Lara Love's Blog, page 70

The Strength to Continue

“Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not fain...

Need to STOP?

Right when I needed to stop on the road due to a traffic light not to mention the  numerous cars that had stopped in front of me, the Holy Spirit of God spoke strongly to my heart.

“Stop,” He told me strongly. “This doesn’t glorify me.”

God was not talking to me about needing to stop my car. I did not need that reminder. I needed this one.

I needed to STOP thinking about what I was thinking about. Because my thoughts did not glorify God. My thoughts did not honor Him. My thoughts did not please ...

God Just Miraculously Saved Me Again

      If you have ever been violently assaulted as I was just months ago while doing my ministry work in New York City, at which time God miraculously saved me from serious injury or death in an extremely violent unprecipitated attack that came without warning, rest assured life is never quite the same. My heart, eyes, and ears are hyper aware of my surroundings, and this on top of the fact God has gifted me in discernment to begin with. I just didn’t expect that He would miraculously save me ag...

3 Dangers of Self-Pity

If I gave you a detailed account of my life all the way back to childhood, and continuing on to this very day, without holding anything back from you, you would likely say I have every reason to feel endlessly sad and to feel sorry for myself. Self-pity would be a perfect fit, you might well say. Truth is I am so prone to self-pity and always have been that it is almost like part of the very fabric of my life. But there are 3 grave dangers when it comes to self-pity, and I strive to not fall pre...

Sex Is Not the Answer

Let me say right from the start this is a hard subject for me to talk or write about it. I rarely do. Maybe it’s because I was sexually abused as a child, that it devastated my life, that the wounds and scars in my life and in that of others have taken up far too much time and space, and maybe it’s because other yucky stuff has happened along the way also I won’t go into. Regardless the reasons, I have no excuse when God calls me to do something. Like write this message. About how sex is not the...

I Will NOT Do This!

I had just come in from taking my sweet special needs ministry dogs to the beach when I thought about a referral someone on the beach had given me and how I was now willing to consider this option though in weeks past I had decided I would absolutely NOT do this. I saw in retrospect I had prayed about my need but resolved in my heart right from the start that I would NOT do God’s will if it did not line up with my will. With what I felt would be best for me. I realized due to some past yucky exp...

Time to Say Goodbye

Whatever or whomever you have been holding onto for dear life you know deep in your heart goes against God and His will for you, it is time to say goodbye.

You know what you need to do, and God will give you the strength to do it.

Cry out to Him and tell Him you need help letting go.

Ask people who are really devoted to the Lord and the Bible to help and pray for you if/as/when the Lord leads you.

Make the decision to say goodbye and obey God.

All that time and energy you have spent on whatever ...

Never Quit

Never quit. These aren’t my original words. I saw them on a bumper sticker and was so thankful for the awesome and powerful reminder. I am here to tell you that when we are clear about God’s will for us, whatever His will may be, WE SHOULD NEVER QUIT and we should TRUST THAT GOD WILL GIVE US ALL WE NEED TO CARRY ON.

My Dad told me when I was growing up that I was a quitter. Granted I did quit some stuff, but other things I definitely held onto. Needless to say over the years there have been plen...

My Stick-Stuck Peanut Butter Testimony

Okay, here is my two-fold confession. First, I am absolutely obsessed at 54 years old with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. The underlying obsession truthfully is peanut butter. Even though I could have taken it or left it for decades. This isn’t a mid-life crisis; it’s a mid-life obsession. Second, I dunked a spoon into the peanut butter jar to get a bunch of it to fill my sweet special needs ministry dogs’ rubber Kong toys with peanut butter. And it would have taken an act of God to stop me...

God’s Will Is Always Best

God’s will is ALWAYS best. Without fail. God is always right. He is never wrong. His will on this earth is 100% best 100% of the time.

God is three in one, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Jesus Christ, Son of God, God who came to the earth in the flesh, God who will reign forever, Lord of Lords, King of Kings, Creator, Savior, holy, righteous, true, faithful, all powerful, all knowing, the beginning and end, alpha and omega, author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2), God who is love, and on a...