Obeying God

John 14:23-24

 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.  He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.

 There is a difference between my kids obeying me because I said so and I mean it "right now!" Or them obeying me because they love their mom and like to make me happy. When they obey because they want to obey I see their love and it does make me feel loved. That gives me a picture of God's point of view on rather our love for Him is real. When He sees His children obey not because they feel like it but simply because they love Him, it must make Him smile and He must want to bless us for it. I know I want to reward my children when I see true obedience.  A great big hug is definately a must for such things!

One area I need to be obedient in is in doing the things each day in the home that He called me to do as a wife and mom.  I have days where I haven't much motivation to do the repeated everyday task that sometimes don't seem very rewarding. But if those task are done in obedience to Him they have a purpose and will be rewarding. That is where our motivation should begin. We can obey in the very little everyday things and please God by it!

Letting God Take the Wheel

 What is holiness? I am going to tell you what it is to me personally. A relationship with God that goes to a deep (holy) level. Hearing from Him in all situations; sitting at the feet of Jesus as Mary did. Our appearance may reflect what kind of relationship we have but holiness is not merely an outward appearance. In fact in the last while I have fallen apart a number of times and there wasn't anything beautiful or "holy like" in in my appearance.  Through these things though, God brought me closer to Himself.

 James 1:2-4 says: Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials,  for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.  And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing."

 I can now say I am counting it all joy but God is still at work in me towards perfection and I can expect that there will be more times that will hurt. God steers us towards holiness and sometimes He takes some pretty sharp turns!
 I am experiencing what I asked for when we started this study. (or maybe I asked for it most of my life in a way) It has been very painful and at times I don't understand at all what God is doing!

 I asked God to do a real work in me again and those around me. I am seeing exactly that in our home. It's still only the beginning of things to come even though the work began a long time ago.  I pray that the revival I experience right now will pass on to others. I would love to hear your experiences of what God is doing in your lives!

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Walking in the Light

We finished our lesson on honesty last week, but I had not had the chance to post anything about it yet. For me this week while going through the lesson, I was learning mostly from real life experiences. God was working more in the areas of faith and trusting Him then what our lesson was about. Like I said from the beginning this isn't about getting through a book but about Seeking God and listening to what HE is saying. Maybe some weeks He will teach us life lessons that are not based on topic for that week, but it's still about revival in our hearts.

The passage I have always been able to learn from and was in our Honesty lesson was 1John 1:5-9
Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness


 "This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.  If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.  But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.


 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."

One thing that really makes sense to me now is about having fellowship with one another if we walk in the light. When we walk in darkness, we are uncomfortable in the light. There was a time in my life where I did not feel I belonged with those who were always talking about God and Bible verses, or yelled out halleluia in their excitement! Then later in my life it became so special to be with people like that. Even now when I struggle or I'm not walking in the light, I am tempted to shut others out. Anyone else ever feel that way?

Two Kings -Two Choices

This event in 2nd Chronicles spoke to me in more ways than one! First of all on how important it is to humble ourselves and turn to God!  Also in another way. In this story (as in many cases).... We see how quick God is to forgive and help those who turn to Him.  If we humble ourselves and turn to Him, He will do the same for us.

2 Chronicles 12:1-7

1 Now it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom and had strengthened himself, that he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel along with him. 2 And it happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD, 3 with twelve hundred chariots, sixty thousand horsemen, and people without number who came with him out of Egypt—the Lubim and the Sukkiim and the Ethiopians. 4 And he took the fortified cities of Judah and came to Jerusalem.



5 Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah, who were gathered together in Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, “Thus says the LORD: ‘You have forsaken Me, and therefore I also have left you in the hand of Shishak.

6 So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, “The LORD is righteous.”
7 Now when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance.

So quickly people  can change and turn away from the truth of God's word. God never turns away from us first. It is by our own choices we make that could seperate us from Him! So often too, we turn to all kinds of other places for help first before turning to Him.
May we all humble ourselves today and turn to Jesus alone!

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Moving Forward With God

We are working on Lesson 2 this week and some things are coming back to me more from last time but at the same time I am plowing all over again. I don't think God skips any steps even if we are going through this time of seeking Him a second time. I have had a desire to read His word this week, which I am so glad for. The last while it was more something I had to force myself to do and really it is such a priviledge! I thank God for putting the desire back in my heart! It makes me see how everything is only possible through God Himself, including revival and humility as we have learned about so far. The Seeking Him book itself will not revive us but the Spirit of God will!

Memory Verse:

"For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." Luke 14:11

Quiet Time With God

When do you take the time to do your daily lessons? I have heard so often the best time to study His is right in the morning,  but can't seem to make that work. I find the only thing that is good for me right in the morning is some time in prayer, but as far as devotions and Bible study goes, I just don't get as much out of it during that time. I use to feel guilty for that, especially after hearing testimonies of Christians who were so comitted to that. Now I decided, instead of feeling guilty, I will set a time that is right for the way I am and concentrate on what He teaches me not when I do my devotions. What are your (honest) thoughts?

Memory Verses

One of my goals is to memorize all the memory verses through this study this time. It's an area I struggle with or just don't take enough time for. When I try to get our kids to memorize scripture, I often feel bad because I don't do that enough myself. I may need accountability in this area now, so do ask me about it from time to time.

Memory Verse:

“Break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord, till He comes and rains righteousness on you.” Hosea 10:12

Beginning The Journey ~ 2011!

In November of 2008, I went through the Seeking Him study with a group of ladies and today in March of 2011 I started it again. I was just reading through our Introduction post from last time and I realized, I don't even remember writing any of that stuff. I think this will definately be good all over again and I am excited about it! Today was more of a look into what we will be getting into, so now let the seeking and digging begin!

 (From the book:)
" Are you tired of trying to be a good Christian? Are you overloaded and worn out with church activities? Do you sometimes feel like you are just going through the motions of the Christian life?Do you often find yourself running on empty spiritually? Do you experience heaviness or shame more than more than joy and freedom in your Christian life? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then perhaps God is calling you to something deeper. Maybe you're ready to experience personal revival!"

 I thought those were very good questions to start out with! I am ready to hear from Him again!