Word Filled Wednesday ~ DIRECT MY STEPS PSALM 119:133 ~

Psalm 119:133 (The Message)
129-136 Every word you give me is a miracle word—
how could I help
but obey?
Break open your words, let the light shine out,
let ordinary
people see the meaning.
Mouth open and panting,
I wanted your commands
more than anything.
Turn my way, look kindly on me,
as you always do to
those who personally love you.
Steady my steps with your Word of promise
so nothing malign gets the better of me.
Rescue me from the grip of bad
men and women
so I can live life your way.
Smile on me, your servant;
teach me the right way to live.
I cry rivers of tears
because
nobody's living by your book!

American Standard Version
Establish my footsteps in thy word; And let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

Contemporary English Version
Keep your promise
and don't let me stumble
or let sin control my life.

English Standard Version
Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me.

King James Version

Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

New International Version

Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.

Read the different versions closely and see how
each of them speaks to you!!
My favorite is now " The Message"

Also visit our lovely hostess Amy Deanne over at the 160 Acre Woods, for more ofthe WORD. (Thanks Amydeanne!!)

Blessings!

Maintaining Home Peace in Times of Chaos

This was taken from At the Well...In Pursuit of Titus 2 by Chelsey. I'm joining in.

Life's storms will come
sometimes when we least expect them, how do we give our children a "safe
feeling" in the midst of a life storm?

Sometimes chaos is created by our
own efforts of trying to do too much, how can we maintain a peaceful home where
chaos is prevented?

How can we as wives and mothers actually calm the
storm?

These questions let me hit on a subject what " I was ( and am) tackling" ( is this a good eng verb) already but still not always with success !!
But as i said in last weekend devotion...I'm God's Child.....I want to be His Child........!!

In my relationship with The Lord anytime i "fell short" is when i try to do things in my OWN power....The enemy distracts starting in my my MIND and FLESH...
At first i didn't understand and breakdown and cry before the LORD in despair and i know because i always did that no matter i fell short in daiyly life...He covered up the effects of my mistakes to handle "chaos" in my mind and life.......

Everytime He is pointing me to PRAY and read HIS WORD...

Over and over He asked me the questions

- Are you committed to ME
- To your dh's
-To your children
-to youreself to lay down your will and to change to become who I intend you ?
-are you disciplined
-do you put your priorities straight

So making time to PRAY ( also quick prayers) and reading His Word is where i must start and stay committed and disciplined in it than i can act -PEACEFULLY- and SEE CLEARLY where He is leading me
My kids " feel saved" because mummy is not in "panic mood" or depressed ...I see them and build -up lasting relationships with them..

Sharing about God in lifesituations daily......singing together with them.......doing other activities.....Praise them instead of nagging........

When Peace comes in the Storm is calmed!

The verse what calms me instantly is

Philippians 4:6

6-7Don't
fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your
worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a
sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and
settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the
center of your life.

Signs, Miracles and Wonders Saturday!~ WORTHY IS THE LAMB~

Today is than Sings my Soul Saturday at signs miracles and wonders ( the song and dance is at the end of this saturday's devo.... in fact..my 1 st....bear with me...)



This morning i was lead to look up versus around giving our worries to God and what it aquiers from me.........
I'm a verry..verry visual person so that's why the bold and colored letters......so you could follow my mind
And as you see i love the Message translation.

Ephesians 6:14 (The Message)

13-18Be prepared. You're up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it's all over but the shouting you'll still be on your feet. Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You'll need them throughout your life. God's Word is an indispensable weapon. In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other's spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out.

Philippians 4:6 (The Message)

6-7Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when CHRIST displaces worry at the center of your life

Psalm 55:22 (The Message)


22-23 Pile your troubles on God's shoulders—
he'll carry your load, he'll help you out.
He'll never let good people
topple into ruin.
But you, God, will throw the others
into a muddy bog,
Cut the lifespan of assassins
and traitors in half.

And I trust in you.

A David Psalm, When He Was Captured
by the Philistines in Gath

Proverbs 3:5 (The Message)


5-12 Trust God from the bottom of your heart;
don't try to figure out everything on your own. ( he said it above already eph)
Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go;
he's the one who will keep you on track.
Don't assume that you know it all.
Run to God! Run from evil!
Your body will glow with health,
your very bones will vibrate with life!
Honor God with everything you own;
give him the first and the best.
Your barns will burst,
your wine vats will brim over.
But don't, dear friend, resent God's discipline;
don't sulk under his loving correction.
It's the child he loves that God corrects;
a father's delight is behind all this.

JOIN TOGETHER ALL THE REDS WITH ME!!


Be prepared

Gods Word is an indispensable weapon and
Prayer

Let petitions and praises, shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns.
CHRIST displaces
Pile your troubles on God's shoulders (visualize it....what a mighty God we have isn't it!! full of love and compassion)

WHAT.......

I TRUST
GOD
Listen for HIS VOICE ( no one elses...the world ( common accepted) believes...,enemies wispering/negative thinking fe)
Honour God with my FIRST and BEST.
DON'T resent DISCIPLINE and SULK under HIS loving CORRECTION!!

WHY

IT'S THE CHILD HE LOVES !!..........that GOD corrects !!



Conclusion
If i kick and fight against it or feel frustrated...
I want to be a stubborn child!! Or behave like that...I'm not listening to His voice.......
I don't want to accept His Love...
and discipline and corrections....Which i get when i go to Him in prayer and His Word.....
( side thought...if i neglect to pray and be in the word i let the enemy distract or steal my time... i hide for my "daddy" isn't it or i'm at least far to reach........!!)

I told you i love to make a picture of things in my mind.........I see "my kids when i discipline and correct them!!" Remember my last TT post.... God use situations with my kids to understand Him best...to speak to me....
In both directions to see MYSELF in relationship to HIM and to get directions to discipline and corrects my own Kids in a Godly manner using Gods values and standards.........It's not easy ( but did He say in His word it would be easy?)

Friends let's meditate on God's word and bring everything to Him in prayer....
When i feel far away drifted from God i take psalm 51 written by David and set my heart on to it and start saying those words........

1-3Generous in love—God, give grace! Huge in mercy—wipe out my bad record. Scrub away my guilt, soak out my sins in your laundry. I know how bad I've been; my sins are staring me down. 4-6 You're the One I've violated, and you've seen it all, seen the full extent of my evil. You have all the facts before you; whatever you decide about me is fair. I've been out of step with you for a long time, in the wrong since before I was born. What you're after is truth from the inside out. Enter me, then; conceive a new, true life. 7-15 Soak me in your laundry and I'll come out clean, scrub me and I'll have a snow-white life. Tune me in to foot-tapping songs, set these once-broken bones to dancing. Don't look too close for blemishes, give me a clean bill of health. God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life. Don't throw me out with the trash, or fail to breathe holiness in me. Bring me back from gray exile, put a fresh wind in my sails! Give me a job teaching rebels your ways so the lost can find their way home. Commute my death sentence, God, my salvation God, and I'll sing anthems to your life-giving ways. Unbutton my lips, dear God; I'll let loose with your praise. 16-17 Going through the motions doesn't please you, a flawless performance is nothing to you. I learned God-worship when my pride was shattered. Heart-shattered lives ready for love don't for a moment escape God's notice. 18-19 Make Zion ( ME) the place you delight in, repair Jerusalem's ( MY HEART AND MIND) broken-down walls. Then you'll get real worship from us ( ME), acts of worship small and large, Including all the bulls ( sacrifices) they ( I) can heave onto your altar!

When you pray this psalm to our heavenly dad we know,believe and trust( because His word said it also to us....whiche verse....??)that it touches His heart and His voice speak to our heart and minds who are now open to be filled and spill over........
Our mouths can start praising and worshipping to our Lord and speak out the words of this also awesome psalm ( i can't get enough friends....)

Psalm 34
1 I bless God every chance I get; my lungs expand with his praise.

2 I live and breathe God;
if things aren't going well, hear this and be happy:

3 Join me in spreading the news;
together let's get the word out.

4 God met me more than halfway,
he freed me from my anxious fears.

5 Look at him; give him your warmest smile.
Never hide your feelings from him.

6 When I was desperate, I called out,
and God got me out of a tight spot.

7 God's angel sets up a circle
of protection around us while we pray.

8 Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see—
how good God is.
Blessed are you who run to him.

9 Worship God if you want the best;
worship opens doors to all his goodness.

10 Young lions on the prowl get hungry,
but God-seekers are full of God.

11 Come, children, listen closely;
I'll give you a lesson in God worship.

12 Who out there has a lust for life?
Can't wait each day to come upon beauty?

Is your heart not full are you not experiencing a sense of GOD'S WHOLENESS everything coming together for good ....( philipians 4:6-7 above) ??

My choice of music is on this beautifull worship video.



Weekend Greetings!

Thankfull thursday ~ My kids ~

We bring praise again to God with our TT blogs.
I want to thank Sonya from Truth 4 the Journey and Lynn from ‘Spiritually Unequally Marriage’ who are hosting this.
If you like to join us link to there blog.

Coming home from work looking at my kids and listening to there fussing ,wanted me to turn around....LOL
But God so good said when you go and write your TT look -up the Word and write about your thankfullness concerning ..."My gifts to you"!!

Psalm 127:3 (The Message)
Don't you see that children are God's best gift? The fruit of the womb his generous legacy?

Dear Lord forgive me my im-patience.....!!

Thank You

1 For there life and uniqueness

2 That i learn to look at them how "My heavenly father" looks at me

3 For ALL the opportunity's my kids gave me by meeting there friends and frequently there parents to share the LOVE of God or be a witness for Him.

4 For the part i may "play" in there life choices.

5 That my children bring me closer to "My Father in heaven" without Him i can't
raise children with Godly values......Without His blessing and wisdom all my
efforts are in vain!

Word Filled Wednesday - from a pure heart-

The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

1 Timothy 1:5



Visit our lovely hostess Amy Deanne over at the 160 Acre Woods, for more of
the WORD. (Thanks Amy!!)

Blessings!

Thankful THURSDAY !!!!

I love that my two sisters Iris and Sharon came up with this idea to reflect on our week
and think about what we are thankful about!

This afternoon when i remember i must make an TT i was surprised how fast a week goes....
Think about it,,,how fast does a day goes how fast our LIFE...

That's why we must use our time wise and life with a purpose.....!

I read the "dayword" out of my Moravian dayword book and it said...

Micah 6:8 (The Message)

 8But he's already made it plain how to live, what to do,
  what God is looking for in men and women.
It's quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor,
  be compassionate and loyal in your love,
And don't take yourself too seriously—
  take God seriously.


I"M THANKFUL LORD

1 YOU gave me the BIBLE " The word" ;wth all this wisdom inside.....how to LIVE

2 YOU send Your son JESUS CHRIST " The living Word" to earth for me for everyone.......
as an example HOW to LIVE
He was FAIR- JUST-COMPASSIONATE and LOYAL-PURE LOVE....

3 For the HOLY SPIRIT who is given to us; who believe in YOUR SON and want to lay down our lifes....,, to LIFE PURPOSEFULLY !

I had to start with these " Trinithy thank you " so to say because the more i talk and come accross NEIGHBOURS of other religion......I realize more and more how SIMPLE OUR FATHER GOD made it for us....We only need to LiVE out of HIS LOVE ( his spirit) and share it....

4 For the "field" God put me ( and family) in to share HIS LOVE ......

5That you kept us from catching this terriblef lu or cold that is going around...and was trying to find his way trough my son

6 For the simple basic things what we had this week; food,shelter,safety to life in a free country, financial means.......

7For the life of my kids and that i may watch them grow up..and that You entrust them to me and my dh's as their parents.

8 For this 2TH MONTH OF the YEAR who is coming to an end and can say we felt YOUR presence and AMAZING LOVE who led us so far!

Then Sings My Soul Saturday - That's Why We Praise Him -

I'm late with this but still want to take part in
Joining Amy at SIGNS, Miracles and Wonders in then sings my soul saturday!
Maybe i can't join the coming weeks because i have some pc problems whath makes it difficult to insert links and pictures etc.....

Anyways i came accross a praise medley of my favorite singer Donnie McClurkin what i love about it is i can let you hear my native language of Surinam and you hear the dDutch language also...So enjoy........

Blessed week!
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Thankful THURSDAY !!!!

Psalm 105 (The Message)





1-6 Hallelujah! Thank God! Pray to him by name!
Tell everyone you meet what he has done!
Sing him songs, belt out hymns,
translate his wonders into music!
Honor his holy name with Hallelujahs,
you who seek God. Live a happy life!
Keep your eyes open for God, watch for his works;
be alert for signs of his presence.
Remember the world of wonders he has made,
his miracles, and the verdicts he's rendered—
O seed of Abraham, his servant,
O child of Jacob, his chosen.

7-15 He's God, our God,
in charge of the whole earth.
And he remembers, remembers his Covenant—
for a thousand generations he's been as good as his word.
It's the Covenant he made with Abraham,
the same oath he swore to Isaac,
The very statute he established with Jacob,
the eternal Covenant with Israel,
Namely, "I give you the land.
Canaan is your hill-country inheritance."
When they didn't count for much,
a mere handful, and strangers at that,
Wandering from country to country,
drifting from pillar to post,
He permitted no one to abuse them.
He told kings to keep their hands off:
"Don't you dare lay a hand on my anointed,
don't hurt a hair on the heads of my prophets."

16-22 Then he called down a famine on the country,
he broke every last blade of wheat.
But he sent a man on ahead:
Joseph, sold as a slave.
They put cruel chains on his ankles,
an iron collar around his neck,
Until God's word came to the Pharaoh,
and God confirmed his promise.
God sent the king to release him.
The Pharaoh set Joseph free;
He appointed him master of his palace,
put him in charge of all his business
To personally instruct his princes
and train his advisors in wisdom.

23-42 Then Israel entered Egypt,
Jacob immigrated to the Land of Ham.
God gave his people lots of babies;
soon their numbers alarmed their foes.
He turned the Egyptians against his people;
they abused and cheated God's servants.
Then he sent his servant Moses,
and Aaron, whom he also chose.
They worked marvels in that spiritual wasteland,
miracles in the Land of Ham.
He spoke, "Darkness!" and it turned dark—
they couldn't see what they were doing.
He turned all their water to blood
so that all their fish died;
He made frogs swarm through the land,
even into the king's bedroom;
He gave the word and flies swarmed,
gnats filled the air.
He substituted hail for rain,
he stabbed their land with lightning;
He wasted their vines and fig trees,
smashed their groves of trees to splinters;
With a word he brought in locusts,
millions of locusts, armies of locusts;
They consumed every blade of grass in the country
and picked the ground clean of produce;
He struck down every firstborn in the land,
the first fruits of their virile powers.
He led Israel out, their arms filled with loot,
and not one among his tribes even stumbled.
Egypt was glad to have them go—
they were scared to death of them.
God spread a cloud to keep them cool through the day
and a fire to light their way through the night;
They prayed and he brought quail,
filled them with the bread of heaven;
He opened the rock and water poured out;
it flowed like a river through that desert—
All because he remembered his Covenant,
his promise to Abraham, his servant.

43-45 Remember this! He led his people out singing for joy;
his chosen people marched, singing their hearts out!
He made them a gift of the country they entered,
helped them seize the wealth of the nations
So they could do everything he told them—
could follow his instructions to the letter.

Hallelujah!

Today TT i want to be thankfull just like in the psalm about where He met me and the wonders and signs in my Life....

1 I'm thankfull that He kept me and my spirit since early age from harm......
His Word was brought to me due to faitfull strong woman who raised me.......

2 I'm thankful he brought me safe as a young adult to Europe and learn me to grow and life independently
on my own.

3 I'm thankfull for the church family and youthgroup i was in and the life experience i had that Jesus is
ALIVE..leading to do my commitment to follow Him

4 Thankfull of the STORMS and STRUGGLES of being single,getting married , getting babies, being a mum

5 Thankful for my husband and kids who are all uniquely created just like me by God and all of us will tell our "Godstory" and being a part of Godsfamily....Isn't this special !!

6 Thankfull He provided 16 years ago an space to start our own business so provided a job for my dh's

7 I'm thankfull my dh's was touched to talk about God and His wonders so our custumors get an extra on
top of our service "The Word of the living God"!

8 I'm thankfull that i am aware and experience in daily live that i am His hands and feet in my small world!

Blessings to all of you on this TT.

Reading and learning !!

I did not post for awhile due to not knowing what to post and my browser isn't working properly so i can't make some nice postings with links and pics Anyway.I want to try to post my readings on a day and see what i can blog about that....


Matthew 5:3-11 (The Message)



 3"You're blessed when you're at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.

 4"You're blessed when you feel you've lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you.

 5"You're blessed when you're content with just who you are—no more, no less. That's the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can't be bought.

 6"You're blessed when you've worked up a good appetite for God. He's food and drink in the best meal you'll ever eat.

 7"You're blessed when you care. At the moment of being 'care-full,' you find yourselves cared for.

 8"You're blessed when you get your inside world—your mind and heart—put right. Then you can see God in the outside world.

 9"You're blessed when you can show people how to cooperate instead of compete or fight. That's when you discover who you really are, and your place in God's family.

 10"You're blessed when your commitment to God provokes persecution. The persecution drives you even deeper into God's kingdom.

 11-12"Not only that—count yourselves blessed every time people put you down or throw you out or speak lies about you to discredit me. What it means is that the truth is too close for comfort and they are uncomfortable. You can be glad when that happens—give a cheer, even!—for though they don't like it, I do! And all heaven applauds. And know that you are in good company. My prophets and witnesses have always gotten into this kind of trouble.

I was brought to this reading because i start with a " coffee cup Bible Studie" book from Sandra Glahn " Mocha on the Mount"
When i heard about the title i was "gigling" in myself visualizing drinking my favorite drink on a mountain and LISTENING TO JESUS !!

In my innocence i assume myselfe enjoying the drink and relaxing!!

BUT those words STIRRED me up....I heard and read them before but it was like a voive said " YOU WANT TO FOLLOW THIS IS WHAT I WANT.." Like this you MUST look at things .

In my core being, i felt it goes AGAINST my nature.......
It is not a view what will make me popular or understand
I must be at the end of my ROPE.....with less of me there is more of God.
I must give up everything..
Be happy with youreself.....
Be hungry for God..
My heart and mind must be put right......other wise i can't se God in the outside world.
Peacemaker
My commitment to God must provoke persecution.....

WOW...

My conversation went like this.

"God i can't do this,on my own"......." Did i tell you to do it on your own"

" Do you really mean i must give everything up what is dear to me.."." Yes because all what you have is
mine...Do you Love me......"
Think about Abraham who had to
sacrafice Isaac
" I feel guilthy Lord"..............." I send my son He rok EVERYTHING on Him...your guidt...your...........
He told you in those verses you must put your INSIDE WORLD straight
your HEART, MIND are you not doing it right noware you not seeing me!!!

" YES LORD I SEE i understand forgive me IN JESUS NAME....
AMEN "

Then Sings My Soul Saturday - That's Why We Praise Him -

I join Amy at SIGNS, Miracles and Wonders in then sings my soul saturday!

I came accross these video/music serie at Godtube.
Be Blessed

Donnie McClurkin - That's Why We Praise Him - lyrics

He came to live, live a perfect life. He came to be the living Word of light.He came to die, so we'd be reconciled He came to rise to show His power and might

And that's why we praise Him, that's why we sing That's why we offer Him our everything That's why we bow down and worship this King 'Cause He gave His everything'Cause He gave His everything

He came to live, live again in us He came to be our conquering King and Friend He came to heal and show the lost ones His love He came to go prepare a place for us and

That's why we praise Him, that's why we sing That's why we offer Him our everything That's why we bow down and worship this King 'Cause He gave His everything 'Cause He gave His everything
That's why we praise Him, that's why we sing That's why we offer Him our everything That's why we bow down and worship this King 'Cause He gave His everything'Cause He gave His everything

oh yes he did, so we will sing like the angles) Halle Hallelujah (10x)

That's why we praise Him, that's why we sing That's why we offer Him our everything That's why we bow down and worship this King 'Cause He gave His everything'Cause He gave His everything That's why we praise Him, that's why we sing That's why we offer Him our everything That's why we bow down and worship this King 'Cause He gave His everything'Cause He gave His everything 'Cause He gave His everything

THANKFUL THURSDAY!!

Join me today in thankful thursday.At the blog of Sonja and Iris you can link to read more thankful thursday's.

I am thankful that

1 The flu epidemie did not reach my household.

2 I had quality time with my hubby.

3 We have some faithfull custumors no matter the financial trying times.
That God will bless them with a stable income.

4 That i felt the Lord speaking to my heart.

5 That the freezig cold is gone.

THANK you Lord for this week. A week in which i can see Your hand of protection, Your hand who guided me during the week,Your hand who touch my hart, Yourhands i wich i felt save.
THANK you Lord. I praise and Honour You In Jesus Name Amen.

Today i joined then sings my soul.
This is a song that brought back memories singing together with my "grannies".
On the 12th of january coming week would be my grandfathers birthday who is now with the Lord.God Bless his soul.

Stop my playlist at the bottom and than...
Sing a long and bring up old memories.
Blessed sunday.



I found this song later and felt to post it also.

THANKFUL THURSDAY!!

This is the day that The Lord has made ,let us rejoice and be glad in Him.......
This song comes to my mind

I'm thankful and want to join today again on Sonja and Iris two sisters in Christ with great blogspots who are hosting this Thankful Thursday

1 I'm so thankful that He gave me the promise of Luke 18: 27
I can put my trust in Him in all what i "will pull of" this year and know that
only than it will work out.....

2 I'm thankful He gave me this new venture of blogging, what draws me closer to His
Word

3 I'm thankful He gave me new friends to work towards accountability in "Healthy
Living" and friends in the Fill My Cup biblestudy group.

4 I'm thankful my energy is coming back now i got new prescriped meds

5 I have to say it in my last "thank you" again i'm so glad it was time to leave 2008
behind and got a "New Fresh Year" with HIS new opportunity's, challenges and
blessings for me in store

Give Away for January!

At THE OLD OAK SWING Sharon has a give away this month
so passby and link to your blog.
And join in the fun to follow eachother blogs.

Blessings

Word for this Year

Luke 18: 27

(The Message)
"No chance at all," Jesus said, "if you think you can pull it off by yourself. Every chance in the world if you trust God to do it."

(Contemporary English Version)
Jesus replied, "There are some things that people cannot do, but God can do anything."


This year word is written in My daily word book of the Moravian Church

When i notice this word ...my instant thought was " Jesus you know exactly what my weak spot is and will be the coming year.... and out of LOVE you are warning me not to rely on myself or others but on GOD" !!

I'm happy he did and will keep this verse in front of my mind.....

I thought to post some info about my churchhome.And if you feel led to hold us up in prayer...I feel this is an transition time for us as a churchfamily..

To get an idea here it is " De Koningskerk" you can visit our webste it is all in Dutch but you can click around and see an impression of the childrens christmass ( kinderkerst) and the two pastors Ds Thiele and Ds R.Mijnals-Doth. ( preken)
The area with Ds Polanen is the former pastor ( my uncle) who deceased last year januari unexpectedly.

Blessings.

HAPPY>>>>>HAPPY>>>>and BLESSED NEW YEAR to ALL of You!!

New Years Meditations!

I planned to do this when i read it at LORI last week.....but te closer the day arrived...the more "jitters" i got to put "pen on paper"

Why is this i asked myself.........I believe God is at work to bring me to this new venture to blog........... He want me to put "pen on paper" to see HIS work in progress in my life especially this year of 2009

My HOPES, DREAMS and GOALS



I will write those tree " adventures" in prayer form



Lord my hope is in You ( ps 39:7) for You are my hope ( ps 71:5) Work in me that i put my hope in your Word ( ps 119: 147).I commit myself to seek You daily. To let Your words be my strenght.



I have a lot of Dreams Lord let me dream the dreams YOU have in mind for me and for my family.

As i know You said " For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are my ways " ( isiah55:8)

This is what You made me realize in 2008 so let my thoughts and my dreams align with Yours

Lord this year.



My Goals Lord......I want to lay aside every weight, and the sin what so easily stand in the way. I want to run the race that is set before me with endurance......., looking unto JESUS the author and finisher of my faith ( Hebr 12:1-2)



Practicly i will make DAILY time to spend with the Lord.

Online bible study with my sisters from http://fillyourcup.ning.com/ and studying on the ning page of www.proverbs31.org woman of the bible......

I will commit myself to be aware that I am the hands and the feet of the finisher of my faith in this world Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior!



Amen

My Christmas of 2008 and BELATED THANKFULL THURSDAY !!

I realized today that the week went this year so fast.........
Maybe because i also had to work 4 days and maybe because i made long days to arrange things at home. i was extending to decorate and buying a x-mas tree and lacking to organize the household properly due to different reasons.
But praise God when i was biking early monday morning to my work : the thought crossed my mind....." Maybe you are not feeling MERRY but you are BLESSED "!!
This year a lot was taken away from me (us) physically..... emotionally ....and financially......
It started in JANUARY when my uncle and pastor of the church i attend died unexpectedly...... I was and am not sad but it was a shock and confrontation how soon your life can end......At a burial friday he got sick in the evening he went in a coma and never woke-up again....monday night he was given up......
End of FEBRUARY i got a miscarriage.........i was just startingto believe i was pregnant again.........
I believe i lived untill the summer in a kind of denial i was sad about the miscarriage......
And in-between in MAY my fathers brother was killed by robbers . He lived in Surinam but the last two years he traveled a lot up and down for health treatments and than he loved to see me and the kids and came too look the activity's what my kids did so he was like a kind of grandad for them the last two years. Because they do not see my parents bc they are not coming over frequently...
Along the way we had all kind of financial problems concerning our own business, we where close to loosing our shop ....BUT GOD did it for us friends and custumors rallied .and came up with money..........At the end of the year we have paid them all back........and we have now professional help to organize the finances.....
In AUGUST and SEPTEMBER i had a body breakdown i believe that not giving way to my emotions maked my body locked-down.I could not walked and function for some weeks and my hormones were out of control.........

But as i said in the beginning i realized in the beginning of this week .....THAT I'M BLESSED even i do not feel "MERRY"
The best part stayed......
- GOD,,JESUS CHRIST never left me even not forsaked me.
Through all the storms He said to me "BE NOT AFRAID !!
- My dh's grew so close too God this year. It started in 2007 but this year i witnessed the fruits of Gods spirit in his life..
- My kids love to talk about God. they pray and my dd love to use her voice to praise God.
How much kids nowadays are raised up without God and have other interest
-We have a place we can call our home
- We have eachother no divorce, no seperation, no sickness.....
- We life in a stable and safe country
I think i can go on and on about different kind of blessings....

I just realized i had to do yesterday thankfull thursday but i forgot......
This i will make as my THANKFULL THURSDAY.5....

1 My realization i described above why i'm blessed...

2 I did it to make an alterative tree ( If i could make a picture i would have put it)

3 For the unexpected small family gathering after church at my aunt( mothers sis) who live beside the church

4 That the kids are happy with their presents no matter they were not the requested ones....

5 I could bless the elderly while serving them on christmas.......


Like this i gave a twist to my post to tell about my week.year and even do a belated thankfull thursday still

Be blessed
Bernice

The Simplicity of life hidden in Christ

More of Him, less of me
More of His ways, less of mine
More of His wise will, less of my self will
More dependence on Him, less dependence on me
More of His increase, more of my decrease
More of His speaking, more of my listening
More of His leading, more of my following
More deeply surrendered, more filled with faith
More shaking in the world, more steadiness in my soul
More darker the days, more brighter His light
More treacherous the journey, more tighter the grip
More challenging my circumstances, more greater the chance to see His glory
More complicated my life, more certain my need to simply trust in Him

It's just that simple.

I read this on Deborah's blog http://www.xanga.com/ItrustYouLord I admire her a lot how she deal with life's difficulty's.

Blessed 4th Atvent weekend

THANKFUL THURSDAY !!!!

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My 5 today are.....

1 I'm thankful at the end of this day that the pain in my throat ,which i woke up with this morning ,didn't set in further. And that i could finish my job today with enough energy.

2 I'm Thankful for the food i could put on the table and that the kids loved it

3 Yesterday night i was contemplating what i will put on my thankful list
My house-doctor came to mind, To whom i paid a visit yesterday. I appreciate his compassion and time he give his patients.I think( i never asked him) due to his age and maybe health he works not anymore a full week and take longer vacations. But untill now i always apreciate him more and more after a visit with one of his colleges. It pains me to think that he has to stop with his job........

4 I'm thankful simply for today

5 I'm thankful that my kids bless me today with no "upheavel" about small things..like who looks which program...or teasing eachother ....Today NOTHING happened what stretched my patience.....LOL....


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