Well, just yesterday, I went online and read a wonderful "word from the Lord" through a lady, named Mary Clark, who has postings on: ft111.com (Where Eagles Gather) The posting was entitled "Expound on My Grace." The posting began with the words: "Expound on My Grace beloved. Tell others about the wonders of My Grace." Well, I "heard" Him very clearly. God was confirming and encouraging me of His desire that I share, in this blog, what He has done for me. He made up my mind for me.
So now that I have begun, I am excited. My hope is that the words "spoken" here will bring glory and honor to the "name above all names, Jesus Christ." Also, whatever place you are in, that it will testify to the truth of who He is, His great immeasurable love for "all of us" , and of "His Amazing Grace."
"GRACE"- God's unmerited favor. No way to earn it...can't do enough good deeds to keep your supply coming..It is simply and completely because He chooses to flood our lives with His goodness, His favor.
Psalm 107:8 says: "Oh that men would give thanks unto the Lord for His goodness and for His wonderful works to the children of men." (nkjv)
I am one child of God who has so very much to be praising Him for! I said yes to God's gift of salvation through His son when I was a young girl..Then spent many years away from even remotely living like I wanted to know Him..When my children were little, I returned to church, but "moved' away from Him again.
Life happened..difficulties occurred..marriage reached a state of "nothing good going on." I made some choices..Very bad and unwise choices..I could blame it on many things, but the truth is: "I deliberately made destructive choices..Harmful to myself, my children and to the man I walked out on.
I walked out of his house straight into another man's house. I took too many steps in the wrong direction and I knew there was no going back. I brought shame and embarassment upon the ones I loved the most. It created a huge separation with my children..So big that only the love and grace of my heavenly Father could close the gap. Through all of this, He never gave up on me. He had, as His word declares in Jeremiah (29:11),..a future and a hope for me...He had good thoughts toward me. Good thoughts at a time when nobody had good thoughts of me..least of all myself.
I divorced my children's father, lived with the other man, and we were ultimately married. He too had strayed away from God. We had many challenges and difficulties in our years together. In the midst of them, God began drawing us back to Himself...loving us..letting us know that He was still for us.
Philippians 1:6 says: "being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ." (nkjv)
It was also during this time, even though filled with many struggles, that "He became Real to me." I truly began to feel His presence with me..I wanted to "know" Him more and I have been seeking a personal relationship with Him ever since. HE did, of course, lead me to desire this relationship. I am so very grateful, for many reasons, for He has carried me through some very painful situations. "More of His grace being applied to my life".
We were married a little over five (5) years and he went home to be with Jesus..He had been seriously ill with emphysema. It was a painful time.
Several years passed and I found my self having no home of my own, financially empty and not knowing what to do or where to go. Holy Spirit began to speak to me about going to live with my oldest daughter. (in another state) I kept saying no, I hate it there..not to mention my relationship with this particular daughter had been very unhealthy..even before I divorced her father. I didn't want to walk into that.
But, I also wanted to be obedient to what God was asking me to do. There were many difficult moments. It was not the best of situations for a while...But God! His love, mercy..His Grace knows no bounds no limits..I can look back now and see His Hand upon me, upon us. He was restoring what had been lost..I have had to learn much patience as He has done the work. I have been able to be with grandchildren. He gave me a home. God had all this for me in spite of all I had done.
GRACE-HIS UNMERITED FAVOR! There is more, so much more that He has done..I must share one more thing.
I had been living with my daughter for about 16 months when God told me that something was coming...but for me not to be afraid..He said:"Do not worry, do not fret..I am with you..I will be with you..again I say..do not worry..do not fret." He told me that I was "going to be going through a tremendous time of growth." Well, by this point in my relationship with Him, I had learned that true "spiritual growth" comes out of difficult times. His word to me also answered my questions about some physical discomfort I had experienced.
I talked to Him about it a lot..and He flooded my heart, my spirit with His peace that all was well..I went to the doctor..after the tests, breast cancer..very large growth..stage 3..radical mastectomy required. I HAD NO INSURANCE.
"He said don't worry, don't fret..I am with you, I will be with you.(Deuteronomy 31:8 "The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."
While I was waiting for the official results of the mammogram, (God had already told me that I had cancer),the x-ray assistant began to tell me something that God had not told me yet..She told me that whatever was coming my way, I was blessed, because it was all going to be covered..paid for. I sat there with mouth wide open..kinda on the verge of tears, but really ready to break out laughing...In one short day,...from seeing a doctor for the first time one morning, to the next morning having the mammogram done..God had kept His word to me..It was there waiting as I took the steps of trusting Him.
"God is not a man, that He should lie, neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath He said and will He not do it? Or hath He spoken, and will He not make it good?
Numbers 23:19 (american standard version)
HE IS WHO HE SAYS HE IS...OUR FATHER, OUR SAVIOR, OUR LORD AND KING..HE LOVES US WITH A LOVE THAT IS IMMEASURABLE . HIS GRACE AND MERCY ARE OURS TO RECEIVE..EVEN WHEN WE AREN'T SERVING HIM, HE IS STILL TAKING CARE OF US..WE JUST DON'T USUALLY UNDERSTAND THAT IT HAS BEEN HIM ALL ALONG LEADING US TO THE PLACE WHEN WE FINALLY BEGIN TO LISTEN.
HE LOVES US ALL THE SAME..HE DOES NOT CHOOSE ONE OVER THE OTHER.
This morning as I spent time with Him, Holy Spirit gave me some words that I am to share:
OH THE LOVE OF GOD
THE LOVE OF OUR FATHER
THE LOVE OF HIS SON
SO PURE AND TRUE
RAINING DOWN HIS GRACE
AND ENDURING MERCY
HE WANTS US HOME
NO MATTER WHAT WE'VE DONE
HE WANTS US HOME
HE IS CALLING ME AND YOU!
Holy Spirit
thru Drema
07-02-2012
HIS GRACE IS SUFFICIENT!
blessings,
Drema
Psalm 107:8 says: "Oh that men would give thanks unto the Lord for His goodness and for His wonderful works to the children of men." (nkjv)
I am one child of God who has so very much to be praising Him for! I said yes to God's gift of salvation through His son when I was a young girl..Then spent many years away from even remotely living like I wanted to know Him..When my children were little, I returned to church, but "moved' away from Him again.
Life happened..difficulties occurred..marriage reached a state of "nothing good going on." I made some choices..Very bad and unwise choices..I could blame it on many things, but the truth is: "I deliberately made destructive choices..Harmful to myself, my children and to the man I walked out on.
I walked out of his house straight into another man's house. I took too many steps in the wrong direction and I knew there was no going back. I brought shame and embarassment upon the ones I loved the most. It created a huge separation with my children..So big that only the love and grace of my heavenly Father could close the gap. Through all of this, He never gave up on me. He had, as His word declares in Jeremiah (29:11),..a future and a hope for me...He had good thoughts toward me. Good thoughts at a time when nobody had good thoughts of me..least of all myself.
I divorced my children's father, lived with the other man, and we were ultimately married. He too had strayed away from God. We had many challenges and difficulties in our years together. In the midst of them, God began drawing us back to Himself...loving us..letting us know that He was still for us.
Philippians 1:6 says: "being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ." (nkjv)
It was also during this time, even though filled with many struggles, that "He became Real to me." I truly began to feel His presence with me..I wanted to "know" Him more and I have been seeking a personal relationship with Him ever since. HE did, of course, lead me to desire this relationship. I am so very grateful, for many reasons, for He has carried me through some very painful situations. "More of His grace being applied to my life".
We were married a little over five (5) years and he went home to be with Jesus..He had been seriously ill with emphysema. It was a painful time.
Several years passed and I found my self having no home of my own, financially empty and not knowing what to do or where to go. Holy Spirit began to speak to me about going to live with my oldest daughter. (in another state) I kept saying no, I hate it there..not to mention my relationship with this particular daughter had been very unhealthy..even before I divorced her father. I didn't want to walk into that.
But, I also wanted to be obedient to what God was asking me to do. There were many difficult moments. It was not the best of situations for a while...But God! His love, mercy..His Grace knows no bounds no limits..I can look back now and see His Hand upon me, upon us. He was restoring what had been lost..I have had to learn much patience as He has done the work. I have been able to be with grandchildren. He gave me a home. God had all this for me in spite of all I had done.
GRACE-HIS UNMERITED FAVOR! There is more, so much more that He has done..I must share one more thing.
I had been living with my daughter for about 16 months when God told me that something was coming...but for me not to be afraid..He said:"Do not worry, do not fret..I am with you..I will be with you..again I say..do not worry..do not fret." He told me that I was "going to be going through a tremendous time of growth." Well, by this point in my relationship with Him, I had learned that true "spiritual growth" comes out of difficult times. His word to me also answered my questions about some physical discomfort I had experienced.
I talked to Him about it a lot..and He flooded my heart, my spirit with His peace that all was well..I went to the doctor..after the tests, breast cancer..very large growth..stage 3..radical mastectomy required. I HAD NO INSURANCE.
"He said don't worry, don't fret..I am with you, I will be with you.(Deuteronomy 31:8 "The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."
While I was waiting for the official results of the mammogram, (God had already told me that I had cancer),the x-ray assistant began to tell me something that God had not told me yet..She told me that whatever was coming my way, I was blessed, because it was all going to be covered..paid for. I sat there with mouth wide open..kinda on the verge of tears, but really ready to break out laughing...In one short day,...from seeing a doctor for the first time one morning, to the next morning having the mammogram done..God had kept His word to me..It was there waiting as I took the steps of trusting Him.
"God is not a man, that He should lie, neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath He said and will He not do it? Or hath He spoken, and will He not make it good?
Numbers 23:19 (american standard version)
HE IS WHO HE SAYS HE IS...OUR FATHER, OUR SAVIOR, OUR LORD AND KING..HE LOVES US WITH A LOVE THAT IS IMMEASURABLE . HIS GRACE AND MERCY ARE OURS TO RECEIVE..EVEN WHEN WE AREN'T SERVING HIM, HE IS STILL TAKING CARE OF US..WE JUST DON'T USUALLY UNDERSTAND THAT IT HAS BEEN HIM ALL ALONG LEADING US TO THE PLACE WHEN WE FINALLY BEGIN TO LISTEN.
HE LOVES US ALL THE SAME..HE DOES NOT CHOOSE ONE OVER THE OTHER.
This morning as I spent time with Him, Holy Spirit gave me some words that I am to share:
OH THE LOVE OF GOD
THE LOVE OF OUR FATHER
THE LOVE OF HIS SON
SO PURE AND TRUE
RAINING DOWN HIS GRACE
AND ENDURING MERCY
HE WANTS US HOME
NO MATTER WHAT WE'VE DONE
HE WANTS US HOME
HE IS CALLING ME AND YOU!
Holy Spirit
thru Drema
07-02-2012
HIS GRACE IS SUFFICIENT!
blessings,
Drema
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