He Is Forever Faithful… #foreverfaithful

he is forever faithfulHe is forever faithful…

And

He loves your beautiful heart…

Live in Love,

Lisa

Praying over your Sunday Friends…

He Is Listening & He Is Near… #foreverfaithful

freedom“I cried out to the Lord in my suffering, and He heard me.

He set me free from all my fears.

For the angel of the Lord guards all who fear Him, and He rescues them.”

Psalm 34:6-7

An angle of the Lord’s is guarding your precious heart…

If you are suffering, He is near…

 He is listening….

He is setting your heart free from all of your fears…

“Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who trust in Him!”

Psalm 34:8

Trust in Him…

Abide in His presence of strength and hope…

He is whispering to you…

Can you hear Him?

“I have loved you with an everlasting love.  I have drawn you with unfailing kindness..”

Jeremiah 31:3

Live in Love,

Lisa

Being A Mess Is Hard Work… ! #goodness

being a mess is exhastingQuite a few years ago, after a super hurtful time in my life…

 I felt something in my heart start to change…

I didn’t recognize the power it was starting to have over me…

My mind twisting and turning…  thinking, and thinking… and over thinking!

I just knew if I thought about it enough I could make sense of it… I could do better…  or be better.

Mostly BE BETTER…

Over thinking failures, conversations, other people’s broken hearts or situations… I could so easily tear myself down, and start a spiral of emotions that would paralyze my day!

My mind felt like a bully wanting to control every thought and motive.

So very crippling…

I had let the tender voice of God get buried so deeply, I could only hear myself…

 I had things to figure out!  OK!  I was busy!   Hahaha

What a huge bag of ugly I was digging through!

When You are a believer of Jesus Christ, who died on the cross of your sins…

Your life, your days, and your moments are surrendered into His hands…

There is no more fighting, struggling and tearing apart…

We are set free from these emotional mind games.

That was a cruel and sad time…

Living in my head.  Thinking others were against me… starving for God’s love and approval, and not even knowing that, that was what  I was doing.

I was just busy.  Very busy.  Destroying myself!

Uggggg….

Along came a scripture…

I was… frustrated.. in agony, and I saw these words….

“Yet the Lord LONGS to be gracious to you; therefore He will rise up to show you compassion.  For the Lord is a God of Justice.

Blessed are all who wait for Him”

Isaiah 30:18

The first word that jumped out to me was “LONGS”

He was longing to be gracious to me…

but in my business, and self destruction… I forgot who I was In Christ.

I just started crying…

There was His sweet tender voice…

And it hit me.

What am I doing to myself?

My God and my Savior …

My Redeemer and friend…

Never left me…

I didn’t think I deserved His quiet touch… so evidently I was beating myself up for Him!

And…

I was doing an awesome job :)  haha

(Thank you! :)

Been there?

He LONGS to be gracious to YOU.

How happy am I to be able to tell YOU such a precious truth…

If you are reading this it’s obvious you have been seeking, searching and staying near to God’s word of love and hope…

You have been waiting on HIM…

And He says to your tired and weary heart…

“Blessed are all who wait for Him..”

Psalm 30:18b

Blessed are you, Dear Friend…

Get up. and get out of your head…

Live in the light of His tender words that He pours over Your moments…

He is the love of your life, and the author of your days…

“Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other. Faithfulness springs forth from the earth and righteousness looks down from Heaven.”

Psalm 85:10-11

You have a life to love,

Get busy :)

Live in Love,

Lisa

Riot Against Rogue Feelings and Emotions…! #shineon

riot  I keep pushing my thoughts, and my heart forward…

Not for a minute letting a single thought of anger, resentment, judgement or fear captive my mind, I feel the anchor of my soul being set free… and my heart setting sail…

I am learning it may take a second for me to realize that I am being tempted to think on things that are destructive, but in that second;  I know the feelings that will be unleashed if I even begin to entertain a dark emotion.

I don’t want to go there…

I am letting God walk me through the uncomfortable feeling of letting go…

That is where the joy begins.

“… we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”

2 Corinthians 10:5

How do I do that?

“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things.”

Philippians 4:8

I turn my thoughts to my day… to the beauty in what is happening right before me…

The things I can do, need to do, and want to do..

Loving others, pushing forward…being productive :)

That’s what I can do.  That’s what helps me to  ease the desire to over think and self destruct!

 Keeping my heart open to what is true and good in God’s eyes,  keeps my thoughts away from rogue emotions and feelings…

Being the best me right where I am.

Rioting against the flow!

Best days ever!

Live in Love,

Lisa

No Digging Allowed.. Ever! … #Trust

do not dig up in faithLetting the love of God’s heart touch deeply in my soul.

Learning to not quickly dig up emotions, and feelings I have planted in faith.

Once planted, I put my faith.

My hope.

My heart… In His hands.

“If God is for us , who can be against us?”

Romans 8:31

Dear Heavenly Father,

Coming before You this new day, I am reminded how important it is for me to really… really

TRUST

Your words of hope….

To take that extra minute and seek Your heart of compassion over  thoughts my mind is trying to dig up…

Elizabeth Elliot wrote…

“Do not dig up in doubt what you planted in faith..”

 I love those words…

Father,

You know my heart, and I am so thankful for Your perfect love.

You saw me get out the shovel… search for the hole…  and You stopped me…

Thank You for the power of Your love that changes hearts…

Thank You for Your promise to meet me whenever I call Your name…

Holy.  Holy.  Holy is our God All Mighty…

“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.”

James 4:8

Dear Friend… hold nothing back from the eyes of God…

He is Your power and Your might…

He is Your strength…

“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.”

Isaiah 40:29

In Jesus Name,

I pray,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

But For A Moment… #hope

aint nobody got time for that“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love Him.”

1 Corinthians 2:9b

Dear Heavenly Father,

I love You.

I need You.

You have filled my soul with such goodness and grace…

May my heart continue yearning and growing… seeking to rid myself of jealousy, fear.. worry and dismay.

… Ain’t nobody got time for that!

Living in the light of all that is good…

That’s where my spirit flows with joy.

If, for a moment,  I let myself imagine all the good You have prepared…  my heart sings for joy of all the love and tenderness… hope and compassion that swirls around Your Heavenly throne..

We are here but for a moment…

How I pray my moment is pleasing unto Thy…

In Jesus Name,

I pray,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

Just Breathe… #goodness

just breathe“Seek peace and purpose it…”

1 Peter 3: 11b

When my heart fills anxious, and my thoughts seem never-ending, Your gentleness calms my soul…

Thank You Heavenly Father for Your whispers of love and sweetness…

My heart craves Your truth, Your love,  and Your kindness…

I turn my eyes to You, Father, knowing Your love is my defense…

I come before You this new day, sitting quietly at Your throne…

Letting Your goodness and mercy invade my heart, then my thoughts…. my soul is quieted by Your touch…

Only You can calm this storm that stirs within me…

How truly grateful I am for Your call in my life…

Keep me near, Oh Lord, that I would be aware of Your presence …

You only require my heart….

Today, I am seeking Your peace..

Today I am pursuing Your heart of goodness over me…

I love You,

In Jesus Name,

I pray,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa