The Place of Blessing

I believe that someone needs to hear this as much as I do. God loves you. Yes He really loves you. Do not be afraid, do not worry. In Him you are found royal. He is enthralled by your beauty. I hear His say;

"My child I really love you, You are mine. Your steps are ordered by me. I have a specific place of blessing prepared for you. I will not put you to shame. I know your needs and I promise to supply every one of your needs. I will direct you if you let me. For I have aligned the right opportunities for you and causing the right people to come along your path to help you get ahead. I constantly work behind the scenes on your behalf. Keep your heart open and an attitude of faith and expectancy. I walk with you even when you cannot feel me. I will never live you, you are mine. Let the things go and come to my arms where you are made whole, royal, where you'll find my love, my mercy, my grace and my special touch. My heart aches for you to know how much I love and care for you, I sent my son to die so that you might live. Do not walk around with the orphan spirit for you are mine. I have more than what you need, what I have the world cannot offer. My child I love you."

Just as God directed Elijah to his place of blessing,“Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah: Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there”(1 Kings 17:2–4, NIV) God is directing you, too.

A major key to keeping your heart in the right place is choosing peace and unity. The Bible says that when we live in unity, there He has commanded the blessing. And when your heart is in the place of blessing, the rest of your life will be in the place of blessing, too. Today, choose peace, choose obedience and choose the place of blessing.

Where are we plannting our seeds?

"You reap what you sow!!!" No one usually likes to hear that statement. But it's so true! Where do we spend out time? What are we pursuing? What kind of soil are we planting out seeds?
We must understand that our lives will reflect the inner world of our minds and that our actions, stemming from that inner world, have a profound affect on the world around us. Our decision today will shape who we are tomorrow, so who is it that we want to be? Are we willing to sow what it takes to reap that character? Can we sacrifice our comfort and daily die to ourselves? After all, : if we do not die to ourselves, we cannot live to God, and he that does not live to God, is dead." ~ George MacDonald
Jesus says it all in The Parable of the Sower
Passage Matthew 13:2-23:2And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: 6And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: 8But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. 9Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? 11He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 12For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.13Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 14And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: 15For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. 16But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. 17For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. 18Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. 19When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. 20But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; 21Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. 22He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. 23But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
It's crazy how when we fully focus on the Lord things that occupy us that are not of God shrink to insignificance.

"If you have not chosen the Kingdom of God first, it will in the end make no difference what you have chosen instead. ~William Law

BE STRONG

"GROW STRONG in the Light of My Presence. Your weakness does not repel Me. On the contrary, it attracts My Power, which is always available to flow into a yielded heart. Do not condemn yourself for your constant need of help. Instead, come to Me with your gaping neediness; let the Light of My love fill you.

A yielded heart does not whine or rebel when the going gets rough. It musters the courage to thank Me even during hard times. Yielding yourself to My will is ultimately an act of trust. In quietness and trust is your strength." Say the Lord

Psalm 116:5-7; Ephesians 5:20; Isaiah 30:15

Please Pray For Kenya

Kenyans will vote in referendum on a new constitution. Already hundreds of people are moving away from main towns, fearful that rival tribes could launch attacks.

I personally can't vote since I'm in America but I'm choosing to stand in the gap and pray for peace. The tribal war that broke out in end of 2007 & early 2008 still has left hearts broken, many undivided and alot were killed including family and friends and many left homeless.

What is important is not just the mere outcome of the vote, but the Kenyans remains one -united, indivisible and committed to driving forward the reform agenda towards the creation of a stable, peaceful and prosperous nation.

For those who are voting, vote not for yourself, but for the fututre, embrace those who disagree with you for your country's sake.

I pray for God's presence to reign over Kenya and peace(john14:27) and every spirit of distraction, and not of the Lord to be broken in Jesus name. May God's will be done. Amen

(thank you for each and every individual that has prayed for my country)

:)

A heart that is not fascinated or won over will pursue anything to be moved, therefore making it ripe for the seeds of compromise to be planted.

Undivided attention

Lately I've been trying to find time to hang out and give my time to as many as I can before I leave. And just the other day I was hanging out with a friend.. when we were hanging out I noticed the person's attention was not there at all, it was somewhere else. My friend was distracted with texting n I don't know what else and ofcoz I'm human. I got offended because I had little time and here I was trying to love on as much as I could but it didn't matter..in my mind I'm like this is so disrespectful, so rude.. why oh why do I do this to myself. Then later that day I was humbled, I'm not justifying what was going on but later that night I was reminded 'Jesus wept' He weeps when I give Him undivided attention. How crazy was it that during bible study we talked about 'idols' or distractions ..and how they can keep our eyes from the 'one thing' God.

Oh every part of me was offended with me not getting the attention and I felt like I wasted my time but more so I learned a lesson and was humbled and was reminded and almost was made to feel how God feels when my eyes are set on other things. And yet He is so compasionate and so gracious, so merciful that when I go away or my eyes get caught up with the things that's not God he is so merciful and give's me a clean slate.

My mind could not get around the whole thing of focusing on 'God'. I was reminded how when one has a crush on someone..that's all you think about, that is what becomes your focus. And oh how I've failed so many time's but Jesus oh gosh He's grace, mercy, love is unending He gives us a clean slate when we fall short. I woke up early and I'm thankful for yet another day..that I get to chose to love the Lord my God with all my heart and with all my soul and with all my strength. And to remember He sent the Holy spirit to be our helper. And I'm thankful for another chance to get to pursue my Lord, and love Him with all my heart. It's hard especially when life gets on the way but it's not impossible. I'm choosing to be more careful on what I set my eyes on, how I take my step and my prayer is that the Lord will help me take every step with purpose pursuing Him and Him alone.

David possessed a yearning and a longing for God-it was something that motivated and moved his inner man. He said, I long for this one! This desire is so alive in me, I am willing to give up pursuits and pleasures of this life, with the understanding that I will encounter this one. Though I'm slandered, I don't care. I want God! something has touched my inner man, and it has awakened hunger. And not even kingship will satisfy this hunger. The only thing that will satisfy me is to touch the depths of the Creator. One thing I desire. One thing I long for-my God. I believe we like David can touch the heart of God.

I'm drawn to ask myself...

what's my purpose?

what's my desire?

where is my heart?

where is my attention?

oh the word says clearly seek first the kingdom of God.

When the Lord looks at my heart, what does He see? He looks at the inside and with my thoughts, attitudes, motives,Where are they found?, where is my heart found?

Oh I know the Lord is asking for my undivided attention. A hunger has been birthed in my heart that just won't go away. Better is one day in his courts than a thousand elsewhere. my prayer is for eyes to be opened and complacent hearts to be revived as wholehearted lovers of Jesus.

"One thing I have desired, and that will I seek,"-psalm 27:4

May I be found faithful, my Your eyes Lord find this heart loyal to You. May I be found with a heart after YOU. Oh God help me this I pray

I really rullyyyy ♥ u God

Preparing for the Harvest

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE

“I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase and the trees of the field yield their fruit”
(Leviticus 26:4, AMP).

TODAY’S WORD from my morning devotion

God has set up seasons in our lives. There are plowing seasons. There are planting seasons. There are watering seasons. Sure, we would love for every season to be a time of increase left and right and good breaks here and there. But without the other seasons, we wouldn’t be prepared. For example, it’s during the plowing season that God brings issues to light that we need to deal with. He’s getting us prepared for promotion.

If you’re not making as much progress as you would like, the key is to not lose any ground. Don’t go backwards. Hold your position. Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it’s hard. When you do that, you are passing the test, and God promises that your due season of harvest is coming. Be encouraged because your appointed time of increase, favor and promotion is on its way. He’s preparing you for the harvest—to see every dream and every desire filled in Jesus’ name!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father God, I bless You today. I thank You for preparing me for the blessing and promotion You have in my future. I surrender my heart, mind, will and emotions to You so that I can live as a testimony of Your work in my life. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Seed for Sowing

Seed for Sowing TODAY’S SCRIPTURE from my July 12th devotion time

“Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness”
(2 Corinthians 9:10, NIV).

TODAY’S WORD

God desires to bring you increase. He’s provided you with seed so that you can invest into the lives of others. There is tremendous potential in any seed. A single seed can produce harvest of 30, 60 or 100-fold return! But that seed has to be planted. You can have a package of seeds sitting in a drawer for years and nothing will happen. But when you plant that seed in the ground, water it and tend to the weeds, that seed will begin to grow. It won’t take long before the beautiful harvest is ready to be received.

Remember, you have seeds of greatness on the inside of you. God has placed within you everything you need to be successful. But, you have to step out and sow those seeds. You have to boldly declare your faith and put action behind it. Keep an attitude of expectancy and go out believing that great things are coming your way. Be obedient to His Word because those seeds you sow will produce an abundant harvest of blessing all the days of your life.

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father God, thank You for entrusting me with seed to sow. I want to be a wise steward of all Your resources. Give me wisdom and discernment to be obedient with my words and actions. Let everything I do bring honor to You. In Jesus’ Name. Amen

Resigned to the Absolute Faithfulness of God.

Sometimes purpose requires that you resign yourself to the absolute faithfulness of God.

Finding Favor with the King, p. 140 Scripture Reading Luke 1:46-55,

Mary resigned herself to God’s absolute faithfulness and surrendered to His purposes—even though she didn’t know why or how the things would come to pass spoken by the angel of the Lord.

At some time in your life, you may find yourself in Mary’s position. Faced with a situation that is hard to understand, and armed only with a word from the Lord, you will have to choose:

• Will you embrace God’s purposes along with the unknown consequences of your obedience ; or…

• Will you decline the uncertainty of the unknown and seek comfort in the seemingly “less risky” environment of life outside of God’s purposes?

The Bible tells us “without faith it is impossible to please God.” It seems that faith is the “currency” of God’s kingdom on earth. By biblical definition, “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

In the fullness of time, the young Jewish virgin named Mary made a fateful decision to risk all in response to the words of the Lord. She decided to resign herself to the faithfulness of God in the face of the unknown. She declared to the Lord, “Be it unto me according to thy word,” and the result changed human history and fulfilled the highest divine destiny of all time.

Another young Jewish woman named Esther faced a fateful choice between what seemed to be certain death at the hands of Persian bodyguards and possible deliverance by the hand of the Invisible God. Would she choose the false safety of passive observance and watch as her people were systematically hunted down, or would she take the active path of obedience in the face of clear danger and possibly save her people?

Mordecai reminded Esther that while obedience often has unpleasant consequences, disobedience always has dire consequences connected to it. He warned her that even if she was silent, God would save His people some way, but it wouldn’t help her and her family. Esther resigned herself to God’s faithfulness and faced death to preserve life.

What about you? Are you tempted to step back, hole up, or remain silent in the face of a difficult challenge in your life—when you somehow know you were born to do more ? Each time you find yourself in a crisis or situation that is beyond what you can “fix” or handle on your own, you have a perfect opportunity to lean upon the One Who loves to save, heal, and deliver His children. Following Christ in this life is a faith action from beginning to end.

It takes faith to receive Christ as Lord and Savior, and it takes faith to trust Him with family members, daily challenges, business or job-related needs, and with provision in times of crisis.

Prayer: Lord, know that I have questions and concerns about the future, and whether or not things will work out in the problem areas I’ve told You about. I often wonder how You will fulfill Your promises and purpose in my life, but now I realize that sometimes Your purpose in my life requires me to resign myself to Your absolute faithfulness. I trust You, even when facing the unknown possibilities of tomorrow. ♥ u =)

His mercies are new every morning

I love Your PRESENCE Lord. In this life I've been distracted so many times especially with things from the past. And how grateful I'm I to be reminded that Your mercies are new every morning.

After waiting all night for the sunrise which was indeed worth it; I know i'm a hopeless romantic..i love nature I can't help it hehe =) I came home and was distracted again and again, slept till the afternoon woke up and still I did things the wrong way. I know I'm not perfect but you sent your only son and He showed us a better way. His ceiling is my floor.And Lord I know when I'm thinking I just want to survive You want me to thrive. Thank you for bringing me back to my knees, I'm humbled and again reminded that Your mercies are new every morning. Thank you for you restoration and forgiveness. Like the song 'we fall down' by donnie Mcclurkin.. " we fall down but we get up, for a saint is just a sinner who fell down but couldn't stay there and got up." Thank you Jesus for healing for releasing fire and wind of Your spirit in the situation I'm in..Jesus in every season I want to be found loving You till the end, with a heart after You.

When I call upon Your name chains are loosed, mountains move. Even when I have a hard time hearing your voice..It's like I hear You Father saying 'Let me just take away all the confusion, I'm not trying to trick you, like with Samuel I'm in the same place. The third time I call you is the first time I called you. I'm not moving around. I'm right here.'

Oh I love you Lord. I want to move when I feel your spirit lead me. You are the air I breathe. You bring calm to the storm you bring life and I love you God. You make me happy. Oh I won't give up, You love me to the end. I set my mind on things above, You love me to the end. And I have overcome by your blood. Your mercies are new every morning.

I want to encourage you too as I was blessed ..No matter what you are going through stand in His word. He loves you and will love you to the end. Cast your crown at the feet of Christ, He loves you. We will overcome by His blood and I will say this over and over His mercies are new every morning...

ps: thank you for all who said a prayer for me.

Fulfilling your calling

Let man abide in the…calling wherein he was called 1 Corinthians 7:20

When Peter preached at Pentecost, 3000 souls came to Christ. But when Paul preached a guy nodded off, broke his neck and killed himself by falling out of a third story window. Hardly an encouraging sign! But Paul admitted that preaching wasn’t his chief calling: ” I came to you…timid and trembling..my message and my preaching were very plain” (1 cor 2:3-4). Yet while he might have been the most dynamic speaker in town, God empowered him to raise the man from the dead after he fell out of the window!

Listen: let every man abide in the ..calling wherein he was called.’ What Paul lacked was a speaker, he more than compensated for as a writer. His pen changed the world. He was responsible for more New Testament doctrine than those who spent every waking minute with Jesus. He judged cities, straightened out fornicators, stopped incest, rebuked idolatry, and established truth. Paul didn’t need to preach; he wrote the inspired Word that enable others to do it.

Something so powerful was released through Paul’s writings that even when they threw him in jail he didn’t ask for a lawyer or a gourmet meal because he was tired of prison food. No he asked for more paper so that he could keep writing. in fact, Paul wrote all the way to the end of his life. And because he did, souls are still being reached today! What a legacy! And all because one man devoted himself to his calling! Now for the question— are you devoting yourself to yours?

I asked myself the same question this morning..but I believe this time is different and even if we feel like we wasted time, God is faithful to give as a second chance and renew the passion and the calling to our hearts again. I encourage you today in that place you are in, whether you know your calling or you don’t; continue to love the Lord God with all your heart, mind and soul. Take a step forward knowing He who started a new thing in you is faithful to complete it.

I’m just encouraged that the Lord wants to use each one of us. My passion is renewed and I can’t wait to continue to leave Jesus freebies wherever I go.

Have a beautiful day and live each min with purpose and authentic* He loves you and wants you to be part of it too =)

Will You Risk It All?

Sometimes you must risk everything to become the “very thing” you are supposed to be.
Finding Favor with the King, p. 135

Scripture Reading
Daniel 3:1-30 tells how Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego risked everything, even the possibility of death, to remain faithful to the Lord.

How much are you willing to risk to fulfill your destiny?

Every worthwhile achievement in life involves risk. The business axiom “Nothing ventured, nothing gained” is true for all of life. You cannot move ahead into your destiny by staying where you are. Many people never realize their destiny because they are afraid to risk anything. How serious are you about fulfilling your destiny? What are you willing to risk?

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego risked everything to remain faithful to God. They refused to worship the golden idol that Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon , had set up. Even on pain of death they would not prostitute their faith to follow a false god. Love and loyalty to the God of their fathers was more precious than life itself.

They chose death over disloyalty when they said to king, “Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand O king. But if not, then it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.” The enraged king had them thrown into the fiery furnace.

Where was God during all of this? He was in the furnace with them. Nebuchadnezzar looked into the furnace and saw not three men but four, unbound and unhurt in the midst of the flames. Nebuchadnezzar described the fourth man he saw as “like the Son of God.” Once you dare to risk everything for your destiny in God, you will discover that He is right there with you.

Risk is scary because there is always the possibility of failure. Such is the nature of risk. Are you willing to risk everything to fulfill your destiny? Are you willing to trust that the God who walked in the furnace with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego will also walk with you as you pursue your destiny? How far will you go to follow God? How far will you go to see your destiny fulfilled? Will you risk it all ?

PrayerLord, risk is scary, but I know I am secure as long as I am walking in Your will. Increase my faith and grant me the courage to risk everything to become the “very thing” I am supposed to be

Emails and the Internet

Emails and the Internet He sent letters to all the Jews, to the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, namely, words of peace and truth..

Esther 9:30 (NAS)

The Bible consistently reminds us about the power of words. ‘Death and life are in the power of the tongue’ (Proverbs 18:21). In the Book of Esther, we see a public relations campaign in action. Esther and Mordecai, her uncle, sent a Biblical broadcast to thousands of people.

Today we have electronic communication: emails, videos, texts and blogs. With the power of the internet, we speak our words to dozens, hundreds or even millions of people with one click of a button. It brings the power of those words to a whole new level. The benefits and harm of spoken and written words are increased exponentially. Wow. And uh-oh!

Contradictory words and images flood our screens from every Google search. Unwanted advertisements and ugly graphics pop up before our eyes like a bad magic show. Gossip and blatant lies plaster cyberspace. We know ‘God is not the author of confusion’ (1 Corinthians 14:33). Therefore, it is the enemy who creates chaos on the worldwide web.

The name itself, ‘worldwide web,’ is a Godly warning. We can become stuck in it all-too-easily, just like the victims of deadly spiders. We must guard our minds and fingers against easy participation in this slander network, including ‘malicious gossip’ (1 Timothy 3:11), ‘grumbling’ (James 5:9), ‘lying’ (Psalm 31:18), ‘provoking’ (Galatians 5:26) and all negative speech.

In today’s scripture, Esther and Mordecai wrote ‘words of peace and truth.’ We are wise to follow their example. God watches every click.

prayer

This is an awesome prayer and exhortation by Pastor Darlene Zschech, it blesses me everytime i hear it.

Lyrics:
Father, Father, You hear our hearts this morning
We did not want to settle;
We did not want to find our comfortable position and
Put up our tent there and be happy with you blessing me and mine
Father we understand today, that forgiveness, and reconciliation,
And blessing and favour is given for reason Lord God,
It’s given for purpose father, and today God
We say forgive us, forgive us father
When we have taken on this attitude
Lord God of all you’ve done,

Father use us God, use us, pick us, choose us Father
We want to spend ourselves, father I want to get to heaven
With a life poured out, not with a life that looks perfect,
I want it to not look good; I want it to be good father

We love you today father God, we love you today father God,
We love you today father God
Let our love be seen father God on this earth
Let our love be carved out Father God,
On the pavements of our neighbourhoods,
Let our loved be carved out for you father

Lord Jesus, for the lonely, Lord for the state that we were in,
We were in that state God, yet someone bothered
To take the time and present you to us,
We’ll never ever take it for granted
And in turn we live our lives as a thank you,
As a thank you father, as a thank you

Lord Jesus, Lord Jesus

More than a Conqueror

The size of your enemy is a measure of the size of God’s confidence in your ability to overcome.

Finding Favor with the King, p. 130

Scripture Reading
1Samuel 17:1-51, tells how David, armed with a sling, five stones and the anointing of God, defeated and killed Goliath, a giant Philistine warrior.

God sees potential everybody else misses.

Take David for example. Who would have thought that a shepherd boy from Bethlehem could bring down a professional soldier nearly twice his height? Or, for that matter, could become a king who would lead his nation to greatness? God did . When God looked at David He looked beyond the shepherd and saw the heart of a warrior and a king. God knew the potential for greatness that was in David. After all, He had put it there.

Not even Jesse, David’s father, recognized the potential in his youngest son. When Samuel arrived to anoint one of Jesse’s sons as king of Israel , Jesse did not even call David in from the fields to be in the lineup. One by one the Lord rejected David’s older brothers, saying, “For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” Finally, David was called before Samuel. “And the Lord said, ‘Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!’”

Not long after this God began to elevate David toward his destiny. He brought David face-to-face with a formidable enemy. With the soldiers of two opposing armies as witnesses, David brought down Goliath with a single stone from his sling. David succeeded because he knew where his power came from. Just before this battle he told King Saul, “The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” God was confident of David’s ability to overcome because He knew that David would not trust in his own strength.

God sees great potential in you too. God knows what you can handle because He knows what He has placed inside you. The more you align your life to God’s purpose the more He will begin moving you toward your destiny.

Remember that new levels bring new devils. Don’t fear the obstacles and challenges that lie before you. Don’t fret over the apparent size and strength of your enemies. They merely reflect God’s confidence in your ability to overcome— in His power . Trust the Lord. He will match your character and strength to the challenges you face. He will make you more than a conqueror!

Prayer: Father, I want to fulfill my destiny. Build in me character and faith equal to the challenges I must face along the way.

umff

I haven't logged in a while..I cheated with tumblr..wawawawa

link to my tumblr just incase you might want to check it out

http://someonesdaughter.tumblr.com/

less of me..

less of me more of Him to be reflected in and through me. I choose to be broken in the essence of being rebuilt into the image of Christ. =)

Wait for the Best

Wait for the Best

Don't flirt with lower lovers—save yourself for the King.
Finding Favor with the King, p. 86

Scripture Reading
First Corinthians 6: 15-20, our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. We are to glorify God in our bodies and our spirits, which belong to Him.
Wait for the best .

In recent years the nationwide “True Love Waits” campaign has inspired thousands of young people to pledge to remain sexually pure until marriage. Sexual purity is a major moral and social issue in our culture today. Aside from preventing unwed pregnancies and sexually-transmitted diseases, abstinence also spares young people the moral guilt associated with inappropriate sexual activity.

Paul said, “Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.” We have physical, moral and spiritual reasons to remain sexually pure. It is important to save ourselves for the marriage partner to whom we will commit ourselves for life.

As Christians, we are also to save ourselves for our King. In this sense, however, we are not talking about sexual purity but spiritual purity. We are to love and commit ourselves to God alone. He deserves and demands our undivided faithfulness. This is what Paul is saying in the next couple of verses: “Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's .”

Throughout the Bible, and particularly in the Old Testament, unfaithfulness to God is called spiritual adultery . Being spiritually unfaithful is as great an offense to God as being sexually unfaithful is to a spouse. God said, “You shall have no other gods before Me.” Jesus provided additional insight when He said, “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”

Everywhere you go you are surrounded by voices and influences that tempt you to trade your faithfulness to God for some lesser pleasures. These may appear quite alluring and appealing at the time, but don't be fooled. Whenever you “flirt with lower lovers” you end up disappointed because they never deliver what they promise. You were created for the King, He alone will satisfy your deepest longings and desires.

Don't trade your future joy and fulfillment for lesser pleasures now. Wait for the best. Save yourself for the King. Commit yourself completely to the Lord who loves you and gave Himself for you. The world will entice you with many things but only the King will satisfy. Don't settle for lower lovers. Wait for the best!

Prayer: Lord, when the things of the world tempt me to stray, help me remember that You alone satisfy. I want to be completely Yours. You are the best, and I will wait for You. I will wait for the Prince you have for me your princes. Clothe me with strength and purity that I might not be shaken nor moved for what you don't call it for me. Amen

new blog babe!!

Hi I've been wanting to blog for a while since I started to create my personal website. wacukamuhoro.weebly.com. But finally here I am. I pray that the Lord will use the stuff I write/post to bless you. thanks for stopping by. =) *air hug*