Use Me, Oh Lord…. #shineon

think less live moreUse my life, Oh Lord, that I would be a vessel unto You…

Use my life, Oh Lord, that My soul be filled with the light of Your love…

Use my life, Oh Lord, that others would be drawn into Your glorious presence…

For we are but ambassadors, here for a short time, and gone forever…

“For we are God’s workmanship, created for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should do.”

Ephesians 2:10

Living boldly in His sight, drawing everyone we meet into the light of His hope….

This is why we are here.

How I pray we wont waste a minute of our days full of self pity, doubt, and confusion…

How I pray that today is the day that we pick up our cross and live on purpose…

“If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross and follow me.”

Matthew 16:24

Power and majesty flow from His heart…

Oh Lord, Yes!  I chose You.  I want to follow You.  Please cover me with Your wing of strength, and lead me into Your loving arms…

Fill me with desire

Ceanse me from myself…

Oh Lord, use my life… every minute of it, every hour…

I want to follow You.

In Jesus Name,

I pray,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

Shout Out To All You Beautiful Women Out There…! #shineon

mothers day 2015Shout out to all you beautiful women out there who love BIG!

We love you, we need you, and we are thankful for You!

Keep loving…

Keep growing…

Keep shinning Your light!

The world needs Your beauty and grace!

Live in Love,

Lisa

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”

Galatians 6:10

Can I Get A High Five… #goodness

Hi fives all aroundHappy Friday!

May today be filled with hopes and dreams…

May you lay your worries and burdens down.

May God’s mercy be your guide, and may He set your feet in motion…

Decide today to change that one thought, one habit, or one desire…

Decide today to push forward.

To live out love, and maybe even change things up a bit.

Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!

His faithful love endures forever.  Who can list the glorious miracles of the Lord?

Who can praise Him half enough?”

Psalm 106: 1

Walk in praise… Love the light… Live out loud…

Trust in His Holy Name :)

In Jesus Name,

I pray,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

High Five friends!  :)

Happy Looks Good On You… #shineon

smile. happy looks good on youOh Lord,

You have plans to prosper and to help us…

to give us a hope and a future…

My heart leaps at these beautiful words of hope and inspiration…

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord.  “They are plans for good and not disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”

Jeremiah 20:11

In You, I am covered by Your love.  I am safe, honored and adored…

Father…. I thank You for this day.  I thank You for the  beauty in Your words, and the warmth of Your touch.

Help me to stay focused on Your words of truth.

 For in You there is no darkness…

No confusion…

No senseless chatter…

You bring light and peace to all the dark corners of my mind.

“This is the message we have heard from Him, and declared to you:

God is light; In Him there is no darkness at all.”

1 John 1:5

Today.  I boldly confess that You are my God…

I will not entertain thoughts of darkness or strife.

I will focus on what is in front of me, and all the good You have done, and are doing.

I will not have a conversation with evil…

I will slam the door on any darkness or hatred.

I am crowed by Your love, and I will walk in Your light…

“One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years.  When Jesus saw him and knew how long he had been ill, he asked him, “would you like to get well?”

“I can’t sir,”  the sick mans said, “for I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred up. While I am trying to get there, someone else always gets in ahead of me .”

Jesus told him, “Stand up, pick up your sleeping mat, and walk!”

John 5:6-6

Today, Father, I will grab Your hand.  I will pick up my sleeping mat and walk…

In Jesus Name,

I pray,

Amen…

Live in Love,

Lisa

Keep walking in the light, Dear Friends, and go bless someone today…

Keep pushing ahead to be the best YOU ca be :)

Let it Be… #hope

there will be an answer let it beThe waiting is the hardest part…

The second guessing.  Worrying.. Over thinking…

Uggggg!

I am in the biggest waiting room I have ever been in.

It never seems to end…

Some-days I feel confident, and controlled.  Excited and encouraged…

Most days, when I am honest with myself, I am confused, over tired .. scared and burned out!

Nice, right!  Hahaha

My hope, and God’s peace,  enters my heart,  and flows through my veins,  only when I sit before His throne…

These quiet mornings, when I open God’s word…

No agenda.  Not looking for answers, not searching frantically for hope… but, instead, opening God’s word and taking in His ways… and His days while He was here.

Walking His steps with Him.. Listening.  Believing.  Praying…

His ways are my peace.

How I pray this gives you comfort… How I pray You too would find your peace in His presence.

If you feel frantic, or overwhelmed when you open God’s word, it my hope that you would stop.

Stop searching.  Stop rushing.  Stop over thinking.

It it my prayer for you that you would open His word with obedience to listen… walk with Jesus through His journey, slowly.  Let your mind visualize his steps… Let Your heart hear His words…

Just walk… listen and pray….

There will be an answer… Let it be :)

In Jesus Name,

I pray,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

Ps… this must have been a very long journey home… this man believed.  Trusted, and walked…

We can do the same :)

“In the course of His journey through Galilee, He arrived at a town of Cana, where He had turned the water into wine.  There was a government official in the city of Capernaum whose son was very sick.  When He heart that Jesus had come from Judea and was traveling in Galilee, He went over to Cana.  He found Jesus and begged Him to to come to Capernaum with him to heal his son, who was about to die…..

“The official pleaded , “Lord, please come now before my little boy dies.”

Then Jesus told him, “Go back home.  Your son will live!’

And the man believed Jesus’ word and started home…”

John 4:46-54

Love the Ones You’re With… #love

just love“Look around you! vast fields are ripening all around us, and are ready now for the harvest.  

The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life.

What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike!

You know the saying, ‘One person plants and someone else harvests’ And it’s true.”

John 4:35-37

We are here on this earth but for a season…

A season to love.

A season and live…

We have this one life to live out loud..

To let God’s love shine forth…

To take care, with a gentle hand,  of the ones God as entrusted us with..

He has equipped, and directed our paths…

Let us not get weary in doing good..

If you are feeling burdened and weary, like you’re not doing enough…

Just love.  Love the ones you’re with…

Put your weary heart in God’s capable hands, and just love.

Plant seeds of sweetness.. of hope, and the beauty of kindness wherever you go…

Dear Heavenly Father,

How touched I am by Your call on my life…

When the days seem long, and my service not enough, how I pray Your peace cover my heart…

I hear Your gentle voice cheering me on…

“Love the ones your with.”

So Today,  I will live…

Today I will love the ones I’m with.

Use my life, Oh Lord, right where I am…

Help me to walk in faith.

Help me to keep planting…

Help me to be all that I can be.

I love You,

In Jesus Name,

I pray,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

Do Not Fear… #courage

perfect loveSo full of me and the things I am not… I need You, Jesus, please fill my heart with words of hope, and words of truth… Cleanse this broken vessel, that I will see, more of You and way less of me…

“Come to me all, who are weary and heavy burdened, and I will give you rest…”

Let Your line shine,

He makes all things new…

In Jesus Name,

I pray,

Amen

Matthew 11:28

Praying over Your Sunday Friends…

Live in Love,

Lisa

Do You Remember that Day…? #shineon

there are so many beautiful resaons to be happyI so remember that day…

The day everything in my world changed…

The day I met Jesus face to face…

Heart to heart…

Do you remember that day?

“…..We found the very person Moses and the prophets wrote about!  His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth…”

John 1:45

The joy they felt… The belonging..

The hope and the uninhibited love…

That was the very best day…

Ever…

Heavenly Father,

As I come before Your throne of mercy, I reach my hand into Yours.

How I love and adore You..

Thank and praise You.

Remembering the day You sought, and found me…

The day Your love restored and bound me.

I am forever comforted by Your presence and peace…

I give you my day, my heart, and my hand…

Please, Oh Lord, keep me near…

How I pray my day would be pleasing unto You.

In Jesus Name, I pray

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa