Sunday, January 10, 2010

NOT feelling IT

I am not feeling it today. I do not have the BLOG-ness flowing.

Thursday ~ I was running late and did not BLOG in the AM ~ so no BLOG.
Friday ~ Snow Day ~ and the children chose to get up early ~ which threw life into the fast everyone home for the day speed.
Saturday ~ got up late ~ again
Today ~ just not feeling it.

Is it writers block ~ no ~ I have sooo much to pen ~ but they are for upcoming lessons. Which are going to be sooo much fun!!! I can't wait for all dates and info to be in line to tell you all about it ~ you will not want to miss any of them.

I said at the Christmas Lesson that God is on the move ~ and oh my gravy He is. What He has impressed on me to share in the upcoming months are amazing, gripping and sooo good for the soul. The things we women face daily ~ all of them ~ He wants us to shine a light on them and be blown away by His love!

OK ~ so that's all I'm going to say for today ~ except ~ sisters, He does love you so much and so do I ~ Laurie Kay

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Cleaning

Well, today is cleaning day...wasn't going to...because I'm trying to get on a specific schedule...but have to. I have a 5 year old boy who stands up to pee ~ nuff said :o)

So thinking about attacking that room made me think of this scripture. Please read it out loud ~ slowly.

James 4:8 (New King James Version) Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Now check out how the Amplified Version writes it.

James 4:8 (Amplified Bible) Come close to God and He will come close to you. [Recognize that you are] sinners, get your soiled hands clean; [realize that you have been disloyal] wavering individuals with divided interests, and purify your hearts [of your spiritual adultery].

So many new year's resolutions that people make are about being a new or becoming a better person. And if you are a Christian then that translates to becoming more like Christ.

Are there any rooms in your life that need a good cleaning? Selfishness; lust; anger; jealousy; gossip; hatred; unforgiveness; lying; laziness; worldly minded not kingdom minded ~ do any of these sound like you? There are many others ~ not enough space.

Take the time to think of the rooms in your life that you don't like or that do not reflect Christ and take them to Him in prayer. Remember you are His baby girl ~ His princess ~ and He loves you so much. these things do not separate you from Him so don't be afraid to go to Him...remember He already knows what you did and what you thought/think ~ and He loves you anyway ~ but, He does call each of us to repent and walk in His ways.

After spending time with Daddy ~ enjoy this new day He gave you!

Much love to you ~ Laurie Kay



Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Go ahead ~ ask Him!

Today I missed a meeting with some girlfriends...2 are having medical tests tomorrow and we were all gathering together to pray for them. I was unable to go because of a "house issue" and needed to be here for the repair man. I sent these 2 scriptures in my email about why I couldn't go and felt I should share them with you all as well.

{I don't normally put in the verse # or have them separated...but today they looked too squished and so I did it a new way...hope it is helpful.}

1 John 5:13-15 (Amplified Bible) 13. I write this to you who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) the name of the Son of God [in the peculiar services and blessings conferred by Him on men], so that you may know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that you [already] have life, yes, eternal life.

14. And this is the confidence (the assurance, the privilege of boldness) which we have in Him: [we are sure] that if we ask anything (make any request) according to His will (in agreement with His own plan), He listens to and hears us.

15. And if (since) we [positively] know that He listens to us in whatever we ask, we also know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that we have [granted us as our present possessions] the requests made of Him.

James 5:15-16 (Amplified Bible) 15. And the prayer [that is] of faith will save him who is sick, and the Lord will restore him; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

16. Confess to one another therefore your faults (your slips, your false steps, your offenses, your sins) and pray [also] for one another, that you may be healed and restored [to a spiritual tone of mind and heart]. The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working].

What is going on today ~ what are you facing? Go ahead ~ ask Him!

Daddy loves you so much & so do I!
Laurie Kay

Monday, January 4, 2010

Wisdom from Dumbo

Yes...you read that correctly. We are going to get some wisdom from the movie Dumbo. {thank you lil sis for the plaque...I love you}

"The very things that held you down are going to carry you up."

Think about that for a moment and let what was meant sink in. His ears were holding him back...nobody liked him because of them ~ except his mother and later a mouse. He wasn't allowed to do any "cool" things in the circus like the other elephants. Do you remember all the trouble with his ears? Do you remember all the good that came from his ears?

I will leave you hanging to go and find out for yourself the good that came...we are just going to focus on the biblical principal we can get out of this statement.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (Amplified Bible) But He said to me, My grace (My favor and loving-kindness and mercy) is enough for you [sufficient against any danger and enables you to bear the trouble manfully]; for My strength and power are made perfect (fulfilled and completed) and show themselves most effective in [your] weakness. Therefore, I will all the more gladly glory in my weaknesses and infirmities, that the strength and power of Christ (the Messiah) may rest (yes, may pitch a tent over and dwell) upon me! So for the sake of Christ, I am well pleased and take pleasure in infirmities, insults, hardships, persecutions, perplexities and distresses; for when I am weak [in human strength], then am I [truly] strong (able, powerful in divine strength).

I love this version most of all. It is so much easier to understand what was really meant that "when I am weak, then I am strong". I made bold the parts that I would like you to focus on...please go back and reread the scripture.

What are you facing today sister? Hurt over a death? Depressed about a relationship or lack of one? Seeking healing? Struggling to stay afloat financially or concerned about job stability? Meanness of so called friends? Peer pressure? Whatever you are facing ~ He is facing it too...He is standing by your side.

He will never leave you nor forsake you...up above it says that the power of Christ will pitch a tent over and dwell upon you...that is amazing...He pitched His tent...He is there for however long it's going to take...He has been with you and shall remain there. You are very important to Him and so is what you are facing.

Do you see how much you are loved? His love is everlasting, unchanging, and never failing towards you and by the way...nothing can separate you from that love...nothing! Those things that held you down are going to be what causes you to be carried up...He works all things together for good for His little girls!

Send up some praise and thanksgiving to your Daddy...He loves you...you are His little princess!

Enjoy your day ~ Laurie Kay

Sunday, January 3, 2010

New day ~ no mistakes ~ yet??

Hello and Happy January 3rd to ya!!

I am a fan of Anne of Green Gables ~ the books and the movies. A very dear friend of mine tried to get me to watch the movie...I fell asleep. She tried again...and I fell asleep. She tried yet again...and I fell asleep. She tried one last time and I watched the whole movie and wanted to watch it again...even the beginning which for me seemed rather slow. I understood why they made the beginning that way...it just seemed S L O W the first 3 times I tried to watch it. I also was working 3rd trick and was tired all the time :o) (Thanks KP for sticking it out and making me watch it...love you!!)

Look at this quote...it goes along with what I was trying to share yesterday in Godspeed about each day being new. "Marilla, isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet? (Anne Shirley)" ~ L.M. Montgomery {Anne of Green Gables}

Lamentations 3:22-24 (Amplified Bible) It is because of the Lord's mercy and loving-kindness that we are not consumed, because His [tender] compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great and abundant is Your stability and faithfulness. The Lord is my portion or share, says my living being (my inner self); therefore will I hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him.

So true! Our God is so amazing, don't you think? We can have a fresh start each and every day. I need one...how about you? Are there things you do that you keep doing even though you keep resolving to "not to anymore"? Things like: smoking; gossiping; not submitting to your husband or letting him lead your family; cussing; screaming at your children...and on and on.

What about the things that you "want to add" to your life like: loosing weight; eating healthy; exercising; making time with God a priority; reading the Word outside of church; praying for people that you tell you will pray for them ~ right when they ask; family time; organize the house; free up your schedule...and on and on.

Hey wait a minute though...it is not just every day for that fresh start it is right after we mess up...like the second after. All we have to do is run to our Daddy right away. If it is something that we need discipline for then we still need to suck it up and run to Him...take our discipline with the knowledge that we are His daughters. Remember in Hebrews 12:3-11 it talks about how God chastening us is proof that we are His and He does it for our good. He is a good Daddy all the time...not just when He blesses us, heals us ,or answers our prayers.

Hebrews 12:12,13 (NKJV) Therefore strengthen the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.

This last scripture shows us what we ought to do after the discipline...we should walk in His ways...we should repent. Somethings are very hard to "make straight" and that is when we need to keep asking Him for strength, wisdom and discernment. He is your present help in time of need.

I pray you are encouraged to walk in His ways...to make straight the things you made crooked. Remember it is for your good that you were corrected...you are His little princess...His baby girl...and He loves you sooo much!

Have a blessed day with your Daddy ~ love you sistas!!
Laurie Kay

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Godspeed

So it is Day 2 of 2010...how is your year going so far? Are you still trapped in 2009?

Yesterday was very interesting for me...I found myself fighting off some of the same stuff as last year. The same things that tried to bring me down mentally last year tried to attack me yesterday.

Does that ball dropping really make all things different? The starting of a new year & new decade ~ does that really make things new? What about that saying that today is a new day?

Only God can truly make all things new (see Revelation 21:5) but we can do our part. What we help God? No, we help ourselves live for God and glorify Him. Wait...LK has gone crazy again. No, she is just having a little fun :o) and referring to herself in the 3rd person...ahhh...crazy :o)

You see, we must change our perspective on things. If we allow negativity to rule our minds then we will not have the life He wants for us. Negativity breeds fear, doubt, anxiety, and sometimes it paralyzes us ~ all these things are the opposite of walking in faith. God wants us living a life abundant and free...one that shows His love and is a light for others to come to know Him.

Lamentations 3:22-24 (Amplified Bible) It is because of the Lord's mercy and loving-kindness that we are not consumed, because His [tender] compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great and abundant is Your stability and faithfulness. The Lord is my portion or share, says my living being (my inner self); therefore will I hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him.
Genesis 24:12 (Amplified Bible) And he said, O Lord, God of my master Abraham, I pray You, cause me to meet with good success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

These scriptures in action helped me to have the victory over "last years news". I sat with my hubby and we talked. It was amazing to have someone to talk it out with who knows me so well and really cares ~ and still loves me ~ getting it out of my head was the first step and then my mind raced with scriptures and His peace flooded my soul. Thank you Daddy for Your faithfulness!!

So the title is Godspeed...a definition I found for this is...to thrive or to prosper. {I wish that God may speed you OR I wish that God may bless you with success.}

This is my prayer for each of you sistas...whatever you are facing that is "last years news" I pray that our Daddy comes and speeds you...that He blesses you with success.

Do you have a close sista friend to talk to? Where you can pour your heart out and know she will not judge you or think any less of you? Someone who will not just listen, but right after pray and encourage you with the word of God. If you do not have one...you need one...we need each other to walk this journey of life...bare naked honest with each other and speaking the truth in love and encouraging with God's precious words of life ~ that is a real sista friend.

Godspeed sistas...He loves you so much & so do I!
Laurie Kay

Friday, January 1, 2010

Happy New Year!

I hope you all had a great Christmas Season!

Was it blessed & restful and not stressful?

My Christmas was very restful. My children and husband were off together ~ this does not happen often. We had a lot of fun. I was even able to go on a few dates with my man!! SOOO nice!!!!

Christmas was also a little hard for me...a lot of growing pains. I have been preparing for some different teachings for this new year and God has been working some things out in me first ~ I was going through what I like to call a growth spurt. Some things are hard to "see & face" and others are easier ~ kind of like when our children are growing they can have pains in certain areas of their body, they eat a lot and even sleep a lot.

It is funny how when you are in the midst of these growth spurts you can see clearly that this is good for you and that it is for a purpose. The hard thing is that you don't always know the purpose. *sigh* Sometimes I think that I would be able to endure better if I knew why...and then I remember...somethings I can't know the why because I would miss a lot of the little nuggets of truth that I need to learn and the strength that needs to grow in my soul. Does this make sense???

Read this scripture and may we be sistas who grow not sisters who fall.

2 Peter 3:17-18 (Amplified Bible) Let me warn you therefore, beloved, that knowing these things beforehand, you should be on your guard, lest you be carried away by the error of lawless and wicked [persons and] fall from your own [present] firm condition [your own steadfastness of mind]. But grow in grace (undeserved favor, spiritual strength) and recognition and knowledge and understanding of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (the Messiah). To Him [be] glory (honor, majesty, and splendor) both now and to the day of eternity. Amen (so be it)!

I am very excited for 2010. What is God going to do? Who is He going to save? Who is He going to heal? What relationships are going to be restored? What attitudes are going to be changed? What are we going to learn? Are we going to draw closer to Him through this year or push Him aside? Sooo many more questions...sooo little space.

I want to draw closer to Him...Daddy, I thank You in Jesus name that You are with me...that You will never leave me or forsake me...I thank You that whatever happens this year You love me and nothing can separate me from that love...thank You for keeping me in the palm of Your hand...I love You and am so thankful that You will for me a future and a hope. Please help me to grow in You, and to walk in You. Be glorified in my life...in Jesus precious name. Amen.

Happy New Year sistas ~ Laurie Kay