And Great Shall be The Peace of Your Children........

Isaiah 54:13New King James Version (NKJV)

¹³ All your children shall be taught by the Lord,
And great shall be the peace of your children.

I remember the day Callie was born, my heart overflowed with love for this new little person that Kenneth and I were blessed with.   Then God blessed us with Kayla and I had the same feeling again.  And then came Nicholas my only boy that I had prayed for non-stop and yet I had that same feeling of overflowing love.  I pray peace over my children and I give them up to the Lord to be who He has called them to be.  When you love someone, especially our children, their spiritual well being becomes your responsibility.  You can speak joy into their lives or sadness.  

Too many times I have seen little children who are not taught by the Lord and you can see no peace in their little lives.  My heart has always broke.  As adults we are responsible to the Lord to allow Him to raise our children the way He would have it.  It says, "He knew them before they were formed."  He already had a plan for their lives and it is our responsibility to let them be whatever that plan is.  It is not our job to steer them to be doctors or lawyers.  If that is God's purpose He will let you as the parent know.  But if it isn't, we are doing a disservice to our children.  I want my children to be taught by the Lord and I want that peace He brings to them.  I want them to be whatever it is He has called them to be for His purpose.  I pray His will be done in their lives.  I pray that for all children.  May our eyes be opened and our hearts be opened to whatever it is our babies are called to be. We want the best them.  Imagine how much more God wants the best for them. 

Love and Friendships......

One of the hardest things for so many people is to understand that not all people are meant to be our best friends.  I have to admit I was one of them.  Had I known now what I can see and realize now I would have never taken for granted all the friendships that God has brought into my life.  The thing is those friendships were made for a certain time and not for the rest of my life.  I spent my entire life looking for something that was missing in my life from people who became friends with me that I couldn't understand why all of sudden it was gone.  It was very hard to deal with up until the last 6 months or more.  I wondered why things had to be so hard and why I was alone.  I came to realize that the Lord wanted me to learn to depend on Him.  Yes, we can be friends with people and help them and show them Love but that doesn't mean they are always going to be there.  Take time to appreciate them.  Take time to show them the same Love God shows you.  Number 1 thing is not to allow the devil to play with your mind and let you blame yourself if a friendship has changed in a way you don't understand.  Seek after the Lord, He is a friend that never leaves and sticks closer than a brother.  He left us the comforter, what more of a better friend can you have then that?  Take the energy you may spend feeling sad over a friend and use it for God's Glory.  Reach out to someone in need.  Or use that time to see what it is the Lord wishes you to learn during that time.  There are always learning opportunities in our walk with the Lord.  God is an amazing God and one of my favorite sayings is He will never NEVER leave us orphans.  His love is always there and ever enduring.  Praise be to the Lord.

Dear Lord,
I will praise you Lord my God,
even in my desperation.
Even in my brokenness, I will praise you Lord.

My life is in your hands,
I chose to trust you.

Even  when my heart is torn.
I will praise you Lord.
Even when I feel deserted.
I will praise you Lord.
Even in my darkest valley,
I will praise you Lord.
When my world is shattered,
it seems hope is gone.
Yet, I will praise you Lord.


I love you Lord, with all of me.  I life up everyone I know and pray many blessings over their lives.