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Beloved–

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding… Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom… Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.  (from Proverbs)

Solutions to problems, during my early walk with Jesus, became commonplace; so much so that I decided I had  become smarter.  Daily study of scripture taught me that God is in CONTROL of all my problems and the safest place for me is always at the foot of the cross.

I pray for you daily that you will find the blessings that are at the foot of the cross.

Luv ya!

Beloved–

…We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps… People may be right in their own eyes, but the Lord examines their heart… (from Proverbs)

When I “found” Jesus I began to want to know more about him.  That is when I discovered, from scripture, that I  didn’t find him but that he had chosen to pull me up out of the mud and mire.  I hadn’t earned his favor, he had bestowed it on me despite my sinful nature.

I pray for you everyday to recognize that God’s great sacrifice, of his beloved son, was  for you.

Luv Ya!

Beloved–

God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.   (from Ephesians)

When I “found” Jesus I was overjoyed that I’d never be alone again; then I began reading scripture.  I learned I had not “found” Jesus, but that only by his grace had I received his favor to believe.

I pray for you daily that you recognize God’s favor in your life and your freedom in his grace.

Luv Ya!

Beloved–

… each one had a harp, and they held gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of God’s people… then another angel with a gold incense burner came and stood at the altar. And a great amount of incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of God’s people as an offering on the gold altar before the throne.  (from Revelation)

Scripture  says our prayers are held in gold bowls.  Recently, I realized that it has been more than a year that I have been praying for a personal request.  I thought that perhaps I was not praying in God’s will, then letting go–so why did God prepare a gold bowl to hold  the prayers of the saints?  

I pray for you everyday not to be discouraged in your prayer life.  When we pray we are acknowledging God’s authority over our lives.

Luv Ya!

Beloved–

Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.  (from Ephesians)

Scripture says God the Father chose to bestow his grace on my heart (before he made the first handfuls of soil) so that I would believe in him and reflect his glory.  Me–whose pride, anger, and poor me attitude–would constantly be distorting his image.

I pray for me and you daily to remember how we got here and where we are going.  How many hearts did God choose to see him through you?

Luv Ya!

Beloved–

Anyone with ears to hear–listen… to everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.    (from Revelation)

This promise of God reminds me where to find my joy.  The  trick is not to be distracted by the everyday life of chaos, outside the gates of paradise.   I pray for you daily to keep your eyes up to avoid distraction.

Luv Ya!

Beloved–

Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding. Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding. Search for them as you would for silver;  seek them like hidden treasures.  Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord, and you will gain knowledge of God. For the Lord grants wisdom!  From his mouth come knowledge and understanding. (from Proverbs)

I instinctively seek structure all the while complaining I don’t have time to plan.  Daily scripture reading is the way my heavenly father changes my heart to reflect his image to the world and keeps me on mission.   

I pray for you daily, that you will fight to find time to read scripture even if only for five minutes.

Luv Ya!

Beloved–

Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge… Proverbs purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline… Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment. (from proverbs)

Everyone wants to have good judgement but who wants to be disciplined; not me.  Yet, God’s discipline is the best thing that ever happened to me!  I pray you can say the same.  Scripture is such a blessing. God is so good!

Luv Ya!

Beloved–

Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.  (from 1 John)

Recently, I learned that I can read the Bible and not hear what it is saying–to me.  I pray for you daily that your heart’s desire is to read and understand scripture, so that you can hear it speaking to you.

Luv Ya!

Beloved–

I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life.  And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him…Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.  (from 1 John)

The sound of scripture continues to block out the chaos in my life; I pray everyday that it does in yours as well.

Luv Ya!