Wednesday, November 23, 2016

A Personal Thanksgiving

Abba, we’re here.  Once again we made it safely to the mountains and thank You that they are still here.  I want to thank You for all that You do, have done and are doing in my life.  It was this time of year, so many years ago, that I surrendered my life to You and I am forever grateful for You calling me to be Your child.  Thank You for Jesus, for His life, death and resurrection.  For forgiving me and for desiring to be in relationship with me, for Your Spirit and His indwelling within my sinner’s heart.  For Your faithfulness even when I am not and for Your AMAZING Grace that has brought me thus far and will at last bring me home.  I just want to spend each and every moment loving You and being loved by You.  There is no greater joy than knowing I am Yours and You are mine.


Thursday, November 3, 2016

Praise

Praise has the power to heal.  Praise = admiration.  To not admire would mean to miss out of something.  To admire is to simply be awake, to have entered into the real world.  (Keller quoting CS Lewis)


This morning I started the day listening to the Prayer (David Archuleta), a recording I admire greatly.  Just hearing him sing, his voice joined with the other vocalist, the instruments and the words  . . . caused a response of such peace, joy and a surrender -  to be lost in the moment.  I’m just so grateful for the experience.  Such is admiration.  

This is what praising our Father is like.  It touches something so deep within us that we are changed by the experience.  It’s not something we can muster up or make happen.  It’s something we can enter into when we give Him the opportunity, to listen and just be present with Him, when we give Him our focus and attention . . . He is there with us and we are forever changed.