I absolutely love this time of year. I love the festiveness and the family gatherings. However, I also love the reason we celebrate this time of year. I am so thankful for Jesus coming to this earth and dying on the cross for my sins. I pray we all take time to actually remember Christ this season and to thank Him for all He has done for us. I also pray we take time to enjoy our families this season, and not get so busy that we become grouchy and irritable just trying to get everything done and missing the blessings of our little ones. I wish you a very Merry Christmas this holiday season.
Blessings,
Rashel
Monday, December 21, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
A Woman for God
I decided that if I might be absent for a little while, that I wanted to leave you with a little encouragement.
I want to encourage each of you to be a woman for God. I pray that you will seek Him with your whole heart, not to just go through the motions, but SEEK Him. I pray that you would have a strong desire to seek after Him, to seek His will for you as well as to seek His ways. I pray that you would spend time in His word daily and that you would pray without ceasing. Now, I know we can't just spend all day in our prayers closets ignoring the rest of the world. That isn't what I am talking about. I am talking about praying throughout the day, spending time in conversation with your Lord. Our prayers don't have to be long, nor do they have to be the typical "holy" prayer format. Your God loves you and wants to hear from you, even if all you have time for is "God help me know how to answer my child", or "Lord, please help me" or "Thank you Lord". He loves you and He is not concerned with the formality of your prayer, He is concerned with having your heart. He wants to hear from you. He knows you have a life to live, clothes to wash, babies to feed and a home to clean. He understands when you can't stop your day to spend twenty minutes alone in prayer. He wants you to seek Him always, to pray without ceasing.
I pray that you would make time in your day to read His word. You need that encouragement each day, you need to hear from Him and you need to be fed. How are you going to be able to encourage others and teach them His word if you haven't taken the time for yourself first. You can't give what you don't have. If all you can manage is 5 minutes, by all means start with that. God will bless the time you give to Him.
I pray that you would live your life to please God, not man. Now, let me just say here that yes, you are to live pleasing to one man, your husband. However, if you are living your life in a way that is pleasing to God, you most likely will be pleasing to your husband as well. I pray you are more concerned with how God sees you than how your worldly family and friends see you. In all you do, may you do it for God's glory and as is pleasing to Him.
Take this time to pray and ask God if there is an area in your life that is not pleasing to Him, then open your heart and listen to Him. If He shows you an area, repent and purpost to seek His will in that area. I pray that you would be a woman for God, therefore an example to the women around you.
Blessings to each of you,
Rashel
I want to encourage each of you to be a woman for God. I pray that you will seek Him with your whole heart, not to just go through the motions, but SEEK Him. I pray that you would have a strong desire to seek after Him, to seek His will for you as well as to seek His ways. I pray that you would spend time in His word daily and that you would pray without ceasing. Now, I know we can't just spend all day in our prayers closets ignoring the rest of the world. That isn't what I am talking about. I am talking about praying throughout the day, spending time in conversation with your Lord. Our prayers don't have to be long, nor do they have to be the typical "holy" prayer format. Your God loves you and wants to hear from you, even if all you have time for is "God help me know how to answer my child", or "Lord, please help me" or "Thank you Lord". He loves you and He is not concerned with the formality of your prayer, He is concerned with having your heart. He wants to hear from you. He knows you have a life to live, clothes to wash, babies to feed and a home to clean. He understands when you can't stop your day to spend twenty minutes alone in prayer. He wants you to seek Him always, to pray without ceasing.
I pray that you would make time in your day to read His word. You need that encouragement each day, you need to hear from Him and you need to be fed. How are you going to be able to encourage others and teach them His word if you haven't taken the time for yourself first. You can't give what you don't have. If all you can manage is 5 minutes, by all means start with that. God will bless the time you give to Him.
I pray that you would live your life to please God, not man. Now, let me just say here that yes, you are to live pleasing to one man, your husband. However, if you are living your life in a way that is pleasing to God, you most likely will be pleasing to your husband as well. I pray you are more concerned with how God sees you than how your worldly family and friends see you. In all you do, may you do it for God's glory and as is pleasing to Him.
Take this time to pray and ask God if there is an area in your life that is not pleasing to Him, then open your heart and listen to Him. If He shows you an area, repent and purpost to seek His will in that area. I pray that you would be a woman for God, therefore an example to the women around you.
Blessings to each of you,
Rashel
Saturday, November 28, 2009
So sad..
I just thought I would let anyone reading this know that I will be gone again for awhile. I have to give this computer back, therefore, I won't be able to post again for awhile. I will be back as soon as I can and will miss you and posting in the meantime.
Blessings,
Rashel
Blessings,
Rashel
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
More hours in my day now
No, I'm not reading the book "More Hours in My Day", I'm still reading about the Proverbs 31 woman. I have been challenged to rise earlier in the morning so that I can have quiet time with my Lord, time to plan for the day and time to get my day started without being rushed. I wrote down all I wanted to accomplish in my morning before my children were up and around, then I worked backward to find what time I needed to get up in the morning. So, my new time to rise is 5 am. I am only just starting this new habit, but it did feel good to have so much done early this morning. I even worked in exercise before anyone else was up and around. I will keep you updated on how I do with this, as well as new insights I gain from this wonderful book. "Beautiful in God's Eyes" by Elizabeth George is the book I'm referring to in case you missed my last post.
Time to get off for now, don't want to be wasting too much time on the computer.
Blessings,
Rashel
Time to get off for now, don't want to be wasting too much time on the computer.
Blessings,
Rashel
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Proverbs 31
I have started reading "Beautiful in God's Eyes" by Elizabeth George, I should say again, because I read it quite awhile ago. It has been long enough I don't remember most of it. If you haven't ever read it, I highly recommend it. I have decided to take my time reading it this time and really make a study of it. I have a very deep desire to become a true Proverbs 31 woman and this book is the best I have ever read regarding how to do just. It takes it verse by verse and gives you practical suggestions on how to become a virtuous woman as described in Proverbs 31. I will try to post my thoughts as I read this book and share what I am doing to become a Proverbs 31 woman.
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