To be intentional- done on purpose, deliberate.
I want to be intentional, just like God did with us. He was intentional with us from the beginning.
"Before I formed you in your mothers womb I knew you.." Jer. 1:5
He had a heart for each and every one of us. He had a desire for us. All the way from every person generation to generation. All the way, all the time. He sent His one and only son, Jesus, to die on a cross for us so WE could have a relationship with HIM! He desires us. He was intentional and is still intentional with us.
"I will give them a heart to know me, to know that I am the Lord.They will be my people and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart." Jer. 24:7
As much as I feel so loved and so cared and wonder why He could ever be so intentional with me. How that makes me feel so cared about. I just want to learn and reap those fruits. I want to be intentional with everything. O, Father teach me. I want to learn how to be intentional with people, my actions, feelings, my own heart, everything. I don't want to waste time. I want to do things with my heart behind it.
So, as i'm learning how to be intentional, what intentional really is? How deep is, how do I become intentional? I pray this to my Father, and I pray this will inspire yall to think about how intentional He is with you. To know all your plans and ways, to know your hearts desires and fears. To know you! And with this, how can we share His love by being a bit intentional?
Thank you Jesus for loving us! Thank you for saving us, opening us up, inviting us, giving us a heart to love. Thank you Father! Please forgive that times I fall, where I don't put you first, when I don't see you, when I don't obey. I lean not on my own understanding. Lord I desire to be close.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Being Patient
I am excited to hear God's voice and I'm praying and expectant for it, or so I am wanting and trying to be.
"Those who do not believe God speaks specifically will simply ignore or explain away all the times when God does communicate with them. However, those who spend each day in a profound awareness that God does speak are in a wonderful position to receive His word." - A.W. Tozer
I want the Lord to show up, I want to be sure He hears my prayers. I'm excited to see what He will show me.
"Wait and hope for and expect the Lord; be brave and of good courage and let your heart and soul be enduring. Yes, wait for and hope for and expect the Lord." Psalm 27:14 (amp)
I hope all of you will be expectant and pray blessings on you. The Lord wants to bless you and be near with you.
"Those who do not believe God speaks specifically will simply ignore or explain away all the times when God does communicate with them. However, those who spend each day in a profound awareness that God does speak are in a wonderful position to receive His word." - A.W. Tozer
I want the Lord to show up, I want to be sure He hears my prayers. I'm excited to see what He will show me.
"Wait and hope for and expect the Lord; be brave and of good courage and let your heart and soul be enduring. Yes, wait for and hope for and expect the Lord." Psalm 27:14 (amp)
I hope all of you will be expectant and pray blessings on you. The Lord wants to bless you and be near with you.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
His Beloved!
This past weekend I went on a retreat and it was great. We went up to the Blue Ridge mountains and I was so content. I loved it. I was so amazed by these few verses that our leader gave us for our time..
"You will live in joy and peace. The mountains will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap their hands." Isaiah 55:12
" But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green and they never stop producing fruit."
Jeremiah 17:7-8
"As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you O God. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go stand before Him?"
Psalm 42:1-2
They hit and overwhelmed me. First, I was talking to my roommate just earlier how my walk with the Lord has been changing and how I get so content and confident in prayer now, that I used to be like that with scripture. And I still am just now, I turn more to prayer and reliance on that before I look for scriptures to uplift me. (Both are necessary dont get me wrong). So when I read these I was like WOAH! yeh. They screamed to me. Lately, I have been nervous/ anxious about my future. I am about to graduate and have no clue what I should do, or where to go. I do have passions that I know the Lord will use but no like for sure path to start pushing towards. And as I read Jeremiah, I was encouraged to have confidence in the Lord in Me! the LORD IN ME! That if I keep seeking the Lord, thirsting for Him (psalm 42) then I will experience peace and joy (isaiah) and how I should have CONFIDENCE that the LIVING GOd is living in Me. That I am apart of His dwelling space. Dang! ME, O God? I know I have confidence in Him, who can do All things, work ALL things out but me who is a mess up and falls short? He called me Beloved and reassured me that He shines through me. That no matter where I go with a job, without, with my passions being used or not, that He will use me, and I will still be His, I can still reap fruit and be apart of His plan. I can still bring Him glory in the months of drought when I feel useless.
That is so great! I probably sat there overlooking the water and the mountains for hours, enjoying the time with my Father, my Lover. I was in a state of solitude, fulfillment, worship, praise, prayer. I feel so loved that He loves me in a indescribable way. After moments of alone-ness, retreat-ness. I thought I should go back to the group and fellowship.
And let me tell ya, the fellowship was great, and answered prayer! I love who the Lord shines through all of His people! Praise Jesus that He loves us and has a plan for us! He calls us His beloved!
"You will live in joy and peace. The mountains will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap their hands." Isaiah 55:12
" But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green and they never stop producing fruit."
Jeremiah 17:7-8
"As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you O God. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go stand before Him?"
Psalm 42:1-2
They hit and overwhelmed me. First, I was talking to my roommate just earlier how my walk with the Lord has been changing and how I get so content and confident in prayer now, that I used to be like that with scripture. And I still am just now, I turn more to prayer and reliance on that before I look for scriptures to uplift me. (Both are necessary dont get me wrong). So when I read these I was like WOAH! yeh. They screamed to me. Lately, I have been nervous/ anxious about my future. I am about to graduate and have no clue what I should do, or where to go. I do have passions that I know the Lord will use but no like for sure path to start pushing towards. And as I read Jeremiah, I was encouraged to have confidence in the Lord in Me! the LORD IN ME! That if I keep seeking the Lord, thirsting for Him (psalm 42) then I will experience peace and joy (isaiah) and how I should have CONFIDENCE that the LIVING GOd is living in Me. That I am apart of His dwelling space. Dang! ME, O God? I know I have confidence in Him, who can do All things, work ALL things out but me who is a mess up and falls short? He called me Beloved and reassured me that He shines through me. That no matter where I go with a job, without, with my passions being used or not, that He will use me, and I will still be His, I can still reap fruit and be apart of His plan. I can still bring Him glory in the months of drought when I feel useless.
That is so great! I probably sat there overlooking the water and the mountains for hours, enjoying the time with my Father, my Lover. I was in a state of solitude, fulfillment, worship, praise, prayer. I feel so loved that He loves me in a indescribable way. After moments of alone-ness, retreat-ness. I thought I should go back to the group and fellowship.
And let me tell ya, the fellowship was great, and answered prayer! I love who the Lord shines through all of His people! Praise Jesus that He loves us and has a plan for us! He calls us His beloved!
Bringing Restoration :)
So. Over the past few days my time with the Lord has seem like its been quick and not a lot of meat time if ya know what I mean. But this morning as I reflect on the last few days, I see how the Lord was at work STILL all along. In my hebrew class we talked about memories and how every memory clings to something. How memories bring feelings and connections. The other day we talked about Ruth and Naomi. And how Ruth clung to her and how she says that speech about never leaving her side, is like the same one said at weddings... And how a bond can be between a man and a woman and a daughter-in-law with a mother-in-law and a friend and a friend. A bond/ friendship/ connection that will not break.. that sounds wonderful to me.
Well I know this is getting pretty bouncy, but.. all these to say that these little conversations over the last few days have been such a blessing to me.
Well I know this is getting pretty bouncy, but.. all these to say that these little conversations over the last few days have been such a blessing to me.
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