You're gonna be OK.. Jenn Johnson

 https://youtu.be/LjF9IqvXDjY

So many people on my mind, and in my prayers. Hard times come to all of us. Some going through much harder times than others, and questions start to rise up. It's a fight just to keep it together. His presence isn't felt. You don't know what to pray anymore. It's OK. He's a big God, with big shoulders. He understands our weaknesses. 

I LOVE Psalm 139! The whole thing!   Just look at some of these scriptures.. 7  "Where can I go from your spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?".... There isn't anywhere in our every waking moment that He isn't with us.  

 There are many times in my life where I have screamed out, "where are you God?"  and never a time that I have said this, that I have ever felt guilty. I never stopped believing, and I know that He has big enough shoulders to handle my questions and tantrum. Like verse 1 says,  " O Lord, you have searched me and you know me." 

Never give up. Just keep taking 1 step closer. There is light in the darkness. Reach out for prayer.  We have faithful brothers and sisters that will pray and carry us to the comforting arms of Jesus when we don't know what to pray, Luke 5: 17-20.  I love this story because it wasn't even the paralytics faith that impressed Jesus, but the faith of his friends. Jesus responded to their faith and healed the man.  Prayer is powerful. According to God's will and purpose, it will be done. 

When the night feels like it's closing in,  don't give up.  Pray according to His will. Or ask someone to pray for you. 

Matthew 9:28, " Do you believe that I am able to do this?" ......Jesus asks us this question, and confronts us in every individual situation we will encounter in life.  May we never give up on the great supernatural position of limitless confidence in Jesus Christ. 

For Your glory Lord 

Kim D

Behold the Lamb.. Kristian Stanfill

 https://youtu.be/_e1QRtxUF50

There are 3 scriptures that I have been meditating on and just smile!

Matthew 28:18 " All authority in heaven and on Earth has been given to me."  Even the demons know this. 

Mark 3: 11, " Whenever the evil spirits saw Him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God." But He gave them strict orders not to tell who He was." 

 The evil spirits knew that Jesus was the Son of God, but they refused to turn from their evil purposes.  From the beginning of  history, it's been an ongoing battle of evil and good. In this chapter Jesus was healing people. But He doesn't want to be popular just for what He can do physically. Nothing is impossible for him physically. It's the heart that He is after,  and that's a personal choice. One that He can't make happen.  You can see from this scripture of the evil spirits, that even believing He is God's son, does not guarantee salvation.

We need to behold the Lamb. The Great I Am!  The story of redemption is written on His hands. All for us, this sacrifice. For every sin our Savior died.

Colossians 2:13, " When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code,  with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us, He took it away, nailing it to the cross."....  Here comes the favorite part of this scripture to me.... 

" And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.

The circumcision of the heart can only be done if we give it to Him to heal us Spiritually.

Dear God, we thank you for the cross. 

For Your glory Lord 

Kim D

Who am I... Watermark

 https://youtu.be/2Ch1NvrxfK4

This is probably one of my favorite scriptures, and it will take me a lifetime to wrap my mind around this amazing love of God.  

Romans 5: 8, " But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:  While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." 

God's love for us was never dependent on us loving Him back. My question is, how could we not? He didn't even need us to get right with Him. The way to get right, is to come to Him. He takes it from there by the gift of the Holy Spirit that is continually at work in us. Romans 8:1-17

Grace,  God's grace. Grace that has pardoned and cleansed my sin. Something that I didn't deserve. But God sent His Son to die for all mankind anyway.  It's been prophesied in the Old Testament, and came to life in the new. Isaiah 53 is all about our Jesus. 

Ephesians 2:1-10, great verses! You can't work for it, and you and I will never be good enough. Grace is a gift, and what a gift it is! 

A lot of people have asked me, "how do I know I'm saved?" I always tell them what Jesus said in Matthew 7: 15-20. "You will know them by their fruit."  Our outward behavior is changing. The words that flow from our mouth change. We are changing. We are His workmanship in the making. 

The biggest plus. Not that we have to. But 

we get to pray. Having conversations with the Love most High. Wow, Who am I?

For Your glory Lord 

Kim D

No other love... red rock worship

 https://youtu.be/S0LZ74fryo0

 With all the craziness that's going on, I pray fervently for my family. Especially my grandchildren, and nieces and nephews, that are the future generation. The things that they are being exposed to is horrible. Even things on TV. Cartoons aren't at all as they used to be when I was growing up. Things that are being taught in school by some teachers about how a family can be these days. That's not their job!! 

 Parents today have a greater responsibility than then we ever had. My mom tells me, that even when I raisied my girls, it was nothing like it was when she was raising us.  Generation after generation, things seem to keep getting worse. More and more things acceptable that are detestable in God's sight. Children so confused. Identity and self esteem worsen with each generation.  Suicides on the rise.

Conversations with the kids today can't just be, "so how was school today?"  It sure has to go in more depth than that.

   I remember growing up with low self esteem. Not anyone's fault but my own. Believing the lies in my head. My mom and dad tried to explain things that were happening, but we do have to go through things, and learn and grow on our own at some point in our life. I know that my parents prayed for me, took me to church and youth group.  I am eternally grateful for that. We really need to trust that God is hearing our cries for our children and grandchildren. This was the hardest thing to learn as a parent raising my own kids, but also as a grandparent sitting back and watching things as they are today.

So I continue to pray for them the beautiful lyrics of this song.....

Be my light when the night falls..Be my joy in the mourning...Be my hope in the sorrows...By my side when I'm lonely..Be my truth when the lies call..Give me faith when I doubt it..When the voices say I'm not good at all..Be the voice that drowns it..Be my peace when I'm surrounded...For my fears will never scare You... Shatter the shame that I've been bound in...From insecure to brand new.

For Your glory Lord ..Kim D

Thank you Jesus for the blood. Charity Gayle

 https://youtu.be/dhU-Omwg2rU

If you are a believer, you know there is a day coming that, like any bride and groom look forward to. The wedding banquet, Matthew 22:1-14.

Invitations are given to all who you would like to come. Some won't except the invite. Then there are some who won't even care how they come dressed, even though you told them on the invite the proper attire, verses11-12. They will dress however they choose, thinking they can sneak in. 

In Genesis 3:7,  after the eyes of both Adam and Eve were opened, and they realized their nakedness because of their sin. They took it upon themselves to sew fig leaves together and make coverings and hide from God. Can you imagine, trying to hide from a all seeing, all knowing God? Yet alot of us think we can. It can't be done! 

God desires a love relationship with us, and He made that way for us through His Son.

 Because a sacrifice, and blood, is the only remedy for sin, God in verse 21, of that same chapter, made garments of skin for Adam and his wife to be clothed in.  God-made a way then to continue in a love relationship with Adam and Eve, and He made a way for us today through Jesus. 

  We can't dress ourselves for this special day. No one could ever be good enough.No one could ever do enough. Jesus Christ did it all, and paid the full price for our sins by His sacrifice for us all on that blood stained cross.

Some of us are still lost and blind to the fact that sin separates us from a Holy God. Every day God gives us,  is time running out. What are you waiting for? We have all been given the invitation. He is waiting for your response, and to dress properly. 

For Your glory Lord 

Kim D

I will look up..... Elevation Worship

 https://youtu.be/tEQnoE7SnZw

 I don't know about you. But there are times in the morning I go to my prayer room and can sit in a funk that I feel like I'm not going to come out of. Isn't that crazy? In my prayer room! This is supposed to be my time for worship and prayer,  and for Jesus to get my full attention!

 I know it's me. So if I can't focus on the Word right then, or what to pray at that moment,  I'll put on worship music to drive every thought captive and make it obedient to Jesus, 2 Corinthians 10: 4-5. 

It's there where I realize I'm not laying everything at His feet. The things of this world. The loved ones and friends I am praying for.  My hopes and dreams. 

No matter what things look like, I choose to trust Him. It's then,  that I begin to feel His presence and peace,  and I smile. It's that childlike faith that pleases Him, Matthew 18: 2-4. 

We see it again in Matthew 19: 14.  There is a childlike attitude that we should all have an approaching God. We even need childlike attitudes in trusting.  I think one of the greatest examples,  is when you take a little baby, and throw them up in the air and catch them, and they do nothing but laugh. They trust us. We are faithful to catch them, I hope, LOL. 

 I'm sure a lot of us have had the feeling of being tossed around. Maybe you are there right now. Look back and see that He is faithful. Look ahead and know that He is able. Take Him at His Word. Let Him know how much you need Him.  He is the Prince of peace. He is the perfect healer. All our cares, all our life is on Him

 Let Him catch you, and smile.

For Your glory Lord 

Kim D