Are You Satisfied in HIM???

I heard an amazing quote the other day by John Piper.. I wrote it on my Facebook.. but I just felt like I needed to write it out here too... He said.."God is MOST GLORIFIED... When we are MOST SATISFIED in Him!!" Isn't that an amazing STATEMENT???!!!!

Think about it!!..... When The Lord becomes your EVERYTHING, like for instance, when you wake up in the morning.. and He is the FIRST THING ON YOUR MIND.. and You cant WAIT to talk to HIM.. or Hear what He has to say in HIS WORD....He is the very breath that you breath.... That is when HE IS MOST GLORIFIED!!!! Isn't it all about GOD'S GLORY ANYWAY???.. And that He loves us so much to "attach" being satisfied in Him will bring HIM GLORY!!! To me.. Its a WIN WIN situation. So, why wouldn't we WANT TO PRAISE HIM.. Why wouldn't we want to LOVE HIM, with Our Everything????!!!! :)

Think about this statement: "God seeks our PRAISE..Not because HE WON'T BE HAPPY until He gets it..He seeks Our praise because WE WONT BE HAPPY UNTIL WE GIVE IT!!!!!!" Oh the LOVE OF OUR GOD!!!! We can NOT comprehend it!!!

Psalms 107:1-43 OH THAT MEN WOULD PRAISE THE LORD FOR HIS GOODNESS AND FOR HIS WONDERFUL WORKS TO THE CHILDREN OF MEN!"

The passed few years have been really tough on me.. I will NOT LIE... but GOD IS SOOO FAITHFUL.... and not just me personally.. but my Dad being sick. I have struggled so much in my prayer life...... But through it all, every time that I go to the Lord, He says "Angela, Are you going to practice what you sing?" ... You see I don't preach.. haha.. but I do lead worship sometimes and the songs that constantly seem to be the ones that He wants me to sing are the ones that have words that "BLESS HIS NAME!" they are ALWAYS ABOUT HIM.. and Lifting HIM up.. and GIVING HIM PRAISE... not about circumstances.. or problems.. or me... JUST ABOUT HIM. period.

So, I sat back and just listened to Him speaking to me.... My desire for you Angela.. has always been about MY GLORY... Bringing Me GLORY!! When we realize that statement.. and the depth of it.... We realize how much HE LOVES US.....When I am singing and praising the ONE Who is to be glorified.. He NEVER LEAVES ME EMPTY HANDED!!!

John 1:14

And the WORD WAS MADE FLESH AND DWELT AMONG US, (AND WE BEHELD HIS GLORY, THE GLORY AS OF THE ONLY BEGOTTEN OF THE FATHER,) FULL OF GRACE AND TRUTH.

vs 16- AND OF HIS FULLNESS HAVE ALL WE RECEIVED, AND GRACE FOR GRACE.

JESUS Christ is the FULLNESS of all JOY, ALL PEACE, and ALL LOVE!!! When we allow Him to be LORD of OUR LIVES.. We are MOST SATISFIED IN HIM because He IS THE FULLNESS OF ALL JOY, ALL PEACE, AND ALL LOVE!!!!!

There is NOTHING in this WORLD that can ever come close to the precious relationship that you can have through JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD.. there is no one on this earth .. not even our husband that can fill our hearts and keep them FULL.. because they are not the FULLNESS OF JOY PEACE AND LOVE!! Only JESUS is!!!!

That is why I am always saying.. "FALL IN LOVE WITH JESUS!!!" The Bible says that in

John 1:1 IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD, AND THE WORD WAS WITH GOD, AND THE WORD WAS GOD

VS 2 THE SAME WAS IN THE BEGINNING WITH GOD.

VS 3 ALL THINGS WERE MADE BY HIM; AND WITHOUT HIM WAS NOT ANYTHING MADE THAT WAS MADE.

VS4 IN HIM WAS LIFE AND THE LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF MEN.

AND THE LIGHT SHINETH IN DARKNESS; AND THE DARKNESS COMPREHENDED IT NOT.

When we wonder how to get Love, Joy, Peace, and we always here.. "FALL IN LOVE WITH JESUS!" ... Well that means to LOVE HIS WORD.. HE IS THE WORD... READ HIS WORD!!!!

Loving Him with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength doesn't mean you will "skate" through life un-harmed.. or it doesn't mean that you will NEVER HAVE PROBLEMS.. but I can tell you this..... IN THE MIDST OF THE "STORMS" of life.. You CAN HAVE PEACE.. YOU CAN HAVE JOY.. YOU CAN BE FILLED WITH LOVE!!!!

Only JESUS can do it! So.. what do you do on Your part???

James 4:6-8

BUT HE GIVETH MORE GRACE. WHEREFORE HE SAITH, GOD RESISTETH THE PROUD , BUT GIVETH GRACE TO THE HUMBLE.

SUBMIT YOURSELVES THEREFORE TO GOD. RESIST THE DEVIL, AND HE WILL FEE FROM YOU.

DRAW NIGH UNTO GOD, AND HE WILL DRAW NIGH TO YOU. CLEANSE YOUR HAND, YE SINNERS; AND PURIFY YOUR HEARTS, YE DOUBLE MINDED.

My prayer is that my life would bring HIM Glory everyday.. that My speech.. my walk.. my talk.. would edify the ONE WHO IS WORTHY!!!! ITs not about me.. its all about HIM!!!!

May the Lord bless and keep you who read this!!!

AT HIS FEET,

ANGELA

Holiness... what is it really???

Have we become so desensitized by this world that the Word of God has of none affect on us anymore?

How can it? We have no room in our lives for His Word.. yes we read.. but does it stick.?

How can you fill a pot that’s already full of something else?

How do we expect to ever let the Word of God fill our minds when it’s full of Television, News, internet, school activities, shopping, playing sports, going to the movies.. having more pleasure in what the World offers than what our Father in heaven offers!?

As I sit here I’m in tears because the Lord has revealed to me how desensitized we have become to this world.

My heart is only breaking because the Holy Spirit is breaking it.. We must break.. We must realize that He is coming soon.. Oh God.. forgive us.. forgive me..

2 Peter 4:17
For this time is come that judgement must begin at the house of God and if it first begin at us what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of GOD?

I believe that God is calling out His People to humble themselves and turn from there wicked ways and seek His Holy Face!!..OBEDIENCE!

We “talk” about “change” and wanting to serve Him .. wanting “more” of Him.. Are we willing to seek Him the way He desires us too?

Proverbs 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me!

Loving God and seeking Him early in the morning are in the SAME verse… that should say something..

Loving Him more than SLEEP!!

Job 23:12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of His lips I have esteemed the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
Loving God more than FOOD!!

Jeremiah 15:16 thy Word were found and I did eat them, and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts.

1 John 2:15-17 Love not the World neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is NOT in him. For ALL that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is NOT of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away and the lust thereof but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever.
Loving God more than ANYTHING in the WORLD!!

I cant believe how we can become so far away from His TRUTH.. and what it REALLY MEANS to Love GOD!!!!

I am so guilty.. We say we Love God.. but we don’t do any of these things.. Who do we think we are??!!

We don’t deserve His mercy.. We don’t deserve His grace..

People... GOD HAS NOT CALLED US TO BE HAPPY!!!!… HE HAS CALLED US TO BE HOLY!!!… OH FORGIVE US LORD!!!

Leviticus 20:7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the Lord your God!!

1 Peter 1:15 But as He which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation!
In everything you “talk” about!!

Do you want to be moved by the Spirit? Feeling His presence?
Be Holy!!

2 Peter 1:21 For the Prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but HOLY MEN of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

I want to be used by God … I must present my body as Holy and blameless!

I have never seen such a sense of urgency more now than ever…

We are living in a modern day Babylon.. God is calling us OUT!! He is seeking SUCH to worship Him in Spirit and in TRUTH!!

We sing in church about how “We welcome You Lord Jesus into this place”.. speaking of The church building itself .. When we need to be singing His praises into our HOMES.. Our Everyday Lives..

“Lord we Welcome You here in THIS PLACE!!!…

But how can He be welcome if The Television is constantly on.. Or the Internet.. Or the Radio..

Listen.. We have so called “talked” ourselves out of doing what’s right!..

What’s Holy!… (justification) Why?? because we have become so stagnant. Nothing fazes us anymore.

“Oh Lord God forgive us.. Forgive me..”

A.W. Tozer said…Quote: “Whatever keeps me from my bible is my enemy, whether or not it has no harm to me!

My prayer is this day July 16th, 2010 Is that “Lord may my life Mirror who You are!” and When I die.. May the life you gave me, only bring YOU FAME in JESUS NAME!”

We were not called to be HAPPY.. We were called to be HOLY!

Thank You Jesus.

Spiritually Starving???

Saw this picture the other day and it made my heart hurt! Although the picture is horrible..and so sad in its own state, and even the story behind the picture made me so sad.. BUT As I was looking at this picture.. the LORD.. was speaking to me.. and reminding me of His Word.. John 10:10 (my very favorite verse) "The thief cometh not but for to steal and to kill and to destroy, I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." As I starred at this picture of this little African child.. I am reminded of so many of us CHRISTIANS.. spiritually STARVING TO DEATH!! The Vulture is SATAN.. (the thief) He wants to steal kill and destroy you.. devour you spiritually and physically.. but JESUS CHRIST.. did NOT want that for you.. He wants to bring you LIFE.. Job 23:12 is one of my favorite verses..Neither have I gone back from the commandment of His lips.. I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food" " WOW... to love the WORD of GOD more than food!! I am a "visual" leaner.. and when I saw this picture it made me cry of course because it is just so sad... So sad.. and I wondered how that precious little baby is.. if they are in heaven or if they survived, and are now grown!! But I can't help but think this is what WE look like spiritually... "just surviving" .. "starving to death" ... God does NOT want us to live like this! His WORD is LIFE!!!! We must seek HIM.. His Word. Psalms 119 amazes me.. the way the "psalmist" talks of the WORD OF GOD!! I do NOT want to "just survive" I want to LIVE!!! I want to LIVE LIFE IN JESUS!!!! It's only through HIM.. that we can have this LIFE!!!

*this photo won the Pulitzer Prize by Keven Carter in 1994 during the Sudan famine.

The picture depicts a stricken child crawling towards a United Nations food camp, located a kilometer away.

The vulture is waiting for the child to die so that it can eat it. The picture shocked the whole world, and no one knows what happen to the child, including the photographer Kevin Carter who left the place as soon as the photograph was taken.

three months later he comitted suicide due to depression. *

Thanking My Savior!

I am new at this whole "blogging" .. Not sure why I am even starting one! Just a place I would like to talk about the ONE thing, that is WORTH TALKING ABOUT!! JESUS... Just a place where I can praise HIM.. and Thank Him for everything He has done!!! So Lord.. I Praise You for this day.. I thank You again for the breath in my lungs to praise YOU! Orchestrate my day.. Order my steps.. into ONLY what pleases You.. in Your precious name, Jesus.. Amen