Lara Love's Blog, page 278

what am i doing here?

“Show me Your ways, O Lord;
Teach me Your paths.
5 Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
On You I wait all the day.” Psalm 25:4-5…….

What am I doing here? Have you ever asked yourself this question? Have you found yourself in a geographic location, a relationship, a job, a sport, a hobby, a new endeavor, an interest, a dream, anything but a dream, on the streets, in prison, at a dinner party, in a grocery store, on the other side of town, lost somewhere, on...

She Balanced My Bags

“What is desired in a man is kindness,…” Proverbs 19:22

I couldn’t have been more delighted that I had actually found a very affordable yummy and healthy food store in New York City in just about a week and a half after making the monumentally big move into the city, and it had been totally well worth the long walk to get there. Long walks are relative, and fortunately I LOVE walking and it’s a wonderful opportunity for me to spend time praising the Lord and praying to Him and listening to Hi...

Being Still Is Not Enough

“God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear,
Even though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
3 Though its waters roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah

4 There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God,
The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.
5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved;
God shall help her, just at the break of...

Woman with No Legs, No Arms

“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.” Psalm 100:4…………….

I had moved into New York City just days before, at 50 years old, with no family or friends in the area, having left behind a relatively easy, comfortable, secure, and convenient life in Virginia, and, before that, even more so in coastal South Carolina. I was in New Jersey for a few hours parking my old beloved car in a parking lot, at an enormous monthly price...

Lara’s Big Move

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thess. 5:16-18…………………

By God’s grace alone, in God’s strength alone, for God’s glory alone, last week I moved with the Lord Jesus Christ, my little ministry, and my beloved special needs and senior dogs from a hotel in New Jersey where I had been for three weeks with wonderful ministry opportunities after nearly a year in a hotel in Virginia with countless ministry opportu...

Update from Lara

Hi everyone! Just wanted to let you know that today is the big day I’m moving myself, my ministry, my sweet special needs & senior doggies, and my stuff into New York City as the next big step of faith in following the Lord and doing the streets ministry and writing, publishing, and distribution work to which He has called me.

The forecast is calling for rain, and I am moving onto a sidewalks-packed-with-people, small, one-lane street where double parking is not allowed without any friends or...

I Wish I Could Hide

“Oh, how great is Your goodness,
Which You have laid up for those who fear You,
Which You have prepared for those who trust in You
In the presence of the sons of men!
20 You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence
From the plots of man;
You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion
From the strife of tongues.

21 Blessed be the Lord,
For He has shown me His marvelous kindness in a strong city!” Psalm 31:19-21………..

“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under...

Today I Was Martha

“Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. 40 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.”

41 And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42...

A Little Update from Lara

In case you’re wondering why you haven’t been receiving much Daily Inspiration, and in case you don’t already know, just a few weeks ago I hit the road again with my Lord Jesus Christ, my Bible, my sweet handicapped and senior doggy companions, and my stuff, in a very old car, to begin the next step of my journey being out on the road for the Lord & ministry. I remain in a hotel in New Jersey not too far outside New York City, and Lord willing I will be moved into New York City in a short tim...

The Bait of Going Back

“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…….

Sometimes the Lord makes abundantly clear to us it’s time to move on, to let go, to go ahead, to press forward, to leave something or someone behind, because it’s His will, because it’s His time, for His glory, because we who follow Him are His and are here to love and follow Him, and are to go forward when He says to go forward, and, in love for and...