Good Morning, Friends!
It's Monday morning and I'm back! I just want to share one verse from our Cover to Cover readings of the Bible this morning. If you want to join Bev and the girls for the readings I am positive you will be blessed beyond measure. If you go to this website you will find the daily readings.
Isaiah 29:13
The Lord says:
"These people come near to me with their mouth
and honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
Their worship of me
is made up only of rules taught by men.
I've been struggling with some issues this week that have made me look at the word "hypocrite". If I am being honest, I ask that question of myself a lot. Am I a hypocrite? Do I claim to have moral beliefs to which my own behavior does not conform? I pray I am not a hypocrite. If I am one, I pray God convicts me every time. Every time. From the bottom of my heart, I want to be close to God and have a loving relationship with Him and His children.
More than anything else in my life, I want to Glorify God. I want to share with anyone and everyone that God is my Hope. He is the Only One who can satisfy my every need. He is the Only One capable of filling that space in my heart that is meant for Him. It breaks my heart when I see people try to be filled by other things (such as food, sex, money, alcohol, people or drugs) or cling to anything else besides Jesus. I want to help them so they won't have to do what I did before I decided to surrender my life to Jesus. I want to share what I know to be true. I want to give them the lifeline. It's so hard for me to watch my kids, friends or family learn their own lessons. I want them to learn from my mistakes. I don't want them to try to fill themselves with the things of this world that are only temporary. God is permanent. He is eternity! I want that for myself and for my loved ones! I want this to be crystal clear. I don't want there to be any confusion at all. If I am a hypocrite, I pray God convicts me every time. Every time.
I am going to surrender again this morning. I am going to keep loving God and His children. I want to honor God with my lips. My joy is back! :)
Much love,
Angie xoxo
12 comments:
You honor Him with your lips and your heart. I am thanking Him that your joy has returned! A good word today for me. Love, Annette
I ask the Lord to convict me if I am being a hypocrite or am participating in ungodly conversations. Because gossip and jypocritical actions are probably the worst witnesses to unbelievers.
I pray you have a blessed week.
Annette
I wrote about your last post on my blog. It touched me deeply...
I have a verse that is so amazing. I wanted to share it with you. I Kings 19:11-12. Praying for you joy. :)
Annie,
Do not stop following your heart and your beliefs! What a blessing that you have found the gift of life. You DO continue to bless others! Do what you do, what is right for you, and you will not be disappointed...your faith will be you comfort and your strength...especially during the challenging times!
I love you,
Goose
Praying for you that you will honor Him with your lips. You honor Him on your blog. I pray that your family will see Him living in you and be drawn to Him.
May He meet you exactly where you are and asnwer your prayers that were sincere and straight from your heart. Blessings on your week. Mary Lou
Thank you for sharing your heart and trials with us. I gleam hope from knowing that other strong Christian ladies struggle like I do. Isn't it wonderful how God can use our struggles to impact others?
You are precious.
Love,
Paula
Welcome back, girlfriend! That verse caught my eye as well. I am thinking more and more about how I enter worship and how I go about my day (and open my mouth.) These were attention-getting verses.
love you,
karen
Sending love - - -
What sweet words---I will surrender again this morning. What humble words---your bring your God much pleasure in saying this and way more in doing it...
moment by moment.
Welcome back from vacation! I so love your heart Ang! It is so true that it is hard to watch family and friends learn their lessons hard when we know how to learn them an easier way!
I think I will pray that too
I will pray that same prayer too.
Lord, I pray that You convict me every time I'm a hypocrite. Lord, may I be a light that points to Jesus. I pray I not be a hindrance to anyone. In Jesus name, Amen.
Thanks for sharing your heart as it pointed to Christ for me.
Blessings in Christ-
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