Tell Someone They Matter… #encourageoneanother

tell someone they matter

Tell someone they matter.

It could change their whole world… and Your’s  too :)

“I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me because of their testimony.  

My prayer for all of them is that they will be one, just as you and I are one, Father -that just as you are in me, and I am in you so they will be in us, and the world will believe you sent me…..

I have given them the glory that You have given me, so that they me be one as we are.

I in them and You in me, all being perfected into one.

Then the world will know that You sent me and will understand that You love them as much as You love me…

John: 17 20-22

It’s just amazing to my heart  how much love and time Jesus spent praying over us…

He deeply cares… He deeply understands…

He lived this life with one purpose.

To love us to the Father.

We so matter to Him.

Please, Oh Lord, Help us to love those You bring on our paths.

Fill our hearts with compassion, and our words with hope…

Help us to show others just how much they matter..

Help us to be good listeners..

Gentle spirited and kind..

May our life’s purpose be the same as Your’s…

You completely; and wholeheartedly shared the love of Your Father…even until Your precious last breath…

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing..”

Luke 23:34

Fill us with Your love, Oh Lord, that our joy, too, would come from sharing the hope that You are…

In Jesus Name,

I pray,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

He Never Gives Up On You… #love

here comes the sun

He never gives up on you….

Ever!

“I have loved you with and everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.

I will build you up again, and you will be rebuilt…”

Jeremiah 31:5

Though His words were to Israel, He whispers them to you too…

His love for you has no boundaries..

“It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not.

They are new every morning…”

Lamentations 3:22

Sometimes it can be so hard to let down our guards…

I know this first hand… for sure!

But when I let down my walls of fear… pride… and unsurity …

His love comes crashing through…

His love lets the Sun Shine bright..

Yes!… that is the depths He will go to to  draw us near..

But by His grace we are free to live and to love..

To receive and to give…

Don’t be afraid to let the gentleness of His love wash over your soul…

Take it in…

Love it out…

Father,

Thank You for Your loving kindness… Thank You for Your tender mercies.

How I need Your truths of love and hope flowing through my life.

Thank You for never letting go.. and never giving up on me…

Only Your love can possibly do that…

Give us the strength to see our hearts as You see them…

Cleansed.  Forgiven. Beautiful and Brave…

May we not look back at our yesterdays for another moment…

May Your love carry us to the next chapters of our days…

And may our lives be a sweet fragrance unto thy…

How I pray this in the Name of Jesus…

Our Lord, and Savior…

Live in Love,

Lisa

Sweet Surrender… #kindnessmatters

be nice firstWhen my heart, and  my days seem to feel out of control..

People or situations are turning my thoughts from hope to fear…

I sense Your warning, Oh Lord, it’s time for me to come near…

It’s time to pause..

It’s time to reflect on You, Oh Lord, and the beauty that You are…

Dear Heavenly Father,

I desire You…..Above all things I desire You…

Your heart of love,  Your arms of security…

Your eyes of purity and grace.

I come before You this new morning.. I need  Your calmness… Your  wholeness.

Father, I seek cleansing from this world’s thinking..

Wash me in Your goodness, Oh Lord, and cleanse me with Your grace…

I want to be a better person from the depths of my soul… To see Your hand of mercy wherever I go…

Please help those who are struggling with anger and despair…

May we help each other to see love more clearly…

May our words be kind…

May our hearts be pure…

Use our lives for good, Dear Lord…

Use our lives for good..

In Jesus Name,

I pray,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

“Lord, You are mine!  With all my heart I want Your blessings.

Be merciful just as You promised.

I pondered the direction of my life and I turned to follow Your statues..”

Psalm 119: 57-59

 

We Love and Honor You Today and Everyday…

memorial dayWe love and remember you today.. God bless you, and God bless your families…

So very thankful…

So very humbled…

God bless America…

 

Search For The Good… #encourageoneanother

look for the beauty in everyone“If you search for good, you will find favor; but if you search for evil, it will find you!”

Proverbs 11:27

That scripture is eye opening, isn’t it!

It powerfully states that if you look for bad, it WILL find YOU…

I definitely don’t want my life to be filled with darkness and strife…

This scripture is your way out…

Look for good and YOU WILL find favor..

I chose a long time ago to believe that..and to make it my life’s mission to stay in God’s favor of love…

I don’t want to see the bad, I choose  to see the good…even when the bad is right there with it… I want to choose good.

There have been many times when I have had to walk away from situations that I knew were pulling my heart and my soul away from God’s best for me..

When the turmoil and strife has gotten so dark…

I chose good. I chose God.

I want to enjoy God’s favor of love over my life… I want to walk in His meadow of glory and grace…

As a follower of Christ, it is my heart’s desire to make a difference in my world…

Each new day, it is my choice to live a life or love, or live a life of Lisa…

I choose LOVE…

I choose to be the best me I can be to those who surround my life and my days.

To inspire hope.

To live above the muck and mire…

To leave a legacy of love, truth, and goodness.

How I earnestly pray for God to not let my heart be gripped by worries, fears, or unmet expectations…

To not get caught up in a trap of speaking ill of someone…or thinking the worst..

It is My deepest desire to see the good in everyone… and to let God use my life to love, honor, and draw other’s into His courts of love.

“And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.”

Philippians 4:8

To be kind first.

To reach out my hand, and touch even the most difficult people who come along my path…

I am learning that every difficult situation needs love upon love…

and grace upon grace…

Dear Heavenly Father, How I pray that each person reading these words would be touched by the truth of Your goodness…

That they would feel Your calling of love in their lives.

Oh Lord, open our eyes to see the beauty in others, just as you have seen in us… especially when we didn’t deserve it…. nothing stopped You from touching us with Your grace…

How very thankful I am…

May Your glory reign..

May our lives be a legacy of love…

In Jesus Name,

I pray,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

Keep Going… #renew

keep goingDay by day… Minute by minute…

Shifting my focus…

Staying out of our heads, and engulfed by Your truths…

Oh Father, lead my heart into Your presence…

May all my worries and fears fall far behind, as I learn to walk forward in truth, and stay in Your light….

Keep my thoughts about You…

Keep the music of Your love surrounding my life.

Turn my ears toward Your voice of hope..

Oh Lord,

Teach my Your ways.

“My sheep recognize my voice; I know them, and they follow me.  I give them eternal life, and they will never perish.  No one will snatch them away from me, for my Father has given them to me, and He is more powerful than anyone else.  So no one can take them from me.  The Father and I are one.”

John 10:27-30

To not stay focused on me… But to stay focused on You.

That is our true calling…

Give me ears to hear, and eyes to see that it’s about You…

Not about me…

In Jesus Name,

I pray,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

Stay out of your head, Dear Friend, and focus on Him…

Today.  Write and memorized one scripture…

Replace any thought of worry or fear with His words of Truth…

Do not let Your thoughts control You…

Control Your thoughts with memorizing scripture over them…

Trust God in this…

It is the path to freedom!

Listen to His voice… It is the sound of hope.  Love.  And Truth…

The Best I’ve Got… #love

infallibleWhen life just seems confusing…

You feel like you get 2 steps forward… then 5 steps backward..

It is best to stay focused on God’s complete and utter love for YOU..

“Who can compare with the Lord our God, who is enthroned on high?

Far below Him are the heavens and the earth.

He stoops to look, and He lifts the poor from the dirt, and the needy from the garbage dump.

He sets them among princes even the princes of His own people!

He gives the barren women a hope, so that she becomes a happy mother

Praise the Lord!”

Psalm 113:5-9

The image of our Heavenly Father stooping in the dirt; and picking me up.. holding me tightly in his arms… soooo stirs a depth of hope words can not describe…

Can you picture this too?

You are covered by the love of the Father…

He is holding you near…

He hasn’t turned a blind eye to all that you are going through…

Stay close to His gentle touch…

Listen to His whispers of hope.

Live in today..

Turn the music up loud… and sing His praises!

Lord, I trust You… I can’t see beyond today, so I will  give today the best I’ve got :)

Keep moving forward.

Live in Love,

Lisa

Dream On… #hope

pay attention to your dreamsIt’s scary to put  all of your energy and hope into something only to find out it’s a closed door…

In my life, it seems like I’ve done this more times than I want to remember…

Letting my heart be vulnerable, and following God’s lead something in me has awakened…

Passion, hope, and endurance…

Passion to live boldly in the eyes of my God…

Passion to shine of all that He is…

Passion to see His glory when other’s discover the love He has bestowed upon them.

When I look back at all the “dreams” I feel like I have failed at… the one common denominator has been a lack of passion…

So what are you passionate about?

What makes your heart feel alive?  What brings you joy upon joy when you think about it?

Keep THAT alive.. fuel it with love, prayers, thoughts of joy…

Seek God’s face, and let Him nourish your soul…

Let Him grow your garden of hope…

Never give up, and let God be your guide.

“Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart…”

Psalm 37:4

Commit to delighting yourself in His word, and you will see the desires of His heart for Your life :)

Hope, and endurance will follow!

Live in Love

Lisa

Kindness. It Super Matters… #kindness

kindness it super matters“Search me, Oh God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts: and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting…”

Psalm 139:24

Struggling over hurts…

Judging others motives…

Finding fault wherever we go…

Oh Lord,

Search my heart and open the flood gates of forgiveness, hope and healing….

Turn my eyes away from my circumstance and into Your glorious gaze…

To be one with You in word and deed is my heart’s desire…

To love freely

To give generously

To seek Your heart ferociously…

These are the things that  bring me life…

How I praise You, Oh Lord, for such goodness…

Your Spirit sets me free…

Your kindness releases my heart, and Your forgiveness gives me wings.

 Help me to walk in Your steps…

Kindness matters…

Love matters..

You matter…

Live in Love,

Lisa

“Gentle words bring life and health; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit…”

Proverbs 15:4

Cleanse me, Oh Lord  that others will see the beauty of Your gentleness and hope…:)

Good Morning Sunshine…! #shineon

the sun is upShine bright starlight!

“For God did not send His son into the world to condemn it, but to save the world through Him..”

John 3:17

Jesus came to light our paths, and draw us into His mighty peace…

He came to set the captives free, and unleash the chains of the downhearted…

May our hearts be confident…Our thoughts be grounded.

May our hearts desire be  to live in His holy light.

May your soul burn with passion, as you trust His awesome love and power in your life.

Today the Son is searching  for your heart…He wants to fill you to overflowing with the majesty of His grace..

Today, let’s live big… hope big… and love each other bigger!

Today, Oh Lord, I surrender all..

Oh Lord, I want to love big…

In Jesus Name,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa