My God My Everything

And because you belong to Christ you are complete, having everything you need. Christ is ruler over every other power and authority. – Colossians 2:10 ERV I absolutely love when Jesus sits me down and explains the life lessons He has been walking me through. Over the last few weeks I have had a couple of situations where my own insecurities have revealed the incompleteness that exists in my life. Those same issues, which seem to be so obvious in the lives of others, have been hiding behind the emotions of pride and ambition in my own life. When I met with Jesus this morning He graciously opened my eyes…

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master. Matthew 25:21 The things we have in life are blessings from God and He has entrusted us with them. He hasn’t given us all the same things. We each have differences in financial status, health, intellect, skills and talents, etc. No matter how much or how little, they are all gifts from God and are exactly what is needed for us to accomplish all He had prepared in advance for us to do. What will you do with the…

 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.  For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love  he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—  to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.  In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace  that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he…

Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a right and steadfast spirit within me. – Psalm 51:10 As this Royal Make Over continues I am learning that it isn’t just about eating healthy and exercising regularly. It’s about aligning everything in me to the will of God. While I’ve experienced some success in the weight loss category, I’m beginning to realize that there is excess weight remaining in the emotional areas of my life that also needs to be addressed and removed. Some of those areas are anger, bitterness, resentment and pride. They each hold weight that my spirit was never intended to bear and they all effect my…

I know I distressed you greatly with my letter. Although I felt awful at the time, I don’t feel at all bad now that I see how it turned out. The letter upset you, but only for a while. Now I’m glad—not that you were upset, but that you were jarred into turning things around. You let the distress bring you to God, not drive you from him. The result was all gain, no loss. – 2 Corinthians 7:8-9 MSG About 6 months ago I felt God instructing me to write out my prayers for my husband in my prayer journal. Not only would it make me more specific in…

 Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” – Acts 3:6 Today’s passage comes from a story in Acts where Peter and John encountered a lame man near the entrance of the temple. The man had been lame since birth and every day he was carried to the temple gate to beg for alms. When he saw Peter and John he asked them for money. Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, “Look at us!”  So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them. Then…

You do not have because you do not ask God. – James 4:2 During my quiet time today the thought, “What are you believing God for?” came to mind. It continued with, “What are you waiting for?” “What are you dreaming for?” and “What have I asked God for?” I realized that I am just drifting along day by day without Godly expectation. I don’t have, because I don’t ask. I started to mentally go through the people on my prayer list and the prayers that I have for them, but quickly realized that I pray for these things but I often don’t expect them to happen. Not because God…

Our purpose is to do what is right, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of others. 2 Corinthians 8:21 Goodness is the quality of being virtuous or morally good. It’s associated with integrity and honesty as we do what is right, regardless of who’s watching and encouraging others to do the same. When Potiphar’s wife tried to seduce Joseph, his response demonstrated his desire to live a virtuous and morally good life. He acknowledged that this sin would be both wicked and directly against God. His integrity gave him the courage to verbally refuse and to physically run from the temptation. It was…

But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared,  he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. – Titus 3:4-5 My husband was telling me about a new contractor that he has been doing some work for and how the man constantly challenges him and his expertise. Perhaps it’s because he is the new kid on the block and is trying to make a name for himself or maybe he simply doesn’t know the details and he’s trying to learn. Either way, my husband asked me to pray that he would have patience for…

“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?”  – Matthew 7:1-3 What does biblical kindness look like? The simple answer is Jesus. Kindness is selfless, compassionate, and merciful which perfectly describe the heart and actions of our Savior. He made time to meet those in need and even went out of His way to make sure their paths crossed. No one was too…