Lara Love's Blog, page 296

Need to Slow Down?

“The Lord is my shepherd;

I shall not want.

He makes me to lie down in green pastures;

He leads me beside the still waters.

He restores my soul;

He leads me in the paths of righteousness

For His name’s sake.” Psalm 23:1-3………………

One morning the Spirit of God for the umpteenth time told me to slow down. This was not new. He had told me on and off for years. But it was a reminder. I was walking with one of the ministry’s dogs, spending time with Him as I walked, praying, singing to Him, praising...

A Thrilling Adventure in Obedience

““But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?” Luke 6:46……..

“When I say go, go. When I say stop, stop. This is what obedience is, isn’t it?” the Spirit of God spoke to me one day

I had sensed Him telling me to call some people I had called some days before who hadn’t called back. For a few days, I was clear in seeking Him that He wanted me to wait. But a few days later, I heard the Spirit of God telling me to call. Was I really hearing from Him? Why would He chang...

Rejected Woman Gets Big-Time Blessed

“But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor.  Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.” 2 Tim. 2:20-21…………..

This is a true story. I know it is. Why? It’s mine. This past Thanksgiving I got rejected. Big. Not for the first time. Undoubtedly not for the last. You might think by now I’d be immune...

God Will Forgive You IF

“Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:38………………..

“that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Romans 10:9-10……………..

I do streets ministry, so I see it...

Stop Holding Back

“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” 2 Cor. 5:7……………..

“Stop holding back,” the Spirit of God spoke to my heart one day. I knew immediately what He was referring to.

The Lord had given me a gift, a calling, directions, was opening doors for me to walk through, and was leading me forward each day by His Holy Spirit. BUT I was holding back because I was doing something that runs contrary to God’s Word and how Christ’s followers are called to live.

I was LOOKING with MY EYES and FEELING with MY...

God, How Can You Call This LOVE?

“Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha…Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.” When Jesus heard that, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was…He said to them, “Our friend Lazarus sleeps,...

THIS Is How to Obey God

“Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel.” John 5:19-20……………

“For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. And I k...

The Woman With No Knees

This devotional, my friend, is a tad longer than usual. But the message the Lord has given me, I believe, is one I pray none of us fail to take the time to hear – and, as I once heard a pastor say, to heed. I trust Him should it be His will to speak through it to your heart. In His forever love, lara

  “But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:

“God resists the proud,

But gives grace to the humble.”” James 4:6-7

 

“‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth,

And honor Me with their lips...

Time to Leave Your Comfort Zone?

“Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.” Mt. 16:24-25……………………..

Time to leave your comfort zone? To do what you know God’s calling you to do, no matter the cost? The cost to your comfort, and to anything else for that matter? Our world, our culture, in America, and likely well beyond, is so much abou...

I Will Never Forgive You!

““For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” Mt. 6:14-15

I will never forgive you!

   If we’re honest with ourselves, at one time or another, or even many times, in our lives, we’ve probably either said or at the very least felt these words in our heart concerning someone who has hurt us, let us down, disappointed us, betrayed us, rejected us, neglected...