Make My (Day?) Joy!

Philippians 2:2

Make - My choice, I must do it.

My - God's pleasure, not mine.

Joy - God's smile, His deep happiness and approval.

Complete - Full, whole, finished.

Being like-minded - Understanding and agreeing

Having the same love - Real, true love, not just affection or lust or owning.

Being one in spirit - Agreeing in mind, emotion and desires.

And purpose - The reason why, the goal, the finish line.

O my Father, please help me to want to and do what You want for me. Help me to see others, especially my own family members, as You see them; teach me to discern their thoughts and thought processes so that I will be able to agree in my thoughts with them. Help me to love them with Your true, pure, deep and genuine love, in spite of and because of their faults and failings. Teach me to understand their fears, shame and pride in the light of Your Truth for them, so that I will be able to agree with them in accomplishing Your purposes for each of us and for all of us; to promote Your kingdom here--that Your will would be done here on this Earth just as it is done now in Heaven. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

Our Few Days

Psalm 39:4

Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.

My Prayer:

O my Father, my Divine Daddy, I ask you to show me what shall be the end of my life, and the number, how many days You will have given me; let me know and realize how fleeting my life is, so that I will treasure each day, not wasting the moments I still have here. Show me what You would have me do each moment of every day, realizing my end, to accomplish all the purposes You have planned for me to fulfill during these few days. Teach me to continually look to You for direction, to walk in Your steps the path You have set before me, seeing others through Your eyes and allowing my heart to break for what breaks Your heart.

Delight In The Lord

Psalm 1:2-3

But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in His law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Personalized:

O my dear daughter, I will bless you because your delight is in My law I have given you, and your thoughts are continually on Me. So, sweetie, I see you as though you are a tree planted by the stream of My Living Water that nourishes you so that you bear your fruit for me every time I desire it, and your leaf will never wither whatsoever the weather around you, and I will cause you to succeed in everything you do for Me.

Love,

Dad

In Trouble? Pray!

James 5:13a

 

Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray!

O my Father, I pray for my friend in her trouble; I pray that Your peace shall rest upon her so that others around her would not understand, and that the joy of the Lord would give her such strength in carrying on through this month; I pray that You would show Yourself to be her sustainer and her supply in not only finances, but in all her needs. Thank you that You had her call me right as I was reading this verse in Your Word! Your timing is perfect! You do all things well!




 

 

 

His Provision In My Need

Psalm 73:21-28

Paraphrased:

When my husband was taken from me, I was thrown into a grief so deep that I was no better than a useless animal, sleeping away the days on the couch, neglecting my duties.

Yet You never left me! You carried me like a shepherd carries a wounded lamb, and led me by the hand out of the moroseness and back into Your joy! You are all I ever needed, in Heaven or on Earth, You are my all, nothing else can compete with You! Even if my health and finances shall fail, You will still be my strength and provision. You are good, and You are good to me; I will stay close by Your side, with Your arm around me. Those who refuse to acknowledge You will disappear as a dream is gone when I awaken from sleep, but You have given me Your eternal life, to prosper my days here, and spend forever with You. So I will talk about all You have done for me.

The Owner And King Of The World

Psalm 24 

Personalized:

My sweet little daughter, the whole Earth is Mine, and everything in it; the whole world is Mine, and everyone in it; because I planned it, plotted it, graphed it, devised it, and I made it and put it all together for you. I made sure that this Earth would be just so far from your Sun for it to allow life to be here, and I planned for all the Nations to be spread out over the whole world.

But Sweetie, to approach Me, I have provided for you to have clean hands and a pure heart, for you have not chased after any other for your provisions. So I will bless you, Darling, and vindicate you, because you are trusting Me as your Lord, as I AM.

I am coming soon, My Princess; I am returning to this Earth soon. Just as I came as a baby the first time, I will come back as King to reign. I am the Lord over all lords, to win not only every battle but the entire war. I am your Lord Almighty, Superhero, the King over all kings, worthy of all glory, honor and worship.

[And you, my dearest, shall reign with me on My throne.]

See Yourself As A Shepherd

Luke 2:8-21

Put yourself in the picture:

We shepherds were just out with our sheep as usual. Then suddenly there was this Angel, and light shown all around us--we were terrified! But the Angel told us not to be afraid, because he had good news for everybody: Today in the town of David a Savior has just been born, who is Messiah, the Lord. The Angel told us what to look for: A baby, wrapped up tightly, and lying in a manger (instead of a crib). All of a sudden, there were a lot more Angels, praising God loudly! When it was all over, we just stood around and looked at each other, and somebody said, "What are we doing standing around--let's go find this Baby!" So we all took off into Bethlehem, looking in all the barns and stables on the way, and when we got to town, there they were: The parents and the Baby, lying in the manger, exactly like the Angel said! We were so excited, we told everybody all about it, and they were all amazed, too. We saw everything just like we'd been told!