What the Heck?

After an accident in my life I was left undone! I found myself questioning what the heck was happening. Click link to read the rest of the story…
A Child of the King!: What the Heck?

What the Heck?

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“Every now and then, it is good to be in a situation where you are forced to throw your full weight of dependence back onto the only shoulders strong enough to carry you. In crying out to God, you find out in time how good, how redemptive He really is. He is there. And He cares.” Dennis Rainey | FamilyLife Today

After an accident in my life I was left undone! I found myself questioning what the heck was happening. I found this scripture in God’s word comforting:

Psalm 63:
¹ O God, You are my God;
Early will I seek You;
My soul thirsts for You;
My flesh longs for You
In a dry and thirsty land
Where there is no water.
² So I have looked for You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.
³ Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise You.
Psalm 116:
⁶ The LORD preserves the simple;
I was brought low, and He saved me.
⁷ Return to your rest, O my soul,
For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.
⁸ For You have delivered my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
And my feet from falling.

How could I question God’s sovereignty? After speaking to my soul like that it all became clear to me that God uses everything in life for His purpose. My situation was no different. HE saved my life because He is using me for His purpose. To reach out to lost souls to bring them to Him.

Are you a lost soul seeking God or just seeking anything to understand and be loved? Reach for God’s grace and mercy. He will not let you down. He is so mighty that nothing can get in His way. Surrender to HIM and allow Him to transform you like He has transformed me.

He loves each one no different than the next. He loves us all. Not some, but all. You won’t be sorry you did. Your life will never be the same again. This isn’t saying you will never hit tough times because I’m here to tell you that is not the case. God allows these tough times because He uses them to build our character and for His kingdom purpose. Even when we don’t have a clue… God still uses us. It will be clear eventually. Whether in Heaven or on Earth. It’s all for His glory! After all, it’s not about us. It’s fully about HIM. Our relationship with HIM. He wants each one of us to be His friend. We all like having friends, no? I know I do.

Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father God…I lift up my readers to YOU now. I pray that they will surrender their all to You and trust that You will take care of them. I pray that they will seek Your friendship and be comforted. I pray that it will become clear to them as you have shown me, what is going on in their lives. I know and trust Your love, grace, and mercy Father. I pray they will too. I pray for the lost souls Father God in Jesus’ name that those lost souls will seek and surrender to You. In Jesus’ precious and holy name, Amen.

Bringing Out the Best in Your Spouse

Just like a well-memorized script, she would say, “Davis, let’s go, boy. I’m hungry!” Click this link to read the article:

Bringing Out the Best in Your Spouse – FamilyLife.com.

Is this a good description of your relationship? Seek the Lord and a mature spiritual mentor to guide you. When we emasculate our husbands or our husbands degrade us it’s not what God intended for a marriage.

I’ve been like Sister Davis in the article. I praise God I learned to bring out the best in my husband. You can too!

God’s word tells us:
Proverbs 12:4a
An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
Proverbs 19:14
Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Ephesians 5:22-27
²² Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. ²³ For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. ²⁴ Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.
²⁵ Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, ²⁶ that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, ²⁷ that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.

God’s word is pretty straight forward. Marriage is team work. A well oiled machine.

Prayer: Lord Jesus, I pray that we can be the wives our husbands need and that our husbands can be the husbands we need in order to honor and glorify You. It’s not about us Father, I know this. It’s all about You. Help us to see this and to live totally for You, Father. In Jesus’ name, amen.

R-E-S-P-C-T

We’re all familiar with Aretha Franklin’s classic song “Respect”. Here’s a peek at the lyrics to refresh our memories:

What you want, baby, I got it
What’s you need? You know I got it
All I’m askin’ is for a little respect when you get home
Hey baby, when you get home, misterI ain’t gonna do you wrong while you’re gone
I ain’t gonna do you wrong because I don’t wanna
All I’m askin’ is for a little respect when you get home
Hey baby, when you get home, listen

I’m about to give all of my money
And all I’m askin’ in return, honey
You give me my profits when you get there
Yeah baby, when you get home, oh, yeah, ooh

Your kiss is sweeter than honey
Guess what? So here’s my money
All I need is just a little respect when you get home
Baby, when you get home
[Incomprehensible] on me

R E S P E C T
Find out what it means to me
R E S P E C T
Take care, T C B

Oh, a little respect
Yeah, baby, I want a little respect
Now, I get tired, but I keep on tryin’
Runnin’ out of foolin’, I ain’t lyin’
Yes, respect, all I need is respect

All I want, ooh yeah, I want little respect
Yeah, baby, a little respect
Oh honey, sock it to me
[Incomprehensible]
Ooh, I want a little respect

Please click image and read John C Maxwell’s post about a young new preacher. “10 rules for respect that he promised to live by, and he asked his people to do the same.”

I personally feel that we as a collective human race have lost something in our lives that has degraded our mentality and personalities. And, I believe that something is “respect”. Because when you do not respect yourself or others we’re going to be very selfish about what we want and don’t care about anything or anyone else. God’s word tells us in Matthew 5:

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also. And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away. (Matthew 5:38-42, New King James Version)

Think about how it makes you feel when you’re disrespected. It’s a blow to one’s self esteem. So, isn’t it a smart thing to be respectful and possibly respect will be shown to us? Yea, I’ve shown my share of disrespect and I paid a dear price for it. I learned my lesson.

My prayer is that we’ll all learn a lesson to respect others.

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What a wonderful way to praise God and be an encouragement to others. Here’s my prayer, petition and praise:

Prayer & Petition: Dear Heavenly Father God… I bring this to you because Jesus has shown us the way. I thank You for Jesus being my Savior. My prayer is for all the lost, spiritually, emotionally, mentally and physically. There’s so much out there Lord. I pray that in Your timing each one will come to You. I lift myself up to You Father seeking forgiveness for any selfishness and sins I’ve committed. I thank You in advance for hearing, acting on [loving me enough to clear my wrongs away] and showing me Your love. I seek healing of my physical injuries after my two wheeled accident Father. I trust and know You are in control of all this. Whatever the reason for this happening Lord, I commit it to You and leave it with You to handle and take care of. I love You Father God. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Praise: My praise is that God spared my life on Thursday night after crashing my motorcycle and sustaining minimal injuries and the motorcycle with little damage. I pray this be an example to those who need it Father. Thank You. My other praises are that we have the freedom to worship God through Jesus salvation.

Now, it’s your turn out there. Take some time and spend it with the Lord and share it with others to encourage others.