ARE YOU WILLING TO LET GO AND LAY IT DOWN and MOVE ON ?

HI ......

ARE WE WILLING TO LET GO OF THINGS THE LORD HAS BEEN PROMPTING US TO LAY ASIDE?
MAY BE IT'S A HABIT, A RELATIONSHIP, A HARMLESS ACTIVITY THAT'S TAKING TOO MUCH OF OUR TIME??
A TELEVISION PROGRAMME WE ARE TOO ADDICTED TO?

 A COMPUTER GAME?

TOO MUCH OF NEWSPAPER READING, WATCHING TELEVISION NEWS THAT WE FIND NO TIME TO READ GOD'S WORD AND PRAY?

HAVE SOME FRIENDSHIPS TAKEN TOO MUCH OF OUR TIME, THAT WE FIND NO TIME TO TALK TO GOD?
IF GOD'S BEEN PROMPTING US TO LET GO OF THINGS ACTIVITIES, FRIENDSHIPS THAT HOLDS ON TO US...
LET'S TODAY PRAY FULLY LET THEM GO.
ANYTHING THAT COMES BETWEEN US AND GOD IS AN IDOL.
LET'S REMOVE ALL IDOLS FROM OUR LIVE.
LET OUR LORD & SAVIOR BE OUR FIRST LOVE ALWAYS.HE DESERVES OUR BEST.
LET'S LET GO OF THINGS THAT SO...ENSNARE US AND RECEIVE HIS BLESSINGS,

THE THINGS WE HOLD ON TO MAY BE HARMLESS BUT STILL GOD HAS SOMETHING REALLY BETTER, IF HE'S ASKING TO LAY IT DOWN, IT'S ONLY TO FILL US WITH HIS ANOINTING, HIS PRESENCE AND ALL THE GIFTS HE HAS TO OFFER. LET'S NOT LET GO OF THESE RICH HEAVENLY BLESSINGS, HOLDING ON TO VAIN EARTHLY PLEASURES AND THINGS THAT KEEP US FROM DOING GOD'S WILL ON EARTH.

THE STORY I READ THIS MORNING MINISTERED TO ME. HOPE IT BLESSES YOU.

I DON'T WANT ANYTHING I AM HOLDING ON TO, PREVENT GOD FROM GIVING SOMETHING BETTER.

I'M LETTING GO TO RECEIVE FROM GOD??

I'M WILLING TO LAY DOWN SOME PRICED POSSESSIONS TO TAKE WHAT MY SAVIOR HAS FOR ME. I CAN'T EXPRESS HOW MUCH THIS STORY MINISTERED TO ME.....
HOW OFTEN I HAVE STUBBORNLY HELD ON TO THINGS...WHEN THE LORD ASKED ME TO LET GO..EVER SO...GENTLY.......
TODAY I JUST WANT TO LAY IT ALL AT HIS FEET TELL HIM..
" LORD TAKE AWAY ALL THAT'S NOT REQUIRED AND REPLACE IT WITH THINGS FROM YOUR HANDS...."

IT MAY BE PAINFUL TO LET SOMETHINGS GO AND LAY SOME STUFF DOWN. BUT WE NEED TO DO IT.

ARE YOU WILLING TO DO THE SAME??

YSIC,

JULIA

" GIFT OF PEARLS "(A touching story...)

~Author Unknown~

The cheerful girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five.
Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them: a circle of glistening white
pearls in a pink foil box. "Oh please, Mommy, Can I have them? Please, Mommy, please?" Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box and then looked back into the pleading blue eyes of her little girl's upturned face.
"A dollar ninety-five. That's almost $2.00. If you really want them, I'll
think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save enough money to buy them for yourself.
Your birthday's only a week away and you might get
another crisp dollar bill from Grandma."   As soon as Jenny got home, she
emptied her penny bank and counted out 17 pennies.
After dinner, she did more than her share of chores and she went to the neighbor and asked Mrs.McJames if she could pick dandelions for ten cents.

On her birthday, Grandma did give her another new dollar bill and at last she had enough money to buy the necklace. Jenny loved her pearls.
They made her feel dressed up and grown up. She wore them everywhere - Sunday School, kindergarten, even to bed.
The only time she took them off was when she went swimming or had a bubble bath.
Mother said if they got wet, they might turn her neck green.

Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready for bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a story.

One night when he finished the story, he asked Jenny, "Do you love me?" "Oh yes, Daddy.You know that I love you." "Then give me your pearls." "Oh, Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess - the white horse from my collection, the one with
the pink tail. Remember, Daddy? The one you gave me. She's my favorite."
"That's okay, Honey. Daddy loves you. Good night." And he brushed her cheek with a kiss.

About a week later, after the story time, Jenny's daddy asked
again, Do you love me?"  "Daddy, you know I love you." "Then give me your pearls." "Oh Daddy, not my pearls.
But you can have my baby doll, the brand
new one I got for my birthday.She is so beautiful and you can have the
yellow blanket that matches her sleeper." "That's okay. Sleep well.
God bless you, little one. Daddy loves you." And as always, he brushed her cheek with
a gentle kiss.

A few nights later when her daddy came in, Jenny was sitting
on her bed with her legs crossed Indian-style.
As he came close, he noticed
her chin was trembling and one silent tear rolled down her cheek.

"What is it, Jenny? What's the matter?" Jenny didn't say anything but lifted her
little hand up to her daddy.
And when she opened it, there was her little
pearl necklace. With a little quiver, she finally said, "Here, Daddy.It's all yours ."   With tears gathering in his own eyes, Jenny's kind daddy
reached out with one hand to take the dime-store necklace, and with the other hand he reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue velvet case with a
strand of genuine pearls and gave them to Jenny. He had them all the time.

He was just waiting for her to give up the dime-store stuff so he could give her the genuine treasure. So it is with our Heavenly Father.
He is waiting for us to give up the cheap things  in our lives so that he can give us beautiful treasure.
Isn't God good? Are you holding onto things which God wants you to
let go of??
Are you holding on to harmful or unnecessary partners,
relationships, habits and activities which you have come so attached to that it seems impossible to let go?   Sometimes it is so hard to see what is in the
other hand but do believe this one thing...

God will never take away something without giving you something better in its place !

Red and Pink Roses (Album)

Rea and Pink Roses aren't they beautiful?

Scarred people are beautiful.....

~~A post I read that blessed me~~

Julia

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Scarred People are beautiful!

(Author Unknown)
Imagine for a minute that this conversation is between a man and God.

It goes like this;

"I've seen a number of movies Lord, movies like Romeo and Juliet. The love of young people, at least in the movies, is beautiful..........so simple.........so total.....so uncomplicated. They seems so natural, so free in their feelings, I wish I could be like that, Lord.

"But I can't be! I've been hurt, Lord. I have trusted and been betrayed at times. I have loved and received nothing in return. I have tried hard to care and failed-often. I have shared my secrets and heard them whispered to others. I have asked forgiveness and heard no response. I have been bruised! Look, Lord, I'm all covered with scars."

AND THEN THE LORD SPEAKS:

"Maybe you haven't understood enough. Maybe you haven't learned that human life is like that. All saints are scarred! Young love isn't the highest form of human love. The greatest love comes from scarred people. I know that many people stop loving so they won't be hurt again, but those who do start over again, who continue in spite of it all, who leave themselves open to the possibility of being hurt again, these people are able to love in a deeper way, a more understanding way, a richer way..."

The man ponders the words of God and says;

"I think I know what you mean Lord. I've met people like that--

and knowing them gives me courage.

The great people are those who continue to love with all their scars.

I like scarred people, Lord,

They are beautiful..."

How do you love when your love has been rejected? How do you confide when your confidence has been betrayed? How do you forgive when your forgiveness is scorned?

Through our failures, we learn patience; through rebuffs, we learn compassion; and through suffering, we partake of Christ's suffering.

The crushed flower is the most fragrant, and a rose without thorns is really no rose at all.

~UNKNOWN~

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Treasure your quite moments with God...

Hi Family and friends.

Praise God!

Psalm 119: 145 I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD, 

       and I will obey your decrees.

 146 I call out to you; save me 

       and I will keep your statutes.

 147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; 

       I have put my hope in your word.

 148 My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, 

       that I may meditate on your promises.

We need to treasure our daily quiet times with our Lord.

When we want to take time to be alone with God, we need to shut out the world, turn off things that disturb us (like the telephone/mobile) & take our Bible & go to our Saviour's feet.

Then it's just The Lord & me...

We can praise Him, worship Him, thank Him, talk to Him, Cry to Him.

We can play some worship songs & sing along..

We can read His Word, Meditate on it.

May be it's just a few verses we read but let's see & hear what the Lord's telling us.

Psalm119: 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet 

       and a light for my path.

 106 I have taken an oath and confirmed it, 

       that I will follow your righteous laws. 

We need to hide God's Word in our hearts.

Psalm119: 9 How can a young man keep his way pure? 

       By living according to your word.

 10 I seek you with all my heart; 

       do not let me stray from your commands.

 11 I have hidden your word in my heart 

       that I might not sin against you.

Let's take out time to read HIS WORD every day.

We can talk to Our Heavenly Father freely as a child.

He's never too busy when we need to talk to HIM...In fact He loves to fellowship with me...

We can pour out our heart to Him...

Cry out to Him....He doesn't mind it.

We can share all that's in our heart to Him..

He doesn't miss a tear or a sigh...nothing goes unnoticed...

For He's loves us with an everlasting love.

We also need to wait quietly to hear Him speak......

There are days I don't say a word..when I'm in HIS Presence...but my silence & my tears too do speak to HIM...

No one can love us as He does...

He gave us His all & HE gave us HIS best.

JESUS died & rose again so that we may live eternally, with HIM in Heaven.

So let's desire to give HIM our best time, our quality time to Him...

Try not to compromise on these quiet times with God.....

There are also days i miss out on these quite times..but My Lord still loves me...& waits for me.

Daniel was a busy man but seen that 3 times a day he was on his knees in God's presence.

Daniel 5:10 Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

Nothing made Daniel compromise on his time with God, not even a threat to his life!!!

Let's take time daily to spend some time at our Saviour's feet.

I've seen friends who work & go to school take the Bible & go out to some quite place during lunch break or tea break to spend some moment alone with God.

Steal moments here & there to be alone with God..

Sometimes even when we are at a crowded place like a bus we can  shut off all that's around be able to feel His presence around, talk to Him & hear His whispers.

O How I love Him..

He's the lover of my soul...

Please..let's not miss out on our quiet times with God ..let's treasure these moments.

In HIS presence we are renewed & refreshed.

 

YSIC,

Julie

Song: For Who You Are [Hillsong - Mighty To Save

For Who You Are (Key B)

Verse:

Standing here in Your presence

Thinking of the good things You have done

Waiting here patiently

Just to hear Your still small voice again

PreChorus:

Holy, righteous, faithful to the end,

Saviour, healer, redeemer, and friend

Chorus:

I will worship You for who You are

I will worship You for who You are

I will worship You for who You are

Jesus (repeat)

Bridge:

My soul secure, Your promise sure

Your love endures always (2x)