My Blessed - Random Life: July 2012

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

God is good

http://bible.us/r/3D.3f.5u Today I am reading day 227 of Joyce Meyer: Promises for Your Everyday Life - a Daily Devotional:

Google nexus

I am thrilled because I got my Google nexus today!

Sunday, July 29, 2012

http://bible.us/Gal6.9.NIV Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

Forgive me Father, for I ha e grown weary. Exhausted at times even. That must me that more often than not I am doing things on my own, not in your spirit.

Lord please help me discern when whether it is trying to do things on my own or whether it is people crossing.g boundaries. Having craig tell me that he thinks I am too used to being the boss, getting my own way, shocked me. I dont feel like people just do things for.the.most part. I feel like I am fair at work and that people don't take me serriously more often than not.

I'm not sure how much of these issues we are facing has to do with my recent prayer of not requiring others to seek to understand and trusting you.

Father I want to lead like you did but I can not do it without your spirit. Fill me Jesus. At this moment all I want is you. I need to feel you near me.

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Anger

If I stay angry I am giving the devil a foothold. I need to choose this day who I will live for. I choose life.

Gal 2:20

http://bible.us/Gal2.20.NIV

scripture known and memoruzed by so many, but HOW do i really put this in practice?

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

How?

http://bible.us/Gal2.20.NIV I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Forgetting About Ourselves

Paul said that he had been "crucified with Christ." In other words, he had to stop thinking about himself in order to live for God. And we are encouraged to do the same.

At this point you may be thinking, "What about me? Who is going to take care of me?" This is usually what prevents us from living the way God wants us to live. It always comes back to me.

(Not so much who is going to take care of me but who will care for me? Spots and all?)

We are so accustomed to seeing our desires satisfied that the very thought of forgetting about ourselves even for one day can be frightening. But if we can muster up the courage to try it, we will be amazed at the freedom and joy we experience.

(Father, if you are calling me to put aside my.hurt for today then please show me how. Withdrawing is the only way I know. How can I show kindness to craig today when all I want to do is run. Please show me where my attitude was so deserving of.turning around and coming home. I was cranky for.all of two minutes. Help me to give up the need to always defend and explain myself but to still be kind. I believe this has more to do with the ticket than me but if I'm wrong Father if I was so unkind to my husband - if I really am becoming so demanding and selfish father please show me. Lord I don't want to be selfish. I want to be everything you desire for me. )

The secret to having joy is giving your life away rather than trying to keep it. When you get the focus off of you and onto God, God can show you how to live a truly meaningful life

(Show me how to make it through today ...if craig wants me to go back to la give.me your spirit. Fill me father that I would respond in love. )

I encourage you to start your days by dedicating yourself to God. When you do, He will faithfully help you live a godly life.

Prayer Starter: Lord, I offer You my eyes, ears, mouth, hands, feet, heart, finances, gifts, talents, abilities, time, energy, all of me! It's not about me. It's all about You.

Friday, July 27, 2012

So xounterintuituve

http://bible.us/r/3D.3b.5u Today I am reading day 223 of Joyce Meyer: Promises for Your Everyday Life - a Daily Devotional:

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

God has surely opened the door

From todays reading: i know that God has opened the door to the school. Thank you father for giving me your vision. I get so discouraged when i try to do this on my own. Thank yoh for the reminder that YOU are doing it! I just need to sit on the bus and do the work.

God Opens and Shuts Doors

There are critical times in our lives when we especially need to know we are hearing clearly from God. It isn't always easy to know His voice from that of our own emotional reasoning. But I know from experience that God can open doors of opportunity that no one can close, and He can also close doors that we cannot open.

I spent many years trying to organize things I wanted to do in life. The result was frustration and disappointment. But I found that if we depend on God, He will give us favor and make things easy for us when we seek Him and His perfect timing. He leads one step at a time. If you take one step forward in the wrong direction, He will let you know before you go too far.

Be aware that His thoughts are above your thoughts. He sees the end from the beginning. All His ways are right and sure. He knows what makes sense for your life and He can make it happen. Hear from Him and you will not be deceived.

Prayer Starter: God, I trust You to open the right doors in my life and shut the wrong ones. Even when I don't know what to do, I have faith that I can hear from You and follow Your will.

http://bible.us/r/3D.3Z.5u Today I am reading day 221 of Joyce Meyer: Promises for Your Everyday Life - a Daily Devotional:

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Not the best workout

I completed Zero to 10K Week 7 Day 2 (3.10 miles), in 00:38:00, pace 12:15 min/mile, with @RunDouble http://bit.ly/nkhPg3

So much to consider and pray

As i read this Gid is putting so mu h in my heart!

http://bible.us/2Cor3.5.NIV Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

I am not confident in my abilities. But I know that I know that I know that God has given me the position I am in and that He will complete what he has started. - father I need your spirit and the life you bring in order to discern what you are having us di. Lord, there are times I feel so inadequate and insecure. Sometimes father, random comments have me believing people think (or forget) about the hard work that went into the charter. Lord Jesus, I need your quiet and gentle spirit. I need your confidence. Jesus it isn't about me. It is about the change you are bringing to peoples lives. I worry about some of our staff that may not know you or has wandered from your truth. Jesus please call your children. Please keep you at the front of my mind Lord.

Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. But their minds were made dull, for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant is read. It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away. Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

- father, please remove the veil from all of our eyes that Jesus is what we see in our staff, students and parents. Father I desire to seen to understand this year, but I need you for discernment, wisdom and humility. That all I do and say would be your will. Lord I need your confidence. I desire to give up the struggle for power. Thank you Jesus. Help me be diligent in what you've called me to di.

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Encouragement

http://bible.us/John6.37.NIV All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.

If all those the father gives Jesus are never driven away, and because one parent is saved the children are clean, Miranda and Deven both gave their hearts to the Lord at some time. So God will draw them back!!!

Thank you father!

Thursday, July 19, 2012

On time and fools

Great devotiinal today. I especially resonate with the scripture.

Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrafice if fools who do not know they are wring.

Last year, I got frustrated because I felt that I was the only one that was supposed to seek to understand and then be understood. Today though, God is telling me to listen more than I talk.

Lord Jesus, I hear you telling ne to listen. This was even our topic yesterday. Father please give me your peace and wisdom to be able to put my explanations aside. Lord I want to trust you in this. Thank you for loving me even when I'm kind of slow.

http://bible.us/r/3D.3T.5u I just finished day 215 of Joyce Meyer: Promises for Your Everyday Life - a Daily Devotional Bible reading plan at YouVersion.com

Monday, July 16, 2012

Good run

I completed Zero to 10K Week 6 Day 1 (2.90 miles), in 00:33:00, pace 11:23 min/mile, with @RunDouble http://bit.ly/Mczcae

Who does God use?

This is from my devotional for the day. (One of them anyway) this has been what I have believed about myself for the last year. GOD CHOSE ME to do something amazing. God is continuing to use Me! I look back on my life and know that I am still the very shy little girl who will hide.behind my parents legs. I am still the insecure young lady who always thinks I'm fat. When I run into people like Penny, and sandi I am again reminded of the new believer I was. But I have so wanted to be in Gods will and to have the quiet and gentle spirit and In Him!!! I do. Thank you Jesus for the work you are doing in me.

http://bible.us/1Cor1.27.NIV But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are,

Joyce Meyer

Who Does God Use?

God's chosen me to speak to crowds. People listen to me because God has anointed me to speak for Him, it's part of His destiny for my life. And God will anoint whomever He chooses to work through. That includes you.

Who does God use? The Bible says that He picks the unlikely. He uses common, ordinary people like you and me.

When I started to preach the Gospel, some of my friends rejected me, they didn't think I should do that because I'm a woman. In fact, they told me I couldn't do that.

But I was doing it because God told me to do it, and I trusted that if He told me I could do it, then I could do it. The same thing is true for you. If you are willing to have an uncommon goal, God can do something great through you!

Every common person can be used mightily by God. You just have to believe He can use you and be daring enough to embrace the goals or vision He puts in your heart. You have been chosen!

Prayer Starter: God, because You have chosen me, I won't doubt the destiny You have for me. Thank You for giving me a purpose in You.

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Oh yeah

I completed Zero to 10K Week 5 Day 1 (2.44 miles), in 00:26:00, pace 10:40 min/mile, with @RunDouble http://bit.ly/Sv22DA

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Running

I completed Zero to 10K Week 3 Day 1 (1.81 miles), in 00:21:00, pace 11:34 min/mile, with @RunDouble http://bit.ly/POWnti

Let your light shine

How guilty am I for not opposing evil? Or for complaining but not doing.g.something about it. ?

Let Your Light Shine

Famed philosopher and orator Edmund Burke once said, 'All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.' It's true. Doing nothing is easy, but it's also dangerous. Where there is no opposition to evil, evil will multiply.

We all fall into the trap of complaining about the things that are wrong. But complaining does nothing except discourage us even more. It changes nothing because there is no positive power in it.

Imagine what a mess the world would be if all God did was complain about everything that has gone wrong since He created it. But the Father doesn't complain. He continues to be good and work for justice. Evil is powerful, but good is more powerful.

We need to stop and realize that God has chosen to work on this earth through His children, you and me. His light is inside us and we can't afford to do nothing. We must let our light shine, no matter what, as we live our lives doing good in His name.

Prayer Starter: Lord, it's very easy to sit back and do nothing, but it's so much better to actively let Your light shine. Help me stand in opposition to evil, and act on Your goodness every chance I get.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Running

I completed Zero to 10K Week 2 Day 1 (1.69 miles), in 00:19:00, pace 11:15 min/mile, with @RunDouble http://bit.ly/NhbneO

Love

There are so many people that I get easily annoyed with. But God YOU can love then through me!!!! Thank you!

http://bible.us/r/3D.3L.5u I just finished day 207 of Joyce Meyer: Promises for Your Everyday Life - a Daily Devotional Bible reading plan at YouVersion.com

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Love without growing weary

http://bible.us/r/3D.3K.5u Do you love without growing weary? For me its easier when its a person who is easy to love. But what about when its a complicated, or just mean grumpy person?

I just finished day 206 of Joyce Meyer: Promises for Your Everyday Life - a Daily Devotional Bible reading plan at YouVersion.com

Prov 22

http://bible.us/Prov22.4.NIV Humility is the fear of the Lord ; its wages are riches and honor and life.

I was paying bills last night and began to panic thinking we were out of money - again. I briefly read this verse, then headed off to bed.
This verse reminded me that God is in control. Not me.

You ask that we walk humbly in you. Forgive me Lord for always thinking that I am in this alone. Thank you for the people you've put in my life to guide me. Give.me your peace and your strength as we move toward the.new school year.

When I crawled into bed, I realized that.although we just.deposited a.paycheck, it was received two weeks ago, so. Craig gets paid again in a couple of days, not next week!