Thanksgiving

1 Thessalonians 1:2-3

We always thank God for all of youand continually mention you in our prayers. We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love,and your endurance inspired by hopein our Lord Jesus Christ.

We must always be grateful. It shouldn't take a holiday for us to realize how much God has done for us! We should everything thank him for something. He does so much! I am grateful for his love- his mercy - his kindness- his grace. This year he's giving me an amazing husband. I couldn't ask for more. He will continue to give. I hope this day every one remembers what God has done in their life & how much we need him!

FRAGRANT OFFERING

Love this verse I recently read it in a Bible study. First thing that came to me was LOVE!Word we intent to throw around a lot without the true meaning!! We can be all works.We can be the noblest.  We can give and donate. We can sing the songs. We might think Sundays are enough to go to church. We lift our hands and say yes Jesus. Right after service we're back at it again. We intend to lie. We cheat on God with other idols or relationships!!! That's not true love. I look at my husband and say I love you. But have people on the side replacing who he is for me. I did this so many times.... not only to him.... but to God!!!! I can even think of how many times I did this to my friends. I would say to people I care about you but if you come into this area things change. If you betray me that's it I don't talk to you anymore. You do something to hurt me or if I even felt a tiny hint of lies, I wouldn't even think you worth my time. I had too much pride. I thought if I keep this up no one will get close. That's crazy because Jesus needs to be personal!!!!!! It's NOT A RELATIONSHIP WITHOUT BEING PERSONAL!!! I learned that if I truly love Jesus I needed to be personal! That includes me overcoming my fears! I cant hide behind what I feel. I needed to include him in my job, school, friends in church and out of  church. I not only needed to forgive people and past relationships. I needed to look at what God did for me. I have no excuses!!! I look at his sacrifice he forgave me! I wanna stand here and stay they don't deserve my forgiveness! YEAH RIGHT! IM NOBODY!!! I needed to not only love like he loved me but also give that to others. I needed to give that to people I knew spoke bad about me. I needed to give love to people who I didn't even know!!!! So much for staying safe it was opposite of what Gods us to be! He didn't say okay wait,,,,,I want for everyone to accept me before I get to that Cross! He just gave him self up that's it! Just like that....we got salvation!

FAITH LIKE A MUSTARD SEED

FAITH LIKE A MUSTARD SEED

And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. (Luke 17:6 ESV)

FE COMO UN GRANO DE MOSTAZA

Dijeron los apóstoles al Señor: Auméntanos la fe. Entonces el Señor dijo: Si tuvierais fe como un grano de mostaza, podríais decir a este sicómoro: Desarráigate, y plántate en el mar; y os obedecería. (S. Lucas 17:5-6 RVR1960)

THIS IS WHAT I LIVE FOR

One thing have I asked of the Lord,

    that will I seek after:

that I may dwell in the house of the Lord

    all the days of my life,

to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord

    and to inquire^[a] in his temple

Psalms 27:4

Thats all I want is to gaze upon the beauty of The Lord . I want to be where he is all the time. I want to see Him smile. I want to let him know that I love Him! I think about all the times I felt incomplete, unloved , and alone. He took all that away. I just imagine what it would be like to take a glimpse of who he is. I can't wait. I have also post the verse in Spanish below. I love the translation!!!

Una cosa he demandado a Jehová, ésta buscaré;

Que esté yo en la casa de Jehová todos los días de mi vida,

Para contemplar la hermosura de Jehová, y para inquirir en su templo.

 Salmo 27:4

SOME TIME OF PEACE

Today my church went to the lake. I had some time to be alone. I sat there listening to the waves and different insects around. I couldn't sit there without thanking God. I needed this. In the middle of everything I felt grounded. I wasn't worried about anything. I know he gave  me that opportunity.I have different things coming up .....and he gives me this moment! I reminds me not to worry so much about worldly things! Everything is temporary. I can't stay stuck in this world. I need to focus more on him and less on my home, Job or family. He is going to take care of it all. This is my verse for today!

 Philippians 4:6-7

GRACE

 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Eph. 2 : 8-10 


Grace has been on my mind this week. What is grace? approval, favor, mercy & pardon.I am far from perfect and everyone knows that. I am not squeaky clean. I have made mistakes. I have hurt others. If you're reading this and know that I have hurt or offended you I'm sorry.I am  not using this as  stage to put my apologizes out there. Just know I have made a lot people hurt. People will forever look at me and say yeah sure you're christian. I will forever be judged by my past. To most of the people who still allow me to be a part of their life I still say I am sorry. What makes me saved? its Grace. He has favor over my life. He loved me so much he died to forgive me. He gave me mercy when everyone judged me.Even though I was guilty and everyone knew it!!!He said I clear your debit. I know its because of his grace that I am saved. Its not because of my smiles or good attitude. Its  not by how much much I help the homeless. Its not by anything that I have done. I cant say I own grace. It was given to me as a gift. It was given to me as a second chance. Its because I don't own it I can say you can get it to. Regardless of your past. Regardless of what people know as. I want you to know that it can change. Know today that there is a God who loves you so much. He gave his son to die for not just me but for you. That even with all my mess he cleaned me up and made me new. He can do that for you. Just give him a chance.

PERSONAL POST: THOUGHTS ON MY LIFE WITHOUT GOD

I woke up this morning thinking what would my life be like WITHOUT God? What if I ran away from what he had for my life?what if chased every distraction that came into my life?? I wouldn't be here. My family wouldn't be here either. I would be in a hole of darkness. I would be empty . I wouldn't have peace. I would have hate and grudges. I would be angry at God. I would be far my purpose. Every person I have met I wouldn't know!! I would be lost looking for "my home". I thought wow THAT IS ME WITHOUT GOD. I would be nothing, but he found me. I say he found me because I wasn't looking for him. He never left me , he picked me up. He called me his daughter. He gave me purpose. He gave me life.I can only forever dedicate my life to serve him.I will keep this post as a reminder. Every time I get lost I  will come to this.