Happy Birthday My Beloved

Wishing my beloved husband a happy birthday today!  I am so very thankful for you!

I love you!

Song of Solomon 2:16 (NKJV)

"My beloved is mine, and I am his."

Blessings,

You Are My God!

"You are my God and I will praise You; You are my God, I will exalt You." 

When I seen this picture, I could just imagine this woman calling out these words in a loud voice.  I could just picture her twirling around with her arms thrown back giving praise to God.

Today, I lift my voice and cry out loudly GOD, YOU ARE MY GOD!  I GIVE YOU PRAISE!

Won't you join me in giving worship to the Great I Am?  There is none like our God!

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Blessings,

Anna

Today's devotion was written by Mary Davis, a woman in my church.  Mary is a gifted teacher and writer and she loves Jesus with all her heart.

“To them who by patient continuance in well-doing, seek for glory and immortality, eternal life.” Romans 2:7


Anna, whose name means grace or favor, certainly found both with God. She was “sold out” to Him. He was her everything. Anna was specifically chosen by God to render special services in the temple where she lived, worshiped, and served God “all the days of her life.”

Among her many attributes was patience. She expected and waited for the Messiah. Day after day she prayed for His coming. Although He seemed to tarry, she waited for Him still. And then one day it happened. The aged Anna entered the temple just as Simon was blessing the baby Jesus. Mary and Joseph had brought Him there to fulfill the customs of that time. Anna’s eyes beheld the long awaited for Messiah…the consolation of Israel…the hope of all humanity.

Patience wins out only if we don’t give up. What is it you’ve been waiting for? Remember, Anna never gave up!

You can read more about the unique woman, Anna, in Luke chapter 2. She is a perfect example for any Christian woman to pattern her life after.

Heavenly Father, it seems that patience is an attribute that ‘s hard to master. But master it we can, if we accept the “trying of our faith” as James put it. We know that when our faith is tested, our endurance has a chance to grow. And when our endurance is fully developed, we will be strong in character and ready for anything. Teach us to reap the benefits of patience, even if it comes via testing for a season. Thank You Father, Amen.

Blessings,

The Pencil Parable

A friend at work emailed the following parable about a pencil.  The author is unknown.  I had never heard it before and wanted to share it with you today.

The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box. There are 5 things you need to know, he told the pencil, before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be.Blessings,

One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in Someone’s hand.

Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you’ll need it to become a better pencil.

Three: You will be able to correct mistakes you will make.

Four: The most important part of you will always be what’s inside.

And Five: On every surface you are used on, you must leave your mark. No matter what the condition, you must continue to write.

The pencil understood and promised to remember, and went into the box with purpose in its heart.

Now replacing the place of the pencil with you; always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best person you can be.

One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in God’s hand. And allow other human beings to access you for the many gifts you possess.

Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, by going through various problems, but you’ll need it to become a stronger person.

Three: You will be able to correct mistakes you might make or grow through them.

Four: The most important part of you will always be what’s on the inside.

And Five: On every surface you walk, you must leave your mark. No matter what the situation, you must continue to serve God in everything.

By understanding and remembering, let us proceed with our life on this earth having a meaningful purpose in our heart and a relationship with God daily.

– Author Unknown

Precious Gifts

Today I am thankful for two very precious gifts, my children.  Yesterday they had their first day of school.  Sarah is in the 10th grade and Stephen is in the 7th grade. 

While reading Word-Filled Wednesday posts yesterday, I read one that talked about blinking and your children are grown.  How true that is!  I can remember when they both started pre-kindergarten.  Now they are in high school and middle school. 

My prayer for them this year is:

• work to the best of their ability
• be good listeners in class
• be a good friend to their classmates
• be a team player
• be a leader
• grow in their relationship with God

I love my children and I am so very thankful for them!

Blessings,

Get Wisdom

First Day of School!

Today is the first day of school for my kids.  Needless to say, they weren't all that excited about getting up so early this morning.  My husband and I were excited about them going back though.  LOL!  As Proverbs 4:7 says, getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do.  So they start a new year of getting wisdom in math, science, English, Bible, history and several other courses.  And I pray that as the year goes by, they will continue to develop good judgement. 

Even though I have been out of school for quite some time, I still need to get wisdom.  I face situations where the wisdom of God is greatly needed.  James 1:5 tells us that if we lack wisdom we should ask God for it and we will get it.  Let us not hesitate to ask God for wisdom when we need it.  After all, He gives generously to all without finding fault. 

The Bible is full of verses on wisdom, especially Proverbs.  Take a moment to read through just some of theses verses and you will be encouraged.

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Blessings,

Green Pastures

This is a picture of our dog, Barney, which my daughter recently sent me.  When I seen it, I immediately thought of Psalm 23:2. 

I have read "Quiet Confidence for a Woman's Heart"  by Elizabeth George.  It is a study of Psalm 23.  She tells us that food and rest are in those green pastures where the Shepherd guides us. Food is found in the green, lush pastures.  Rest is found when we lie down (as Barney is doing) in the green, lush pastures. 

Elizabeth George goes on to tell us that we can "partake of green pastures by 'having quiet times with the Lord.'"  Time spent in the green pastures in reading God's Word is very necessary.  We all know that our time in God's Word should be regular, daily and it should be ever increasing. 

Let's pray.  Father, we thank You that You make us lie down in green pastures.  We thank You that food is found in those green, lush pastures.  Help us to use our time in those green pastures to our benefit by spending regular time with You and in Your Word and may those times be increasing.  We thank You for being our Great Shepherd, our Jehovah-Rohi!  In Jesus' Name, Amen.

You can read more on what I wrote on Psalm 23:2a here.

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Blessings,