Anointed, Transformed, Redeemed A Study of David! With Priscilla Shirer, Beth Moore, and Kay Aurthur

Day 2 Centered on God!

David was choosen by God to establish him as king. 

1 Chronicles 13: 2-4 says And David said t oall the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you, and if it is from the Lord our God, let us send everywhere to our kinsmen who remain in all the land of Israel, also to the priests and Levites who are with them in their cities with pasture lands, that they may meet with us; and let us bring back the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it in the days of Saul."  Then all the assembly said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people. 

We need  to bring back the ark.  What is the ark you ask?  Ark means God's presence!  We need the "ark" in our lives on a daily basis not just in the good times but bad times as well.  We need to be more God-conscious in our lives and let the Lord lead our lives so we don't make a mess of our life. 

If you are a Stay at Home Mom (like me) here are some ways you can incorperate God-consiousness into your daily life:

1.  Print a Scripture verse or two in a large font and tape it on the bathroom mirror to meditate on it while brushing your teeth, washing your hands, putting on your makeup.  Use this same Scripture for 7 days.
2.  Pray breath prayers-sentence prayers as they come to you throughout the day.
3.  Intentionally play worship music to contemplate while cleaning house.
4.  Wake up before the family and go for a walk or jog.  Use this time not only to exercise the body but also to talk to God and listen to His voice.
5.  When outside with the children, ask them to point out a specific aspect of nature and what it might reveal about God's greatness to them.  Pray with them in thanksgiving for God's creation.
6.  Before getting out of bed each morning, offer yourself as a living sacrifice to God and ask Him specifically to make you aware of His presence throughout the day.
7.  Every time you feel anxious or the need to worry, take that as a cue to off the situation to God in prayer. 

I hope this brings some peace in your life! 

Random thoughts....

Well Wednesday I started a new Bible study  The Life of David it's a Beth Moore study.  Here is what I have learned so far.  I am a chosen child of God.  I was handpicked by the Heavenly Father to do great things here on Earth.  I also learned that there is an enemy who wants to destroy my life.  Satan tells many lies and wants to control my thought life.  WOW this Bible study was just what I needed right now. 

James 1: 1-4  James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad, greetings. Consider it all joy, my brethern, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.  And let endurace have its perfect result, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

Be joyful in the midst of your trials and tribulations!  God has a purpose for every trial we go through you just need to put your faith in God.  It will refine you and give you strength during your trials.  God is teaching me to turn to Him before the trials. 

Have a great week!

How was your week?

I had a pretty amazing week!  After sharing my testimony on Sunday things are going really well.  I'm basking in what the Lord did through me this week.  Pastor Jim gave me a gift card for blessing the Lord on Easter Sunday I'm on the lookout for a lady from the church that I can treat to lunch.  The Lord will help me choose who to ask on His timing.  I went to counseling on Wednesday moring and it went well.  We talked about me coming up to the church to volunteer with the volunteer ministry they have at the church.  It's not good for me to be "sitting around"  the house and not giving some time to he Lord.  We talked about Josh because I'm having some issues with getting to respect me.  It's been very difficult getting him to understand but it's very important for him to learn to respect women and those in autority.  Grant and I are putting together a family schedule so we all know what is going on in eachothers lives.  It will be very rewarding for me with my decision making I'm having issues with making and sticking to decisions.  As I find value in myself and deal with the hurt from my childhood it will get easier and I will be a stronger more confident woman of God.  I just ask that you pray for me during this time because Satan is really attacking me right now on who I am in God's eyes.  I know what God's Word says in my head but it's so important for me to believe it in my heart and right now it's just full of lies that Satan has told me.  I need alot of encouragement to keep on it's just so easy to give up and say it's too hard but that's a lie from Satan.  Well I better go and get busy on what needs to be done around the house today, so I can rest and relax tomorrow.  Have a great weekend! 

Hi! I’m Jenny, and this is a shortened version of my story. I was born April 5th 1974. My Father abandoned the family when I was 3 years old. He destroyed the house and left us with almost nothing. He dropped us off at my Grandma’s house, and we never saw him again.
Mom raised us in church, but at the same time, she was negative toward us and very angry with my Dad. I did not get along with my Mom. She constantly talk down to me and put me down- I was painfully shy. When my Father left me I felt unloved, worthless, and there was a huge whole in my heart that no one could fill.

I knew I needed something more in my life. I was 13 and in Church and heard the good news about Jesus. I took that step of faith, took my Pastor by the hand, and told him that I wanted to ask Jesus into my heart and live forever. I made that decision!! That day was the first time I realized the unconditional love of Jesus has for me. I still find it amazing that Jesus died for me and forgives me of all my sin past, present, and future.

The Lord has blessed me and taught me many things since then. Not only did I grow, but so did my Mom. My relationship with her got better and she stopped saying those hurtful words to me. She started encouraging me to live my life the way God wanted me to live. I read my Bible daily and prayed that the Lord would lead and direct my life the way He wanted me to go. I think the one thing God has taught me is how to forgive other who have hurt me and people whom I have hurt.

In 2006, my Mom found out she had brain cancer. She had brain surgery but the Dr. couldn’t remove all of the tumor. It was a very aggressive form of brain cancer. Her attitude was “God is in control”. I have never seen her with this much peace while her world was crashing down around her. She died later that year and it was very hard on me, but God saw me through.
I was still angry with my Dad, after all those years. My anger affected my marriage and my children the Lord entrusted to me. Even as one who had received God’s love and who saved me, I still had trouble receiving and giving love each day, and still struggled with feelings of worthlessness, I knew that this wasn’t God’s will for my life. I sought the Lord and received counseling. God is healing my heart, and those feelings of worthlessness are being replaced with the love that Jesus has for me. God is a miracle working God, and He is working miracles in me everyday.

One Wednesday as I put my feet on the floor getting out of bed, I felt this overwhelming peace come over me. I knew it was God speaking to my heart. He was telling me to write a letter to my Dad, forgiving him for abandoning the family and the hurt that his actions had rooted themselves in me all those years ago. I found his address and mailed it. Then I waited! Two weeks later, he responded back saying that he was so proud that I am a child of God, and that he had become a Christian as well.

God has forgiven my sins, healed my relationships with my Mom and Dad, restoring my family, and given me peace and hope for the future. I am deeply loved, fully pleasing, totally forgiven, accepted, and complete in Christ. That’s what happened to me. What about you? God bless you!

Welcome to my world!

Hi! I'm Jenny! Welcome to my blog. I love to write about what is going on in life and the life of my family. I'm a born again Christian. What does that mean you might ask? I love the Lord with all my heart, soul and mind. I love to read the Bible it gives me direction and purpose for my life. It's a roadmap for everyday living. I have found a great chruch in which my family attends now on a regular basis. I'm going to share some things that I have learned from Bible study, counseling and teachings from the Pastor. So stay tuned for more posts. I love to write and blogging is new to me so I'm very excited about starting a blog.