Good Friday morning...
Lord thank you for loving me despite my sin, but Lord I pray that you loving revel the areas I struggle so that I can become more like you. Lord I pray you also do this in the lives of the believers around me, especially my fellow group members. Reveal Your holiness to us this week. We love you!~Amen
What stood out to me today was Jesus prayed for us! He prayed that we not be taken out of this evil world but that we are kept from evil...We are called to be holy, so that we are available for His use. We are told to be holy because He is holy.
Speaking for myself, I find it easy as James said to find faults in others and struggle to find them in myself, but as I have prayed about it God is revealing Himself and why I am so much in need of Him. I fall short! I am so thankful that He loves me in spite of it!
Lord, I pray that you continue to change my heart, my mind and my will for You. I pray that you reveal the areas that I need you most. Lord I pray that I am available for your use. I pray that I see the opportunity. I love you and thank you for everything...forgive me for when I dont realize how blessed I am!~Amen
Friday, June 15, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Week One Day Four
I really struggled to get up this morning...my body is just SO tired. I thank God that even though there are days that I feel I cant make it, He is faithful and ALWAYS there!
Looking ahead...Week four what stood out to me was "Can you thank Me for trusting you with this experience even if I never tell you why?" This ONE statement had so much in it...first of all THANKING God for an experience, even the painful, hard, hurtful ones...this is HARD to do. I think back to my Uncle, the anniversary of his home going is just 7 days away. I know he had to have struggled with his battle with cancer. i know he worried for his kids, especially their salvation (they are all now saved, praise God) yet I have never seen someone face that kind of uncertainty with more trust in God...this statement goes on, even if I never tell you why. I have had it good, I am able to now look back on experiences and see why. My Uncle's life and even death pointed to Christ, my dad's sickness brought our family closer together, my loss of a job meant schooling that I couldnt have afforded and another job I feel I am meant to be...but what if I couldnt see the why? I know that day is coming, where I may never know why. I pray that I can praise God, even when I dont know all the answers because I know He does!
Week 5...I loved the verse especially ..."My thoughts are not you thoughts, neither are your ways My ways..." God is so much bigger than just my little preset!
Lord, please place your blessing on today. Help me to be your light to those who may not know you. Help me to be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger. I thank you Lord that even though I may not always understand your ways in the midst of trials, that you always have a plan for hope and a future. Thank you for always loving me even when I dont deserve it! Lord I pray that I am able to get my work completed today and able to leave on time to make it to bible study, I pray that as you wake up my fellow members that you are on their hearts and minds preparing them for our time together. I love you and thank you for another day, I thank you for the health of my children and husband.~Amen
Looking ahead...Week four what stood out to me was "Can you thank Me for trusting you with this experience even if I never tell you why?" This ONE statement had so much in it...first of all THANKING God for an experience, even the painful, hard, hurtful ones...this is HARD to do. I think back to my Uncle, the anniversary of his home going is just 7 days away. I know he had to have struggled with his battle with cancer. i know he worried for his kids, especially their salvation (they are all now saved, praise God) yet I have never seen someone face that kind of uncertainty with more trust in God...this statement goes on, even if I never tell you why. I have had it good, I am able to now look back on experiences and see why. My Uncle's life and even death pointed to Christ, my dad's sickness brought our family closer together, my loss of a job meant schooling that I couldnt have afforded and another job I feel I am meant to be...but what if I couldnt see the why? I know that day is coming, where I may never know why. I pray that I can praise God, even when I dont know all the answers because I know He does!
Week 5...I loved the verse especially ..."My thoughts are not you thoughts, neither are your ways My ways..." God is so much bigger than just my little preset!
Lord, please place your blessing on today. Help me to be your light to those who may not know you. Help me to be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger. I thank you Lord that even though I may not always understand your ways in the midst of trials, that you always have a plan for hope and a future. Thank you for always loving me even when I dont deserve it! Lord I pray that I am able to get my work completed today and able to leave on time to make it to bible study, I pray that as you wake up my fellow members that you are on their hearts and minds preparing them for our time together. I love you and thank you for another day, I thank you for the health of my children and husband.~Amen
Monday, June 11, 2012
Week One Day Five...Opps I skipped day four
Ok, so I just realized that I skipped day four...I will do it tomorrow; however I dont believe in accidents on God's divine timing so I think I was meant to do that for a reason...
Today I looked ahead at week 6 gripped by the Worship of God, one thing that really stood out to me was the mountaintop(the verse), Isaiah 58:1 "They seek Me day by day and delight to know My ways..." I want to honestly say that EVERYDAY I seek God and seek Him with all my heart, I want to delight in His ways but first I have to study and know them!
I also looked ahead at week 7 gripped by my identity in God, several things stood out to me here...I think this is where I have always struggled...my identity. One of the preview statements reads, "Until we can honestly affirm: 'I am who God says I am, and that's all that matters,' our lives will be restless indeed. I dont want a restless life, I want to be happy with who I am, who I am in Jesus! Another thing that stood out to me is the snapshot summary, To be gripped by God's greatness is to understand not only who He is but who you are because of Him. The last thing that I loved most, is the verse, Isaiah 43:1 "...'Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name (Hannah); you are Mine!'" He, the Awesome, Creator of the universe knows MY name, I am HIS! He has redeemed me! WOW, I am so unworthy yet so grateful!
Lord you called me by name, you saved me from my sin...my desire is to seek you and know you. Place in me the continued desire to get up every morning. I thank you so much for the opportunity to learn more about you. Lord I pray that everyone in my group will have this same urge to know you more, I pray that as you wake them up this morning you are on their hearts and minds. Thank you for waking me up this morning, thank you that you were on my heart, thank you for another day to serve you. Lord keep my heart and mind on you today, and thank you that I am who I am because you are who you are! I love you~Hannah
Today I looked ahead at week 6 gripped by the Worship of God, one thing that really stood out to me was the mountaintop(the verse), Isaiah 58:1 "They seek Me day by day and delight to know My ways..." I want to honestly say that EVERYDAY I seek God and seek Him with all my heart, I want to delight in His ways but first I have to study and know them!
I also looked ahead at week 7 gripped by my identity in God, several things stood out to me here...I think this is where I have always struggled...my identity. One of the preview statements reads, "Until we can honestly affirm: 'I am who God says I am, and that's all that matters,' our lives will be restless indeed. I dont want a restless life, I want to be happy with who I am, who I am in Jesus! Another thing that stood out to me is the snapshot summary, To be gripped by God's greatness is to understand not only who He is but who you are because of Him. The last thing that I loved most, is the verse, Isaiah 43:1 "...'Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name (Hannah); you are Mine!'" He, the Awesome, Creator of the universe knows MY name, I am HIS! He has redeemed me! WOW, I am so unworthy yet so grateful!
Lord you called me by name, you saved me from my sin...my desire is to seek you and know you. Place in me the continued desire to get up every morning. I thank you so much for the opportunity to learn more about you. Lord I pray that everyone in my group will have this same urge to know you more, I pray that as you wake them up this morning you are on their hearts and minds. Thank you for waking me up this morning, thank you that you were on my heart, thank you for another day to serve you. Lord keep my heart and mind on you today, and thank you that I am who I am because you are who you are! I love you~Hannah
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Week One Day Three...a day behind
Ok, slacking here...I didnt do my study yesterday....but I did sit down and read it today, and he called me on it.
We are looking ahead at weeks 2 (God's holiness) and 3 (God's awesomeness)...the one thing that really stood out to me was one of the preview statements for week 2, "Every time God says, 'Dont,' what He really means is 'Dont hurt yourself.'"
Re-read that, doesnt that sound like us as parents, when I am yelling at Isaac to no stick something in the electrical outlet, I am not yelling NO because I want to keep him away from something great or new...I want to save him from pain. How many times do we face a WANT that we dont get and we are upset about it, or lose a good job and dont understand. WHAT IF this is God saying, 'this isnt right for you and will cause pain in the long run, I have something better.' However; we are often to impatient to wait on His perfect plan. But then in week 3 one of the dvd message notes is 'We dont influence God's plans a bit." He knows we wont wait...He knows everything about us...yet loves us anyway.
Man am I glad I read this and was reminded of how Holy, Awesome, and Great my God is!!!
Thank you Lord for saving me from pain, Lord help me just to be obedient when you tell me no. Lord I pray over all those in my class that they are reading and discovering more of you each day. I love you so much and I am thankful that I cant screw up your perfect plan for me. Thank you for loving me no matter how many time you know I am going to fail you. Lord help Eli to sleep well, help his little tummy...help Bryan to as he begins the tummy bug battle, help it to pass quickly. Thank you for another day.~Amen
We are looking ahead at weeks 2 (God's holiness) and 3 (God's awesomeness)...the one thing that really stood out to me was one of the preview statements for week 2, "Every time God says, 'Dont,' what He really means is 'Dont hurt yourself.'"
Re-read that, doesnt that sound like us as parents, when I am yelling at Isaac to no stick something in the electrical outlet, I am not yelling NO because I want to keep him away from something great or new...I want to save him from pain. How many times do we face a WANT that we dont get and we are upset about it, or lose a good job and dont understand. WHAT IF this is God saying, 'this isnt right for you and will cause pain in the long run, I have something better.' However; we are often to impatient to wait on His perfect plan. But then in week 3 one of the dvd message notes is 'We dont influence God's plans a bit." He knows we wont wait...He knows everything about us...yet loves us anyway.
Man am I glad I read this and was reminded of how Holy, Awesome, and Great my God is!!!
Thank you Lord for saving me from pain, Lord help me just to be obedient when you tell me no. Lord I pray over all those in my class that they are reading and discovering more of you each day. I love you so much and I am thankful that I cant screw up your perfect plan for me. Thank you for loving me no matter how many time you know I am going to fail you. Lord help Eli to sleep well, help his little tummy...help Bryan to as he begins the tummy bug battle, help it to pass quickly. Thank you for another day.~Amen
Friday, June 8, 2012
Week One Day Two
Good morning all! Day two and God again woke me up to do my study...before Isaac's graduation...but of course the kids woke up early too.
The key verse today is, Isaiah 66:2 " 'My hand made all these things, Thus all these things came into being,' declares the Lord. 'But to this one I will look, To him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word.' "
We have been talking about creation in Sunday School class...God clearly told Isaiah.
Today I am going to try to make a conscious effort to look at everything God made...starting out with my kids...I know to some pre-school graduation isnt a big deal and it wasnt to me either, but to think that Isaac was 2 days away from being a still born at 32 weeks and God placed all the right people at the right place at the right time for Isaac to be here...he is meant for a purpose! And little Eli, I worried the WHOLE pregnancy that something was going to happen to him...and maybe we wouldnt catch it, but he was born just fine!
The sun is shining outside, we couldnt exist without it and we couldnt have it any closer or farther away...God placed it perfectly for our survival.
Thank you God, thank you for everything that you have so wonderfully made! I will praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made as well. Lord I pray that you bless my group as they wake up and step into a new day and start their study with you. Lord I pray that you remove all distractions from satan that want to pull me away from you. I pray that I continually think of and thank you for all the things you created by your hand. Please wake me up again tomorrow. I love you, thank you for another day!
The key verse today is, Isaiah 66:2 " 'My hand made all these things, Thus all these things came into being,' declares the Lord. 'But to this one I will look, To him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word.' "
We have been talking about creation in Sunday School class...God clearly told Isaiah.
Today I am going to try to make a conscious effort to look at everything God made...starting out with my kids...I know to some pre-school graduation isnt a big deal and it wasnt to me either, but to think that Isaac was 2 days away from being a still born at 32 weeks and God placed all the right people at the right place at the right time for Isaac to be here...he is meant for a purpose! And little Eli, I worried the WHOLE pregnancy that something was going to happen to him...and maybe we wouldnt catch it, but he was born just fine!
The sun is shining outside, we couldnt exist without it and we couldnt have it any closer or farther away...God placed it perfectly for our survival.
Thank you God, thank you for everything that you have so wonderfully made! I will praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made as well. Lord I pray that you bless my group as they wake up and step into a new day and start their study with you. Lord I pray that you remove all distractions from satan that want to pull me away from you. I pray that I continually think of and thank you for all the things you created by your hand. Please wake me up again tomorrow. I love you, thank you for another day!
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Week One Day One
YAY, I am up!!!! Thank you Lord for waking me up this morning and giving me the motivation to get out of bed and study in your word. Lord I pray for all those in my class (help me to learn all of their names) and those who are considering joining in the weeks that follow, Lord grip us all with your greatness! Thank you so much that you are Lord God Almighty and you are seated, not worried and pacing like I often do. As we start this study I pray you would lead us as a group and as individuals to learn more about you and become more passionate followers. We love you and thank you for giving us this opportunity. ~Amen
"Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain." Ps 48:1
"Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!" Rev 4:8
Reading through Isaiah 6: 1-7, right now the part that stands out to me is what a fellow classmate pointed out. It says, "...I saw the Lord sitting on a throne..." He is LORD GOD ALMIGHTY in control, sitting not pacing, worrying, scared, anxious, etc. He is sitting. I thank God that I can sit and not worry, because my Father isnt worried, He has ALL the dust of the earth in a measure (Isaiah 40:12) My God is BIG and sitting on the throne! HE is LORD GOD ALMIGHTY!
Thank you Lord, that you are Big and Almighty and yet even I can come before you! I love you!
"Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain." Ps 48:1
"Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!" Rev 4:8
Reading through Isaiah 6: 1-7, right now the part that stands out to me is what a fellow classmate pointed out. It says, "...I saw the Lord sitting on a throne..." He is LORD GOD ALMIGHTY in control, sitting not pacing, worrying, scared, anxious, etc. He is sitting. I thank God that I can sit and not worry, because my Father isnt worried, He has ALL the dust of the earth in a measure (Isaiah 40:12) My God is BIG and sitting on the throne! HE is LORD GOD ALMIGHTY!
Thank you Lord, that you are Big and Almighty and yet even I can come before you! I love you!
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
...He is SURE...
Tonight we started a study, Gripping the Greatness of God. I was reflecting...and sometimes my best way of reflecting is sharing what I have learned so here goes...
I was in awe to learn that Isaish, who made proficiencies about the coming of Christ lived in 740BC. That means he correctly wrote about Jesus' birth and death over 700 years before it came to be...that is NOTHING short of God!!!
A verse that we read that REALLY stood out to me was Hosea 6:3 "Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth."
This just re-enforced the face that God is ALWAYS there...He is as sure as the dawn, the spring rains...He is SURE!!! When all else is uncertain He is SURE...
What a MIGHTY God we serve!
I am looking forward to starting my daily readings in the morning! I pray that God gives me strength to wake up EARLY and spend time with Him in His word...please pray with/for me! I hope to post everyday...praying I gain some self motivation! Night all!
I was in awe to learn that Isaish, who made proficiencies about the coming of Christ lived in 740BC. That means he correctly wrote about Jesus' birth and death over 700 years before it came to be...that is NOTHING short of God!!!
A verse that we read that REALLY stood out to me was Hosea 6:3 "Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth."
This just re-enforced the face that God is ALWAYS there...He is as sure as the dawn, the spring rains...He is SURE!!! When all else is uncertain He is SURE...
What a MIGHTY God we serve!
I am looking forward to starting my daily readings in the morning! I pray that God gives me strength to wake up EARLY and spend time with Him in His word...please pray with/for me! I hope to post everyday...praying I gain some self motivation! Night all!
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