God wants us to show our faith when we obey, for he doesn't express his will with drums and trumpets...Sometimes he suggests his wishes in a whisper, deep in our conscience; and we must listen carefully to recognize his voice and be faithful... Let's not forget: we need humility of we are to obey... We have to love God so as to love his will and desire to respond to his call.
Trade my trumpets for sackcloth.
Clothe my heart in humility;
that righteousness might take root
and spring up.
“Let go of this love for hypocrisy.”
“LET GO OF THIS STRIFE AND MONSTROSITY”
Christ in me;
all hope and all glory.
Come Lord Jesus, come.
God humbled himself to allow us to get near him, so that we could give our love in exchange for his so that our freedom might bow, not only at the sight of his power, but also before the wonder of his humility. -Josemaria Escriva
Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you. -James 4:6b-10
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
The Lord is my Portion
God is great and merciful!
When my heart was embittered
And I was pierced within,
Then I was senseless and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.
Nevertheless I am continually with You;
You have taken hold of my right hand.
With Your counsel You will guide me,
And afterward receive me to glory.
Whom have I in heaven but You?
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the strength of my heart and
my portion forever.
For, behold, those who are far from You
will perish;
You have destroyed all those who are
unfaithful to You.
But as for me, the nearness of God is my good;
I have made the Lord God my refuge,
That I may tell of all Your works.
-Ps. 73:21-28
I love the Lord! He is good to me!
Remember my affliction and my
wandering, the wormwood and
bitterness.
Surely my soul remembers
And is bowed down within me.
This I recall to my mind,
Therefore I have hope.
The Lord's lovingkindnesses indeed
never cease,
For His compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
"The Lord is my portion" says my soul,
"Therefore I have hope in Him."
The Lord is good to those who wait for
Him,
To the person who seeks Him.
It is good that he waits silently
For the salvation of the Lord.
It is good for a man that he should bear
the yoke in his youth.
Let him sit alone and be silent
Since He has laid it on him.
Let him put his mouth in the dust,
Perhaps there is hope.
Let him give his cheek to the smitter,
Let him be filled with reproach.
For the Lord will not reject forever,
For if He causes grief,
Then He will have compassion
According to His abundant
lovingkindness.
-Lam. 3: 19-32
The Second Helvetic Confession of the Protestant Reformation says, "The preaching of the Word of God is the Word of God"... the humility implicit in such a confession is that we have nothing of importance, merit, or authority to say comparable to what God has said.
-Bryan Chapell
When my heart was embittered
And I was pierced within,
Then I was senseless and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.
Nevertheless I am continually with You;
You have taken hold of my right hand.
With Your counsel You will guide me,
And afterward receive me to glory.
Whom have I in heaven but You?
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the strength of my heart and
my portion forever.
For, behold, those who are far from You
will perish;
You have destroyed all those who are
unfaithful to You.
But as for me, the nearness of God is my good;
I have made the Lord God my refuge,
That I may tell of all Your works.
-Ps. 73:21-28
I love the Lord! He is good to me!
Remember my affliction and my
wandering, the wormwood and
bitterness.
Surely my soul remembers
And is bowed down within me.
This I recall to my mind,
Therefore I have hope.
The Lord's lovingkindnesses indeed
never cease,
For His compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
"The Lord is my portion" says my soul,
"Therefore I have hope in Him."
The Lord is good to those who wait for
Him,
To the person who seeks Him.
It is good that he waits silently
For the salvation of the Lord.
It is good for a man that he should bear
the yoke in his youth.
Let him sit alone and be silent
Since He has laid it on him.
Let him put his mouth in the dust,
Perhaps there is hope.
Let him give his cheek to the smitter,
Let him be filled with reproach.
For the Lord will not reject forever,
For if He causes grief,
Then He will have compassion
According to His abundant
lovingkindness.
-Lam. 3: 19-32
The Second Helvetic Confession of the Protestant Reformation says, "The preaching of the Word of God is the Word of God"... the humility implicit in such a confession is that we have nothing of importance, merit, or authority to say comparable to what God has said.
-Bryan Chapell
Monday, June 2, 2008
"Jesus is alive!"
You knit me together in my mother’s womb.
-Ps. 139:13b
These are my nephew’s feet and my sister’s hands. Beautiful feet and hands….
Since I began working at the Pregnancy Care Center I have spent a considerable amount of time with small children and pregnant women. I won’t deceive you; it isn’t always easy. There are a lot of tears involved.
However, it has never been more apparent to me how truly miraculous life is. The Lord loves His little children.
Okay… illustration time. Yesterday I spent the day with one of my sisters and her family (a different sister than the one pictured above). And of course, she is pregnant, seven months along in fact. She also already has one small child. He is nearly three and he is absolutely adorable. I love him a great deal.
Anyways, while we were playing in the back yard (actually, he was running and playing while all of the adults wondered at his vast supply of energy) when all of the sudden my dear little nephew ran up to me with excitement and said, “Auntie Leala” (Yes… he calls me Auntie Leala; so cute!). And I replied, “Yes?” eager to share in his delight.
His eyes got wide; what he was about to say was clearly very important to him.
I braced myself.
“Jesus…” he said, “is alive!”
“Yes he is dear one,” I smiled with great joy.
Apparently, ever since my nephew started going to Sunday school he has become a little evangelist. He especially likes to share in the mall.
Praise the Lord!
God loves His precious little children.
Since I began working at the Pregnancy Care Center I have spent a considerable amount of time with small children and pregnant women. I won’t deceive you; it isn’t always easy. There are a lot of tears involved.
However, it has never been more apparent to me how truly miraculous life is. The Lord loves His little children.
Okay… illustration time. Yesterday I spent the day with one of my sisters and her family (a different sister than the one pictured above). And of course, she is pregnant, seven months along in fact. She also already has one small child. He is nearly three and he is absolutely adorable. I love him a great deal.
Anyways, while we were playing in the back yard (actually, he was running and playing while all of the adults wondered at his vast supply of energy) when all of the sudden my dear little nephew ran up to me with excitement and said, “Auntie Leala” (Yes… he calls me Auntie Leala; so cute!). And I replied, “Yes?” eager to share in his delight.
His eyes got wide; what he was about to say was clearly very important to him.
I braced myself.
“Jesus…” he said, “is alive!”
“Yes he is dear one,” I smiled with great joy.
Apparently, ever since my nephew started going to Sunday school he has become a little evangelist. He especially likes to share in the mall.
Praise the Lord!
God loves His precious little children.
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