Friday, December 11, 2009

wonders

Just sitting here  looking out the window.Caught this cute little bird on the post.He was waiting his turn to eat. This is life, waiting for your next meal,waiting for next job,waiting to have a baby, waiting to live,waiting to die. Once I thought to myself,is this all there is to life...you are born, you live, you die? Is there anyting to this? Thats when I started searching to know if there is a God, a heaven,a hell? Once I started to seek Him, He then began revealing Him self to me.I searched Him out with a heart that was open to the truth of God.He found me,He saved me, the reality of that time was long ago.I know now that He is  real and He deserves all my praise.
I have been talking to some people on facebook about God. Most of them are atheists,and they have nothing nice to say about God.In fact they are down right nasty about God. I understand that they were where I was and not knowing if there really was a God, but I never can understand the nasty way they talk.Well I should the bible states that the whole world is under the lie of the devil. 2Corinthians4:3-4
They can't understand the things of God, nor can they spiritually discern it.  
1Corinthians 2:14
Its easy then  to see that they have a hard time. There are some though that are not mean spirited. Those are the ones I don't mind chatting with. I think that they are really searching, so they shouldn't call their self an atheist.  My prayer is they find God and know how wonderful He is. Its a dark world without God in it. I can't imagine going through this without Him. He is there for me every step of the way.Even when it feels like  I'm alone, I know He is ever present. Why? Because He said He would be and I believe Him. He loves me with love like no other.When I feel bad, He is there to help me through it.Thank You Father, for loving me, for saving me,for caring about me. Thank you for finding me when I was lost in a world of darkness.How wonderful will it be to live and worship you forever. The great IAM!  I love you Jennifer


Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Streams in the Desert by L.B. Cowman

There is an old story of an elderly man , who always carried a little can of oil with him everywhere he went, and when he would go through a door that squeaked, he would squirt a little oil on the hinges. If he encountered a gate that was hard to open, he would oil the latch.And so he went through life, lubricating all the difficult places, making it easier for those who came after him. People called the man eccentric,strange, and crazy, but he went steadily on, often refilling his can of oil when it was nearly empty, and oiling all the difficult places he found.
 In this world,there are many lives that creak and grate as they go about their daily work. Often it seems nothing goes right with them and that they need lubricating with "the oil of joy"(psalm 45:7), gentleness, or  thoughtfulness.
Do you carry your own can of oil with you?Are you ready with your oil of helpfulness each morning? If you offer your oil to the person nearest  you, it just might lubricate the entire day for him. Your oil of cheerfulness  will mean more then you know to someone that is downhearted. Or the oil may be a word of encouragement to a person that is full of despair. Never  fail to speak it, for our lives may touch others on the road of life, and then our paths may diverge, never to meet again.  The oil of kindness has worn the sharp, hard edges off many a sin-hardened  life and left it soft and pliable, ready to receive the  redeeming grace of our Savior. A pleasant word is a bright ray of sunshine to a saddened heart. Therefore give others the sunshine and tell Jesus the rest.