Where Are You, Lord??

Do you ever feel like God has abandoned you?

I know there are times, when we go through difficulties, that we don't understand why things are happening, but we have to remember God IS in control. We all ask "why?" on occasion, but we really need to take a closer look at the situation. Were we disobedient? Did we step out of God's Will? Did we make a bad decision? Or, is it just something that came our way? We must remember, too, that no matter what put us in the adversity, it was filtered through God - He knew BEFORE it happened, it was going to happen.

Keep in mind, everything that is allowed in our life, no matter how it happened or why, God's ways are not our ways.

Jeremiah 29:11 tells us that God knows the plans He has for us - not for disaster, but for a future and a hope. (HCSB) Everything we face will help us grow, learn to trust God, and become more like Him. He only wants His best for you (and me).

I've prayed for several years that God will do WHATEVER it takes to make me more like Him - Wow! He is doing just that. I will never be exactly like Him here on earth, but he is doing a "total makeover" on me. It has not been "total fun", but my prayer is being answered. I could say, "this is the worst year of my life", but I will not because it is really the best year - I am closer to God than I have been in many years.

So, the next time you (or I) ask, "Lord, where are you in this?", know that He is in our midst - Instead of asking, "why?", Thank Him for the work He is doing. Embrace it, Trust Him, Keep moving forward and Believe His Word - Philippians 1:6 'being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.' (NKJV)



Thanking God for always being near!

**This is an extention of my last post, "Spiritual Surgery" - This is what is on my heart right now - God IS working in and on all of us - WE have to let Him work, accept what He wants for us, believe His Word and trust Him during the bad times, too. He promises to never leave us nor forsake us - that means He goes through the difficulty with us.**

Spiritual Surgery ...

I am so happy that God answers my prayers. He may answer in a different way than what I think He should or will, but He will answer. When we really get serious and begin to pray, God will give exactly what we need-when we need it.

I've been praying for a a few years, now, for God to really do a work in me. I've prayed to be FILLED with His Spirit, to be transformed into what He wants me to be, and to have people see Him in me. All of these things, He is doing in me.

As I was out for a jog today, it was as though God was right there with me. He began speaking to me and telling me that He IS working in me and on me. It's almost like a wound, with infection. Sometimes, the wound has to be re-opened, in order for the infection to come out. As I continued on my jog, with tears running down my face, I felt as though my tears were the infection coming out. It seems like my tears are coming out more and more; not in a bad way - some are very happy tears. But, I know as they stream down, I am being cleansed, delivered, and transformed; and it's all because of His love. I don't know what God has in store for me but I know I am not the same person today that I was ten years ago, a year ago, a month ago, or a week ago!

Philippians 1:6 ... I am sure of this, for He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Each day I awake, I praise Him, Thank Him, Love him and ask Him to let others see Him in me.

I am growing each day - it's not happening overnight, but I know, it's happening. And, again, as I was jogging, the Lord spoke to me, letting me know He will never leave me nor forsake me; no matter how many valleys I must go through or how many wounds have to be re-opened. There is a good reason for it all.

Romans 8:28 ... We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God; those who are  called according to His purpose.

Keep your heart and mind open - Stay focused on Jesus - Let Him do some "Spiritual Surgery" on you today and know that He wants His BEST for you and me!

Letting His Love flow through .....

The Holy Spirit

When I began writing these "blogs", I was totally seeking God and felt like He was telling me to write. I had been praying that He would fill me with His Spirit and help me hunger & thirst for Him more than I ever have. I began blogging about circumstances and how God can work. I have enjoyed every writing. I've taken situations in my life, written about how God got me thru them, and the lessons I learned along the way. And you, the reader, may have never known how I was changing on the inside or how each blog was really speaking to me.

Some of my blogs have been, unknowingly, in a spirit of hurt, sadness, and bitterness;  I had great intentions and was thinking of others, while all along, these blogs were for me - God was doing a work in me and I didn't even realize it. I've since learned an amazing truth and am totally a changed person.

I don't know if somewhere along the way, my blogs have encouraged or lifted someone's spirits, but, I know they have kept me seeking Him, wanting more, and having received more - and I am thankful!! God will complete the work He starts in us (Phil 1:6). He is not close to being finished with me, tho'....I'm a work in progress! :-)

In Acts 2:1, God's Word tells us "And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting." 

Acts 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

At the moment of Salvation, we "receive" the Holy Spirit; We can have "as little" or "as much" as we care to have. He (the Holy Spirit) wants to "indwell" us, but we must ask and be open to giving Him ALL of us. I personally have wanted more - to be filled and overflowing - and God has answered that prayer. He has filled me with the Holy Ghost and I pray I will be a funnel, pouring out the spirit of love - straight from the Holy Spirit - to everyone I meet.

Romans 5:5 "And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us"

I am on a great journey and look forward to each day, to see what God has in store for me. My prayer, for you, is that you will seek Him with all of your heart and mind, being open to whatever His plans are, for you. You may be surprised where He takes you!

Every journey begins with a step ..........