Lara Love's Blog, page 175

Going without Knowing

Sometimes the Lord leads us to a new place or opportunity or relationship or neighborhood or whatever or wherever with very clear directions and a strong sense of understanding and purpose. We know where we’re going because He has made it clear to us. Other times, He tells us nothing at all other than to go. Should we only go when we have all our plans in place, when we know everything that will come to pass, when we understand our mission fully, etc.? No!

We should always go when the Lord...

Hearing Voices, Sorry God

“I’m sorry about my flesh being so loud,” I told the Lord. “I’m sorry for following it.”

I was compelled to pray this as it came onto my heart how often through the years I have caved in and bowed down to the loud voice of my flesh. Of my humanness. Of myself. My self. When I have failed to die to self as we are called to do and to live for Him.

A few minutes later, the rest of my prayer was this. “Help me to follow not my flesh. Not this world. Not the devil. Help me to follow you Jesus. No...

This is NOT a Good Reason!

“I did it because they did it,” I thought to myself.

Did what? Want to know? Okay, I’ll tell you. For years, when I wrote my devotionals, I made sure they all had a scripture. And the verse had to be at the top of my writing. Why? Because the Lord has placed this on my heart? Well, honestly, no. Simply because that’s what all other devotional writers seemed to do.

Friend, this is NOT a good reason to do something. We were not created to follow the world. We were created to follow the Lord. If...

I Can’t Handle This!

“I can’t handle this!” I exclaimed aloud. Overwhelmed. Again. As I so often am. Call it what you will. Goes with my lifestyle of extremes. On the road for Jesus full-time with handicapped ministry doggies & writing and publishing tracts, devotionals, and books and doing video devotionals. No staff. No salary. Sold out to Jesus. Don’t sleep well. Mind never stops. What can I say? So there I was again. “I can’t handle this!”

Immediately the Lord stopped me in my tracks. Of course I can! And so...

This is Not Your Calling IF –

No matter how excited and emphatic someone is, and no matter how much you may respect that person, no matter how respected or successful that person is, absolutely no matter what, if someone is convinced about your life’s calling and you are not sure this is from God Himself, please WAIT and LISTEN.

The Lord did not create other people to give and tell us our life’s calling. Oh, sure, He may well speak through others to help us onto the right path when it comes to the calling He has for our...

Don’t Want to Miss a Word

“I don’t want to miss a word,” I prayed to my Father in heaven as I took a short walk in New York City with two of my handicapped ministry dogs.

Imagine. Me. Not wanting to miss a single word from the Lord. Not a word from the Bible. Not a word from His Spirit speaking to my heart. After all the years of wanting to only hear God sometimes. When I felt like it. When I was in the mood. When I liked what He had to say. When I wasn’t too busy to spend time with Him. When I didn’t think I had...

Sit and Hear! – latest Video Devotional

Ever heard the well-known Bible story about Martha and Mary? Read it for years before the Lord showed me THIS. Are you doing THIS? Please watch my latest Good News Video Devotional!

When People Give Their Opinions

“When people give you their opinions, remember who is God,” the Holy Spirit who dwells inside His followers told me.

People both friends and strangers, loved ones and enemies, all sorts of people may give us their opinions about our lives including when we’re in the process of making really big decisions, and we absolutely must remember JESUS CHRIST IS LORD! Not them. Not us. He is!

No matter how well-meaning people may be when they share their opinions with us, we need to live our lives...

Our Prayers, God’s Throne

I prayed and prayed and prayed about something. The Lord answered. But wait a minute. His answer surprised me. Wasn’t He supposed to answer the way I expected? According to my plan? According to what I figured would happen? After all, I was the one who prayed, right? Shouldn’t I have been in charge of how the Lord answered?

Of course not! There is one throne. For Him! Not me! Sometimes I pray and release my prayers to Him to answer. Other times I pray and hold on for dear life to my prayers...

I Don’t Want to Live This Way!

“I don’t want to live the way I’ve been living!” I prayed to the Lord. “I want to live the way you want me to live!”

Miraculous! For years, I told the world I believed in Jesus Christ as Lord but blatantly lived for me. He transformed me! Now I want to live for Him!

That’s the way it’s supposed to be, you know. Jesus’ followers are supposed to follow Jesus. We are not to live for us. We are to live for Him. And we need help doing that! His help!

I don’t want to live my way anymore. I want to...