Sunday, May 30, 2010

Long and Sweet (sry bout the length, just could not stop)

So I was having a hard time deciding what to write about. I have so much on my heart lately that I am just so overwhelmed!! So I finally prayed that the Lord would show me what he wants me to write about. I was going to grab a bible, open it and pick the first thing I saw and just write about it. But alas, I do not have my bible with me. So, I did the next best thing and got on the I-net and typed in daily topics for the bible and the first one I saw was Prayer....

I found this interesting for when I was trying to decide what my next blog would be about, the first one I thought of was prayer. So here I am talking about prayer.

For the purpose of this blog, I wanted to make sure I quoted right so I looked up prayer on the internet Bible site, they had a total of 157 verses for me to go trough. WOW. But, when I think about prayer, I think about 2 verses. The first one is "Pray with out ceasing" and the second one is "Do not worry about anything but in everything in prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."

Prayer never really meant a lot to me until just recently. Yea I would pray, but they were always half-hearted. I always lost my concentration. I have learned 3 amazing things about prayer:

1: The first thing I have learned is how to pray for other people. I do not know about you, but I typically find myself praying for myself. "Please help me through this," "Why is this happening to me," etc. How selfish am I!!!! I know that it is good to pray for myself and I know that I need to do that, but it is not all about me, is it? I have a husband, a child, family, and friends, and a whole entire lost world that may need me to intercede for them!

2: The second thing is to pray without ceasing. I prayed before I wrote this blog, I am praying while I write this. I pray when I let my mind wonder to things that I should not and do not want to think about. I pray when I am so thankful for my beautiful son when he gives the smile that tells me he loves me. I thank God after I talk to Kane and I can see what the Lord is doing in his life. Prayer is for your rough times, your in-between times, and your amazing times. Not only when you feel the Lord, but when he seems distant and closed. For when you feel Satan trying to pull you into sin, when you have sinned and you need forgiveness. When someone is hurting and you have no idea what to do! When you are faced with a decision! Get my point?? ANY TIME!!!

3: (And most important) YOU WILL BE HEARD! He hears you no matter what. You may not feel it or believe it but he hears you. He may not answer the way you think He should, but he will answer. He will give you comfort when you ask. He will give you forgiveness when you ask, he will give you wisdom when you ask, (if you are not saved) He will give you eternal life when you ask! He hears you when you have no idea what to say, how to respond, or even what you are feeling. He knows and he will give you what you need in order to endure!

I have came to these conclusions based on things that go on in my life! I pray that it does not take anyone else the amount of time and sorrow that I went through before I finally made prayer a continual and constant part of my life.

Do not hide from Him as I did, it is not worth it and plus, he already knows what ever you are trying to hide from Him (if there is anything).

So my questions for you are these: Who do you need to pray for? Is prayer a continual and constant part of your daily life? And, do you have faith that you will be heard and are you willing to let yourself be heard ?

Thursday, May 27, 2010

My Frist Time

So I have decided to write a blog. I am not very good at writing. I am defiantly not the smartest person or the best writer this world has to offer. I am just a woman who is learning and searching out God's truth and need a place for feedback and encouragement. I pray that what the Lord is showing me will edify myself and those who ready this.

So for my fist blog I decided to write about my sin. I have led a pretty interesting life. I have had some wonderful times and I have had some pretty horrible times. I am quick remember my horrible times and place the blame on someone else. "Well you did this and that is why I did that!" or "It's your fault, your sin caused all of this!" Do not get me wrong, there are times when that is true, for example, when a child is abused, it is not the child's fault. But as an adult and in my relationships, I have learned that by placing the blame on someone else, I am robbing myself of the growth and forgiveness the Lord has to offer.

I am a sinner. I have lied, I have cheated, I have sinned in anger, I have been selfish, I have lusted after things that I do not have, I have let things/people take the place of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I closed my eyes to my sin. I have blamed someone or something else for my actions.

I came to this realization one night when I had nothing left to blame. I could not blame my one year old son because lets face he is pretty much perfect :D I could not blame my husband as for a while, I did not have one to blame. All I could do is look at myself and the mess I had gotten myself into by my sin! Then I asked for forgiveness. And the most amazing thing happened, I was forgiven. ANDD I was finally able to forgive.

My question for you today is are you forgiven. I ask this to those who have never God's sweet forgiveness. Have you let Christ take hold of your heart and tell you that you are forgiven and that He loves you and that He will never fail you. AND to those who have been saved, I encourage you to never forget the need for forgiveness and make a conscious effort to take advantage of His Grace every chance you get!