every hour...

1. I need Thee every hour, most gracious Lord;
   No tender voice like Thine can peace afford.
   
   • Refrain:
     I need Thee, oh, I need Thee;
     Every hour I need Thee;
     Oh, bless me now, my Savior,
     I come to Thee.
2. I need Thee every hour, stay Thou nearby;
   Temptations lose their pow’r when Thou art nigh.
3. I need Thee every hour, in joy or pain;
   Come quickly and abide, or life is vain.
4. I need Thee every hour; teach me Thy will;
   And Thy rich promises in me fulfill.
5. I need Thee every hour, most Holy One;
   Oh, make me Thine indeed, Thou blessed Son

Hymn Day.

Ever have a mountain top experience to be followed by doubt, trials and yucky stuff.  Yep, my week. 
But guess what?  I am THANKING God for it.  I am so human that I would confidently walk thinking I am doing pretty well on my own without constant reminders that I NEED Him EVERY hour. 

Isn't it great that when we come to him temptations lose their power and that His rich promises He fulfills?

Join me today in singing and praying this song!   We need YOU Father, every hour.  Bless us now, our Savior, we come to You.

journal type....so I remember this week.

Blessed Assurance JESUS IS MINE! 
O what a foretaste of glory divine.
Heir of salvation, purchase of God, Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

Some days I wake up ready to declare this out loud and to the world....

This week I felt God wrapping his arms around me and declaring his love for me in a whole new way and I wish I could describe the full feeling I have from that, but for now declaring Jesus is MINE will have to do!

Stay open, wide open to the spirit moving in your life, so you don't miss out.  God can make your life more abundantly full than I could even imagine and He did.

Who we are

I have had this topic simmering in my heart for a week now, but I didn't know how to present it.  And I didn't really know if it was mine to share bc it was given to me...but I feel like it is so important and worth more than gold to me.

It seems like all of my Bible studies and book club discussions lately have leaned toward this question, "are we good enough?"  Well, we aren't...but covered in God's grace and Jesus blood we are MORE than just good enough. 

Who we are IN CHRIST:
I am God's Child
I am Christ's friend
I am accepted
I am dearly loved
I am never alone
I have Christ in me
I am victorious
I am forgiven
I am protected
I am holy
I am blameless
I am free from fear
I am chosed by God
I am a saint
I have authority
I have hope
I am adequate
I am free in Christ
I lack nothing
I have God's wisdom
I am strong in Christ
I have God's power
I am a new creation
I am God's temple
I am hidden in Christ
I am born of God
I am righteous
I have faith
I am dead to sin
I have God's comfort
I am set apart
I have boldness
I have confidence
I am a believer priest
I have the Lord's joy
I am justified
I am adopted as God's
I am an heir of God
I am born of God
Satan can't touch me

**I got this list from a prayer class I attended led by Mary Sterenberg. I would highly recommend it if you ever get a chance to go to a class she leads.

I have a very hard time not typing about 6 or 7 of those in caps...maybe more!  They are filling me in places that only Jesus can perfectly fill me.  I challenge you to print that out and type it for yourself.  You will figure out the ones that are filling holes and cracks in your heart.  Find the scriptures that prove those promises true and hide them in your heart.

Father God,
Thank you that through Christ, I too, am Your Child.  That I am never alone and You choose me.
Fill me with your truth.  On my own strength I will fail every time, so guide my heart and my mind to turn to you when we need my tank is draining.
Amen