Join me in prayer for inner peace, we must have peace within to have peace on the outside!

 

 Good evening, it is hard for me to believe that it is already Wednesday evening...wow time flies when you are having fun...LOL.
     I pray that this day has been a good one for you, that the day to day drama and stress of life was at a minimal and better yet that you were able to let it pass you by because you had a smile in your heart that was just not willing to let a frown take it away!
      Today has been a cold day here in Utah, it seems with each passing year I become more and more intolerant to the cold, I am thinking I might have to head south like all of the geese have been! I invite you to pray with me this prayer tonight, I am seeing so many who have no peace in their hearts, I see so many struggling with so much and not feeling like God is listening: Join me in this and believe that he is with you, that he does hear you and that he has a beautiful plan for you who hold faith and love for him in your spirits!

Prayer for Inner Peace

Dear God, my heart and mind are open to You. May your gentle peace fill my being. In your Presence, I Am the presence of peace. Inner peace is the essence of my being. My mind is calm, clear, and certain.
I am comforted by your loving embrace, God. I surrender all my worries and concerns to you knowing that your eternal and everlasting spirit upholds and sustains me in all that I do. My inner peace is strengthened by our connection.
As I join my heart and mind with yours, dear God, I feel your peace infusing my entire being, keeping my sense of inner peace strong and secure.
To You, beloved God, I let go of struggle, strife, and challenge in my life. In the comfort of your peaceful presence, I am whole, fulfilled, and at peace.
God, my inner peace is the result of your soothing presence. Your essence calms the storms around me and leads me ever deeper into the place of perfect inner peace where our minds are joined. As I focus my mind on Your peaceful presence, I release all thought and melt in the comfort and safety of Your love.

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Prayer for Inner Peace

   

"Tooting our own horns" is not the sweetest sound!!!.

 

  TGIF, and TGIF...I am sure this phrase has crossed your mouths at least once this morn. It is beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, out this morning! I say this each day on here...IT REALLY IS!!! We have blue skies, sunshine, a nice breeze and to top it all off our temperature is 48 degrees, perfect with sweats and my "betty blankie"!

Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my sighing.
Listen to my cry for help, 
my King and my God, 
for to you I pray.
In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; 
in the morning I lay my requests before you 
and wait in expectation. -- Psalm 5:1-3

     This morning I would like to ask you to join me in a prayer that is special and specific for those who are just receiving the diagnosis that they have cancer in their bodies, I was made aware by a close friend that one of her friends had just received the news that she has breast cancer, I cannot even begin to say how I would react if that was something that the doctor was telling me, so many are receiving this diagnosis and although we pray for them when it is made aware to us, we are not there for them in the first few hours/days before it is made public. I ask God this morning to lay hands upon those who are receiving this diagnosis, that the words coming from the physicians mouths will no be words such as that of a death sentence but words that say...we need to prepare you for the battle as you are being thrown in the ring, you are strong, you are a fighter, you are a winner and you can get through this fight! I ask God to allow his strength to be yours as you digest this news and make plans on how you will allow it to effect you and your body! I ask God to fill you with the knowledge that YES this is not a good diagnosis, but it is not something that you cannot get through. I pray that you are filled with determination and grit and that once over the initial shock that you puff out your chest, set your jaw and tell God that with his help you are going to beat this! In Jesus name I ask God to allow you to feel his love and his support, amen. I sat for a while and then said my normal morning prayers making note to include first diagnosis' in my everyday prayers, I prayed for each of you that today will be a day of only good things, that you will feel the presence of God all around you and that you will be pleasing to him in all of your dealings! As I was closing my prayer a very important thought crossed my heart, something that I know needs to be said, something that is a thorn in my paw and something that I know God was reminding me to add! How many times has someone done something nice for you and you felt loved and very special, you so appreciated their kindness and you thanked God for it? You felt humbled that they would go out of their way to make you feel special and you asked God to bless them for being this way...then boom...they have to go and puff themselves up by letting everyone else know what a good thing THEY have done for you... when we do something good for someone it is supposed to be because we have goodness in our hearts and God knows what we are doing, he sees how we are giving of ourselves...we do not have to go and "shine the light" upon ourselves and tell everyone else what a good person we are!!! That is God's job, he is the one who rewards us for the good things we do in our lives, when we pat our own backs it takes away from the blessings we would otherwise have received for being selfless! The next time we do something good for someone we must remember that God knows and he will make known our good deed with blessings, we do not need to go out and toot our own horns!!! Don't do things with intent of return, do things because your heart tells you to and then let God give you the thumbs up, in the end the only "thumbs ups" that matter are the ones for our Father in Heaven!
      I pray that this day will be one that is filled with love and laughter, that no matter where you are there is a smile on your face that brightens the darkness for others, that there is love oozing from your pores that will give others hope and that there is time for you to sit and chat with Father God, his line is always available for you:) Take time for yourself and hear the music! Love to each of you in Christ, amen!
     

Tell me now...when was the last time you did something nice just for the sake of doing it!

 

 Happy "HUMP" day as it is so lovingly called! I pray your Wednesday has started out on a positive note and that you fly high all day today! It seems mine will be one of those hurry up and wait mornings, gotta love these tests in patience :)
      This morning as I sit in wait for a grand adventure, I am once again amazed by the beauty around me, the skies are cloud filled, some gray and almost angry looking, some cotton ball, so clean a pure, there is a mass of color and the way the clouds are moving is just beautiful! The sun is trying to peak out ever so often but only to be covered by another band of passing clouds! We are at 57 degrees and very windy...without a jacket, to cool to sit out! Oh wait, I have my 'Betty "blankie" so life is gooooooood!
In prayer this morning, I prayed for all of my family and friends asking God to give you a break today, to allow your minds to rest a bit so that you can reflect on what is most important in your life, not the everyday trials and tests that you face, but the love, the goodness, the issues that make you smile! I asked him to bless each of you with your needs and to hold you in the warmth of his arms and allow you to feel hope and to catch a glimpse of the lighthouse on the other side of the storm. I prayed my usual morning prayers for health and healing, for resolve of issues, for lost souls and for renewed faith. When my prayer came to a close a picture I saw yesterday posted on facebook on my sweet aunt's page crossed over my heart! It goes with all that has been on my heart and the topic of my messages this entire week!

"You have never really lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you!"

What power there is in this statement, what a wonderful meaning there is in these words...when was the last time you did something for someone with absolutely NO expectations? When was the last time you saw someone in need, knowing they could never ever pay you back but you gave from your heart just for the sake of giving? In our world, money is getting tighter and tighter, as the price of living rises our wages stay the same! Groceries, gas, utilities, clothing...it just keeps going up and up, paychecks stay the same so we are having to struggle to make ends meet, single family incomes are near impossible to live on..it is ugly out there in case you have not noticed! My dad was one of the biggest inspirations to me, if he had an apple he would give half to a person in need without expectation, if he saw someone in need he gave of himself for no "glory" but because he had heart. At his funeral this was mentioned and I felt so honored to hear these kind things said about him! God does not want us to go out and give our last penny and allow our families to do without but he does expect us to give when we have excess, to share when we can! I never used to look at homeless people with any care or concern, me not having learned the life lesson my dad taught, me being cynical would think, there are jobs out there, they should be getting a job not panhandling on the side of the roadway...me being hard in heart never offered anything! One day my daughter was with me and we saw a panhandler, she asked me to stop so that she could give him a dollar, I scoffed at her and said, "he probably has more money than you do, he makes his living taking from others!" she got really upset and what she said to me forever changed how I feel. "mom! maybe he does, that is something he has to live with, but what if he does not?" I thought about this and felt ashamed that I was "on the defensive" I did not have a clue about this person only that he appeared to be in need! Megan gave the dollar and the remainder of her day was beautiful, mine not so much!!! Don't let your children be the ones to teach you these life lessons, be the example to them. One of my greatest pleasures is being anonymous, I love to do nice things for others without them knowing, that is when our hearts are full. If you are doing something for personal gain...it is not as it should be...do it with love in your heart and anonymously when you can. There is no better feeling in the world! Today I am going to open my eyes more widely and am going to look for opportunity to do something nice for someone, especially one that I know can never repay me. If Jesus came to your door dressed as a poor, hungry person, would you turn him away or would you give him part of what you had in hopes that it would be sustaining to him? How do you know where Jesus is, do you not think he can come to you to check the content of your character, to see what really lies in your heart? I believe he can and since that day that Megan taught me the lesson..I have never strayed off of the path! Sharing is caring and caring is love! To all of those who have helped me in my life, I will never forget the deed, for those who I see helping others, I will never forget the deed! I love each of you and pray that today will be the day you open your eyes and give...give from your heart with no expectation of repayment! How about the yard you drive by each day that is in need of some TLC, does it belong to a person who cannot physically take care of it? Get off of the couch and help them out??? How about the single mom trying so desperately to feed her kids, to work, to be both mom and dad, is there nothing you can do today to help her out? How about the family who's dad just lost his job, what would a couple bags of groceries left on the doorstep mean to them?? How about the mom at the store trying to juggle her groceries and her kids, could she not use a hand in getting them loaded into the car? How about that car you just passed broken down on the highway, maybe they could use some assistance or even someone to sit with them until assistance comes...God gives us opportunity all day long, the question is...are you willing to take the opportunity or will you turn a blind eye and just keep living your life as it is now! Let us band together today and be what God needs us to be, what he has taught us all of our lives, let us be pleasing to him in showing that we have learned!!! God bless you with his love!