Self Centered or God Centered

Hey Y'all,
I know its been a mighty long time since I last posted.  I have just let life get in the way!

Today I wanted to focus on  Letting God {Christ} Be The Center Of My Life.

God is perfect, love, joy, peace, contentment, kind, gentle and self-controlled.  Why wouldn't I want this?

John 10: 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I {Christ} came that they {you} may have life and have it abundantly. 

You see God wants us to be happy.  That's not to say that we will never have any sad or down times. After all the Bible clearly states in John 16:3 that I should expect troubles.  However He is right there in the very center of it all.  Filling you with All He has and All He is!  He wants you to be full of His perfect peace, joy, love, and contentment.  The world or flesh says you can have all these things too....but they come with attachments and consequences.....God's comes with blessings.  

Abba Father, Thank You for Your perfect love.
Thank You for Your perfect peace and rest.
Holy Spirit I'm letting go of self and I give you full control of my mind and my heart.
Keep me focused on God's perfect love and peace today and always.
When all the foolish worries of no money to pay the bills or buy food or whatever foolish worries that I have no control over, and all the things that the world throws at me, remind me, Holy Spirit that God is perfect. And He has a perfect plan for me.
Please stand guard against the fears and worries and do not let them enter and take a foothold in my mind and my heart.  Father I want to let Your light and perfectness begin to change my life and to be the person you want me to be.  Father in Jesus' name I Thank You!

Have you ever thought about letting God be God?

Blessing  ♥

Betsy

Is God Your Beginning and End?

Revelation 21:6
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End".

Does the future ever seem scary to you?
The uncertainties of life - tomorrow ever get you down?
I know the feeling.
There are times now when I'm concerned about what is going to happen next.

I wasn't always like that though.
There were times when I just flew by the seat of my pants, not worrying
about what was around the next corner so to speak.
Procrastinating until my time was up and I HAD to do It!

But these last 18 months have opened my eyes to the reality of life.
How short life is and how precious it really is too.
The fear of not being able to spread the finances as far as they need to go, bills, food, fuel for
our cars and now the heat is coming and it is getting unbearably hot here in Texas.
I'm praying that God will show His mercy and help keep the heat down...a little bit any way.

I know I must keep trusting in Him though, no matter how rough it might get.
He has gotten us through some pretty tight and slim times so far.
I also know He has a perfect plan for us!

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, 
plans to give you hope and a future".  Jeremiah 29:11 

I believe this and cling to this daily my friend!  And you can too!
God always keeps His promises!

Did you know though that when God makes a promise there is always a response from us that He waits on?
Look with me at the above promise.
He tells us in Jeremiah 29:11 that He has this wonderful plan for our lives.
To prosper us and not to harm us.  A plan of hope and a future.

Jeremiah 29:12-13 "Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me and I will listen to you.
You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.
There it is!   The response He's waiting for.

Father let us seek You with all of our heart!
Father I ask you to give us Your courage to live each day according to Your will.
Help us not to loose our focus of Your awesome face.
Father I ask You now to give us an opportunity to be a blessing to someone else that is in need right now.
Let us bring glory to Your wonderful name.
Help us to live a stronger and more courageous Christian life through this journey we are on.
Help us also not to miss a single blessing!

"Life is a journey that begins and ends with God"!


Blessings ♥
Betsy