Acting on God's revelations

Psalm 119:70(MSG)
They're bland as a bucket of lard, while I dance to Your revelation.

This is my sweet friend...lounging...after a LOT of playing!

A bucket of lard.  That's descriptive.  Pretty lethargic people being described in the first part of this verse!  But not the Psalmist!  He isn't lounging around doing nothing all day.  He is up celebrating in what the Lord has done for him!  That's so cool!  It's also a great segue for me to jump into my exciting news! 

Tomorrow morning, at 7:00am, I will be hosting Best Selling author Erin Healy on this blog with a Q & A session!  It is exciting to me in so many ways, but mostly because Erin is so passionate about the revelations of God...and she's acting on them!  I know you will find her transparency refreshingly invigorating as she talks about her new book:  Stranger Things!
So...whatever you do tomorrow...don't miss out on this wonderful interview with her!!
You will also be given a link to the first two chapters of her new book and the opportunity to win a complete copy free!  (If you are a winner, the book will be shipped to you after Jan. 1, 2014.) 

Lord,
Thank you for the words of the Psalmist that remind us to dance in all circumstances...because our hope and our joy comes from You alone!
Amen

Fill Your Prescription

Psalm 119:4(MSG)
You, God, prescribed the right way to live;  now you expect us to live it.

How exciting this week is for me!  The reason behind the joy, is due to the fact that this week is the one year anniversary of this blog!  Hard to believe that I have been writing each week for a year now.  I have thoroughly loved every minute of it.  As I look at the list of countries who have visited this site, I get overwhelmed at the privilege of modern technology.  It thrills my soul to think that the Word of God is being shared in places that I didn't even know existed!

I have completely enjoyed your visits and many of your encouraging words throughout the course of this past year.  Today's verse spurs me on in my endeavor to keep Him first in all things, as it states a clear expectation from God to "live in the right way" as prescribed by Him!

Each one of us has been divinely created for a very specific purpose.  That purpose is to "feed His sheep" and bring Him glory!  We must always remember that He has gifted each one of us with a unique ability to passionately pursue what He has specifically placed within our hearts.  Our job is to find that God given passion and then, as the verse says, "Live it!"  What a big God we serve.

Lord,
Help each one of us today to realize the gift You have placed within us and to courageously press in to You, so that we can utilize that gift in a manner that is fitting for Your glory.  In that place of residing in You, we will most assuredly find our direction and a completion of Your prescription for our life!
Praising Your name today Jesus,
Amen

The Wedding Walk

Psalm 139:3(NIV)
You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.

I had the privilege to attend a wedding this afternoon.  What a perfect day for such a great event!  The sun is shining and there is a gentle breeze blowing.  Awe....
As the father of the groom spoke, his words resonated with my heart.  He said that marriage is like a garden.  The seeds of love, gentleness, patience, respect, and joy need to be planted and nurtured.  However, the weeds that try to grow up throughout the garden need to be removed to prevent the desired plants from being choked out and killed.  The weeds, he went on to say, are pride, selfish ambition, and anger. 

How true these words are, not only in a marriage relationship, but in any relationship we enter into.  The Lord is familiar with all of our ways.  He knows our strengths and our weaknesses, and that if left on our own, we could not sow these seeds of good works.  He sent His Son as a gift to pay that complete price for our sinfulness and to leave His Spirit here as a counselor to guide us into all truth.   We need only to accept His gift!

Ephesians 2:8-10 (ESV) says,  "For by grace you have been saved through faith.  And this is not your own doing;  it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.  For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." 

Lord,
Help me to walk in the manner that reflects your love and wisdom.
Amen