Psalm 17 A Prayer of David - Echoed from My Heart

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ,

The Lord has provided another "blue sky and sunshine" day. Thank you Lord! Yes, I know that it is 12 degrees but still the blue sky and sunshine seems to make it feel like 80 degrees. This month has been riddled with surprises so any day that has a blue sky and sunshine is all that I need to be content.

Today I would like to echo the Prayer of David found in the 17th Psalm, which says,

"Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
Thou has proved mine heart; thou has visited me in the night; thou has tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
Shew thy marvellous loving kindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth:
Like a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
Arise, O Lord, dissapoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness."

I pray that your week be filled with His Wonderful Counsel for His Name shall be called, "Wonderful Counselor", the mightiest of Him for His Name shall be called, "The mighty God, the everlasting of Him for His Name shall be called, "The everlasting Father, and the Peace of Him for His Name shall be called, "The Prince of Peace." (Isaiah 9:6)
In the Precious Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.


Embracing All That He Has Already Given,

Choices - Teacups and Tea Pots

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ,

Choices!!

Each morning when I reach into my cupboard to get a teacup, I have a choice. Each teacup has a memory attached to it and it is the same for my tea pots. I briefly look them over and in the process of deciding, what comes to mind is the memory attached to it and how it can set the mood for the day.

Since we moved from Hawaii to Montana at the beginning of winter I am more acutely aware of just how waking up to a snowy cold day or a cold sunny day, seems to set the mood I will be in. So I have a choice presented before me.

Do I embrace the mood or do I turn to the Lord and rejoice for this is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it!!

I have to admit that some days it is difficult to embrace that which He has already given, but as I walk through the morning and remember that He is Faithful, my countenance changes and I begin to thank Him for His tender mercies, which He has also promised to put into every day.

Choices!!

This is my prayer:

Abba Father, Praise you for this day, Thank You for the choices we have in our lives. I pray for each dear and precious sister-in-Christ that she would rise each morning with Your Joy and Your Peace and walk through her day, which is filled with so many choices, and Rejoice for this is the day that You have made. In the Precious Name of Jesus, Amen.

Embracing All That The Lord Has Given,



LyndiaSue

The Beauty of the Lord

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ,

Slept in a little later this morning and wondered why until I got up and looked at the temperature gauge (-18) yes, minus eighteen degrees. My first thought was to go back to bed but decided that I had gone to all that work of waking up so might as well start the day. Then realized that it was Wednesday, Yes a good day for me because I get to share the day with all of you. How good is that?!

So with hands upon the keys and my heart humbled before God ... Each new day a word is given either through the reading of my devotional and/or my bible since the beginning of the year. Yesterday the word was beauty. The beauty of the Lord was so apparent yesterday - it was displayed to me by witnessing the snow/ice that had collected on the barren tree branches. To me it looked so beautiful and the more I looked at the three trees before me the sight of them brought a smile and a sigh that filled my senses and I was at peace. The morning was hectic with a crisis that was completely out of my control and seeing this kind of beauty displayed was enough to give me His Peace. I was thanking the Lord for such beauty and with my mom by my side I was even more thankful.

Oh, that His Beauty would shine in our hearts and shine in our eyes as we encounter each of our days. They are a blessing, yes even the -18 degrees, they are filled with His Tender Mercies.

Abba Father, Praise Thee and Thank Thee for your most blessed tender mercies. I pray for each dear sister-in-Christ today that her moments be filled with Your Beauty; that all she sees throughtout her day is how Your Beauty is displayed in the most amazing of ways. That each dear sister-in-Christ would embrace You in her thoughts and actions and begin to live a life of beauty. In the Precious Name of Jesus.

Embracing All That The Lord Has Already Given,



LyndiaSue

Expression of Thoughts

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ,

The best way to describe this past week is a "going around the bend" experience. My favorite Aunt passed away last Wednesday very unexpectedly. I thought that one of the reasons the Lord brought us here to Lewistown was for me to spend quality time with my parents and my favorite Aunt.

She has two daughters who are my cousins and right away I knew that I needed to comfort them. I was asked by one daughter to be of help by assisting some of the daughters and some of the grandchildren when they got up to read some of their stories about their mom and grandmother at the memorial.

All of them were confident the morning of the memorial so I told them that I would sit beside the podium and if they needed me to assist them I was there. I began to prepare myself but as it turned out each one that came forward looked at me and gathered themselves and were able to express their thoughts, even in the midst of tears. As I listened to each story told about "my favorite aunt" and how expressive were each of these grandchildren's thoughts towards their grandmother I was able to enjoy our times together.

This past week has left me with one question, How does one express their thoughts?

Abba Father, thank You for all the times that were quaility time with my favorite aunt. Lord for each dear and precious sister-in-Christ I pray that their quality time with family and friends and the way they express their thoughts would bring glory to Your Name. May they TRUST You in every circumstance and depend on the Holy Spirit to guide them. Lord God may Your Peace be upon them as they live out this Glorious day that You have filled with Your Tender Mercies. In the Precious Name of Jesus, Amen.

Embracing That Which Has Already Been Given


LyndiaSue