As I was watching Joyce Meyer this morning, she said something that made me think....
She defined lust.
She said that lust is not limited to a sexual lust. But that a lust is wanting anything too much (a dream you have, a goal, a desire, etc.). Wanting something so bad that you can't be happy without it. Wanting something so much that it gets in the way of God or becomes more important than God.
It just made me think...do I have any dreams that are that big??
We need to keep God first in our life; our focus needs to be on Him not a dream. If we do this, He is all we will ever need and God will bless us in His time with what He knows is good for us. We just need to trust in God and His timing.
We should tell God how we feel, but then move on...quit "lusting" over the thing that has become more important than God and His Will.
Love Ya!
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
The Peace of God
"Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7
Yesterday, I had a deposition, that was for my lawsuit concerning my bear attack. I was so nervous!! (I was probably scared too.) Wednesday night at church while telling Becca about what was going on, I just broke down and cried for no reason. She knew just what to say...it just wasn't words of encouragement (they did help)...but it was "let's pray." The answer was not in the words of man (or woman) but in laying my burdens on the Lord. We stood there and prayed, just the two of us, for what I needed at the deposition...God's Peace and Strength.
Yesterday, the Lord was with me and gave me his peace & strength to make it through the day.
THANK YOU LORD!
"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." Philippians 4:13
Yesterday, I had a deposition, that was for my lawsuit concerning my bear attack. I was so nervous!! (I was probably scared too.) Wednesday night at church while telling Becca about what was going on, I just broke down and cried for no reason. She knew just what to say...it just wasn't words of encouragement (they did help)...but it was "let's pray." The answer was not in the words of man (or woman) but in laying my burdens on the Lord. We stood there and prayed, just the two of us, for what I needed at the deposition...God's Peace and Strength.
Yesterday, the Lord was with me and gave me his peace & strength to make it through the day.
THANK YOU LORD!
"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." Philippians 4:13
Monday, August 17, 2009
Blessings from the LORD
Well, it has been almost 2 years since my bear attack and last night I had a dream concerning bears (I think that I have only had 2). It wasn't a nightmare, so that is good.
In the dream some bears had came into a camp where I was a counselor. I was so scared for the teens that had went on a hike and luckily, they were coming back right when I went to look for them, so we headed to our cabins then were confronted with these bears between us and our cabin. I had such a large panic attack that I cried and couldn't even function because of my fear. I had to rely on the teens I was with to get me through it. The bad thing is that if faced with a bear in the open, how would I react? I feel that this dream is how I would react and that is very terrifying!
In light of this dream, it made me think of the blessings God has given me in this situation.
The lawyer has made comments about me not getting upset and having no need for counseling. I think that he is concerned about it and I guess I kind of am when it comes to a deposition or a trial (if it goes that far). But the only thing I can say is that the Lord has laid His Hand upon me and has made it so that I can handle it. The only thing that I have a big problem with (besides my physical appearance and lost functions) is my panic attacks while hiking. But the Lord is there too! I will get this awful feeling that there may be a bear and I just want to run out of the woods as fast as I can. That's when I call upon the Lord...I stop and pray...I pray until the feeling is lifted and I can continue.
"Fear thou not; For I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."
Isaiah 41:10
"For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee."
Isaiah 41:13
I AM SOO THANKFUL FOR THE LORD'S GREAT BLESSINGS!
In the dream some bears had came into a camp where I was a counselor. I was so scared for the teens that had went on a hike and luckily, they were coming back right when I went to look for them, so we headed to our cabins then were confronted with these bears between us and our cabin. I had such a large panic attack that I cried and couldn't even function because of my fear. I had to rely on the teens I was with to get me through it. The bad thing is that if faced with a bear in the open, how would I react? I feel that this dream is how I would react and that is very terrifying!
In light of this dream, it made me think of the blessings God has given me in this situation.
- For starters, He saved my life from the bear!
- He healed me faster than the doctors had ever seen.
- I CAN WALK!!
- He has kept nightmares from flooding my dreams.
- He has kept me from thinking about my attack every second of the day.
- In recalling the memories of the day, God has allowed me to not be flooded with emotions.
- He is keeping me mentally sane [at least with this subject :)]
The lawyer has made comments about me not getting upset and having no need for counseling. I think that he is concerned about it and I guess I kind of am when it comes to a deposition or a trial (if it goes that far). But the only thing I can say is that the Lord has laid His Hand upon me and has made it so that I can handle it. The only thing that I have a big problem with (besides my physical appearance and lost functions) is my panic attacks while hiking. But the Lord is there too! I will get this awful feeling that there may be a bear and I just want to run out of the woods as fast as I can. That's when I call upon the Lord...I stop and pray...I pray until the feeling is lifted and I can continue.
"Fear thou not; For I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."
Isaiah 41:10
"For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee."
Isaiah 41:13
I AM SOO THANKFUL FOR THE LORD'S GREAT BLESSINGS!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Isn't it AMAZING!
I was thinking last night....
Well, we watched a video at church and one of the illustrations used in the video (to show a point) was a farmer using a calf puller. Well, if you don't know what a calf puller is, here is a brief description: when a mother cow is having trouble giving birth (it may be that the calf is breached), the farmer will use some sort of contraption to pull the calf from the mother. Now, I know that all you mothers out there are grimacing in pain, but don't worry. When I was in college and studying to be a vet. tech., I learned about these things.
So now to the AMAZING stuff :)
Cows are made in such a way, by God, that yanking the calf right out of them hurts neither the mother cow or the calf! They are don't have any complications from the procedure! Now isn't that just AMAZING?! Now when it comes the horse, even the slightest complication and you can loose the horse and even the foal. I just think how AWESOME our God is! He created cows in this way because they had to be.
Another AMAZING thing I thought of last night, and have at other times, is chickens. Yes, chickens...think about it... They can be used for meat, but think about the eggs (I think of this because I have chickens). Chickens can lay eggs continually without a rooster....all year round! Isn't it AWESOME how our God provides!!
Kim
Well, we watched a video at church and one of the illustrations used in the video (to show a point) was a farmer using a calf puller. Well, if you don't know what a calf puller is, here is a brief description: when a mother cow is having trouble giving birth (it may be that the calf is breached), the farmer will use some sort of contraption to pull the calf from the mother. Now, I know that all you mothers out there are grimacing in pain, but don't worry. When I was in college and studying to be a vet. tech., I learned about these things.
So now to the AMAZING stuff :)
Cows are made in such a way, by God, that yanking the calf right out of them hurts neither the mother cow or the calf! They are don't have any complications from the procedure! Now isn't that just AMAZING?! Now when it comes the horse, even the slightest complication and you can loose the horse and even the foal. I just think how AWESOME our God is! He created cows in this way because they had to be.
Another AMAZING thing I thought of last night, and have at other times, is chickens. Yes, chickens...think about it... They can be used for meat, but think about the eggs (I think of this because I have chickens). Chickens can lay eggs continually without a rooster....all year round! Isn't it AWESOME how our God provides!!
Kim
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Teenage Phobia...
My first blog post...how exciting :)
I was just thinking about how the Lord works...I used to have this terrible phobia of teenagers. YES, I said teenagers!! (It's called Ephebiphobia) Anyways, I think that it had something to do with having a not so good experience as a teenager myself.
But anyways...Ryan's job is working with teenagers and I guess that I have gotten over it, because of helping him out with work related activites.....now I do believe that I have taken quite a liking to teenagers and they seem to like me too...go figure :)
I just pray that the Lord will use me where needed in the life of a teenager that needs it.
LOVE YA!
Kim
I was just thinking about how the Lord works...I used to have this terrible phobia of teenagers. YES, I said teenagers!! (It's called Ephebiphobia) Anyways, I think that it had something to do with having a not so good experience as a teenager myself.
But anyways...Ryan's job is working with teenagers and I guess that I have gotten over it, because of helping him out with work related activites.....now I do believe that I have taken quite a liking to teenagers and they seem to like me too...go figure :)
I just pray that the Lord will use me where needed in the life of a teenager that needs it.
LOVE YA!
Kim
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