My God My Everything

How joyful is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered! – Psalm 32:1 Last weekend my husband continued the renovation work on our home by recovering the floors. The old floors were made up of multiple types of materials that had been pieced together over the years and did not match each other. There were different colors of laminate flooring as well as mismatched broken tiles. It was functional, but a constant reminder that things were not done the way they should have been and of the abuse that had taken place by the previous tenants. With each new piece of flooring that was installed I began…

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;    your works are wonderful,    I know that full well.My frame was not hidden from you    when I was made in the secret place,    when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body;    all the days ordained for me were written in your book    before one of them came to be. – Psalm 139:14-16 The bible tells us that the Lord God took dust from the ground and formed a man from it. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nose, and the man became a living person. – Genesis 2:7 I have often passed over this passage without giving it much thought. But…

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.: – John 14:6 I am reading a book called What if it’s true? which is challenging me dive deeper into God’s word and into my own understanding of who Jesus is. That’s right in the direction of where I believe God is asking me to go with Him this season of my life – deeper, beyond my safe and known surface belief to a more intimate, treasured and passionate life with Him. The author commented that if Jesus is the way, then He’s taking us somewhere. But where? That destination is revealed in the…

As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. – Luke 19:41-42 Our lives are riddled with evidence we live in a broken world – loss, hurt, death, betrayal, heartbreak and relationship breakdowns. It can feel at times like nobody understands the way we feel or the struggles we endure. But in the midst of our pain and suffering we need to remember that Jesus also felt everyone of those same emotions. When we cry what seems like rivers of tears, we need to remember…

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” -1 Samuel 16:7 Our world is fascinated with titles and appearances. I remember years ago when I worked for a large corporation that they would give title promotions. The recipient did not receive more pay, but rather a more impressive title and more work responsibility. It was surprising how many people would strive to receive them. They were consumed by the outward appearance of their lives and perceived prosperity. But deep down they resented…

The love of the Lord is never exhausted,    nor do his deeds of mercy ever come to an end. They are renewed every morning;    his faithfulness never ceases. – Lamentations: 3: 22-23 Today’s verse not only encourages me but challenges me. It is a message of relief and peace to know that no matter what I did yesterday, the ways I fell short or the sins that I committed, I am blessed to be able to start today with a clean slate and renewed possibilities. It reminds me that God still loves me in spite of my failures and that He never gives up on me. His mercies, forgiveness and grace are new every morning.…

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” – Matthew 11: 28-30 I recently read an article in the Decision magazine which is a publication of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. It shared about the many relief efforts that the rapid response teams of the organization have been involved with lately. They were on the scene of many natural disasters caused by twisters and flooding as well as school shootings. Their…

Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” – Genesis 1:28 The command that God gave to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, “be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth,” still stands for us today. But that command has a much deeper meaning that just having children. There can be many reasons why someone may not have children and that does not make them fruitless. As Daughters of The King we have the opportunity to live…