In reflecting on this, my first Mother's Day without Danielle, I have had time to reflect upon my life and Danielle's as well.
I received my mom's Amplified Bible to use as a reference yesterday and I saw a note in it that said Danielle's favorite verse in the bible was II Chronicles 5:13-14 "And when the trumpeters and singers were joined in unison, making one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and other instruments for song and praised the Lord, saying, for He is good, for His mercy and loving kindness endure forever, then the house of the Lord was filled with a cloud. So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the House of God."
This verse has special meaning to me because she lived, loved and laughed the same way when she was a child. She would sing praises to the Lord all the time, just dance and sing His praises. Then as a teenager she departed from that but was always still filled with the spirit of love for everyone and protection of everyone whether she showed it or not. She loved the people she loved, deeper than anyone else I know.
As mothers, we should always have love in our homes and show children how to always love and show love and kindness to everyone no matter their situation or stature in their peer groups. Love never fails, it's not touchy, it's forgiving and everlasting. "Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins." - 1 Peter 4:8 NIV
Danielle was almost always smiling and happy and I truly believe that she had God's love in her heart! There is no way to bask in the love of God and be unhappy at the same time! You can also choose to be happy, just as you could choose to be miserable. Danielle made a conscious effort to be happy all the time. I think she would want us all to rejoice the same way and live a happy, satisfied and fulfilling life!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
The timing of God...why are we in a hurry?
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart; wait, I say, on the Lord. Psalms 27:14
When we wait for the Lord, He will give us clear direction, guide us, encourage us, protect us, heal us, comfort us, empower us, answer prayers and reveal his will for our lives! The way to achieve this is through rejoicing through worship and praise to our Lord and Savior!
If we learn to wait for God's timing and direction from God, we learn to grow as believers. We all have self will. We need to will ourselves to wait for him. If he answered every prayer before we asked and waited, then what need would we have to seek Him! Give God his perfect timing in all that we do, remember, he never forgets anything except our sins.
There is great courage in someone to face temptations without giving in to immediate gratification and waiting for God's perfect timing for us. Great character is built in those that wait for the Lord!
People always want to know why do I have to wait? God is having us wait because He is readying the circumstances (there is never a coincidence), He's purifying our motives (making sure we're not being lustful, greedy or in self-will), He's teaching us to trust him, He's protecting us from something we haven't seen in the natural and what an awesome testimony we have when we are patient and wait for the answers to our prayers! He wants to be praised for these and this is His way of making sure everyone knows He is really there and listening!
When we wait for the Lord, He will give us clear direction, guide us, encourage us, protect us, heal us, comfort us, empower us, answer prayers and reveal his will for our lives! The way to achieve this is through rejoicing through worship and praise to our Lord and Savior!
If we learn to wait for God's timing and direction from God, we learn to grow as believers. We all have self will. We need to will ourselves to wait for him. If he answered every prayer before we asked and waited, then what need would we have to seek Him! Give God his perfect timing in all that we do, remember, he never forgets anything except our sins.
There is great courage in someone to face temptations without giving in to immediate gratification and waiting for God's perfect timing for us. Great character is built in those that wait for the Lord!
People always want to know why do I have to wait? God is having us wait because He is readying the circumstances (there is never a coincidence), He's purifying our motives (making sure we're not being lustful, greedy or in self-will), He's teaching us to trust him, He's protecting us from something we haven't seen in the natural and what an awesome testimony we have when we are patient and wait for the answers to our prayers! He wants to be praised for these and this is His way of making sure everyone knows He is really there and listening!
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