Thankful! The Prayer performed by Celtic Woman

While we're cooking, running in circles in the kitchen, or blogging because we purchased a store-bought package already cooked (sacrilege, I know, for a Southerner. But there you go...)

....we are THANKFUL.

I thought you'd enjoy taking just a moment out of your Thank-y-ness to listen to this beautiful, calming song: The Prayer. It's performed by Celtic Woman, only my very most favorite group to listen to (I usually hear them in Knoxville, TN). Best yet, the soloist is Chloe. She's awesome!!!



Here are the lyrics.

The Prayer

I pray you'll be our eyes
And watch us where we go
And help us to be wise
In times when we don't know

Let this be our prayer
When we lose our way
Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace
To a place where we'll be safe

I pray we'll find your light
And hold it in our hearts
When stars go out each night

Let this be our prayer
When shadows fill our day

Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe.

Lead us to a place,
Guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe

Watch out! For...?

Yesterday on twitter, I posted this:

Colossians 4:2 “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” Watchful of what?

Not many people took up my challenge, possibly because I've recently changed my twitter name and all the followers haven't caught up yet. Also it was Friday. But here are a few things I think we need to be watchful of:
Satan. Yes I know, in this age of feel-good we relegate him to the back seat. Trust me, he's still there and he knows it, even if we refuse to admit it. Best to admit and figure out our defense, eh?
Ephesians 6:11 " Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes."
But read verses 10-18 to get the whole picture.

Fleshly desires (the things we want, which are not the things God wants). I'm teaching my book Come Back to Jesus right now, and we're each giving up something to make room for more time with God. I'm impressed with what the ladies have given up this week. Things that really matter to them, but that don't matter in the grander scheme of things.
Romans 8:5 "Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires."

The world - sort of relates to fleshly desires, but it's the world that gets us in trouble in the first place. We're to live in it, yet be separate from it.
John 16:33 [Jesus said] “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

Blessings!

Do you broadcast Jesus?

Nope, I'm not going to tell you to go out and preach the Gospel. I find that some of you can, and most of you are pretty uncomfortable doing it. But the cool thing is we can show Jesus through the way we live.

I was at the doctor's office a few months ago, a specialist I'd never been to before. The nurse talked to me at 3 different times before & after the procedure. Somehow she made me feel so warm and comfortable....even though that was NOT how one should feel in this particular situation (I will spare you the details. Trust me you don't want to know).

Anyway, I realized quickly that she was a Christian, and the Light shining through her was from Him. As it should be. The only real words she said that might, and only might, have indicated it were these: "There may be something wrong, or it may be nothing; it could be the way the Good Lord made you."

Below is a link to a great blog post about letting Jesus shine through you, instead of hitting people over the head with a Bible. That usually doesn't work, not for me anyway. :-)

Visit post here

What does God really want to give me?

Psalm 37:4 says "Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart."

Do you feel that's true for you? Does He give you what you desire? If not....why?

Watch the video for the answer to these important questions. Have your Bible handy!

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Prayer, anyone?

If any of you should ask me for an epitome of the Christian religion, I should say that it is in one word - prayer. Live and die without prayer, and you will pray long enough when you get to hell.  --Charles Spurgeon 

Spurgeon has a way of getting right down to the heart of the matter, doesn't he? I'm working on another book or bible study series, this time about prayer. It's the best thing we can do for ourselves!

Also I added a new article to my website this morning. It's here.

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