we can’t give up

I know my heart and I know how I long to be the man of God that Jesus wants me to be.  I see it in my everyday life, from the thoughts that pass through to the people in my life.  This time will be for real, this will not be a time where I sabotage the good that I am doing.  I am well -known to myself for drawing near to Christ and right when things seems to fall into place with Him, I run, well I FLEE.  I am tired of running, and I am ready to face this life with Christ first.  I see all of my faults and rarely any of my strengths, even though, Jesus sends many people across my path to encourage me.  The deal is that we are lied to for so long that the lies of the bottom feeder(Satan) become true.  Our lives become so in-twined with the do’s and don’t’s of life that we forget where we started and where we are hoping to end.  The choice is not to give up and there will be no giving up, because as cliche as it may be, Our King did not give up on us when he had the choice on the cross, and as real as the day is 24 hours, I will not give up.  There is no going back to living life in secret and with lies.  I will live life with Christ first and pray for His protection over me as I walk into the fire everyday.  The heart of a true champion is not the heart that always wins, NO, it is the heart that continually chooses to heal after every time it is broken.  The heart that decides to get back up and face life again and love again, because and only because Jesus says so.  Amen and Amen!

A New ME

Every New Year brings us hope
It seems like we have another chance
A chance to stop sliding down the slope
An opportunity to reinforce our stance

From choices and attitudes that we create
As life throws all it can our way
We ask the New year for a clean slate
Praying for that “ Oh So, New Day”

God takes his time to answer our request
And we usually seem too reluctant to remain
Instead of waiting, we say to Him, May I suggest
And then we are doing it on our own again

Lord, I pray I will surrender to you
I no longer want to do it on my own
No more living life by just passing through
No more living life feeling alone

You are the God of all creation
and I ask for a new me
A me that see the ways out of temptation
The ways you provide, My Lord, God Almighty

Amen..

As we live

I was sitting this morning just think of the day and how life is always moving.  In that movement we create a crown of life, a crown that represents us, that crown is the people in our lives.  The people that mean something to is and whats most important we mean something to them.  As you live for God, your crown of life grows and without notice, you can see that their are so many who are influenced by your actions, words, and love.  I am thankful to know that my crown of life reaches out to many and that legacy is only to give praise and thanks to the one true God.  As I learn and accept that this life is not my own, I can understand more of why this crown of life is so important.  People need to hear something, they need to know you don’t change, people need a constant and when they find that in someone they want more.  We are all striving to be apart of something that is bigger than ourselves.  There is no need to search any longer, that something is your Crown of Life, we are part of something bigger.  As we live everyday, let it be for Christ and let it be because we have the courage to withstand the attacks of the World and the Devil, through our most Powerful Adonai.. Selah!