Saying Good-Bye to 2010 !!!

I cant even believe CHRISTmas has again come and gone in the blink of an eye no signs of CHRISTmas in any of the stores and even in my neighborhood as fast as it all goes up it also comes down FAST!! I am amazed that as I was shopping yesterday there is ALREADY hints of Valentine's Day and St. Patty's Day things already hanging on the shelves WOW I ask that we STOP and slow down not rush into the next season of life without first REALLY pondering what 2010 has been about...so as we head into the LAST week of 2010 may we REALLY PONDER over the last year as a whole and ask ourselves; "ARE WE WHERE WE WANT TO BE, Spiritually, Relationally, in our marriages, with our children, in our friendships, with our ministries and if NOT WHY what can we do this year to have that closer walk with Thee??? I always try to have a Word of the year or a scripture something to WORK on in the next year to come a focus point instead of a New Year's Resolution for 2010 my Word was TRUST I wanted to Trust God more in every area of life He told me if I learned to REALLY TRUST Him with every part of my life NOTHING could seperate me from the Peace of God! Trusting God with every area of life was NOT easy for me especially with all the change endured this last year my niece went home out of the blue and returned to a hostile enviornment after being in peace with us for a year plus, my ex-husband returned to our lives after 15 years wanting a relationship with his two children now almost 17 and 16, my husband endured a horrible car accident in which we came to find out his health was failing at the age of 38, and then leaving our church after 5 1/2 years all very hard situations in which I was forced to put the word TRUST to the test will I really trust God 100% in ALL these circumstances??? I am thankful to answer YES I did TRUST GOD in ALL these circumstances was I perfect NO (still a work in progress) but I was able to peacefully make it through each circumstance because I chose to TRUST GOD and what HE was showing me rather then trying to do things myself or focus on the circumstance and NOT GOD!! So I am thankful to end 2010 with being able to say I believe I have learned to trust God more at the end of this year then I did at the start of 2010!!!

NOW FOR 2011- My new word or theme for this year is LOVE
I want to LOVE more with an AGAPE LOVE to understand God's never ending LOVE His perfect LOVE. My desire is to LOVE as God loves unconditionally, not based upon feelings, or appearances, or performances, but allow the LIGHT of God's LOVE to soak every part of my soul that it may spill over into every relationship in my life that all around me may know I am a "CHRISTIAN" by my LOVE!!
"And walk in LOVE, [esteeming and delighting in one another] as CHRIST loved us and gave Himself up for us, a slain offering and sacrifice to God [ for you, so that it became] a sweet fragrance. [Ezek. 20:41.] Eph.5:2 Amplified Version
this is my scripture to start 2011 and we will see where the Lord takes me from here I am excited to learn to LOVE more like Christ!!! What do you want to grow in the New Year??? something to ponder as we are in the last week of 2010!! God Bless and may you end the year in the Lord and thank HIM for every circumstance in 2010!
Until Next Time,
Serving The Lord Together,
Cindy

Sufficiency of God's Word

God's word my friend's IS THE ONLY TRUTH there is!!!
Psalm 19:7-14 is the most monumental statement on the sufficiency of scripture ever made in concise terms:

The law of the Lord is perfect,restoring the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
The precepts of the Lord are RIGHT, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are true; they are righteous altogehter.
They are more desirable than gold; yes, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.
Moreover, by them Thy servant is warned;
In keeping them there is great reward.
Who can discern his errors? Acquit me of hidden faults.
Also keep back Thy servant from presumptuous sins;
Let them not rule over me;
Then I shall be blameless,
And I shall be acquitted of great transgression.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Thy sight,
O Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.

I love this God's Word is ALL SUFFICIENT and we must discipline ourselves to live according to BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES not Worldly alternatives. THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR SUBMISSION TO SCRIPTURE. Our spiritual health depends on placing the utmost value on the Word of God and obeying it with an eager heart. If we look to anything other than God's Perfect Holy Word for answers to our problems or life in general we are forfeiting the most valuable and only reliable source there is may we not take for granted the satisfying riches of our Lord's Word
for the world's foolishness.
David has ended this amazing Psalm by praying a prayer I pray often," Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my rock and my Redeemer" (v.14) MMM so how can I be assured of having such acceptable thoughts and meditations? Well by meditation we must meditate on His Word day and night so we may be careful to do according to all that is written in it SO MY PRAYER FOR THIS BUSY SEASON IS FOR US NOT to FORSAKe our time in the word of God but to meditate Day and Night on it and to remember the IMPORTANCE of THIS CHRISTmas Season and to remember His Word Truely is ALL SUFFICIENT we NEED No substitute !!!! God Bless you Have A Merry CHRISTmas and a Happy New Year!!!!

Srving The King,
Cindy

Women Living Well Blog: Peace On Earth December Challenge - Come Link Up!

Women Living Well Blog: Peace On Earth December Challenge - Come Link Up!

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Thursday Thought's

Good Morning Friend's,
Hello I pray you are well this 9th Day of December , I have been so blessed by the Peace challenge this month. If your not sure what that is scroll down my blog and check it out! I am studying God's Word so much this month and the other night my husband came home to share what him and a co-worker chatted about at work and it was a great time of heart and soul searching!! 2 Corinthians 4:1-6 read it if you have a chance the title is this "The Light of Christ's Gospel" I was blessed and thought how appropriate in the month of December to be remembering the Light of Christ the commentary in my Bible says this; " At Salvation every believer REPENTS and TURNS away from sin and devotes their life to the PURSUIT of GODLINESS." REFERRING TO VERSE 2 I was so convicted and challenged by this verse and asked myself the question am I DEVOTING my life given to me by the KING of Kings to the PURSUIT of Godliness that means going deep and pursuing godliness in my speech, my actions, my way of life and I have to admit many times falling very short yet not struck down by that still my pursuit in this life is to be Godly and what does that look like mmmm welp His word tells us and if we are NOT a set apart people glorifying our Lord are we REALLY pursuing GODLINESS or just going thru the motions?? Good QUESTION to ponder!!! I pray today that where ever we are in our walks with the KING may we devote our lives to serving HIM and to the PURSUIT of Godliness IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVING!! God Bless !!!

PLEASE LEAVE ME A COMMENT FOR ALL TO SEE SHARING WHAT GOD IS SHOWING YOU RIGHT NOW IN YOUR WALK WITH THE KING!!!

Until Next Time,
Serving The King,
Cindy

Peace On Earth December Challenge

Dont forget to turn my music off at bottom of blog before listening to V-blog!!!

Well dear friends this is the amazing Godly gal I have been linking up to for awhile now I really love her insight and focus as she reminds us to focus our lives around the King of Kings this is the amazing challenge I am speaking of listen as she shares and for more info go to her site http://www.womenlivingwell.org/ and may you Find the PEACE that SURPASSES all UNDERSTANDING this CHRISTmas Season!!
God Bless you,
Serving The King Together,
Cindy

The Holiday Season is upon us!!!

Are you finding yourselves where I have sooooo many times in past seasons trying to create the PERFECT HOLIDAY for your friends and family and being frennzied the whole time??

If we are stressed over trying to figure out how to make a perfect, memorable, special, meaningful holiday..well STOP PLEASE!! GOD'S Word says in Phil. 4:6&7 " BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING, BUT IN EVERYTHING BY PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION, WITH THANKSGIVING, LET YOUR REQUESTS BE MADE KNOWN TO GOD; AND THE PEACE OF GOD, WHICH SURPASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING, WILL GUARD OUR HEARTS AND MINDS. Praise God I want that peace during this season!!

We need to STOP and remember the reason for both HOLIDAYS coming up Tomorrow and CHRISTmas..... and that is JESUS HE alone is the reason for our celebrations!! If we place our focus on details and perfection and miss the real mark JESUS CHRIST then we have done all we have in vain!! The decor and food of the seasons come and go yet the heart memories last yet a life time are we creating memories that our fond and loving centered on CHRIST or are we leaving memories of a frenzied mommy who focuses on Perfection and self ouch I have in the past hate to admit!! I ask you this question do you want to be a Martha this holiday season crazy and running all over to reach a perfect enviornment for Christ and miss the chance to sit quietly at His feet or do we want to be a Mary waiting for those moments to sit at His feet and gleen how amazing this season truly is I know my prayer is for all of us to let our quest for "PERFECTION" go this Thanksgiving instead of a frazzled mom who has her table adorned to perfection and food cooked perfectly and instead RELAX and give my family and friends memories of THANKSGIVING NOT "perfection". May we Thank God this THANKSGIVING for the MANY Blessings He Bestows on His Children ....."LET US PRAISE THE LORD TOGETHER"

Happy Thanksgiving Blog Friends!
Until Next Time as we SERVE the King Together,
Cindy