Don't Give Up Hope!

Today, I have to say, I am actually enjoying cleaning the house, doing laundry, cooking, all the wifely responsibilities. So thankful, I am able to be home. There was a time in my life, I thought I would never be able to be home, just work, work, work.

God is so gracious, whatever you are going through in your circumstances of life...it may seem like nothings going to change. Don't give up, have faith, God will come through. The more you are going through now, the more He will restore to you later, in every area of your life:) Just keep looking to God for your strength, He will pull or carry you through.

We have allot to be thankful for:) May God Bless You Richly!

photo by: kwerfeldein at flickr.com

My Flesh and My Heart Faileth?

I was reading some scripture today, and my heart was so thankful God is so gracious to His Children:)


Psalm 73:26, 28

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever.


But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all Thy Works.



There was a time in my life, when the more I tried to draw close to God, the further He seemed away. I know now it was the enemy (Satan) who did not want me, to be close to God. What I did, is I found a scripture, that would help me rely on God's promises...in His word.

I started memorizing scripture, the first I found to apply to my everyday life, was Joshua 24:15. At the beginning I only memorized a portion of this scripture and that was "choose you this day whom ye will serve;" When ever I faced a decision in my day, on what to do, I would quote this portion of scripture in my mind, then think about, will this decision reflect God, will this choice be good for me?

Here I will show you the whole scripture: "And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

There is so much more in the following scriptures, so many stories to read in the Bible.

Back to the topic at hand...here are the next few verses, I memorized to help me draw close to God:)

James 5:8 "Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. vs9: "Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness." vs10: "Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up."

Psalm 28:7 "The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise Him."

Psalm 18: 6 "In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of His temple and my cry came before Him, even into His ears."

Psalm 121: 1-2 "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help." vs 2: "My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth."

As I was searching through-out my Bible, my heart was so touched, by His words:) I felt like I was reading a love story...and I was. The Bible is a love story, it tells of His Love for you and I, and He warns us of things to come. He prepares our hearts, and shows us His ways. He loves us so, it hurts and grieves His heart, when we go about our own ways, which are harmful not only to us physically but spiritually.

May God Bless you as you read His Words:) Anytime spent in reading His word, is time stored up in Heaven for you:) Your time with Him, is all He wants! So amazing, He wants a relationship with us? I hope and pray your day is blessed and your heart is touched by God Himself:)

(picture provided by: flickr.com Fe 108aums)

Time, is of the Essense!

Haven't been spending enough time in The Word! What a difference it makes in our daily lives, when we have our time with God:) He is the most important part of our Day!

Meditating on His Words, not the thoughts and temptations of this world. Wow, this is cool, just noticed something about that last sentence. You know how our enemy never has an original thought of his own, and wants to duplicate God, in everything. Satan will take what God has done and add to it. So for instance speaking of God and His Words, and Satan's temptations of this world...notice how similar the words are between the two? How Satan's words are the temptations of this world, not the pure word of God.

Notice below, how the original words....His Word and this world are changed by one letter in each word.

God
His Word
purity of truth
gives life to the soul
exposes the lies of the enemy


Satan
this world
lies of deception
gives death to the soul
adds to or takes away from the truth of God

Just as one event or one person can make a difference in our lives, so it is the difference when we choose to follow God's ways rather than Satan's ways!

Both have different agenda's to life, and the destiny of our souls!

Fingerless Gloves

Been knitting away, my first obsession was purses, then scarves, now fingerless gloves. I didn't realize how comfortable they are, and how they warm you up, just enough. I remember in the old days, they would call them hobo gloves!

I know someone who buys regular gloves in the thrift store, she purposely cuts the fingers off. She likes the the comfort and not worrying about them getting ruined. When they wear out she just throws them away, and gets some more for .15 or .25cents.

These knitted fingerless gloves, I have to say are nicer than, those .15-.25 make shift gloves. Surprisingly, how many people are attracted, to want to get a pair themselves...when they see the ones I've been wearing.

So now I have a way to support my habit:) Knitting habit that is, selling a few gloves, scarves will help reimburse me for the money spent on yarn over the years. It is funny though, just like a beader or a scrapbooker, they never have enough beads, never have enough scrapbooking materials:) Right!

Well, better jump off here, for now, but would love to hear comments or followers who are knitters at heart. For those who love to knit not only yarn, but God's love in their hearts and others...well this is an added bonus:) "Have a Blessed Day!"

knitting

Was able to offer some family members for Christmas, their personal choice of a scarf. They loved them, this not only added warmth for them, but added warmth to my heart. It made me feel good, to know they appreciated them so much, and realized how much work and love went into them.

Little do they know, that this coming Christmas, they will most likely get some fingerless gloves to match their scarves:) This is my goal anyway!