Do You Hear??

My family and I have been going to a wonderful church called
ELEVATION Church and this month to honor the Christmas season our
Pastor, Steven Furtick is doing a 3 week series.
It is called Do you Hear?
I thought it was rather appropriate to add it especially with the
hustle and bustle of the holiday season.

Shopping, office parties, family get together, FOOD, presents and OH LETS not forget the
FOOD!!!

For some it is all about what they are going to get under the tree or getting that certain someone the PERFECT gift.

This series hit home with me as it challenged me to STOP talking to God and start LISTENING to him. It seems all too often we go to GOD and ask him for this or that only to never really stop and listen to what he is asking of us. We expect him to answer our prayers and then get angry or upset when he doesn't answer them according to our will. See what I am learning is GOD does answer my prayers....sometimes what I thought as no response is in actuality my answer.....I never REALLY stopped to LISTEN to him tell me NO.

As Pastor pointed out in last weeks service, we as parents tell our children "no" all the time. We also tell them that the more they ask does not mean they shall receive. Why are we to expect that GOD our Father is any different.

During this holiday season my Husband and I have decided to slow down take a little more time to really talk to one another and listen to each other. Stress will damage any relationship....including your faith. Just STOP and LISTEN...who knows you might hear something you really would have missed otherwise.

If you are interested in hearing this wonderful series by Pastor Furtick check out his podcasts....they are awesome!!
www.elevationchurch.org

Has Someone Touched your life......

In a way that you just didn't understand?

Recently my family as well has MANY MANY other lost a wonderful friend, Danny Kellas....and he will be missed greatly!

I recently received an email from my husband that summed up what Danny was to us...

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that
person...


When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need
you
have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with
guidance and support,
to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually.

They may seem like a Godsend and they are.
They are there for the reason you need them to be.

Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time,
this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.

Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.

What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled,
their work is done.
The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.




Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to
share, grow or learn.

They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.

Believe it. It is real. But only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build
upon in order to
have a solid emotional foundation.

Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have
learned to
use in all other relationships and areas of your life.

It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.



Thank you for being a part of my life. . . . . . .

.. . .. . . . . whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime..

NOW for my husband and I Danny was a Reason....but others he was a season or a lifetime. All I can say is no matter what the extent of time anyone spent with Danny they all said the same thing. He was an amazing person who touched there life in so many ways!

Danny is truly an Angel sent to us and now taken home to be with his LORD...thank you for all you have been to us and so many others..we love you and will miss you terribly!