Lara Love's Blog, page 22

Think You Know Better Than God?

May I please ask you a question? Please don’t answer too quickly. If you examine your heart and life, I believe you will find the answer to be YES. I believe if we are ALL honest with ourselves, we will see we ALL have fallen prey to this at times.

Think you know better than God?

When we question God, debate with Him, doubt God, resist God, rebel against God, get angry at God, prefer our plans to God’s will, do things our way not God’s way, look to the world instead of to God and the Bible, live...

Donations for Paralyzed Miracle Dog

I would be so thankful if you would read the amazing story of my beloved paralyzed ministry dog Miss Mercy who has a miraculous story and is in need of another miracle.

I hope you will enjoy her beautiful story as you learn how God has used her mightily in ministry over the years – and that you will consider a donation to help her with her medical needs.

Please CLICK HERE to see her special website page!

Yesterday Is Over

“Yesterday is over,” I heard the Holy Spirit of God speak to my heart. “Begin anew.”

Very early morning. Walking special needs ministry dog Grace. Paralyzed ministry dog Miss Mercy was snuggled up on their big dog bed inside. Mercy and Grace.

The day before God had given me so much MERCY and GRACE. I had failed miserably in following the Lord Jesus Christ. Fallen big and hard into old sin. It had been awful. Ugh.

But when I had turned to the Lord for forgiveness, He mercifully and graciously for...

Give God Your Ouch!

Okay, maybe I am the only one in the world who has ever prayed a prayer like this one. But quite honestly I have always been off-the-beaten-track. So no surprise when at the end of a not-so-great day I got down on my knees and in the midst of a very short prayer told God, “Ouch.”

Yes, that is right. I said “Ouch” to God because my heart hurt. Sorrow. Sadness. And exhaustion. Deep, hard stuff. The kind it can be hard to describe in precise words. But God does not need exact words. He desires hone...

I Don’t Like Your Answer God

Sometimes I pray to God for wisdom and direction. Then He answers. And plain and simple I do not like His answer. If the truth be told, I would like God to change His mind. I figure if I wait around a little while, He will come up with a different answer. Or maybe I can convince Him why what I think is best. Or He will simply say to me to never mind what He is telling me to do. That I should just go ahead and choose my own way. Does any of this sound familiar?

I confess for a really long time de...

Seeking Jesus

“Wait,” I heard the Holy Spirit speak to my heart. “I want you to do nothing until you seek my face.”

I am a doer by nature. I get restless. I do not like sitting still. I am often on the move. I am a go-getter. A let-me-get-this-done-as-soon-as-possible kind of person. Very proactive. This can be wonderfully helpful in following the Lord Jesus Christ. And can also be a big problem.

Sometimes I go running forward when in fact I need to wait on God to speak to me, to teach me, to prepare me, to l...

Triumphs Amid Tribulations

I have had countless trials and tribulations in my life, but I praise the Lord I have learned that we can have triumph after triumph even in the midst of them!

Triumphing DOES NOT mean we won’t have tribulations, that our struggles will end right away, or even end at all, that life will go our way, that our challenges will ease up, etc.

Triumphing amid tribulations is NOT contingent and conditional on our tribulations at all! Being victorious as we go through our trials and tribulations is conti...

Feeling Irritated

Feeling irritated? Hit your knees! No, I don’t mean physically hit your knees! Get down on your knees! And if you’re unable to get down on your knees, or not led to get down on them, get your heart in the right place. Humble. Humble yourself and bow down whether physically or spiritually before God almighty. And pray!

Just minutes ago, exhausted from several nights of very little sleep not to mention years of not great sleep and a bunch of stuff on my mind, I was feeling irritated. I know exactl...

I Feel Like a Wilted Flower

“I feel like a wilted flower,” I told the Lord.

Albeit I had a tiny smile in my heart because I had just received a little burst of encouragement from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Without going into unnecessary detail, I was totally wiped out. Just like flowers and plants need water and sunshine and tender loving care or they wilt and ultimately die, we need Jesus to keep us alive and help us to blossom and thrive.

One of the greatest blessings from Jesus I have discovered is loving encouragement.

Oh,...

Your Secret Sin

Some sin everybody seems to know about. Seems the whole world can see it. Especially those closest to us. Ugh. Who wants to have our sin seen? Sin is sin, and lots and lots of sin in this world is visible to any and all. But sometimes we have sin in our lives that is unseen. Secret sin. We hold onto it for dear life in the dark in an all-out effort for nobody to see.

We go to any lengths to make sure nobody finds out. All the while the guilt and shame eat away at us to no end. We work exceedingl...