http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLLMzr3PFgk
Check this video out of Carrie Underwood and Vince Gill singing "How Great thou Art". It is Awesome.
God bless!
Monday, April 25, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Such a Time As This
We will continue with our study of Esther at our next Power Source meeting which will be this coming Monday, April 4th at 8pm. What a blessing it was to read the Word and see the courage and faith Esther chose in obedience to Father. We all have those "such a time as this" moments in our life. Will we obey? Will we we listen to the enemy's lies that say we're not enough to handle such a challenge for the Kingdom? Will we stand firm with our armor of God?
He promises us that if we draw near to Him, He will draw near to us. As I heard it put so well recently, if we take one step towards God, He will run a thousand to meet us where we are. HE IS SO GOOD.
Take that step....
I look forward to seeing you on April 4th. We will continue our discussion as well as watch a part of a video with Beth Moore teaching on the subject.
I challenge each of us to read the book of Esther this week and ask Father to REVEAL to you what His plans are for you.
God bless!
He promises us that if we draw near to Him, He will draw near to us. As I heard it put so well recently, if we take one step towards God, He will run a thousand to meet us where we are. HE IS SO GOOD.
Take that step....
I look forward to seeing you on April 4th. We will continue our discussion as well as watch a part of a video with Beth Moore teaching on the subject.
I challenge each of us to read the book of Esther this week and ask Father to REVEAL to you what His plans are for you.
God bless!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Growing In Him
One way that we have been growing in our walks with the Lord is learning how to surround ourselves with Him all throughout the day. Many of us are using a few minutes on the computer to grow. As fun as twitter, facebook, and online shopping can be, they will not fill our lives in the way we are truly looking for. Add the following website into your routine if you need a computer "fix!" You will be blessed.
http://lysaterkeurst.com/
Thanks to Michele Hollar for sharing this website!
God is good!
http://lysaterkeurst.com/
Thanks to Michele Hollar for sharing this website!
God is good!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Being Refined
Malachi 3:3 says:
'He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.'
This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God ..
One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study.
That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining Silver.
As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities.
The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot; then she thought again about the verse that says: ' He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver.'
She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time.
The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed.
The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith, 'How do you know when the silver is fully refined?'
He smiled at her and answered, ' Oh, that's easy -- when I see my image in it.'
If today you are feeling the heat of the fire , remember that God has his eye on you and will keep watching you until He sees His image in you.
Thanks to Destin Brannon for passing this on to us.
God bless you on your journey with Father!
'He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.'
This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God ..
One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study.
That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining Silver.
As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities.
The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot; then she thought again about the verse that says: ' He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver.'
She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time.
The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed.
The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith, 'How do you know when the silver is fully refined?'
He smiled at her and answered, ' Oh, that's easy -- when I see my image in it.'
If today you are feeling the heat of the fire , remember that God has his eye on you and will keep watching you until He sees His image in you.
Thanks to Destin Brannon for passing this on to us.
God bless you on your journey with Father!
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Sitting In Father's Lap
I have recently been encouraged to sit in Father's lap. When I first heard this I thought, "First of all, I don't take a lot of time to sit and second of all, how do I sit in His lap?!" But as I began praying about this He began opening my eyes to this wonderful place that He has for each of us.
He designed us each uniquely and for His purpose. He is the artist and we are His MASTERPIECES! The Creator of the world longs for you to spend time with Him. He longs for a word from you. He longs for you to sit and allow Him to take care of you. Yes, it's true. He wants you to be a little girl again, twirling around for her Daddy.
But in our "busy" world we choose to not allow time to be intentional with Heavenly Daddy. We put most things in front of Him and we are missing out on true life here on earth. He wants us to be loved on by Him. He wants to wrap His loving arms around us and fully satisfy us. He has a place set for us at His table.
He loves you so much! He is jealous for you. Ask Him where your special seat is located at His table. You will be fully satisfied....
He designed us each uniquely and for His purpose. He is the artist and we are His MASTERPIECES! The Creator of the world longs for you to spend time with Him. He longs for a word from you. He longs for you to sit and allow Him to take care of you. Yes, it's true. He wants you to be a little girl again, twirling around for her Daddy.
But in our "busy" world we choose to not allow time to be intentional with Heavenly Daddy. We put most things in front of Him and we are missing out on true life here on earth. He wants us to be loved on by Him. He wants to wrap His loving arms around us and fully satisfy us. He has a place set for us at His table.
He loves you so much! He is jealous for you. Ask Him where your special seat is located at His table. You will be fully satisfied....
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Live...
1. Live each day as a gift from God.
2. Live with the end in view.
3. Live to be faithful to Christ.
God gives us a specific number of days on earth. LIVE them with Him as the focus!
"God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him." I John 4:16
2. Live with the end in view.
3. Live to be faithful to Christ.
God gives us a specific number of days on earth. LIVE them with Him as the focus!
"God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him." I John 4:16
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Perspective Is Everything
Numbers 13:30-32
"Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses & said We should go up & take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it. But the men who had gone up with him said, We can't attack those people; they are stronger than we are. And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said, The Land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size."
Isn't it amazing to see the vastly different perspectives people have in life? Caleb & his buddy, Joshua, looked at life with a God-centered point of view. They saw the giants in the land and believed. Our God is bigger than those giants, and He will fight for us. They trusted God to come through for them. God promised to give the Israelites the land and they trusted Him to fulfill His promise.
The other men had a fear-filled perspective. Their eyes were myopically focused on the challenges in front of them. They must have forgotten what God had already done. They seemed to think they were going to have to fight this battle on their own. Unfortunately, the fear factor spread more quickly than the faith factor. Before long, all of the Israelites were filled with the same we-can't-do-it attitude.
What giants are you facing in your life right now? Are you willing to seek God's help & ask Him to give you the strength you need? Faith grows when our eyes are on the Lord and we trust Him to do what we cannot do on our own. Fear grows when our eyes are on ourselves and we forget God is with us. Let's choose today to keep our eyes on the almighty God who loves us and is with us always!
"We have a God who delights in impossibilities." Andrew Murray
"Faith does not operate in the realm of the possible. There is no glory for God in that which is humanly possible. Faith begins where man's power ends." George Muller
Further reading: Numbers 13:1-33; 14:1-45
Taken from The Power of a Positive Woman by Karol Ladd
"Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses & said We should go up & take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it. But the men who had gone up with him said, We can't attack those people; they are stronger than we are. And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said, The Land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size."
Isn't it amazing to see the vastly different perspectives people have in life? Caleb & his buddy, Joshua, looked at life with a God-centered point of view. They saw the giants in the land and believed. Our God is bigger than those giants, and He will fight for us. They trusted God to come through for them. God promised to give the Israelites the land and they trusted Him to fulfill His promise.
The other men had a fear-filled perspective. Their eyes were myopically focused on the challenges in front of them. They must have forgotten what God had already done. They seemed to think they were going to have to fight this battle on their own. Unfortunately, the fear factor spread more quickly than the faith factor. Before long, all of the Israelites were filled with the same we-can't-do-it attitude.
What giants are you facing in your life right now? Are you willing to seek God's help & ask Him to give you the strength you need? Faith grows when our eyes are on the Lord and we trust Him to do what we cannot do on our own. Fear grows when our eyes are on ourselves and we forget God is with us. Let's choose today to keep our eyes on the almighty God who loves us and is with us always!
"We have a God who delights in impossibilities." Andrew Murray
"Faith does not operate in the realm of the possible. There is no glory for God in that which is humanly possible. Faith begins where man's power ends." George Muller
Further reading: Numbers 13:1-33; 14:1-45
Taken from The Power of a Positive Woman by Karol Ladd
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