Tag: Inspiration

Watching the Lord use your Kids to do his will

Proud Dad status of the day:
Coming home this afternoon and driving in the rain we see our elderly neighbor raking the leaves on her front lawn. I ask the girls if we should help her and they said yes. After parking the car and leaving our stuff in the garage, we approach our neighbor and ask if she needed help. She had the biggest smile and said yes. She wants the exercise of raking but not the bending and placing in trash bags. I tell her to leave it all there and the girls and i will return and finish up. She says to the girls that this is the sweetest thing she has seen in such a long time.
An hour later (after the girls finished their homework) we walk over to “Ms. Betty’s” house to find piles of leaves. WE find a small trash bag to be filled with leaves and two chocolate bars on top of the rake. Ms. Betty left them for the girls. The girls glad started placing them in trash bags. N notices that the trash bag was getting full and suggested she go get one of our “big” trash bags. 30 mins later as we were done, K screams thank you to Ms. Betty for the chocolate. Ms. Betty opened her front door and had the biggest smile and said God Bless You to the girls. Walking back to the house, we stopped at Ms. Betty’s driveway and said a prayer of thanks to the Lord for allowing us to help. K quickly said “Im glad we got a chance to help”.

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I thank you lord for allowing the girls to be part of your plan to help out someone today. Have a good night everyone.  May the Lord bless us and keep us. – PJSLB

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Lauren Daigle – “How can it be” is an album that the Holy Spirit uses to inspire

(Authors note – this isn’t a review of the album from a music perspective. This is my personal experience listening to the album and what it has does for me as a Christian.)

What a beautiful voice. I am a imaginative person. I love getting into a zone where my minds just wanders and all of life’s infinite possibilities are possible. That is the way I am when I pray or reflect about Christ. I just let my imagination go. Lauren Daigle’s – How Can It Be (2015) is one album that allows me to just let my imagination run wild about Christ and all that he is and all that he will be. From the song “First” to a song that will drop you to your knees and praise God – “trust in you“, this is an album that will be on repeat at my office for the foreseeable future.

In May, my daughter who was 9 at the time experienced a life changing event.  I know that sounds weird to hear for a 9 year old, BUT we all remember our first encounter with Christ. In the midst of all the sorry, tears, and confusion in that very moment; the song Trust In You started playing.  I took her in my arms and prayed as she was crying.  Her tears were gone soon enough and in time the memory of that event is one of the song and how it got her thru something that was a very big deal for her.  Thank You @Lauren_Daigle for this song!


The last track on the album “Once and for All” is a song that strips everything that keeps us away from Christ. For any Christian, the lyrics is one that will give you goose bumps and tears.

 

God I give You all I can today
These scattered ashes that I hid away
I lay them all at Your feet
From the corners of my deepest shame
The empty places where I’ve worn Your name
Show me the love I say I believe
Oh Help me to lay it down
Oh Lord I lay it down
Oh let this be where I die
My lord with thee crucified
Be lifted high as my Kingdom’s fall
Once and for all, once and for all
There is victory in my Saviors loss
And In the crimson flowing from the cross
Pour over me, pour over me yes
Oh let this be where I die
My lord with thee crucified
Be lifted high as my Kingdom’s fall
Once and…

The lonesome piano playing in “Once and for All” along with the somber lyrics makes How Can It Be an album that is perfect for your time of reflection with Christ.
The album has been out for awhile but i am sure that any Christian would be thrilled to receive this on this holiday season.    You can find out more on Lauren on her website. Have a good one folks…God Bless
Don’t forget to check out my reviews on Ryan Stevenson and The Afters 
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Who to follow on Twitter – @GreatBibleVerse 

This morning one of the people i follow on twitter re-tweeted a verse from Ephesians 1:4 which reads “4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.”  God Chose us…prior to the world’s creation to be holy and without fault before him.  I thank you lord that finding @GreatBibleVerse on twitter.  There are many people who post bible verses on twitter on a regular basis, but i found @GreatBibleVerse simple and to the point.  If you need a pick me up once in a while or just love reading the words of the Lord, this is one that you should be following on Twitter.  Have a good day everyone.   God Bless you and may we all have a safe weekend.

Also, don’t forget to follow me at @needthespirit for more inspirational stories about the love of the Holy Spirit.

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Prayer Request From “P.C.”

Received this today in the prayer request page.  Please life up P.C. in your prayers.

Prayer List: Please Please Please Pray the HOLY SPIRIT leads as many people possible to pray for this Prayer Request…Please Pray with all your faith that GOD will Bless me (P.C.) with my Soul Mate as soon as it is possible with God . I’ve never had a girlfriend and been Praying and hoping for one for at least 20 years, I’m 42 years old now….Pray also GOD Blesses every person that Prays for me…Thank You

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P.C., You will be in all our prayers.  We not only pray for companionship but for a clarity of mind.  We pray that the Lord will reveal to you clearly what he has planned for you.  As a child of christ, YOU HAVE PURPOSE and God HAS A PLAN FOR YOU.  Not all of us will have that special partner just as not all women will be mothers.  The hard thing for us to take is that sometimes the will of God is completely different than what we had in mind.  Take solace that the lord ALWAYS has our best interest in mind.  I leave you with this from the good book…

“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. ”  Romans 8:28

 

If there is something you would like fellow brothers and sisters in Christ to join you in prayer, you can send us a request here on our prayer request form.

PJ

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