He IS Here

   I went to the dentist today. I had the perfect plan in place. Take my Ipod, zone out and let them do their thing. It so did NOT happen that way!!! First I forgot my Ipod in my other purse. Then I panicked because I realized it after I was on my way tot take my mom to work with NO time to go back and get it. To help you realize why I am like this...I am PETRIFIED...TERRIFIED...SCARED..you name anything associated with fear..that is me when it comes to people messing with my face. Knowing that someone was going to stick a needle in  my face and use drills...yeah, that was not my idea of fun. Now before you say.."You should have prayed about it and turned it all over to God", I did pray before I left this morning. I asked God to help get through this day and not be a big baby. My friends...He had another plan in motion before I left the house that I did not know anything about :) May I tell you about it??
  While driving the 25 minutes to the Dental School, I listened to my Kari Jobe cd fully believeing that I would be fine. I prayed and felt fine when I walked into the school and went up the elevator to the third floor. I was fine when my dentist called my name. I walked into the room where the chairs and cubicles are for the students and the panic set in. All the songs I had in my head flew out the window as I sat down in the seat. As my dentist told me what she was going to do, all I could think of was...please don't let me suffocate and die. They numbed me so I wouldn't feel the shot and I started crying...me a 37 year old balling like a baby!!! But alas I did...that shot hurt, so did the one after it. Then...the songs came back :) God put all the Kari Jobe songs back into my mind that I had memeorized and while the dentist did her thing, I had Gods' Ipod playing in my head :) He was there for me when I needed Him most today :) Kari Jobe sings a song called "Be Still".  My favorite part of the song is the bridge..."Be still and know He is God~ He is here, He is here~Be still and know He is God~ He is here, He is here." The whole song talks bout stilling your soul and knowing God is there for you.
    For the good times...the bad times...the times we don't want Him around..for the times we don't even know we need Him and the times we need Him so desperately we don't even know how to voice it.

                                                              HE IS HERE

Kristina :)

Be Inspired Today :)

  Today is beautiful :) The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and a breeze is blowing just enough to make my new cardinal windchime make music :) What inspires you? What makes you smile? When you wake up in the morning, what makes you want to get out of bed? Is it that first cup of coffee? The sound of your children laughing? A hug from your husband/wife?
  Or are you someone who doesn't want to get out of bed. You don't want to put your feet on the floor. You want to stay under the covers hidden from the world. You don't care about that first cup of coffee, the kids laughing, a hug from your husband or wife. Right now...nothing inspires you. Sure, you go about your day doing what needs to be done, but you can't wait to go back to bed. May I offer a just a little piece of inspiration that might make your day brighter...even just a little??? GOD LOVES YOU!!!!!! On those days when you just don't want to get out of bed....just lay there for a moment and let God love you. As you lay there thinking about God loving you, you will be amazed at all the feelings you will have in you soul and spirit :) You will begin to smile. You will feel lighter. Your heart will begin to praise Him and you will be inspired :) You will begin to thank Him for loving you and soon you will want to get out of bed :)
  Now we will all have those days where getting out of bed is last thing we want to do, but if when we wake up we thank Him for loving us...our day will be just a little more inspired and pretty soon we will be smiling :) Inspiration can come from many things...why not inspire someone to day with a smile :)

Kristina :)

What does His name mean to you?

     At Lewis Avenue Baptist we are learning about the names of God on Sunday nights. I love this series!!! I have always been facinated with the names of God...He has so many :) Last night we learned about the name Jehovah Rapha~~The God that Heals. What a name right? Did you know He can heal in more than one way? More than a physical healing? He can heal you emotionally and spiritually?  Did you know that when we pray we can pray in the name of Jehovah Rapha? We can ask for healing of our emotions and our spirit? Many of us are healthy physically, but emotionally and spiritually we are broken and sick inside. The next time you talk to Him....ask Him to heal you :) He is after the Great Physician...Jehovah Rapha~~The God that Heals :)

Kristina :)