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Dead or Alive????

One day, when I was cleaning the kitchen, I had a bunch of stuff in my hand.  Some stuff was trash, that I wanted to throw away, and some stuff was not trash.  Would you believe that I went to the trashcan and tried to throw away trash, while trying to hold on to stuff that wasn't trash, in the same hand.  Who does that?.  When I threw my trash away, immediately I was like "Wait, did I throw something away that wasn't trash?".  Honestly, I didn't know.  Because it all felt the same in that one hand.  I realized that when you are holding onto too much stuff at one time, everything in your hand begins to feel so natural, that it's hard to tell the difference between what you are suppose to be letting go of and what you are suppose to be holding onto. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.  For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Matthew 16:25-26 M

What is in a name?

To those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children Of God John 1:12 I keep wondering about this statement "believed in his name".   What does it mean to believe in Jesus's name?   I always hear this statement with something in the middle.   Like "I believe I'm healed in Jesus's name".   What does it mean to believe "anything" in His name? John 16:23-24 “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.   The scripture above really caught my attention.  I have read this scripture quite a few times.  But this time some specific words jumped out to me: "in My name".   You know.........in the past, when I have prayed.  I would say "in Jesus name" almost as more of a way you are suppose to close out a prayer like a

A glimpse of light in darkness

 One of the most important parts of the morning is my coffee mug.   As I rise early and it's still dark,   I creep downstairs and I know I don't need any other light except the blue light on my Keurig .   I quietly fumble around in my cabinets for a coffee mug.   Then a get my creamer out of the fridge.   As a look at my Keurig, I see the water level is low, but it looks like there just might be enough water for one cup.   I take a chance, risking the disappointment of those flashing words on the screen "needs more water".   But my risk pays off and it turns out I have just enough to meet my need at that moment.   What I blessing it is!!   With pure delight, I run upstairs to my room, quietly as not to wake anyone.   My alone time with God is so important. Still without any lights on, I open one of my blinds.   So I can bring in the daylight thinking about God.   I know that in the morning if I get up and seek Him.   He gives me exactly what I need for that day.