Oh Lord!

Dear Lord,
I am so acutely aware of my Daily Need of You.  To begin to Really Know, Really Get It, that you are here, every hour, every day... your presence is real and powerful when I begin to comprehend it.  I know I will never know all there is to know about you, but I know you are My God and that you genuinely and truly are worthy of all of my praise.
Amena.

Day By Day

Taking this Life Day by Day is probably one of the most wise and challenging things we can do. Yet, Lord, Today is the Only Day we have. Yesterday is gone and we are not guarenteed tomorrow.  Today IS the DAY you have made.  I WILL choose to REJOICE TODAY, I want and I need to remind myself of this wisdom, every... single... day.

Thank you Lord for your Mercy and Kindness, for your Grace and Wisdom. For Leading me back to you, my eyes are turned to you Lord. Please continue to open my heart and hands to you daily, Please continue to gently but firmly remind me that Today is The Day I am to Live For You. Every Day.

Amena!

Every Day is A New Day

Lord, I have not gone the last four days without prayer and praises to you, i Have simply failed to document them on this blog. 
Let me recap.
Thank you Lord for the gift of my family and of my friends. Thank you Lord for our physical, mental, emotional health. Thank you Lord for the Gift of Time that was given to so many of us who shared in great food, great laughter, and great love for you and each other. 
Please Lord, I ask that you continue to Bless each and every one of us with growing hearts and hands for others, Especially all of those less fortunate than ourselves. We do a good job of caring for each other, which is important, but many of us do not Need a great deal. Help us all to remember to have the courage and hearts to pray for and lift up all of the hungry, homeless, lost, hurt, abandoned, scared children of yours who maybe don't know you, or know you and just are not able to overcome their circumstances without the help of others. I pray you impress on all of our hearts this Christmas Season to recognize and act upon helping those in much greater need than us.

Committed to you

I have many times believed I could be committed to things or people of this world and have failed more often than not.  I want and need a committment to you to look like nothing I have ever "committed" to before.  You are like no other, you created me!  You created this life in which I live.  Only You know your plans for me and those around me, and all your children. I am committed to Trusting in You whole-heartedly, Knowing You have taken such amazing care of me for the last 29 years and plan to do so until I am with you in Heaven.  Thank you Lord for your guidance and never ending care and Love. 

1 Peter 1:1-12

Here is a wonderful verse I read last night as part of my daily Faithwalkers read.
"Praise be to God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His Great Mercy he has given us New Birth into a living hope through the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade - kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time."

I will rejoice and be Glad and Sing, and I won't worry about tomorrow, I'm trusting in what you say, today is a NEW DAY! :)
Thank you Lord for Every New Day and the Grace and Peace in which you DO provide in Abundance.
I want to know you more. 

You are a New Day

Heavenly Father,
Thank you for a day full of blessings yesterday. Always a God filled time with Matt and Leah and beautiful baby Eve!  Thank you Lord for their Love for you and for their sisters in Christ that were gathered around their dinner table yesterday morning. I want to lift each and everyone of them up today, including their families, all those beautiful and smart children that are in their care. Lord, I pray that your light shines through them, that they feel your presence daily and grow in Faith and Love for you first and foremost. My Cup Overfloweth.
Thank you Lord, also, for last night, my sister is such an amazing and strong woman who has a passion for singing and shares that gift with others. I was very blessed to be able to attend her concert last night. Great director and song selection. 
Thank you Lord for the gift of Music!! Amena!

Heavenly Father

Thank you for a beautiful sun filled morning. I pray that this day brings you all the Glory and Honor you deserve. Thank you for seeing me through this week, keeping me going with your Love and Guidance. Thank you for holding my hand through the tough spots. Thank you for humbling me and opening my eyes to the suffering all around me. I pray I continue to be strengthened by Your Word and Your Light!
Amen :)

Good Morning Lord!

Today is the Day you have made, i will rejoice and be glad in it, and I won't worry about tomorrow, I'm trusting in what you say, today is the day!!
Thank you Lord for getting me through a challenging work week, and even ending it on a pretty great note!
Thank you for Joni and the Single Mom's who share there lives with me every Thursday night. It is humbling and eye opening to hear their stories. I would not be where I am today without Your Mercy and Love. Without Your Grace. Thank you Lord.
Again I want to lift up the body of Central. I pray that you lead us all to a stronger, healthier body.
I also want to pray for the Mirembe house and all of it's wonderful staff, Matron Mary, Counselor Mary, Teddy, Philip, Esther, and all who keep Christ Alive through their work there. Mukama Yabezbwe!
Amena!

Day Two

6:30 a.m. I had committed to praying for body of believers at my church.
Dear Lord,
Please lift up the head of our church, Pastor Paul and his family, Pastor Jeff, Pastor Sonja and Dan, Pastor Bjorn and Esther and those beautiful twins.
Lord I ask that you bless the Staff members today, of the the daycare and the church.
Please continue to guide and strengthen this body, lead us not into temptation and deliver us from evil.
In your name we pray Amen.

Committed to Facebook

Ashamed to admit that the Scrabble game I was in the midst of had to remind me of what I am. There it was, plain as day S I N N E R spelt out for me, to remind me that I am clearly NOT committed to Christ, I am habitually signing in to learn about my friends when i NEED to be spending a great portion of that time In The Word.
I need to post daily on this blog, check in, I need to trick my brain into turning THIS web page into my new habit For The GOOD.  I need to check in, like a time card punch, daily, and say, Here I Am Lord, I am committed to you, Daily. Period. Amen.
I read James 1 1-18 with a friend on the phone tonight, that was a blessing. It was a great chapter about Perseverance and Trial.
Lord Prepare Me, to be a sanctuary, Pure and Holy, TRIED and TRUE... with Thanksgiving, I'll be a living Sanctuary For YOU.
Goodnight. and God Bless.

Day 2

Tuesday School. Today was a full day of work proceeded by helping serve the dinner at church that leads into Tuesday School for the kids.  God knew that I Did want to be a leader, and that always sounded good to me in theory, but never had the courage or faith to believe that I could actually handle a leadership role. There is a great quote that reads: Not everyone is born a leader, but everyone is born with potential.  That's me, Filled with Potential.  Slowly learning and growing into a Leader, Thanks Be To God for His Patience!! I have been co-leading Grace's class of 10 little ones for a month or 2 now, it is most definitely a step in the right direction.

A Year with God

He never ceases to amaze me, Our God.  The very night I knew that I needed to commit a year (at least one year) to Christ (as my husband), I was laying in bed awake at about 2:00 a.m. with my daughter's constant cough keeping me up.  I decided to say a prayer that her cough would subside for both of our sakes, and then proceeded to turn on the radio in hopes to muffle the sound and get some rest.  God chose the song he wished for me to hear at that very moment, he knew exactly what he was dying to say to me.... "waited so long, waited so long, i've got 2 tickets to paradise, we can pack our bags and leave tonight."
Think about it! God has Patiently waited for 29 years of my life for me to utter those words, I am Committing My Life to You Lord.  And there we were, sharing that moment at 2:00 in the morning while His Grace slept (and coughed) beside me. Monday, November 8, 2010.