...Joyce

From facebook today.

Joyce Meyer Ministries

God is not mad at you!

Ever need to hear that? I know I did. 

I am listening

This was posted on the Joyce Meyer facebook page today. I just love how God can reach us through many outlets. I needed to hear this today..well everyday!

"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well" -Matthew 6:33 

Spending time with God is the key to our strength and success in all areas of life. Be sure that you never try to work God into your schedule, but always work your schedule around Him. -Joyce

Prayer list

I came across this list of things we can pray for our children. I know there is a bigger one out there and if you have it could you please email it to me? Thank you!

*Know Christ as Savior early in life. (Psalm 63:1, 2 Timothy 3:15)


*Have a hatred for sin. (Psalm 97:10)

*Be caught when guilty. (Psalm 119:71)

*Be protected from the evil one in each area of their lives: spiritual, emotional, and physical (John 17:15)

*Have a responsible attitude in all their interpersonal relationships (Daniel 6:3)

*Respect those in authority over them. (Romans 13:1)

*Desire the right kind of friends and be protected from the wrong friends. (Proverbs 1:10-11)

*Be kept from the wrong mate and saved for the right one. (2 Corinthians 6:14-17)

*Be kept pure until marriage (as well as the one they marry). (1 Corinthians 6;18-20)

*Learn to totally submit to God and actively resist Satan in all things. (James 4;7)

*Be single-hearted, willing to be sold out to Jesus Christ. (Romans 12:1-2)

*Be hedged in so they cannot find their way to wrong people or wrong places and that the wrong people cannot find their way to them. (Hosea 2:6)

What I'm thinking about this morning...

I find it so important to be praying for our children. I am trying to instill the importance of prayer with my children and they love to pray.. many times we all pray because they both have things on their hearts. We have a carpool and it's funny..when it's my week to drive one of the five kiddos always chimes in telling me "We need to pray"! I love that!

Sunday night we had a prayer meeting for Orphan Sunday. Let me paint a picture for you...The adults were sitting in a chairs in a circle and in the middle of that circle were about thirteen children. They were each given a name of a child at the Redeemer House Orphanage in Uganda and one by one they lifted that child in prayer. Oh my goodness it brought tears to my eyes.

And then today which is what spurred this post. As I dropped off the kids this morning some very dear friends were in their car praying for their child before school. Once again...this gal was crying!

So the moral of this post..Please pray for your children. Train them up in the ways of the Lord. As parents we want the very best for them. What a better gift to give your child than training them up in the Lord.

Deuteronomy 6:6-7, 18


These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up....Do what is right and good in the Lord's sight, so that it may go well with you and you may go in and take over the good land that the LORD promised on oath to your forefathers,

Ephesians 6:4


Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

Matthew 19:14


Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."


1 Timothy 4:12


Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.

Things running through my head!

Do you ever wish you could crawl into the arms of Jesus? Or ever feel like you know your gifts that the Lord gave you and yet Satan creeps in and tells you that you are not worthy or good enough? I am having that struggle right now. I have been blessed with a love for children having had one the natural way and two adopted loves. I have felt a pull towards doing foster care and yet here is where the struggle comes in.

Having lost my husband five years ago to cancer there have been times over the years that I feel I just can't do it all. Note the "I"... I am so thankful to serve a Lord and Savior that is there 24/7. Because let me tell you I have been on my knees! It is so hard being a single parent..the loneliness alone is deafening, the chores..come on seriously I need a man around! But, the Lord reminds me in..

James 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4.Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

..that he is not done with me! My hearts desire is to serve God with all my heart. I will continue to pray about foster care and go to scripture to hear my Lord tell me that I am worthy of His love and that He promises to continue caring for me and my children as He has by placing such dear friends in our lives.