In looking over the past few blogs at disappointment I am reminded today as the sun is out and the snow is melting that there is one that is in complete control. There is one who knows my name the number of hairs on my head and thinks of me as often as the grains of sand. I am humbled to remember all that he has done for me even the impossible and all that has been done without a thank you or praise from my lips. I wonder how much I have missed and how much he has to offer. I think of David after his sin with Bathseba as God asked him in, 2 Samuel 11:8-9a, I gave your master's house to you, and your master's wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little I would have given you even more. Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in his eyes?
Oh the life that we miss when we replace it with living by our flesh, how disappointed we become with life when we give into the temporary pleasures of this world. God I pray and asked that you will forgive those moments where I did not obey. You have told me that you have a way out of temptation, that my lips should be full of praise and that my complete trust is to be in you for you are always faithful and you never leave me. Thank you my King, my Lord and my Father.
Be encouraged today as the world spins and our lives fly by, our Master's eyes are always on us and he will not disappoint us.
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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Results from seeking the Lord
Deuteronomy 4: 28-29
28 There you will worship man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell. 29 But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.
In my last blog I talked about God calling me back to the simple step of seeking him with all of my heart, mind and soul and everything else comes to be. In this verse I am reminded why I should seek him in this way, because he promises that I will find him. He says that again in the New Testament, Matthew 7: 7-8, 7"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
In a world that has no promises of return especially in our economy today why do we spend so much time seeking that which has no promise. God is calling our attention to the promise of promises you seek me you will find me. What more is there to say.
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28 There you will worship man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell. 29 But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.
In my last blog I talked about God calling me back to the simple step of seeking him with all of my heart, mind and soul and everything else comes to be. In this verse I am reminded why I should seek him in this way, because he promises that I will find him. He says that again in the New Testament, Matthew 7: 7-8, 7"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
In a world that has no promises of return especially in our economy today why do we spend so much time seeking that which has no promise. God is calling our attention to the promise of promises you seek me you will find me. What more is there to say.
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Monday, January 26, 2009
What God expects from me
Duetoronemy 6: 4-6
4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. [a] 5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts.
It is good to be back blogging. Last week is a blur, time seemed to go too fast. So when I sat down each day to blog I was too tired to think a thought to write. I am sure you have all had those weeks. I finally sat down in church Sunday night and was able to think about the week and reflect on what my priorities were, what was accomplished and what I needed to catch up on. As I sat in church that guilt started to rise and the thoughts of missed opportunities, and lost moments seemed to grow. I wondered, "God why do I do what I do?" And "God am I totally missing you in all of this life?" "I mean do I bring your glory into my home, do I approach the ministry to direct people to you? What is my passion?" I had been so busy last week even with my devotions, I think I was missing you. As I sat there praying I thought once again of this verse, and understanding once again, ALL JESUS WANTS IS MY HEART! How much easier could this instruction be, it is not overwhelming, it is not a burden it is just taking that moment saying, "Jesus my heart is yours, thank you for calling me back". Such grace, mercy and love is so unexplainable. So as I end this day today I just want to know that I am seeking him with all of my heart, mind and soul and everything else will just be laid into place by the hands of God. That is the life I want.
MY PRIORITIES:
Seek God with all of my heart, mind and soul DAILY
MY PASSION:
To live and teach the true God of the Bible, with the passion and conviction of the Holy Spirit
So what are your?
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4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. [a] 5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts.
It is good to be back blogging. Last week is a blur, time seemed to go too fast. So when I sat down each day to blog I was too tired to think a thought to write. I am sure you have all had those weeks. I finally sat down in church Sunday night and was able to think about the week and reflect on what my priorities were, what was accomplished and what I needed to catch up on. As I sat in church that guilt started to rise and the thoughts of missed opportunities, and lost moments seemed to grow. I wondered, "God why do I do what I do?" And "God am I totally missing you in all of this life?" "I mean do I bring your glory into my home, do I approach the ministry to direct people to you? What is my passion?" I had been so busy last week even with my devotions, I think I was missing you. As I sat there praying I thought once again of this verse, and understanding once again, ALL JESUS WANTS IS MY HEART! How much easier could this instruction be, it is not overwhelming, it is not a burden it is just taking that moment saying, "Jesus my heart is yours, thank you for calling me back". Such grace, mercy and love is so unexplainable. So as I end this day today I just want to know that I am seeking him with all of my heart, mind and soul and everything else will just be laid into place by the hands of God. That is the life I want.
MY PRIORITIES:
Seek God with all of my heart, mind and soul DAILY
MY PASSION:
To live and teach the true God of the Bible, with the passion and conviction of the Holy Spirit
So what are your?
I would love to hear from you:
www.lisapricewarrior@yahoo.com
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Dealing with Disappointment
It seems to me one of the hardest things to deal with in life is disappointment. There are three kinds, disappointment in ourselves, in other or in God. The definition of disappointment is loosing a expectation of hope. We do not realize how powerful hope is in our lives until someone or something takes it from us. Today I want to look at how Jesus faced disappointment in others. We go to the Garden in Matthew 26: 38-46 he is accompanied by his three best friends and is in a battle for his life. He tells them, "my soul is overwhelmed with sorrow, come and pray with me". As they are praying they fall asleep, not once but twice Jesus comes back to find them asleep on the job, a job that they have been told is a matter of life and death. Now put that in our terms, as we live this life there are times that we take a few best friends and say to them, "I can not handle anymore, I am done, finished, you need to pray for me." Then you find that they are asleep the gravity of your situation has not affected their lives and they are your best friends, if they are not going to pray and support you who is???? That is where we find Jesus, in relating to our own lives today. Well when we look at this passage we find that he respond in three very powerful ways:
- He Forgave them
- He never quit
- He prayed
Jesus did not stop the journey to the cross because his friends disappointed him, matter of fact we will see as the story continues in the gospels that Jesus forgave them on the cross. Forgiveness is a powerful, healing way to handle disappointment. And we need to understand we can forgive because God is the only one that will never let us down. Humans will fail each other it is in that knowledge that we can forgive.
Jesus didn't quit. He could have come back and said, "fine if you are going to sleep to hell with you all I quit". His reaction was sorrow, but not a anger that drives one to give up. Disappoint if we are not careful can turn into a excuse to quit.
Lastly, he went back to pray. The role of prayer through times of our lives is essential if we are going to be able to do the first two things. Only through the power of prayer will we be able to forgive and to press on where others have quit or disappointed us.
So today be challenged to handle disappointment with others the Jesus way. Forgive, Perservere, and Pray.
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
Just a Thought
Yesterday my son was playing Call of Duty on line and he informed me that at that moment 100,000 other people were on line at the same time playing that game. The numbers just stunned me. Now I know that I live in a techno cave but 100,000 that is alot of people on one game and then within 5 minutes another 5,000 came onto the game. My mind has just been stuck on those numbers and how quickly they multiple through the day. In every age group from 5 years old through adult coming together to play this game from all over the world. I just wonder if that is how the Kingdom of God is to be growing? With all the technology, with the number of churches and the complete access to a powerful and living God shouldn't these numbers be the numbers coming into the church. Just think, another 5 minutes another 5,000 come in. That thought just sets my heart on fire. It in a way challenges me to think bigger and expect more out my walk with the Lord. How can we live so that people around the world would come together in the Lord and how the church would never be the same.
Acts 2: 40-41
40With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, "Save yourselves from this corrupt generation." 41Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.
Revelation 5: 11-12
11Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. 12In a loud voice they sang: "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!"
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Acts 2: 40-41
40With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, "Save yourselves from this corrupt generation." 41Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.
Revelation 5: 11-12
11Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. 12In a loud voice they sang: "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!"
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Thursday, January 8, 2009
The Word of God is ALIVE!
Hebrews 4: 12,
For the Word of God is living and active it is sharper than any two edge sword.
As I was doing my Bible study today I was reminded how my walk with the Lord was affected as I dedicated my life to reading the Word daily. I remember my first Bible study I was in, in 2001. They handed out a workbook and said there is daily homework to be done and then each week we will return and review the lessons and share what each other has learned from the daily studies. At that time in my life this protocol was foreign to me. I wondered how was I going to understand these lessons all by my self? Then as I looked at the lessons they all looked really long to me not to mention that I didn’t sign up for homework I just wanted to be taught. But as I took the homework challenge the Word became alive to me and I have never been the same since. Something happened as I spent time alone with God each day, a unexplainable transformation took place in my life. As I look at the first Bible I used and all the underlined verses, I am reminded how God used those verses to reach out and heal my heart.
Last Sunday a man in our Sunday School class received his first Bible and I was so excited for him I wanted to jump up and down and shout, YOUR LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME IF YOU READ IT. This Book, The Word of God is like no other, it changes you, heals you, it makes you wise and allows you to get a new perspective on life. We need to know the Word. We need to read the Word and be challenged by it. We have cheated ourselves out of so much life, because we are not in the living Word of God Daily. May the Holy Spirit challenge you to read the Bible everyday, those few minutes will be the best spent moments of your day.
I want this for all my brothers and sisters more than anything else, to have a passion for his Word and to know the transformational power it can have in your life if you will believe.
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For the Word of God is living and active it is sharper than any two edge sword.
As I was doing my Bible study today I was reminded how my walk with the Lord was affected as I dedicated my life to reading the Word daily. I remember my first Bible study I was in, in 2001. They handed out a workbook and said there is daily homework to be done and then each week we will return and review the lessons and share what each other has learned from the daily studies. At that time in my life this protocol was foreign to me. I wondered how was I going to understand these lessons all by my self? Then as I looked at the lessons they all looked really long to me not to mention that I didn’t sign up for homework I just wanted to be taught. But as I took the homework challenge the Word became alive to me and I have never been the same since. Something happened as I spent time alone with God each day, a unexplainable transformation took place in my life. As I look at the first Bible I used and all the underlined verses, I am reminded how God used those verses to reach out and heal my heart.
Last Sunday a man in our Sunday School class received his first Bible and I was so excited for him I wanted to jump up and down and shout, YOUR LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME IF YOU READ IT. This Book, The Word of God is like no other, it changes you, heals you, it makes you wise and allows you to get a new perspective on life. We need to know the Word. We need to read the Word and be challenged by it. We have cheated ourselves out of so much life, because we are not in the living Word of God Daily. May the Holy Spirit challenge you to read the Bible everyday, those few minutes will be the best spent moments of your day.
I want this for all my brothers and sisters more than anything else, to have a passion for his Word and to know the transformational power it can have in your life if you will believe.
I would love to hear from you:
www.lisapricewarrior@yahoo.com
Monday, January 5, 2009
Holy Spirit transforms Hearts
Galatians 5: 25-26,
25Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other. NIV
Galatians 5: 25-26, If we are living now by the Holy Spirit's power, let us follow the Holy Spirit's leading in a every part of our lives. Then we won't need to look for honors and popularity, which lead to jealousy and hard feelings. Living Translation
Living with 4 sons the competition is heavy. There isn't a activity that can be done without a winner. As Christmas break came to a close it was very challenging the male ego was going strong and fights were starting to break out (just for fun). As I went to bed one night I was just tired and frustrated with the boys, wondering "where did I go wrong"? As I was praying asking God what to do I was reminded that only the Holy Spirit can calm the heart. The Holy Spirit that lives within each of my children is what will bring them to a brokeness and a servants heart for each other. I began praying for transformed hearts and I was also reminded that our family devotions had disappeared with basketball season and our prayer time, well even meals were not being prayed over. So as this New Year begins I am thankful that God has brought me back to the basics. Once again our family prayer time is in place, Bible verses are on all the mirrors and my prayer life has been revived for the boys.
The End of the story is that as of now miracle after miracle has happened. Apologizes abound, laughter is once again in our hearts and even little brothers are just a little cool! I praise God that he has not made me a mom without the help of his Spirit. Thank you Lord for your answered prayers and Holy Spirit bring it on!!!
Many blessings Lisa
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25Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other. NIV
Galatians 5: 25-26, If we are living now by the Holy Spirit's power, let us follow the Holy Spirit's leading in a every part of our lives. Then we won't need to look for honors and popularity, which lead to jealousy and hard feelings. Living Translation
Living with 4 sons the competition is heavy. There isn't a activity that can be done without a winner. As Christmas break came to a close it was very challenging the male ego was going strong and fights were starting to break out (just for fun). As I went to bed one night I was just tired and frustrated with the boys, wondering "where did I go wrong"? As I was praying asking God what to do I was reminded that only the Holy Spirit can calm the heart. The Holy Spirit that lives within each of my children is what will bring them to a brokeness and a servants heart for each other. I began praying for transformed hearts and I was also reminded that our family devotions had disappeared with basketball season and our prayer time, well even meals were not being prayed over. So as this New Year begins I am thankful that God has brought me back to the basics. Once again our family prayer time is in place, Bible verses are on all the mirrors and my prayer life has been revived for the boys.
The End of the story is that as of now miracle after miracle has happened. Apologizes abound, laughter is once again in our hearts and even little brothers are just a little cool! I praise God that he has not made me a mom without the help of his Spirit. Thank you Lord for your answered prayers and Holy Spirit bring it on!!!
Many blessings Lisa
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Friday, January 2, 2009
Being Challenged!
Good Morning! I have been so excited to wake up in the morning. I have been doing the Beth Moore Bible Study of Esther on my own, and God has been very specific with me lately. I am only half way through the study and it is like God sat down and wrote it for me. I just love how personal and individual our God is. I have been challenged by the passion of Mordecai in Esther 4, and his desire to return to a depth with his God. I am compared to Esther a women caught up in her comforts not seeing all the pain around her, also found in Esther 4.
You see I want a revival in my life, and God has shown me through this chapter that revival costs. It is a sacrifice of love, a deep desire in the heart that no matter what it costs Lord I want you. I will give up sin, leave my comforts, reprioritize my life and be willing to change my clothes that blends me in with society and seek you. I want God to deliver my family, to deliver my church and my community. We need him so! Sometimes I am so lost in the comfort of comparing my life with those that are lost that I forget that my comparison is in him alone. I don't want to be ignorant of the pain and evil around me, but empassioned to plead to my Lord to be our salvation, our hope and our God.
I want to be filled to overflowing so that my children, husband, friends, brothers and sisters will be filled from my love for the Lord that can not be contained. May this year be filled with the Lord and may we find ourselves in a hunger for revival that will take us out of our castles and onto the streets in repentance, desperation and desire to serve Him. Many blessings you sister in Christ Lisa
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You see I want a revival in my life, and God has shown me through this chapter that revival costs. It is a sacrifice of love, a deep desire in the heart that no matter what it costs Lord I want you. I will give up sin, leave my comforts, reprioritize my life and be willing to change my clothes that blends me in with society and seek you. I want God to deliver my family, to deliver my church and my community. We need him so! Sometimes I am so lost in the comfort of comparing my life with those that are lost that I forget that my comparison is in him alone. I don't want to be ignorant of the pain and evil around me, but empassioned to plead to my Lord to be our salvation, our hope and our God.
I want to be filled to overflowing so that my children, husband, friends, brothers and sisters will be filled from my love for the Lord that can not be contained. May this year be filled with the Lord and may we find ourselves in a hunger for revival that will take us out of our castles and onto the streets in repentance, desperation and desire to serve Him. Many blessings you sister in Christ Lisa
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