Lord, you have my heart!

I was thinking about hearts this last week...our heart. Where do you find your heart? What is it seeking after? What is it longing for? I know it's different from day to day, but what do you find it goes after....what do you go after? Maybe it's money, love, peace, joy, or so many other things. Sometimes when life gets so busy, we don't take the time to sit down, and read the Bible. I know I do that. So when we say, "Lord, you have my heart"...do we really mean it? Are we in control, or is God? When we say, "Take my life", and "I surrender", what do we mean by that? I would encourage you, to look at your heart, and examine where it is, better yet, ask God, where your heart is...

"Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!"
~Psalm 139: 23-24~

Sand Painting

I was sent this video below on Sand Painting. It is an incredible video!

After watching this ... think about how just like this man worked on one creation and then another with completion, so God does with us. He knows just where to put things in our life. He created us. I hope you are blessed with this video!

"How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You."
~Psalm 139:17-18

Pro Life vs. Pro Choice

It's very sad when I hear that women and even young ladies all over the world
are having abortions. It bothers me.
In the Bible, in Exodus 20 it talks about the ten commandments, and one
of the commandments are: "You shall not Murder!!!"
Many people have different opinions about this, for instance, some people think that
the baby isn't considered "human" or a "baby" until birth.
A friend of our said the other night, "You know what's really sad? People are crying
and upset about all the people that were killed during 9/11, and yet they don't care that
a baby was killed inside a mother's womb by choice."

There was a post that I had posted a few weeks ago about Psalm 139, and how God
loves us, and has a purpose and a plan for our lives. This is exactly the same with abortion.
God loves children!!! Children are a blessing and a heritage of the Lord! (psalm 127)

By God's grace we adopted our little, "Elijah"!!! We got him when he was 9 months old.
Let's just say for a minute that Elijah's mother was considering having an abortion when she was pregnant with him...he wouldn't be here today, would he?
I am thankful to God that Elijah has been placed in our family!!!

I don't know how many of you have ever heard of "Vision Forum" or not, but Doug Phillips is
the president of it. His wife, "Bealle" wouldn't be here today if her mom hadn't chosen life over death. That's right! Bealle's mother was considering having an abortion, but instead she chose life!!! She knew she couldn't take care of the child, so she gave Bealle up for adoption. Yes indeed Bealle Phillips was adopted!

It just goes to show you, how much of an impact, a little decision can make.
Choose Life!!!

In The Maker's Hands Part 2

In Hebrew, the word for "Potter" is: yatsar. -(yaw-tsar')
It Means: to mould into a form, frame, to make purpose.
I thought that it was interesting that Potter means "To make Purpose".
God designed us with a purpose, and he had a plan and a purpose when he created
us and moulded us into a human being.

I thought that it was quite interesting that when the Bible talks about
"You Formed me in my mother's womb..."(Psalm 139) "Form" is also
the same Hebrew word as Potter..."To make Purpose". God had a purpose for you
when he formed you. Replace the "Formed" with "To Make Purpose"...it is now:
"You created me with Purpose in my mother's womb."

Jeremiah 18 3-6, "...So I went down to the potter's house, and there he was working
at his wheel. And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter's hand,
and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to do.
Then the word of the Lord came to me: O house of Israel, can I not do with you
as this potter has done? declares the Lord. Behold, like the clay in the potter's hands,
so are you in my hand, O house of Israel."

• I know that I've been posting a lot of video's, but hey, I love this one too!
  It's called, "God's Chisel", by the Skit Guys. My Uncle showed me this two years ago,
  and Wow! is it powerful.

• As you watch this video keep in mind that you are still "God's Masterpiece", and that
  He is still "Working" in you, and "Molding" you to be like Him.

The Beginning of Life

I found this video below on GodTube. I think that it's a great reminder that God loves us, and cares for us. He knows the plans that he has for us.

In Psalm 139:13-18, it says,
"For you formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; wonderful are your works, and my soul knows it ver well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth; your eyes have seen my unformed substance; and in your book were all written the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them.
How precious also are your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I wake, I am still with you."