Beautiful Day!!!

It’s always amazing to me to see the sun come up and realize how beautiful GOD’s creation is.  How beautiful each day is when the sun is shining!!!



And when I look at things through GOD’s eyes, I can see the beauty in every thing and every one HE created!!! 



If ONLY, we could see everything through HIS EYES!!!  If ONLY, we could see everything as HE sees it!!! 



There’s a saying that BEAUTY is in the eye of the beholder!!! 



HOW TRUE!!!



Every day with GOD, is a beautiful day!!!


Beautiful Day by Jamie Grace


Wake up and smile
‘Cause it's been a while
It's been like a whole day
Since I stopped so you could hold me

This child awaits,

Strong in the faith
Lord, You are the refuge
That I can't wait to get to

Cause I can't let a day go
Can't let a day go by
Without thanking you
For the joy that you bring to my life

And oooooh there's something 'bout the way
Your sun shines on my face
It's a love so true,
I could never get enough of You

This feeling can't be wrong
I'm about to get my worship on,
Take me away
It's a beautiful day.
It's a beautiful day.


When trouble seems
To rain on my dreams
It's not a big, not a big deal
Let it wash all the bugs off my windshield

Cause You're showing me
In You I'm free
And You're still the refuge
That I've just got to get to

So I won't let a day go,
Won't let a day go by
So put the drop-top down,
Turn it up, I'm ready to fly.

And oooooh there's something 'bout the way

Your sun shines on my face
It's a love so true,
I could never get enough of You

This feeling can't be wrong
I'm about to get my worship on,
Take me away
It's a beautiful day.
It's a beautiful day.

I've got no need to worry,
I've got no room for doubt
No matter what's coming at me
You'll always be the beautiful I sing about

There ain't no limitations
To Your amazing grace
Your amazing grace
And there's something 'bout the way
Your love shines on my face

Oh no, I could never get enough of You
This feeling can't be wrong
I'm about to get my worship on
I'm gonna sing a brand new song
Yeah, I'm about to get my worship on
Take me away on this beautiful day

It's a beautiful day
It's a beautiful day
It's a beautiful day
Such a beautiful day.

Grace Wins EVERY TIME!!!

If we listen to GOD and believe HIS WORD, then GRACE can win EVERY TIME!!! 

This is a beautiful song!!! 



I love the following verses because they are so true!!! 

There's a war between guilt and grace
And they're fighting for a sacred space
But I'm living proof
Grace wins every time



There truly is a war between guilt and grace!!! 



We have to know that guilt comes from the enemy.  He’s the one who tells us that we have disappointed THE LORD!!!  He’s the one who tells us that we should be ashamed and that we should hang our heads down low in disgrace!!!  He’s the one who whispers bad things in our ears!!!  



So when we read the verses below, we have to know that these are the things that the enemy of our soul wants us to believe!!!  He wants us to believe that we have embarrassed GOD and that we are to blame for all the world’s problems, especially our own.   

In my weakest moment I see you
Shaking your head in disgrace
I can read the disappointment
Written all over your face

Here comes those whispers in my ear
Saying who do you think you are
Looks like you're on your own from here
Cause grace could never reach that far

But, in the shadow of that shame
Beat down by all the blame



And yes, sometimes, we make a mess of our own lives, but GOD wants us to get up, dust ourselves off, and go on to fight another battle and win another war!!! 

We have to know that every time we get up, dust ourselves off, and go on, we are defeating the enemy!!!   




And it is then, that we know and can say, GRACE WINS EVERY TIME!!!  WE ARE LIVING PROOF THAT GRACE WINS EVERY TIME!!!




When GOD in HIS MERCY, shows us HIS LOVE and forgives us, then we realize HIS MERCY!!! 



Words can't describe the way it feels
When mercy floods a thirsty soul
A broken side begins to heal
And grace returns what guilt has stole



It is then that we realize how precious the GRACE OF GOD is and how wonderful HIS LOVE and HIS MERCY ARE!!! 





And we are thankful that our GOD loves us so much that HIS SAVING GRACE SET US FREE!!!  And again we realize that GRACE WINS EVERY TIME!!!  We know that we are LIVING PROOF THAT GRACE WINS EVERY TIME!!!




Grace Wins – Matthew West

In my weakest moment I see you
Shaking your head in disgrace
I can read the disappointment
Written all over your face

Here comes those whispers in my ear
Saying who do you think you are
Looks like you're on your own from here
Cause grace could never reach that far

But, in the shadow of that shame
Beat down by all the blame


I hear you call my name sayin’ it's not over
And my heart starts to beat
So loud now, drowning out the doubt

I'm down, but I'm not out

There's a war between guilt and grace
And they're fighting for a sacred space
But I'm living proof
Grace wins every time

No more lying down in death's defeat
Now I'm rising up in victory
Singing hallelujah
Grace wins every time

Words can't describe the way it feels
When mercy floods a thirsty soul
A broken side begins to heal
And grace returns what guilt has stole

And, in the shadow of that shame
Beat down by all the blame
I hear you call my name sayin’ it's not over
And my heart starts to beat
So loud now, drowning out the doubt

I'm down but I'm not out

There's a war between guilt and grace
And they're fighting for a sacred space
But I'm living proof
Grace wins every time

No more lying down in death's defeat
Now I'm rising up in victory
Singing hallelujah
Grace wins every time

For the prodigal son, grace wins
For the woman at the well, grace wins
For the blind man and the beggar, grace wins
For always and forever, grace wins


For the lost out on the street, grace wins
For the worst part of you and me, grace wins
For the thief on the cross, grace wins
For a world that it lost

There's a war between guilt and grace
And they're fighting for a sacred space
But I'm living proof
Grace wins every time

No more lying down in death's defeat
Now I'm rising up in victory
Singing hallelujah
Grace wins every time

Every time
I'm living proof grace wins every time

Grasshoppers, huh?

As I wrote my post last night, it struck me that 8 of the 10 spies that Moses sent out, truly thought that they looked like grasshoppers in those other people’s sight!!!  They really believed this!!!




To be truthful, here in Texas, the word, “grasshopper,” is pretty much a dirty word.  I rarely meet a person that likes grasshoppers and usually, the folks that I find talking about them are talking about killing them!!!   




However, I must admit that my dogs love to eat them!!!  And around here, that’s about all that they are good for!!!  DOG FOOD!!!




So, when I think about grasshoppers, I think about a horrible pest that shows up here in Texas in hoards and eats everything in site!!! 




Because I wanted to understand why these 8 men thought about themselves as grasshoppers, I decided to find out more about grasshoppers.  I thought that maybe in all the info, I would find something that would explain the difference in how we (those 8 men and I) think about grasshoppers.




And again, I came to the conclusion, that IT REALLY IS ALL IN YOUR PERCEPTION OF YOURSELF!!!  You know, it is all about how you see yourself!!!
 

What I found is that most people think of grasshoppers in the same way that I do - as PESTS.   




The 2 following paragraphs were taken from an article that I found on Rodale’s Organic Life.  I’ve included a link to their site.  http://www.rodalesorganiclife.com/garden/how-prevent-plague-grasshoppers




Grasshoppers made it onto the top-10 list of biblical plagues for good reason. During serious outbreaks, says entomologist Whitney Cranshaw, author of Garden Insects of North America, "they'll eat anything. Beans. Roses. Berries. Anything."

I also found some interesting information in the following article.  Please understand that I have ONLY posted small parts of this very long article.     




Grasshoppers in the Field and Garden
by Barb Ogg, Ph.D., and Don Janssen, Extension Educators
http://lancaster.unl.edu/enviro/pest/factsheets/268-95.htm


Grasshoppers can be serious pests of field and garden crops. Biblical accounts of swarming "locusts" described the natural devastation that grasshoppers can inflict on human civilizations.


In North America, there are several grasshopper species that defoliate field crops and garden produce as well as trees and shrubs. Grasshopper injury to plants consists primarily of leaf feeding; however, grasshoppers also feed on stems, blossoms, ripening seeds and fruits...


…Grasses are thought to be the normal food of grasshoppers; still, migrating grasshoppers feed on nearly any kind of vegetation and may destroy every green plant in their path. 


The female grasshopper lays from 8-25 egg pods, each containing 20-100 eggs. These egg pods are laid in the soil…




I hope you have found this information interesting.  I know that you may already know a lot of this information.  But did you know how many eggs the female grasshopper lay during her life??? 




To me that information by itself is just horrifying!!!  Just thinking about plagues of grasshoppers hatching out and attacking my garden and eating up all of my plants just horrifies me. 




And so when I think about grasshoppers, I think about hoards of pests attacking my land-my garden, my flowerbeds, and my dad’s crops!!! 




So, now you can understand why I don’t think of grasshoppers in the same way that these men thought of them.




If we look at the following scriptures, we find that when the writer speaks of grasshoppers, it is in comparison to multitudes of people. As grasshoppers come in great number, so did these people!!! 



Judges 7:12 And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.

Jeremiah 46:23 They shall cut down her forest, saith the Lord, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.

ONLY in one verse, does the writer compare the devastation of an army of men to the devastation of the grasshopper.  




Judges 6:5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.

And finally, in the last verse, we find that GOD is sitting high and looking low. We find that the people of the world look tiny like grasshoppers covering the earth from where GOD is sitting. 

 

Isaiah 40:22 (AMP)

It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; [It is He] who stretches out the heavens like a veil And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.




Let’s be real!!!  If you sat on the top of the world, and looked down on the earth, what would men look like from way up there??? 




Specks of dust?  Ants?  Maybe bugs or grasshoppers?????




Aha!!!  So, GOD is NOT saying that we look like grasshoppers, but that from the top of the world, we look really small.   




I think that this verse sheds light on how those men (those 8 spies) were thinking!!!






Instead of seeing themselves as a great hoard of people coming in to take the land, these 8 men saw themselves (and the rest of the children of Israel) as very small and very insignificant!!! 




I believe that the Spirit of FEAR had attacked them so viciously, and had scared them so badly, that they truly thought that they could NOT win any battle that they would fight against these great men!!! 




And because they thought this, they decided that the people of the land also thought of them in this same way!!!


Numbers 13:33 (KJV) And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.




We know that these men thought of themselves as so small and insignificant that they could easily be squashed under the feet of the giants of the land!!!

So, I ask you today, what do you think of yourself?




Do you believe that you can take the land that GOD has given you (whatever GOD has promised you)? 




Or are you going to let the enemy whisper in your ear and tell you that you are nothing?

How Do You View Yourself?

Do you walk around saying, Oh, poor pitiful me???  Woe is me! 




Or do you say, “Where I am weak, HE is strong!!!  HE is my HELP!!!  I am healed because HE IS MY HEALER!!!”




I’M TALKING ABOUT PERCEPTION!!!  You know, the way you see yourself!  I’m talking about the way you view yourself - the way you really think of yourself!!! 




None of us like for folks to think evil of us, but it is NOT what others think of us that matters!!!  It is how we view ourselves-how we see ourselves!!!  IT IS WHAT WE THINK OF OURSELVES THAT MATTERS!!! 





You know, GOD promised to give the Children of Israel, a land of milk and honey!!!  HE gave it to them, but they refused to stand on what GOD had told them (on HIS PROMISE to them) and take the land that HE had given them!!!




You know, I can pull a $20.00 dollar bill out of my pocket and say, “Here, this is yours,” and hold it there in my hand for you, but if you refuse to reach out and take it, then you’ll never have it!!! 




That’s what GOD did for the children of Israel.  HE gave them this beautiful rich land, flowing with milk and honey!!!  But they refused to take it!!! 




Numbers 13:1-3 (KJV)

13 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

² Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.
³ And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.



God sent these men of power (these rulers) to search out the land!!!  I truly believe that GOD intended these men to NOT ONLY see how good the land was, but to see what strengths and weaknesses the people of that land possessed so that the children of Israel could out to battle against them and take the land!!! 




Do you see what GOD told Moses in verse 2?





Numbers 13:2 (KJV) Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel…

GOD said, “that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel.”



GOD had already given the Children of Israel this land-the land of Canaan.

When GOD sends spies out, it is always to see what’s going on in the enemy’s camp.  They were to gather information that would help HIS army to win the battle!!!  GOD wants us to be successful in fighting for what HE has given us!!! 




I’ll be truthful to you!!!  I think that Moses messed up when he gave instructions to these men.  This is what Moses told the men that he sent to spy out the land.




Numbers 13:17-20 (KJV)

¹⁷ And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:

¹⁸ And see the land, what it is, and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;

¹⁹ And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;

²⁰ And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.

 

Why do I say that?  GOD had already told them that this land was a good land flowing with milk and honey!!!  If GOD says that it is good, then IT IS GOOD!!!!



Numbers 13:18-20 (KJV) 

¹⁸ And see the land, what it is, and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many…

¹⁹ And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad…

²⁰ And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean…




Do you see Moses’ words? 



Here’s what I want to know.  If GOD says the land is good, then why is Moses telling them in verse 18, “And see the land, what it is?”  Why” Oh, why Moses, are you telling these people to go see whether the land is good or bad?  I just don’t understand.



Now perhaps Moses meant, “See what kind of land this wonderful land is that GOD has given us,” but that’s NOT what it says he said. 



In verse 19 & 20, these are the words that Moses says to these men that he is sending out!!! 



Numbers 13:19-20 (KJV) 

¹⁹ And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad…

²⁰ And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean…




Are you kidding me, “good or bad, fat or lean?” 



GOD said the land was good, a land flowing with milk and honey, so Moses dear…  THE LAND IS GOOD AND THE LAND IS FAT!!!




To be truthful, a spy is one who seeks out information so that he can help his side win the battle or the war!!!




I looked this up just to make sure and here is what I found.  A spy is a person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, and plans of an enemy or competitor.




So, according to that definition, I can see and understand why the children of Israel needed to know whether the people dwelt in cliffs or in tents, or in an armed fortress.  And I can understand them needing to know how many men there were in each town and whether these folks were great fighting men or goat herders.   

So, why is all this important?  It is very important because some folks are wishy washy in their attitudes!!!  They don’t stand on the word of GOD and say, I believe whatever GOD said!!!  They look all around them at everything that is going on and they chose to believe what they see and hear!!!  Unfortunately, some folks need to be told day-in-and-day-out what to believe!!!  You have to constantly remind them to believe what GOD says!!!




So, with all this having been said, and taken into account, let’s move on!!! 




Here is the first part of the report that these men brought back to Moses and the people. 



Numbers 13:25-27 (KJV)

²⁵ And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.

²⁶ And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.

²⁷ And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.




If they had stopped there, every thing would have been okay, but some folks have to express their doubts about every thing!!! These men were rulers over the tribes of Israel, and they should have been men of faith!!!  By now they should have learned to speak and walk in FAITH!!!

Numbers 13:28-29 (KJV)

²⁸ Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.

²⁹ The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.




These words of doubt and fear upset the children of Israel.  Doubt and fear always upsets people!!! 




Caleb, one of GOD’s men of Faith, spoke up to try to calm the fears and doubts of the people.    




Numbers 13:30 (KJV) And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.

Listen to these words of fear and doubt.  This is truly fear!  These men did NOT even know the men of Canaan or the people round about, so how could they know that these men were stronger than they were!!!  They didn’t!!!  This is fear speaking thru them!!!




Numbers 13:31 (KJV) But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.




Do you see what GOD says about the report these men have given?  Because they chose to speak in FEAR and NOT FAITH, God calls their report evil!!!  



Numbers 13:32 (KJV) And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature.





GOD showed me something tonight in verse 32. 




The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof;




Do you see this?  These men literally said, “The land, …is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof?” 




This statement is a lie from the pits of HELL!!!  If you really think about it, it doesn’t even make sense!!!  First, these men list off all the inhabitants of the land and tell how strong every is.  Then they say that the land eats up everyone that tries to live there.



In verses 28-29, these men tell how they saw “the children of Anak there.”  And then they list off the others that live in this land!!!  The Amalekites, the Hittites, the Jebusites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites.
     



Now, you just can’t have it both ways!!!  Either the land eats up all those that try to dwell there or these folks live there!!!  So, which is it???




I’ll tell you what it is.  It’s FEAR!!! 




They listened to the lies of the enemy rather than walking and standing in FAITH with GOD!!!




And here is what happened because they gave into fear!!!




They began to believe what the enemy told them. 




Numbers 13:33 (KJV) And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.




Because of their FEAR, they saw themselves as GRASSHOPPERS instead of as THE GREAT AND MIGHTY CHILDREN OF GOD that they were!!!




Let’s look at one more passage of scripture because I want everyone to see what the people of the land really thought of the children of Israel.



Joshua 2:1, 4, 9-11 (KJV)

2 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

⁴ And the woman took the two men, and hid them…

⁸ And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;

⁹ And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.

¹⁰ For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

¹¹ And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.



Did you hear those words???



Joshua 2:9 And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.




When GOD told them that HE had given them the land, HE meant exactly what HE said!!!   



Joshua 2:11 And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the Lord your God, HE is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.





GOD HAD ALREADY MADE A WAY for the children of Israel.    




And HE WILL DO THE SAME FOR YOU!!!




I can hear GOD saying, I have given you the land!!!




Take it!!!




I have given you VICTORY over every situation in your life!!! 




DECLARE YOUR VICTORY!!!  




IT’S YOURS!!!




GOD HAS ALREADY MADE A WAY FOR YOU!!!

GOD Wants to Sup With You!!!

 
I’ve been talking to the LORD about meeting with HIM!!!  Meeting with GOD and SPENDING TIME IN HIS PRESENCE is VERY IMPORTANT to me!!! 

The reason I am talking to GOD about all this, is because I need to change what I am doing.  I need to set aside a new time to meet with HIM – a new time to fellowship with GOD!!!

GOD is the most important person I can meet with each and every day!!!




Revelation 3:20 (KJV) Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

This evening, I sat down to listen to some preaching and Robert Morris came on.  I was sitting there listening and GOD began to speak through HIM!!!  And I knew that HE was speaking to me!!!


This helped me so much.  I hope it will help you, too.  Here are my notes about what GOD was saying!!! 



I didn’t write these notes down for you.  I wrote these notes for me and then I thought, maybe they will help someone else!!!  So, I am going to share my notes with you!!!  (I have added things that GOD told me.)



God wants to spend time with you!!!    



GOD wants to meet with you.  HE wants to commune with you.  HE wants to be with you.  GOD wants to sup with you!!!  It’s called fellowship-spending time (with some one!!!)  In this case, fellowshipping with GOD!!!   

Spending time with GOD should be a priority in every one’s life!!!  



Every one should have their own time to spend with GOD!!!  Each child of GOD should have his or her appointed time (a set time) that they spend with GOD!!! 

Schedule a time that you can be with GOD!!! 



Ask GOD when a good time is.  HE knows better than you.  (HE knows what will work for you!!!)  Talk to GOD and see what HE wants you to do.  See how HE wants you to organize your time in order to be with HIM!!! 

Get Quiet!!! 



Quiet your soul!!!  Quiet your mind!!!  Get everything that comes to your mind off of your mind!!!  If you start thinking of things that you need to do, then write them down for later and go on!!!  Some of you have a note taking app on your phone (like I do), so use it and go on!!!! 




***I am adding this!!!  Turn the ringer on your phone off!!!  If you don’t, your phone will start ringing every time you sit down to fellowship with GOD!!!  GOD is the most important person you can meet with each day!!!  So, turn that ringer off!!!    


Sing unto the LORD!!! 

Spend time Praising and Worshipping GOD!!!  Come to the LORD with singing.  Come before HIS presence with singing. 



Psalm 100:1-2 (KJV) ¹ Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. ² Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.




Sing whatever song GOD gives you.  What song did you wake up singing this morning?  Sing the song that is on your heart to the LORD.  

 

Pray your mind!!! 



Pray to GOD!!!  Cast all your cares on HIM!!!  Give your burdens to the LORD and leave them there!!!     



1 Peter 5:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)

⁷ casting all your cares [all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares about you [with deepest affection, and watches over you very carefully].

When you have truly given your burdens to THE LORD, you will feel light and care free!!!  If you don’t feel good, lighter and unburdened after you pray, you need to pray some more and you need to seek GOD!!! 




Read THE WORD to renew your mind! 

When we read THE WORD, we are renewing our minds.  GOD wants us to know HIM!!!  By reading HIS WORD, we learn about HIM!  We learn what and how HE thinks.  It’s ALL in HIS WORD!!!  GOD’S WORD contains HIS thoughts!!! 




Romans 12:2 (KJV) And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.




Sometimes, we need to just sit down before HIM and shut up!!!  We need to just sit there and listen.  Wait for HIM!!!  HE WILL SPEAK TO YOU!!!! 



 

When GOD starts talking to you, write down what HE is saying, so that you will remember it!!!

 

When you begin to spend time with the LORD, great things will begin to happen!!!  GOD will talk to you!!!  GOD will show you things!!! 

 

 

Are you supping with THE LORD?  If NOT, get with GOD and ask HIM how and when to meet with HIM!!!




AND THEN DO IT!!!  You’ll be so glad that you did!!!!




YOU WILL BE SO BLESSED BY HIS PRESENCE that you will wonder why you haven’t been doing this the whole time!!!!

Just Be Held

GOD wants us to rest in HIM!!! 



OUR FATHER wants to hold us in HIS Arms as any Daddy would hold a precious child. 



HE wants us to keep us safe from any harm or danger.  HE doesn’t want us to be upset, fearful or even stressed out!!! 



In our world today, everyone expects us to be strong, every one except OUR FATHER, GOD!!!  HE wants us to lean on HIM, trust in HIM, and allow HIM to take away our sorrows, our pains, our fears, and our unrest. 



THE LORD wants us to have HIS PEACE!!! 



John 14:1, 27 (KJV)

¹ Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

²⁷ Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.




“Just Be Held”  –  Casting Crowns

Hold it all together
Everybody needs you strong
Then life hits you out of nowhere
And barely leaves you holding on


And when you’re tired of fighting
Chained by your control
There’s freedom in surrender
Lay it down and let it go


So, when you’re on your knees
And answers seem so far away
You’re not alone,
Stop holding on and just be held


Your world’s not falling apart,
It’s falling into place
I’m on the throne,
Stop holding on and just be held
Just be held…
Just be held…


When your eyes are on the storm
You’ll wonder if I love you still
But when your eyes are on the cross
You’ll know I always have and I always will


Not a tear is wasted
In time, you’ll understand
I’m painting beauty with the ashes
Your life is in My hands


So, when you’re on your knees
And answers seem so far away
You’re not alone,
Stop holding on and just be held


Your world’s not falling apart,
It’s falling into place
I’m on the throne,
Stop holding on and just be held
Just be held…
Just be held…


Lift your hands, lift your eyes
In the storm is where you’ll find Me
And where you are, I’ll hold your heart
I’ll hold your heart


Come to Me,
Find your rest
In the arms of the God
Who won’t let go


So, when you’re on your knees
And answers seem so far away
You’re not alone,
Stop holding on and just be held


Your world’s not falling apart,
It’s falling into place
I’m on the throne,
Stop holding on and just be held
(Stop holding on and just be held)
Just be held…
Just be held…


Just be held…
Just be held…

GOOD, GOOD FATHER

This is one of, if NOT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, WORSHIP SONG, that I have ever heard!!! 



This is another wonderful worship song by Chris Tomlin and this time he has Pat Barrett singing with him.  



Just amazing!!!  You can feel the stillness and quietness of the spirit of worship!!!




I didn’t even realize how beautiful this song was, until I listened to it, to make sure the lyrics were correct!!!  (I don’t want someone to copy these lyrics from my blog and find them to be incorrect.)

This song is SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL!!! 



SIMPLY AMAZING!!! 




FULL OF PRAISE!!!



SIMPLY WORSHIPPING GOD!!!




SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL!!!

"Good Good Father"

Oh, I've heard a thousand stories
Of what they think You're like
But I've heard the tender whisper
Of love in the dead of night

And You tell me that You're pleased
And that I'm never alone

You're a Good, Good Father
It’s who You are,

It’s who You are,
It’s who You are

And I'm loved by You
It’s who I am,

It’s who I am,

It’s who I am

Oh, and I've seen many searching
For answers far and wide
But I know we're all searching
For answers only You provide
Cause You know just what we need
Before we say a word

You're a Good, Good Father
It’s who You are,
It’s who You are,
It’s who You are

And I'm loved by You
It’s who I am,
It’s who I am,
It’s who I am

Because You are perfect in all of Your ways
You are perfect in all of Your ways
You are perfect in all of Your ways
To us

You are perfect in all of Your ways
You are perfect in all of Your ways
You are perfect in all of Your ways
To us

Oh,
It’s love so undeniable
I, I can hardly speak
Peace so unexplainable
I, I can hardly think

As You call me deeper still
As You call me deeper still
As You call me deeper still
Into love, love, love

You're a Good, Good Father
It’s who You are,

It’s who You are,

It’s who You are

And I'm loved by You
It’s who I am,

It’s who I am,

It’s who I am

You're a Good, Good Father
It’s who You are,

It’s who You are,

It’s who You are

And I'm loved by You
It’s who I am,

It’s who I am,

It’s who I am

You're a Good, Good Father
(Perfect in all of Your ways)
It’s who You are
It’s who You are

It’s who You are
And I'm loved by You
(You are perfect in all of Your ways)
It’s who I am,
It’s who I am,
It’s who I am

GOD HAS EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL!!!

Do you ever feel like your life is a wreck or a mess??? 



Do you feel like everything in your life is out of control? 



I feel like that sometimes, but then GOD assures me that HE has EVERYTHING under control!!!



GOD’s reassurance is ALL that I need!!!  HE lets me know that I am right on track!!! 



HE lets me know that I am just where I am supposed to be at this time in my life!!!  And that makes me feel a whole lot better!!!



GOD showed me these verses today!  And I felt that I should share them!!! 



HE speaks to me in HIS WORD!!!  When I read these verses, I knew that HE was talking to me!!!  And I know that HE is also talking to you, too!!!  


Isaiah 41:8-9 (KJV)

⁸ But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

⁹ Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.

¹⁰ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

¹¹ Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.

¹² Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.

¹³ For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

In verse 8, GOD is saying, YOU ARE MY SERVANT!!!  YOU ARE THE ONE THAT I HAVE CHOSEN!!! 


God isn’t just saying this same thing over again for no reason at all.  HE IS REPEATING HIMSELF because HE WANTS US TO REMEMBER WHAT HE IS SAYING!!!  HE wants us to know how IMPORTANT it is!!!


Isaiah 41:8 (KJV) But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.


GOD is NOT only saying, Hey you, I have chosen you.  HE is calling Jacob by his new GOD-given name!!!  God renamed Jacob.  Now Jacob’s name is Israel, a name that GOD, HIMSELF, chose for Jacob. 


GOD is saying to Jacob, I know exactly who you are and I have CHOSEN YOU, anyway!!! 


I knew you and chose you just the way you are-faults and ALL!!!  GOD is saying, “I chose you!!!  Yes, you!!!”  I forgave you and made you NEW!!!  And because you are NEW in ME, I gave you a NEW NAME!!!



GOD is saying this same thing to every one of us!!!  



When GOD uses the phrase:  “the seed of Abraham my friend,” HE is letting Jacob know that HE knows where and who HE came from.



There’s NOT anything GOD doesn’t know about us!!!



I think we forget that sometimes!!!


Isaiah 41:9 (KJV) Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.



Here GOD is saying, I found you, even though you had gone a long ways off.  And yes, even though you might think that some of those around you are better qualified or more worthy, I chose you out of them ALL!!!



You are my servant and I have chosen you!!!  I see you and I have NOT changed my mind and cast you aside!!!  I have NOT thrown you away!!!  



Isaiah 41:10 (KJV) Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.



Verse 10 is so plain that I don’t need to say a lot about it!!!



God means just what HE says in this verse!!!


Fear thou not; for I am with thee!!! 


Don’t be afraid!!!!  I am here with you!!!



Be not dismayed; for I am thy God!!! 


Don’t let anyone or anything freak you out, overwhelm you or upset you!!!  Don’t let anything unsettle you or steal your PEACE!!!  I AM YOUR GOD and I can handle any situation!!!  



I will strengthen thee!!! 


Even when I feel weak and scared, I know that GOD is holding my hand!!!  I know that HE gives me strength to carry on!!!  I stand on HIS WORD that says, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Phil. 4:13

Yea, I will help thee!!!


GOD IS WITH ME!!!  I know that HE is helping me!!!  My help comes from the LORD; the maker of heaven and earth!!!  Psalm 121:2

Yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.



GOD has me in HIS HAND and HE will NOT let me go!!!  HE will NOT let me stumble or fall!!!  HE IS MY STRENGTH!!!  In HIM, I have ALL that I NEED!!!  HE has saved me and set me FREE!!!  HE watches over me and protects me!!  NOTHING CAN HARM ME!!!!




Isaiah 41:11-12 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

¹¹ “All those who are angry with you will be put to shame. And they will be dishonored. Those who oppose you will be destroyed. And they will vanish.

¹² You might search for your enemies. But you will not find them.
Those who go to war against you will completely disappear.




Wow!!  Now that’s plain!!! 



Wouldn’t that be something?  To look around and find no one that wants to cause trouble or fight against you!!!  To have all your enemies vanish from off the face of the earth!!! 



What a day that will be!!!



Isaiah 41:13 (KJV) For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.



And then to sum it all up, GOD tells us again, that HE IS THE LORD OUR GOD!!!  And that HE IS HOLDING OUR RIGHT HAND!!!  HE IS SAYING, WALK ON WITH ME MY CHILD!!!  DON’T BE AFRAID FOR I AM WITH YOU AND I AM HELPING YOU!!! 




I AM ALL THAT YOU NEED!!!!