Year: 2023

I lift my head toward the stars above to worship my Lord Jesus. My tears fall to the ground where His blood once fell. My LORD, I want to feel Your presence. I want to behold the presence I love. Emmanuel, the Holy One, the Light of my life. My Guide and Counselor come to me.

Oh, my Lord Jesus Christ, I feel your presence. Lord, I bow before you in tears to worship You. My worthy King, I enter Your gates with thanksgiving. I am unworthy of such lovingkindness. I enter Your courts with praise for I love you. Give me Your song that is praising You forever. I give thanks to You and bless your name. Your faithfulness to me is a wonder, but You are a forgiving God.

I now feel that I am standing at the curtain that separated You and me some time ago. Jesus Christ, I cry out to You, for my God will not look upon evil, no matter how small. But my LORD JESUS moves the curtain and takes my heart to God and stands between God and me.

Your Words are cherished by me. Your thoughts of me are so precious. My heart stands in awe of Thy Word. Teach me Your ways, Oh Lord, so I may please You. Be gracious to me, so I may glorify Your name. So I may walk in Your truth. So I may seek refuge under Your wings, for there is terror throughout the night and day.

But Your glory lets me know that You are faithful to me. I know You will deliver me. For I will be with You, my God, and I will behold my Salvation.

(Genesis 100:4 How I should pray everyday.)

Breathe on me, Oh God. Put more love in my heart for you. Keep me within your love. Put Your words in my heart and mind. Let my mouth always speak Your truth.

Breathe on me, Oh God. Do not let my spirit wander from Your presence. Keep me next to You as Your servant. Keep me so close that I can feel Your joy. Close enough to weep with You.

Breathe on me, Oh God. Cause my spirit to live in thankfulness. For there is no greater love than Yours to me. Guide my prayers in worship of You. For You are worthy above all.

Breathe on me, Oh God. I want every moment to be for You. I want to carry Your wisdom to others. Raise me up to share Your love. Help me to bring Your love to the hearts of others.

Breathe on me, Oh God. I want to cherish Your words. To treasure Your people. Lord, manifest Yourself quickly. Your people want to worship You upon Your throne. Amen

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Ephesians 1:13-14 “In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.

The moment we hear and believe, we are given the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is our salvation and things to come. It is God’s signature as in a signed contract, a guarantee of what is to come. The Holy Spirit is our little part of heaven for now. God did not leave us alone until we go to heaven for eternity. He left us the Holy Spirit, a part of Him.

Many do not know how to walk with the Holy Spirit. Plus, we want our own way. To take our own path. He is resisted (Acts 7:51).

The Holy Spirit is here for many reasons. He is to teach us (John 14:26). Do you pray before reading the scriptures and ask for understanding?

The Holy Spirit will guide us (Romans 8:14). He speaks (John 15:26; 2 Peter 1:21). He intercedes for us (Romans 8:26). The list goes on, but you must walk in the spirit. Think and understand how to move with Him.

One of the most beautiful things about the Holy Spirit, is when you worship God and he lets you know if it was accepted by God. Or when you sing praises, He fills you up with His spirit.

Oh Beloved, how He holds you when you are hurting, is so precious that you come to cherish those times. I do not know how people can go through life without His presence, without His arms around them. I saw many without the Spirit of God when I was at Children’s Hospital during my daughter’s battle with cancer. When she died, like many others there, the Holy Spirit gave me the peace I needed.

Do you have peace and guidance, through your journey while here on earth? Beloved, I pray that you have the GOD, who came to earth to be tortured and nailed to a cross to die for you and the bad things we all have done. He loves you so much. Who else would do that for you?

Life can bring a person much despair. One of my first real losses of all hope was when my 14-year-old daughter lost her battle with cancer at the age of 14 years old. In the midst of this sorrow, a powerful peace would enter my heart. Each day this comfort would last longer. God never left me, although, at the beginning of that time, my sorrow blocked my feelings of His comfort most of the time. God never abandons His children. Each day His presence became more real. The more I allowed Jesus to comfort me, the more the emptiness grew smaller.

In Psalms 34:18 it says, “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” (NAS) Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” (NAS)

These living words of God, He breathed into my soul. His Spirit-filled this empty spot that was left and will be filled again when I see my daughter in heaven. But that spot will be overcome with the presence and glory of God. I will be overcome by His perfect love.

I John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him (Jesus) and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

I John 2:17 And the world is passing away, and also its lust; but the one who does the will of God abides forever.

I John 2:18-19 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrist have arisen; from this we know that it is the last hour.

Verse 19 They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they been of us, they would have remained with us (faking the new life); but they went out, in order that it might be shown that they all are not of us.

(NAS)

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It seems that many of us compare ourselves to other people and other people to others. God made each of us unique. God compares us to no one else. Jesus loves us and we can trust His thoughts toward us. No matter how we may react to our circumstances, He will still love us. Jesus may be disappointed in how we handled a circumstances, but Jesus will never stop loving you. Remember, God is training you, so we may have to repeat a lesson. In the second time around, we may take our circumstances to Jesus first and not try to handle it on our own. Repeated circumstances should deepen our prayer life. By repeating lessons, they help us to see and give mercy and love.

Just let your delight in the Lord shine forth at all times, no matter the circumstances. God loves us so much that He made a way to love Him and be a part of His divine nature. Pray that your nature becomes like HIS.

In my previous post, I spoke about hope. Our lives are to bring about glory t to God and the salvation He brought to us when He came to earth. If we do bring glory to God and tell others of His goodness, God is faithful to help us find joy no matter the circumstances. As though those things may be little or grand, they are meant to draw you closer to God. God knows your name. It is written in the palm, of His hand.

I don’t generally share my health problems, but I want to share a day with you. A day that will show a loving God and how He affirms not only by the Holy Spirit within you but by outside sources.

I woke up this morning in a lot of pain and vertigo. There was a sharp pain and numb tingling feet. My legs were painful with sharp shooting pains. If I touched them, the pain increased. The lower back and hips hurt. If I stood for more than 3 minutes, the pain became unbearable. Also, under the left shoulder blade was a sharp constant pain. The arms felt like the legs, but not as bad. I don’t get hungry often, but I was that morning. I can not stand long enough to fix myself a meal, so my husband fixed me something to eat. He then left for work. I ate, took my pills, and rested. After resting, I decided to take a hot shower to help the pain. While showering, I began to wonder if I would be able to get out of the shower without trouble.

My Lord Jesus Christ took care of the possibility that I could fall while getting out of the tub. My husband decided to swing by the house. So my dear husband helped me out of the tub and helped me dress.

I rested again for about 20 minutes. Then two of my grandsons, ages 25 and 18, stooped by to feed my horses and peafowl that I had left from when I bred chickens, ducks, and peafowl Later, my 29-year-old grandson dropped by for about an hour for a visit. I am blessed.

By the time my husband came home from work, my pain level was down to a 3 or 4 while sitting with sharp pains hitting now and then. Everything was good, especially when he brought home a chocolate-covered donut.

A little later our power went out. I do not know why. There were no storms. So we lit some candles and I picked up a book I wanted to read. It talked about how God will give you surprises to lift you up on your bad days and to give you hope. It even mentioned your grandchildren visiting you. These small things remind you that God is there wrapping his Love around you and giving you hope. God confirmed He was with me. God’s gifts are so good. I am thankful for them and they give me hope for tomorrow, for He has already been there.

Waiting is just a gift of time in disguise – a time to pray wrapped up in a ribbon of patience – because is the Lord ever late? -unknown

If you give God what you have, He will give you all you need…

No matter how difficult your circumstances or how severe your situation, God will never leave you without hope. He will never leave you nor forsake you.

There is always an open window with strength to endure or a window of blessings. That window may be open for knowledge to change your circumstances or it may be a window for escape. But always remember, our hope is our eternal life with Jesus in heaven where He has gone before us, to prepare a place for us.

We must continue to give God our love and wait patiently. Trust in Him and His word. Look for that open window. Pray and don’t give up on a miracle. You can expect no less than little gifts along the way to the inheritance of His kingdom. Let Him do it His way. Let Him surprise you. Look for those loving surprises. He will give you something that you did not expect. He will bring His love and hope too.