Chritmas Gift Day 2: 12/02/2010

 

Each day the Lord gives us s gift but sometimes in this fast pace world we do not even realize the blessings he is sharing with us.


So, in the month of December I will post a gift that the Lord has given me. I hope that my post in December will be a blessing to me, my family and friends.


Day 2: The gift that the Lord gave me today is to move past my devastation and return to obedience. Since the death of my mother in 1998 I have felt devastated at why I lost my mother at such a young age. I did not have my mother at my college graduation, wedding, and the births of my girls. Over the years I felt that God did not know what I was going through. This morning I was reading Psalms 30:1-12 and it pricked my heart to be obedient to God and give him all the glory for the season of life I have been through. I want to surrender all my frustration and honor his glory that he has given me. Jesus truly loves me!!!!  Reading my bible lesson for today with Beth Moore and she quotes it so well:

"Jesus has a hope and a future for me that nothing in my past or present can nullify.”



To conclude Deliverance as it is written in Psalms 30

Psalm 30

1I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

2O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

3O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

4Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

5For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

6And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.

7LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.

8I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.

9What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

10Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.

11Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

12To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

Christmas Gift-Day 1 (12/01/2010)

Each day the Lord gives us s gift but sometimes in this fast pace world we do not even realize the blessings he is sharing with us. 

So, in the month of December I will post a gift that the Lord has given me. I hope that my post in December will be a blessing to me, my family and friends.



Day 1:  The gift that the Lord gave me today was the laughter of my healthy little girls.  As a full time mother is gets overwhelming sometime but today I saw how little things like laughter are a gift from the Lord.

A merry heart doeth good [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. Proverbs 17:22

Thankful in the Month of November (Day 30)

Thankful Day 30:  I am thankful for...............Well I need to tell you the background first before I tell you.  I have been a little discontent with the whole situation about moving from a large home to a guest house but then my uncle looked at my and said that "Our Lord and Saviour had no home to lay his head".  So true and this convicted me to humble myself and the situations that I may face because the Lord did everything for me.  He laid his life down for my sins and he has given me a life full of joy and happiness. 

I know that everything and every situation is not roses all the time but I have realized that the Lord wants the best for me he is my Shepherd.

I am thankful for the Lord being my Shepherd.

The Lord Is My Shepherd.

A Psalm of David.

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.  2 He makes me lie down in green pastures.  He leads me beside still waters. 3 He restores my soul.  He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.  4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.  5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.  6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23

This has been a true blessing for me to post something I am thankful for in my life each and every day of November.  I hope that all that read my blog got a blessing out of it because this has truly been a moving experience for me.  May the Lord bless you and your family.  See you in December!!!!!!!!!!!

Thankful in the month of November (Day 29)

Thankful Day 29:  I am thankful for the true, pure love of Jesus. 

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we [1] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith [2] into this grace in which we stand, and we [3] rejoice [4] in hope of the glory of God. 3 More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. 11 More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. Romans 5:1-11

Thankful in the Month of November (Day 28)

Thankful Day 28:  I am thankful for a wonderful brother in law.  He is so good to my girls(his nieces).  Channing and I had a good time tonight shopping with him and Julie. 



Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 5:20

Thankful in the Month of November (Day25-27 )

Thankful Day 25:  I am thankful for a nice meal on Thanksgiving Day.  It has been 12 years since my loving mother went to heaven.  I made on of her dishes chicken-n-pastry.  My mother made her dumplings from scratch the night before Thanksgiving.  I have not been that brave yet!!!(maybe next year)

So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31

Thankful Day 26:  I am thankful for the sunrise. Friday morning I saw the sunrise and it was beautiful.  The sunrise is a gift that the Lord gives us each day and sometime I forget the beauty that is portrays.  To me the sunrise is the glory of the Lord that blankets us to show us his awesome power and glory.

 

It is he who sits above the circle of the earth,and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers;who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,and spreads them like a tent to dwell in; Isaiah 40:22

 

 

 

Thankful Day 27:  I am thankful for trusting in the Lord.  The Lord is the truth that I place my faith in.  Sometimes in life I want something but the Lord does not want me to have it right now so I being to worry and get very impatient at this season of my life I am learning that everything is on the Lords time table not on my sinful task of wanting it now.

 

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,and do not lean on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5



Thankful in the Month of November (Day24 )

Thankful Day 24:  I am thankful for Christian music.  I love the two radio stations we have in Robeson County that plays wonderful Christian music and Focus on the Family 100.9 and 105.7. 

Also I want to share a book that I will be adding to my collection.  Yesterday I heard Susie Larson on Focus on the Family and she was so encouraging and uplifting to moms.  I would encourage you to add this book to your mommy collection.

This is the description of the book:  In Growing Grateful Kids, Susie Larson shows parents how to instill the virtues of thankfulness, gratefulness, and patience in their children. Using anecdotes, simple language, and biblical applications, she teaches moms and dads importance of emphasizing virtue over materialism. Paperback.

Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Psalm 95:1