I got tagged in a Facebook post this morning by my best friend saying we should start praying over our husband's every day and attached was a link to this page. It is a great template to follow to pray specifically over your husband. And I'm excited to do it! Then I got to wondering if there was one for husbands to use... I found one here!
A little later I saw a post on another friend's page about his "singleness" and I commented on it. He later on texted both my husband and I and I tried to encourage him in the waiting. That also got me thinking... This is also a great template for those who are waiting for God to send their spouse their way.
My husband and I are a perfect example of "in God's time". I had just ended a going-nowhere relationship with the desire to focus on God and He was a bachelor for many years with no intention of remarrying. God brought us together at the perfect time and we've literally had a Heaven on Earth marriage.
I want to encourage you to take an active role in praying for your spouse. You have the greatest influence and know better than anyone what their needs and desires are.
Singles - While you are praying for your future spouse, ask God how you can work in this current season. What can He use you to do right now that may not be possible once you are married. Each season of life comes with it's own responsibilities and priorities. Learn what you can do now and then as life changes, seek God for a new work to do.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Monday, July 13, 2015
Be A Missionary Every Day...
(CLAP)(CLAP)(CLAP)(CLAP)
Tell the world that Jesus is the way!
Be it any town or country or a busy avenue…
Africa or Asia, the task is up to you! So….
Be a missionary every day
(CLAP)(CLAP)(CLAP)(CLAP)
Tell the world that Jesus is the way!
The Lord is soon returning: there is no time to lose, so….
(CLAP), Be a missionary…(CLAP), God’s own emissary…
(CLAP) Be a missionary today!
LET'S GO!
We sang this song in Sunday School as kids. One of those upbeat, group participation songs that everyone borderline yelled. Oh the memories :)
As I think about my sweet friends the Shafer's and how they packed up everything and moved their family to Peru to work and be missionaries I feel a twinge of jealousy. I want to do that. I want to be used big (in my opinion) to build the Kingdom! I've wanted to work in Peru since I was a little girl. I don't know why Peru, but that's where I wanted to go. I was praying and God spoke very clearly to me... "Work as a missionary where you are called now". So as I thought about how to do that I thought I would make a list in case anyone else has wondered the same thing...
•Pass out fliers with your church service times and directions on it
•Make a "Blessing Bag" to have at the ready
There are several routes you can take here... homeless, elderly, new mom, etc...
•Work with your church to organize outreaches
•Give expecting nothing in return
Buy a restaurant/retail gift card and leave it for a neighbor/friend/co-worker/stranger
•Take up donations for your church's or city's food pantry
•Pray for...
Your Neighborhood
Your City
Your County
Your State
The area your church is in
•When someone you know asks for prayer for a need, pray right then with them!
•Keep different cards on hand to mail out for a sickness, birthday, thinking of you occasion.
•Don't say "If you need help, let me know". Instead say... "What do you need help with?".
If you have anymore ideas... feel free to share!
Tell the world that Jesus is the way!
Be it any town or country or a busy avenue…
Africa or Asia, the task is up to you! So….
Be a missionary every day
(CLAP)(CLAP)(CLAP)(CLAP)
Tell the world that Jesus is the way!
The Lord is soon returning: there is no time to lose, so….
(CLAP), Be a missionary…(CLAP), God’s own emissary…
(CLAP) Be a missionary today!
LET'S GO!
We sang this song in Sunday School as kids. One of those upbeat, group participation songs that everyone borderline yelled. Oh the memories :)
As I think about my sweet friends the Shafer's and how they packed up everything and moved their family to Peru to work and be missionaries I feel a twinge of jealousy. I want to do that. I want to be used big (in my opinion) to build the Kingdom! I've wanted to work in Peru since I was a little girl. I don't know why Peru, but that's where I wanted to go. I was praying and God spoke very clearly to me... "Work as a missionary where you are called now". So as I thought about how to do that I thought I would make a list in case anyone else has wondered the same thing...
•Pass out fliers with your church service times and directions on it
•Make a "Blessing Bag" to have at the ready
There are several routes you can take here... homeless, elderly, new mom, etc...
•Work with your church to organize outreaches
•Give expecting nothing in return
Buy a restaurant/retail gift card and leave it for a neighbor/friend/co-worker/stranger
•Take up donations for your church's or city's food pantry
•Pray for...
Your Neighborhood
Your City
Your County
Your State
The area your church is in
•When someone you know asks for prayer for a need, pray right then with them!
•Keep different cards on hand to mail out for a sickness, birthday, thinking of you occasion.
•Don't say "If you need help, let me know". Instead say... "What do you need help with?".
If you have anymore ideas... feel free to share!
Thursday, July 9, 2015
The Love of Christ
The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell.
It goes beyond the highest star
And reaches to the lowest hell.
O love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure—
The saints’ and angels’ song.
This old hymn was written by Frederick Martin Lehman. It's a beautiful song. I encourage you to click here to listen!.
God has been dealing with me A LOT lately about showing the love of Christ to EVERYONE! Teaching me that part of worship (which I'm passionate about) is living out the love of Christ in my daily life. Anything from a smile to spending my time and money. People express and receive love in so many ways. You never know if just a "hello" will brighten up someone's day.
Oh to express the same type of love God has displayed to me! That is the challenge God has given to me in this season of life... show HIS love to people every day. It's not always about preaching His Word. Revelation 12:11 says "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.". We need to LIVE the Word, not just SPEAK the Word.
THAT is how we win lost souls to Christ!
Than tongue or pen can ever tell.
It goes beyond the highest star
And reaches to the lowest hell.
O love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure—
The saints’ and angels’ song.
This old hymn was written by Frederick Martin Lehman. It's a beautiful song. I encourage you to click here to listen!.
God has been dealing with me A LOT lately about showing the love of Christ to EVERYONE! Teaching me that part of worship (which I'm passionate about) is living out the love of Christ in my daily life. Anything from a smile to spending my time and money. People express and receive love in so many ways. You never know if just a "hello" will brighten up someone's day.
Oh to express the same type of love God has displayed to me! That is the challenge God has given to me in this season of life... show HIS love to people every day. It's not always about preaching His Word. Revelation 12:11 says "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.". We need to LIVE the Word, not just SPEAK the Word.
THAT is how we win lost souls to Christ!
Monday, June 8, 2015
Are you a safe place?
Proverbs 31:11 & 12
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
This scripture has been in the forefront of my heart for several weeks now. God keeps expounding on it to me. Generally, people view this scripture in the context of fidelity. He knows he can trust her with his heart and that she will be faithful to him.
God has been showing me so many different applications to this simple little section of the Bible.
Do I do my husband good in my housekeeping?
Do I do my husband good in my cooking (homemade and healthy)?
Do I do my husband good in my speech of and to him?
Do I do my husband good in my submission to him?
There are so many aspects of marriage that I need to think about and remember... "{Fill in the blank} will honor my husband."
Would your sweetie be surprised to come home to a clean house and dinner on the table? Sadly... there are some weeks that mine would.
Pray about how you can improve in different areas. And also remember... each wife, each husband, each marriage is different. What works for one home may not work for another home. My advice... speak to your husband. Ask him what he would like to see. You might be surprised by the answer.
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
This scripture has been in the forefront of my heart for several weeks now. God keeps expounding on it to me. Generally, people view this scripture in the context of fidelity. He knows he can trust her with his heart and that she will be faithful to him.
God has been showing me so many different applications to this simple little section of the Bible.
Do I do my husband good in my housekeeping?
Do I do my husband good in my cooking (homemade and healthy)?
Do I do my husband good in my speech of and to him?
Do I do my husband good in my submission to him?
There are so many aspects of marriage that I need to think about and remember... "{Fill in the blank} will honor my husband."
Would your sweetie be surprised to come home to a clean house and dinner on the table? Sadly... there are some weeks that mine would.
Pray about how you can improve in different areas. And also remember... each wife, each husband, each marriage is different. What works for one home may not work for another home. My advice... speak to your husband. Ask him what he would like to see. You might be surprised by the answer.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Quiet Time
I've had it come up in my life a lot lately about spending intentional quiet time with God. Preaching, devotions, blog posts (like Amanda Carroll's), a husband's nudging... reminding me to not get so caught up in life, social media, nothingness and forget/not have time for God.
I'm making an intentional choice to remove myself from social media for a while. Not delete any accounts, just not waste my time there when I can feel my time with God lacking and desperately need to connect deeply with my Friend.
I feel there is so much He wants to do for me and through me. I feel He's asking things of me that I'm not quite able to yield to Him. He's wanting to use me in a specifically mighty way and I'm limiting all of that because I'm not pursuing Him like I should.
Keep me in prayer while I seek after God and dive into a deeper relationship with Him.
I'm making an intentional choice to remove myself from social media for a while. Not delete any accounts, just not waste my time there when I can feel my time with God lacking and desperately need to connect deeply with my Friend.
I feel there is so much He wants to do for me and through me. I feel He's asking things of me that I'm not quite able to yield to Him. He's wanting to use me in a specifically mighty way and I'm limiting all of that because I'm not pursuing Him like I should.
Keep me in prayer while I seek after God and dive into a deeper relationship with Him.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Bless Your Spouse
I don't tell my husband often enough just how much he means to me. I tell him I love him all the time, but rarely do I tell him why. I felt today was a good day to blow up his phone with "why" texts. This is the message I get back...
I'm literally speechless... You're the best... You have blessed me so much
That last one choked me up... I've blessed him. I never thought of it that way before. I knew he enjoyed getting these little spurts of texts, but that it makes him feel blessed is something I didn't consider.
I looked up what "bless" means... It means to glorify, honor, exalt, magnify.
I HONORED him, I EXALTED him.
I encourage you to bless your spouse today. Tell them why you love them. Like I said in my Facebook post the other day... Give them your best, and this is one way to do that.
I'm literally speechless... You're the best... You have blessed me so much
That last one choked me up... I've blessed him. I never thought of it that way before. I knew he enjoyed getting these little spurts of texts, but that it makes him feel blessed is something I didn't consider.
I looked up what "bless" means... It means to glorify, honor, exalt, magnify.
I HONORED him, I EXALTED him.
I encourage you to bless your spouse today. Tell them why you love them. Like I said in my Facebook post the other day... Give them your best, and this is one way to do that.
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