Encouragement To You: He is with us

Monday, May 5, 2014

He is with us

This morning my heart hurts. But this morning my heart also rejoices. My heart is heavy yet it is full of joy. How can so many emotions fill me and I still have peace. My friend, it is just JESUS! This journey of being a foster to adopt family has taken us on some pretty scary and treacherous paths but also very rewarding. As we have continued to say YES to the Lord in where He leads being a parent and following His lead only gets more difficult. God never promised easy so I claim His promise that He is always with me. (Psalm 73:23 "Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand.") And when satan strikes yet again, with his loud noise and distractions, I know my God is bigger than all fiery arrows that deceiver throws my way.

This morning as we had our God time, I asked the kids what they were thankful for? Our Princess May May immediately said, "for brothers and a sister". She then said, "mom, do some people have a broken heart because my heart is broken?" I said yes and assured her that God loves her and can heal broken hearts. People, people, if that doesn't break your heart then, I am not sure you have one. A four year old claiming her thankfulness for a new family yet saying her heart is still broken because of the loss of one. She knows the pain that many of us have no clue of and yet we go on with life without thinking twice about the hurt some people encounter. I can't share all the details of her story but place yourself in any foster child's situation and I believe you may just have a new understanding of family and love and thankfulness, a new understanding of HIS love for you. You might just find Jesus there in the midst of the least of these, and your perspective may just change.

I'm praying today you are encouraged that even in brokenness God is real and we can trust Him. The song "He Is With Us" comes to mind. Here are the lyrics....

Remember when your hope is lost and faith is shaken
Remember when you wonder if you're gonna make it
There's a hand stretched out through your deepest doubt
We can't pretend to see the ending or what's coming up ahead
To know the story of tomorrow
But we can stay close to the One who knows

We can trust our God
He knows what He's doing
Though it might hurt now
We won't be ruined
It might seem there's an ocean in between
But He's holding on to you and me
And He's never gonna leave, no
He is with us, He is with us
Always, always
He is with us, He is with us
Always

We believe there is purpose, there is meaning in everything
We surrender to His leading
He wants nothing more than to have us close

We can trust our God
He knows what He's doing
Though it might hurt now
We won't be ruined
It might seem there's an ocean in between
But He's holding on to you and me
And He's never gonna leave, no
He is with us, He is with us
Always, always
He is with us, He is with us
Always

Our faith is sealed
Our hope is real
Come what may
We're not afraid
Our faith is sealed
Our hope is real
Come what may
We're not afraid
We're not afraid

We can trust our God
Always, always
We can trust our God
Always, always

We can trust our God
He knows what He's doing
Though it might hurt now
We won't be ruined
It might seem there's an ocean in between
But He's holding on to you and me
And He's never gonna leave, no
He is with us, He is with us
Always, always
He is with us, He is with us
Always, always
He is with us, He is with us
Always, always
He is with us, He is with us
Always
Our God is with us

AMEN!!! And AMEN!!!!

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My friend, Kristi Ford, and I are both foster moms. We have seen so many things that foster children are in need of; one being bags. If you know anything about fostering, you know that when a child is removed from their home most of the time they leave with little to nothing that is stuffed in a trash bag. That black trash bag often times is a symbol in their minds that they must be trash. We want to give these children a sense of hope with the simple gift of a duffle bag to carry their few belongings. For many of us, those simple luxuries are never even thought of but to a child being removed it could make all the difference. Join with us and help make this possible to the foster children in our area. We desire to LOVE THEM MORE!!

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If you covet being encouraged, like I do, then this is the blog for you! I am beyond excitement to be able to share with you the encouragement God shows me! My tactic....well, I don't have one other than to share my heart and everyday happenings as God leads me through them. I am as ordinary as they come and I pray you will be able to relate to me as a wife, mother, friend, and servant of the Lord. Life can be very difficult and pull us in all different directions, my goal is to reel us back in, show us where God is working, and encourage us to jump aboard His train!! Because HE is ALWAYS moving!! Amen!! Become a follower of my blog and let's journey together through the muck and the mire, and even the blessings to be true vessels for Him!

Roman Road to Salvation

Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"
We have sin in our hearts. We all were born with sin. We were born under the power of sin's control.
-Admit you are a sinner.

Romans 6:23a "...The wages of sin is death..."
Sin has an ending. It results in death. We all face physical death, which is a result of sin. But a worse death is spiritual death that alienates us from God, and will last for all eternity. The Bible teaches that there is a place called the Lake of Fire where lost people will be in torment forever. It is the place where people who are spiritually dead will remain.
-Understand that you deserve death for your sin.

Romans 6:23b "...But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Salvation is a free gift from God to you! You can't earn this gift, but you must reach out and receive it.
-Ask God to forgive you and save you.

Romans 5:8 "God demonstrates His own love for us, in that while were were yet sinners Christ died for us!"
When Jesus died on the cross He paid sin's penalty. He paid the price for all sin, and when He took all sins of the world on Himself on the cross, He bought us out of slavery to sin and death! The only condition is that we believe in Him and what He has done for us, understanding that we are now joined with Him, and that He is our life. He did all this because He loved us and gave Himself for us!
-Give your life to God...His love poured out in Jesus on the cross is your only hope to have forgiveness and change. His love bought you out of being in slave to sin. His love is what saves you--not religion, or church membership. God loves you!

Romans 10:13 "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved!"
-Call out to God in the name of Jesus!

Romans 10:9-10 "...if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, you shall be saved; for with the heart man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resuling in salvation."
-If you know God is knocking on your heart's door, ask Him to come into your heart.

Jesus said,
Revelation 3:20a "Behold I stand at the door and knock, if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him..."
-Is Jesus knocking on your heart's door?

Believe in Him.
Ask Him to come into your heart by faith,
and ask Him to reveal Himself to you.
Open the Bible to the Gospel of John and read what God says about Jesus, and about you, and about being born again.

God will help you. He loves you.

You need to look for a local church where God's Word is preached. The Bible says that we are to desire God's Word like a newborn baby desires mother's milk. Aren't you hungry to know the truth?

Water baptism is one of the ways you first show that you have been joined to Jesus. This is an action, and actions will not save you. However, it is an act of obedience and a symbol of commitment. The symbol is this: When you go down in the water you show that you have been crucified and buried with Him, And when you come up out of the water you show that you have been raised to walk with Him in a newness of life.
(See Romans chapter 6)

You have been born again.
(See Romans chapter 3)

Your body has become God's temple. Your heart is where He lives. Forgiveness is yours in Jesus. And you belong to Him.

You were sin's slave.
But now...
YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD!!

"As a many as recieved Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name!" John 1:12

Encouragement To You

Monday, May 5, 2014

He is with us

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