Lord,
I am so thankful that you are always with me. It says in your word that you will never leave me nor forsake me. I am privileged to simply sit with you and spend time listening to your voice, not only knowing that you are here, but hearing what you have to say. When I am in realization that I am with you, and you are with me, I have that peace about myself that nothing else in the world matters at that specific time.
Lord, I know today that a love relationship with you is more important than any other single factor in my life. And that the real purpose of my life is simply to have fellowship with you. When I have fellowship with you, I then realize what I have been called to do, which is to bring you glory by preaching the gospel and bringing in the lost, discipling people that they would follow you the rest of their days.
Today I am thankful for you rescuing me from a rough child hood, for forgiving me for the selfish life that I lived, and for my most amazing precious, loving, perfect, faithful and committed wife. She is truly faithfully committed to you and me, Lord.
Your son,
Jeff
Monday, April 29, 2013
Friday, April 26, 2013
Truly Trusting in Him
Lord Jesus, it says in your word that 'some trust in chariots and in horses, but we trust in the name of The Lord our God'-Psalm 20:7
Lord, I desire to trust in you more than anybody else or anything else. But that this would become a practical reality in my life to the point that I bring my relationship with you back to the start of what it used to be, where I enjoyed the simplicity of who you are and the joy of knowing you intimately. Lord I know now today that I cannot rely on someone else's relationship with you to get me thru my life. I must really allow my relationship with you to grow by me pursuing you with a genuine heart and a heart that seeks after your face and your face only. My heart comes back running to you, back to the start, on Gods great dance floor, where I am free to love you in my relationship with you. I enjoy the freedom I have in knowing you. I am surrendered to you and your voice. Thank you Lord for your voice and my intimate relationship with you and the joy of the simplicity of knowing you.
Your son,
Jeff
Lord, I desire to trust in you more than anybody else or anything else. But that this would become a practical reality in my life to the point that I bring my relationship with you back to the start of what it used to be, where I enjoyed the simplicity of who you are and the joy of knowing you intimately. Lord I know now today that I cannot rely on someone else's relationship with you to get me thru my life. I must really allow my relationship with you to grow by me pursuing you with a genuine heart and a heart that seeks after your face and your face only. My heart comes back running to you, back to the start, on Gods great dance floor, where I am free to love you in my relationship with you. I enjoy the freedom I have in knowing you. I am surrendered to you and your voice. Thank you Lord for your voice and my intimate relationship with you and the joy of the simplicity of knowing you.
Your son,
Jeff
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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Lord,
Today I realize that your grace is sufficient for all of us, that it is everlasting and real. Lord, you decide to give us grace when we do not deserve it, and for that I am so thankful for. That is part of what makes you Lord. Today I ask that you would continue to extend your grace on my life as I move forward in this life for you. That you would help me to use your grace to empower me to change instead of slipping away and not changing. That I would not think of your grace as grease.
You are such an amazing God, thank you Lord for your grace on my life.
Your son,
Jeff
Today I realize that your grace is sufficient for all of us, that it is everlasting and real. Lord, you decide to give us grace when we do not deserve it, and for that I am so thankful for. That is part of what makes you Lord. Today I ask that you would continue to extend your grace on my life as I move forward in this life for you. That you would help me to use your grace to empower me to change instead of slipping away and not changing. That I would not think of your grace as grease.
You are such an amazing God, thank you Lord for your grace on my life.
Your son,
Jeff
Monday, April 22, 2013
The same yesterday, today and forever
Lord, today I am thankful for another new beginning. I am so thankful that after I make mistakes whether I realize it or not, your faithfulness and forgiveness is forever and real in my life. I ask that your blood would wash over me and forgive me for all my sin, and that you would help me change who I am, so that I would not live to impress others but live to please you in all things to include my marriage, ministry, my job and my life. I am reminded of your word in Hebrews 13:8 where it says 'Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever!' Being reminded ofI that reality allows me to come to you regardless of what I have done and allows me to realize that you accept me exactly as I am, but also mold me into someone who you want me to be instead of what I want to be. Lord, I do not want to be self centered, but rather I desire to be God centered, living for your purpose and your glory instead of my purposes.
Your son,
Jeff
Your son,
Jeff
Sunday, April 21, 2013
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Lord, as I participate in this 'Experiencing God' campaign (reading the book by Henry and Richard Blackaby Claude King), I realize that I have simply neglected your Holy Spirit for so long that I have allowed myself to simply go along with a tradition of living for you. I am so thankful that I belong to a church who continues to move forward with purpose in your word. But also I am so thankful for a church that causes me to be challenged to examine my own relationship with you and evaluate where my relationship with you stands according to how you see it Lord, and not necessarily how I see it. Thank you for this new day where I can renew my mind Lord and repent and realize that your Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for me to be in tune to, so that I would know my purpose that you have for me. Help me Lord to be in tune to the Holy Spirit and help me Lord to yield to what you say to me before making decisions on my own without hearing your voice first. I love you Lord, thank you Lord.
Your son,
Jeff
Your son,
Jeff
Saturday, April 20, 2013
A Love Letter to The Lord
I have been neglecting posting to my blog because I haven't really decided what to post on a regular basis. But today I have decided that the topic of this blog is new beginnings, and everyday God gives us a new beginning. And so because of this, I have decided to post my love letters to God. A few weeks ago, I was greatly challenged by an event that happened within my church, and I came to the realization that I needed to change. And so I asked God what are the things I need to do in order to change my character so that I can change in my life, so that i could go to the next level in every area of my life, and God told me to start doing the following:
1. Make and pray on a dream book daily
2. Consolidate my youth
3. Read one book a month that helps me with my spiritual well being and bringing my relationship with Christ to the next level.
4. And finally but most importantly to write love letters to God.
The last task that God had for me is actually the first priority over all of the others. I realize in my life that I was living for God, serving Him, but not entirely experiencing an intimate close relationship with Him. And so I will start to write love letters to God and post them here. The purpose of these letters are to inspire anybody that wants to read them to obtain a close intimate relationship with God and also to leave a record of my relationship with God when I go to be with Jesus.
So I encourage everyone to take time to read some of these love letters that I write to God in addition to your Daily Bible reading.
To God, my true Father,
042013
Oh Lord, today you are so real to me, like the wind hitting my face, like the rain hitting me drop by drop as I stand in a down pour! To simply be a part of your work is such an honor, that it is worship in itself. And oh the sound of music that brings you praise and glory! How it sooths my soul and brings me to the Heavens. To stand to my feet to worship you is the least I could do for you as I worship you this day. To encounter your presence is worth more than anything that can be obtained in this world on earth. I look to the world that already exists but is near and is to come.
Love your son,
Jeff
1. Make and pray on a dream book daily
2. Consolidate my youth
3. Read one book a month that helps me with my spiritual well being and bringing my relationship with Christ to the next level.
4. And finally but most importantly to write love letters to God.
The last task that God had for me is actually the first priority over all of the others. I realize in my life that I was living for God, serving Him, but not entirely experiencing an intimate close relationship with Him. And so I will start to write love letters to God and post them here. The purpose of these letters are to inspire anybody that wants to read them to obtain a close intimate relationship with God and also to leave a record of my relationship with God when I go to be with Jesus.
So I encourage everyone to take time to read some of these love letters that I write to God in addition to your Daily Bible reading.
To God, my true Father,
042013
Oh Lord, today you are so real to me, like the wind hitting my face, like the rain hitting me drop by drop as I stand in a down pour! To simply be a part of your work is such an honor, that it is worship in itself. And oh the sound of music that brings you praise and glory! How it sooths my soul and brings me to the Heavens. To stand to my feet to worship you is the least I could do for you as I worship you this day. To encounter your presence is worth more than anything that can be obtained in this world on earth. I look to the world that already exists but is near and is to come.
Love your son,
Jeff
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