Saturday, January 5, 2019

Lamps


Happy Sabbath

Happy New Year

I’m happy to be alive and to be blessed with a great first week and first Sabbath for 2019. 

My testimony for this first week of this new year is that the Lord is putting me around people who are serious about Him. People who are walking in His truth.  He is also encouraging me in my walk with Him and I must say I am much more encouraged than I was a week ago.  A week ago, I had it made up in my mind to stay home.  I’m glad I didn’t today. 

I went from one prayer ministry to another to strengthen myself and I see that the enemy doesn’t want us to pray.  So I am going to continue. 

I know I posted some information about a prayer ministry last week but I encourage you to pray about it yourselves whether it is something you should partake of.  There are different things that occurred this week and I am talking to God about, not yet ready to reveal those but I will at the appointed time.

I thank the Lord that I am being held accountable and being more honest in my day to day life.  I had a busy January 1st, like none other before.  I usually have my phone off for January 1st but instead, I decided to get on a prayer call with people in my area and Florida and I must say it was a true blessing.  Not only did that happen, I spoke with several other people throughout the day and enjoyed talking to them via call or text. 

I am thankful for the Lord’s plan for me.  I am thankful that He has a plan for my son, my parents, for everyone of us.  Let’s not scrap His plans.  Let us not throw His will away this year.  God is good. 

I came to church to worship today and I am glad I had the opportunity to do just that.  Yes, my son wandered around the church.  Yes he ate a cookie that likely has egg in it and he is allergic to egg and may have to go to the hospital (he said his stomach is bothering him but I will pray and give it time), but it was a beautiful day nonetheless. 

The message today was by a sweet sister of mine who called it The Maze.  The israelies could have been in the promised land in less than eleven days journey but due to their lack of faith in the Lord, they ended up running around in a maze for 40 years.  They saw the promised land and despite all that God did to bring them out of Egypt, parting the waters of the red sea, turning those very same waters to blood in the sight of pharaoh, the first born, the water from the rock, the manna from heaven, and all the ways God provided for them, they didn’t trust Him and wanted to send men in to search out the land and come back with a report.  Even with the report of the land being a good land and seeing that the Lord is behind them, they decided not to go in.  I don’t want to be hardheaded like those people.  I don’t want to wander through a maze not knowing which direction to go in when Jesus can guide me straight where I need to be in seconds.  I have to examine my life for my hangups and get past them.  I have to trust in the Lord. 

This year, funds are tight, short in some ways.  I have abandoned my health durng 2018 and expect consequences this year.  I have battles to fight at work for my clients when I return next week and I need to get back into the swing of things.  I have to open my mouth and spread the gospel. I want this year to be God driven.  I want my heart to be about the things of the Lord and not selfish and silly as I have been.  I want to see my family come to Jesus.  I want to see a change with people I interact with at work.  I want to be used by the Lord at church and in all other settings I can find myself in. 

I want to have an experience with God every day and talk about it every week.  I want others to be encouraged to do the same and for our joy in the Lord to be increased. 

We have work to do.  That is my new years resolution and I hope it is the same for you.

May your year be blessed and may we be willing daily for the Lord and not look back. 

Happy Sabbath!




TRIM YOUR LAMPS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4V5IiXWNjk&feature=youtu.be

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