Lisa Cline's Blog, page 18
April 28, 2018
Every Single Step
Each Step I take
You make a way
And I will give you all my praise
My season’s change
You stay the same
You’re the God of all my days
April 26, 2018
Even when we don’t understand
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I heard a song that told me that God is perfect, ALWAYS. I must have heard that song 100 times, but that particular part of it, reminding me of who God is in relation to his love for me never felt so close to my heart as it did then.
Meditating on his love for me brought forth this prayer. If you are struggling in this area (of not feeling perfectly loved by God) I humbly offer it as a template to draw you closer to the one who LOVES YOU deeply and perfectly.
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Father God, you are such a good father. Thank you for loving me so well. I worship you and love you, Father God, for who you really are.
Thank you for allowing me to even know you. You are perfect in all of your ways, even the ways that I do not understand.
Forgive me for thinking you were not just to me. That I was overlooked or uncared for or just not loved as much as ____ was. For you are perfect in all of your ways and you have perfectly loved me all of my life.
Help me to stop looking around and comparing myself to others in terms of who you show love to more. For you are perfect in all of your ways and show no favoritism. You HAVE loved me just as much as you love ____.
Help me to always know the deepness, richness, and awesomeness of your love for me.
From this day forward I am choosing to let go of all the lies the enemy has told me about who you are and to cling to the truth.
That you are perfect in ALL of YOUR WAYS and that this includes perfectly loving me.
Thank you God for loving me so well. Help me to never forget the depth and perfection of your love for me.
In Jesus name, I pray.
Amen
April 25, 2018
April 24, 2018
Where faith comes from
– Bill Hybels
April 22, 2018
What Faith isn’t
Faith isn’t the ability to believe
long and far into the misty future.
It’s simply taking God at His Word
and taking the next step.
Joni Erickson Tada
April 20, 2018
If you don’t feel you have it in you to deal with that person another day remember…
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You can, and I can, because we are not alone!
If your life is like mine, the days fly by so fast that it can be easy to get so to caught up in just living that you forget that “to live is Christ” (Philippians 1:21).
And while that is a fact that we may think we know as Christians, Is it really? Do our lives reflect a life that is lived for and with Christ, even when dealing with “that” person?
The thing is, we are not just supposed to be just surviving our lives. But, if we are really honest with ourselves, there are some people who make us feel like that is all we can presently do. Just getting through the day, without too much interaction with “that person” is our goal.
That mindset causes us to forget that God has ordered our lives. That there is a reason “that person” is in it. Now, maybe that reason is for them, for them to see a light in a dark world. Or maybe it is for us, for God to strengthen and refine our character, the person we really are at our core. Whatever the case, remember Jesus said…
“…I’m telling you to love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the energies of prayer, for then you are working out of your true selves, your God-created selves. This is what God does. He gives his best—the sun to warm and the rain to nourish—to everyone, regardless: the good and bad, the nice and nasty. If all you do is love the lovable, do you expect a bonus? Anybody can do that. If you simply say hello to those who greet you, do you expect a medal? Any run-of-the-mill sinner does that. “In a word, what I’m saying is, Grow up. You’re kingdom subjects. Now live like it. Live out your God-created identity. Live generously and graciously toward others, the way God lives toward you.”” (Matthew 5:44–48, The Message, Emphisis mine)
Remember that as a believer in Christ you have everything you need to not just survive but to thrive in the face of adversity. For “the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you” (Romans 8:1 ESV).
We are not alone, and our life is not our own.
May we both remember to live like it!
