Let there be light!

Recently I read about a little town in Norway Rjukan pop set 3500, which has been in darkness/shade for 6 months a year because of the mammoth mountain ranges around it that blocked the direct sun. One hundred years ago a man came up with an idea to install large mirrors at the peak of one of the mountains to reflect the light from the sun into the Town Square of Rjukan. Technology was not available for this visionary but now it is. The mirrors have been installed and now the people deep in the belly of darkness have been given light to offer enhanced life through out their winter days. Isn't that awesome!

This makes me think of what God has done for us all. Through mans sin, darkness filled the earth. He saw a way to get the light to us. He came in the form of man in Jesus Christ The SON to bring us His Light! By believing He is truly Who He says He is and receiving Him into our lives The Light not only shines in us and Lights our path but we now are filled with The Light and we reflect The Light from The Son wherever we walk.

Today, let's let His Light shine for all to see! Let His Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self Control beam through our lives into the darkness around us reflecting His Glorious Light.

6 For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. 2 Corin 4:6

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TAKING THE TEETH OUT OF THE ROARING LION'S MOUTH

A survivor of Bullying, my true story of forgiveness

...God used the evil that the enemy meant to take me down as a way to lead me to Himself and raise me up....

Growing up I had a pretty sheltered life. My 1 sister was 10 years older so I was pretty much an only child. I was raised to be a southern belle learning all of the proper things to say and do, but nothing prepared me for what was yet to come.

I was a product of Bullying in high school. I was one of those who could get a long with all groups/clicks of people. It started with a couple and grew to be about 30.  These were the mean tough girls in school who carried switch blades and you didn't want to mess with them. The leaders boyfriend began to like me so an effort was set in motion to destroy me.

Girls would wait for me outside my class or in the bathrooms at school to torment me. They’d lay in wait lingering in the shadows by the perimeter of the school and even by my house ready to pounce. They would hurl horrible words and accusations at me. One time at school, during the lunch hour, one girl picked me up by my shoulders, threw me in the bushes and told me she was going to kill me, I was 16.

I did not have a lot of siblings at home where I could learn how to defend myself. So how did I handle all of this torment? I hid in fear. I turned to heavy marijuana use to escape and started regularly skipping school. I inserted myself with groups of boys for protection. I could not tell my parents. I knew they would not understand so I held all of my torture inside.

Up to that point I was outgoing and thriving in school (A,B student), ballet, piano, choir, drill team. Being raised by a perfectionist my home life had its own struggles but I was relatively happy and content. Then everything changed. All of my grades had dropped to F’s. I had become withdrawn and shattered.

This bullying changed my life. It lasted over a year. I finally told my parents and as I predicted they did not understand. Devastated, the next morning I ran away from home for over a week and returned never to be hurt again. My parents went with me to school to talk with the counselors who in turn talked with the girls to stop their attacks against me.

All was restored and all fear was gone, finally I could breath again or so I thought. Thankfully I found out that my conniving enemy had new plot. The girls set out to befriend me with the intent of getting me off campus to kill me. 

Finally I switched schools.  In 6 weeks I brought my grades up to C’s and was beginning to find some peace, as I was no longer being hunted during the school day. However since the girls knew where I lived they continued to pursue me at home.

For over a year now I had lived in fear. I was no longer the carefree bubbly girl who loved life and people. I was Much Afraid (a character in the allegory Hinds Feet on High Places) I had no relationship with my parents who had turned their back on me in my time of need. I had 1 long time friend as all of the others distanced themselves from the object of never ending  torment. 

One day as the girls were in a car following me through my neighborhood, I had had enough, I pulled my car over, slammed on the brakes, parked it and jumped out. They came to a stop. I stormed over to their car and in attack posture I yelled out, WHAT IS IT?? WHAT DO YOU WANT??? They told me that they wanted me out of my town. I told them I lived there and was staying and to leave me alone!

While trembling, I turned my back on my enemy and stormed over to my car. Filled with rage, anger and even joy I threw open the door and got in. I turned the key and drove off. FINALLY I stood up for myself. The bullying stopped! I had reached in and taken the teeth out of the roaring lion’s mouth!

While now victorious on the outside the time of torment had left me as an empty shell. I had to find relief. I had to find peace. For years to follow I wallowed around with Sadness and Sorrow as my constant companions. Drugs and alcohol were my only source of relief. I married and had a beautiful daughter. But agony still remained in the very core of my being.

When I was 23 I met Jesus, The Great Shepherd! I visited a neighborhood church where I heard a story about a Man who loved me just as I was; a cowering, sinner filled with anger and hate. He wanted to give me a chance to do my life over. He offered me a companion to walk through life with, His Holy Spirit. He would give me security and peace. I surrendered all. I fell to my knees and with sobbing from the depths of my soul I reached out and took The Hand of Jesus.

17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2Cor 5:17

Over time the Lord brought people into my life who taught me how to forgive. I had to forgive those that had brought me such disappointment and despair, it was a directive from God.

25 And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.  Mark 11:25

The bars of my soul that the enemy built through fear, anger and hate had now been broken through the power of forgiveness followed by love. This ability to forgive and love did not come from myself but from Jesus who now lived within me.

I began to find the good in it all. Because of those girls I had learned how to stand up for myself. I learned how not to be a victim of torment and abuse. Jesus taught me how to use that inner strength and become a warrior in the Kingdom of God. I was not going to be bullied anymore. The enemy of my soul would no longer have a hold over me or those that The Lord would bring to me for prayer.

I had a future in God’s Kingdom and the enemy wanted to stop me from who I was called to me. But God used the evil that the enemy meant to take me down as a way to lead me to Himself and raise me up.

Bad things happen to good people. We have a choice; to wallow in our bitterness and pain or to reach out to the One Who can set us free from the chains that enslave us!

How about you? Are you in the need of a touch from God today? Is there bitterness and anger in your life that you need to be set free from? He’s there, just a breath away. Just whisper His Name, Jesus, and surrender to Him. Admit your need for Him. Ask Him to come live within you and to give you a fresh new start. Take His outstretched Hand and enter into the freedom He died for you to have.

With my love,

His beloved daughter

Pam

Where is your Tennis Ball?

This is a true story about a woman (me), her dog, her family and an adventure with her God.

Trusting God to provide has been one of the biggest areas of trial for me and yet I have seen Him do it time and time again! He seems to especially like to use the little things to help increase my faith and remind me He is with me. 

I work for a well known Tech company in Silicon Valley. This job involves a lot of hours. I have a husband, adult son and daughter, son in-law, 6 grandkids, involved in ministry in my local church. I have a loving sister, extended family and 1 dog. I was diagnosed with MS and Fibromyalgia 20 years ago. I try to balance my time between all of these various lovely folks, health, ministry and commitments. 

One of the things that often gets overlooked is exercising my dog. One day I was lounging on the couch for a bit, I looked over at my dog and thought, I wonder where the tennis ball is? I was thinking that would be a great way to exercise him, along with spending some quality time together.

My mind was quickly turned to something else so I did not go and look for a tennis ball and needless to say the dog didn't get that special attention.

A few weeks later I had taken time off work to attended a wonderful Joyce Meyer conference. I was focused on Jesus and eager to listen for His voice because I was less distracted by my obligations.

My mother in law had flown down from Oregon to go with me, which was wonderful! After a nice visit I dropped her off at the airport. It was a warm, sunny day so I decided to put the top down on my convertible and go for a drive through the mountains.

Earlier, that day, I was speaking with my son who is a very gifted musician. He was at a cross roads in his life. He had made a decision to serve God in full time Worship Ministry but was unclear in what direction. He had several opportunities and he wanted my opinion on what to do next. We talked about being open to the Spirit of God to lead and direct him.

While beginning my drive through the mountains I asked the Lord to lead and direct me to where He wanted me to go. I had my praise music on loud and was worshipping Him while enjoying the beauty around me. 

He led me to our local mountain range which is filled with streams, Wineries and some beautiful views of the valley. With a feeling of great expectation of what God had in store for me, I felt prompted to go up a road I hadn't traveled for a while. I went about half way up the mountain and pulled over. I looked out over the edge to see the beauty below. I looked around and appreciated the scenery but soon felt led to turn around and go back down the hill. 

I did not feel I had gone the wrong way, I felt as though it was part of the journey and it was time to move on. I went down the road and on to a familiar route through the mountains. I stopped at a picnic ground by the reservoir. While overlooking the water, I worshipped and thanked the Lord for His faithfulness and then returned to my car and continued down the road. He and I were on this path together. I remained open to His leading.

Next I came to a dead end and had a choice, I could take the road that would lead me home or continue on. I chose to continue on. The music had me in tears several times as I was just in awe of His love and willingness to hang out with me and take me for a drive. 

Heading down the road I came up on a well known local Winery. I knew that they had performances there as well as dining. I had heard it was lovely and the gate was open. 

I thought it a bit odd, just for a moment, that in my travel with the Lord I had a desire to go to a Winery but I put that aside and moved through the gate.

I pulled up to the large, practically deserted parking lot and picked a spot to park which was  quite a ways from the entrance. I thought this a bit strange that hardly anyone was there but especially that I chose to park so far away, but I felt like walking. 

What's all of this got to do with a Tennis Ball, you might ask? Hold on almost there.

I strolled down the path looking to see if I was intruding on any activity. I saw a couple with their children strolling along as well so I decided if we were intruding we could all get in trouble together, so that was ok because I wouldn't be alone.

I split off from the family and walked and talked with the Lord while enjoying the beauty of the location and moments of solitude. I walked by a group of young people all dressed up sitting and laughing, obviously wrapping up some event that had just occurred. I asked if it was ok to walk around and they said sure. I continued on and found flowers on tables and champagne bottles set aside, as the remnants of a party. Now I understood why I was able to roam freely, they were waiting to close things down. 

I continued my stroll but nothing really stuck out as a particular "God moment" just being with Him was enough. I had no feelings of dissatisfaction just a feeling of contentment with an underlying inkling that He was still leading me to something specific.

I decided it was time to go back to the car. While walking past the remaining people I asked if there had been a Wedding? They said yes and two were singled out as the Bride and Groom. I congratulated them and prayed God's Blessing on them. I said my goodbye and left. Was that it? Was that what I was being led on this journey to do? It felt good as I was in a place of God's love and joy and was able to share that with others.

As I walked to my car I felt a little sad as I knew our journey was coming to an end and didn't really have that life changing moment with Jesus but I rejoiced in our afternoon together. 

As I approached the car my eyes were drawn to the ground below. There lying on the ground was a new Tennis Ball a few feet by the drivers side of my car. I looked around and didn't see any Tennis courts or anyone in sight. I began to laugh while being amazed at His goodness. I thanked Him for the ball and got in my car. I was quickly reminded of my thoughts about my dog and the desire to grab a tennis ball. I began to see the purpose of the journey. 

He was showing me that He is faithful and will meet my needs and desires in ways that I most likely would not expect. That Tennis Ball was a sign of His provision. It wasn't that I couldn't afford a tennis ball it was a declaration that He was aware of my desires and if I will be open to His leading He will fulfill the longings of my heart.

I was also made aware of the timing of the journey. The leading here and there, the stops along the way. Those moments of beauty and reflection were not wasted. They were part of the path, not only to reveal His Love a bit more each step of the way but also to pace the time to reach the provision.

You see, The Tennis Ball was not there when I got out of the car to go into the Winery. I found it after I continued to follow His lead. He was directing me as I continued to walk by faith while stopping to share His goodness with others along the way. 

This spoke to me about being aware of the opportunities He brings my way. Of taking the time to be used by Him. Then I also realized that someone else at some point was used by God to leave that Tennis Ball right where I would find it. Unless of course it literally dropped down from the sky.

This declaration of provision and fulfillment with joy carried me home. Then I had a sense of urgency to go and share it with my son. He was sitting alone in his room just watching TV. 

I began to share with him what the Lord did for me that afternoon and that this revelation was not for me alone but for him as well. He needed to know that as He allows God to lead him and remains open to be used by Him, that the Lord would fulfill his deepest desires and provide what he needs when he needs it.

This reminder of God's faithfulness was not only an encouragement to me but has been used to continue to strengthen my faith. In a world of financial uncertainty coupled with the responsibilities of my job, my ministries, my health, minimal time with my children, grandchildren, family, friends and dog, God chose to reveal Himself to me through a Tennis Ball.

Where is your Tennis Ball? Is it hiding under a bush, on top of a building, in your home, places in the distance? He longs to lead you and meet your desires. He even stirs up the desires in you in the first place so that you would be on the path He has laid out for you to reveal Himself. This is not only to strengthen your faith but to share His Love and Himself with others a long the way. Choose to walk in thanksgiving today and just see what He will do.

By the way, our dog loved The Tennis Ball. He jumped around filled with joy for a time of fellowship with me and finally some much needed exercise!

4 days turns into 6 months- Thousands healed and saved- and I was there!

When I was a new believer I was blessed to attend a church where a revival broke out in San Jose, California at Calvary Community Church. It was the Mario Murillo Crusade back in the early 80's. It was a crusade that was intended for 4 days and lasted 6 months, an estimated 250,000 people attended. It was incredible, night after night- healing's, salvations, great teaching, worship, people clamoring in to hear the man of God.

Our faith was at the highest like the people in this picture. There was a buzz going on in the bay area. We'd float back to our day jobs with words of excitement and great anticipation about what God would do next. We were carrying the overflow of God's Spirit out to the workplace. It was such an Incredible time to be a New Believer. We had people coming and going from our cubicles where we were sharing the Word of God and inviting them to the Crusade.

What is stopping us from seeing that same mighty move of God today? I believe it's our unbelief and complacency. Overtime maybe things haven't happened the way we thought they should. Maybe God didn't answer our prayers the way we thought He would. So we've become disappointed and maybe even bitter. And/or we began to see success in our own efforts and hard work so we became self-suffiient and filled with pride. Maybe we've just had our heads down and solely focused on the task at hand, either way we've stopped the flow.

If our enemy, satan, can't stop us from accepting Jesus as our Lord  and Savior then his next tactic must be to stop us from sharing Him with others!

Don't forget there is a real battle going on and the enemy wants as many souls in hell as he can get while our Lord wants all to be saved.

Do you remember the mighty things God has done for you? Do you recall the joy you had when He first called your name or the way He was there just in the knick of time, the way He carried you through those trials? Our faith has dwindled by our pride, selfishness and things of this world and we need to get excited again about the things of God.

7 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth? Gal 5:7

4 For every child of God defeats this evil world by trusting Christ to give the victory. 5 And the ones who win this battle against the world are the ones who believe that Jesus is the Son of God. 
1 John 5:4-5

It's time brothers and sisters to say ENOUGH! If we want to see revival in our surroundings it must start with ourselves. Where do we being you might ask?

1- We must humble ourselves before the Great Creator, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Who snatched us from the pits of hell and consciously turn away from the lies of self sufficiency and doubt.

2- We MUST get back into God's Word and build up our faith.

3- We must get back into the safety and fellowship of other believers.

4- We must get back to church and Bible studies and invite others to join us.

5- We must put off our feelings of inadequacy in the things of God, step out in faith and just watch Him show up.

How can we see God move if we don't give Him the opportunity to do it?

Let's pull our heads up from our own paths and start looking around to see where God is moving. Let's open our eyes and look in the eyes of the people He is bringing us to reach for Him. There is a thirsty dry world of people out there who would give anything to just have a drop of the Living Water that lives within us.

8 There was a man in Lystra who couldn't walk. He sat there, crippled since the day of his birth. 9 He heard Paul talking, and Paul, looking him in the eye, saw that he was ripe for God's work, ready to believe. 10 So he said, loud enough for everyone to hear, "Up on your feet!" The man was up in a flash - jumped up and walked around as if he'd been walking all his life. Acts 14:8-10

37 Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Matt 9:37

Let's get excited about our God again! Let's join Him in His quest to save the world from hell. Let's believe that He is Who He says He is and He can do what He says He can do!

Dearest Lord-

Please forgive us for turning our backs on You. Forgive us for taking You for granted and letting unbelief and pride seep into our lives. Forgive us for focusing so much on the task at hand that we've taken our eyes off of You.

Thank You Lord for loving us so much that You eagerly reach out to take us by the hand once more, pull us up, dust us off, give us a hug and join us in our steps of faith. To You be all the Glory, the Honor and the Praise. In Jesus Name, Amen!

Preparation

Preparation


Preparation: is defined as the action or process of making ready or being made ready for use or consideration

Our lives are filled with opportunities for preparation. It's how we embrace these opportunities that will help to formulate how we think and act in our everyday lives. So what do I mean?


God always has a plan! Just like with our move to mom's house last August. To the outsider someone might look and see what we did as crazy and without purpose. We listed it and moved out of our 4 bedroom fully remodeled house, in 4 days. It was on the market the next week and sold the first day it was shown.

God had a plan for us, to pick up Prop 13 keeping our taxes low for the future. Others not knowing this didn't understand why we acted so quickly but we knew and that's what mattered.

The move was slightly chaotic but we had a peace because God was in control and we knew it.

When Jesus, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords came to the earth and was born in a cave/manger in Bethlehem to the outsider it could seem like it was unplanned. But God was in control and They knew what They were doing.

When it was decided from the very beginning that God would be born in the flesh to die to save the world, God knew exactly how it needed to happen. God even gave clues throughout time of what was to come and yet people didn't understand. God knew where the birth needed to occur, where Jesus needed to be baptized, beaten, die, buried and rise from the dead.

He had foretold The Birth of Jesus in the Book of Micah


2 "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times. " Micah 5:2

Then about Christ's purpose in Isaiah

1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the LORD's hand double for all her sins. 3 A voice of one calling: "In the desert prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God. Isa 40:1-3


1 Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by Him, and afflicted. 5 But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed. Isa 53:1-5

God had a plan and it was all prepared.

Just like He had a plan for Jesus the Christ, He has a plan for you and me. Stop looking at the outsiders for direction and confirmation if accepting Him is the right thing to do, they may not understand. Look to the One Who has The Plan and make a choice to join Him and millions of others who have accepted His Plan for their lives.

God has brought you to this time in your life, He has tugged at your heart and is calling your name. He has made all of the preparations, all you need to do is accept them and Him as Lord and go along for the ride of your life, right into Eternity!

Through the desert of your dry and empty heart God has prepared a Way by accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savor, The Living Water, He will freely flow in you; giving you New life, power through His very Spirit living within you and Victory over the circumstances of this life and death onto Life Everlasting.

Prepare ye the Way of the Lord! Come Lord Jesus Come!!

More of us or more of Jesus?

14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. Psa 19:14

What makes our hearts acceptable in God's sight? More of us or more of Jesus?

If we want our hearts and minds to be more like Jesus then we need to spend time with Him. We need to sit down, press in, bow our hearts, open our arms, put our thoughts on Him. We must repent when He reveals an area of our flesh that needs to change. Ask The Spirit for His help. He is our strength and our redeemer. He longs to help change us to be more like Jesus. 

If you actively do this you will see Jesus revealed more and more in your daily life.

I have had a lot of things that needed to be transformed in me and thank God He is still at work daily revealing my areas that need to change. One area that He has helped me with that I have seen victory in is cursing.

I used to cuss with the best or worst of them. That's just how we spoke in my circle of friends. When I became a Christian I found that my new circle of friends didn't talk that way. It takes real effort not to blurt out a cuss word. Sometimes it seems that that is the only way to get someones attention or express yourself. When you work in the world you can be surrounded by people who curse. So how can you be in the world but not be a part of the world?

First I needed to see what God's Word said about cursing:

29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. Eph 4:29

Ok, so that is pretty clear, need to have good words come out. I then thanked God for showing me this area that needed to change, repented of it, received His forgiveness and asked for His help to change. Change is not easy, especially with a long time habit.

Here is something that I do daily that helps me fight that battle. Every morning, when I put on the Armor of God (ref Eph 6) I start with the Helmet of Salvation and I speak out the following:

Lord,

Take all of my thoughts captive unto the obedience of Christ, casting down all imaginations and anything that raises it's head up against the knowledge of You (paraphrased 2 Cor 10:5-6)

Help me to see with Your eyes, hear with Your ears, think with Your thoughts, feel with Your feelings, speak with Your words, dream Your dreams and see Your visions.

This is an open invitation to The Lord asking Him to take control and help me throughout the day to be more in line with His thoughts and words.

Speaking Scripture is a very effective weapon that God has given us in tearing down strongholds in our lives. But you can't just say the words, you must believe that what you say is true and believe in the One Who gives you the power to overcome.

Is there an area in your life that needs to change? Go to His Word and find out what He says about that struggle you are experiencing. Maybe it's not cursing, maybe its an addiction or sexual sin. Maybe it's jealousy, greed or pride. God has given us tools to help tear down those things that are preventing the full power of His Spirit from flowing in and through us.

Write out the verses He gives you and begin to mediate on them. Begin to repeat them over and over again. Ask the Spirit to help you to be mindful of that area of weakness. Ask Him to make you keenly aware when that temptation comes and give you the strength to choose not to succumb.

Are you willing to give over that area that hinders you from receiving God's fullness in your life?

Today is the day to make a change. Choose to put God first and watch His Transformation take place. 


6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; Phil 1:6

Keeping it fresh and new

There are two doors to our Master bedroom. One is a pocket door and the other a regular bedroom door. The other morning as I was sitting in the room reading our dog began to whimper and whine at the closed pocket door for access. 

I had already been up and about and I had gone back to bed to read. He however still wanted my attention. He wanted to be where I was and he was getting quite upset that he couldn’t get it in. 

I had a couple of choices, I could just get up and open the door and let him in or I could call out to him to go away. The yelling wouldn’t work because he is an older dog now and has lost his hearing.

All of the sudden I was in a “God” moment. That’s when things are happening around you and you get a nudge that says stop there’s something to learn here. 

So I stopped and observed. You see the interesting point was not that our dog wanted in through the closed pocket door, he just wanted to be with me, where he felt the action was and where he might get some attention. 

The interesting point was that the other door was wide open! But this wasn’t the door he normally came through to see me.

God tugged at my heart and said that’s what so many of His people are doing today. They’re looking for Him and trying to get to where He is, where He is suppose to be, but are trying to get in the same old way that is familiar and getting discouraged and frustrated because they can’t get to Him.

Are you looking for a fresh and deeper relationship with God but saying the same old prayers using only what’s familiar to you? Maybe reading the Bible the same way you have all of your life. The Spirit of God is constant yes but He is a Living Being Who is always moving around in our lives. 

It’s good that we want to be where He is, to hear His Voice, to read His Word but we need to be open to see that He may also have some other ways for us to get to Him.

Years ago I was in a Bible Study and a woman mentioned that in her quiet time she would often just play worship music in the dark, sit and wait on God.

I thought this was interesting so I tried it, and it worked for me too. I could feel His Love pouring all over me. I was getting His attention. Or should I say He was getting mine!

There have been other times when I felt I needed to hop in the car and go for drive and commune with God. There would be no particular destination but usually it would be somewhere in the hills or to the beach, closer to the beauty of His Creation. And guess what He was there too! I’d have the worship music playing, singing of my love to Him and He was right there with me.

I would see the beauty of His creation and watch His breath on the leaves of a tree in a distance.

By my willingness to respond to His prompting and try whatever it takes to get closer to Jesus to search Him out and spend time with Him, my relationship with Him has remained fresh and new over these 33 years of walking with Him.

It’s not to say that there haven’t been deserts in my walk and times of me banging against a closed door to get close to God but it’s been through those times that I have had to learn other access points to get to Him. 

How about you, do you need to experience the Presence of God in your life in a deeper way? How about adding a Sunday School class or Bible Study to your Church morning? How about trying a Home Group to get deeper in God’s Word and learn from others. 

How about hopping in the car, taking a pad of paper with you and your Bible and listen for that still small Voice as He leads you around.

17 I love those who love me, And those who seek me diligently will find me. Prov 8:17

13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13

After seeing this revelation from God I got up and went out the opened door and peeked around the corner to see our pup sitting and waiting by the closed door. I tapped him on the shoulder, he jumped up and was thrilled to see me standing there, tail wagging away with a bounce in his step.

Is God tapping on your shoulder? Are you eager to be with Him? 

It’s time brothers and sisters to see where He is moving in your life, press in and look to see if there are new ways He wants to reveal Himself to you.

7 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Matt 7:7