You Make Beautiful Things Out Of Us… #thebestmeicanbe

you make beautiful things out of us“…Therefore, anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven…”

Matthew 18:3-4

God, You so love a tender and humble heart…

That makes me sooooo happy :)

Dear Heavenly Father,

The beauty in Your words moves me beyond understanding…

To be gentle.

Humble.

Kind and good.

Not having to fight to be heard. or to be right.

Your love prevails…

Help us to stay patient under Your wing…

Help us to stay strong.  Believing, and knowing our gentle and tender hearts speak volumes in this noisy and busy world…

Help me, Oh Lord, to keep my focus on all that is good…

All that is right…

And all that is true…

 YOU are all of those beautiful things…

Help  me to keep my eyes on YOU…

Your love changes everything…

In Jesus Name,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

Your Beautiful Self… #thebestmeicanbe

just be your beautiful selfSeek God’s heart…

He adores you.

Let His words inspire goodness…

He cares deeply for you.

Don’t look for ways to beat yourself down…

He has come to lift you up.

Let Him whisper words of love , grace and strength to your weary heart…

“The thief comes only  to kill, steal and destroy;  I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”

John 10:10

Why You chose me will forever humble me…

Oh Dear Heavenly Father….

Words of thanksgiving and praise don’t seem to cover the depths of gratitude I feel for the love You so freely pour into my heart.

You have come to give me a life full of love… hope… and  great  mercy…

Thank You for setting my heart free from condemnation and fear…

Today I will bask in that awesome goodness!

I love You, Heavenly Father,

In Jesus Name, I pray..

Amen

 

Love > Fear… #thebestmeicanbe #love

love blog“There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear,

because fear has to do with punishment.

The one who fears, is not made perfect in love.”

1John4:18

Oh Lord, how good is Your love…

Thank You for driving away all of our fears..

Fear of not being good.  Fear of my  failures..

Fear of punishment… Fear of regrets.

There are always so many lies that want to tear at our hearts; and destroy our peace…

But there You are!

Perfect Love

You stand in the gap and drive out all fear.

Your love covers and dispels each lie that wants to invade our hearts…

Your love replaces fear…

That is so awesome!

How good and precious is Your Name…

I love You Heavenly Father,

In Jesus Name, I pray,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

The Struggle Is Real… #thebestmeicanbe

you are so loved1“If God is for us, who can be against us?”

Romans 8:31

Loved.

Chosen.

Predestined…

God is for You.

Letting go of all my weary thoughts…

Putting my eyes and focus on God’s truths and good purposes…

Life is short.  Live for Him…

Dear Heavenly Father,  How humbling and good to be refreshed by Your goodness and strength…

You are for me.

You have filled my heart with  love and my spirit with courage.

Help me to keep pushing forward…

Letting my yesterdays go and living to please and glorify You today.

It’s good to be a daughter of the King most High!

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. 

For those God foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of His Son that He might be the firstborn among many brothers. 

And  those He predestined, He also called; those He called He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.

What then shall we say in response to this?  If God is for us, who can be against us?

Romans 8:28-31

I trust in You…

In Jesus Holy Name,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

Choose Happy… #thebestmeicanbe

choose happy“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.

So stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery…”

Galatians 5:1

Yes!

It is for freedom’s sake  that Christ has set us free…

It’s so super easy to get caught up in old routines of backward thinking…

Yesterday is gone…

Over thinking, digging up wrongs, or sadness is giving ourselves over to slavery..

It is burden too much to bear!

Our gracious and loving Father knew that…

He has lavished us with freedom…

With hope…

So let’s stand firm…

Live in the light of all that is good…

Let yesterday go…

Stop over thinking…

Stop digging up sad stuff…

Today is a new day!

Rejoice and be glad in it :)

Dear Heavenly Father, I so love You!  I come before You this new day so so thankful for the freedom You have infused in my heart…

I want to live in the new moments of today…

I want to seek You…

Do not let me be burdened  AGAIN by the yoke of slavery.

Help me to be aware of what that looks like in my life…

I want to choose happy..

I want to stand firm…

I want to stand in the light of Your awesome love!

I give You my heart…

Thank You for washing me clean…

Help me to live fearless :)

I love You,

In Jesus Name,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

Gonna Be Rad Today…! #thebestmeicanbe

be rad today“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 

Greater love has no other love than this, that He lay down his life for His friends. 

You are my friends if you do what I command…”

John 15:12-14

Being the best me I can be…

Looking forward to what the day may bring…

Searching to live and love…

Dear Heavenly Father,  Thank You for loving me so much…

That always blows my mind…

You choose me…

I want to be Your friend… :)

Lead me through this day, Father,

Help me to be aware of Your presence.  Consume my heart and mind with loving others, Oh Lord.

Help me to represent You well…

In Jesus Name,

I pray,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

Let It Go…! #thebestmeicanbe #love

let it go“Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving  each other, just as in Christ God forgave you..”

Ephesians 4:31-32

Standing tall in the light of God’s grace…

Letting Him wash the muck and mire of bitterness…slander rage and malice…

Oh Dear Heavenly Father,

Your love is so beautiful… so good and so kind.

How I pray if there is any bitterness that has rooted in me, You would reveal it…

It is my heart’s desire to live truly free; truly surrounded by Your beauty and grace..

To truly let go of ugly thoughts…

To truly live a life of love…

To truly be the best me I can be…

Thank You for loving me…

In Jesus Name,

I pray,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

Just Wanna Be A Nice Human… #thebestmeicanbe #love

spread love hearts“For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

Ephesians 2:10

The key to a good day?

Taking my eyes off of myself..

Being a good human… :)

Spreading love wherever you go…

We never know who may need a kind smile..

A gentle touch…

An ear to listen..

Dear Heavenly Father,

May my eyes be open…

May my heart be  soft..

May my ears be attune to the hurting soul…

May I  spread kindness and love as freely as You have given to me…

In Jesus Name,

I pray,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

I Just Want To Do Good Things … #thebestmeicanbe

love does things“Trust in the Lord and do good…”

Psalm 37:3

One little thing…

Any little thing…

Love does good things :)

Gently closing the door to drama can feel scary… even wrong…

We get used to that crazy pace of worry and confusion.

It’s a trap… and it holds our hearts hostage to all the good we could be doing…

Love does things…

Love sets our hearts free, and inspires hope in others lives..

Today, Oh Lord, I want to do good things…

I want to trust You..

I want to be awesome..

I just want to do good things…

I love You, Jesus,

Pushing to be the best me I can be!

Thank You for all the good things You have done for me…

In Your name, I pray,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

Breathe It All In… #thebestmeicanbe

breathe it all inI want to see the good around me…

Help me, Oh Lord, to breath it all in…

And love it all out…

I want to be the best me I can be… :)

Happy Weekend….

Live in Love,

Lisa