The Painter smiled with pleasure at the comments that the people made. He knew the priceless value of His creation and the great beauty it displayed.
be still and know
"Be still and know that I am God."
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Masterpiece - A Short Story
The Painter smiled with pleasure at the comments that the people made. He knew the priceless value of His creation and the great beauty it displayed.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Second chances
How amazing our God is! That He would forgive our sins and continue to allow us to serve Him when we had wronged Him so much!
And how great He is to allow us to try again, and to give us second and even third chances..... Even more than that! He is always growing and changing us to become more like Him and giving us more opportunities to serve Him.
I am so sincerely thankful for the mercy of my Saviour and His second chances. When I have messed things up royally and my whole life doesn't make sense, I can find a quiet place and hear His voice. Sometimes He uses others to show me how wrong I am, or where I have strayed from His perfect plan for my life...
But always, He is ready to forgive and forget and give me one more chance to serve Him. And I love Him with all my heart!
Make your life count!
Always,
Amanda
Friday, April 26, 2013
Tuned to His Frequency
Always,
Amanda
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Letting Go or Giving Up?
Two different things or the same?
How about an analogy. God has showed you something in your life. You know that this thing is a serious burden on your heart, and you have a very definite idea of what you want the outcome of this situation to be. But yet you feel the tug of the Holy Spirit on your heart, telling you to trust Him and let go of what you want. He wants you to give Him to pen of the script and let Him write the story of your life.
Or, sometimes we see a situation that seems impossible. We know in our heads that God can do what He promises, and of course He wants us to be happy and He loves to give good gifts to His children. But we just feel like our prayers are getting us nowhere in a hurry. Nothing is happening and every time we try to "help God out", we end up making a disaster of things.
Sound familiar?
Too often we assume that letting go and giving up go hand in hand. We assume that if God is asking for our trust in Him about our dreams and plans, then by default He is going to take them away and we might as well give up on them ever becoming a reality.
But letting go doesn't mean giving up.
Giving up displays no faith in God's miraculous power. When we give up on a burden of our heart we are telling God that we do not believe He is capable of answering our prayers. Our faith is weak or nonexistent. And did you know, that the only thing that stops God's hand from doing amazing things with our lives is our own sin and unbelief?
However, letting go allows Him to show us what is not meant to be in our life, and the great things that He can do when we allow Him to fully use us. When we let go of our agendas and plans and allow Him to take what does not belong in our lives, and leave what is best, then He can bless us. Only when we are willing to take our hands from the pen of our lives and let go, can He have full access to fulfill His perfect plan through us.
Never will we regret giving everything to God and truly letting go. Nothing in this world can compare to having the Savior who died to prove His love, in charge of our lives.
So hold His blessings in an open hand. Trust Him with everything but never give up on His power to answer prayer. And always remember, He makes no mistakes.
Make today count!
Always,
Amanda
Giving God Your Idols
Always,
Amanda
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Just a good quote!
3 easy ways to get patience in 5 minutes! Guaranteed!
But that's the world's system. God works in an entirely different way. He allows us to go through long trials and struggles to teach us patience. We are so used to the quick and easy methods of getting what we want in life, that we hate waiting for the Lord. But there is no easy or quick way to learn patience. It is a very long, sometimes very difficult process that God uses to conform us into His image.
But it is very much worth it. No matter what goes on in our lives, God is using it to build patience in us. Take your trials to the Lord and leave your burdens at the Cross. He wants you to trust Him in this difficult situation, and He will use it to build you up and draw you closer to Him.
Remember that no matter what you're going through, there is no need to fear, when God is on your side. Let Him build your patience.
Make today count!
Always,
~ Amanda ♥