What next?

When this is over....

We don't need to have grand parties of celebration.

We need to celebrate God's work in our lives as He makes us  more like Him.


He has given us time to reflect on and enjoy His daily goodness.

When this has passed we need to give God the glory...

Because He is giving us another chance to get it right! 

Another  chance to forgive and love and extend mercy to each other.

Another chance to practice patience and experience trusting Him in all things and rejoicing in His presence.

Another chance to be to others as He has been to us...

Time to relfecyt and enjoy His goodness....

Everything Good Starts with Him

For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. For You, Lord, are good
and ready to forgive and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You. Psalm 86:4-5

Father, all our hopes and dreams originate in You -- Because of Your never-ending, never-walking-away-from-us Love!

You abound in forgiveness, mercy and grace!

I worship You with all my  heart and soul.

As I sit here in regret and guilt over past sins -- and there are so many --  I ask You to please remind me of Your forgiveness, for all my sins -- past, present and future.  You have already put them out of Your memory. You do not hold them against me!

Please let me  feel Your mercy.

Fill me with it so I can share it with others I encounter today.

I give You thanks for that forgiveness and grace that I do not deserve and for Your mercies which come new again every morning as certainly as the sun rises.

You are so great and so worthy of praise! Thank You for even
accepting my worship.

My Helper

Hear O LORD, and have mercy on me. LORD, be my helper!
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing. You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness.  Psalm 30:10-11

Father, You are a God of redemption and restoration. 

I look to You to be my helper today. Turn my sadness into joy and my confusion and frustration into actions of purpose and accomplishment.

I don't want to stay in the depths of sadness and self-pity. Draw me into the Light of Your goodness and love. You have made me feel at home and at peace there. And that's where I long to abide.

I know You intend only the best for me. And You will never leave me alone.

Amen.

What I Have to Give

"Then Peter said, 'Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ, rise up and walk.'"

Heavenly Father, Your kindness has no limits and Your mercy is infinite. You are not stingy with Your grace and goodness. You are eager to bless us.

Some times these days I feel like I don't even have the strength to stand.

Please pick me up and give me the power to make it through these times. And I will encourage and minister to  Your other children You bring into my life.

Thank You that the Name of Jesus has the power to make the lame to walk and the blind to see.

And it has the power to help us through every trial we are facing right now.

In the Name of our all powerful and compassionate Savior,
Amen.

It's about Patience

What is Patience?

This is what Patience looks like:

      

                       With your family it is        LOVE

                     With others it is                RESPECT

                     With yourself it is             CONFIDENCE

                     With God it is                    FAITH

Learn to be patient, so that you will please God 

and be given what He has promised.  

Hebrews 10:36