Be Satisfied With Me.

Everyone longs to give themselves completely to someone,

To have a deep soul relationship with another,

To be loved thoroughly and exclusively.

But God, to a Christian, says,

"No, not until you are satisfied, fulfilled and content

With being loved by Me alone,

With giving yourself totally and reservedly to Me,

With having an intensely personal and unique relationship

With Me alone.

Discovering that only in

Me is your satisfaction to be found,

Will you be capable of the perfect human relationship

That I have planned for you.

You will never be united with another until you are united

With Me alone,

Exclusive of anyone or anything else,

Exclusive of any other desires or longings.

I want you to stop planning,Stop wishing,

And allow Me to give you the most thrilling plan existing,

One that you cannot imagine.

Please allow Me to bring it to you.

You just keep watching Me, expecting the greatest things.

Keep experiencing the satisfaction that I Am.

Keep listening and learning the things I tell you.

You just wait.

That's all.

Don't be anxious.

Don't worry.

Don't look at the things you think you want;

You just keep looking off and away up to Me,

Or you'll miss what I want to show you.

And then when you are ready,

I'll surprise you with a love far more wonderful than any

You could dream of.

You see, until you are ready and until

The one I have for you is ready

(I am working even at this moment to have you both ready at the same time),

Until you are both satisfied exclusively with Me

And the life I prepared for you,

You won't be able to experience the love that
Exemplified your relationship with Me.
And this is the perfect love.
And dear one, I want you to have this most wonderful love,
I want you to see in the flesh a picture of your
Relationship with Me,
And to enjoy materially and concretely
The everlasting union of beauty, perfection and love
That I offer you with Myself.
Know that I love utterly.
I Am God.
Believe it and be satisfied.

~ St. Anthony of Padua



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Today I appreciate: Deas Vail, my parents, Romans 10, being active
in prayer against abortion clinics, friends who have funny laughs.

His glory. Our good.

"How can you believe if you accept praise from one another, yet make no effort to obtain the praise that comes from the only God?" John 5:44





How do you measure importance?





Because this is!





It is absolutely important that we give glory and praise and honor to the King of All! He doesn't need it.....it's not like He is insecure of Himself. Infact, He is VERY secure! He is MAJESTY! I tell you.....He loves worship. He loves it when we worship Him because He knows what it will do for us. He INHABITS the praises of His people.....































His glory. OUR GOOD!



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Today I appreciate: Car rides with dad, Ale8, the cross, goals, hugs from Roxanne Renner, brand new day, brand new week.

Prosperous Plans

I have 2 very dear friends of mine who spent at least 2 hours talking with me on my bed today.. at 2 completely different times!
































































I am so refreshed.




These 2 have deeply encouraged me! And Christ who lives in them spilled His living water all over me this afternoon as I sat with them and talked with them about the Lord. Its times like these I am gratefully overwhelmed by Jesus:Himself.




I am simply amazed that He chooses to work through an imperfect character like me. It is HIS plans that HE carrys out through people like me.....who fail to love Him fully- even just for one day! (I boast in You! 1 Corinthians 1:31)

























His Word is so alive, y'all.
It is more real to me than ever before. :) :)



The road that is ahead is an exciting one! Of course the 3 of us do not know where we will be or what we will be doing or how. But our God is much bigger than our questions and the Unknown. I hear Him in His word.......plans to prosper you, to give you a HOPE and a FUTURE.......many are 'your plans'... but My Purpose prevails!



I heard an illustration once and I feel like I need to share it. (I'm not even sure if many people read this.. but the few that do.. I pray that this encourages you!!)




..the other day I took my imaginary pencil and slowly drew a tentative circle around myself. "Is it possible that I don't belong here, heading towards this future? What am I suppose to do here? Is this life that I am setting up the wrong for me and the right for somebody else?" He takes the pencil and erases the circle around me. You belong. You belong in this moment. Because this is where I have put you. He draws a circle around my worry, doubt, and fear. These do not belong when I AM in the picture. He reminds me, I cause EVERYTHING to work together for the good of those who love Me.. so TRUST Me. And stop using this pencil. (Because I died to erase that circle.)



The good of me.. the good of you..
is in whatever HE has planned, my friend. How comforting is His everlasting faithfulness!


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Today I appreciate: Talks on the bed, The Holy Spirit, laughing 'til it hurts, trust, Aleve, cookies&milk with momma, and Youtube.

Philemon

"I pray that you will be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ."(Philemon verse 6)

the word: sharing
is from the word "koinonia".
the "mutual sharing of all life" as brothers and sisters by faith.

Scriptures like these wake me up. They mean a lot to me. Because it's hard for me to be with people. I'm more of a one-on-one person. Or even a couple of people at a time. I can't really handle crowds. But Paul repeated himself over and over again when he wrote the epistles and letters to the churches... that he longed to be with them. He and his fellow prisoners always wrestled in prayer that the church may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and FULLY assured.







Do I wrestle in prayer for the church?






Do I long to be with my fellow believers?



Paul's longing does not come natural to me. And I don't think it came natural to him either. His heart was deep in love for people because God overtook his.




then verse 7.......

"..you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints."




Do you know people who refresh your heart?

I certainly do.
What does that entail? How does it happen?
I want to think about this more.




How can I inspire somebody's heart today?





I want you, God, to overtake my heart for your people. To actively share my faith not just have it. I know the best news. I have true life. I have freedom. I know Christ. He is mine. I am His.

I choose to serve you, Jesus.
I don't want to just say.... "I want to be obedient."
Lord, I CHOOSE TO BE! Make me obedient for the sake of the cross!




I am so small.
Humble me.




I desire to have a full understanding of every good thing that I have in Christ Jesus......





Hear my prayer, Jesus.


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Today I appreciate: The book of Philemon, "Lyssarina dates", Erin Beaver, Psalm 8, sweet potatoe fries, and chapstick