Knock, Knock!

Like any human, I fall off track sometimes when life becomes overwhelming and complicated; forgetting to seek Him and His amazing guidance only to grovel for His forgiveness in being absent to His presence. I am greatly rewarded by blessings of many different kind.

God does not forget me, or you, no matter what goes on or has happened in your life or the world. I hope these daily devotions can help others as much as they have helped me.

For anyone who may be reading this, please do not post comments (or try to) bashing myself or my religious beliefs. I am not out there seeking you out for your differences to try and debate them. I respect that everyone is different, everyone has different religions and beliefs and I completely respect them for that as they have that right. I have been down many different roads in my young life, and this is what I have chosen because I feel it with every beat of my heart. I just ask that it be respected.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

July 12

July 12

"WHENVER YOU FEEL DISTANT from Me, whisper My Name in loving trust. This simple prayer can restore your awareness of My Presence.

My Name is constantly abused in the world, where people use it as a curse word. This verbal assault reaches all the way to heaven; every word is heard and recorded. When you trustingly whisper My Name, My aching eas are soothed. The grating rancor of the world's blasphemies cannot compete with a trusting child's utterance: 'Jesus.' The power of My Name to bless both you and Me is beyond your understanding."

Acts 4:12; John 16:24

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I will be one to admit, yes I have spoken The Lord's name in vain. Too many times to count in my lifetime. How horrible I felt afterward, I cannot begin to explain and still apologize for it to this day. I hope that calling out to Him when my thoughts start to betray me, when I feel myself start to slip and speak His name... that it makes up for the past transgression, at least in some way. I do not expect to be completely forgiven for that, how it must hurt Him. I pray that drawing near to Him, when I do, helps soothe the pain I have caused for Him.

When I am feeling down and low, I know all I have to do is say, "Jesus, hear me. Jesus, be near me. Jesus."... just, "Jesus," and/or "God" and He is RIGHT there by my side. No matter what. He is there waiting and listening, ready to open His ears and heart for me to pour my thoughts, worries, concerns, happiness, gratitude and love into Him.

Even when we feel far away, He is always there. Always waiting, always watching, always patient and loving.
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