Arise 'N Shine

I'm so proud of my sisters. They are all in love with Jesus and they want to be totally focused on the One, who is the most important of all. They don't search for earthly things and are always ready to help anybody who needs help. They are ready to sacrifice their time and comfort zone to do what God asks them. I'm so blessed to have them near and to know that we are working together for God's glory. We all have mistakes, but we truly want to live united with Jesus and try to overcome the world's power around us. I'm grateful to God that we get on so well with each other, building each other up through the Word of God and prayer.

    Today God says: " I am with you, and I will protect you wherever you go. One day I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have finished giving you everything I have promised you. " Genesis 28:15 (NLT) I'll bring Jesus words to your remembrance: " And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age. " Matthew 28:20 (NLT)

I read a great book from Sarah Mally and I was really inspired by her. She says we dream of our wedding day, but the Lord continues to remind us we should be excited about Him - knowing, serving, and being with Him. That is sooo true! He is everything we need and there isn't anything you could compare with Him, neither the best husband in the whole world nor anything else. Our lives are short on this earth and so is the marriage, compared to eternity. I want to share with you a list of the ways the marriage relationship on earth parallels and pictures the eternal relationship God designed for us to have with Christ, described by Sarah:

The previous week I was so overwhelmed with my tasks at the university and the exams. I'm a "born" perfectionist and I always like to do everything the best way I can. I was so busy that I didn't have time to do my homework the way I wanted to do them and it was such a big burden. I didn't sleep enough and I was always thinking how to work everything out. I was burnt-out at the end of the week when I had to go to the courses and exams. My sisters tried to encourage me, but I was exhausted. God each and every time gave me encouragements, but I still felt the pressure of these things. As I was taking a bath, I listened to a sermon on my cell phone (I usually like to do that... hihi). Through that sermon God spoke to me and I was really touched by what the preacher said about grace. A sentence caught my attention, it was like this: " The Christians should hang on a rope upon the hell for a few minutes to see and realize what God rescued us from. " He also...

This devotional is designed in such a great way. It has a beautiful cover page with a bird on it and with magnetic closure. I really like the design of the pages, too. The book is about women sharing their experiences, thoughts, insights, hard times, joys, sorrows, stories from their life, etc. It's a daily devotional to start the day with. It can encourage you to go on and to trust God through every situation. The contributors to this devotional are well-known Woman of Faith, as Lisa Harper, Jenna Lucado Bishop, Patsy Clairmont, Natalie Grant, Joni Eareckson Tada, Sheila Walsh, etc.

I wanted to write about this topic a long time ago. It's a very important subject that shouldn't be ignored. I know many who won't except what I'm going to write. Perhaps many of you will reject what I'm going to write, but I don't care, because I'm not searching your approval. I want to arise in this world and shine a pure, unmixed and straight light. I don't want to write a long post, either. So, I'm going to get to the point:

Hey friends, God has been working in my heart in the last days and I feel His immense love forming and molding me for something new to come! I don't know what it really is, but I'm sure it's going to be something which will bring me closer to Him.  This week I was thinking about my life and how I wish to be continually overflown by His Spirit to live differently... to live exactly after the Word of God, to go out and speak boldly about my love for Jesus.