God's Grace

We sinned against God...
                                      ...over and over again
We promised Him we would stop...
                                                     ...but we didn't
We kept sinning...
                           ...we did not deserve forgiveness, but
God forgave our sins...
                                  ...He didn't have to, BUT HE LOVES US! 

Grace!  God's Grace!!!  Thank you Lord for GRACE!

Blessings ~ Karlee

Thanks for today...hope for tomorrow...

Dear Lord,

Thank you for today.  For giving us life and breath and your unending love.  Thank you for the moments we take for granted.  Help us to be present each moment of each day.  Grant us rest and peace tonight as we prepare our body, mind and soul for the morning.  Thank you for hope...AMEN

Blessings ~ Karlee

The Middle of the Night...

It's the middle of the night...
                                             ...a light turns on...
                                                                           ...a door opens...
                                                                                                      ...the sound of little feet in the hall...
                         ...and then...
                                             "Mommy!  I'm scared!!!"  

I go to him, my three year-old son.  Once I am there he feels safe and instantly goes back to sleep.  That is the relationship I want with Jesus...calling out His name and feeling peace in knowing He is there, watching over me and loving me. 

Blessings ~ Karlee

     

In The Garden by C.A. Miles

I come to the garden alone
While the dew is still on the roses
And the voice I hear falling on my ear
The son of God discloses

And He walks with me
And He talks with me
And He tells me I am His own
And the joy we share as we tarry there
None other has ever known

He speaks and the sound of His voice
Is so sweet that the birds hush their singing
And the melody that He gave to me
Within my heart is ringing

And He walks with me
And He talks with me
And He tells me I am His own
And the joy we share as we tarry there
None other has ever known

And the joy we share as we tarry there
None other has ever known

All you who are weary and burdened...

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."

~Matthew 11:28

What a delightful promise from our Lord! 

                                                    Go to Him...

                                                                       ...give Him your weary body...

                                                                                                                     ...your struggling soul...

What ever is burdening you...give it to God...HE WILL GIVE YOU REST!

Thank you God for rest. :)

Blessings ~ Karlee

Have you ever had that feeling????????????

Have you ever had that feeling...

                                                          ...the nawing, aching one

    ...the one that says, "If I only had that.." or "If only he/she liked me..."       

                                                                                                                   

It is the feeling that tells us something is missing in our lives.  When it comes our first instinct is to make it go away by turning to shopping, eating, tv, video games, etc.  We try and try to fill the void with things of this world...it may quench the ache for awhile, but it always comes back... a vicious cycle that is hard to break.

IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE DO IT!!!!  THE ACHE IS FOR COMMUNION WITH GOD!!!

We were made for relationship ~ real life, intimate relationship with our Heavenly Father.  Lay your empty, aching heart at the alter of Christ and let Him meet your needs...He is the only one who can.

Blessings ~ Karlee

God is Love

When I was a young child in Sunday School we often sang the following song:

Praise Him 

Praise Him

All ye little children

God is love

God is love

 

How often do we sing and speak with our mouths without letting our words impact our hearts?
Proverbs 18:21 says the tongue has the power of life and death and those who love to talk will reap the consequences.  Let your song be one of praise! Let your tongue proclaim God's love!

Blessings ~ Karlee

The Quilter and the Quilt

Have you ever seen a quilter begin a quilt?

Fabric all over. Tools scattered. Irons. Sewing machines. Coffee. Small pieces. Needles. 

Large pieces. Scraps. Mats. Rulers. Pins. Directions. Thread. Cutting tools. Etc...

Everything needed to make the quilt is there, but only the quilter knows what the end result will be.

Without a clear picture of the end result, you many wonder if it will turn out at all!

Sometimes we feel that way... 

                    We lose sight of Christ and the purpose for our life.  

                                 We stop reading the "directions" for our life (The Bible).

                                              It feels like we have made such a mess of our life there is no hope. 

THERE IS HOPE! God is the master "quilter" in our lives.  He sees the beautiful "quilt" of your life coming together and He will see you through to completion. Your life is beautiful ~ a master-piece in the making!!!

                                                   

Philippians 1:6 ~ 

                "I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."

Hope In The Midst of Despair

She sat with tears in her eyes as she spoke to me...

                       "The water was coming so fast, we grabbed what we could.  As the Sheriff was knocking 

           on the door to make us leave, I grabbed my great-uncle's violin, but...

                         I forgot the pictures...

they were on the fifth shelf, we didn't think the water would get that high...

her wedding pictures, the ones she asked me to keep safe....  

The pictures..."

In the midst of this despair, loosing almost everything, selling everything else because there is no longer a home for it...THERE IS HOPE!


She said she saved the strangest things... 
                                            She is now giving those things to others...blessing them.

God is here...here in the aftermath of the flood!!!

                          To see someone in the midst of despair blessing others, is to see the Hand of GOD.
                          

An Everlasting Love

In Jeremiah 31:3 the Lord says, "I have loved you with an everlasting love."  WOW!

    Is anything in today's world everlasting???
                                  ...appliances and electronics break
                                                   ....marriages and relationships fail
                                                                  ....the best time's in our lives end
                                                                                    ...kids grow up and move away
                                                                                                      ...etc, etc, etc

The point of all this is not to depress you...it is to redirect you...to GOD! 
                                                    The one who is the same today, yesterday, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). 
                    AND WHO LOVES YOU WITH A PERFECT, EVERLASTING LOVE!!!!

Blessings ~ Karlee