MaggieBelle

Beloved–

Around the time I was saved there was car bumper sticker that said, I FOUND IT!  It was in reference to finding faith in Jesus.  Did I find Jesus or did he save me?   

Happiness is a choice (Prov 15:15); that comes  from the inside out.   Faith is a gift that comes from the outside in.  

If faith is a gift from God (Psalm 136:4) I don’t have to depend on me (praise the Lord) to make my faith stronger or deeper.  I can pray, “I praise and thank you, Lord, that you are working in me so that I will be a better servant to you.”

I pray for you daily that you praise the Lord that you don’t have to make yourself more faithful and thanking him for working in you.

Luv Ya!

Beloved–

Stop asking and start praising and thanking.

When I met my husband, he had such a noble and moral character I didn’t realize he didn’t have a personal relation with Christ.  Lacking a deep enough faith to be obedient to 2 Corinthians 6:14, I told God not to worry, I’d get the job done; and married him!  Sin is often disguised as self confidence in one’s self.

For years I prayed for my husband’s salvation (it had become a bone of contention between us, I was pushing him away); then one day I decided (during prayer time; the Spirit leading??) that I would stop asking.  I would start praising and thanking God for the answer to my prayer.  I knew (John 3:16) that God wanted my husband to be saved.  I had also learned that God has his own timing and that I only had to be obedient (1 Samuel 15:22).  Obedience is very satisfying and it makes you wonder why you didn’t do it sooner.

I pray for you daily to be obedient sooner rather than later.

Luv Ya!

Beloved–

As I was praying for help to find my misplaced school shoe (I didn’t get my things ready for school the night before as I was told to do) I was told I shouldn’t bother God for such a small thing.  As a new believer I learned that God cares about my every concern (Phil 4:6).

Beloved, I want you to be aware that God is just right behind you, you need only lean back (ever so slightly) into his loving arms.  He is your constant companion and he cares about every little detail of your life.  You can talk to him at any moment about any fear or worry, confess any sin just as soon as you are aware of it; you can even thank him for his forgiveness as well as for every joy.

I pray daily for you to enjoy the companionship the Lord has been and is offering you.

Luv Ya!

Beloved–

Ever since I could remember the only one I could be sure I could depend on was me.  As a 20 something, with my life in shambles, my stomach in knots and with no real solution I cried out to God.  Using the Bible verses that he had, often during my childhood, arranged situations where I had to memorize them.   

I remember the joy I felt when I first realized that I was personally included in the Bible verse John 3:16; that there was someone on whom I could depend no matter how dire the situation.  I have had to learn to keep my focus on God and his Word; not on the world.

We can rejoice too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us–they help us to learn to endure (Rom 5:3).  For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love (Rom 5:5b).   

I pray everyday that you can rejoice knowing God loves you so dearly that he sacrificed his only son, Jesus Christ.

Luv Ya!