What an encouraging truth to remember this beautiful new day…

Even Paul, who wrote most of the books in the Bible, who so so loved Jesus, and so wanted to do good in this world, felt the struggle of not being good enough…

I love him!

“No, Dear Friends, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing; Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead.  I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus is calling us up to heaven…”

Philippians: 3:13

May God’s love for you draw you to Him.  Not fear of Him…

He knows we struggle.  He sees our heart, and He sees our desire to be better.  His love draws us to Himself.. Setting us free from pleasing others while gently guiding our eyes toward His; so He can fill you with His mercy, grace and amazing hope..

No matter what is going on in your life…

Draw close to Him…

Let His love set you free..

“I have discarded everything else counting it all garbage, so that I may have Christ and become one with Him.  I no longer count on my own goodness or my ability to obey God’s law, but I trust Christ to save me.  For God’s way of making us right with Himself depends on faith…”

Philippians 3: 8b-9

Dear Heavenly Father, Good Morning!  I am so thankful and encouraged to be reminded how important it is to lay down the past..  That I can let go of my yesterdays and be excited about new tomorrows.  To know that even Paul, who loved you so so much, felt the same struggle I feel.  That He wished he could have been better… but in Your great love and goodness, Paul knew that that shouldn’t; and would not  be his focus!

His focus was to move forward.. To strain to win the race which lies ahead… at the end of His life…

So each new day is always a new beginning..

How I pray my heart and eyes would be on You.. that my life would be a reflection of Your goodness, hope and great love..

Help me to keep my eyes on You my redeemer, My God and My King…

and may others be caught up in the same sweet aroma of Your loving kindness that I smell all around my life…

I love You with all of my heart…

In Jesus’ Name,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

A New day.. A New beginning.

New opportunities and new stories to unfold!

Thank You, Heavenly Father, for another bright and new sunshiny day…How exciting it is to know that my life has purpose.

As I come before You and lay down my agenda, how I pray I would sense Your freedom and grace.. I want to live this day confident of Your presence, fully aware that my days are numbered and my life can make a difference in this world….

Open my eyes, Heavenly Father,  that I would be aware of the opportunities You have given me to love, encourage and spread hope…

Refresh my heart, Oh Lord, fill me with Your goodness… Draw me close to You that I would walk in Your peace…

May my life be a sweet fragrance to those who are near to me.

I love You so so much…

In Jesus’ Name,

Amen

“For God is working in you, giving you the desire to obey Him and the power to do what pleases Him..”

Philippians 2:13

Oh, Lord, take my eyes off of me, and put them on You..

Live in love,

Lisa

I woke up to these words this morning, and they filled my heart with such beauty and hope..

“May I always be filled with the fruit of Your righteousness, those good things that are produced in your life-by Jesus Christ.. for this will bring much glory and praise to God..”

Philippians 1:11

Oh, Dear Lord,  Good morning.  Thank You so much for this new day..

As I come into the beauty of Your presence, may my heart be washed away from anything dirty or staining.. May Your love cleanse and fill me with Your peace.

Your righteousness.. which is the good you have filled me with gives me the comfort and peace I need to live a live of love and I so thank You for that…

May my life bring you glory and much praise as I lay down my agenda and hold tightly your hand.

I seek Your guidance and wisdom for my day..

I just want to be close to You in all that I do.

Thank You that I just have to be me..

I love You so much Jesus…

In Your name I pray,

Amen

“Be to me a protecting rock of safety where I am always welcome.. for You are my rock and my fortress..”

Psalm 71:3

“Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers every good and perfect gift is from above coming down from the Father of Heavenly lights who does not change like shifting shadows..”

James 1:16-17

Thank You God Your goodness…

Live in Love,

Lisa

The beauty in God’s word never seizes to amaze me..

” I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the wonderful future He has promised to those He called.. I want you to realize what a rich and glorious inheritance He has given to His people..”

Ephesians 1:18

He loves you that much…

Dear Heavenly Father, to the best of my understanding I pray for You to come into my heart and flood me with Your light of love that I would understand the wonderful things You have planned for me… I pray you would pierce the darkness and let me see Your beauty and grace.

 Please, Oh Lord, forgive and cleanse me of my sins against you.  I never wanted to hurt You.. Cleanse me… Draw me into Your presence and fill my heart with Your hope..

Thank You that  the moment I accept You into my heart, I have become Yours.. Nothing can ever separate me from Your love, comfort and protection.. Nothing!

Amazing..

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord..”

Romans 8:38

In Jesus Name,

Amen..

I Love You, Jesus..

Live in Love,

Lisa

  “But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.  Now the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom..”

2 Corinthians 3:16

Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for this new beautiful day.  I turn my eyes toward You, Oh, Lord, thanking You for Your spirit of Love, hope, and forgiveness..

Please Lord, enter my heart, cleanse me and refresh my spirit in Your great love..

Lord, thank You so much that the moment I turn to You, and  accept Your love into my heart, the veil is lifted, and Your beauty, love and forgiveness richly invaded my whole being, and that is so so beautiful.

How I give you my day, praying Your great love flowing in and around my life that others will be refreshed by Your beauty too…

I love You so much,

In Jesus Name,

Amen

2 Corinthians 5:17   Therefore, if anyone s in Christ, he is a new creation.  The old has passed away: behold, the new has come..”

John 15:16  “You did not choose me, but I choose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit; fruit that will last..”

Lisa

“But the steps of the Godly are directed by the Lord.  He delights in every detail of their lives.  Though they stumble, the will not fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand..”

Psalm 37:23-24

Are you struggling with something?  Do you keep pushing it down?

Are you living in the light?

The Lord, your God is holding your hand.. He delights in you.

 Pray with me…

Dear Heavenly Father, please help me.  Please forgive me.  I want.. No, I need to live in Your presence.

Fully surrendered.  Fully transparent.

To know that You are holding my hand, and You delight in me is so beautiful. So precious.  Please draw me into Your presence, and fill me with Your spirit.  May I be refreshed by Your grace and strengthened by Your love.

I give you my day. May healing and hope be my foundation as I surrender my fears and failures.

Please help me to hold Your hand a little tighter today..

I love You,

In Jesus

Holy Name,

Amen

“Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts..”

Psalm 95: 7b

” I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my god.  For He has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteous, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels..”

Isaiah 62:10

Live in the Light of all that good…

How refreshing is it to live in the moment?!

 Not bending our ear to the voices of the past, or turning our thoughts to the ‘what if’s’ of the future..

Matt 6:34

Dear Heavenly Father, How amazing is it that Your word stands true for every emotion and feeling that swirls around in our minds…

I love You…

When my heart reaches back to the dark corners of my mind…

There. You.  Are.

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.  See I am doing a new thing!  Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?:

Isaiah 43:16

When I am tempted to worry about my tomorrows…

There.  You.  Are

” Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.  Each day has enough trouble of its own..”

Matt 6:34

Dear Heavenly Father, As I come before You this new day…I give you the things of yesterday that are weighing my heart down, and the worries of tomorrow that ignite emotions I shouldn’t even be thinking about.

  I am excited about today; about the “new things”  You are doing! I love that!!   Please use me today to love others the way You love me..

I want to strip off the worries of tomorrow…

To reach out and encourage a weary heart. To be kind to those I don’t yet know, and to those I do know… Let Your light shine that others will see Your beauty and amazing love that sets us free…

I love You

Jesus…

In Jesus Name, I pray

Amen

“Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed says the Lord, who has compassion on you..”

Isaiah 54:10

Live in Love,

Lisa

Letting go.

Trusting.  Believing there Is something; Someone bigger than us..

Taking the world off of our shoulders, and laying down all of the weight that comes with having to be in control…

I love, love. love that..

” Finally, I confessed all of my sins to you and stopped trying to hide them.. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord” And You forgave me!  All my guilt is gone”

Psalm 32:5

What does that like for you?

Do You have guilt?

Or…

Maybe your heart is exhausted by trying to hold everything together.  You have tried to ignore and push down feelings of pain, fear, or anger for so long, you have lost sight of what is good.. what is right… what is trustworthy… you have become numb and have protected your heart for so long that feelings of trust aren’t even an option…

I have so so been there…

But God, in His amazing love, has reached down from heaven and asked us to trust.

To trust Him.

Trust Him enough to surrender..

Surrender feelings of guilt.. because guilt is not from our Heavenly Father…

Surrender feelings of control.  Self reliance.  unworthiness; or pride.

All not from our Heavenly Father…

Let them all go… One at a time.

Dear Heavenly Father, I come before You this new beautiful day wanting to let go.  Wanting to live in the light of Your beauty and hope.  Please forgive my guilt.  Please forgive my heart that cries out, “I have to do this on my own”  I need You. Please forgive my self-reliance, my fear of unworthiness. Cleanse me of all of my pride that clings to my soul and pushes me away from You..

I need Your protection, Heavenly Father.  I trust in You… and You alone.

Thank you for holding my heart in your hands… Thank you for turning my heart, mind and soul toward Your tender loving care.  Thank you for holding me close, and that I can trust You to walk before me, after me; and that You already have my life in Your hands.

I declare that I am Yours.

May I walk in Your peace, trust in Your goodness, and let my light shine to other’s that are weary and in need of Your hope…

I love You, Jesus…

In Your Name I pray,

Amen

Psalm 32:7  “For You are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble.  You surround me with songs of victory.”

Psalm 32:8  “The Lord says, :I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.  I will advise you and watch over you..”

Eph 2:4-5 “But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions.. it is by grace you have been saved..”

Eph 2:8 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith, and this not from yourselves.  It is the gift of God not by works so that no one can boast.”

Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight..”

He loves You.  You can trust Him…

Have an amazing day!

Live in Love,

Lisa