It's All About Grace

"And God is ABLE to make ALL grace abound to you so that in ALL things, at ALL times, having ALL that you need, you will abound in every good work!" 2 Cor 9:8 What a humbling, yet powerful verse to get us moving today! Do you ever have those Mondays when you wake up and realize that it's Monday and you have to do it all over again...but you really don't want to? You seriously don't want to! You don't want to get in the shower again, you don't want to blow dry your hair again...and you sure don't want to go to work again! And boy does Satan love those mornings! He is sitting ready to pounce on you before you even realize that you are awake. I often wonder if he ever takes a break from pouncing on me. I really scream out to him sometimes "move on to someone else already!" So...while I'm trying to make myself put one leg out from under the covers so that I can place the first foot on the floor...I'm fighting Satan the entire time. And then I remember, because of God's Grace, I don't have to fight. Jesus already fought for me and won the victory! It's God's battle and gives me just enough grace for whatever my specific needs are! How cool is that? I never want to lose sight of God's wonderful Grace!! He makes it abound to me in all things, at all times and because of this...I can put that foot on the floor and begin my day...in His Grace!

"Better is One Day...."

"Better is one Day in Your Courts Lord!" I can't remember when our days have seemed so sad and so overwhelming with bad news. If it's not the economy, it's sickness or heartache. Satan would have me buckle under with the weight of it all....and then I remember "better is one day in HIS COURTS!!!" Praise God! We must rejoice in the Lord today...no matter what the circumstances. He's got it in control!

Retun to the Blog!

For whatever reason I keep thinking that I want to do this thing called "blog". I absolutely love reading some of the blogs that I follow (i.e. Justin's Blog, Beth Moore's Blog). It's just the coolest thing and many days at lunch I sit here and read the latest updates. This past weekend while I was at a Ladies Retreat with my church, one of the girls mentioned that there is a "bloggers" conference in June with Proverbs 31 Woman. Maybe I should check it out!! As our pastor's wife pointed out this weekend..there is just something about putting things on paper that is soothing and healing. I feel as if I can verbalize some of what God is saying to my heart. It's not always written perfectly, but it is certainly from the heart. Many things going on in our lives right now. Roy was just laid off his job this past Thursday. We were devastated at first. Shouldn't have been shocked, especially in this economy, but we were. It's like a death or something. You feel so empty at first. And, one of my dearest friends, a young lady that I met when she was 15 is suffering greatly with breast cancer. I am pleading, as is everyone who knows her, that God grant a miracle! If you read this, please cry out to God on Lisa's behalf. She is such a precious child of His and has always loved him so! Some of these things...I just can't get my arms around. God's Word tells us that "now we know in part...then we shall know fully." I will look forward to hearing Jesus tell me all about how and why some of these things must happen. I'm thankful today that I can lay them at His feet. More later....