Haha. I loved Bill's comment tonite that the problem with a living sacrafice is that it is able to crawl off the altar. We constantly are telling God we give everything up to Him, we arent going to mess up again, and then next day, we fall. This is why we are told to take up our crosses DAILY and follow him. Every day we must die to self.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowlege him and He shall direct your path. God's no is truly a yes! When He closes one door, another one opens! The safest place to be is in Gods will.

Sometimes we think we are following the Lord's lead and the door gets slammed in our face. We think, "Why God?" and get discouraged. But I am able to look back at those times in my life and realize that God's timing and direction is perfect. If I would have pushed my way through in my timing, things would have been a DISASTER. He truly knows what and when is best!

More of you, less of me, Lord.

Well, I did get to tie everything in today when I spoke. It ministered to a couple of people, so awesome! I had such a great time talking with the ladies. I love my church. I am so thankful that the Lord brought me here, and really opened up my heart. I am a totally different person, mostly because I am being transformed. I have woken up from a life of lukewarmness. The Lord loves us perfectly, and perfect love casts out fear. And as the fear is cast out of our lives, we will let go of what we hold onto and give God full control. And in return, we will live the most satisfying life beyond what we could imagine.

"And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it." Matt. 10:38-39

Time to go start my James study! Im so excited to see what I learn!!!

Devotion

I am leading a devotion in the morning, and I have been trying to decide what to teach on. There are so many things that God has been showing me, and Im hoping if I write them all down, they will come together. He's taught me total surrender, laying down our lives, abandoning all of me, waiting on Him, listening to His voice, how fragile our lives are, not knowing when it is our time to go. That He has a plan for us. Store up our treasures in heaven. Returning to our first love. We are His Bride. k, still dont know what to focus on~ LORD, please give me direction is what I should speak on. Show me what these ladies need to hear. I am so much younger and dont know what level we can relate on.

I fell in Love

I fell in love
with You because
You loved me as Your own,
Youve called me to Your throne

So I gave You all I had
to lead me down Your path
Cuz I knew that one day
Id be with You to stay

I believed
You would guide me
but I was broken through and through
Lord where were You

When I gave You all I had
to lead me down Your path
Cuz I knew that one day
Id be with you to stay

So I began to doubt You had my life planned out
I felt so alone
But You reminded be You died to set me free
That You were my Hope

That you gave me all You had
to lead me down Your path
Cuz You knew that one day
Id be with You to stay

And so I fell in love
with You because
You love me as Your own
Youve called me to Your throne.

-by Me