Worship Wednesday- Praise the LORD!!!

I want to thank the LORD for HIS HAND OF SAVING GRACE!!! On Sunday morning, the Lord swept in and swept our church off its feet. Almost 40 people came to know Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior. Many had believed in Jesus ( Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. James 2:19), but never believed ON HIM! (more have come to know Him this week as well)

What is so wonderful for our family is that our girls Am & Sis were in that number! Sis had been struggling for a couple months over her salvation. She was 11 and remembered some, but just didn't have complete peace over it. She looked back at me and I knew she had to get to that altar to make things RIGHT...... Unknown to us, Am had been questioning her's for a time. She came down the aisle, headed straight for her Daddy, and couldn't get to the altar quick enough. 

I cannot explain the service, nor will I even try. All I know is the SUPERNATURAL HAND OF GOD was on WGBC that morning. I am sharing the service with you. You can make your own conclusions of what happened by watching the service. I will tell you that it is long...almost 2 hours. (although, it didn't feel long at all!) (Sis speaks at about 1:05 - and Am goes down about 1:35) FYI - Am was in the back nursery with Baby M....she could hear the service from the speaker, but she couldn't see what was going on in the service.....all she knew was she had to get to that altar.

Have you ever struggled with your salvation? Have you ever trusted the Lord as your personal Savior? Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ? Please take the time to watch this service if you don't KNOW HIM ....maybe you will once this service is over. Praying God will bless you through watching this. GOD IS ALIVE and HE is STILL in the MIRACLE BUSINESS!!!

PRAISE THE LORD!!!

I Can't Get Away....

No, I am not trying to escape....at ALL.

I can't get away from these words I read this morning....

"God will search the most horrible places for us. Not only will He save us from a life of sin, but He'll even wade through bitterness, pride, jealousy, anger and betrayal to rescue you!"

I was reading my friend Deidre's blog post for today. (If you haven't been following her February Month of Devotions - you should be!) And these words seem to echo in my head. It was if she was talking directly to me, reminding me of what the Lord had delivered me from, when I was in a deep pit, with only one thing to do, "Look Up" to HIM. 

He didn't have to search very far for me. Oh, He knew EXACTLY where I was. How I got there. How long I had been there. How far I would go. And then, I reached the end of ME. 

There I was, at the end of me, with no where to turn. I had tried to do it all on my own for years. My way. And I was nothing. Going nowhere fast. Useless. Unwanted. Terrified. Ugly. (just a few of my names at that time) Wallowing in self-pity. There was nowhere to look but up. And there HE WAS!! He lifted me out of that pit, and set me on a path to redemption, love, and grace. Once again HIS MERCY SAVED ME from that life of sin, sadness, brokenness, anger, unforgiveness, that I chose on my own, to love me and redeem me. 

I loved her post. It was so for me. A wonderful reminder of what God did for me. He loved me right where I was at that very moment. And He loves me right where I am today, right now. Even in the midst of trials and life. He will never leave me. He is always with me. 

Are you at a place, where you have no where to turn? Maybe you feel that you are not loved by a Holy God? The ONE true God? Oh, sure there are days I don't feel worthy of His love, and days I am just not enough. But, I do know this, HE DOES LOVE ME. He sent HIS Son to die for me. And that my friends, is more than enough! If you are at that place that you just don't know that God loves you..... join Raising Future Esthers  for the rest of this month as Deidre shares The Relentless, Transforming, Redeeming Love of God. (be sure to go back and read each day's post....you will not be disappointed!!)

And if you haven't read Hosea..... you really should. And if you want a good read that is  "A powerful retelling of the story of Gomer and Hosea," Redeeming Love is a life-changing story of God’s unconditional, redemptive, all-consuming love.

Worship Wednesday-God's Love

The next video is a little long, but so worth listening to.....take a moment to focus on God's love for you.

Sometimes I struggle.
Sometimes I fail to understand God's love for me.
Sometimes I forget He loves me just as I am.
Sometimes I try to earn His love.
Sometimes I feel as I am just not worthy.

But, all those thoughts are nothing compared to HIS love for me....and for you!!! Are you struggling with trying to earn His love? Maybe you don't really understand His love. For His love is like NO other. Dig deeper into God's Redeeming Love at my real-life friend's blog  during the month of February....you won't want to miss a post.