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"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Matt.16:15-16
I say that He is God. I say that God is eternal.
Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ. Gal.1:10
I am standing up for Christ. I am going to please Him. I want to be His servant. Give me a servant's heart, Lord.
I was in the hospital with my newborn son David. It was the day we were to go home, and I was watching the local news segment on a popular restaurant in the central part of town, waiting for Scott to come pick me up.
I'll never forget the look on the face of the reporter when she heard someone say it in her ear. She said "We have to go to a break, there is breaking news, an explosion at the World Trade Center in NYC." I sat and watched as the second plane hit. I cried. I called my husband at home, he didn't know what was going on. His brother lived and worked in Manhattan, but I didn't know how close he was. Fortunately for him it was about 3 miles from his workplace.
When we finally did get home, it was not the joyful, restful day I had looked forward to, but one of sitting in front of the TV, crying, praying, and wondering what kind of world we lived in.
Scott went up to our church that evening to pray with the people that came there to pray.
For a long time, David's birth was a reminder of that horrible day. But now I choose to remember the joy of September 9th, when everything worked out perfectly, and a beautiful baby boy was born.
1. Make a list of 5 things that you are thankful for in your life.
- My family, my precious children and husband
- My home. God has provided a good place for us
- Salvation. God has saved me, when nothing I could do would do it.
- My country. I can worship freely and wear my Christianity on my sleeve without fear of persecution
- Chocolate. OK I had to put something like that in! It makes for a nice day sometimes LOL.
2. Why does it sometimes get hard to be happy with what you have? Or happy with your circumstances?
When I see people of lesser means than my dh and I, having beautiful big homes with beautiful kitchens, I have a hard time not envying them. I want those nice things too. But I know that I need to be content with what I have, and for the most part I am. I know that these things don't matter in the long run, and compared to some people in other parts of the world, I am rich beyond their wildest dreams. I want to impress this upon my children. It's hard for them to realize that they are so blessed.
Above taken from "Today's HomeWord" devotional.
Memory Verse for the week:
John 15:5 "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.
My dh starts his new job today. He's working from home now as an independent contractor. So for the next year or so, he'll be here more than he's been here for literally years. He used to travel a lot, and he will be traveling now about half as much as before. What a blessing. I can already see a big change in the past 6 months in his attitude and actions around the house since he left his old job.
I have an uncomfortable task to do in the next week or so. I need to be bold and willing to stand up for what is right, even if some people might not like me anymore because of it. I have always taken such care not to offend, but now I know that was not the right path to take in this situation. I have operated out of fear of rejection. I will need to be in prayer about this and will need prayer support as well. May the Lord bless my endeavor and draw my friend to Him.
TTFN
I learned a lesson today that I never really understood.
My prayer life of late has been rather lukewarm. I had begun to doubt my salvation. My question to the Lord lately was, How can I be assured of my salvation, once and for all? How can I know for sure?
In my devotion/lesson time this morning those questions were answered in a powerful way. I had never thought of how I view the cross. But today's lesson was about to change everything.
My "handle" has been "singinmommy" for years. Other blogs, other places. I sing in my church choir. Have done so since I was 18, in different churches all around the city. Different denominations. I love to sing. I have always put my value in my singing ability. I have even made my worth and value to God based on my talent. What a mistake! It won't matter to Him if I can sing or not. If I can sing well and worship him, it won't matter any more than someone who can't carry a tune! That's so heavy for me.
I don't need to do anything else. Jesus' sacrifice at the cross is enough to bring me to the Father clean and worthy. Nothing I can do is enough. I don't need a certain experience. I don't need to DO anything.
I researched the words to two hymns as part of my lesson today. "The Old Rugged Cross" The emblem of suffering and shame. It is despised by the world, but there is beauty in it because of Jesus' suffering brings me pardon and sanctification. What really struck me was the phrase "Till my trophies at last I lay down". That would be my singing. I have to lay it down and lay down my dependence on my own ability and cling to the cross.
"Blessed Assurance"
This is my song. Perfect submission,perfect delight. All is at rest. I am in my Savior and I am happy and blest.
TTFN
Tonight was the first choir practice of the fall. We have three new ladies and perhaps another man joining!  Hooray! sure need those tenors. Some nice music so far. Bringing in the Sheaves and a couple other songs I have never heard of before. One of the songs was one we used to sing at our old church. Nice to sing it again. Boy my voice is tired tonight! I always do that the first couple practices. Need to remember to bring water next week.
Got a new devotional/bible study book in the mail yesterday. It's by John MacArthur, and it's called Drawing Near. I'm also working on Charles Stanley's online courses from charlesstanleyinstitute.com. It's nice, pretty in-depth.
Well, I need to get the room tidied up here. It's kind of a mess and I have some laundry to fold before bedtime.
TTFN
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