Love from God

I woke up this morning feeling bummed since I couldn't talk to my husband yesterday and so I wanted to send him an uplifting email to remind him that God loves him and so do I!!! Well after I sent the email, I went to today's devotional and read from Jesus Calling and it said "I have loved you with an everlasting love. Before time began, I knew you. For years you swam around in a sea of meaninglessness, searching for hope, hoping for hope. All that time I was pursuing you, aching to embrace you in my Compassionate arms. When time was right, I revealed myself to you...". It quotes Jeremiah 31:3 which states "The lord appeard to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love, therefore I've continued my faithfulness to you. That was so awesome since it just confirmed what I had just written. Little did I know God had even greater things in mind. I go to VBS today (I'm teaching 2nd grade, Lily's class) which I LOVE. Today's bible verse is from Romans 8:38 which states "For nothing can separate us from the love of God.". and no matter what  you are going through you can TRUST GOD!!! How awesome!!!! More confirmation about how Great God loves us !!! and today's message was about Jesus Dying on the cross for our sins..I just had this conversation this morning with God about how great was his love that he gave his one and only son to be the living sacrifice for all of our sins..that's "LOVE"..in case you didn't know what Love is!
Then I get home and I check my mail and there is a note from my husband that he had written to me 2 weeks ago with a note written on stationary with a "Heart" on it!!! How awesome!God was defintely revealing things today as he does every day ..we just need to be open to what he has to show us! Remember He loves EVERYONE so much!!!!!!!!!!!!All you have to do is Accept him (that Jesus died on the cross for your sins) repent of your sins and have relationship with him and you can have eternal Life!!! what a TRUE LOVE GIFT!!!!!!!!

Surrendering & Faith

On Easter Sunday I found out my husband is going to be going to Afghanistan for 6 months. At first I was upset and I felt a lot of anger/resentment ..I had to release all of this and communicate to my husband so I wouldn't be weighed down in it. That has helped greatly but then I realized was it helping my husband ..how is he feeling..I need to get out of this "woe is me" and step up to be the wife he has called me to be..On thursday of this last week I went to a women's event called "What's Around Your Neck" and had a missionary from Ecuador come and speak and give her testimony of all the things she was weighed down in and how she realeased it to God. and quoted Matthew 11:28 "Come to me all who labor and are heavy laden..". Just what I needed to hear..I laid it all at his altar and surrendered all to him. I felt lighter and not weighed down anymore..we then could pick a new necklace to put on to signify our yokeness with Christ and I felt God leading me and saying to pick a "heart" necklace to remind me to Trust in him with all my heart. and a song came on during altar call entitled "Be Still" and know that I am God! I found an orange heart necklace from "Back to Africa". that matched my outfit. the Green necklace that I brought was picked by a missonary from the Phillipines and just several days later Josh made a comment that we should do a misson trip there and our friend Michelle can be our tour guide! How cool!
Then I went to an Ewomen Conference in Pensacola the next day with my mom, Kristin , Michelle and Tanya and Kristin' s mom and it was entitled " Passionate Faith". We were able to surrender again to Christ and Nail it to the cross all the things we need to let go of and Candace shared her testimony about coming to Christ and being patients and perservere in prayer for our lost loved ones, and then Lysa said either we can have a break down moment or break through moment..its our choice. Many other speakers taught which were awesome. and concert by Mercy Me..It was so awesome to worship with my mom because Last time I saw them in concert was when she was in the hospital.
I Then started reading my new bible study on sunday called "Tour of Duty"..I will be joining a military wife group on tues nights and the first 2 chapters were on everything that happened the  last 3 days..Matthew 11:28 was mentioned again and Chapter 2 was all on faith! I then talked to Josh and said I will be the wife I need to be ..I will support you and what you are doing is saving lives for other soilders to be able to come back to their wives! How awesome is that..that's just a small glimpse of the big picture. I know God has a plan even in this ..Jeremiah 29:11. I'm so thankful for my eyes to be openened and not be stuck in a pity party..I am Trusting In the Lord and he will provide in every sense of the Word..We will grow closer to him through this trial. Praise God!!!
Today I was looking at the ewomen devotional and it said "Matthew 11:28" as well. How amazing..I guess 3 times a charm!!! "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my Yoke is Easy and my burden is light. "

God Mail

Lately I had been in prayer for my friend who is going through a hard time right now financially due to loss of job and we have a girls christian Conference coming up that I really wanted her to come to called "extraordinary Faith". I had been in prayer that God would open a door for her to go if he wanted her to attend. I went to my mailbox the other morning and there was an envelope that said "ewomen" on it so I opened it up and it said "if you know a girlfriend that is wanting to go but is unable to attend due to finances we are giving away 500 free tickets and call this number to get one"..so Instantly i got tingles all over my body and called the number and got a ticket and was sooooo excited. I called her instantly to tell her what just happened and we both started crying. God is soooo AWESOME!!!!!!!! I can't wait to see how/what God is going to do at this upcoming Conference and will be so GREAT to spend it with 3 of my closest friends and my mom!

4 hearts

Today I was getting ready for work and I was looking at the refrigerator of a picture that lily made for me in Kindergarten of a face with flowers and hearts on it and this little voice inside my head said to count the hearts..there were 4. So I was like ok..there's 4..and ...so then I started making my egg and it looked like a heart appearing in the egg..I thought seriously im losing my mind..seeing things that aren't there or this is truly a God thing..didn't really think anything of it so I went to work and as I was sitting in the meeting my mother sent me an attachement of a photo through email..which she NEVER does..and it's of a heart that says " I Love Nursing"...Wow..then I got to thinking this is the 3rd time i've seen hearts today..so now what do you want me to know about this heart thing..so I was praying on the way to see my first patient and I was going over the bridge listening to K-love and all of a sudden they said the verse of the day is Psalm 28:7 ..Trust in the Lord with all your heart..then the light dawned..so that's what he was trying to tell me..well then I thought the story was over and went to bible study tonight and my dear friend who is having some medical problems states her heart had been flip flopping and she's really going through the furnace at this time..I then realized as I was about to share my testimony about the heart that it wasn't for me ..it was for her and God wanted me to tell her to trust in the lord with all her heart..he's there and he will never leave nor forsake you..give it all to him ..he will lead you ..My other friend reminded me that the 4 hearts also represent the 4 people in the fire in the book of Daniel which we are studying currently in that class..never thought of it like that too..God is Awesome!
Thank you Lord for you Revelations..may we be open to the fact that sometimes the revelations aren't for us but to work through us to help others!!

the dream

I had a dream last week of my grandfather (My mom's dad) who has been dead for around 20 years and i dreamt he was standing in front of me and I remember being so excited to learn all about heaven and how neat it must be to be in Jesus's presence. and Papaw just smiled and said "Jesus loves you"..then I woke up..It was so real and so awesome and then it dawned on me that that was what was conveyed to my mom when Jesus appeared to her after seeing my papaw as well..except she saw him in not a dream state..she was on her death bed..and he looked around 30/35 give or take and papaw looked like the same old papaw in my dream. Anyway..I was reading scripture that day and I just knew God was going to show me something and I was reading Luke ch.13 which was about trees and the number 3 (mentioned 3 times) and verse 13 states "he laid his hands on her and immediately she stood up straight and glorified God..which took me back to when mom saw Jesus and he laid his hands on her and how we have been sharing our testimony ever since..giving God the Glory he so richly deserves!

complaining

This past week as I was driving to see patients, I started complaining about having to drive so far..well when I got to my patient he started singing a christian hymn ..I was so blessed by that..I told him I listen to my christian music when I drive and he asked me what song and i said "Amazing Grace" since I knew he knew that one and he started singing that one as well. So God ended up Blessing me through this patient that i was Complaining about driving out to see..He had a bigger plan and I couldn't see the big picture. Isn't that how it is in life in general? I was thinking about what to give up for this upcoming lent..Last year I gave up chocolate..but now he is saying I don't have to give up something "physical" but that i need to give up an "action" and that is an action of complaining. I will need to direct my focus on God when I start to complain..it won't be easy but i'm willing to try!!! This Sunday's sermon topic was on "change"..so i feel it just confirmed what i thought..we all need to change..i'm sure we all have some habit or something we would like to change or should change!!Here's to change!!!

God in America

My mom and I were having a conversation today 2/5/12 before church about Keeping God in the schools and how America has gotten away from God and giving in to the status quo...how we Christians need to start stepping it up and defending and not giving in to society in general.She was discussing this as I was reading my bible verses for the day ..I was reading Psalm 33:12.."Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!"..WOW!!! Some people would think that is a coincidence but I believe it's a Godcidence..I know that's not a word but that was perfectly timed. I feel He wants us to wake up ..this Nation as a whole especially with the upcoming election..I pray his will, will be done and we will become more courageous and stand up for what we believe in..it's time to get God back in the schools and in the nation!!!