I have a phrase running through my head today. I am sure I am not the only with this happening to me. I was told when I hear something over and over in my mind, that is God talking to me.
So, God is telling me to 'be still and know that I am God'. I have been thinking about this phrase and have been looking about things in my life. Do I want to be involved in the women's ministry at church or do I need to be involved in the women's ministry?
Do I need to be working outside of the house or should I focus on the freelance writing I am doing and Avon? Is it my desires or God's will. How will I ever know for sure?
BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD.
I have worked in the home part time, full time, worked outside the home part time and full time. I enjoy being busy and I enjoy taking time to relax. How do I know what I should do?
BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD.
I have practiced being still. Did that mean I didn't do anything at all? No, I pursued the freelance writing gigs. I applied for positions and I was chosen for those positions. So far, all the money that I was promised for those pieces of work have been paid to me. I was not worrying about the freelance work, I applied and applied and applied to many different projects. I received the work, I believe because I trusted God was leading me in this direction.
What about selling Avon? Was I being still then? Well, I had pondered selling Avon for a while. But the deciding factor was how many items that we use on a regular basis were sold by Avon. The prices for the products were very reasonable even before selling Avon. But, I thought about what I could pay for the products as an Avon representative and how much I could save our families budget.
I decided over three months ago that this is what I would like to do. But I felt that I needed to wait.
BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD.
I was and I waited and I feel that I am being rewarded for my stillness. I took a leap in this endeavor and so far, I have been rewarded.
BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD.
Can there be anything more difficult than being still and knowing that He is God? How many times do we want to be busy doing things for God? How many times do I try to get in God's way and share with Him what I would like for Him to do? If I could only learn this lesson the first time and be still.
I know that He is God. I just don't know in both my heart and my mind that He is God. I want to do for myself and cry when it doesn't work out. But as always God is there to tell me.....
"Dannie, look at me. Look not only into my eyes, but my heart. Dannie, be still honey. Know that I am God and I can do all that you need for me to do. Be still Dannie, so that I can show you how much I love you. Be still Dannie and know that I am God, your God".
Be still and know that He is YOUR God.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
It's Tough Being a Woman Study
I am attending a Beth Moore study on Esther at my church. One of the main themes Beth speaks about is "It's tough being a woman". She gives a different reason why it is tough each lesson; today was about meanness. MEAN GIRLS!
Sadly, I spent time during her introduction to week three, thinking about the mean girls that I have had an experience or two with even just recently. It really was sad to think of the particular women and their "meanness". The hardest part for me was really when I think about where I met them and what we were doing when this meanness took place. We were involved with our church and our women's ministry.
That most likely has a wow factor for some, but it really isn't that surprising to me. I can't tell you how many times I have been hurt severely from a Christian man or woman. If I was doing something sinful, I would deserve to be called out on this; but the meanness came from non-sinful issues.
I think that is what is the hardest for me to accept. I find it difficult to accept that the meanness came towards me because I was trying and doing what I felt I was being led to do by God. The meanness brought into me a desire to turn from them and seek a group of women who truly desire to be, and do what God desires of her to do.
The pain I felt by losing the friendships was hard. I lost the friendships because of gossip and rumors. The gossip was the worse part of it all. The women didn't want to find out the truth. If they had, they would have to look into their own hearts and see what the truth was in them.
I pray that God will always instill in me a desire to follow His will despite the pain of losing friends and feeling alone. I want to be content in Christ and not worry about what meanness may come. I want to be able to take that chance in Christ and be content with whatever is His will.
Sadly, I spent time during her introduction to week three, thinking about the mean girls that I have had an experience or two with even just recently. It really was sad to think of the particular women and their "meanness". The hardest part for me was really when I think about where I met them and what we were doing when this meanness took place. We were involved with our church and our women's ministry.
That most likely has a wow factor for some, but it really isn't that surprising to me. I can't tell you how many times I have been hurt severely from a Christian man or woman. If I was doing something sinful, I would deserve to be called out on this; but the meanness came from non-sinful issues.
I think that is what is the hardest for me to accept. I find it difficult to accept that the meanness came towards me because I was trying and doing what I felt I was being led to do by God. The meanness brought into me a desire to turn from them and seek a group of women who truly desire to be, and do what God desires of her to do.
The pain I felt by losing the friendships was hard. I lost the friendships because of gossip and rumors. The gossip was the worse part of it all. The women didn't want to find out the truth. If they had, they would have to look into their own hearts and see what the truth was in them.
I pray that God will always instill in me a desire to follow His will despite the pain of losing friends and feeling alone. I want to be content in Christ and not worry about what meanness may come. I want to be able to take that chance in Christ and be content with whatever is His will.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Chocolate for Monday 01/26/09
Reverence "the fear of the Lord" Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
The fear being referred to in this verse is not being afraid of the Lord, but fear in the understanding of the awesome power of God. Think about this, anyone who can create the entire world in six days is deserving of our fear, our reverence.
When we bring our petitions before our Lord, we need to humble ourselves before him out of reverence. He has created the heavens and earth. He sent His son to be born as a baby and die a perfect man for our sins. Humbling of ourselves before Him out of reverence is the least we should do for Him out of reverence due Him to the Holiness He is.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
The fear being referred to in this verse is not being afraid of the Lord, but fear in the understanding of the awesome power of God. Think about this, anyone who can create the entire world in six days is deserving of our fear, our reverence.
When we bring our petitions before our Lord, we need to humble ourselves before him out of reverence. He has created the heavens and earth. He sent His son to be born as a baby and die a perfect man for our sins. Humbling of ourselves before Him out of reverence is the least we should do for Him out of reverence due Him to the Holiness He is.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Becoming a Lady of Proverbs 31 Merchandise
There are some great items at cafepress.com from our website www.ladyofproverbs31.wetpaint.com
Go to www.cafepress.com/ladyproverbs31 or for Home is Where the Hospitality Is merchandise try www.cafepress.com/homehospitality and for Heart Works Group go to www.cafepress.com/heartworksgroup
Go to www.cafepress.com/ladyproverbs31 or for Home is Where the Hospitality Is merchandise try www.cafepress.com/homehospitality and for Heart Works Group go to www.cafepress.com/heartworksgroup
At the Merchants Gate
A Lady of Proverbs 31 is someone who is providing for their family as in Proverbs 31:18.
"She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night."
My husband and I agreed that I would embark on a career path of freelance writing and working on pursuing publishing of my bible studies and fiction series. I looked over our finances and found a wonderful avenue for me to save on our health and beauty needs while bringing additional income. I have become an Avon representative. I was an Avon representative way back when I was in high school. Since that was quite a while ago, I found some great changes have occurred since then.
You can purchase your Avon products online! That is incredible and convenient. If you are interested in finding out what is new at Avon and take advantage of all the great products and incredible prices go to www.youravon.com/dannettfrey
I recently signed up as a representative and was surprised to find out that the cost to become a representative is only$10.00. I received brochures for the two upcoming campaigns, order book, sample pack, a cute bag and other items necessary for me to begin selling. I also have an opportunity to sell products off of my FREE Avon website. It is so easy to customize your page as Avon has all the work done for you!
If you are interested in becoming an Avon representative go to www.youravon.com/dannettfrey and find out just how easy it is. The incentives, prizes and earnings make this a great idea for additional income.
"She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night."
My husband and I agreed that I would embark on a career path of freelance writing and working on pursuing publishing of my bible studies and fiction series. I looked over our finances and found a wonderful avenue for me to save on our health and beauty needs while bringing additional income. I have become an Avon representative. I was an Avon representative way back when I was in high school. Since that was quite a while ago, I found some great changes have occurred since then.
You can purchase your Avon products online! That is incredible and convenient. If you are interested in finding out what is new at Avon and take advantage of all the great products and incredible prices go to www.youravon.com/dannettfrey
I recently signed up as a representative and was surprised to find out that the cost to become a representative is only$10.00. I received brochures for the two upcoming campaigns, order book, sample pack, a cute bag and other items necessary for me to begin selling. I also have an opportunity to sell products off of my FREE Avon website. It is so easy to customize your page as Avon has all the work done for you!
If you are interested in becoming an Avon representative go to www.youravon.com/dannettfrey and find out just how easy it is. The incentives, prizes and earnings make this a great idea for additional income.
Chocolate For Sunday 01/25/09
Humility-"the willingness to submit" James 4:10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
It is sometimes hard to remain humble when you have done something "good"; harder still is when you feel you did a great job. It often seems after a moment of greatness there is a series of moments when you feel small and easily embarrassed. How do we deal with moments of humility?
We have to humble ourselves even more. It is not always easy to understand what that means, humble yourselves even more. I believe we are to go to our Lord in prayer and ask Him to humble our hearts and our minds. We have to ask him to take away our pride and instead fill us with a desire to be less in order to do more for him. How can we know what He wants us to do for His kingdom, if we are only worried about our lives and how we look.
Humility is hard for everyone to learn and at times even harder to accept. But if we remain his faithful servant; he will not only show us how to be humble, he will lift us up while we are being humbled.
It is sometimes hard to remain humble when you have done something "good"; harder still is when you feel you did a great job. It often seems after a moment of greatness there is a series of moments when you feel small and easily embarrassed. How do we deal with moments of humility?
We have to humble ourselves even more. It is not always easy to understand what that means, humble yourselves even more. I believe we are to go to our Lord in prayer and ask Him to humble our hearts and our minds. We have to ask him to take away our pride and instead fill us with a desire to be less in order to do more for him. How can we know what He wants us to do for His kingdom, if we are only worried about our lives and how we look.
Humility is hard for everyone to learn and at times even harder to accept. But if we remain his faithful servant; he will not only show us how to be humble, he will lift us up while we are being humbled.
Becoming A Lady of Proverbs 31
I find it hard daily to become,
a Lady of Proverbs 31.
I try to sew a garment or two,
but the end result will never do!
I try to buy and sell,
but the mistakes I've made, I won't tell.
My children run off and make a scene,
and they look like they are never clean!
I was suppose to head out to the main gate,
But of course, today I was running late!
My husband ignores me and tunes me out,
It makes me so mad that I yell and pout!
Dinner is burned and the bills are past due,
Laundry is mounting and I lost my other shoe!
Dear Lord please, please help me,
Oh God, can't you see,
I struggling to become,
A Lady of Proverbs 31!
a Lady of Proverbs 31.
I try to sew a garment or two,
but the end result will never do!
I try to buy and sell,
but the mistakes I've made, I won't tell.
My children run off and make a scene,
and they look like they are never clean!
I was suppose to head out to the main gate,
But of course, today I was running late!
My husband ignores me and tunes me out,
It makes me so mad that I yell and pout!
Dinner is burned and the bills are past due,
Laundry is mounting and I lost my other shoe!
Dear Lord please, please help me,
Oh God, can't you see,
I struggling to become,
A Lady of Proverbs 31!
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