Daily Devotion-Enjoy The Pursuit

BLESSED (HAPPY, fortunate, to be envied) is he who considers the weak and the poor; the Lord will deliver him in the time of evil and trouble. Psalm 41:1

Do you ever feel that no matter where you go, somebody pursues you and hunts you down? Does someone seem to need something everytime you start doing what you set out to do? Someone needs a ride to school, or somebody forgets their lunch, and before you know it, half your day is wasted.

Jesus knows what it is like to be pursued, but He was never upset by it. As soon as He ministered to everyone in one place, He went to the next town to find more people who needed Him. He never said, "leave Me alone." Ask God to show you the needs of people through the eyes of Jesus today, and your days will never be wasted.

Starting Your Day Right-Joyce Meyer

Daily Devotion-God Will Brighten Your Day

He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah,

who instructed him in the things of God; and as long as he sought

(inquired of, yearned for) the Lord, God made him prosper.

2 Chronicles 26:5

Jesus got up early in the morning, long before daylight, and went out to be a deserted place, and prayed-He got alone (see Mark 1:35). There were so many people who followed Jesus everywhere He went that He would not have any time alone if He hadn't gotten up really early.

If you are not a morning person, the thought of getting up early may make you nervous. But you can decipher for yourself what "early" means for you. Nine o' clock is early if you are used to staying in bed until noon. Even if you only get up fifteen minutes earlier than usual to have some time alone woth God, you will still honor Him, and that time with Him, will make your whole day brighter.

March 28, 2000

Today is March 28, 2009. Nine years ago my soon to be husbands life changed forever. My father in law was named Howard but went by Doug to his friends and family. He went to work nine years ago today like he always did. He was a truck driver for Monkey Wards. He said goodbye to his sons Mike and Steve. Steve and Doug didnt always get along so great, but they had a good day spending most of the day together and getting along. He said goodbye and goodnight because he worked at night. But he never came home. We knew about the bad weather that was comming. It was like any other spring storm we have endured living in Texas. He got to work and saw the tornado coming towards them. The security guards were in a rinky little tin shack he ran to the shack and banged on the door to tell them to take cover. He then took off running towards the warehouse. He didnt make it to the building before the tornado hit. He was crushed by the trailer he was supposed to be hauling, but he saved the mens lives that were in the shack. We knew the tornado had hit at Monkey Wards, it was on the news so we (my mother in law, Steve, Mike, Sammy, Mandy and I) pile into mine and Steve's car. We get to downtown Ft. Worth and find out that we cant get anywhere close to Monkey Wards with the car, so we park behind a building a couple of blocks away. Patty stays in the car with the kids, and Steve and I take off towards Wards to see if we can find his Dad cause we had not heard from him. We get to the corner of Wards (its Seventh St and something elese I am not sure) and a buch of officers and people are walking around. We stop an officer and ask about where the employees are gathered, because our Dad works here and we havent heard fom him and want to make sure he is all right. The officers then tells us where they all are and another one said there had been one death. Well Steve askes if he had run into a man named named Howard. The officer looked at Steve with a look I will never forget and he said son you need to go home. We knew right then, you see the uniforms the drivers wore had thier names stiched aboved the pocket so he was alreagy idenified. A couple of hours later we got offical comfirmation that he was gone from this world and into a better place. This family will never be the same without him, and we will not forget him. Thats the story of March 28 2000.

Playing with the Camera

I love this picture. Steve took it himself. I love the look on his face. I love the one eye. My hubby and his dog.

Birthday Happiness

I can not believe what a great day Steve planned for us. After breakfast and bingo, we went and watched a movie New in Town. It was cute. He took me to Catos and bought me a new dress, a shirt for our choir performance, and a braclet. Later that evening I went to Bible Study. They gave me this huge cupcake. It had white icing and blue, purple, and yellow flowers on it. It was very tasty. They also sang Happy Birthday. I love these ladies. They are such a warm and loving group of women. When I got home, Steve had been to the store and got a pink cake. It was such a nice day. I am so blessed by the people in my life. I am amazed that in less than one year my entire outlook on life has completly changed. The people God brought into my life will never know how much they have affected my life.

Happy Birthday to Me

It is my birthday. We went out to Cracker Barrel for breakfast, it was so good. Steve got me a beatiful card, a glass picture frame, and a camera but I have not gotten it yet. It wont be here til next week. Jess got me a candle, a card, and a Tweety bird ballon that sings when you tap it. It is too cute. I love Tweety! We are going to play afternoon bingo. I am 26. Happy B day to me!

I will Rise by Chris Tomlin

An awesome song, really that is the only way I know to describe it.

My Husband Rocks

My hubby is such a great guy. It blows me away. He works so hard at work to provide for all of us. He is working more and more in the church. He tries to be a godly husband, son, son in law, brother, uncle, and friend. He cares so much for his hamily. He keeps his family together. He is the one who calls everyone else and gives them news about the rest of the family. He just left for Houston and I am sad. I hate knowing I wont see him for three days. I can not begin to explain it. He really is my soul mate. I feel like half of me is gone when he is away.

Daily Devotion-Make a Fresh Commiment

Honor the Lord with your capital and sufficiency [from righteous labors] and with the firstfruits of all your income;
So shall your storage places be filled with plenty, and your vats shall be overflowing with new wine.

Proverbs 3:9-10

The parable of the talents (see Matthew 25:14-30) instructs us to use what God gives to us to expand the Master's kingdom. Invest yourself, your time, and your money in the Lord's work. Rededicate your fiances to God today.

Make a fresh commitment to be a giver. Do not let the devil talk you out of giving just because you have bills to pay and obligations that cause you to worry. In Matthew 6:25 Jesus said not to be anxious about anything, for God knows your needs and promises to care for you.

Starting Your Day Right- Joyce Meyer

Israel and New Breed~Say So

I love this song. It gets me moving and motivated

Houston

Steve is becoming more important to his company. The Houston area has 3 Panera drivers. The Dallas area has 4 full time and 1 part time drivers. One of the Houston drivers had surgery on his hand and is out for 2 months. One of the drivers refuses to work any extra days or even hours. This leaves the company on a bad spot. So Steve's bosses were looking for people willing to go to Houston to help fill in. Three people including Steve said we will help out no problem. Well, one of those guys quit and the other guy backed out of going to Houston. So, Steve and his assistant manager are the only ones filling in down there. He is getting really good overtime, but he is gone more. He is leaving to today and wont get back till Sunday night. Last time I went with him and we were gone a week, but it is Spring Break and Mom and Dad are house and dog sitting for my Sister. They are on vacation. So somebody has to be here with Jess. Steve's bosses keep telling him that he is their "go to guy" He was told if he keeps this up, he will make driver of the year. He is really happy at this job. He likes his bosses and the guys he works with. God truly blessed Steve with this job.

A Puppy Slideshow

Daily Devotion-Wake Up With Praise

My mouth shall praise You with joyful lips
When I remember You upon my bed and

meditate on You in the night watches.
For You have been my help, and

in the shadow of Your wings

will I rejoice.

Psalm 63:5-7

Many people never have a decent finish to their day because they let the enemy keep them from starting it right. Satan tries to capture our thoughts early in the morning. He wants to get us thinking about the wrong thing as soon as we wake up. His intent is to steal our peace by upsetting us as soon as the alarm goes off. He is always working to set us up to get us upset.

That is why it is so important to learn how to defeat the devil early each day. Every morning is a new opportunity to start your day right. Praise God as soon as you open your eyes to a new day.

Starting Your Day Right- Joyce Meyer