Out of Here

"Get me out of here," or "I can't wait to leave here"

How often do you hear people say that? I know I say it. But why do I even say it? Is it because I actually want to leave the place that I am? Do I really want to leave the place that I call home? What I am looking for that I want to leave? What do I think will be there that I don't have here? Where is there? Am I looking for different opportunities? But what opportunities am I looking for? What am I searching for that I can't seem to find here?

Do you ever find yourself wanting to go somewhere else, to do something new? I think at some point we all get to that point or feel that way. And then when we are still at the same place and have been doing the same things we don't understand why we can't go somewhere else.

Well maybe it's because we are actually supposed to be where we are at the moment. And maybe God's plan actually has you exactly where you need to be and what you feel about leaving where you are are new desires that are stirring up in your heart that one day will be fulfilled.

If you get to that point where you want to leave and haven't yet take a few minutes to think and even pray. Think about what you do every day. Think about the people you see and interact with every day. Give yourself credit for the things you do and how what you do is helping someone else. If you can find one thing that you do and even constantly do that is helping someone out well then you just found a reason why you are still where you are.

Trust God's plan for you. GOD BLESS!!

"To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ"- 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 

Vows

Hey Everyone,

This past week at church a couple renewed their vows. They were married ten years earlier in the same church. They were still both glowing. Witnessing them renew their vows, a man and woman that I don't even know, I was touched. 

I watched them as they approached the altar, the bride of ten years wearing a white dress and the groom of ten years dressed in a suit. 

As I sat there and listened to them renew their vows, I felt the presence of God.

Priest: (Name), do you take (name) to be your wife? Do you promise to be true to her in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love her and honor her all the days of your life?

Groom: I do.

Priest: (Name), do you take (name) to be your husband? Do you promise to be true to him in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love him and honor him all the days of your life?

Bride: I do.

I really understood and felt why God created the sacrament of marriage to be an example of His love here on Earth.

Just look at the vows: Do you promise to be true in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health-- God is always true to us in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health.

To love- God always loves us.

Honor- God always honors us.

All the days of your life- Good does all of these things all of the days of our lives. 

As I watched them look at each other, hold hands, and recite these vows, the presence of God was so evident. These vows are the vows that God gives us and those who are called to be married are given the gift to promise these vows to another person to show and be an example of the love to them that God has for us.

Amazing. Truly Amazing.

"Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion."- Ecclesiastes 4:9

Tangled

Good Morning Everyone,

When we allow our hearts to be open to the Lord we can see His presence everywhere. Last night I was cleaning my room and several weeks ago this board that I keep my jewelry on fell from the wall leaving a bunch of necklaces tangled. Yesterday I finally took the time to untangle it. When I held it I realized something. All of the necklaces were tangled and held together around my cross necklace.

I knew that the Lord was giving me a lesson right there. In life sometimes we feel like things are all tangled and knotted and we are not sure what to do. But one at a time with the help and the grace of The Lord the knots in our life can be untangled just like the way I had to untangle every necklace that was attached to the cross here. With God as the foundation He will hold us together even when we are tangled. 

Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock. Isaiah 26:4

God Bless!!

Jesus, will you walk with me today?

Hi everyone! It has been a while! Too long that I forgot what my username and password was for my blog. Not cool. I got a little frustrated and then stopped to pray about it and with the grace of God I was able to remember it. Thank you Jesus :)

A few weeks ago I had read a story about someone asking Jesus to walk with them. This stuck with me every day since. It makes sense to me. Jesus is with us all the time, yes. However, inviting Jesus into our lives is when we allow our hearts to be opened to hear Him and to fulfill the will of God. We become aware of His presence in our daily lives when we invite Him in. Every morning I will now ask, Jesus will you walk with me today? I have started to invite him into all areas of my life asking Him to walk with me. I invite Him to walk with me at work, at school, in friendships, ect. I have made it habit every morning that my first thought when I wake up now is Jesus will you walk with me today? It took a long time for me to wake up and that be the first thought that comes to my mind. The first thing I used to think about when I woke up was where is my phone and want to check my messages or go on social media. Not anymore.

Not only have I started to ask Jesus to walk with me during the day when I first wake up but throughout times during the day. Whether I am going somewhere or meeting someone I invite Jesus to come with me and be there with me. I am working on inviting Him in all areas of my life all of the time because I want to follow Him. At night when I am getting ready for bed, I ask this...Jesus, will you rest with me tonight?  Jesus is ready to be there for us all the time He wants us to invite Him into our lives because He wants what is best for us and He knows what is best for us.  It's our choice to invite Him and as soon as we call on Him...He's there. :)

God Bless!!

Romans 10:13

For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Hope

Hope

Just when you think part of your world is falling apart,

God knows just when to touch your heart.

Though times are going change,

A simple moment is all it takes,

A few simple words can change it all,

And all of a sudden your world doesn’t feel so small.

Because now you have hope,

and the opportunities you have before you race through your mind,

You realize your life is on Gods time.

Remembering everything you have been through,

To get to where you are now,

Its funny how everything has come to together,

Where you least expected it,

But you followed on the path,

It’s better than you can ever imagine.

I have hope,

I have faith,

I have determination,

I have motivation,

Everything surrounding me is inspiration,

All of this because Christ is my foundation. 

The Lord Spoke Through The Roads

Good Morning Everyone!

Happy SaturDAY!

The other morning I was driving to work without the radio on. I usually enjoy putting on some country music in the morning or KLOVE radio. (For those of you who do not know, KLOVE radio is a Christian station that plays uplifting spiritual music and the purpose is to spread God's love and word to those who listen. I love the station). However, that morning I decided to drive to work in silence. There had been so much noise around the past few days when I have been at work and at home that I just wanted be in some quiet and even though I was driving I knew that I would be able to spend some time talking to Jesus and on this day I was able to listen and hear Him. It's amazing what silence can do.    This is what I heard in my heart that morning...

In order to get from my house to my job it takes about 10-12 minutes. The roads in the city are like a checkerboard and I travel from east to west. It's about 8 o'clock in the morning and yes there are some people out but in the scheme of things and the population of the city it is pretty quiet. I am feeling a little anxious thinking about all the things I need to do at work. I am praying to God asking Him how do I do everything for today? What is it that He wants me to do today? Then I am just thinking and asking God about my life, wondering where it's headed, wondering if and/or when certain things will happen in my life. Will I ever get to travel overseas? Will I ever be pursued by a man who is deeply in love with The Lord? Will I ever be married? Will I ever have kids? Are these things that I want and are they what God wants for me too? Am I following His path? Am I where I am supposed to be? What should I do or do you want me to do next? When will I know? How much longer? Those were just some of the questions that were flowing through my mind on this short drive.

As I continued to drive I crossed an intersection and I looked down the street to my left. When I looked down the street as I was passing the road only went a few blocks and there was a building there to end the road. I didn't think much of it until I crossed the next intersection and I looked to the left while I was passing. This road didn't end! This road was open until as far as I could see! And suddenly I had felt at peace.

In those few seconds that I passed those intersections The Lord had spoke to me through the road I was driving on and through the roads that I looked down and saw. Sometimes we are only focusing on one thing and just keeping looking straight ahead. We are wrapped up in the one thing that we are doing or that is going on in our life that we forget to look around and open ourselves up to other options or in this case roads! Roads/options that may help us, inspire us, encourage us, motivate us, change us,  allow us to meet new people, allow us to experience the many things God put on this Earth for us. When looking off the road I was on at the time down the roads to my left I began to understand this. The road that I first looked down reminded me that sometimes and end will happen. Sometimes we go a way where we reach an end. That end might be a job, a relationship, an experience, etc. But that doesn't mean that it is the end of everything because if you keep going and you look down another road you might see how open it is and that the possibilities are endless and what you never imagined happens because that is how much God loves us. When I looked down the next road and saw it kept going from the point I was at..I knew that the Lord was telling me to continue to trust Him no matter what road I was going down but to keep my heart open and my focus on Him and not my focus on that one thing that was taking over me.

How amazing it is that the Lord spoke to me while driving my car into work. I love that I can pray any time of the day or at any place and He is always there and listening. When I allow myself to do this and to open my heart I am always amazed in how He chooses to speak to me. That morning The Lord spoke to me through the roads. Look around because God is near.

"Be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!"- Psalm 46:10

God Bless :)

Rain

With my last post being about how beautiful the sky is I thought that today I could talk about rain. Rainy days, we all experience them. When we have events that have to do with the outdoors we hope that it doesn't rain. When we travel we hope that the rain doesn't delay us. On somebody's wedding day we hope it doesn't rain. On a birthday we hope it doesn't rain. At a sporting event we hope it doesn't rain. The list can go on and on. However, we all know that we need the rain. Rain enables the things planted in the Earth to grow but sometimes we let the interference of rain irritate us when it changes our plans. (It's not about Our plans either, it's about God's plans for us)

There's another way to look at the rain. Rain I believe is a beautiful thing. Here's why. Rain is a direct connection from the sky to the earth and something that we can physically feel on our bodies. So when it rains on the day of a special occasion maybe you can think of the rain in a different way especially if you have loved ones who passed away and you know that if they were alive they would be at the event you were going to. You can think of the rain as that person letting you know that they too are thinking of you and that they are still there with you. It's pretty powerful when you change the perspective of what it means when rain falls from the sky. Just as the rain falls to the earth to help nourish things the rain can also nourish our hearts. God loves us so much that He must have created rain to fall from the sky to show that He wants to give us nourishment, in our hearts and in the things that grow on the earth.

"You gave abundant showers, O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance"-Psalm 68:9

God Bless! :)