DO NOT DELAY

"By delaying repentance, sin strengthens and the heart hardens. The longer ice freezes, the harder it is to be broken." Thomas Watson was wise when he wrote the above. You must deal with sin swiftly, before it strengthens and your heart hardens. Most of us delay and deny our sin. I am finding that the first step in finding freedom is to NOT deny, but deal....put it out there, be honest and real. And then after that...to NOT delay in handling it....no hiding, no masking, just dealing. Because the one who can own up to their sin is greater than the one who merely knows how to hide it!
ALL FOR YOU

RISK

Journeying with the Lord is not without RISK. You have to choose to be vulnerable, transparent and to walk roads that you can't see where they lead. You must stand in the face of all the world shouts. And to do these things, is a RISK. You RISK losing acceptance, love, success, happiness, pleasure and health. And yet, God has not called us to be Christians that don't take that RISK. We are to RISK it all, take off the mask, become transparent and vulnerable-knowing all the while what you might lose.
But journeying in with Christ, though often feels like a RISK, is not a RISK at all. In fact, when we are willing to realize that RISKING means winning-for us, then we have taken the first step in freedom! For is anything truly a RISK with God?
ALL FOR YOU

Free to Breathe

Sometimes the weight of this world keeps us from being able to breathe. The stilfling activities of life cause the peace that God gives to be overlooked and we begin to run on a treadmill that is going no where. I have longed for a time when I could just journey with God, Breathe deep-inhale, exhale-Him and enjoy the journey-enjoying Him. Many wonder if it is possible-to journey, to enjoy, to breathe, to find peace-to get off the treadmill. IT IS! You can be free to breathe, to dance again, to lift your hands to Him....to call Him Abba, to rest in Him, to be free and at peace again. Thankyou Abba, for making me FREE TO BREATHE....ALL FOR YOU

Peace be still

Where is stillness found.....right beside BE....the great I AM....we find peace in the stillness, beside Be. ALL FOR YOU

refining moments

There is a difference in what defines you and what refines you. You are defined by who you are (or are not). You are refined by those moments that challenge who you are. God promises that we will all be refined-as silver-tried through the fire. It is how we respond to those moments that who we are is seen. Refining moments are necessary so that we can see what is truly in our hearts. The fire is going to be hot...but that refining is what allows us to reflect our Maker! ALL FOR YOU

what defines you

Many of us are living our lives trying to discover "who we are". For a lot of us our jobs define us. Our children define us, our families or spouses. Some of us are defined by our economic status, others by their atheletic ability. But all these things change and thus what defines you....changes and therefore we continually struggle with our self worth. What truly defines each of us is not what we do, who we are, who we hang out with, how much money we have or any of our abilities. What defines us is that we KNOW who HE is and in light of that....who we are not. That makes us who we are....made to be simple reflections of His glory-not fame stealers from a God that outshines us all. ALL FOR YOU

CLOUD COVER

I have been thinking a lot about the cloud of glory that hovered over the tabernacle in the wilderness. It was the cloud that led the way and it was the cloud that was the picture of God's glory. Sometimes I feel like my life is a little cloudy itself-but in a different kind of way...like fog, or something that keeps me from truly seeing. I long for the cloud cover of His glory and to get rid of the cloud of sin that seems to obstruct my view. It is time for God's people to see clearly the glory that was seen in the cloud in the wilderness instead of being satisfied at worshipping from a distance. We have been brought near...if we would only get out of the fog, wake up and see that the glory of the Lord lives within each of us. The cloud cover....is all over us....one way or the other!ALL FOR YOU

Relationships Rule

Jesus was all about relationships. In fact, He was seldom about religion, about programs or about experiences. Even in the greatest of commands He said to LOVE God and LOVE people. Our greatest challenge in this life will be to not chase after the experiences of this world, but choose to chase after a relationship with God and with others. To make relationship the priority. Jesus understood that in this life will be many experiences, but that the greatest thing in all of life is to know and Love God and people. For it is through relationship that influence is gained. ALL FOR YOU

humility

Probably not one of my stronger points. And yet, I am learning everyday the significance of dying to self, laying aside my pride and being obedient. I am seeing the truths that the Lord dwells among the contrite of heart, the broken and those who have sold their soul for HIS KINGDOM. For many of us, we clamour and fight for our names to be known, for our recognition, for our own glory. but God has not created us for such a purpose. Instead, it is HIS name and HIS renown that is to be the desire of my soul. Humility-I am far from having arrived, however I have choosen live my life for the renown of another....not to me-but to HIS name be the GLORY! ALL FOR YOU