Everything About Me.

Psalm 139:1 "O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. (2) You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I'm far away. (3) You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. (4) You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord. (5) You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. (6) Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand! (7) I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! (8) If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there. (9) IF I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, (10) even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me. (11) I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night--(12) but even in darkness I cannot hide from you. To you the night shines as bright as the day. Darkness and light are the same to you. (13) You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb. (14) Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous--how well I know it. (15) You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. (16) You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. (17) How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered!" (NLT)

He knows every little thing about us. And why wouldn't He? He's our Creator!  Along with this passage, yesterday, I read in Gen. 3:1-13. It talks about the time when Adam and Even ate from the forbidden tree. God already knew what they had done, but asked them anyway.....

God: Where are you?
Adam: I heard you walking in the garden & so I hid. I was afraid b/c I was naked.
God: Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the forbidden tree who's fruit I commanded you not to eat?
Adam: Eve gave it to me.

God already knew this, but He wanted Adam to answer for himself.

God knows my thoughts even when I am far away. (Psalm 139:2) I have been feeling as if my relationship with Him is further away from Him than I want it to be. I haven't lost my faith or salvation in Him, but I haven't been in His Word as much as I should be. I am glad He still knows me and speaks to me, even when I am far away. I am thankful that He still whispers into my ear and reminds me that He misses His time with me. (Which reminds me of a song my Mom used to sing..."I miss My time with you. Those moments together. I need to be with you each day. And it hurts Me when you say, 'I'm too busy. Busy trying to serve You.' But how can you serve Me when your spirit's empty? There's a longing in my heart...." [I may not have gotten all the words right in there, but I think you get the idea.])

He knows your name. He knows your every being. You can never drift too far that He can't see you or hear you. After all, He created you. He knows everything about you and me.

Romans 12:12

Sharing from Proverbs 31 Ministries today:

"Jesus, help us to walk in the wisdom of Your words from Romans 12:12- Being joyful in hope, patient if affliction, & faithful in prayer."

From me:

According to Wikipedia, "Hope is the state which promotes the desire of positive outcomes related to events and circumstances in one's life or in the world at large." Let's be joyful in that!

Patient in affliction could be a little harder to work on. Being patient (alone) is something I know I need to work on, especially when it comes to other drivers around me. But when you're sick and maybe don't understand why, it's a little harder to be patient. We want cures NOW! But let's work on that patient part. Trust God to see us through and give us healing. Whether our affliction be physical, mental, or spiritual.

Faithful in prayer. Ever pray for something so long, that after a while, it seems to get old? I feel that way sometimes. I'm guilty of giving up on my own personal prayer requests. Days sometimes turn into weeks and weeks into months and months into years. It gets discouraging, sometimes. But we can't always see God at work. He works in ways we cannot see. So let's not give up on prayer! Stay faithful in whatever it is that God has laid on your heart to pray for. James 4:3 says we have not b/c we ask not. Stay faithful, even when you want to give up. Cause you never know how God is at work in your life.

Just some food for thought. As 2013 comes to an end, and as we embrace a new year, let us reflect on God's wisdom and & learn to walk in His ways. 

He Is Risen!

Matthew 27:5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here, for he has risen, just as he said." (ESV)

I thank God for the gift of His son, Jesus! Death could not hold Him! He's alive and well in my soul.

An Approved Worker.

2 Timothy 2:15  ^"Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth." (NLT)

2 Timothy 2:15 "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." (KJV)

In Bible study, this week, it was said, "It is one thing to memorize scripture, and another to KNOW them." -Joyce Myers

Food for thought.

Honor & Glory Belong to God.

John 7:16 So Jesus told them, “My message is not my own; it comes from God who sent me. 17 Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own. 18 Those who speak for themselves want glory only for themselves, but a person who seeks to honor the one who sent him speaks truth, not lies." (NLT)

When we speak of our faith or of God or of His teachings, are we doing so to bring glory to him or do we seek glory for ourselves?

Help My Unbelief

Mark 9:22b- Have mercy on us and help us, if you can.” 

23 “What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.” 

24 The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!” (NLT)

Gaining the whole world=loosing your soul.

Mark8:34 (Jesus said,) “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me. 35 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it. 36 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?* 37 Is anything worth more than your soul? 38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my message in these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.” 

I don't want to gain the whole world, just to loose my soul! How about you?