Saturday November 15 th 2008 Actions mean more than words

I woke up thinking about how I keep saying how thankful I am to God for everything you have done.  I truly am thankful!  But is my thankfulness showing in my actions.  Am I being the way you want me to be.  Am I bringing honor to you when I speak.  Do people see you though me.  Do people see that I have a real relationship with You.  When I allow circumstances of this world to enter into my heart and change me.  When ever my heart is not in the likeness of yours it is because I allow the things of this word to effect me.  When things of this word effect me it changes my heart,"I become as I once was disconnected from you" when this happens my closeness is lost with you.  Lord you are a heart God, you want to be connected to my heart when it isn't pure how close can we be?  How can I feel your love for me?  How can I feel your Joy?  How can I be thankful in words,  my words would hold no meaning if you are not in my heart!  Please teach me, and not to allow things of this world to enter into my heart.  Keep my heart pure!  Keep my heart pure so that I can always feel your presence!  Keep my heart pure so I can always love like you would want me to love!  To love in purity!  To love in honesty!  To love unconditionally!   Teach me to be who you would want me to be.  Teach me to love like you love!  You loved us before we ever loved you!  You showed this on Calvary.  As You hung on the cross You said forgive them they no not what they do!  Please give me that kind of love!  Please give me that kind of love for all people even the ones that hurt me.  Teach me to love unconditionally as you have loved me unconditionally!  I see now that this would be a truer way to show you how grateful I am to you.  This would be a real thank you!  This would not just be in words, it would be a true thank you!  I love you lord and I want to be pleasing to you!

Lord I pray reveal to me all that I have done against you!  Open my eyes to see all that I have done against anyone of you children for when I have wronged one of them I have wronged you!  For you are a God of love!  You are a God that shows no favoritism but you love all equally!

I am to see all man kind as you do! 

Please pray for Eddie Doughtry and Kim Doughtry.  Eddie has been diagnosed with  acute leukemia they just found out on Feb 4- 09.  We all lift him up  to you Lord and his family.  Lord Bless this family!