My Lord

When my heart is aching, you are near.  When my soul is vexed, you are there.  When my mind is clouded with pain, you are there.  When the world seems to close in on me, you are there.  Help me to recognize your voice, recognize your presence, recognize your love.  You are always there, drawing near to me, feeling my pain, yearning to heal me.  All I have to do is reach for you my love, my savior, the healer of my spirit, soul and body.  My Lord.

God's Gentle Reminders

I have been distracted by some things in my life lately, taking my eyes off of God and placing them on my problems.  In other words, I drew away from God.  However, God, in His mercy, gave me a gentle nudge to remind me of what He has done in the past.

Years ago, I had a great paying job with wonderful benefits, incentives, profit sharing and pay, etc.  I worked for this company for 18 years.  My job was eliminated, in fact, the company closed the facility where I worked.  I was not devastated by this loss because the Lord had prepared me a year in advance.  He had revealed it to me because I drew close to Him.  Although I no longer had that job, God provided for me and my son.  He had a plan in place for that loss.

Somethimes I forget to draw near to God.  Life throws us a monkey wrench sometimes and we lose sight of Him, eventually keeping our eyes on our problems.  He has reminded me that if I draw near to Him, I can trust that He has a plan in place for all that concerns me.  He will reveal the plan to me as I draw near.  I love you Lord for loving me.

Why Are You Trying to Please Everyone?

When you try to please everyone, you'll wear yourself out.  You're too busy being who they want you to be and doing what they want you to do.  What about you? What do you want?  Somewhere along the way, you lose sight of what God wants.  Therefore, you are worn out and unhappy, trying to please man.  Why?  Because we want to be accepted and we fear rejection.  If you don't stand up for yourself, people will continue to control you.  That's what I said, CONTROL YOU.  You are allowing it.  Really don't think God is pleased with your passivity.  Start by saying no to people and see how they respond.  Those that get angry do not respect you or your ability to make a decision for yourself.  They are losing their hold over you and may possibly get nasty with you.  These people do not have your best interest at heart.  They want what is best for them, not you.

Check yourself before you wreck yourself.  Time to take inventory of those around you.  Who really wants whats best for you?  There is a difference between showing concern for you and wanting whats best for them.  Time to stop pleasing everyone else and start pleasing God.  Tell you what I know....SEEK HIM.  ONLY HE KNOWS WHAT YOU NEED IN YOUR LIFE.