Thank You Lord!

THANK YOU, LORD for what and who you are in our lives. You have been a loving Father to us true and faithful, never-failing.

Thank You for Your mercies that are new every morning ---Your loving kindness that embrace us as we face each day and Your grace that go before us. How precious are Your love and concern for us, Lord. Your faithfulness is like no other. Nothing that we do or do not do  will lessen or  increase Your love for us (None can fathom the depth of Your love towards us)..therefore Oh Lord, in Your loving kindness, help us to pursue You and love Your with all  of our hearts and soul and mind. Help us Lord to life our hearts to You, open for Your teachings, and obedient to Your ways. By Your grace, help us to be faithful to you and to be obedient to  Your Lordship. You are God and owner of this universe. I glorify and honor You. I worship You. I magnify Your holy name.  I love You.

My Miracle, My Blessing

Dear Zachary,

You are  a wonder to me.
 You are a miracle  growing before my eyes---and so I watch you. Closely. Very closely. I watch you very closely because I do not want to  miss  any detail of the Miracle and Gift that you are  from  my Abba Father. I watch and I relish every detail of this miracle that is you, Zachary.

When you  smile, your eyes twinkle, just like your Dad's and I am reminded how I love you both ---my two guys! When you laugh, I am reminded that my Abba Father answered my prayers while yet you were inside  of me to give you a spirit of joy and LAUGHTER...and your Dad, unknowing of my silent  request to God, inserted the middle name ISAAC to your person and thus your soul was stamped! You were a giggling and laughing baby---and now at age  6, you are  easy to laugh and always full of joy!

When you talk, and the S(es)  escape through the gaps where your teeth are missing, I marvel at the sight and  sound of  it. Your little munchkin voice is another tool of  wonder to me. Having a conversation with you and taking in the sound of your  little boy voice amazes me o end. The things that you say are a wonder if not amusing, and how you say and convey your thoughts with hand gestures, head nodding or shaking, eyes rolling right, left or up. Yo are a scene to behold---a glorious miracle of God!

You always want to make something --craft from scratch wit your hands. When you start one, your attention is on it so intense and focused, it gives me quite a long moment of peace to read my book or do something else. Bliss!

You are also good at building and  putting  together lego sets (designed for  age 8+) without asking for help. A smart boy you are with an attention span of an adult.

You should  hear yourself sing  Esther's song (from veggie tales) like a little English choir boy. Your Dad gets a kick listening to you sing that song, "The Battle is Not Ours" and hitting the right notes too! You have quite a wide vocabulary. You are articulate in using big words in  normal daily  conversations. Your pediatrician easily noticed that too! That is because you  love to read! At 6 you  can literally sit still for  three hours with your nose to the books.  You are a cool 6-year old!

****At the PTC (parent-teacher conference) your first grade teacher, Ms. Bowie had only good things to say about you. Not only does she recognize what a smart and bright little boy you are, you are also helpful in the classroom, full of initiative and a leader and good example to your  classmates. My heart was bursting out of my body when I left West School. I am so thankfully proud of you---but more than anything, I thank my Abba Father that He is growing you up in wisdom and stature.

Knowing God in the Everyday

                            There is no greater discovery than seeing God as the  author of 
                                                      your destiny.   ----Ravi Zacharias

I think about the goodness of the Lord towards us. His love is encompassing---it embraces our lives and knows every detail of them, all the joys and pains, all the needs and  excesses thereof. I thank my Lord for His detailed involvement in our lives---His presence and comfort help me realize that we never have to journey this life on earth alone. We have a constant help who loves us more  than we can  love ourselves.

Everyday that we live, our Abba Father watches  over us ---He answers our prayers ---WHETHER we  like the answer or not, He works things out for our own good. He also orchestrates things in blessing  us so that our foolishness, greed or selfishness do not overcome us. He is ever so patient.

My attitude as a saint to sorrow and difficulty is not to ask that they may prevented,but to ask that I may preserve the self God created me to be  through every fire or sorrow.    ---Oswald Chambers

 

Dear Lord,
Help me to know You according to the teachings of the Holy Spirit and Your Word. I need more faith to anchor my beliefs, my thoughts, my life in You Jesus. I need Your conviction in my heart to anchor Your  truth in every moment of my life, all the days of my life. I want to be so saturated with the richness and depth of your wisdom and love   that  my heart and mouth will not be able to help the overflow out of them.

Help my faith to stand in the power of God and NOT in the wisdom of men. (1 Cor 2:5) Teach me, o Lord, though I be weak and foolish---fill me with Your passion and love. Let Your Spirit who "searches all things, yea the deep things of God" to teach my heart to believe and obey and know the things of God. let my life be so full of Your truth Lord so that I can be a good witness first to my husband and child and then to people I meet every day. let my life speak of You not only in actions, but also in words.

"For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish, foolishness; but unto us which are saved , it is the power of God."   ---- 1 Corinthians 1:18

An Outburst of Praise

Hallelujah! To God almighty who is worthy of praise and worship. He is like no other. His love and mercy go before Him. He showers His people with kindness. His faithfulness never fails. He is awesome---the Ancient of  Days--- the Alpha and Omega. He loves like no other. His love is wide and deep and unfathomable. He is God who owns the unverse. He hangs the stars, moon, sun and planets in space and He commands their stations. Glory be to God, Jehovah!