God's timing

God has some AWESOME timing! Heard this song today and it really hit home for me.

Day 21 - God's perfect timing when certain situations arise and you need to be encouraged or encourage someone else.

30 Days of Thankfulness

Since the beginning of November I have noticed many people posting the daily statuses about what they are thankful for.  I love to see people sharing their thankfulness and so I have decided to go along with this and since I am very behind I thought I would include make it a blog post!

So here it goes....

Day 1 - My husband - He is so encouraging and uplifting and speaks love into my life.

Day 2 - My dad - I will always be a daddy's girl

Day 3 - My mom - She's my best friend and someone I talk to everyday

Day 4 - My family - Even though many miles separate us we still stay connected.

Day 5 - The house over my head 

Day 6 - Being able to live life comfortably with what has been provided to me.

Day 7 - Spending time with some AMAZING students who are so in love with God.

Day 8 - Living in a place where we are free to worship whoever we want.

Day 9 - Knowing that some day I will see my loved one's again.

Day 10 - Memories

Day 11 - Having awesome co-workers - people who are always encouraging me.

Day 12 - My job 

Day 13- Seeing God provide so many things and having the best timing.

Day 14 - Relaxation time

Day 15 - Sharing laughs and tears with my hubby.

Day 16 - God's faithfulness and patience with me as I learn to be patient.

Day 17 - Friends that are always around and speak encouraging words.

Day 18 - Mini -vacations

Day 19 - Sharing in a memorable day as two people become one in marriage.

Day 20 - Spending time with family members across the US at the breakfast table.

More to come!

" Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song." Psalm 95:1-2

Fear of God

Here is a snippet of what I'm reading...

"I would like to suggest that Church become a place of terror again; a place where God continually has to tell us, "Fear not", a place where our relationship with God not a simple belief or doctrine or theology, it is God's burning presence in our lives. I am suggesting that the tame God of relevance be replaced by the God whose very presence shatters our egos into dust, burns our sin into ashes, and strips us naked to reveal the real person within.  The Church needs to become a gloriously dangerous lace where nothing is safe in God's presence except us. Nothing - including our plans, our agendas, our priorities, our politics, our money, our security, our comfort, our possessions, our needs...Our world is tired of people whose God is tame.  It is longing to see people whose God is big and holy and frightening and gentle and tender...and ours; a God whose love frightens us into His strong and powerful arms where He longs to whisper those terrifying words, "I love You." Mike Yaconelli - "What Women Fear" by Angie Smith

It seems that fear of God is a subject that has come up quite frequently today as I read this book and also prepare a lesson on fearing God for the students on Wednesday night.  God is preparing me and teaching me to fear Him.  Will I listen? 

"And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last." Revelations 1:17