Colossians 2:6-7 So then just as you received Christ Jesus as LORD, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and over-flowing with thankfulness.
What a true blessing it has been to write this blog, oh yea, I could have brushed off the thought of making a commitment to write, but would I have been disobedient in that decision? I believe so! As I sit here on the eve of a new year and reflect on the significance of this blog and it`s effect on my life, I am amazed and thankful. God has pierced my heart, soul and emotions encouraging and directing me to walk in and through chambers of sin and darkness deep within. As if that wasn`t terrifying and invasive enough, He has me sharing with the world as the author of His blog! Really, Father God?
Isaiah 55:8-9 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thought than your thoughts."
Guess, my little pea-brain just can`t fathom the wonders and plans of His great love! I recall the day that Pam and I were working on a presentation for an Emmaus talk, when she showed me the stats for this blog, I didn`t even know they existed. I originally believed that this blog would be an account of praying encounters, as I traveled day by day in this incredible journey of life. Wrong, the blog soon took on a new life and directions; imagine that my plans weren`t God`s plans!
Jeremiah 29 11-14 For I know the plans I have for you, "declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the LORD, " and will bring you back from captivity.........
I looked at this blog as my personal journal and knew that a few friends and niece Mandy, checked it out occasionally. In less than two year of compliance to this commitment to write, over 4700 people around the world have viewed my journal; on a regular basis people from the United States, Russia, Germany, China, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom, Slovenia, Australia and India check in on my journey, as I walk hand-in-hand walk with JESUS! I know that in accordance to Internet stats, 4700 views is not astronomical, but for a 60 year old wife, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend in Earleville, Maryland USA, it`s over the top incredible, thank you, God!
Isaiah 44:3-4 For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessings on your descendants. They will spring up like grass in a meadow, like poplar trees by flowing streams.
Father God as we approach the year 2012 of our LORD, I pray that you will continue to allow me to witness for your glory, as I am strengthened and rooted deeper into an intimate( IN TO ME) relationship with you! Thank you for the pruning and the in depth healing; you are the potter and I am the clay, mold me and shape me.! I pray that you have mercy and forgive our ignorance. Father God, please bless your people......my family, my friends, my neighbors and the world. AMEN...
May God Bless and strengthen all who visit His blog, HAPPY NEW YEAR, AMEN........Linda
When I read this today and then checked the stats, China, India and I were reading at the same time!
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