Thankful

Lord, I am so thankful today. I am thankful that I am thankful today! I have found some new sisters in Christ online, who have been sharing a particular journey with me. One just prayed for me via email and it was a beautiful prayer which said:

Lord, fill Laura with YOU. I know that as she knows YOU more (the power of Your presence, love and grace) she will trust YOU more. As she does that YOU will guide her thinking and her behavior. Thank You, God, that You do not judge us on our behavior, that Christ has already taken care of this on the cross, and that the only thing that you require of us is belief. give her your Spirit of grace towards herself, knowing that if You don't condemn us, then neither should we condemn ourselves. Praise you, Lord!

May it be so, Lord, MAY IT BE SO!

Scared

God expects discipline.

Fruits of the Spirit.

Yet.

I know only He can transform me

to make it a joyful obedience

to make it worth anything.

So where does the discipline

come into play?

Where does faith and obedience meet?

Where does one begin and the other end?

Where do they co-exist?

I don't know.

That's my question

and I'm scared and confused

in the in between.

Help me.

Lent Descends

Praying for transformation, Lord. I want this season of Lent to truly resonate within me in such a way to move me deeply and ever closer to You, that the world pales in comparison and the fears and worries go with it.

You have done so much for me, so many blessings, and many incredible changes that I can't even believe. But it's nowhere near where I should be and I know that. Thank You for Your grace, your mercy, your love raining down on me always.

Blown Away

Dear Lord in Heaven,

I am so blown away this morning at the blessings you cast down upon me last weekend. I feel so humbled at the astounding comments on my class. I wanted to relay my passion, my understanding, my love and desire to inspire the women to want to take another step in their walk with You, to understand You more, to truly try to "Love God with all their minds". I am so gratified by the response and continuing phone calls of women who wanted titles, who were interested in the study Bibles I had brought, who cried with me afterward.

And the best blessing of all was after church on Sunday, when You spoke to Sharon, who felt compelled to come over to me and say, "God impressed me to tell you , that as I saw you on Saturday, and at a very quiet and unassuming time, that it was so apparent and clear how much you love God." It brought me immediately to tears because just 5 years ago I sat at my dining room table and young Grant from next door saw me with a Bible beside me and was totally surprised and shocked that I even was a Christian, so lacking was it within me that no one could see it. It was a pivotal point for me I will never forget, that I knew things must change if no one could see I loved or even knew God. And now to have Sharon come up to me saying this was just breathtaking to me.

Thank you Lord, thank you Lord.