Journal of Faith: Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling Philippians 2:12

According to Phillipians 4:19 it says that God will supply all of our needs according to his riches in glory.  Well I have a testimony about that.  Three weeks ago I started a new job that I LOVE! That was a surprise to me because I had very little idea what I would be doing when I went in for the interview.  It was one of I don't know how many jobs that I applied to, and I really wasn't expecting to get a call back from them.  I got to my first day at work and was sold on this job.  It was a great atmosphere from the first day and it still is.  Praise the Lord!  Last week my family car broke down right at my exit on the drive home from work.  This is a praise too because I was working 45 minutes away from my job and could have been stranded out there.  Thank you Lord that he got me home. I was close enough to walk home safely.  I didn't have to though my father and grandfather picked me up.  I have to also mention that a cousin tha...

I have been looking up options for getting a car these past couple of weeks because I start a new job soon and I need a car.  I didn't know how stressful this whole process would be, but I have had several head aches and even a moment of tears.  In those moments I realized that I literally can't do anything right without the Lord's instruction.  Every time I would ask God why it wasn't working out, he told me over and over again to pray and then trust him.  I don't have the results yet, but I believe that as I pray even now that God has it all worked out.  On this United States Independence Day I am humbled to be In dependence on the Lord in all of my decision making.  It's a relief to know that I can lean on the Lord and he won't drop me.  The Lord knows what I have need of and he won't drop me.  He never has.  I have been in situations where I wasn't able to pay for a class and the money came to me.  I needed money for my business and ...

So, this month I have decided to spend the month reflecting on what God has already shown me in my life.  In my blogging life it means that I won't be blogging as much as commenting on blogs that I have already written with words of reflection, revelation, and renewal.  Look for my comments and reflect with me on what God has already done on this blog.  I am so grateful that God uses my fingers to speak to my heart.  Seriously folks, I am not as smart as I seem in some of these blogs.  It is ALL God! If you think something touched your life, please share that with me to encourage me in the Lord too.  I'll also be checking out YOUR blogs to see  what's up with you if you have one.  Feel free to give a shout out to your blog and I'll pay a visit and leave a comment. Love you fellow sojourners of faith!

There is a certain satisfaction in knowing that you are in your flow.  These are the times when we are doing what we were born to do and making it look miraculous, which it is.  This is you living in purpose, where all of your eccentricities, giftedness, and passion feel at home.  You may or may not know the power of  this moment, but you are moving fast.  This doesn't happen by accident.  All of us were made to fit a certain section of the puzzle of history, and scripture tells us this in Ephesians chapters one and two. In Ephesians 2:10  it says that we are God's creations designed to do specific tasks that he has given us the authority for.  This tells us that we are not only made on purpose but for a purpose.  God had goals in mind when he created each of us and those purposes are going to show up throughout our lives.  We are like trees that have been planted, watered, and fed.  We are not going to be able to stay in the ground...

I thank God that I am at a place in my life when I can feel God on me.  In moments when I am praying or reading my Bible or in worship, I get an actual feeling on my skin like a wind is blowing on me from inside.  I know that it's God because it doesn't happen at any other time then when God is trying to get my attention.  No one will ever be able to tell me that God isn't real.  It's not something that I made up in my head or created out of my own desire to have an experience with the divine. All I can tell you is that it happens every time I call out to the Lord no matter where or when or how I reach out.  This relationship that Christians say they have with God through Jesus is REAL.  That being said my relationship with the Lord has had some struggles throughout my life and continue to have them as I realize the parts of me that are in opposition of him. My biggest struggle lately has been with asking God questions that he has already answered.  ...

I recently had an uncomfortable feeling like I was going to have to move to another city.  I felt the overwhelming urging of my spirit that this is going to happen, and I also felt the indignation of not wanting to go.  It drove me to even screeching out loud "I'm not going!"  In that moment my mother looked at me and said "don't be like Jonah."  I stopped in my tracks because I did feel like I was running from a word that God gave me.  I was indeed pulling a Jonah.  People give the characters in the Bible such a hard time for making bad decisions, but if we are honest, we are more like the Adam, Jonah, Moses, David, and the others of the Bible than we think. We make self righteous decisions; we try to fix problems our way instead of God's way; we say no to God's will for our lives.  Thank God that their stories are in the Bible to warn us when we are heading into some the their same mistakes. I was getting ready to run from the word of God over my...

I was just thinking about God's love for me.  There is no love like the love of the Lord.  He knows every filthy bit of who I am and he not only looks beyond it, but he cleans me up and holds me close. I need that as a single woman.  I need to be held tightly.  I cling to the theme of God's love for me, and I pray that God allows me to feel him tucking me in to his being.  IF there is nothing too hard for God then asking him to allow me to feel him holding me isn't out of reason.  I thank God that I am in a time where there is no one else to even consider as my safe place. Thank God because I must need this time.  I want to get as close to the Lord as possible.  I want to rest in his presence. My mind is fixed on knowing God's love with new revelation.  I want to know what it's like to be in a strong and passionate relationship with the Lord.  I pray that the Lord would allow me to hear his voice, see his face,...