What is an idol and idolatry?

This is all just some stuff. I haven't had time to really go back and pick it to pieces. Thank you Richard hornok for a great sermon.

Here are some verses to look up concerning idols and idolatry.

Proverbs 21:2

Exodus 20:3-4; refer to the ten commandments, you shall have no other Gods before me, nothing that symbolizes heaven or animal or sea. ( my mind has a lot of images right now. )


Acts 17-16ff

What is an idol?

1.an object that gets worship. (Such as figures that your worship. People. Bands.)


2. Raising something above the place of God in our life. (I think at times it can be our kids or spouse. Or friends that are there for us at the horrid times. Or something.like your house. Your job. Your cars )

3. Promoting a secondary thing into the ultimate thing.( Maybe for some its food or maybe a job or people friendships ever parenting or gardening. The list grows)

4. Expecting from something or someone the things that only God can give.(
Kids and husband giving me happiness. A friend calming your heart. A new home. Money. Satisfaction and self-worth. Only God can give you the self worth and satisfaction and peace and happiness.)

5. It can even be... A good and necessary thing that has been defied.

Idols competing for my heart. God said don't make anything more important that me or look to anything to give you only what I can.

Anything can be an idol.

Being and idolatress with parenting and marriage. It's not focused on him. I don't seek him for answers. I turn to books to get answers. BOOKS!! Internet

Gods take on idolatry....
1. Adultery- I am married to God and when I seek that intamacy elsewhere then it's like I'm cheating on Him. God wants to give it to us and we are looking for it else where

2. Cultic- I do a good job keeping the secondry there. I will do anything to sacrifice to keep the secondary up and going. My cell. Oi!!! When you can't have money you devastate and he stands by and watches us sacrifice what he gave us to keep secondary. We are a cult

3. Treason- when I make a idol in my life it's like I'm comitting treason and joining the enemy

Tv. Books. Phone. How many books have you turned to other than the bible for answers. Oh gracious I'll be the first to raise my hand. I'm totally ashamed now to know I have sought answers every where for stubborn kids and babies and food in other books. Now. I am not dogging it per say. I just realize my own convictions and just feel a powerful wow hit me as I realize it. My cell phone/Internet. Is one. I read my bible with it. Share Gods word with it and become attached to it as a way to release me. And a way to "spill". I should be spilling to God Alone.

Thank you again mr. Hornok

4 more unbelief verses

FATHER, YOUR WORDasks the question, "Does God give you His Spirit and work miracles among you because you observe the law, or because you believe what you heard?" (Galatians 3:5)The answer is because they believed what they heard. Help me to do likewise, Lord.


LORD, the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.(Galatians 3:22)

FATHER, YOUR WORD SAYS THAT IF YOUR DISCIPLES BELIEVE, THEY WILL RECEIVE WHATEVER THEY ASK FOR IN PRAYER.(Matthew 21:22)


GOD, ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD, You are not bothered by our requests. Once when others told a synagogue ruler not to bother You anymore with his request, You ignored what they said and told the ruler, "Don't be afraid. Just believe." (Mark 5:35-36) Help me not be discouraged to pray and not be afraid, but believe!

~ Maggie Krantz

5 belief verses that hit the core

5 more

Father, according to Your Word, it is possible to be broken off from part of Your plan because of unbelief. Your Word says not to be arrogant, but be afraid. (Romans 11:20)O FATHER, I do not want to miss any part of Your plan because of my own unbelief! Please forgive me for any unbelief and help me walk by faith.


MERCIFUL FATHER,Your Word also says that if people do not persist in unbelief, they can be grafted back into the fullness of Your plan. (Romans 11:23) Thank You, God, for so often granting the gift of second chances!


FATHER, I don't want to be like the ancient Israelites who were not able to enter the Promised Land because of their unbelief. (Hebrews 3:19) Help me to believe You and follow You to the place of Your promised land in my own life.



FATHER, please help me not to be like the ancient Israelites who willfully put You to the test. (Psalm 78:18) They did not believe in You or trust in Your deliverance after all the wonders You had shown them.(Psalm 78:22) Please swell my soul with belief and help me to trust emphatically in Your deliverance


Father, in spite of Your chastisement, the ancient Israelites kept on sinning. In spite of Your wonders, they did not believe, so You ended their days in futility. (Psalm 78:32-33) O LORD, I don't want my days to end in futility. I want to fully participate in what You're doing in my generation.


~ Maggie Krantz

The prayers of a 4 year old

Strong Christian moms. Grab a tissue. The prayer from my 4 year old. " I would live to pray for God and his love. And that I tell my friends at school that he loves them. I just whisper though. And that God protects me and every thing he gives us. And for pooter. I would love to pray that God keep us safe and that he loves all my friends and my family". It was a good 2 minutes.

17-19

3 more prayers from Beth.

Father, a righteousness from God, apart from the law, comes through faith in JESUS CHRISTto all who believe.(Romans 3:21-22)

FATHER, as You did for the jailer who received salvation through the witness of Paul and Silas, fill me with joy when I choose to believe.(Acts 16:34)

FATHER, please help me to cease being obstinate, refusing to believe. When I do this, I am maligning Your way. (Acts 19:9)


~ Maggie Krantz

Verses 13-16

1. CHRIST JESUS, You said that those who believe You are Your sheep. Your sheep listen to Your voice; You know them and they follow You. You give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of Your Father's hand. You and the Father are one. (John 10:26-30)

2. DEAR JESUS, WHEN I BELIEVE IN YOU, I DON'T BELIEVE IN YOU ONLY, BUT IN THE ONE WHO SENT YOU. (John 12:44)

3. FATHER, YOUR WORDis full of fulfilled prophecy. You told things before they happened so that when they did, people would believe. (John 14:29) Father, as surely as everything You prophesied in the past has happened, everything You prophesied for the future will happen. Help me to believe!


4. CHRIST JESUS, You said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe."(John 20:27) Lord, I cannot see Your visible hands, but if I'm willing to really look, I can see the visible evidences of Your invisible hands. Help me to stop doubting and believe!


~ Maggie Krantz

Oh gracious what a night!!!

We went to the lumberjack show and Rylie became the honorary lumberjill!!! Crazy bob made her a chair. It was great!!!

We had a wonderful night !! Thank you Danielle. Lol your encouragement that the day is almost over helped a lot to enjoy what was left

Now ry will be in the paper twice this week!!!

Overcoming unbelief- verses 10-12

Here are three more verses from Beth.
Again, the last is my favorite
~ Maggie Krantz

1. FATHER, YOUR WORD ASKS, "How can you believe if you accept praise from one another, yet make no effort to obtain the praise that comes from the only God?"(John 5:44) Please help me to make every effort to obtain the praise that comes from You, Lord. I cannot obtain this praise from You without belief.

2. CHRIST JESUS, You said, "The work of God is this: to believe the one He has sent."(John 6:29) That is what You want from me more than anything in the world.

3. FATHER, help me to respond to Your Son according to Your Word: "I believe and know that You are the Holy One of God."(John 6:69)

Overcoming belief. 6 verses.

The last one has been a verse spoke to me for 2 years now. It's a hard to understand one if you weren't taught but when you over come the how what and when and just believe. The freedom is a gift.

Sorry for my delay. It's been a vert rocky week. For those of you involved in the " Rylie schooling dilema" I will write you the update I sent to mrs. O'barr.

So as a result of my week I will send you 6 verses to ponder over and hold to your heart. I have been struggling with a bit of faith lately. Fearful to the extent of becoming insane. Lol so pray some of these for me as I am praying them.

I love you all and I applaud you taking this journey with me. Stick it out!!!
~ Maggie Krantz

Father, in the parable of the sower, You teach us that the seed of Your Word that falls along the path represents the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe. (Luke 8:12)LORD, please help me to actively receive Your Word into my heart upon hearing it so that the devil cannot come and take it from me before it has had time to take root.

FATHER, PLEASE HELP ME NOT TO BE FOOLISH AND SLOW OF HEART TO BELIEVE ALL THAT THE PROPHETS HAVE SPOKEN. (Luke 24:25)

LORD, if You speak to me regarding earthly things and I do not believe, how then will I believe when You speak of heavenly things? (John 3:12)Help me to believe You here and now and not just believe you in things concerning heaven. You are God of Heaven and Earth!

FATHER, ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD,those who heard the testimony of the woman at the well said, "We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world." (John 4:42) Please cause my life to impact others by making them desire to meet You for themselves and believe!


GOD, please don't let me be the kind of person to whom You can say, "Unless you see miraculous signs and wonders, you will never believe." (John 4:48)


LORD GOD, I acknowledge that it is by grace I have been saved, through faith - and this not from myself; it is the gift of God. (Ephesians 2:8)

Overcoming unbelief 3 of 30

These are the first 3 scriptures she gives. There are 30 all together and I will space them out so you have time to look over them and think on them.

~ Maggie Krantz

Over coming unbelief
1-
FATHER, YOUR WORD SAYS THAT IF YOUR DISCIPLES BELIEVE, THEY WILL RECEIVE WHATEVER THEY ASK FOR IN PRAYER.(Matthew 21:22).


2-GOD, ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD, You are not bothered by our requests. Once when others told a synagogue ruler not to bother You anymore with his request, You ignored what they said and told the ruler, "Don't be afraid. Just believe." (Mark 5:35-36) Help me not be discouraged to pray and not be afraid, but believe!


3-DEAR JESUS,You told Your close followers who were taught how to seek the Father's heart that whatever they asked for in prayer, that they were to believe they received it and it would be theirs. (Mark 11:24) O, Father, help me to know Your heart intimately so that I'll know how to pray, what to pray, and believe in advance that I will receive it!

A series of over coming, join me

This is all from Beth Moore.

I want to begin something with all of you out in my net world. It's an "over coming ..." serious. There are introductions and then scripture followed. Every other day I want to send these to you. First , the introduction. Then, 3 scriptures or more at a time depending on length. Know this, I am doing it with you. So times your in awe or crying or singing in joy. So am I more then likely. Just as I am now reading my first one. I am awe struck. A new phrase of faith. Not I believe in but believe. Please stick this out through hard and easy times. And enjoy!
and again none of the below is
Mine but credited to Beth Moore and Christ alone
~ Maggie Krantz

Overcoming unbelief



God seems to work in themes in my life. You know what I mean. Every sermon, morning devotional, and Christian radio program all “coincidentally” speak to me about the same subject for an uncomfortable length of time. I’ll even get a card in the mail from a Christian friend I haven’t seen in ten years and—you guessed it—she’ll share a good word on the exact “theme.”

Soon after my fortieth birthday, everywhere I turned I heard a message on “belief.” I’m humiliated to admit that I became somewhat annoyed not to be hearing more on the subjects I really needed. After all, I already was a believer, and if believers don’t believe, what on earth do they do?

Several weeks passed, and I still didn’t get it. Finally one morning even Oswald Chambers had the audacity to bring up the subject in that day’s entry of My Utmost for His Highest. I looked up and exclaimed, “What is this all about?” I sensed the Holy Spirit speaking to my heart, “Beth, I want you to believe Me.” I was appalled. “Lord,” I answered, “Of course I believe in You. I’ve believed in Youall my life.” I felt He responded very clearly. Adamantly. “I didn’t ask you to believe in Me. I asked you to believe Me.”

I sat very puzzled for several moments until I was certain that the Holy Spirit had faithfully shed light on my pitifully small faith. I sensed Him saying, “My child, you believe Me for so little. Don’t be so safe in the things you pray. Who are you trying to keep from looking foolish? Me or you?”

I don’t mind telling you that my life changed dramatically after God interrupted my comfortable pace with the “theme” of belief. Some of it has been excruciating, and some of it has been the most fun I’ve had in my entire Christian life. I have a feeling this is one theme I probably will run into again and again in the course of my journey. Why? Because without faith it is impossible to please Him. In other words, you and I will be challenged to believe Him from one season to the next, all of our days. And if we have even half a heart for God, He’s likely to shake our perimeters and stir up a little excitement.

Believing God is never more critical than when we have strongholds that need to be demolished. Believing God is also rarely more challenging. Why? Because we’ve battled most of our strongholds for years and perhaps tried countless remedies in an effort to be free with very little success. The enemy taunts us with whispers like, “You’ll never be free. You’ve tried a hundred times. You go back every time. You’re hopeless. You’re weak. You’re a failure. You don’t have what it takes.” Every one of these statements about you is a lie if you are a believer in Christ. You do have what it takes. You have Jesus—the Way, the Truth, and the Life. But you can’t just believe in Him to be free from your stronghold. You must believe Him.Believe He can do what He says He can do. Believeyou can do what He says you can do. Believe He is who He says He is. And believe you are who He says you are.

You may be thinking, “I want to believe! I just don’t have enough faith!” God’s Word records an encounter in Mark 9:14–24 to encourage every person who wants to believe. Christ met a man with a son who had been possessed by the enemy since childhood. No telling how many physicians, witch doctors, religious fanatics, wise men, and foolish men the father had sought to find freedom for his son. Imagine the glimmer of hope that kindled his soul when rumor circulated about the disciples of Jesus who were reputed to perform miracles. Then imagine his devastation when they too were added to the list of the failed. Jesus asked for the boy to be brought to Him. The father’s desperate plea could bring an empathetic lump to the throat to any parent: “If you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.” I love Jesus’ powerful retort: “‘If you can . . . ?’ Everything is possible for him who believes.” The father’s reply comprises one of the most honest, priceless moments in the record of Christ’s human encounters. “Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, ‘I do believe.’” Then, as if Christ had caught his gaze eye to eye, reading his questioning mind, the father quickly restated, “Help me overcome my unbelief!”

I am convinced that God would rather hear our honest pleas for more of what we lack than a host of pious platitudes from an unbelieving heart. When I am challenged with unbelief, I have begun to make the same earnest plea to the One who would gladly supply. The following Scripture-prayers are for the purpose of fueling your faith in the One who is faithful and fueling your belief in the One who is believable. I suggest praying several of them every day. Please remember: it is always God’s will for you to be free from strongholds. As stated in the introduction to this book, we may not always be sure God wills to heal us physically in this life of every disease or prosper us with tangible blessings, but He always wills to free us from strongholds.You will never have to worry about whether you are praying in God’s will concerning strongholds. “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free” (Gal. 5:1).

Before you begin practicing the Scripture-prayers in this chapter, please read the following segment very carefully:
“I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead” (Eph. 1:18–20, emphasis mine).

Please accept and celebrate two awesome truths derived from these Scriptures:
1. God wields incomparably great power for those who choose to believe. Read it again!Incomparably great power! More than enough to break the yoke of any bondage. Our belief unclogs the pipe and invites the power to flow.
2. God applies the same power to our need that He exerted when He raised Christ from the dead. Does your stronghold require more power than it takes to raise the dead? Neither does mine! God can do it, fellow believer. I know because He says so. And I know because He’s done it for me. Believe Him . . . and when you don’t, cry out earnestly, “Help me overcome my unbelief!”

Letter from Jesus

Beloved,

I know you as no one else does. I know the anguish and the grief that seem to grip at the very foundation of your being. I know the blackness of the sludge that seems to line the bottom of your heart. I am acquainted with sorrow, and I have known bitter rejection.

My loved one, know that not one instant of your existence passed without Me being aware of your pain, of the violations against you, of the near destruction of the sensitive spirit within you. When you cried out to Me, I heard, and I hurt with you. When you were overwhelmed, when you were overcome, when you hardened your heart in order to survive, I stayed with you. I have suffered every single time that you were wounded, and have walked close with you every moment. Your confusion, your anger, your aggression, and even your bitterness are not unknown to Me, nor offensive.

You have wondered at My nature, for although you love Me, there is so much you do not understand. I want you to know how deep My love for you goes. You are more precious to Me than you have ever imagined. You are to Me a glorious, wondrous jewel of great price, like a majestic diamond with countless facets reflecting light on every side with indescribable beauty. Your very being stirs a joy within My heart of hearts when I look at the beauty and the glory that is you. You don’t really believe these words now because your vision is limited to your present “reality,” but My vision of you is uninhibited by human weakness. I see you as you really are, the completed product that shines forth in My glory for all of eternity.

This present time-bound portion of your life has been unspeakably painful, it is true. What you do not see if that from the crucible of the most intense, hottest flame is forged the object of most beauty and grace. Although sorrow and pain have been constant companions and their work is grievous, they are My instruments to bring you forth into the most glorious and wonderful thing you are and have been created to be.

My loved one, I am with you always. My intense love for you is undiminished by your “negative” side. My eternal purpose for you is perfect. I have been walking with you all along; before you were born, as a child who knew no childhood, as an angry adolescent, and now, as an adult. You are growing in Me as you yield to My Spirit day by day, although you don’t always seem to believe it.

Your heart is My dwelling place, and I am transforming you into the being that I know you truly are. Salvation is continuous, and the time will come when you will realize that your past vision of yourself is no longer true. You will begin to see a glimpse of who I already know you to be, one of undiminished beauty.

Be encouraged; receive My healing, for sorrow and pain which have been comforted and healed by My love make powerful instruments for My work upon the earth. You ARE My beloved, you are chosen, and you are of immeasurable worth to Me. My desire is not to use you as a craftsman uses a tool, but rather to flow out from you, to live in you, to shine forth through you as a light in a world that grows ever increasingly darker. My love, My light, My joy, will flow freely from the depths of your being, from the foundations of your soul, from the deepest places where your hurt and anguish did their painful work, and you will be transformed as coal is transformed in the bowels of the earth over many years, to the thing that reflects the glory of its Maker in splendor and majesty.

My Heart is ever tender toward you, My loved one, My lovely one, and I rejoice to see the day of your glory in Me.

Jesus

Why I don't call you or invite you to dinner.

All the answers to your questions.

I will start with the calling thing. It's loud in my house. Between music and three girls I can't hear. And my husband gets loud when I'm on the phone. He doesn't do it any other time except when some one calls. Some of you have had to deal with it lol. Also. I hate HATE saying goodbye. I'm no good at it. I would stay on the phone forever until the other person was done because I just don't have the guts to stop some ones thoughts and say " I need to go". Don't get me wrong it doesn't bother me when people let me go. I totally understand. Just doesn't bother me but i hate doing it myself. Another reason; I don't talk well. I am a writer. My words and tongue get twisted and I don't make sense. And well when I text I don't have to say bye!! I forget about it and pick up where I left off. Ridiculous I know. But I'm intimadated talking on the phone. That's why I don't call you.

Why you aren't invited to my house. I'm a terrible house keeper. Righ now my laundry room is stacked my couches and flowers are stained table is stacked with stuff. We live out of the way. I would much rather make dinner and and drive to some ones house then they have to come here and out of the way to a non adult lived in house. We dont have nice furniture or sheles or entertainment center. We don't have lovely couches. Our floor are covered in fruit
Punch and very lovey chocolate syrup my dear Emma snuck when she turned two and we can't get it out. I don't want people to have to drive here and back. I would rather drive. I love love other peoples houses. And I love getting my kids out haha. Most of time they are good I guess they just prefer to destroy Danielle and melissa's house. It was entertaining at melissa's but wow lol. And they have gotten used to the Holden house. They love baby toys " sorry Melissa) books and toys. Ethan didn't stand a chance to play the poor angel. Is a toss up. I either don't want people to see my crazy kids in action or I want to get them out.

So this is why you don't get called or invited. I love you all very much. But there is a lot about me that's a mess.

Yesterday. Today. And tomorrow.

Yesterday was lovely. Amy said dada. And has been saying dada quite a bit. It's precious.
I was smacked with another great text. A wonderful " my weekend is great we found out were pregnant"text. An answered prayer that will rattle any ones heart. I can't tell ya how much I cried haha. So happy for my frie d and her pregnancy. Lord. You are ever amazing!
Yesterday. We were talking about the some day to come 4th child. Names and Dave said a name but I assumed he was being goofy. But

Today he did it again... If we are blessed with another baby and it is a girl she will be either Sophia or Sophie Danielle. The way Dave said it blew mr away and I began to cry. The thought of naming our little girl Danielle just means so much. So what did I do? I told Danielle. Because to mr her name means hope. That God through her has changed my life in many ways and through chris I have been able to face a part of me I have always hated and now I don't. And I can't wait to tell chris how much he means to me and how much I love him. That faith in God and just her godliness has been a blessing and I love that family. So I cried. Because well i don't know. Just a big baby. Probably emotional because bible study is over. Breaks my heart.

I'll never forget the fun these past 12 weeks have been. How hard sometimes it was. But how we both pushed through every week. Every homework. And I'm grateful to Dave for the times I wanted to
Give up an he pushed me.

Well I am thrilled for prayers answered and ones to come.

To be a martyr or not to be?!

So I have most of my life heard martyr used in a degrading term. Saying it in a hurtful tone. To say you are bad.

I spoke to Dave about it. After being at fellowship I welcomed the real term of being a martyr. And oh how I embrassed that. In hopes that at one time if I am confronted with that that I will be able to put my worldy desires behind and be a martyr.

The other conotation Dave told mr about what the one I'm assuming is used in a ugly manor. Martyr meaning you volunteer to do something or a lot and then complain and oh woe is me type of attitude. Self righteous or whatever

That never crossed my mind. I would be grateful to be called a martyr. Some one that dies for Christ. Or for their faith. I hope that if I ever am in that position that I can do that.

Just a thought

Overcoming feeling unloved- by Beth moore.

Overcoming feeling unloved

I go through this constantly

the Word of God uses the phrase “unfailing love” thirty-two other times, and not one of them refers to any source other than God, Himself

Searching for perfect, unfailing love in anyone else is not only fruitless, it is miserably disappointing and destructive. I am convinced our hearts are not healthy until they have been satisfied by the only completely healthy love that exists: the love of God, Himself. The following words by Oswald Chambers are not only written in the front of my Bible, they are engraved deeply in my mind: “No love of the natural heart is safe unless the human heart has been satisfied by God first.”1 We are not free to love in the true intent of the word until we have found love. All of us have looked, but the important question is where? In the search for unfailing love, if we unknowingly allow Satan to become our tour guide, the quest will undoubtedly lead to captivity.

We are not wrong to think we desperately need to be loved. We do. But we are wrong to think we can make anyone love us the way we need to be loved. Our need does not constitute anyone else’s call but God’s. Many of us have heard the devastating words, “I just don’t love you any more.” Others may not have heard the words, but they have felt the feeling. The fear. Throughout life we will lose people who really loved us to death or changing circumstances. As dear and as rich as their love was, it was not unfailing. It moved. It died. It changed. It left wonderful memories . . . but it left a hole. Only God’s love never fails. Even when 1 Corinthians 13:8 says, “Love never fails,” it refers to the agape love of God given to us and exercised through us.

We each have our unmet needs, and we carry them around all day long like an empty cup. In one way or another, we hold out that empty cup to the people in our lives and say, “Can somebody please fill this? Even a tablespoon would help!”


Whether we seek to have our cup filled through approval, affirmation, control, success, or immediate gratification, we are miserable until something is in it. I have come to dearly love and appreciate Psalm 143:8: “Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, / for I have put my trust in you. / Show me the way I should go, / for to you I lift up my soul.” What a heavy yoke is shattered when we awaken in the morning, bring our hearts, minds, and souls and all their “needs” to the Great Soul-ologist, offer Him our empty cups, and ask Him to fill them with Himself! This blessed of all believers will know from experience what the -apostle Paul meant in Colossians 2:10 (KJV): “Ye are complete in Him.”

Overcoming feeling unloved- by Beth moore.

Overcoming feeling unloved

I go through this constantly

the Word of God uses the phrase “unfailing love” thirty-two other times, and not one of them refers to any source other than God, Himself

Searching for perfect, unfailing love in anyone else is not only fruitless, it is miserably disappointing and destructive. I am convinced our hearts are not healthy until they have been satisfied by the only completely healthy love that exists: the love of God, Himself. The following words by Oswald Chambers are not only written in the front of my Bible, they are engraved deeply in my mind: “No love of the natural heart is safe unless the human heart has been satisfied by God first.”1 We are not free to love in the true intent of the word until we have found love. All of us have looked, but the important question is where? In the search for unfailing love, if we unknowingly allow Satan to become our tour guide, the quest will undoubtedly lead to captivity.

We are not wrong to think we desperately need to be loved. We do. But we are wrong to think we can make anyone love us the way we need to be loved. Our need does not constitute anyone else’s call but God’s. Many of us have heard the devastating words, “I just don’t love you any more.” Others may not have heard the words, but they have felt the feeling. The fear. Throughout life we will lose people who really loved us to death or changing circumstances. As dear and as rich as their love was, it was not unfailing. It moved. It died. It changed. It left wonderful memories . . . but it left a hole. Only God’s love never fails. Even when 1 Corinthians 13:8 says, “Love never fails,” it refers to the agape love of God given to us and exercised through us.

We each have our unmet needs, and we carry them around all day long like an empty cup. In one way or another, we hold out that empty cup to the people in our lives and say, “Can somebody please fill this? Even a tablespoon would help!”


Whether we seek to have our cup filled through approval, affirmation, control, success, or immediate gratification, we are miserable until something is in it. I have come to dearly love and appreciate Psalm 143:8: “Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, / for I have put my trust in you. / Show me the way I should go, / for to you I lift up my soul.” What a heavy yoke is shattered when we awaken in the morning, bring our hearts, minds, and souls and all their “needs” to the Great Soul-ologist, offer Him our empty cups, and ask Him to fill them with Himself! This blessed of all believers will know from experience what the -apostle Paul meant in Colossians 2:10 (KJV): “Ye are complete in Him.”

Phrases I have picked up from beth Moore studies

Searching for perfect, unfailing love in anyone else is not only fruitless, it is miserably disappointing and destructive. I am convinced our hearts are not healthy until they have been satisfied by the only completely healthy love

Hello living room

Well it looks like we are going to be crashing in the living room until it gets cool. It's getting way too hot in the bedrooms. So am is in her play pen in the living room. Ry and Emma were on a blow up bed yesterday but in their bed for tonight and I don't doubt Dave and I will be right behind them soon.

Just a composition of thoughts

My brain has been on the friendship thing daily. How I am applying myself in my friendships. Some I feel I have tried all I can and am just at a stand still. Others I am just learning about. I have 2 dear friends to thank for stirring my brain with this new information. So thank you.

I am as depressed as can be! I have one more week of bible study with Danielle and that just super sad. I have gained and learned more in this study then I can remember. Well since Esther actually. I hate it coming to an end. I hope you were serious about going more in depth because I would love too! And well to be honest but not as sappy as I feel I enjoyed these almost 12 weeks of getting together. There were times of complete chaos but I enjoyed friend time with her. Sitting and talking and just visiting. Hate for it to end.

Have to call doctor tomorrow. Dave is a bit worried about the pain so we will see.

I am excited about kids krusade