God's will in everything including a marriage partner...

I was just happily surprised recently a few days ago when my cousin Andy with a lovely lady and also a friend of mine, Alyssa Barnard announced their engagement!!

That coolest and most amazing part was how BOTH of them had given the area of marriage up to the Lord, and not trying themselves to find a marriage partner!

So anyways to make a long story short, the Lord spoke to both of their hearts and after Andy got permission from the father, he started to court Alyssa and it was clear to them both that this was God's will and Alyssa said "yes" and yes they are totally in love with each other...it is SO cute to see them together and how much they have BOTH matured in the Lord! 

Folks, that is how every relationship that is of the Lord should be! If you're only growing farther from God when you're in a relationship it's not right!

Just remember that what God has in store for us is always going to be best!! That is true in everything!

So yes, here are some pictures I took!!! One of them Gloria Marie my little sister got to be in :)

I care about you.....so much!

DEAREST PEOPLE.....I just wanted you to know that I care about you! Each one of you so much ! And if you're not right with God, don't hesitate to get right with him! You don't have to wait for a "certain" time when everything is all laid out perfectly.... God may be giving you one last chance! You never know when your last day is! I beg you not to harden your heart, or think that you're find because you're a good person! God says our righteousness is as filthy rags!....I was just thinking about how much God loves and cares for us, and how we just keep living for ourselves! It's like we don't appreciate what he's done for us!I know I care about you so much, and want nothing more than to see you all ,each one of you walking in the truth and delighting in the LORD!! But no earthy love compares with the love of God! It is something we can't even comprehend really!   When we really see God for who he is and then see who we are, you're just in so much awe, that God in heaven would care so much for you, to reach down and touch our hearts. Heal us. Cleanse us from sin! It is really amazing! How can I keep from praising him ? Even after all he's done for us on the cross, I still can forget about it !! Anyways, I just wanted to say....you are loved, and cared for!! God sees the finished work, the masterpiece he will create you into!  My God is powerful, and can do ANYTHING....we must yield to him! He will not force his way into our lives...we must let him! He's given us all a free choice. He doesn't want robots, he wants sons and daughters that love him, and want to serve him because of the love they have in their hearts for him!





 

-Prayer-

Prayer is something  I've never done faithfully....  I guess I've not really [truly] loved the Lord in the past and wanted to spend time with him, sure there were moments,but nothing lasting!.I would talk ALOT about praying and spending time with him, and have such good ideas ;) But nothing ever came out of them since I always had tons of other "stuff" to do and so much of it was a TOTAL waste of time!! 
The reason we don't want to spend time with him is because we have other things that are more important than him!
If you're in a relationship with someone, and never talk or spend time with that person  and spend lots of time with other people and let other things take up your time; then when you see that person again tell them how much you care about them it's probably not gonna mean anything to them!(That that is probably the end of your relationship.) Your actions must show what your words say!! 
The Lord has been always there for us and we are the ones that are "cheating" on him in a way  by  living the way we want to live , and  doing what WE want. And then we will talk about how much we love the Lord(on sunday){if that} and  say a little prayer and feel good about ourselves! 
And yet when we have a problem or things are really going bad for us or a friend or relative is sick we want him! 
My desire is that I would want to spend time with the Lord the good days AND the bad! And that it wouldn't be something that is something I force myself to do to be this "good" christian!
Btw am I really "Christ-like?" I don't really think so! If I was  like Jesus there would be no greater joy then to spend time with my heavenly father!! I would greatly appreciate your prayers for me in that!
I know it's probably hard to understand alot of what I say, it's usually so scrambled up! Anyways that's not important...
Yes, and I've seen so much how if we are faithful in prayer and have FAITH in Jesus Christ that he WILL perform that which he promised! He has answered so many prayers of mine and I know I don't deserve for him to even listen after all those times I've not listened to his pleading voice!


Don't lose heart when something doesn't happen right away!  there is a quote from somewhere that says " that we would pray until we pray"


                                   *katie*