Prayer answered instantly

This is just a small answered prayer but it still put a smile on my face and made me aware of God's presence.
I have really been trying to focus on God through every moment and circumstance of my day. I was on my way to the chiropractor this morning and I was listening to a CD. There is one song that I have recently been trying to learn, (the song is "Be the Center, I don't know off hand who sings it) and there was just one word that I could not figure out what the singer was saying. In an instant I thought to ask God to help me understand what that one word was. I played the song again and I could understand what the word was, clearly. It put a big smile on my face. I thanked Him right on the spot for showing me the word. It is those small things through the day that helps me to remember that He is always there listening, ready to help and guide us along our way. It is about just "being" in relationship with him.
By the way, the word was "vision", the line was "Jesus, be the vision. Be my path, be my guide, Jesus. I found it interesting that the word was "vision". That is really what I have been striving for, not just focusing on God but allowing Him to be my "vision" on how He would want me to handle a situation, what should I say or do, or not say or do. Jesus is the example that I need to follow.
I will share the words to the song with you. I know them by heart now. Again, the song is called either "Be the Center" or just "The Center", the CD is in my van. It is one of those WOW CDs. Anyway, here are the words.

Jesus, be the center.
Be my source, be my light, Jesus.
Jesus, be the center.
Be my hope, be my song, Jesus.
Be the fire in my heart.
Be the wind in these sails.
Be the reason that I live, Jesus, Jesus.
Jesus, be the vision.
Be my path, be my guide, Jesus.
Be the fire in my heart.
Be the wind in these sails.
Be the reason that I live, Jesus, Jesus.

There is more stuff that just repeats its self but that is the bulk of the song.
Anyway, have a blessed day. Let Jesus be you vision today.

This is an amazing video about God's love. It reminded me how He knows what I go through and he really does understand how I feel.

Life for me right now is all about just being in relationship with God and having a strong faith in Him, that he guides and He WILL provide; strength, peace, understanding, courage, whatever it is you need at the moment. You just have to let Him. We all need the trusting and accepting heart of a child.
Enjoy the video.

Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder

I was just going over my small group lesson book and I came across an exercise from the first session that I wanted to share. I was going to share this before but I guess I just forgot to. The book we are doing is called "Created Beautiful". The exercise was to write a letter to yourself from God. The letter was to be about how much God loves every aspect of the body He created. I love to do these kinds of exercises. You know, the kind that make you really connect with God and listen to what He would say to you if you were face to face. It just really makes you think and examine yourself. So here is my letter from God.

Beautiful daughter,
I just wanted to write you this letter to help you understand that you are wonderfully made. Your physical appearance is very unique and special. You are just the way I imagined you would be. I only create what is pleasing to me. I made your physical appearance in a way that would and does please the man that I created to be your husband. Your physical appearance is not what I focus on, it is your inner beauty. You have a sincere desire to live your life for me. You have a very caring heart. You have such a strong determination to turn your life experiences into learning experiences, and that helps you to grow, and I have seen you change and grow a lot over the years. That is what makes you beautiful.
Your physical appearance is temporary and always changing, and as hard as you might try, your can't stop those changes. Your outer shell is just something people see. Your inner beauty, your spirit, that is what people feel, and what they feel affects what they see. Don't be so afraid to just let go, let the love I have for you shine through. Let people see Jesus in you heart. If you show them that then they will always see the beauty I see. Now remember people are people, some might not appreciate what they see, but they will see it.
Your Loving Designer,
God

To read it again just reminds me of the love that God has for me.

Life's ups and DOWNS.

Wow, I can't believe that it has been almost a month since I have written anything. I have to tell you that I have been in kind of a slump the past month. I have been stressing about a lot of things. I think I have even been suffering from some mild anxiety attacks. I have just been seeing and feeling a lot of changes going on around me, and they have been changes that having been kind of bringing me down. I have gotten away from my prayer journal lately. I haven't stopped talking to God, I just haven't been spending enough quality time with Him. I have been spending more time focusing on the negative instead of God. I don't know, I think that maybe Satan is just working over time in my life. I have been trying to figure out where my place is in everything going on around me. There have been places where I feel helpless, places where I have just given up on, places where I just feel frustrated and confused. I feel like God has been just screaming at me to jump out of my comfort zone, to be bold, to stop hiding behind silly fears. I have tried to do that but either those fears and doubts take over and I clam up or opportunities that I thought were there turn out to not be the opportunity I thought they were. I know that this is a temporary slump.
I live because Jesus lives in me. He gives me the power, peace, strength and love I need. To be honest, I welcome the slumps. They, eventually, force me to really examine my life, think things through and they force my attention back on God. They are learning experience and they cause growth.
Have a Blessed Day!