Till the storm passes by....Joseph Larson

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

If a female could play the part of Peter in the storm with Jesus, I would have gotten the part by my actions in hurricane Irma. I am in no way proud of that either, but I am ready to keep growing in my faith and trust in Jesus, and that never comes easy. It's in the storms of life, that are going to come in many ways, that we need to keep our focus on Jesus. He is always near.

With all the Christian music I listen to, I never heard this one till after Irma passed through Florida. It's not the usual Christian type of music I listen to. It spoke to my heart, and penetrated right to my soul.

When hurricane Irma really started to rage around 2 am, I was filled with fear and anxiety. My focus on Jesus being with me went completely to the raging wind and rain ripping at my daughters and son in laws patio. All I could think of was, "how much worse can this get, are we going to be ok, my house must be falling apart with this strength of wind!" I live in a manufactured home. The thoughts were out of control and just made me sink even deeper.

Instead of trusting all I was praying for, I totally lost my focus staring at this evil storm. To be totally honest, my anxiety was through the roof! I couldn't even focus on prayer anymore. Never, ever, did I think, in all the love, trust, and faith I have in Jesus that I would sink like that. Just like Peter in Matthew 14: 28-31. The bible is so alive, and we all play the part to different stories in it.

The most beautiful part of what I learned, is feeling Jesus after the stillness of the storm tell me, "I will always love you. Your just going to grow more from this. Now pick yourself up and continue to grow by abiding in me." (John 15: 4) Remember what I told you, that in this world you WILL have trouble, but I have overcome the world. When it ends, however it ends, you will be with me."

It's these kind of learning lessons that make me so very humble, and so much more in love with Jesus.

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My Heart Your Home....Watermark

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Matthew 7:21,"Not all who say to Me, "Lord, Lord" will enter the Kingdom of heaven;".....

"Come and make my heart Your home. Come and be everything I am and all I know. Search me through and through".... Powerful request to our Lord, but so pleasing to His heart.

Why do you think God is after our heart? Not half hearted. You wouldn't want to be loved that way would you? He wants a fully devoted heart. Look what Proverbs 4: 23 says, "Above all else, guard your heart, for EVERYTHING you do flows from it." So to say you love God, or you are a follower of Christ and live half hearted, your life is going to show the true fruit of it, and it will look rotten! It will show if He is truly "Lord of your life" over everything. God doesn't take second place easily. Nothing should come before Him. If you are sold out for all Christ is in you, then it will flow from you. You won't be able to hold it back. John 7: 38, "Whoever believes in Me, as scripture said, rivers of living water will flow from within them."

If you are still on the face of this earth, you are either still here because God is after your heart, or you are His and have a purpose yet to fulfill. God is very clear in His word to believers. Matthew 28: 19, "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations"... Mark 16: 15, Go into the world and preach the Gospel." 

Matthew 25: 14-28 is a great parable. I love what it speaks to my heart, and it's not about money. It's about the abilities He has given me, and my hearts desire to serve Him for the sake of the Kingdom. "Again it will be like a man going on a journey, who has called his servant and entrusted his wealth to them....each according to his ability." I want to hear one day verse 21, "Well done, good and faithful servant!".... Not verse 26, "You wicked lazy servant!"...

So I ask you, I ask myself, what are we living for? What is this precious gift of life worth to you? How do you show it to the One Who poured out everything He had for you? Who of us will stop seeking our own satisfactions and start satisfying the heart of God?

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I sing praises to Your Name....

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I pray that my life shows the Risen Lord. The life that lives in me. We can all choose the tune of what our life song is. I want mine to be a song of worship and thanksgiving to Jesus. I've set my heart on the truth that lives in me, and I pray it shines out to all who know me. Those who don't, I hope they would be encouraged and want to know what's different about me.

I've read this scripture many times. Heard it spoken in sermons. But I love when the Spirit of God highlights on something He wants me to share. That's why it's called the Living Word. It never stops teaching. John 11: 14-27, Jesus not only is the Risen Lord, but He raises the dead to life right in front of every ones eyes! Yet some people still don't believe.

This is where it gets me..... In verse 14, you can see Jesus was glad that Lazarus was dead. Look what He says, "I'm glad I wasn't there, for now you will really believe." It's not just a story, it's truth! Many witnessed this miracle, and many other miracles that He did while His time on earth.

I know there is an enemy, and he is real. You can see him at work every day keeping the blinders on people. The bible is full of peoples choices, and it continues today. God has never changed. He has always loved, and still shows us His patience today with all of us.

It's a fact that we are all going to die. But the good news is, those who choose Jesus Christ as Savior, are going to live eternally in the presence of our Lord, and our loved ones who put their trust in this truth. God continues to show His patience with us all, and is waiting for many to accept the marvelous promises He has made.

I sing praises to Your Name oh Lord. For Your Name is great, and greatly to be praised. Oh how I pray that those who don't believe in Your Son will experience the Risen Lord. Your patience is limitless with all Your creation. I thank You that You never give up on us.

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Embers .... Hillsong

 

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Philippians 2: 12-13, The bible tells us to work out our salvation with fear and trembling. Take very serious the word of God. Work it out, because the power of the Holy Spirit is within, and it fights with the flesh to come out. Like the caterpillar, there is a beautiful butterfly inside this body that struggles from within to come out.

2 Peter 1: 3, "His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of Him who called us by his own glory and goodness."

Most people work out to get tone ,strong, and some to loose weight. This takes time, but the more you stay consistent at it, you will see changes.

Galatians 5: 16-18, This verse reminds me of when I was a personal trainer and people would tell me, "I want to turn this fat to muscle." You can't do that. They are two different identities. But you can build more muscle to burn the fat. Just like our flesh and spirit are always at war with one another. The flesh is never going away, but you can build your inner spirit by your intimate relationship with Jesus. Spending quality time with Him to melt away those fleshly desires. You can't just go to church on Sunday and expect to have a strong spiritual soul. It's going to become flabby.

1 Peter 1: 23, "For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God." In Christ we are a new creation in the making, 2 Corinthians 5: 17.

You see we have this living power of the Holy Spirit, but when we received Jesus Christ as our Savior, it was in seed form. That seed needs to be nourished to grow. Like a fire that's dying, but the embers are hot and glowing, fan the flame and bring the fire alive. His Spirit is within all who believe. He wants all the earth to see that He is Lord through our lives. Be a soul on Fire. Strong in Him from the inside bursting out.

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Throne Room..... Kim Walker

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Revelations 1: 12-20... verse 17, "when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, "Do not be afraid"....

Seriously,  so many experiences in my life make me want to fall on my face and say... " My heart can't contain the weight of Your Name....Holy, holy, holy are You God."

Day after day, God speaks to my heart. When I read His written living word, it's like breathing in His breath. The bible even tells us that every word is God breathed, 2 Timothy 3: 16-17.

I don't just run to the "Throne Room" when I am in need of something, or desperate for answers. I am daily in need of His presence just because I love Him so much.

I've said it before, that I've seen miracles that only God could have shown Himself in. I've seen Him even prove doctors and surgeons wrong. But I've also seen prayers answered in ways I didn't like. Like the death of my husband at the young age of 58. But He did heal him physically once, and spiritually for ever more. Gods will done on earth, for His glory. Grace upon grace, He brings peace to my soul daily. His perfect love remains my everything!

One look at Jesus and I'm undone....   

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Glimpse (into eternity) Kim Walker

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LOVE LOVE LOVE this song!!!!

"I've encountered something I can not deny. Lord I believe it. Living water pouring into my life. Lord I receive it. You are moving, overflowing. I am changed by a Love that will never run dry.

John 7: 37-38, ..."Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me.....rivers of living water will flow from within them."

Let me share my experience, and then how these lyrics just make me dance....

Did you know a sub pump can be plugged in and have power to do what is meant to do. Pump water from a flooded area out with a powerful flow. But if there is a kink somewhere, the water will just trickle out.

All this rain we are getting, my yard floods every time now. But I got my sub pump out there for this season, ready to do what it needs to do. All I have to do is plug it in. The hose looked all good too. Well, except for a kink at the very top that I didn't notice. The water was just trickling out. I tromped through the mucky water and unplugged the pump and returned it to home depot for another one, of course thinking it was the pump. I didn't see the kink at the very top of the hose attached to the pump at that time. I get home just before the storm, tromp through the mucky water again, and connect the new pump to the hose. Well, that's when I saw it. I just had to laugh instead of crying. I said, "Oh God, what are You teaching me here?"

In the sense of my Spirit, He said, "You are asking to be full of Me. You are totally plugged into Me, but, there are kinks I am working through so you will experience the full flow of Me." Oh my sweet Jesus. Isn't He awesome!

He wants us to experience Him at deeper levels. Some people are satisfied where they are. I'm not. I love experiencing Him more and more. It's like little glimpses of heaven. Living water pouring into every situation, every circumstance, every fear, every anxious thought, loneliness, healing...... let it flow!

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Just One Touch.... Kim Walker

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Absolutely Beautiful Song!

You can search so many different avenues for happiness, but there is truly only "One" that brings everlasting joy. "Just one touch" and you will never be the same. Your eyes become wide open. You begin to see things differently, and begin to get a better understanding of the time and space you are in now.

Some of us have experienced prayer request that were not answered this side of heaven. But you can count on one that will be for sure. Praying for Jesus to make Himself comfortable and at home in your heart.

There is something that our Creator God is after and He lets us choose to desire the same. He is after the genuine, surrendered, desperate after Him heart, no matter what the outcome of our prayer request turned out to be.

Life teaches us this unconditional love for Him. You begin to realize that He has a purpose for everything that is allowed to come into our lives. He loves us, and the enemy hates us. It's really that simple. No middle area unless to choose to camp out there and stay at a comfortable, leave me alone distance. Truth is, you won't be left alone. One day you will make a choice. If it's not the right one, you may stay comfortable for a while, but it won't last.

You can search all other comforts, but there is none that comforts like the Living God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit alive in you. I am recklessly abandoned, continual desperation, to know Him more.

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