What a Wednesday twill surely be...

Psalm 90:12 has been my plea lately...to make the most of my time. Because I have LOTS of it each day, yet have often squandered it away instead of...what?...being productive? Yes. Only now it's not a desire to DO as in laundry, cleaning, job-searching (in the past this kept me very busy while collecting unemployment and feeling too guilty to paint), exercise, Make myself an improved person in some way, etc. Instead, I want to know You. I want to hear Your voice. I want to know You more. (I'm singing this. Do you know the tune? It's a praise song, I hope you figured out) I can hear Mae singing it in my memory- she does such a lovely job of it. And then whomever the band is that does it on the radio. Matt. 6:33 is written on the inside cover of my Bible in the penmanship of Linda who sweetly gave us the Bible as we began attending Living Waters. So true!

Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you. It WORKS, folks!

Dec. 4, 2005

Psalm 27:14 says to Wait on the Lord, be of good courage and He will strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord.

So I am doing that as often as I remember...and He is bringing forth all sorts of fruit.

Where do I begin? This chapter of Psalms was studied by me a couple days ago. Yesterday, it was the scripture reading for the church service I attend on Sundays at Nipomo Bible church. The pastor spoke on loneliness and beating it and depression. Just what I needed to hear. For affirmation and direction and to pass along. It was so awesome that I'm getting a tape of it. If anyone is interested, post a response and I'll see what I can do to get you a copy. They cost just $3.

I'm up in the middle of the night b/c I'm so full of expectancy...for the wondrous things God has in store for me. See Jer. 29:11. Revelation is coming at a rapid rate. I don't mean the end-times, although I believe that as well, here I'm referring to understanding the word of God through the power of the Holy Spirit. It gives me chills in a great way- a joie de vivre kind of giddiness, likened in a small way to the feeling I had when speaking in tongues a few years back when the Spirit filled me at "youth camp" with Living Waters Tabernacle (Denver) in CO. (That was THE absolute BEST I have ever felt in my entire life. Indescribable Joy and "rightness" and closeness to God.) You see, I HAD all these great plans before and got completely guilted out by that lame-o Satan and put them all away and gave up and looked forward to nada. How sad...? But not anymore. My eyes have been opened to the devil's tricks and I plead the blood of Jesus against all the devil's wiles. Who can separate us from the love of God? (Romans).

The spirit reminded me to pray right then and there whenever someone asks me to pray for so-and-so. A shopowner told me of her niece's death and we prayed for the family and that the Lord would not only comfort her parents, but also that this might be a time for them to draw close to Him and believe in Him and accept Him as their personal Saviour, if they are not Christians. Isaiah says that His ways are not our ways, neither are His thoughts our thoughts. For as the heavens are higher the earth, so are His ways than our ways, and His thoughts than our thoughts. We don't know everything. He does. He is a merciful God. His ways can be mysterious to us. (mystery is defined as unrevealed truth, I think I heard on the radio a week or so ago, from a reputable source- did anyone else hear this? Maybe P. Jack Hayford said it?)

Might get some sleep now.
More soon-or else good rest going on.

God Bless you! He already has- just receive it.
L