He holds you bu the right hand.

Because we are human and live in a fallen world we are always going to have ups and downs in our life. But the promise of our Heavenly father limits how far down we can go. Sometimes I feel as if im free falling when people or circumstances in my life let me down. I am grabbing for anything to help me stop, but as soon as I remember God's presence in my life my grip can take hold of that. Instead of letting our circumstances push us down we can look to him for help. He not only is with us but he is holding us by our right hand.

Psalm 73:23-26

²³ Yet I am always with you;
you hold me by my right hand.
²⁴ You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will take me into glory.
²⁵ Whom have I in heaven but you? 
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
²⁶ My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.

When life gets us down we need to hold onto the truth that God is there to save us, he is a mighty warrior ready to save. He takes delight in you, he loves you, he wants to hold you and guide in on your path giving you peace, understanding, strength, hope, grace, and love.

Zephaniah 3:17

¹⁷ The LORD your God is with you,
the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you;
in his love he will no longer rebuke you,
but will rejoice over you with singing.”

Renewed

We will always have problems in our life. We may get through one storm just to have another come our way. But God says he is above ALL things: our problems, our pain, and the ever changing events in our world. So how do we get ready for the storm? How do we deal with the storm when we are in the very center of it? In Oklahoma we have a lot of Tornado's, and most of us have a well thought out plan for when a tornado hits. You go to a basement,cellar, or maybe even just a bathtub (which is me) and be still and wait for the storm to pass! Our plan for the storms of life should be the same, our plan should be to put our trust in him, to be seeking out to live in the light of his presence. Once the storm hits we can be still in him knowing if we cry out "Help me Jesus!" he will draw us back to him. If we have to say it a thousand times a day do not lose heart. He knows our weakness. and meets us where we are!

" I cried out, ' I am slipping!' but your unfailing love, O LORD, supported me. When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer." Psalm 94:18-19

Number One

I just got done watching the message "The Vow" online at www.lifechurch.tv week one is The Vow of Priority. Our greatest commandment or priority is the following verse.
Deuteronomy 6:5
"Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength."

For so many years I have heard and said myself that I want to find "the one". The one that makes my heart skip a beat, and that I spend the rest of my days with. But God is clearly calling us to love him first, let him be the one. He is a jealous God the first commandment states 'You shall have no other gods before Me.' in other words nothing else should be a priority before him. No one else should take the number one spot.
Sometimes we feel like we will only be truly fulfilled when we find "the one " our future spouse or have kids. But to really be fulfilled in life you do have to find "the one" but God is "the one".

The fact is if we are pursuing marriage more than we are pursuing  God than its idolatry.  So many times I have put marriage in front of God trying to work it out on my own, not pursuing him or his plan. It has failed every time because my trust was not in him, and my complete focus was not on him.

In order to keep God as "our one" we have to be intentional with him. Planning time in our day to spend with him, and being in constant communication. The things we are obsessed with we think about all the time so become obsessed with God and be fixed on him.

Some may say "I want to be number one in my spouses life!" But when I think about my future husband, and being number two to him it gives me peace. Peace because I know if we both make God number one and each other number two we will be better for one another.We will be more patient, loving, and forgiving.

Seek God first always, make him your number one!

Matthew 6:33

 "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."

Condemned no more.

^{John 8:2-11
2} At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. ³ The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group ⁴ and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. ⁵ In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” ⁶ They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.
But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. ⁷ When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” ⁸ Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
⁹ At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. ¹⁰ Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”
¹¹ “No one, sir,” she said.
“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”

This is one of my favorite stories in the bible, it holds such a personal place in my heart that I hear Jesus saying to me "Then neither do I condemn you, Go no and leave your life of sin." The image of a girl on the ground surrounded by people, by lies, and by the world feeling condemned for what she had done reminds me of so many stories today. I have come across so many girls who experience the same feeling. They are getting stones thrown at them for the lies that Satan wants them to believe. So many are ashamed and believe their sin is to great. They will meet guys who do not give them the same grace God gives, they will have family and friends who judge them for what they have done, and they will not forgive themselves. Binded in the lies that their sin is to big, that they are forever ruined. Praise the Lord that those are lies. The truth is in Jesus's words "Then neither do I condemn you, Go now and leave your life of sin." My prayer is that every girl feels Jesus reaching down for them and picking them up. Saying child you are forgiven, you are loved, you hold so much worth in my eyes. God's grace is bigger then any sin we can commit, and his love covers all.