Wake up my Heart!

Scripture of the Day: 1 Samuel 16:7 For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart. I am discovering of late that when it comes to certain aspects of my life, especially my health habits, I need a heart change. An attitude change won't work. A lifestyle change won't work. I need to start with a heart change so that the rest will follow. Jill Savage, author of No More Perfect Moms states, "Our hearts determine our priorities, obedience, faithfulness, and loyalty." How true that is! Have you ever tried to follow through with a decision just by changing how you thought or what you did? I go through spurts when I eat healthy for a few days or attempt to exercise. When I do this it is because I mentally decide I need to lead a healthier lifestyle. What doesn't change is my heart so when I attempt this "fad" of sorts, I inevitably fail. What I need sounds simple...for God to change my heart! I ha...

Psalm 136:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever This weekend we have an unexpected little family getaway! I was supposed to fly solo on this trip to pick up our little man but some lovely person took my husbands shift at his Saturday job so what was a weekend apart is now a weekend full of quality time! That time is such a blessing right now! It is so unexpected and so exactly what we needed that I can't stop smiling and my heart is happy while I write this. Friends, blessings  from the Lord don't always come in big packages. They don't actually have to come in packages at all! The blessings don't have to mean healing (although that is a BIG gift when it happens). Blessings don't have to be new jobs, a new relationship, or more money. Sometimes a blessing is the joy of an unexpected car trip with nothing to do but talk and 48 hours of togetherness. As I sit here, I am praying that this weekend (and every day) brings you unplanne...

Scripture of the Day: Ephesians 4:22-24 22  You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off  your old self,  which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;   23  to be made new in the attitude of your minds;   24  and to put on  the new self,  created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. It has been my experience that people can't really change on their own. God can change people...but people can't change people! I am  sure you know what I am talking about - those things about your spouse or your best friend that drive you crazy, but you accept because it is just "who they are." You can even look at yourself. I am sure you have characteristics (I know I do!) that are negative but that we accept as simply part of who WE are. Those negative things are typically things we do not want our children to inherit from us. The kick in the gut I got last week pointed out that if there are things about mys...

Scripture of the day: James 2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s  friend . I had another "ah-hah!" moment today. They typically come from someone wiser than me, and today it was my current Beth Moore bible study!  I am sure most of you are familiar with the story of Abraham. If you attempt to read the bible, as I do and always start in Genesis, you may have read it quite a lot! But have you every pondered the fact that Abraham walked with the Lord for 100 years? He was 75 when God called him and 175 when he died.  In those 100 years he did some great things and some not so great things. To be completely honest with you, I sometimes judge him unfairly for the not so great things! But guess what?! Regardless of those things, Abraham was credited as being righteous and he has gone down in history as God's friend.  My walk with the Lord has been much shorter....