Day 7

Statement # 7 really hit home to me because it is something I have struggled with all my life. It is:
7. I am an heir of God, I can be secure.
Col.3:23-24 says, "Whatever you do work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, NOT FOR MEN(emphasis mine.) Since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord you are serving."
I think I could just leave that and you all would know what I men. We, especially those in ministry and particularly women struggle with with constantly. We want to make everyone around happy and we don't want anyone to get mad at us or upset. We have to remember as Beth says, "We work for the Lord and He and He alone will compensate us." A lot of times we seek work because we crave the attention and affection it brings. I had that very thing happen to me this week. A person called and was wondering if I would be willing to lead the music for a fairly large gathering of people. Boy, my head started to swell just a bit at the thought of them wanting me. After talking with my husband, he reminded me of how stressful my week had been and told me that I probably didn't need to do it. He was right! Really, the only reason I would want to do it was for myself. It wasn't that God was leading me to do it my ego wanted to do it. I called and politely declined, but I tell you this to remind us all that doing things solely so that we will get noticed and pats on the back is simply not a God honoring motive.
When God calls you to do something a lot of the times we will not think we can do the job. He wants His glory to shine and not our own so more times than not, He will give us jobs we are not qualified for. Beth made this statement and it wraps everything together." God wants us to be the miracle not our work to be the miracle." Whatever you have been asked to do, first make sure your motivations are right and then do your job to the best of your ability. The areas where you don't feel adequate are the areas where God is going to do something grand in you! Have a blessed Lord's day! Look in the mirror and say, " I am and heiress/heir of Christ and I am a miracle!!!" Love you all!

Day 6

This statement was a great thing to think about. Statement 6 is:
6. I am an heir of God the will has been activated.
Most people have a will. In order for you to get an inheritance, is for someone to die. We have had someone do that for us. It is available for us. Hebrews 9:15-17 says, "For this reason Christ is the mediator of the new covenant, that those who are called nay receive the promised eternal inheritance-now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant." Jesus died so that we are the beneficiary of our inheritance which is eternal. This is much better than anything we could ever receive on earth. We will never spend all of this inheritance since it is eternal. This is great for me because I love to shop. As soon as you receive Christ, we are automatically eligible for this inheritance. What a great comfort in this world where the economy is so unstable to know that we have a guaranteed inheritance waiting for us! Thank you God for taking care of our every need. Have a great day of worship tomorrow.

Day 5 that was supposed to be 2

I just realized that I made an error in the listing. What I wrote as statement #2 is really supposed to be statement #5. Sorry to all you Siestas! I know you think I as losing my mind!!!Anyway, here is statement #5 that is really statement #2:
5. I am an heir of God, I am inheriting a kingdom.
Matt. 25:34-- This is Jesus speaking," Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.'"
Col. 1:12--...Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints.

When we accept Christ, we are immediately included in the inheritance. We will get our rewards in heaven and will be able to enjoy them for all eternity!!
Have a great long weekend don't forget to spend time enjoying your family! Love you ALL!

Day 3 & 4

Boy this week is about to kick my tale! We are full swing into school and this new curriculum is A LOT of work. It will be nice if you are like me and have a busy week just to spend a few moments reliving some God moments. Things got so crazy yesterday that I am going to post # 3 and 4 together.

Here is statement #3

3. I am an heir of God, He is my portion...And I am His
I will try to explain this but I am not sure that I can even do it justice. The scripture that goes with this is of course Psalm 16 and Deut. 10:8-9. Where God was dividing up the land to the Israelites and the Levites He did not give them land but told them that He was going to be their portion. In the same way, God is our portion. Since we are the chosen priesthood of the believers we fall under the same category as the Levitical priests. You know what is even better, God thinks of us as His portion. Deut. 4:20 and 32:9 say that God considers the people of earth His inheritance (His treasured possession.) I cannot even wrap my mind around that one. That God, the creator of the universe considers me His portion! Eph 1:18 sums it all up. "I pray ask that the eyes of of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hoe to which he has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,"

Statement #4 is:
4. I am and heir of God, the down payment has been made.
You ca never have the fullness of God by just obeying the rules. You have to have a deep intimate relationship with Him. Jesus came to give us life and life abundantly. IF you never accept that free gift, then you can never be an heir. Jesus has already paid the price and has taken care of your tab. IF you don't know Him today, please make today the day. IF it has been a long time since you spent time with God, stop NOW and ask Him to forgive you. If you have never taken that step of trusting Christ for the first time go here and then email me and let me know, I would love to answer your questions and pray with you. I can also help you hook up with a local church in your area. Trust Him today, it will be the best decision that you ever make!

Day 2

Well I know you are all on pins and needles waiting for the next point (not really because only about 3 people actually read this blog, but a girl can dream can't she!) Anyway, point # 2 in the list of 8 Statements About Our Inheritance is:
2. I am an heir of God my boundary lines form a pleasing place.

This one really started to make sense after Beth explained it. She says that our life is kind of like a square. (you are really going to have to use your imagination.) The top of the square is our INTIMACY WITH GOD. Our anointing can never be higher than our intimacy with Him. If we are not willing to go deeper with Him then we are not going to go very far spiritually.

To the left is your PAST. In order to have the intimacy we want we are going to have to surrender our past to Him. God know that the pain we went through would be for His glory. Go ahead and surrender the pain and hurt of the past as an offering for His glory. One thing Beth said in this section was, " IF I know where I'm going the past doesn't seem so bad." chew on that one for awhile.

On the bottom of the square is our LIFE EXPERIENCES. These are the things that happen to us everyday whether good or bad. These things are what God uses to make us into what He can use.

On the right is our GIFTING. These are the gifts God has given us to use for ministry. All of us are called to ministry of some kind, but we are never to let ministry take away our intimacy with God. If you are too busy doing and preparing for your ministry that you don't have time for a quiet time, then you need to reevaluate your ministry. This really challenged me. My personal time with God is more important than ANYTHING else!!!

In the middle of the square is FAITH. This is the glue that hold everything together. Around faith there is a lot of space. Any of that space that God is not occupying, Satan is standing on it ready to claim it. We have to open our hands and let God come and take over those empty spaces. Even if there is a little crack, Satan will come and take it for his own.

To sum it all up, our life is not our own, it belongs to God and everything we have been through in our life is for His glory and He will use it in ways we can not even imagine!! Have a blessed day and remember I am an Heir of Christ! I am a miracle!

8 Days From San Antonio (Day 1)

Hello all! I am back from San Antonio! I got back about 12:30am Sunday morning and had a great day at church yesterday. Now it is time to get back to the swing of things and share what God had for us in the Lone Star State!

The entire weekend was based on the topic of our inheritance which was mentioned about 310 times in scripture. If it was mentioned that much it must be a pretty important topic. The theme scripture was Psalm 16 verses 5 and 6. Beth wanted us to learn these from the ESV version so here it is:
5 The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; You hold my lot
6 The lines have fallen on me in pleasant places, I have a beautiful inheritance.

Beth gave us 8 statements concerning our inheritance and I will try over the next 8 days to break them down and share them with you. Here is statement 1
1. I am an heir of God, my life is not left to chance.
Everything in our life has to pass through the hand of God. Nothing takes Him by surprise. Beth said, " Everything whether good, bad or ugly is working together to build a beautiful inheritance. Providence is the FACT that God never lets anything happen by chance. There is no such thing as fate."

Because God has given us this inheritance, we need to live our lives like we are an heir. Not to be boastful, but to give us the confidence and then we will be secure in ourselves.

Trust me the first few will be a little harder to grasp, but as we go along, the whole thing will tie together! I hope you has a great weekend. Now I have to go get ready for school! Have a great day! Look in the mirror and tel yourself, "I am an heiress, or heir if you are a guy", and then live your life today like that! I promise it makes all the difference in the world!

This time tomorrow I will be eating lunch here, and hopefully will have already visited here. After that I will go here and worship with some of the most awesome women in the country! Please pray for my family as I am away. Also pray for the Living Proof team and especially her. I am going by myself so it will be a great chance to be alone with God. I will post pictures when I get back. Have a great weekend!!!!
Love you all!