Hebrews 10:23 reads ' Let us old tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise'
This was the new verse of the day for me. With all that is going on in my life theres a moment when i need confirmation that He is still listening. No i'm not saying that i don't believe that he's there and that he's working, it's just a matter of hey there's hope for tomorrow even when today truly doesn't make sense. I've realized that when i say something and people take offense to it and it's not anything that should be taken offense to that its just a sign that God is moving in that person. I am one person. There's not one thing that God can or won't do to make this life more bearable. He will never give us more than we can handle. At this point my life is amazing. I love my job, love the people i'm living with and standing on Gods Cornerstone that he's created for me. Yes there are more times that not that i want to feed my flesh and in some ways i still do. However, if he can deliver me from those ways of sin than i know that he will find a way to keep me from those ways of sin. Just like Satan tempting Job. He took everything from him. his family, his fortune, his friends...everything that could be held dear to us was gone. And yet while the storm was raging around Job HE still PRAISED GOD FOR EVERYTHING!
My challenge is to stand on the promise gave you. Believe that God is going to do it because he is able. Now if it's a wish for riches and fame thats not likely to happen. God doesn't want us to be of the world so we have to step back and figure out what He wants us to do. But For a healing...claim it and believe that it's been done. for restoration/ reconciliation... have faith and know that he's God and all things are possible through Christ. Every moment of every life you can find something that will bless you. It's only a matter of if we can see it.
God is great, but his holy spirit and blessings are so much greater than we can even imagine. So stand on the promise God has presented to you. If it's something that is worldly rethink you choice. God blesses the faithful.
Be strong my brothers and sisters. God is moving!
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Saturday, November 12, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Theres no place like home
Well since I haven't been doing these devotions in the last few days things have been crazy! I moved back to WV. I have been pulled over 2 times since I've been here. Its just a great big mess. And with me trying to savor the moment of being home I kinda stopped praying and reading the bible. Within my love dare however, it was about God interceding. I know that my husband needs prayer bad. However...I can only pray so much for him. He's got to be willing to get on his face and pray for himself! So I'm praying for an intervention in hislife so tha God will shake his crumbling foundation more to bring him back to the logical sense made God fearing man he used to be. So I guess the challenge today can be this...hope for the best in every situation you are in. God will bless you when you least expect it. Be strong and know that God is with you!
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
a blue skied morning
Psalm 130:1-8 NIV
Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord; Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
to my cry for mercy. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness,
so that we can, with reverence, serve you. I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
and in his word I put my hope. I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning. Israel, put your hope in the Lord,
for with the Lord is unfailing love
and with him is full redemption. He himself will redeem Israel
from all their sins.
I decided to start with Psalm 130. Its so amazing the love God has for us. This morning the blue skies glistened outside. Yes, it was still chilly but drinking in the morning is intoxicating. We all fall short. Its inevitable. We all have our moments when we get nasty and jump down peoples throats and treat people like crap. I surely know ive had those moments. Over the last 48 hours my life has been in a whirlwind. So many things need to get done. So many things need packed. I cant keep up with everything. I used to get stressed out about these things but not anymore. Today is what you make of it. And i am staying prayed up and blessed! Psalm 130 talks about how we are not worthy of Gods mercy and his grace. Like the fig tree that bears no fruit. It is cut down and cast into the fire. WOAH. We are like that fig tree. We deserve to be cut down and cast into the fire but God wont put us there. He loves us so much that he patiently waits for us to come to him. That is so amazing. We deserve death but in him he gives us new life.
So today i challenge you: pray! Prayer is the key to turning our lives around. Ask God into your heart. Seek his face. Knock kindly on the door and see what God has planned for you!
Blessings to all :)'>Psalm 130:1-8 NIV
Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord; Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
to my cry for mercy. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness,
so that we can, with reverence, serve you. I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
and in his word I put my hope. I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning. Israel, put your hope in the Lord,
for with the Lord is unfailing love
and with him is full redemption. He himself will redeem Israel
from all their sins.
I decided to start with Psalm 130. Its so amazing the love God has for us. This morning the blue skies glistened outside. Yes, it was still chilly but drinking in the morning is intoxicating. We all fall short. Its inevitable. We all have our moments when we get nasty and jump down peoples throats and treat people like crap. I surely know ive had those moments. Over the last 48 hours my life has been in a whirlwind. So many things need to get done. So many things need packed. I cant keep up with everything. I used to get stressed out about these things but not anymore. Today is what you make of it. And i am staying prayed up and blessed! Psalm 130 talks about how we are not worthy of Gods mercy and his grace. Like the fig tree that bears no fruit. It is cut down and cast into the fire. WOAH. We are like that fig tree. We deserve to be cut down and cast into the fire but God wont put us there. He loves us so much that he patiently waits for us to come to him. That is so amazing. We deserve death but in him he gives us new life.
So today i challenge you: pray! Prayer is the key to turning our lives around. Ask God into your heart. Seek his face. Knock kindly on the door and see what God has planned for you!
Blessings to all :)
Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord; Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
to my cry for mercy. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness,
so that we can, with reverence, serve you. I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
and in his word I put my hope. I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning. Israel, put your hope in the Lord,
for with the Lord is unfailing love
and with him is full redemption. He himself will redeem Israel
from all their sins.
I decided to start with Psalm 130. Its so amazing the love God has for us. This morning the blue skies glistened outside. Yes, it was still chilly but drinking in the morning is intoxicating. We all fall short. Its inevitable. We all have our moments when we get nasty and jump down peoples throats and treat people like crap. I surely know ive had those moments. Over the last 48 hours my life has been in a whirlwind. So many things need to get done. So many things need packed. I cant keep up with everything. I used to get stressed out about these things but not anymore. Today is what you make of it. And i am staying prayed up and blessed! Psalm 130 talks about how we are not worthy of Gods mercy and his grace. Like the fig tree that bears no fruit. It is cut down and cast into the fire. WOAH. We are like that fig tree. We deserve to be cut down and cast into the fire but God wont put us there. He loves us so much that he patiently waits for us to come to him. That is so amazing. We deserve death but in him he gives us new life.
So today i challenge you: pray! Prayer is the key to turning our lives around. Ask God into your heart. Seek his face. Knock kindly on the door and see what God has planned for you!
Blessings to all :)'>Psalm 130:1-8 NIV
Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord; Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
to my cry for mercy. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness,
so that we can, with reverence, serve you. I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
and in his word I put my hope. I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning. Israel, put your hope in the Lord,
for with the Lord is unfailing love
and with him is full redemption. He himself will redeem Israel
from all their sins.
I decided to start with Psalm 130. Its so amazing the love God has for us. This morning the blue skies glistened outside. Yes, it was still chilly but drinking in the morning is intoxicating. We all fall short. Its inevitable. We all have our moments when we get nasty and jump down peoples throats and treat people like crap. I surely know ive had those moments. Over the last 48 hours my life has been in a whirlwind. So many things need to get done. So many things need packed. I cant keep up with everything. I used to get stressed out about these things but not anymore. Today is what you make of it. And i am staying prayed up and blessed! Psalm 130 talks about how we are not worthy of Gods mercy and his grace. Like the fig tree that bears no fruit. It is cut down and cast into the fire. WOAH. We are like that fig tree. We deserve to be cut down and cast into the fire but God wont put us there. He loves us so much that he patiently waits for us to come to him. That is so amazing. We deserve death but in him he gives us new life.
So today i challenge you: pray! Prayer is the key to turning our lives around. Ask God into your heart. Seek his face. Knock kindly on the door and see what God has planned for you!
Blessings to all :)
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
An Amazing Tuesday Morning
The closer I get to God the more apparent it is that He is now a majore partb of my life. Every morning I wake up and thank Him for everything he's done and what he's still doing! Have faith the size of a mustard seed and you can move mountains! Todays challenge is simply...how much do we rely in on God? Do we have enoug faith that we can move mountains?
Think about it!
I'm praying blessings on everyone!
Think about it!
I'm praying blessings on everyone!
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Monday, October 3, 2011
At a Glance
At a glance
How come never seem to be how they appear? Happiness is relative to everything else in the world and yet we still strive to be happy. I was listening to sad love son.gs today...big mistake. Although the music is reflective of past expriences it makes us dwell in what was instead of what is.
It makes me think of the book in the bible Song of Solomon ( song of songs in some versions) where God is telling us how he feels about the church his bride. Its a beautiful poem of talking to the church as his soon to be bride. If love really and truly isnt this mind numbing task why dont more people love? I know ive loved plenty and been love by plenty but ive also hurt many who loved me but i didnt feel the same. We often forget that deep in love feeling. We forget how to love because we dont neccessarily love ourselves. Ive learned a deeper love over the past few weeks a love for my husband. It runs deeper for family and friends. Jesus is love. Yes so cliche' but he is. His love for us shows us how to love others unconditionally and without fault. Yes we are still all sinners, yet its a new found gratification we can give one to the other. So its time for us to stop listening to sad love songs and thank God for the people we love know have loved in the past and be anxious for the love we will find feel experience in the future. Love each other unconditionally like Jesus loved us.
How come never seem to be how they appear? Happiness is relative to everything else in the world and yet we still strive to be happy. I was listening to sad love son.gs today...big mistake. Although the music is reflective of past expriences it makes us dwell in what was instead of what is.
It makes me think of the book in the bible Song of Solomon ( song of songs in some versions) where God is telling us how he feels about the church his bride. Its a beautiful poem of talking to the church as his soon to be bride. If love really and truly isnt this mind numbing task why dont more people love? I know ive loved plenty and been love by plenty but ive also hurt many who loved me but i didnt feel the same. We often forget that deep in love feeling. We forget how to love because we dont neccessarily love ourselves. Ive learned a deeper love over the past few weeks a love for my husband. It runs deeper for family and friends. Jesus is love. Yes so cliche' but he is. His love for us shows us how to love others unconditionally and without fault. Yes we are still all sinners, yet its a new found gratification we can give one to the other. So its time for us to stop listening to sad love songs and thank God for the people we love know have loved in the past and be anxious for the love we will find feel experience in the future. Love each other unconditionally like Jesus loved us.
Good Morning Monday
Hey Ya'll. How re you on this cool Monday morning? I hope all of your are blessed. I was awaken about 5:45 this morning so I read the book of Ephesians. Its an interesting book to say the least. Its about Paul writing to the people of Ephesus and telling them in a letter what and how they are to becme better christians and follow Christ. The part of this book to me that is so fascinatin is the part where it says put on the full armor of God. Ephesians 6: 10-20 reads
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord's people. Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
The long and short of all this is be an upright standing citizen. Do what is rightwheever you are being watched and when you aren't. For God is always watching. Be vigilant in the Lord for he is the one who will take care of you. He's the one who holds our tears in his hand and counts them. I wrestled with this, this morning because in 5 days time I move back to WV. That is where my husband resides. I haven't seen him in 2 months. Everything that can come against me now coming ganst me. But I ask you: if our God is for us than who can stop us? If our God I with us than who can stand against? Jesus died on calvary to save a sinner like me. Yes I sin like everyone lse in the world. But now I consider myself blessed. The day has just begun and I'm excited to see what God has in store for me. I'm excited to put my feet on the floor so that the devil knowsim awake. I'm excited to get up and pray and get on my knees to worship God. This transformation was inward. Some people close to me have seen it and don't understand what's happened to me. Others think that this is just a phase to win back what I've lost. Well I've got news for you doubters: this is the new Netty! If you don't like her than you never knew her to begin with. I am completely in love with who I am. I am walking in stride with God and there is not a thing in the world I would sacrifice to lose God in my life again. I've been in the dark cold and alone. I've been used ad abused. I've done drugs and drank my fair share. I have tattoos and piercings. I was suicdal. And if it weren't by the grace of God I would have been dead a long time ago. Thank God orprayr and people who care about me praying! Those prayers kept me from making a temporary problem a permanent solution! The storm is ragin about me and I'm so glad that God has calmed his child. I put on my full armor of God and I am living proof that a transformation can take place!
For now: read ephesians 6:10-20 I provided it above if you don't have a bible. And ask yourself this...how can I improve my life by putting on the full armor of God? Do I have the faith to be a follower? Have I gotten on my knees and prayed and thanked God for my troubles and for th breath in my body?
Think long an hard. Being a christian is a lifestyle in not just a commitment. You have to believe in what you can't see,what you can't explain, and what is truly the most scary yet, rewarding life we as humans can have.
With love I leave you,
Netty
If you have any questions email me: nsouthern14@gmail.com
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord's people. Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
The long and short of all this is be an upright standing citizen. Do what is rightwheever you are being watched and when you aren't. For God is always watching. Be vigilant in the Lord for he is the one who will take care of you. He's the one who holds our tears in his hand and counts them. I wrestled with this, this morning because in 5 days time I move back to WV. That is where my husband resides. I haven't seen him in 2 months. Everything that can come against me now coming ganst me. But I ask you: if our God is for us than who can stop us? If our God I with us than who can stand against? Jesus died on calvary to save a sinner like me. Yes I sin like everyone lse in the world. But now I consider myself blessed. The day has just begun and I'm excited to see what God has in store for me. I'm excited to put my feet on the floor so that the devil knowsim awake. I'm excited to get up and pray and get on my knees to worship God. This transformation was inward. Some people close to me have seen it and don't understand what's happened to me. Others think that this is just a phase to win back what I've lost. Well I've got news for you doubters: this is the new Netty! If you don't like her than you never knew her to begin with. I am completely in love with who I am. I am walking in stride with God and there is not a thing in the world I would sacrifice to lose God in my life again. I've been in the dark cold and alone. I've been used ad abused. I've done drugs and drank my fair share. I have tattoos and piercings. I was suicdal. And if it weren't by the grace of God I would have been dead a long time ago. Thank God orprayr and people who care about me praying! Those prayers kept me from making a temporary problem a permanent solution! The storm is ragin about me and I'm so glad that God has calmed his child. I put on my full armor of God and I am living proof that a transformation can take place!
For now: read ephesians 6:10-20 I provided it above if you don't have a bible. And ask yourself this...how can I improve my life by putting on the full armor of God? Do I have the faith to be a follower? Have I gotten on my knees and prayed and thanked God for my troubles and for th breath in my body?
Think long an hard. Being a christian is a lifestyle in not just a commitment. You have to believe in what you can't see,what you can't explain, and what is truly the most scary yet, rewarding life we as humans can have.
With love I leave you,
Netty
If you have any questions email me: nsouthern14@gmail.com
Sunday, October 2, 2011
a pack of cigarettes
So i went out and bought another pack of cigarettes. Im not exactly sure why...i dont even really like smoking. Smoking just makes things simpler for a moment than it comes back to bite you in the butt. I was thinking about what i want to stand for...do i want to be someone like everyone else or do i wana stand for so much more. I was sitting up at the park and listening to music. I got peace like a river played through my headphones and slowly the trees swayed and dance in the wind whilst the sun rays glistened on the leaves inbetween the clouds. God has been such an anchor in my life i have no reason to be mad or upset. Given the situation with my husband i am in Gods hands and i am ok with the direction and plans HE has for my life. Marriage is an amazing experience that i pray works for Gods plan for me. However, when the decision is made i am satisfied with whatever God has planned. :)
God Bless ya'll!
~ Netty Jean
God Bless ya'll!
~ Netty Jean
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