God's Word is Timeless!

I am reading through the old testiment backwards. I've tried several times from the beginning and lost it around Numbers. That is sad I know, but maybe this backwards thing will work. So far I really like it because I haven't done a whole lot of bible study on these books, are they called the Minor Prophets? Anyways, this morning during my quiet time I felt the Lord nudging my spirit to follow his leading in encouraging younger women to study the bible early on. It is so important and God speaks answers to our toughest questions when we keep seeking. God knows our struggles and He makes a way for us to get throughthem when we are obedient. He gives us His word to encourage us and keep us going. When we don't seek His word regularly we get tangled in our own mess of sin and pride. His word gives power for daily living. Thankyou Lord for the power and strength you give through your word. Let me not forget how important it is to fill up on your word each morning.

These verses gave me encouragement today:

On that day you will no longer need be ashamed for you will no longer be rebels against me.
I will remove all the proud and arrogant people from among you.
There will be no more haughtiness on my holy mountain.
Those who are left will be the lowly and humble, for it is they who trust in the name of the Lord.

God's word is so timeless! (I am the Lord , and I do not change....Malachi 3:6) I'm so glad that on that day I will no longer be a rebel! These verses remind me to not focus on my place in this world so much, but to focus on Him and how I can build others up. Pride so easily slips in and tries to take over but God values my humility, my dependence on Him. Lord, thankyou for your work in my life. Without you, I am so human, so weak. With you I am strong. (A final word: Be strong i nt he Lord and in his mighty power. Ephesians 6:10

His grace is all I need.

This summer I have been doing a bible study by Beth Moore called Living Beyond Yourself and I finished it today. I has been one of the best I've ever done. I really felt God speak this morning. He reminded me that I can turn everything over to Him and He will give me a clean slate every day. He gives me the ability to seek His will in the morning and all day long. Beth Moore suggested keeping a journal every night of all the ways God works in my life through out the day. I am going to try this, because my biggest struggle is staying focused on Him in my day to day life. I try to do life on my own and I just can't do it. I can't even begin to describe all the ways I mess up everyday, I sometimes start to think, maybe I'm just not cut out for life here. I start thinking about my endless list of short comings; I'm unorganized, I eat too much junk, I'm self conscious, I get stressed out too easily, I put my foot in my mouth all the time, I take things personally that I shouldn't, I forget things, I'm lazy, I'm spend to much money..........the list goes on and on. I get focused on my weakness and my junk, but that is not the Lord. The Lord reminds me that He equips me with everything I need for this life. He wants to use me, He wants to build me up, He loves me and that's enough. On my own, I will never amount to much but when I put all my being into seeking Him and His will, expecting Him to work, who knows what He will do with me. Witnessing God work through someone like me is truly witnessing a miracle! That is why I have to carry on and let him use my weakness to bring glory to himself. It's not always easy, I am constantly tempted to put up defenses and try to go it alone, but he reminds me that that road leads no where quick. God wants to be open about my weakness so that others know that anything good in my life came directly from Him. Only He gives me the ability to quit focusing on Me and make a difference in this world. I want the strength to be bold for Him here and do the good works he has prepared for me to do!

The faithful love of the Lord never ends!
His mercies never cease
Great is his faithfulness;
his mercies begin afresh each morning.

Lamentations 3:22-23

Each time he said, "My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness." So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.

2 Corinthians 12:9

Backyard Bible School

This week our church has been going to two locations in Elizabethtown and hosting on site Bible school. It is awesome! I am at the Elizabethtown Motel location and today we had eight kids. We also have kids that come with us from our church so it is really neat to watch all of them having a good time together. These kids are so sweet and it just feels really good to be serving the Lord in this way. The group of SVBC people that I have served with this week are just great and it is so good to just be able to talk about the Lord and brainstorm ways we can reach out to these areas even after this week is over. It feels like a little taste of heaven and I am praying for God to continue to open doors for our church to serve him as he has done this week! I am excited at all the ministry opportunities that God has given our church, what blessings we are receiving from getting the privilege to see him work!!!!