Hello my friends!
I can't believe how much time has passed since the last time I have written. There is so much I have to share with you and am thankful for what God is doing in my life. All glory to Him for using me to share my spiritual journey with you.
Today holds great meaning to me. I was born-again exactly 12 years ago today. It is with much regret that I have not walked close to the Lord since my last blog entry. I have tasted the rotten fruit of straying off the good and well-lit path and I have been so broken because of it. But as the Word says in Isaiah 53:6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray. We have left God's paths to follow our own. But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him. God gives us free will, and with it comes great consequences. But when we realize the err of our way and humble ourselves under His holiness, He is ready and willing to grant us forgiveness. Healing power is in His hands, which HE gives to ALL who come to him with reverent hearts, willing to once again submit to his ways.
I have chased after the foolish things of the world, and spent many nights feeling empty and incomplete. I have chased after the wrong kind of men, and have cried many tears after suffering a broken heart, time and time again. There is so much that I have done over the past few years that have kept me from experiencing God's blessing and joy in my life. It took something extremely tragic to open my eyes again to my need of Jesus. I wish not get into detail about it, but someone I was close to died by suicide. It is all to painful to think about, let alone talk about. But I am allowing God to have control over my life again and I've seen Him do great things. He laid on my heart to pray for this person prior to this happening and I hold onto that prayer, knowing that God is with all of us in our darkest of times. He desires to give life and hope to the hurting and hopeless. I entrust the outcome of that prayer to the Lord. So, if you are struggling in your walk with the Lord and feel your heartstrings being tugged on. Turn to the Him and pray. He doesn't turn away from those who come to Him with a broken and contrite spirit. Read and pray Psalm 51 over your life.
My son and I have recently moved out of the house we were living in for just over four years. We found a beautiful apartment in a nicer area of the city in which we live. God is working in my heart through the pain I've endured over my recent hardships. I am happy to share that this apartment isn't haunted. There is such a glow about this place and God is blessing me so much with time to spend with Him. Let us all remember though, that no matter were we are, God is our hiding place and in Him we will find refuge. Read Psalm 32 and Psalm 91. I actually read Psalm 91 several times last night and I had this tingling sensation run through my body. I believe it was the Holy Spirit testifying and allowing me to feel the Power of His Word. Especially at the end where the Lord says, "I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name. When they call on me, I will answer. I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them. I will reward them with a long life and give them my salvation." I have seen the enemy flee after reading that Psalm. Perhaps you remember reading my post titled 'Cleaning House Part 1'. Every time I read Psalm 91, there is just something about it. We can have that anywhere in God's Word. We just have to ask for the Holy Spirit to teach us and make His power known. I love experiencing the supernatural power of the Word of God.
I am excited to be writing again. We are in the midst of a blizzard, and Summer is sneaking up on us before we know it. Unfortunately, where I am, we do not have much of a Spring this year. In a couple months, I am going to be in a wedding for a good friend of mine in which I am her maid-of-honor. I am also working a lot and so I will do my best to keep the posts coming. And as always, if you need some spiritual advice, prayer or have anything you'd like to share, feel free to email me at delightinthetruth@hotmail.com. If you want to know Jesus and what it means to be born-again, read my testimony. It's the post titled 'Evie's Testimony, Saved in a Hot Tub. That is my God story!
Good night!
