Oh What a Savoir

If you are in NEED of a Blessing from the Lord today go check out these two YouTube Videos and songs. One is to the song by Stuart Townend with video to it which is an excellent song. Listen to it and take a few minutes to think about what God did for you and for me and His love towards US.

How Deep the Fathers Love For US

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjD0lv8hx5o

This song is the song Redeemer by Nicole C Mullen but the video is about a father that races triathlons with his handicapped son every step of the way.(think about what God and yourself and how we are challenged and He carries us through everything, and HE makes the way)If you want to know more about this story google it, it really is an amazing story.

Redeemer(Team Hoyt)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJMbk9dtpdY

I trust that these will bless you today and you will be able to take a few minutes of your day to think on what God has accomplished in your like through His salvation alone. When I think about what God has done for me, nothing else really matters and my whole day becomes focused on HIM.

Its All About HIM
Joan

For I know MY Redeemer Liveth

Redeemer by Nicole C Mullen

Who taught the sun where to stand in the morning?
And Who told the ocean you can only come this far?
And Who showed the moon where to hide 'til evening?
Whose words alone can catch a falling star?

Well I know my Redeemer lives
I know my Redeemer lives
All of creation testifies
This life within me cries
I know my Redeemer lives yeah

The very same God that spins things in orbit
Runs to the weary, the worn and the weak
And the same gentle hands that hold me when I'm broken
They conquered death to bring me victory

Now I know my Redeemer lives
I know my Redeemer lives
Let all creation testify
Let this life within me cry
I know my Redeemer, He lives

To take away my shame
And He lives forever, I'll proclaim
That the payment for my sin
Was the precious life He gave
But now He's alive and
There's an empty grave

And I know my Redeemer lives
I know my Redeemer lives
Let all creation testify
Let this life within me cry
I know my Redeemer,

I know my Redeemer
I know my Redeemer lives
I know my redeemer lives
I know that I know that I know that I know that I know my redeemer lives
Because He lives I can face tomorrow
I Know I know
He lives he lives yeah yeah I spoke with him this morning
He lives he lives, the tomb is empty,
He lives I gotta tell everybody


This song has been on my heart this afternoon, and I have gone to Youtube a couple of times and listened to it because I do not own a copy of it, but plan to get a CD one day soon. Then I went to Job 19: 25-27 and read it. What a God I serve, I sure am glad that YOU LIVE!!!

For I know my Redeemer liveth
Joan

16 Words

My memory verse for this time came from Isaiah 55:8, "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord".

How many times does a child pitch a fit or a temper tantrum because he does not get what he wants and how many times do we as adults pitch a fit or a temper tantrum because things do not go our way. This little verse is only 16 words, and only 11 different words but it takes us a lifetime to try to live it. If I could learn in each situation, that it is about what God wants and not what I want I might begin to take a step forward and not always two backward.

Talking about taking steps, Clayton is walking all over the place. He spent the night with us last night and tonight while Mom and Dad went to Pigeon Forge for some R& R. He is beginning to crawl less and less, give him another week or so and crawling will be a thing of the past. Gram and Popa have really enjoyed a less than busy day with him.

Proverbs 14:29 & 29:22

As I was working though my bible studies today this is the two scriptures that spoke to me. I read them over a few times, together. Then I went and looked in the dictionary a few of the words in the verses to see the exact meaning of them to better understand these verses.

I looked up folly, and abound.Oh Me, Oh My! I have had to asked the Lord to help me take my heart, mind and life captive to HIM. Because as John 3:30 states "He must increase, but I must decrease" and to do this I must strive to be more like HIM. I am afraid that I am guilty of not being slow to wrath many times, and have acted foolishly and sinful. I have asked the Lord to forgive me and to help me act more like HIM in all situations. (M&M Mommy this really was my Bible study today, I think the Lord is trying to work in our lives for us both to post about the same things).
Go read these verses and lets think on them together and live them in our lives and let me know how the speak to you because they really have worked in my heart today?

I hope all is having a wonderful week, and that all is going well.

Until We Meet Again
Joan

Bible Studies

I have become a big fan of organized bible studies. What I mean by that is a personal bible study book that gets you in the Word looking up scriptures, and thinking about the Word of God. This year I have tried to be more diligent about reading Gods Word, studying and praying. For me to read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation becomes mundane and just like reading another book. I want more out of the Bible than that. And for me to learn from Gods word I have to be repetitious. Unless it is a short book of the bible I get bogged down, on what God is saying, doing, and how I need to apply it to me life.

So in my commitment to Gods word I have begun using bible studies books, and I am always on the look out for news one. I want them to be thought provoking, scripture for me to look up, and questions for me to think about and places to write my thoughts down to what I am studying. I wanted to share with you the one I am working on right now. Tell me about the ones that you like.

Its ALL About HIM
Joan

"Just Follow Your Heart"

Today, as I was working in my Bible Study I am reminded that a lot of what we are taught or what we think we know may not line up with Gods Word. I have been studying about our moods and the heart. How we can control our moods, because it is a choice we make and what God has to say about our Heart. May I just say that the Bible is full of scriptures on the heart.

Proverbs 28:26 "He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool, but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered".

Mark 7:21-23 "For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness, All these evil things come from within, and defile the man."

Deut 11:16, I Samuel 16:7 and the list goes on and on.

How many times have we heard the phrase for any situation"just follow your heart". After doing my Bible Study this morning I don't think that is such a good idea any longer, I need to just follow the LORD. I want to have a clean, pure, compassioante, tender, teachable heart for the Lord

Luke 6:45

"A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good: and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh."

Well yesterday was scripture day again, and I did not post nor did I get my scripture memorized. For some reason, I thought I had a few more days to memorize this scripture. But, I have been thinking on it all week, and trying to practice it in my life. When I ran across this scripture in my bible study it spoke volumes to me, and the more I studied the more I learned that what is in the heart will come out of our mouths and will also be in our actions. I want my heart clean, how about you?

I also learned that this scripture is also in the book of Matthew 12:35. It is not identical, but almost. So that must mean that it is really, really important.

Bloggin friends I will get this memorized in the next couple of days. However, I will do better next time.

In Christ
Joan