2013....all year long

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoh26pC2RT8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

No matter how close or distant I am, God is always with me.

God is so good

His timing is always right.    I was reading "The Confident Woman" this morning, and the two days I needed to catch up on talked about fellowshipping with our sin or with Jesus.    I would much rather fellowship with Jesus!  The last time I blogged, I was fellowshipping with my sin!  

The second day talked about approval addiction.   I have struggled with approval  addiction.   It is ok to want approval, but we shouldnt need it.   We should always know that we do our best....and that Jesus loves us....even when we mess up.....but what is it imside of us that we need approval?  

No condemnation

http://bible.com/111/rom8.1-2.niv Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.

Satan doesn't want me to believe this.   Since Saturday,  I have heard;  the lucky ones are the ones that didn't catch me.  (Satan)
I am dysfunctional and communicate like my brother (Craig)
Which also reminded me that I am just like missy (me)
& then have ran through so many past sins in my head.   From high school through parenting. .. and even when Mona sent an incredibly sweet email. ..my thought was on how I screwed that up.   

Thank you Jesus that there is no condemnation in you.  

Respecting my husband

http://bible.com/111/EPH5.33.NIV However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. Bible.com/app

RESPECT

A saintly woman was well-known for her good word about everyone. Although people often tried, they were never able to get her to speak evil of anyone. One day while she was talking with a friend, the town drunk staggered by. The friend thought there was surely nothing redeeming about this old reprobate and took the opportunity to quiz her godly friend: "What have you got to say about him?" The saintly woman simply replied, "Well, he is a good whistler."

It is a rare person who can see the best in everyone. But the Bible tells us that this is the norm for a healthy marriage. For example, the wife is commanded: Let the wife see that she respects her husband (Ephesians 5:33). The husband, of course, should earn this reverence and respect. Some husbands make the commandments of Christ hard to fulfill; however, there is no "if" included in this verse of Scripture. When the wife learns to see the good, however little, in her mate, respect can grow. Men may be motivated by criticism, but they often become bitter and angry toward a nagging wife. On the other hand, men motivated by respect and love become loving husbands.

The wise woman gives her husband respect and, in doing so, learns that this law of love diminishes the cares and toils of daily life.

More dysfunction

We have fleas....but when he says it it is always my fault.  I brought in the parallel that he expects this of me but isn't willing to help me clean.   Hes upset because I am not just addressing the issue at hand.   We are only allowed to talk about what bothers him .  And the reason he doesn't help is all of the things I put on his plate...meaning the property...and I communicate just like my brother......

Dysfunction

What do you do when you're joking around with your husband about not knowing what it's like to live in a dysfunctional family. .. and he is serious about thinking your family (us) is dysfunctional.  When you ask what he. Means. ...he won't talk wIth you about it because it's late and he's going to bed.   Says well talk tomorrow and goes to bed without so much of a kiss our hug.

http://bible.us/r/v.17 Today I am reading day 69 of Active Word Daily Devotional: Faithful Forethought

One of the most precious truths in all the Bible is on display for us here. It's assures us that no matter what our needs in this life might be, our Heavenly Father is fully aware of them before we even bring them to His attention.

But God's awareness of our needs goes even deeper than that. He's also able to anticipate and provide for our needs before we're even aware of them, and the cross is the ultimate example of this. The Bible tells us that Jesus, as the Lamb of God (please see March 5th), was actually slain for us before the foundation of the world:

All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. (Revelation 13:8 NKJV)

In other words, before the world and everything in it was ever created, God foresaw mankind's fall. He foresaw our need for a sacrificial substitute. He foresaw how His Son would serve as the Lamb to save us from our sin. The provision of the cross was in the mind of God before He even created us. What faithful forethought!

We need to hold onto this, because the temptation is always there for us to doubt and question God's ability and awareness when it comes to our needs. "How am I going to cover this bill? What if my health doesn't hold up? When is that much-needed raise finally going to kick in?"

God foresaw our greatest need even before we did and made perfect provision for it. Can't He do the same for all the other needs in this life that truly pale in comparison?

The provision of the cross was in the mind of God before He even created us.

Think about it...

What does this passage reveal to me about God?  God cana save Deven.   He loves deven more than I do.

What does this passage reveal to me about myself?

Based on this, what changes do I need to make?

What is my prayer for today?