven never forsakes me nor withholds his tender mercies. 5.I am a conqueror. 6.He makes all my crooked paths straight. 7.He calls me His beloved.The Lord is mine and I am His, His banner over me is Love. 8.The Lord will perfect that which concerns me. More on Focussing: Recently I heard from Joyce Meyer on the television that we ought to focus more on the strengths that God has planted in us than the weaknesses we have.God perfects our strengths in our weaknesses. Now this is something I need to chew on everyda...

Last night I was telling the story of Job to my kids and as I was finishing I told that God gave Job double for his trouble.He doubled everything he had earlier.So my children asked did they have 14 children then.I said, he must have had.Then my 8 yr old asked me, "Mom, did he also get 2 wives?"

Of late,I have come to know that It is not in man's hands to give me what I need.Its useless to expect a promotion or something that we deserve by rights from man. Every blessing comes from God alone. That has never been more truer in my life. Good or bad, God is with me all the time. God was in my past, He is in my present and He is in my future...and when He is with me,I lack nothing. Matthew 28:20 "And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." He has promised me a wonderful future and what He said He will do,He will keep His word. 2 Corinthians 1:20 "For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God ." One excellent quote by a fellow blogger at memyselfandmercy.blogspot.com(She is an excellent blogger and I like her writings): God sends JUST. WHAT. I. NEED....JUST. IN. TIME.