Life’s Cruelness.. God’s Sweetness… #love

lifes curelness gods sweetness“How sweet are Your words to my taste; they are sweeter than honey…”

Psalm 119:103

Life can be so cruel.  People’s word’s harsh…

Where do you go to refuel your heart with goodness when you feel overpowered by life’s cruelness?

God’s words are sweet.  His love simple…

How I pray you would find your retreat away from the world and hidden in God’s presence…

His words of light: and hope, are always waiting for you…

His arms always open, and love always abounding.

Oh, Lord, may You draw us into Your presence of peace… surround me with Your words of beauty…Your  words of hope.

Cleanse me, Oh Lord, that I would be refueled. Eager to start a new day…

Guided by Your love, and focused on Your grace!

Your word fills me with comfort; and for that I am so truly thankful..

Thank you for being my refuge.

The place I can go to escape the bitterness of life, and taste the sweetness of honey…

Your kindness fills me to overflowing…

May I be a blessing of hope to those who are searching for goodness and grace…

In Jesus Name,

I pray,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

“Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path…”

Psalm 119:105

Beauty and Grace… #love

Oh how he loves us blogOh, how He loves us!

“Father, I want these whom you’ve given me to be with me, so they can see my glory.  You gave me the glory because You loved me even before the world began!”

John 17: 24

How amazing are Jesus’ words…

To hear and see Him talking with You, the great I Am,  just fills my heart with comfort and peace…

Your majesty overflows…

Dear Heavenly Father, how truly beautiful it is to see Jesus’ words of love flowing from His heart..

His love for You, and His concern for me..

for us…

touches me so deeply.

Thank You Jesus… So much.

 Your beauty and grace…love and concern fills me with such hope…

You gave us everything that we would know the Father.

Your peace fills my heart, and so helps me to want to love more…

We have been given only today to shine of Your love…

Oh, Lord, that we would embrace today is the call of my heart…

I love You with all that I am,

In Jesus Name,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

“Peace I leave with you; and my peace I give you.  I do not give to you as the world gives.  Do not let your hearts be troubled.  And do not be afraid..” 

John 14:27

Take Heart… #hope

take heart“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in Me. 

Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows.  But take heart, because I have overcome the world…”

John 16:33

Many  trials, and sorrows…

It’s just part of life…

Learning to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus… Not focused on the current situation changes everything!

Not letting feelings of isolation or persecution overtake my thoughts…

Keeping in the light of what is true..

“We will have many trials and many sorrows….”

This is always a challenge for me.  I can take things so personal… start to reflect on every word, every scenario …

And believe me, that’s a dark alley.. with no windows and no light!

God truly loves me.  He truly loves you.

We are not under persecution of His love…

We are His.

  He is working out our direction, and walking with us on our path, all we have to do is keep walking in His hope of goodness and the light of His love…

No matter how hard today is… God is working on your behalf for a better tomorrow.

Dear precious Heavenly Father, how I need to take this time to empty my heart of all my fears.. all my worries..

I come before You, knowing You have my way already mapped out…

I am depending on You for my strength…

Thank You for always calling me straight into Your presence…

Opening my heart, and catching all of my fears.

My life is in Your hands, and for that I am truly grateful.

Help me to live in love today.  Not focused or worried about tomorrow, but fully engulfed in loving You, and being an extension of Your beauty and grace…

May other’s see in me Your comfort, and may they too want to know You!

How I pray this in Jesus Holy Name,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

“…for the Father loves you dearly because you love me and believe that I came from God…”

John 16:27

He LOVES You :)

Have a happy day!

Honoring Those.. Happy Memorial Day!

memorial dayHonoring those who gave their all…
So thankful for all of our servicemen and women… Praying God’s mighty peace today and everyday… You are so loved…

Happy Memorial Day.

Childlike Faith… #renew

childlike faith blog jack“The Lord protects those of childlike faith…”

Psalm 116:6

Childlike faith.

So pure.

So trusting…

Please pray with me…

Dear Heavenly Father,

May my heart reflect a childlike faith, Oh Lord.

You have unconditionally lavished Your forgiveness, and grace…

You have drawn me into Your presence and whispered songs of hope…

By my prayerful whispers, I of accepted You into my life.  I asked You into my heart, and You have made me whole…

I have laid the life I made for myself.. messy and confused, at the robe covering Your feet…

Laying there I cried, Lord, if you are real, please come into my life…

I want to know You…

From the first moment I met You, childlike faith has surrounded my heart…

There has never been any doubt that without You I would have drowned…

May my heart stay soft.. fully covered by the grace of Your love…

May others see a reflection of You in my words and life…

Thank You for loving me.  Thank You for calling me…

Thank You for drawing Your people into Your presence and reminding us that we need only need to trust You…

Today.  Tomorrow, and forever…

We are Yours…

In Jesus Name,

Amen

“I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the darkness..”

John 12:46

Live Simply… #shineon

living simply but focused blog“The people who influence us the most are not those who detain us with their continual talk, but hose who live their lives like the stars in the sky and  “the lilies of the filed” – simply and unaffectedly. 

Those are the lives that mold and shape us.

If You want to be of use to God, maintain the proper relationship with Jesus Christ by staying focused on Him, and He will make use of you every minute you live- yet you will be unaware, on the conscious level of your life, that you are being used by Him..”

Oswald Chambers.

My Utmost for His Highest

Sometimes it feels like the harder I try, the more I mess things up!

Letting His word dwell richly in my heart day by day is the only way I have discovered to live at peace with myself :)  Without God’s word penetrating my heart and mind regrets, and fear would surely take over!!!

He is for me, and He is for you!

Making a commitment to reading His word.

Will change your life…

That is God’s promise in the book of John…

He says…

“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.”

John 15:5

Let His love little by little.. day by day.  Fill your heart.  Cover your regrets and transform your thinking…

Let His love cleanse your soul and nourish your heart.. that your life would be an overflow of His great love for those who are bleeding… covered in shame or filled with sorrow and pain…

“and He will make use of you every minute you live- yet you will be unaware, on the conscious level of your life, that you are being used by Him..”

That is the most wonderful life there is…

Live in Love,

Lisa

Let Hope Rise… #trust

so let hope rise“When darkness overtakes the godly, light will come busting in…”

Psalm 112:10

Nothing that is going on in your life will overtake your heart…

“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”

Romans 12:12

He has your heart in His hands, and He will lead you through it…

Live in Love,

Lisa

He Calms The Storm… #courage

he calms the storm to a whiper“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. 

He calmed the storm to a whisper, and stilled the waves. 

What a blessing was that stillness as He brought them safely into the harbor!”

Psalm 107:29-30

Can you visualize the storm raging?  Winds blowing, waves crashing… noise  and lighting surrounding the skies….

Then in an instant… silence!

Dear Friend, God is working in Your storm.

He will still the waters to a whisper and guide you safely to the harbor…

He is your strong tower, and He is mighty to save…

Hold on.  Be still.

He has you…

Oh Dear Lord, how majestic is Your name.  I call out to you in this horrible storm brewing in my life… Help me Oh, Lord, to be still in Your arms…

I call to You for help and protection.

I give You my heart.  My hands and my day…

May I walk in peace, trusting in Your great love that covers me like a shield.

I will walk in the comfort of knowing that all I have to do is the next right thing, and You are taking care of the rest…

How I love You, Dear Lord.

Help me to be present in my day.  To work hard.  Trust You.  And love other’s as myself…

You have me, and I am secure in Your arms…

In Jesus Name,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

“He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom; He snapped their chains.  Let them praise the Lord for His great love and for all His wonderful deeds to them…”

Psalm 107: 14-15

Under Fire…? #hope

he is mighty to save“The Lord frees the prisoners. 

The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.  The Lord lifts the burdens of those bent beneath their loads. 

The Lord loves the righteous..”

Psalm 146:7-8

He never let’s go…

Never!

No matter what your thoughts may be whispering…

You are not a failure!

If guilt, shame, or condemnation bubble all around you…

Do you feel like you are under attack?

God does not condemn!

Just the fact that you are reading this, shows your heart…

Your heart wants to run to God…

So run :)

He is Your safe place…

He is your strong tower..

He is Your Father, Savior and Great confidant!

Take all of your fears.  All of your failures.  All of your sadness…

And let God pour His goodness like medication all of your wounds…

Let Him sing songs of deliverance and hope all around your heart…

Let His love set you free!

“But I give repeated thanks to the Lord, praising Him to everyone.  For He stands beside the needy, ready to save them from those who condemn them..”

Psalm 109:30-31

You are loved!

Live in Love,

Lisa

“Help me, O Lord, my God! Save me because of your unfailing love.  Let them see that this is your doing, that you, yourself, have done it Lord.  Then let them curse me if they like, but You will bless me.  Then when they attack me, they will be disgraced!  But I your servant, will go right on rejoicing!

Psalm 109:26-28