Choices...

Lord,
I love you. You are Great. Full of power & might.
You are mysterious. and moving, in my life today and always.
Your Spirit is dwelling within me. Praise You Lord, I praise You LORD!

Thank you for the simple things in life:
walking with a friend. sipping tea. laughing with my cousin about silly childhood memories. smiling until my mouth hurts. sitting in the sun.

There are many choices every day...choosing what to wear, what to eat, where to shop...what to believe in, who to marry, who to trust, where to live, who to love...who to believe...

many choices, many decisions in life...big and small.
it's hard to decide what's important sometimes,
but Jesus has the answer:

He says, "Follow Me."

Jesus IS the answer!

Who are you following? Your own passions and purposes?
Or are you after something bigger, something meaningful, something eternal? Are you after God?
Are you following Him, seeking Him with all you are?

Grab your Bible or borrow from a friend or ask a local church for one if you don't have/own one...Look up and read John 12. It speaks of God's power and how He wants us to follow Him.

Lord, fill me with contentment to follow You wholeheartedly and not be so distracted by the things of this world.
In Jesus' name, amen.






[if you read this and would like someone to talk to about it or have questions, let me know, leave me a comment. and i'd love to talk to you.]

autumn.

Thank You God
for
...
autumn, and all the vibrant colors.
...
family, and spending time together.
...
life, You are my life-giver.
...
breath, each one is from You
...
Continue to remind me
each day,
how much
I need
YOU.
...
Thank you God for
leading me in life to where I am now,
and continue to guide my steps each day.
I desire to walk in the steps You've
set for me since before I was born.
Fill me with contentment in
You, O God.
...
I am learning that contentment
is NOT
a matter of account
or location
or circumstances
...
true contentment
is
a matter of the heart
...
and true contentment is
found only
in
God,
my Lord and Savior.
...
Let me rest in
You,
each day.
...
Let me grow ever closer
to
You.
...


[[thanks to whoever took the photo. from somewhere on the internet.]]

L. O. V. E.

LOVE.
what is love?
it's laying down your life for a friend.
it's putting others ahead of yourself.
it's words of encouragement spoken sincerely.
words of love spoken gently.
caring.
being real, being honest.
perfect love casts out fear.
God is love.
love is:
patient, kind,
joyful&
forgiving.
&love is forever!

LOVE OUT LOUD!

questions...

when will it get better? when will i change? won't i just one day wake up and all my problems be gone?

I ask myself these questions and similar ones sometimes and wonder when will my problems go away. God doesn't promise us an easy life, a life free of of trouble. In fact Jesus says in John 16:33, "In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." We will have trouble, I do have trouble right now, every day. But Jesus tells us to take heart cause He has overcome the world!

I've been realizing that I need to be proactive in working out my problems or just things that arise in my life...I need to be on my knees asking God for help. I need to begin re-training my thought-process. Learning to live for HIM more is tough. Sometimes I wonder how life is so complicated. I feel like nothing makes sense and that all things are irrelevant. What really matters in this life? Not what the world says. What God says matters. Study God's word and seek HIM. Learn to live a life worthy of HIS calling, worthy of what matters to HIM. This is what I want.

I guess focusing in on the blessings in my life and on all the good things happening helps too.
I sometimes think I'm a "half-glass empty" kinda girl, but other times I am very optimistic about life. Focusing on my blessings should really be my focus though. It's not whether I am feeling optimistic or pessimistic that day, it's about tuning into and magnifying all the many blessings in my life. Whether BIG or small or HUGE or teeny-tiny...God has truly blessed me and is working in my life so much even now. Praise GOD!

these are some thoughts from my mind tonight. there's so much more, but that's it for today.
may God bless you. amen.