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I Want to be: Just Like My Father

I Want to be: Just Like My Father

Happy Father’s Day! On this Father’s Day I thought it fitting to share a little about my father. Enjoy!

“Delight yourself also in the LORD, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. (Psalm 37:4-8)

Though I was raised by a very caring man who spoiled me rotten, my heart’s desire has always been to reunite with my birth father. Well, approximately 30 years and many tears later I received an e-mail from him. The separation of my father and I is a long story and was of no fault of his own. Even though my father had no alternative, he felt terribly guilty for not “being there.” Well, I had to let him know that he was here. Right here in my heart and I knew that at the appointed time, we would be together again.

Since the day we reconnected, we have resumed our roles as if we’ve never been apart. More shocking to me than learning that my father had been looking for me just as long and hard as I’d looked for him was talking to him and spending time with him and realizing that we are just alike. It’s funny, but my husband says that he understands me a lot better now. See, he knows my family very well and was always saying that I was so very different from them. Now, he laughs, shakes his head and says, “You are just like your father.”

I simply smile, because isn’t that what we really want? To be just like our Father. How loving and caring is the heavenly father to grant us our heart’s desire?

If you are a believer and your request is within God’s will and the bounds of Scripture, be confident that if you pray for the desires of your hearts, God will do it! Even after decades.

Until you read again…Hold Your Hope!

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Walk Your Talk – “I’ll Be Prayin’ 4 You.”

Walk Your Talk – “I’ll Be Prayin’ 4 You.”

Jesus prayed for His enemies, we don’t even take the time to pray for our friends.

Before I get off into saying something that makes you think that I’m exempt, let me first say that I’ve been guilty. How many times have you heard or even said, “I’ll be prayin’ 4 you?” And no, I’m not talking about the lyrics from the 7 Sons of Soul song bearing the same name. I’m talking about the lie some of us Christians tell others when they’re going through a difficult time, when they need us most.

I know it may sound innocent enough, but guess what? It’s not. The Word of God clearly says: “Unless you are faithful in small matters, you won’t be faithful in large ones.” If you tell even a “little white lie,” how can you be trusted with big responsibility? Telling someone that you’re going to do something and not even bothering to take the time to actually do it is compromising your integrity. It’s no different than telling a friend “I’ll call you back later,” when you know you won’t because you’ve had about enough of their drama for one day.

Keeping a promise is a matter of integrity. Proverbs 19:1 states that better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse with his lips, and is a fool. We are also admonished in Galatians 6:2 to bear one another’s burdens. So when you say you’re going to pray for someone, do it. Passionately and from the heart. God is listening and ready to help you…pray your friends through.

So please try to be more responsible with your words. I will. It does matter. Have a blessed weekend!

Today’s Prescribed Scripture: 1Timothy 4:7-8

Until you read again…Hold your hope!

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You Were Predestined!

You Were Predestined!

Those who really know me know that public speaking is not something that I look forward to. So what I share below is very personal to me. In another post I will share with you the exact words from a dream that I once had in which I was in heaven. And the Lord spoke these same words from the Book of Jeremiah to me.

Enjoy!

“Ah, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am only a child” But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord. – Jeremiah 1:6-7

You were predestined! And your inabilities and insecurities don’t hinder God’s plan for your life. He didn’t call you because you have potential. He called you because He has a plan for you. But He needs a willing vessel. The issue isn’t your calling, but rather your response to your calling. So be open. Be willing. Be responsive. Lay down your fears. Lay down your views. Lay down your doubts.

Take your eyes off people and TRUST and BELIEVE God! Rise up. Stand up. Man up. Woman up. And do what God has called you to do! Be faithful to God and you will walk in His deliverance. He will rescue you.