Hide yourself in God, so when a man wants to find you he will have to go there first. - Shannon L. Alder

Meaning of self-absorbed preoccupied with one's own feelings, interests, or situation:

 “So God created man in His own image; 

So where and when did this train get derailed? Where are the life and love teachings of Jesus? Are our core values on vacation??? Have they eroded with time?  

Have we become so self-absorbed that we have taken our eye off the ball?  

How do we get back to that simple, that wholesome way of life??? Where relationship mattered? Where life mattered? Where love mattered? 

It saddens me when I see our world... It wounds my heart to think that we lost our grip... Have we have become callous in our hearts... 

Do we chase success so hard that we leave others in our wake?? Do we turn away before we take the time to understand? Or 

Are you one of the hearts that truly cares? 

Are we a selfish or selfless society ??? Do we truly deeply care ... or do we hit the like button and run... to the next victim or 

Do we stop and truly try to make a difference in our world??? 

God created man in His image... He created our heart as well... Does our heart reflect His LOVE ??? Or have we dimmed His light?  I do not claim to have all the answers! But I do think we can make a difference... We can be less aggressive... we can be more understanding, more loving, more caring, or just plain... kind... 

We can be that heart that can make the difference in someone’s day with just a smile and a kind word... or just STOP... 

And say simply say I LOVE You... God loves you ... and mean it! Let’s not be a hollow image of God... Let’s learn how to shine to His light once again... let’s learn to live this life from the best teacher I have grown to LOVE... Jesus... 

It’s Him. It’s always Him.  

And I am a work in progress!  Never forget GOD LOVES YOU!

Let each of you look out not only for his own interests but also for the interests of others. Philippians 2:4 

“Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness, I have drawn you” (Jeremiah 31:3). 

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Sinners Prayer 

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Dear God by Cory Asbury 

The meaning of you: used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing.

You occurs 14,399 times in the English Standard Version. You occurs 14,480 times in the New King James Version.

Are you with me? Are you listening? Are you lost??  Are you who you think you are ??? Or are you a painted image that you allow others to see… Void of substance? 

Who are you in the deepest place in your heart??? Only you and God know the answer…

How do you become the best version that you can be??? Sometimes this is an ugly process… We all have that dirt we carry and hide from others… 

It truly is a cleansing of the heart and soul… it’s a process that you can not do alone… It takes a Heavenly intervention of stripping layers from your life. And then stand naked, raw and vulnerable… before our Creator. 

Then together and one day at a time He will begin to put this NEW version of you back together again… Some call it born again…But it does not stop at the rebirth… there is so much more to learn… If you allow Him to guide you … You may find the real authentic, beautiful you… and it may surprise you… you may just fall in love with you! 

How does He do this??? He loves you so much that He never gives up hope … 

He has had a plan to rescue you since the beginning of time… He knows in His heart that His children are not perfect. Mistakes will be made…But He loves you the perfectly broken child… Because you are His. You will always be His!!! His creation. His work of art… You are precious to Him no matter where you are in this earthly life… 

You… just need to love Him with all your heart and soul. He is the key to finding the real you... You matter !! 

It’s You and your Creator.. you are in this together… for eternity!! 

He has written this in the stars long before you were even born!!! 

It's you… my beloved. You are here … and I am undone…

Settle it therefore in your minds not to meditate beforehand how to answer, for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict Luke 21:14-15

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Sinners Prayer

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I'm Late, I'm Late
for a very important date,
No time to say hello, goodbye,
I'm late, I'm late, I'm late.  - Disney Alice in Wonderland 

Meaning of late doing something or taking place after the expected, proper, or usual time.

We were not too late, we were able to find 75 verses about the word late. 

I do believe we all have a date with destiny.. We may not have it circled on our calendar. We may not have set a reminder on our phones... But life shows us that we all have an experation date.. 

I urge you don't be so caught up in the daily traffic of life that we suppress the urgency we feel tugging at our souls... 

Life is a beautiful but fragile gift... I urge you to stop for just a brief moment.. And think of tomorrow.. Will you be blessed to live another hour? Another day? Another year? Why do we always feel that we have enough time to get things right with God? Do you have the ability to see into your future? I have not run into one person that truly has such a talent!!! 

So why do we procrastinate on the most important decision of life? I am not here to point a finger. Trust me I have walked in the procrastinator’s shoes...I thank God that He made it clear to my heart that I needed Him...I feel so blessed that it was not too late ... 

He gave me a gift of time. Allowing me the opportunity to discover who He is... To fall in love with our Creator is the most amazing spiritual adventure we will ever have the privilege of experiencing in this lifetime. 

What an amazing gift!! Was I late!!! Yes!!! Did I listen to His voice ?? No!! He has been tugging at my heart for a long time.. But I was so busy with life I did not listen... It took an act of God to get my attention!! 

If I have one regret in life.. Is that I did not know Him sooner. It's to late for me too turn the clocks back and re-live my Life... But it's not too late for me to make up the time that I have lost not knowing Him.

I have found with Him in the center of my life... All life has become richer and has taken on a deeper meaning.

With His gentle guidance, we began to understand our true purpose. Our appreciation for life, love and the world around us seems to exponentially grow... We began to focus on a future that goes beyond this earthly existence...

I can not place the urgency in your heart...I can only pray that you find Him today... Because tomorrow may be to late.. Without Him in our life the word hope becomes flat,dull and void... 

He is our hope,  He is our greatest love.... He is our future... Why do we procrastinate on receiving the greatest gift we could ever receive in any lifetime? Earth bound or heavenly found? 

Don't be a procrastinator... Don't be late! Circle the time in your calendar.. Set the reminder in your phone to spend time with Him every day...  Tomorrow may be too late... 

Your destiny hangs in the balance!!! Invest in your spiritual future.. It's not too late..

It's Him, it's always Him.

But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.Isaiah 40:31

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord' (Romans 6:23). Don't delay any longer, for you don't know how long you may have.

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Sinners Prayer 

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“We can only appreciate the miracle of a sunrise if we have waited in the darkness.” ~ Sapna Reddy 

The meaning of Sunrise; the colors and light visible in the sky on an occasion of the sun's first appearance in the morning, is considered as a view or spectacle.

The word sunrise is in the Bible approximately 28 times.

Long before I knew you, I was drawn like a moth to a flame just to watch the majestic beauty of a morning sunrise … As I sit in the darkness with my somber thoughts and wait for the first light to break and say I am here, remember me… Without me, you have no hope for tomorrow. No light to see the path you must travel… Without me, you would have no nourishment to sustain life. Without me, you would have no warmth for your soul… 

There is such a spiritual connection between man and nature… I know in my heart that we are all part of a much bigger picture. We are all part of a Divine Masterful Plan.

But who can Create such magnificent wonder? What kind of Mastermind is this? Every detail so carefully thought of, precisely connected, and executed with such love and care! How can we not stand in awe? How can we not be drawn to Him when we see the awesomeness of creation? Scientists have tried to dispute creation… But I have grown to know this Mastermind… He defies all the rules. He is magnificent splendor and beyond words. Man tries to rationalize and explain something that our human mind has difficulty comprehending. We are limited in our thoughts. He is the Creator of all things and cannot be put into a box, His greatness cannot be contained or fully understood while we still inhabit our earthly existence...  

When I watch how the light dances on the earth’s horizon. I can’t help but feel it’s ushering His message of love to all living things because, without it, our world could not exist… We would slowly succumb to the bleak cold darkness and all life as we know it would perish. 

Have you ever tried to describe a sunrise? Each daybreak is uniquely beautiful?  There is such an array of warm colors, reds, golds, and yellow…. I do believe the sun can feel her importance as she takes her time to make that slow and deliberate grand entrance… Can you even begin to wonder how many new days she has announced? I wish I could have been there to see the first sunrise. I think I would have fallen in love… Because I know I would have been swept up in the moment… And to watch Him work would have taken my breath away.  To witness the love He felt, as He created each amazing wonder …Especially His brightest star… His Son. The one whose majestic beauty can move heaven and earth… He is the reason the sun shares our Creator's message of hope with all mankind… 

I stand in awe as I see His Son's love in each new beautiful day... 

It’s Him. It’s always been Him…

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 

Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.

Ecclesiastes 11:7 

When God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was completely formless and empty, with nothing but darkness draped over the deep. God’s Spirit swept over the face of the waters. And then God announced: “Let there be light,” and light burst forth!"

Genesis 1:1-3

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Meaning of world the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features:

There are approximately 62 verses that refer to the word world in the Bible.

What kind of mind can create such wonder. When we stop and think of the elements that make up our planet .... land, air, water... and all living things ... 

Including you and me... 

Personally, I can't wait to meet the Creator of such amazing beautiful wonder... I deeply admire His creative mind... His thoughtful heart...I Love His LOVE and kindness it is such a heavenly gift ... 

As a limited creator myself ... I can only imagine how He feels ... He poured His heart and soul into His work and created this masterpiece of wonder we call home... And then He handed His legacy to us, His children... We were given the honor of being the caretakers of His world... Do you think He is proud or disappointed? 

I feel It must break His heart to see how we have abused His beautiful gift... 

We as a people have polluted and eroded a once beautiful giving world... However the sun continues to shine, flowers continue to bloom, fish continue to swim, and mankind continues to grow... 

Will we ever get it right? Will we ever truly appreciate our Creator's work. Will, we right the wrongs in my lifetime, or will I see sadly the days of our final demise ... I can only pray not...

Many of us think the end of our world is God's will ??? Is it? Or has He placed it in our control? 

Are we are failing Him? Is there time to turn things around? Is there time to LOVE our world and learn the art of caring for all of mankind..  Not just chosen few? He created His children to LOVE? Is there time to care for all things... Is there time to right all the wrongs?  We can not control all things but perhaps we can make a difference where we stand... ❤

Truly it is in our best interest to not disappoint Him. He has always wanted the best for His children... We have been set apart... We are all loved deeply by our Creator. We are such an important part of His masterpiece... We are all a part of is master plan. 

It's His Love that has brought us this far... Its is with Him all things are possible. 

It's Him, It's always been Him. 

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.  John 3:16

But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only Matthew 24:36 

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? Matthew 24:3

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Sinners Prayer 

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“Only in Jesus Christ do we see how the untamable, infinite God can become a baby and a loving Savior. On the cross, we see how both the love and the holiness of God can be fulfilled at once.” -Tim Keller   

The meaning of pain - the physical or mental suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury:

The word pain appears to be in the Bible approximately 70 times. 

I felt this word was such an odd word, and questioned why it came to me. I did not have any immediate pain to report, just the usual aches and pains that life can throw our way... 

There are different types of pain.. bodily pain and spiritual pain some are felt lightly and yet some can be crippling. Some pain may even grieve the soul. 

When I turned to the Bible for answers I found myself at the foot of the cross.  It’s a moment in time that wounds my heart and haunts my soul. The excruciating pain and humiliation that our beloved Savior endured are mind-boggling. All because of love. It is beyond what we could even imagine. He must have felt abandoned, confused, and alone. His heart must have shattered in pain all because many could not find it within themselves to believe who He truly was... let alone to love Him as He loved us??? This moment in time is the biggest mistake man could have ever made. I fear this is still true today!!!! I fear that there is only a fragment of believers that love Him not for what He gave or can give but for who He truly is... 

Can we ever soothe His pain? Can we ever repay Him for His sacrifice? Can we ever love Him in the way He loves us? I fear not!  We can try, we can try each day by getting to know Him on that amazing and intimate level.  And as we grow deeper in love with Him. We will begin the journey of better understanding His pain, His sacrifice, and the depth of His love... 

He is our beloved... He is our precious gift from our Creator. He came with a mission. He came to teach us how to live and how to love. He will never abandon us. He will hold us and love us through any pain we must endure... 

It’s Him, It has always been Him! 

How does He love us so deeply? It is difficult for the human mind to understand!!  But the heart and soul have no boundaries... 

And He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.” Revelation 21:4

“And I continually long to know the wonders of Jesus and to experience the overflowing power of his resurrection working in me. I will be one with him in his sufferings and become like him in his death.”

Philippians 3:10 TPT

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Sinners Prayer

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The meaning of prosper: To favor; to render successful. All things concur to prosper our design.

The word prosper is in the KJV approximately 104 times.

How do you measure success? Is it that job at the top? Is it that big house? Or that shiny new car? 

This word can go deeper if you study it with your soul.... You will never see the word prosper superficially again... It can point you to what is important in your life... 

I listened to a gentleman yesterday.  He is a covid survivor. He shared that he considered himself a success. He had all the trappings of a successful life.. beautiful house, car, job... and as He laid there gasping for air thinking about his past and his future. He realized none of those things truly mattered... It became evident that it was his life, his relationships, and where he would transition if he became a covid statistic? 

So as we study this word I ask how do we see this word? Are we a success? Do we prosper spiritually? Do we chase the things that truly matter? Or do we collect “things” for someone to sell in an estate sale when we leave this earth ??? How do we live a rich life?? Do we pour out love to the ones who live in our hearts? Do we care enough for the lost? Do we put ourselves in God's hands?  We are only here for a short time to make your mark! Leave loving memories in the hearts of others... 

We have been given directions for life many times. How do we not see it? How do we not live it... Are we lost or are we too busy, to truly prosper and live a rich life.  We must find Him. We value Him above all else. We must love with all our heart and soul. Our Creator has given us the tools... I challenge you to pick them up and follow Him!! 

It’s Him, it’s always him 

“But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law, he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.” Psalms 1:2-3 NASB

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Bible Verses from KJV, ESV / Sinner's Prayer

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Treasures In Heaven / BURLAP TO CASHMERE