A Living Hope, A Sure Salvation Because of Grace

I was sitting on my couch this evening, making sure I had all the sign ups on the Bethlehem project list, working at processing the last week in my mind when my phone text message chirps at me. It isn't unusual for a friend or two or three to text me just to see how I am doing or see what I am up to(in which case I tell them 5'7" and whatever I happen to be doing). I glance at the phone and as I thought one of my friends. So I finish typing whatever I was typing and then I pick up the phone and read the message. Second friend in a 24 hr period to ask me a deep thought question from two very opposite left fields. So I think for a while and reply finally. I am sure that friend was in agony about my reply. In the course of our almost hour long conversation I was digging through my Bible to find the answers I wanted to give this friend. And as I was digging I was given a peace because of one of the verses I read and then sent off to my friend. I am going to back up a...

"Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth Does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable. 29He gives strength to the weary, And to him who lacks might He increases power. 30Though youths grow weary and tired, And vigorous young men stumble badly, 31Yet those who wait for the Lord Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary." Isaiah 40:28-31 NASB Lets think about this for a moment.... "Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth. He never grows weak or weary. No one can measure the depths of his understanding. 29He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. 30Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. 31But those who trust in the lord will find new strength. They will soar high...

"It’s at the heart of everything we struggle with in life: longing to be valuable, to be accepted, to be prized, to be worth something to somebody, to have a life that matters, and God’s saying "You matter! I didn't make anyone else like you. You're not a reprint or a lithograph. You're a one-of-a-kind, original creation of God." — Louie Giglio

Sometimes I wonder why I am still where I am at. Why am I still at the same job, the same town, the same community? The other day I put this cd in my car and this song as literally been in repeat in my car for the last ten days. It has me thinking. "Teach us to count the days, teach us to make the days count"  Do I "make the days count"? I know I fail at this 90% of the time, but having listened t o I have determined to strive to "make the days count" as God would have me do. I don't mean "make the days count" for myself and neither is the author of this song I'm sure. God wants us to make every day count for Him. Everyone matters to Him no matter what they've done. And once you've made a decision to accept Him into your life He's never going to let you go. We are a Son or Daughter of the One True King. So for those of you who take the time to read/listen to this I pray you are as blessed and challenged as I was and know that ...

Today I decided I should start a blog. I am not a natural born writer, there will be grammatical errors, misspellings, you name it. That will just prove that I am human and make mistakes. This is more for me to journal and let things out. At times there may be laughter, tears, joy, sorrow, pain, loss, and just pure heart. I tell my friends and family that sometimes my heart has words that aren't in the English language which to me means they are words from my Heavenly Father and it's very hard to get out for others to hear. I attempt to live my life by example as God calls me. I am a working piece of art or pottery under the potters Hand, or wood in the making on the lathe. I am not perfect nor do I claim to be. Ask my friends and family. I tell you the honest truth and I will not beat around the proverbial bush. So tonight's topic? Who am I accountable too? I am a single early thirties, straight, God fearing, God loving young woman who doesn't lack for friends ...