When you are weary remember.....

28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Dear Lord Jesus, when I take your yoke, I walk beside You. You lead me and go and do as You do. Lord, give me Your wisdom to see where You are going so I may follow You. There is such joy in surrender to You.

Jesus Fasted

Matthew 4 Jesus fasted for 40 days and 40 nights. What has happened to fasting. I had done some fasting last year and then somehow "forgot" about fasting. This seems to be a lost discipline. If Our Lord practiced fasting Himself, I need to align myself to fast. Being raised Catholic, we had Friday fasts from meat. This was relaxed to only during Lent. We fasted for 3 hours before taking Communion. This was relaxed to an hour. It seems this is almost a non-entity in many churches today. I have heard of many types of fasts; the Daniel fast, the Eden fast, a liquid fast. The biggest question is why fast? Fast to seek God's face as a form of prayer on special requests. Read Daniel and Ruth. For difficult situations that with which we strggle. "this type comes out only by prayer and fasting." Finally, Jesus said when the bridegroom is taken then hus disciples would fast. Dear Lord Jesus, today I seek Your face on a special request that I need direction in my work. Lord, I want to be in the center of Your will. Give me wisdom, guidance and Your Peace.

My New Home

I love houses and home decorating. I spend way too much time browsing magazines, model homes and PINTEREST dreaming. Dreaming of dream houses with lush gardens, French country kitchens and every detail. Reading in the book of Hebrews, I have gotten a glimpse of why I have this desire. I have an internal desire built in me by Our Lord for my heavenly home. "for he (Abraham) was looking forward to the city who has foundations whose designer and builder is God." Hebrews 11:10. Hebrews speaks to a homeland, a city that that we enter like Abraham in faith. While I live here, I am truly blessed by Our Lord with a beautiful home. I just need to, by faith, look forward and send up some building materials to my new home. It is being constructed in my true homeland, heaven. "Eye has not seen,nor ear heard, nor has entered the mind of man what God has prepared for those who love Him," 1 Corinthians 2:9

Speak Love

Luke 6:45-46 English Standard Version (ESV) 45 The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. Lord, give me wisdom and let me hear the still small voice so I speak LOVE.