Move Me Forward in My Life

Psalm 16:11The Message (MSG)

 "Now you’ve got my feet on the life path,
    all radiant from the shining of your face.
Ever since you took my hand,
    I’m on the right way."

Moving Forward. Sometimes that means moving on from something, or someone.  Maybe it is a traumatic event that happened in your past.  You move forward.  Maybe it is someone that you dated or married and that relationship ended.  You move forward. 

Then sometimes it means feeling convicted about something from God.  You move forward.  Maybe we have been convicted to do something, and yet we hesitate.  We are scared that if we do “move forward” that we will be moved out of our comfort zone.  Yet, with God beside us, do we have a comfort zone?

There are many ways to move forward.  All of them take God in our lives.  I received an e-mail from someone about a month ago, and in there was this line that I love.  “I choose You today Lord – I want to see what You have in store for me?  I place my hand in Your hand as you guide me in Your direction today.”

Let our prayer be - Lord, today I want You to move me forward in my life.  Move me in the direction of your choice,  Amen.

Written by LM

Spending Quiet Time with God and Listening to His Voice

Sometimes it's not a matter of wanting to spend time with God, but a question of how?
What do we do with the time when we have it?

Here are some suggestions on how we can spend quiet time with God.

~ Praising Him in Psalm.
~ Silence with God, "Be still and know that I am God."
        - Allow God to speak to your heart, mind, and soul.
~ Through journaling your prayers and thoughts about God.
~ Through devotional Scripture, by reading stories. Ask yourself these questions as you read:
     - What does this text/story say about God?
     - What does this text/story say about me?
     - What does this text/story say about my walk with God?

Where can we hear his voice?
It's  all around us, we just need to listen.

Listen through...
         Nature
         Scripture
         Friends
         Music

The more time we spend with God, we will realize how evident he is in every part of our life.

Contribution by MMX

God is there...

This weekend, I heard two songs that touched me.  They spoke to me.  Songs have a way of doing that to me.  God works in such unique ways, and brings those songs out at the most opportune moments.

Even when we are going through the worst that life has to throw at us, God is there.   We are never alone, even when we feel that the whole world is against us.   God stays the same, and is for us.

Photo by WE

God On The Mountain by Lynda Randle  

Sung by Jason Crabb

Life is easy, when you're up on the mountain And you’ve got peace of mind Like you’ve never known But then things change and you're down in the valley Don’t lose faith for you're never alone[Chorus]For the God on the mountain is still God in the valley When things go wrong, He’ll make them right And the God of the good times is still God in the bad times The God of the day is still God in the nightV. 2We talk of faith when were up on the mountain But talk comes easy When life’s at its best But it's down in the valley of trials and temptations That’s where faith is really put to the test

Photo by WE

Then there was a song right after that which clinched it.  The words are so powerful.  He will take you through the fire.  God never promised that life would be easy, but He promised He would be there. 

Through The Fire by Gerald Crabb

Sung by Jason Crabb 

So many times I've questioned certain circumstances Things I could not understand Many times in trials, weakness blurs my vision Then my frustration gets so out of hand It's then I am reminded I've never been forsaken I've never had to stand the test alone As I look at all the victories the spirit rises up in me And it's through the fire my weakness is made strong
(chorus) He never promised that the cross would not get heavy And the hill would not be hard to climb He never offered our victories without fighting But he said help would always come in time Just remember when you're standing in the valley of decision And the adversary says give in Just hold on, our Lord will show up And he will take you through the fire again
(bridge) I know within myself that I would surely perish But if I trust the hand of God, He'll shield the flames again
(repeat chorus)

What an AWESOME God we serve!

Contributed by LM