Relationships

Thank you, O God, for all you have given me. I am truly blessed. You are with me through all times, both good and bad, and I thank you.More...

"I will tell of your loving kindness, Lord, and praise Your deeds, according to all You have done for us, and Your great goodness toward the house of Israel, which You have bestowed on them according to Your mercies, and according to the multitude of Your loving kindnesses." Isaiah 63:7

"How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, 'Your God reigns!'" Isaiah 52:7
You reign O God! You are ruler of all, and I will proclaim your great news!

"Look, there on the mountains, the feet of the one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your festivals, O Judah, and fulfill your vows. No more will the wicked invade you; they will be completely destroyed." Nahum 1:15
O God, thank you for Your promise of peace.

"Come follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." Matthew 4:19
O Lord, I pray that You might use me as You see fit.

O Lord, my God, I submit my relationship with others to You. I know You have my best interests at heart. I ask that You bring peace, restoration, harmony, and hope to my marriage. I know that I can not do this and I submit myself to You. Use me as an instrument to restore my marriage that we might be a living testament to glorify You, O God. I ask that You break through our hardheadedness, our stubbornness and our pride... restore balance to what needs to be balanced, renew our love and devotion to You and to each other. I pray that Your will be done. All thanks and glory to You! Amen

O God, You are always with us. You tell us in Your word to be on the alert.
"Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings." 1Peter 5:8-9
We are warned to be on the alert for Satan when we are suffering or being persecuted. When we are feeling alone, weak, helpless, and cut off from other believers, so focused on our own troubles that we forget to watch for danger, and we are most vulnerable to Satan's attacks. Satan knows our weaknesses and he will use them for his gain. We must stay on the alert and turn to other Christians for support. Keep our eyes on Christ and Satan will flee from us!
Boundaries--those self-imposed security zones which keep us alert to the areas where Satan is most likely to attack. Teaming up with accountability partners who help watch your back makes it doubly difficult for you to be defeated. These are our responsibilities, for salvation is work for us too.

I am thankful, O God, for the support of my friends and of my church family. I am reminded that You are working and it is my job to be patient. I sometimes struggle with this, as I have always been someone who couldn't get things done fast enough. I have always done things myself so I didn't have to wait on someone else. I am learning, Lord, thank You for Your patience. I have friends who can see my struggles and remind me to wait... to wait on You, Lord, for You know best.

I have been struggling the past few days with feelings of sadness and loneliness. I spoke with Eddie yesterday who reminded me this is not supposed to be easy. If I were having an easy time of it then the relationship would not be worth trying to save. Thank You, Lord, for using Eddie to remind me to be patient.