Joyful Giver

Psalm 54:6 "I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you; I will praise your name, Oh Lord for it is good."

Do we give our money, our time, and our talents joyfully? Do we give with a joyful heart, like a child? I remember when Hannah was younger and still some today, that she would get so excited to see the basket pass by her and she always asked me if she could put the envelope in the basket. Now granted the money wasn't hers to give but the action of excitment of placing the envelope should be the way that I give my tithe. When asked to give my time for a work day at the church do I do that with joy? I realize that I haven't worked at a church workday, can't remember if there was always something else going on or if that was the only day that I could sleep in. Honestly not putting my time forward joyfully. Lastly, what are my talents, my spiritual gifts? Do I use them for the Lord when asked or when necessary? Maybe I need to look into some of these things.

Give like that of a child for the Lord is good and we/I should want to tithe all that I have to offer because none of it is mine to keep.

Wait for it.

Habakkuk 2:5 Though it linger, wait for it, it will certainly come and will not delay. What is lingering? That is the question of the day. What is God telling me? Wait for it, for what? Lots of questions but what ever it is I need it. Will it be something grand, like maybe the mountains moving? Maybe, it is just a new outlook. I want so bad to be the woman that God wants me to be and a patient one at that. Then I found Psalm 16:11 You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. It means call upon the LORD and He will direct my paths and it will come, whatever He has planned. Hope for tomorrow and joy overflowing

Multi-Tasking

I read from several devotions each morning, this morning I tried to swallow it all. One devotion was Psalm 77:1-15 which talks about remembering the good from God when going through tough times at the moment. Another was Hosea 14:1-7 and repenting of sins to the Lord and to others. And finally always keep your eyes focused on Heaven. It was all good stuff, these different scriptures, and talk about multi-tasking for the Lord. I chuckled thinking I multi-task everyday all throughout the day and why shouldn't I think that God would ask me to do this for Him also. Why couldn't I multi-task for God. I think God in the King of multi-tasking, how else would the sun come up everyday and then the moon take its place. All the God of Creation does for me in a day is work enough. So I could keep my eyes on Heaven today, and take time out to repent of my sins to the Lord as well as yelling at Hannah yesterday. And keep in mind all the good that the Lord has done for me daily on my lips so that when bad times hit I will remember and in remembering I have hope that we will rise from this too. So multi-task it is today. Hope for tomorrow and joys overflow.

First-timer

This will be the first time that I've done something like this. I didn't even know that this kind of thing even existed until a few weeks ago. I had seen at the bottom of emails "visit my blog" but didn't pay it much attention. So here I am, looking into a whole new world. I'm hoping that this is going to be fun and informational. I would like to use it as a way to further my writing skills, such as they are, and air out my mind at the things that the Lord is teaching me. I journal a couple of times a week but that is just me writing my laments and prayers, still an act of worship but I am looking to take this further. I guess we will see how much time that I actually spend here to determine if what I've written so far is going to be true.

So here I go on a new ride. I hope that it is fun.