[mylife4him]

I wrote this for my 21 year old daughter who seems to be going through a tough time in her young life. Often, I am at a loss for words but when I am still and quiet, I can hear His whispers to me....... psssssst, Patti....... try this........
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In Psalm 42:1-2 King David cried out, "As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?"

A hunger for God; an overwhelming desire to please Him; an anticipation to meet with Him; a thirst to drink from His Word -- are these things that occupy our minds? Or do they get squeezed out by the busyness of life?

Is hungering for God important? Well, if He is our very life, and apart from Him we can do nothing, and without Him we will not see success, and in Him alone we find joy, hope, love, peace and purpose, then we might want to make an appetite for God a top priority.

Why is it so difficult to maintain such a hunger for God?

The most deadly appetites are not for the poison of evil, but for the simple pleasures of earth. For when these replace an appetite for God Himself, the idolatry is scarcely recognizable, and almost incurable... These are gifts from God. They are your basic meat and potatoes and coffee and gardening and reading and decorating and traveling and investing and TV-watching and internet-surfing and shopping and exercising and collecting and talking. And all of them can become deadly substitutes for God.

God's desire is that we enjoy Him so that our needs will be met. He loves to reward us as we find our joy in Him. Is something or someone else replacing God's place in your affections? Does something else occupy your mind and energy day by day? Even the best of things in life can give you and me a false sense of fulfillment. Ultimately only God can satisfy. We were created by Him -- to honor Him, to serve Him, and to find our life in Him alone.

[giggles]

That was beautiful!! It really lifted my spirits. It is hard for me to lean on the Lord during my times of need. I suffer from anxiety and panic attacks. My Pastor says I need to meditate and focus my thoughts on prayer and the Lord will give me me strength. It is easier said by someone who has never experienced the attacks. Please reply. I would love to hear more from you! Sincerely, Giggles

[mylife4him]

(((( giggles )))

Nice to meet you, I am Patti.
Ya know, I think it's hard for most of us to rely on Him when things seem to be out of control ( ie. panic attacks, depression, etc. ) We don't 'feel' as if He is there or even care. Oh, deep in our hearts we know these things but for some reason, we are being tried/tested/refined, so-to-speak. It's not a very comfortable thing to be tested ..... but He has a purpose in all things, so I try to just 'let go and let Him' . It's the only way I find comfort....and believe me, I have tried to find comfort in all the wrong places in my past. I am gonna try to stay His scourse now.... its gotta be better than anything I have tried.

I hope you have a nice weekend. I find getting outdoors helps me feel much better.......

Trouble With Prayer?

Do you have trouble with prayer? Like, do you continue to pray and pray and pray over a situation and nothing seems to change?

That's just it... things only SEEM to not change... it only SEEMS as if He is not listening....oh, we of little faith......

Ok, I admit it. I too, wonder sometimes if He hears my requests, pleads and cries......but my heart tells me He does hear.....

I also have come to the realization that to please Him is to be thankful for what we do have.....for without Him, we can do nothing.....

So, I got to thinking, maybe I should stop asking Him for stuff and just praise Him for all I do have.......

Thank you Lord, for my friends, there are many who are friendless.
Thank you Lord, for my home, there are many homeless.
Thank you Lord, that I can walk, there are many who are crippled.
Thank you Lord, that I can see, there are many who are blind
Thank you Lord, that I can hear, there many who deaf.
Thank you Lord, I have food, there are many who are hungry.

So let us be thankful, because we have a kingdom that cannot be shaken. Hebrews 12:28