He is Able.

He is:

Able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think...

Able to make all grace abound to you that you may always have whatever is sufficient for you in all things and that you may abound in every good work...

Able to help those who are being tempted...

Able to save completely those who come to God through him seeing he always lives to make intercession for them...

Able to keep you from falling and to present you without fault before his glorious presence with great joy...

Able to guard what I have committed to him against that day...


 Ephesians 3:20, 2 Corinthians 9:8, Hebrews 2:18, Hebrews 7:25, Jude 1:24, 2 Timothy 1:12

Prayer Makes a Difference.

Thank you for your prayers.

Prayer This Morning.

Dear friends, I was in prayer about Jordan this morning and the words came to me saying, "Remember what Joyce said, 'Believe God is working.'"

I felt all the tension leave my body and I said, "I believe Lord. I believe you are working for Jordan."

I'm afraid that believing and resting in God doesn't come easy for me. I only learned this last year, although I have been a Christian since I was 19. I used to pray and then still carry at least half the burden.

Thank you for your prayers.

The Unseen and Eternal.

When writing about death and resurrection, Paul had this to say:

"We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed."

"Because we know that the one who raised Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in his presence."

"Therefore, we do not lose heart though outwardly we are wasting away, inwardly we are being renewed every day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
2 Corinthians 4

We had a family birthday party for my granddaughter Hope this Sunday. My grandson Jordan came and I could see his heart was broken because his brother Craig, who passed away last August, was not there. Craig loved family gatherings. Jordan has no other siblings and perhaps seeing my three granddaughters together may have brought that home to him also. All of us missed Craig that day.

I have been praying and asking God to send Jordan a dream or a sign that would comfort him. So, I ask if you could say a prayer for Jordan also. Thank you so much.

God's Loving Discipline.

I had to smile when I read this verse this morning:

"Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid."

Short, but sweet.

The commentaries say in this instance 'discipline' means: instruction or correction.

The word 'stupid' is a word meaning: brutish - like a beast.

http://bible.cc/proverbs/12-1.htm

Proverbs 3:11 says, "My son, do not despise the despise the Lord's discipline, and do not resent his rebuke. Because the Lord disciplines those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights."

When we love our children we gently correct and instruct them in how to be polite, kind, and all the myriad other actions we value. These things don't usually come without teaching. Children by themselves don't want to share their toys or know how to be polite. As they needed to be taught, we also need our God to teach us daily how to live.

Sometimes I have done wrong and the Lord convicts me of the wrong and then urges me to apologize. Believe me, it is a lesson that is burned into your mind. :)  I'm thankful he takes the time to teach me right from wrong and gives me a love for what is right.

Listen to Him!

"If you had responded to my rebuke, I would have poured out my heart to you and made my thoughts known to you." Proverbs 1:23

"For the Lord gives wisdom and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding." Prov. 2:6

"Then you will understand what is right and just and fair - every good path. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you." Prov.2:9-11

Imagine the God of the universe pouring out his heart to each of us and making his thoughts known to us. When I read this last night I felt amazed by the humble ways of our God and how he loves us. The beginning of Chapter 1 is about the wicked and the evil that they do to others. God is telling them what they are missing by not listening to him. And oh how much they do miss!

Seesaw- Up and Down I Go.

In my spiritual life I see my emotions and faith in God seesaw up and down. For days I am up and full of joy, thanking God for everything. Then one day, something happens and I am down. I feel frightened and overwhelmed, sad and discouraged. Because of that I then feel embarrassed my faith is so weak. Joyce Meyer has taught me to quote scripture during these times and I usually remember to do that. But what gets me is how fast I can plummet from faith to despair!

My daughter told me I can't feel happy all the time. True, but I think what I meant was having peace all the time. When I don't, I feel guilty and believe I have let the Lord down. When I was thinking about this, I remembered Elijah and how he worked for God on the mountain top, praying for fire from heaven that did come down and proved to the people God was God and not the idol Baal. Then that evening Elijah got frightened and fled from  Queen Jezebel who had threatened to kill him.

After Elijah had run for 40 days God came and asked him twice, "Elijah, what are you doing here?" Then He sent him back to finish the work God had for him to do. God had not sent Elijah into the wilderness. And God was so gentle towards Elijah's lack of faith.

I guess if Elijah can get frightened and try to run away, I shouldn't feel so bad about myself. I'm no Elijah.