Prior Musings

intercessory prayer - a gift to be given, but also a gift to be received.

Be constantly prayerful and stay open to the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Serve. Use me as your instrument to make a positive difference in the lives of the people you put in my path.

There is nothing more important than being close to God.

Approaching the future, remembering the past, being joyful in the present.

Gifts are given. Fruit is grown.

The human mind may devise many plans, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established. Proverbs 19:21

What a blessing it is to receive answer to prayer and to recognize that your prayer has been answered with such perfection that only God could have arranged all the pieces of the puzzle.

Now that my purpose has been clarified, be open to using it for God by being connected to Him. *Because of his greatness in us, He can accomplish great things through us.

Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for me. I Thes

Help me to do all the good I can, by all the means I can, in all the ways I can, in all the places I can, in all the times I can, to all the people I can, as long as ever I can. ~John Wesley

I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. John 13:34

When God is at the center of my life, I worship. When He's not, I worry. Worry is the warning light that God's been shoved to the sideline. PDL p 314

Call to me and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know. ~ Jeremiah 33:3 God sent a friend to provide an answer to me, to show me a great thing which I did not know! After nearly four years of introspection, sharing my desire to know my purpose led to clarity: I am a connector of the past to the present for the future. Now that my purpose has been brought into focus, my prayer is that I will be able to discern how it can be used to further God's work. As I do, I hope to be guided by Proverbs 19:21 ~ The human mind may devise many plans, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established.

II Timothy ~ Grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before the ages began. Guard the good treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us.

Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

Romans 8:36 ~ Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words.

At the moment we repent and turn by faith to Jesus, we receive the breath of God. Christ through the Holy Spirit takes up residence in our hearts. B. Graham p. 140

No one knows a person's heart except God. Do not assume you know experience, motives, or inner thoughts of someone else; no matter how much time you spend with a person, some things remain hidden. A help to peace is to assign good motives to others rather than look for hurtful motives.

Faith is the channel through which God's grace is received.

Three aspects of faith: knowledge, emotion, will

Faith is manifested in our beliefs, our worship, and our morality.

Inner peace is the natural condition of the heart in which Christ lives.

Critical to ask God to soften heart and give courage and grace to begin healing process. If not ready to reconcile, prayer should be that God will help in becoming willing to be ready to reconcile.

Forgiveness means you no longer hold the offense against the offender: you've chosen to pardon the debt. Forgive as many times as it takes. Do not ever forget the price God paid for our forgiveness.

Hope is spiritual oxygen.

Proverbs 18:24 ~ Some friends play at friendship but a true friend sticks closer than one's nearest kin. I am grateful for my friends; their sharing in my joy means more than they will ever know.

Forgiveness is not optional. It's a choice God expects us to make. Prayer softens our heart toward those we need to forgive, including ourselves.

Eph. 4:32 ~ Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ has forgiven you.

We are under God's protection when we are obedient. Seek the will of God and allow His plan to unfold. ~ I Samuel 24