Everything.... Lauren Daigle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URFOBc69xig

Matthew 6:25-34.... How many times in these verses Jesus tells us "do not worry" and yet in our humanness we do. I especially love verse 34... " do not worry about tomorrow.... each day has enough trouble of it's own." That is such truth. Worrying only steals every minute that we are in it, and we will never get those minutes, or hours, or days back. It will make you physically sick in time. It also doesn't change anything. It's useless energy that drains everything out of you. The enemy knows this very well. It all starts in the mind, and that is the only place he can attack. So learn to fight back with the Word of God.

From the time of salvation, when you put your faith and trust in Jesus Christ, we became One with Him. In everything! That was even His prayer to His Father in John 17: 20-23. The enemy has nothing on us unless we let him. The bible tells us we have the mind of Christ, 1 Corinthians 2: 16. That's powerful stuff! 1 Corinthians 2: 9-12, Powerful verses for a child of God. He's given us EVERYTHING! The Spirit Who is from God! When we can't see our way, He leads us. When we can't stand, He'll carry us. When we feel lost, He'll find us. When we feel weak, He is mighty. He's EVERYTHING we need!

I pray we realize how powerful Our God is, and how defeated the enemy is. Romans 8: 31-39,Nothing can separate us from the love of God. Not even death. Read those verses for yourself, and may they be magnified to enlighten you, from the top of your head, to the bottom of your feet. If you have confessed your need for a Savior, Jesus, you are a child of the King!

For His glory

Kim D

I'm Listening.... Chris McClarney

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT8iKdwbKdU

Well, Happy New Year everyone. I haven't blogged since July due to surgeries I had to have done. But God is great, and does all things perfectly in His timing. I have been in such great quiet moments with Him during this time. He has a beautiful way of quieting our hearts to feel His presence and listen. Not sure why I haven't blogged. But I know it's time now, I listened. I guess He wanted me to feed myself for a while, and now share and encourage once again, how great our God is.

I actually started reading the bible over again. But this time really digesting the nuggets. Sometimes in my reading of the Old Testament, I asked God, "what is the point of some of this. I find it boring?" I mean Old Testament, some of it really is. I know I might as well be honest with God. He knows what I was thinking anyway. But there really are nuggets, and He will reveal them to you. So don't skip over thing like I did the first time.

One thing I know for sure is, the Israelites really listened to every detail of how, and what, God wanted done. EVERY DETAIL! Not like us today. We pick and choose what we want to hear. Taking the precious grace of our Savior for granted. Look at the hot mess this world is in today. Oh, they also complained a lot. Like we do today. Even after God has continually showed them that He was with them, and for them, in everything. Like He is with us today. We are so far from listening to a Holy God, our creator, the One who gave us life!

His ways are so much higher than ours. He knows everything we need, and everything we are going through. NOTHING goes unseen by Him.

So when He speaks through His LIVING Word, or through a Pastor, or another true follower of Jesus, I don't want to miss one word, or make excuses for not listening. We all need to grow up. We never arrive, but we can choose to grow. I believe that is why so many times Jesus has said.... "He who has an ear, let him hear."

Are you listening? EVERYTHING HE SAYS IS TRULY LIFE!

For His glory always..

Kim D