Lara Love's Blog, page 245

Why God Warned Me

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6

“You have assumed _____ is my will for you because that is what’s easy for you,” the Lord spoke to my heart. “Be careful with assumptions.”

I had been praying and praying about a certain matter and done exactly that. Made an assumption. Only to discover my assumption just happened to be what would be easiest for me. It’s what made th...

The Man Behind Me

“Trust in Him at all times, you people;” Psalm 62:8

I just days ago arrived in a city of over 100,000 people, so how could this possibly happen? One of the hotel staff members told me of a chaplain who visits the hotel where I am staying for this little season of my life on the road full-time for Jesus. She strongly recommended I contact him, and I called him shortly after her recommendation. No answer. I left him a message and didn’t hear back.

Several hours later, I felt strongly compelled...

Three Must-Have’s

I was speaking with a dear friend over the telephone when three words came from my mouth unplanned, unexpected, and surely birthed by God within me.

Faithfulness.
Trust.
Thankfulness.

I can’t recall exactly what I was saying to my friend, but clearly the gist of it was that these three ingredients are so very important in the life of a disciple of Christ. Three must have’s.

To be faithful to the Lord as He is to us. How vital. That we are loyal to Him and obedient to Him in our love for Him w...

The Other Side of Self-Pity

“Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” Luke 9:23

If you’re anything like I’ve been through the years, self-pity can be a mountain so monstrously big that I can’t see over it, can’t see through it, can’t see around it, and can’t see the other side of it. Quite plainly, self-pity is so self-consuming that when I’ve allowed myself to get wrapped up in it, I can’t see past me. I lose my sight of the Lord,...

Should You Stay?

“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Phil. 4:13

“Once again the enemy is trying to move you out of a place I’ve brought you to,” the Spirit of God spoke to my heart.

Why would He tell me this? Because once again within just a few days of arriving at my next destination out on the road full-time for my ministry work, I was having all sorts of feelings and thoughts. Discomfort. Ins...

Mary’s Marvelous Listening Lesson

“Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”

And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thi...

Don’t Let Fear Stop You

“I sought the Lord, and He heard me,
And delivered me from all my fears.” Psalm 34:4

Within one minute of opening my door at the latest hotel where I was staying out on the road full-time for my ministry work, a little crowd of people had assembled around my wheelchair dogs as the Lord opened wide the door for me to talk to people about Him.

Hurricane survivors this time. The home they had been renting had been damaged, and the hotel was where they were led to stay. Turns out the Mom seemed t...

Lara’s Safe Arrival & Update

By God’s grace, I left Bluffton, SC, yesterday and arrived safely at my next location out on the road full-time for the Lord & ministry – Wilmington, NC. The drive was only about 5 hours compared with the 15 hour two-day drive from New York City to SC just three weeks ago after my 6 months in NYC. That said, I am EXHAUSTED from being on the road year-round with countless ministry opportunities along the way coupled with my usual not slowing down too well.

As unbelievably excited as I am to ge...

Update & Prayer Request from Lara

Lord willing, I am leaving with my beloved Lord, blessed Bible, laptop for writing for the Lord, sweet 5 special needs doggies, and our few belongings in my car with about 245,000 miles on it traveling from Bluffton, SC, where I have just spent three weeks following my 6 months in New York City headed for Wilmington, SC, where the Lord is sending me. This coming Sunday! November 11!

I have had three wonderful weeks in SC where I once lived for years doing a combination of spending time with t...

Praying Away Worry

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

If anyone was born to worry, I was. In actual fact, none of us was born to worry. We were born to love, worship, praise, serve, and glorify God forever. This we can only do when we repent of our sins and believe Christ died on the cross for us and was ra...