Hi EYES are Every where..

My Thought for today,
In Luke we read..
Everything that is hidden will be found out, and every secret will be known. Whatever you say in the dark will be heard when it is day. Whatever you whisper in a closed room will be shouted from the housetops.
Proverbs 15 says that:
"The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good."
The eyes of the Lord are in EVERY place. They see EVERY thing.
Psalm 139.7-8 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your Presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
No matter what type of life we lead, no matter how holy, no matter how sinful, the Lord sees it all. We cannot deceive Him, divert Him or in any way distort the absolute truth of our life. We may even convince ourselves that we are something we are not (Jer 17.9), but God stills sees us exactly as we are. There is no place, no time, no action, no thought or motive that is veiled from His gaze.
God is watching. This can be scary or comforting. Imagine a police officer watching you. If you're stealing something, how do you feel? If he's protecting you in dangerous situation, how do you feel about his watchful gaze? Our reaction to God's eyes will reveal much about the condition of our Christian walk.
So remember this....His EYES are Everywhere.
God bless You ..Yvonne

Hug Me Lord..

Dear Lord, hug the little girl within me--the little girl mistreated and abused. Encircle me with Your everlasting arms.
Still my Silent sobs. Anoint my head with Your healing oil; free me from nightmares of memories. Touch my scars with Your healing stripes. Soothe each muscle that suffered in anger and pain. I know that You suffered, too. Piece together my broken heart. Your heart bled and You died for me. In sleepless nights, wrap me in your comforting presence. Let me rest in the shadow of You, The Almighty. Hug the girl in me as You cover me with Your feathers like a mother hen does her chicks. I find refuge under Your wings. Help me to face yesterday (wrong as it was) to forgive as You forgive me and to look forward to tomorrow with hope. Your faithfulness will be my shield and rampart. Let me not feel terror by night nor arrows that fly by day. Take my weakness and grant me Your strength. Make My feet swift at the dawning of a new day to do service for You. I go now in Praise. But please, Lord, don't ever stop hugging me.

The Scars of Life..

THE SCARS OF LIFE...... Some years ago, on a hot summer day in south Florida , a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator was swimming toward the shore. His father, working in the yard, saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In utter fear, he ran toward the water, yelling to his son as loudly as he could. Hearing his voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his father. It was too late. Just as he reached his father, the alligator reached him. From the dock, the father grabbed his little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the father, but the father was much too passionate to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, heard his screams, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator. Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches where his father's fingernails dug into his flesh in his effort to hang on to the son he loved. The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy after the trauma, asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his pant legs. And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, "But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my Dad wouldn't let go." You and I can identify with that little boy. We have scars, too. No, not from an alligator, but the scars of a painful past. Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret. But, some wounds, my friend, are because God has refused to let go. In the midst of your struggle, He's been there holding on to you. The Scripture teaches that God loves you. You are a child of God. He wants to protect you and provide for you in every way But sometimes we foolishly wade into dangerous situations, not knowing what lies ahead. The swimming hole of life is filled with peril - and we forget that the enemy is waiting to attack. That's when the tug-of-war begins - and if you have the scars of His love on your arms, be very, very grateful. He did not and will not ever let you go. You just never know where a person is in his/her life and what they are going through. Never judge another person's scars, because you don't know how they got them. Also, it is so important that we are not selfish, to receive the blessings of these messages, without forwarding them to someone else. Right now, someone needs to know that God loves them, and you love them, too - enough to not let them go.
I received this tonight from a special friend. Thank You and God bless You.
Yvonne

Bahahahaha....

The following was sent by a friend today...Could this be Your Life?
PRICELESS! A man was being tailgated by a stressed out woman on a busy boulevard. Suddenly, the light turned yellow, just in front of him. He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection. The tailgating woman was furious and honked her horn, screaming in frustration as she missed her chance to get through the intersection, dropping her cell phone and makeup. As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very serious police officer. The officer ordered her to exit her car with her hands up. He took her to the police station where she was searched, finger printed, photographed, and placed in a holding cell. After a couple of hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened the door. She was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting with her personal effects. He said, "I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the guy in front of you, and cussing a blue streak at him. "I noticed the 'Choose Life' license plate holder, the 'What Would Jesus Do' bumper sticker, the 'Follow Me to Sunday- School' bumpersticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk. Naturally... I assumed you had stolen the car."

Worship in Silence...

Be still..............."Be still," I hear him softly say."Be still, lay all aside."He who made the universe stoops down, and gathers up my cares."Be still," He chides again, His work begins within my weary soul."Be patient. In a quiet stay. Listen to me."Though pressed on every side, I clean my heart and mind. In timid voice and heart, I lift to Him my praise. How quiet, His presence. How healing His words. In hushed Awe I Listen. I savor each one. My will, He bends. My heart, He sweeps clean. My strength, He renews. My soul, He fills to overflowing. He teaches through His word. I heed what He tells me. I stand and give Him praise. Together we go forth to serve.

A mouse story...

A friend sent this today so I had to share, often times our own lives are like this...
........ A mouse looked through the Crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open A package. "What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered. He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap. Retreating to the farm yard, the mouse proclaimed the Warning. "There is a mouse trap in the house! There is a mouse trap In the house!" The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and Said, "Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, But it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it." The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a Mouse trap in the house! There is a mouse trap in the house!" The pig sympathized, but said, "I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but Pray. Be assured you are in my prayers." The mouse turned to the cow and said "There is a Mouse trap in the house! There is a mouse trap in the house!" The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you, But it's no skin off my nose." So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and Dejected, to face the farmer's mouse trap alone. That very night a sound was heard throughout the house --Like the sound of a mouse trap catching its prey. The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the Darkness, she did not see it was a venomous snake Whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her To the hospital, and she returned home with a fever. Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken Soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farm yard For the soup's main ingredient. But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and Neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them. the farmer butchered the pig. The farmer's wife did not get well; she died. So many people came for her funeral, the farmer Had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat For all of them. The mouse looked upon it all from his crack in The wall with great sadness. So, the next time you hear someone is facing a Problem and think it doesn't concern you, remember --When one of us is threatened, we are all at risk. We are all involved in this journey called life. We Must keep an eye out for one another and make An extra effort to encourage one another. REMEMBER: EACH OF US IS A VITAL THREAD IN ANOTHER PERSON'S TAPESTRY; OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN TOGETHER FOR A REASON.

May God bless You today to find Love..

While considering what to write about tonight, I received this Devotional..It's to good not to share so I hope You enjoy it as much as I did. God bless You...Yvonne
May God bless you this day…to find love! Each person on this planet has experienced or will experience the depths of a despair called loneliness.Knowing that doesn’t really help, does it? Loneliness brings isolation, sometimes self-imposed, sometimes not, but it can be overwhelming to the point of destroying hopes and dreams. So, as someone struggles with this terrible situation, why are these words often the only help offered? I want more.Each week people tell me of their intense loneliness. A friend has betrayed them or they find themselves ignored, put down, and alone. Often they are suffering in horrible marriages, dealing with separations, or trying to find life after divorce. And there are those who want to be married even just once.In every situation, they long for love, trust, caring, a close relationship, someone they can count on. What they don’t want is...to be used, to be wanted only until something better comes along, to be important just because of what someone else can get out of them, to find their relationship exists only when the other person decides to come by or needs something or is bored.We all go through times of loneliness, but there are many who are going to much greater depths than the rest. I can feel it in the words they send. I can see it in the stories they tell. They search for answers and find nothing but despair. And I feel deeply for them, because at this time in their lives they are touching, even briefly, the eternal existence of life without God, though many do not realize it. Lost in sadness, frustration and anger, they can’t see that in their loneliness also lies the secret to the path out.In the movie The Matrix, Morpheus tries to get Neo to understand that what seems to be reality is not reality at all. The truth is much more than what he thinks he sees. Neo believes Morpheus is speaking only of staying alive and sarcastically asks if he’s trying to say that Neo can dodge bullets. Morpheus smiles and says, “No, Neo. I’m trying to tell you that when you’re ready, you won’t have to.”That line is a turning point in the movie because it reveals a different focus for the young Neo. In the same way, for any of us to deal with loneliness and the despair and hopelessness it brings, there must also be a turning point that reveals a different focus for us. And there is.But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33We usually see this passage in lessons about worrying. But it has much more to say, and that is simply this: In everything, God comes first. He will take care of us, but He must be first in our lives. He wants us to love Him and He wants our love for Him to be most important thing to us. Jesus said, Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. (Mark 12:30) This means He is to become our focus. And why would He want that?Because in every situation, He longs for love, trust, caring, a close relationship, someone He can count on. What He doesn’t want is...to be used, to be wanted only until something better comes along, to be important just because of what we can get out of Him, to see a relationship only when we decide to come by or need something or are bored.We cry out to God for someone to love us and He replies, Here I am! But we never hear His voice, or see His hand, or feel the warmth of His embrace. We leave Him alone as we search for something better.There have been times in my life when my focus was on friendship with a person instead of with Jesus, when I worshiped my marriage instead of Christ, when I went to God only for what I could get from Him. What I have learned is that by loving Him first, everything else...my friendships, marriage, relationship with my kids...they all fall into the right priority and are made better…because He loves me.Am I trying to tell you that you’ll be able to find meaning for your life through a friend, a lover, a child, or a spouse? No. I’m trying to tell you that when you truly love God, you won’t have to.Take care and be God’s,Chuck
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