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To Anyone Who Wants To Find True Happiness

March 17th, 2010

Have you ever seen an anchor being used as a parachute?

I am pretty positive it was not effective being used in that way. Not effective at all, and the results probably weren’t too good either. That’s because that is not the purpose of an anchor.

In the same way, our lives were created to bring Glory to God. When we are using our lives for something other than that, the results won’t be so great. But when we live our lives completely for God…. not just a little…. but COMPLETELY! Then results will turn out AWESOME! More than Awesome!

True joy comes from God. And when you start praising Him, you will be filled with this true joy, and will never want to stop praising Him and bringing Him Glory.

Find your true happiness now! :) Stop what you are doing right now and praise Him and thank Him for EVERYTHING. No matter what you are feeling, or what you are going through… I can promise you, you will find joy in bringing God Glory.

Put YOUR WHOLE HEART into it! And remember.. God isn’t a feeling.. He is our Creator, our Father. Don’t wait until you “feel” God to talk to Him… that will only lead to discouragement… God is not a feeling, He is a reality.  But when you start to live for Him 100%, you will FEEL HIM :) and believe me, it’s a feeling you will never want to trade for anything. :)

God Bless! :)

“In everything give praise: for this is the purpose of God in Christ Jesus for you.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:18

God’s Love Never Fails – Prayer to Bless the ones I encounter.

June 25th, 2009

God, Your love is unfailing. You are unfailing and always there. When I walk out from under Your love, I hear You call me and  I  return to You. I  look  for  You in whatever I do.

The many people You have put around me, the many you have let me meet, the many who You have allowed to come into my life, and even the many that I do not know. Bless them. Send Your spirit and live through each of them. Show them Your awesome love. There are so many of them who want You. Bless them. Give them their hearts desires. Let them always continue to burn for You. Use them. May You let Your beautiful light shine through them, and may that light shine as beautiful as all the colors of the earth making  the dark paths bright so that others may be able to see You. Bless them all. Bless the ones who are reading this. Use them. Lead them. Let them know they are never alone, they are never forsaken, that they are special because they are Your children.

Please God use them all. Don’t let a one of them not be used. Come down and reign inside of us all. All of us are undeserving of You. You owe us nothing. We owe You everything. We owe all to You. Use our lives God. Your love never fails, You never leave us. Thank You God. I Love You! :)

Love never fails. And NOW abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:1-8a, 13

He love us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loves us, we also ought to love one another. 1 John 4:10-12

I Will Praise You Forever God!

May 20th, 2009

Great are You God! Awesome are You God! SO AWESOME is Your Holy Name! Your name is greater than anyone can imagine. The sound of Your name brings Joy into my life. Let me realize why I am alive. Let me realize why I am here. I will praise You Forever and ever, never ceasing, never letting you decrease in me, but increase in me and I will serve You more and more.

Great is Your name! Great is Your love! Whenever I go through the waters, You will be near me. AWESOME ARE YOU GOD! When I am feeling depressed, or down, I will sing to You praise and You will lift me up. I will lift You higher in my life and continue to Praise You! I will lift You higher in my life and put You above all else. I will forever seek You, O God! You are my EVERYTHING!

You sent Your only Son, and we killed Him. Yet You still love us. You still love me. Your love is unfailing and You are always there.  I make mistakes, but You have  mercy and forgive me. You lift me on my feet and deliver me from my affliction and pain. Your words will ring in my ears forever, and I will serve You with the rest of my life. I give you my all. Use me God! I Love You!

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Sing praise to His name! Give God all of You! Life is so short. In one breath you are created and in one breath you are gone. Life is like a period on a page compared to eternity. What you do in life really matters. We were created in order to bring God glory.
“God created us for His Glory” – Isaiah 43:1-7


In ALL you do, give God praise. Declare His loving kindness in the morning and His faithfulness every night! Sing to Him a new song, lift your heads and glorify His AWESOME name!
“Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the Glory of God” – 1 Corinthians 10:31


God Loves You No matter what! And no matter what goes on in your life, whether sadness, depression, stress, rejection, sickness, suffering or anything else…. YOU ARE NOT A FAILURE! God doesn’t make mistakes, and He created YOU! Think of this…. out of anyone God could have created… He created YOU! How awesome is that! KNOW that you are special to God.

Praise God! Give Him your ALL, and declare His reign in Your life! HOLY IS THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY!

IN HIM IS THERE HOPE! IN HIM IS THERE LOVE! IN HIM WILL I ABIDE AND WILL TRUST FOR THE REST OF THE DAYS OF MY LIFE!

THE BELL – I KNOW WHO I AM

May 14th, 2009

THE BELL
I KNOW WHO I AM
I am God’s child (John 1:12)
I am Christ’s friend (John 15:15)
I am united with the Lord(1 Cor. 6:17)
I am bought with a price(1 Cor. 6:19-20)
I am a saint (set apart for God). (Eph. 1:1)
I am a personal witness of Christ (Acts 1:8)
I am the salt & light of the earth (Matt.5:13-14)
I am a member of the body of Christ(1 Cor 12:27)
I am free forever from condemnation ( Rom.8: 1-2)
I am a citizen of Heaven. I am significant ( Phil.3:20)
I am free from any charge against me (Rom. 8:31-34)
I am a minister of reconciliation for God(2 Cor.5:17-21)
I have access to God through the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:18)
I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Eph. 2:6)
I cannot be separated from the love of God ( Rom.8:35-39)
I am established, anointed, sealed by God (2 Cor.1:21-22)
I am assured all things work together for good (Rom. 8: 28)
I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit (John 15:16)
I may approach God with freedom and confidence (Eph. 3: 12)
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13)
I am the branch of the true vine, a channel of His life (John 15: 1-5)
I am God’s temple (1 Cor. 3: 16). I am complete in Christ (Col. 2: 10)
I am hidden with Christ in God (Col. 3:3). I have been justified (Romans 5:1)
I am God’s co-worker (1 Cor. 3:9; 2 Cor 6:1). I am God’s workmanship (Eph. 2:10)
I am confident that the good works God has begun in me will be perfected (Phil. 1: 5)
I have been redeemed and forgiven (Col. 1:14). I have been adopted as God’s child
(Eph 1:5)
I belong to God
Do you know
Who you are!?

“The LORD bless you and keep you;
The LORD make His face shine up on you
And be gracious to you;
The LORD turn His face toward you
And give you peace.”
Numbers 6:24-26

Trust In God With ALL Your Heart – Prayer

May 3rd, 2009

TRUST IN GOD with all your heart, all your mind, and let Him lead You. Don’t look at the things of this world. Look at God. Watch Him. He is perfect in everyway and He is always there when You need Him.

“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.” John 14:1

God, You are so Awesome to me. You name brings so much comfort to me. Just hearing Your voice eases away pain. Thoughts of You bring so much joy into my life. Everyday I want to feel Your presence. Just knowing I’m right there with You makes me feel so awesome inside. I will always call upon Your name when I am feeling low, because You lift me up. You take away all my burdens and help me to stand on my feet again. You lift me up on wings like eagles.

“But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Isaiah 40:31

You put in me a greater strength than I’ve had ever before. You take my sorrows, You take my sadness; and You turn them into joy and gladness. You take all of my shame and all of my pain, and turn it into a life giving rain, that runs through me replentishing all my heart and soul. I will never take You for granted God. To You I owe back all You have given me. You will not lack anything of me God. I want to give You my all in all that I do. Help me to never let Your words depart from me. Help me to keep them in my heart, mind, and sight at all times.

“Do not let them depart from your sight; Keep them in the midst of your heart. For they are life to those who find them And health to all their flesh.” Proverbs 4:22

I will speak forth Your word day and night, and will praise Your name forever. I will sing of Your awesome love, and amazing grace. I will keep my eyes focused on You, and never turn them to anything of this world. I will move looking at You, and Trusting you to guide my feet to walk the right path. I will not look down. I will not trust my own ways. For there is no light upon the path, and I cannot see it. But I can see You and You will guide me. You will be a light, and You will light up my path. I will hold Your hand as lead me into Your presence. Through all my troubles You carry me. You will not put me down, or ever let me fall. Whenever I stumble, You catch me, and set me up on my feet again. You are my God.

“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light to my path” Psalm 119:105

I will trust in You, God! I give You my heart, take it and keep it. Don’t ever let me have it back. I can’t guard it how can. Take my mind. Keep it. Don’t let me think of negative things. Filter it God, and install in it thought of Hope. Let me only think of You. Take my Spirit, Hold me in Your arms. I am safe where ever You are. Lead me God. I want to be filled with You.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge him, And he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust In God

April 23rd, 2009

I was reading in one of my favorite books the other day, and read this verse.

Trust in the Lord with ALL your heart and lean not on your own understandings; In ALL yours ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6

I realized that I hadn’t been trusting in God completely with everything like I should. We should trust God with “ALL” of our heart. DON’T WORRY ABOUT THINGS. Our minds are not like God’s. We can’t understand everything God has planned for us. Don’t look at what the world has to offer. God’s gifts are far more and much greater than you can possibly imagine. Don’t let the desires of this world go before what God has to offer you. Don’t let your fleshly desires go ahead of what God has for you.

Acknowledge God in ALL that you do. When you are at work, talk to God. When going to the store, talk to Him. When going on vacation, include God. Acknowledge God as if He were standing right there with you, because He really is. God is everywhere. In EVEYTHING you do Acknowledge God, and He shall direct Your paths. If God is directing your paths, then every desire you have has to be a desire God intended for you to have. He will give you the desires you need to be in your heart to fulfill the purpose and plan He created you for.

Life is short, only like a breath compared to eternity. Make your choices wisely, and make sure you are walking with God in whatever you do. God doesn’t make mistakes, but if you go off the path God has for you to satisfy your fleshly desires, then you are making a HUGE mistake. Sure God can fix mistakes, but they waste time, cause pain, heart ache and sometimes have serious consequences So avoid the mistakes by staying intune with God. Keep walking with God all the time, because God is sure to care for you. If you are walking with God, God is walking with you, and when troubles come, God will carry you through them. So in ALL things, Trust in God.

God Bless!

God Use Me

April 22nd, 2009

God, You gave me yesterday. Did I spend it with You? Let me walk with You where ever You go. Don’t let me walk where You don’t lead me. My future is Yours today… tomorrow… and even yesterday. As my days grow shorter, You grow longer and bigger inside of me. I feel You more in my life every single day. I can’t even explain how I feel. I’m just so excited and on fire for You. Let my life end with me knowing that You have used me to touch MILLIONS. I can never thank You enough. Words are only but a breath of air, but actions, and only actions done for You, is all that will last. God, may I spend every day, and every minute living in You. God use me.

Just a Prayer of Thanks

April 16th, 2009

In everything I do God, I will call on You. You are all I want and all I need. Your love is more than I can bear. God thank you, thank you God. I can’t even tell You how thankful I am for the great things You have done in my life. Your name to me is so AWESOME! I get so excited knowing that You care for me. I can even tell You thankful I am. I will give You all I have. You will not lack anything from me. I will give You my full attention. Keep me in all Your ways God. I will let my light burn for You. I will let the fire in me burn so much, and it will be so bright, that the whole world may be able to see it. I will share Your greatness where ever you lead me. How amazing are You! I don’t see what I have done that You have loved me. I can’t even count the number of times You have taken away anything that will try to take my eyes off of You. Not one prayer of mine have You not answered. How can I thank You for them. I had not realized You answered my prayers recently that I asked for so many years ago. You are so amazing God! I will praise You forever.

Another Prayer

April 14th, 2009
God, You are mighty, You are awesome! Thank You for all you have given me. Your love reaches out to me and holds me up. You see me when I am weak, and haven’t even let me fall. You hear my voice when I cry out to you, and not once have you ignored me oh God. I call You in the morning, and by night You have already answered me. Keep me from turning my ear away from You, and let me hear the Words that I am supposed to hear. Don’t let me put words into Your mouth so that I hear what I want to hear, but let me only hear Your voice. My flesh is weak and wants only worldly things, but my spirit is willing, and wants only what you want me to have.

“Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Matthew 26:41

You have saved me from all the evils that come near me, and have given me strength in you. Oh God form me. Form me to be who You want me to be. Guide my feet, and lift up my hands so that I may serve You forever. Mold my spirit and let me close to You at all times. You have given me all that I have. I can’t thank you enough for it. I don’t deserve anything You have given me, yet You love me and have given me so much. I will praise You all of my life, and give You all that I have. You have my hands, You have my feet, You have my soul, You have my spirit and everything else of me. Use me. Work through me and let Your beautiful light shine through me so I can shine through through the darkness of the world, helping those who’s lives are dimmed or dark see the path to You. I can’t describe how thankful I am for Your love, oh God. Thank You for loving me.

Just a Prayer I decided to Write Out

April 13th, 2009

Whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy – meditate on these things. Philippians 4:8

Oh God, let me meditate on your Word. Help me not to forget to speak it all day long, and talk about your great works. You God give me life. Every breath that I take, let it be in You. And every step I take, let in be on the path that leads to you. Help me to follow you at all times, so that way I can lead others.

God, you are my strength, and my desire is to stay by your side. You are my courage at all times. I know I can always call on you and you will hear me. Your love never leaves me, for you created the love I have for others, and yours is by far greater. Your hand is mighty and strong, and can rescue me from whatever evil comes towards me. Just one Word from your mouth can stop any troubles that come against me.

Cast your burden on the Lord, and he shall sustain you, He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. Psalms 55:22

God you said in Your Word, that there are many people to harvest, but just a few workers. “There are many people to harvest, but the workers are few. Matthew 9:37″. Let me be one of those workers. Use me, God. Use my hands, and my feet. Work through me, and show Your Glory through me. Pour out Your love and Grace on me, and fill me with your Holy Spirit. So that everything I say or do, will be what you have called me to do.

Thank you for loving me, and caring for me. Though I have done nothing to deserve your kindness. Everyone has sinned, and you still love us. Though our sin is what killed Your only Son, you have forgiven us, and then given us a free gift of Eternal Life, that all we must do is accept it, by walking down the path towards it. Many obstacles are before me, but I thank you for moving them out of my way. There are many paths to take, but there is no one like You God. I choose You.