I hope you know who you are...

In a few weeks it will mark 12 years ago God moved us from California to Texas, we sold our 1901 renovated house at a loss, and packed our things, quit our jobs, and moved here to be near Dad and Mom who do not yet have a need, but so that when they do we will be able to care for them…It was hard at first… no job, no friends, no church family. Whew, I had lived there most of my life)  I missed my friends, I missed my church, I missed my home, I prayed, boy did I pray (begged really) for God to give me a strong Christ centered woman to be my friend, someone who would come along side me and grow with me in my relationship with Him and through that friendship and a heart that wanted more of Him and less of me that He would help me become the woman He created me to be.

I believe that God was calling us to do this move there was a lot of prayer that went into this decision, it was not long after we got here that God called and we surrendered to ministry.

Yesterday we were notified that that house we sold 2000 is now paid off can I get a woohoo… lol that’s right for the past 12 years we have been paying for a house we no longer have not because of our credit rating, but because it was the right thing to do.

Dear sweet Friend and Sister in Christ I thank you for your strength, beauty, gentleness, courage, love and grace as we have walked parts of our journey together. Your friendship has not only been an answer to prayer but has marked the woman that God is creating me to be. I love you and treasure you and will always be better because you touched my life, thank you! I know that God had a plan for both of us as He lit the path before us until the two became one path if only for a time. Some of the walks were longer than others and I believe that though we may part for a time our path and heart strings will stay attached. And some relationships were for “such a time as this” a time that we both needed to grow together. I Pray that you will become the Woman that God created you to be that He would plant His will and word deep in your heart. As I prayed this morning I had an almost Overwhelming desire to reach out and share this with you, this is why I am sharing now my Life is better because you touched me. I love you and treasure our walk together with Him! Thank you!

                                                                                                Love and Prayers

                                                                                                                Julie  

Just saying...

2 Corinthians 5:17 New Living Translation (NLT)

¹⁷ This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!

The people we choose to spend time with help determine the kind of person we are becoming. They love us, confront us, and help us do things we never thought we could.

       While He was on this earth, Jesus changed people’s lives by being their friend. A shady tax collector became St. Matthew, and a quick tempered fisherman became St. Peter. They were still themselves, but they were capable of saying and doing things that were quite beyond them until they became His friends. The heart of the Christian faith is that we too can know Jesus, and our friendship with Him can change our lives. A friendship capable of making us the people that He created us to be, Father, Please forgive me for not seeing Jesus is the only friendship I can’t live with out

Just Saying...

as I read these words this morning there were a few things that stood out or touched my heart on some God level, in verse 1 ¹ O Lord, You have examined my heart and know everything about me. He examines my Heart now when there is sin. I want to hide or shamefully shrink away from this thought but this morning it gave me peace. Peace in knowing that my LORD who loves me knows my heart and He sees me. He sees my joy and my pain and He sees the motive of others. In verse 7 ⁷ I can never escape from Your Spirit! I can never get away from Your presence! When I have read this in the past I have thought why would I want to escape God? However this morningI was reminded of a verse in Hebrews “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5 so no matter where I go or what I do I can not get away form Him, and no matter what the facts say I can trust His truth (the Word of God) 

Psalm 139 For the choir director: A psalm of David.

¹ O Lord, You have examined my heart and know everything about me.
² You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.
³ You see me when I travel and when I rest at home.You know everything I do.
⁴ You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord.
⁵ You go before me and follow me. You place Your hand of blessing on my head.
⁶ Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand!

⁷ I can never escape from Your Spirit! I can never get away from Your presence!
⁸ If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave,^[a] You are there.
⁹ If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
¹⁰ even there Your hand will guide me, and Your strength will support me.
¹¹ I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night—
¹² but even in darkness I cannot hide from you. To you the night shines as bright as day.
Darkness and light are the same to you.

¹³ You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb.
¹⁴ Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—              how well I know it.
¹⁵ You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.
¹⁶ You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.

¹⁷ How precious are your thoughts about me,^[b] O God.They cannot be numbered!
¹⁸ I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand!And when I wake up, you are still with me!

¹⁹ O God, if only you would destroy the wicked! Get out of my life, you murderers!
²⁰ They blaspheme You; Your enemies misuse your name.
²¹ O Lord, shouldn’t I hate those who hate You? Shouldn’t I despise those who oppose you?
²² Yes, I hate them with total hatred, for Your enemies are my enemies.

²³ Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
²⁴ Point out anything in me that offends You, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 139:8 Hebrew to Sheol.
2. Psalm 139:17 Or How precious to me are your thoughts.