IT'S ALL ABOUT SERVING OUR SAVIOR!: A WALK WITH GOD

Friday, March 18, 2011

A WALK WITH GOD

I started walking this past week trying to lose some weight and get in shape. I started walking 20 minutes and yesterday I walked 2.6 miles in 47 minutes. My goal is 5 miles a day. I will get there, it will just take a little while. I used to walk all the time and forgot how much I enjoy it. I realized today that I can utilize that time to spend with just me and God. I walked and started praying for God to just protect and bless my friends and family. I was talking to God as if he was physically walking right beside me. It was awesome. I would just say; God, look at this gorgeous day you created and look at that beautiful sky you painted. I talked to God and thanked him for so much that I neglect to thank him for daily. Even the little things. I passed a lady working in her flower beds and asked God to bless her today. I passed a bum on the street and asked God to help him today. And then I passed this.............

A baby's shoe laying on side of the road. I started praying for that baby. I asked God to bless the baby that once wore that shoe. I said please let this baby grow strong and healthy and eventually come to know you as their Lord and Savior. I asked God to please let this babies parents come to know him if they don't, so this baby could be raised in a Christian home. Then I played a game and said, every blue car that passes me, I'm going to pray for. So if you were in Monticello today in a blue car, prayers went up for you. :-) I learned very quickly today that I'm not only exercising my physical body, I'm exercising my spiritual body, which is more important to me anyway. If you need that one on one time with God (which I believe everyone does) and can't seem to find a quiet place, go walking. You will be surprised how God uses you on your walk. And you will love how close you feel to God when it's just you and him. Talk to God like he's your best friend. He love's those talks and you will treasure the moments. I hope you have a great day and can exercise your spirit today in some way. May God bless you in a mighty way today!

THIS IS WHAT THE LORD SAYS:
'STAND AT THE CROSSROADS AND LOOK;
ASK FOR THE ANCIENT PATHS,
ASK WHERE THE GOOD WAY IS, AND WALK IN IT,
AND YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS.
JEREMIAH 6:16

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Our Beggining and how it all got started

My husband, Gary, was the pastor of a church in Conway, AR. He resigned because we felt like God wanted us some where else. We came back to our home church in Little Rock, AR. and waited on God to show us where to he wanted us to go. I prayed every night; Lord show me where you want me to go and I will be willing to follow. I prayed for a full-time ministry and for the Lord to show me how to love as he does. I felt I didn't really know how to love and I wanted to learn. Gary soon got a call from a church by our home that was looking for a pastor. We went there for several Sunday's for him to preach and was told that the church was going to call him to pastor. On that same day, I received a call from my best friend to please pray for a set of house parents at ABC Homes. Immediately I knew what God was asking us to do. Two weeks later we set off for our trip to visit ABC Homes. I was very excited to be going, but thought I can't do this. I liked my time to myself, I liked to get up and go when I wanted. I didn't want to be around a house full of kids and kaos all day! God put me in my place real fast. He let me know how selfish I was being. I had just told him the night before, you tell me where to go and I will follow. Now I was telling God I couldn't? Well, he convicted me real quick on that one. We spent the night at ABC homes in Monticello and got to know some of the kid's. They were so happy and so full of love. Gary and I got up the next morning and walked through the campus. I started crying feeling overwhelmed by the presence of God. God was all over the campus and he said; Denise, this is where you will serve me. Gary felt the same conviciton and we knew God needed us there. We stayed for almost a year and felt God asking us to move on. We gained custody of a 17 year old boy, Jackie, who is on fire for the Lord. We are very excited about what God has instore for our family and very excited to have kids to minister with us. God is so good! We seek his will for our lives always!

OUR LIFE

I am so glad you dropped by to read what we did today. It is so nice to know that we have prayer warriors on our side. Please continue coming back and viewing the blog so you will know where some of our prayer needs are. God bless you all. We love you and hope you have a great day!

Love, Gary and Denise