Letting Go

"The weakest saint can experience the power of the Diety of the Son of God if once he is willing to "let go". Any strand of our own energy will blur the life of Jesus. We have to keep letting go, and slowly and surely the great full life of God will invade us in every part, and men will take knowledge of us that we have been with Jesus."
-Oswald Chambers

does life ever seem like a constant attempt of facing challenges and then learning to let them go-one by one? It has to been as of late. But how does one "let go"? I keep coming back to Psalm 55:22, "Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you." Why is it so much easier for us to "hold my burden tightly and try to sustain myself?" Chambers also says, "...burdens placed on us by God which He does not intend to lift off, He wants us to roll them back on Him." We are also to roll ourselves into His arms...and in that companionship, the burden is lifted.

Just a few thoughts at 6a.m. in the morning. ~

The Joy of the Lord is my strength. Thank you Father for being a provider and protector -

Thank you Jeremy

I don't usually write about Jeremy on here, but given that it is our two year anniversary of courting today, I wanted to publicly convey my sincere love, adoration, respect and gratitude for who you are. I am so blessed to have you in my life- to love you and be loved by you... I truly thank the Lord every single day for you! I am so excited for whatever God has in store for us! I love you with all my heart~ you are the man of my dreams always and forever!
"Only a King would give me a prince like you!"
Your princess, Katey Ann

The picture is one facially conveying what I feel everytime Jeremy gives me a kiss on the cheek! Valentines 2006

The Meaning of Prayer

Below are some quotes from E.M. Bounds about Prayer:

“Prayer is the mightiest weapon.”
“Prayer-secret, fervent, believing prayer- lies at the root of all personal godliness.”
“Talking to men for God is a great thing, but talking TO god for men is greater still!”
“They so prayed that their prayer entered into and shaped their characters.”

These are powerful quotes- but they are nothing more than quotes and words unless we apply them, practice them and eventually what they speak of becomes ingrained in our innermost character. God is certainly revealing my weak prayer life, my lack of discipline in the area and my unbelief. I am challenged and spurred on to pursue a deeper intimacy with the Lord through prayer… I must remember that it is a two-way communication; I speak and He speaks as well, with the latter being of the utmost importance over the first.

I have seen what gets in between me and my God – it is the noise of our lives- the busyness, the activities, the technology, the demands of school and work, and even sometimes replacing time with our Lord with fellowship among the brothers and sisters. Lord, convict us to slow down and pull ourselves away from the noise long enough to hear your voice!

I have questions for you who read this to further aid my studies and practice of prayer:
1. How do you pray? There are different ways, different places, etc that we each pray- and I am curious to know how the Lord interacts differently with His own.
2. What is prayer? How does one define prayer? To me it is the alignment of my wayward will to His, and it is to again recall that this life is not mine, but for a reflection of His glory!
3. How is God challenging your own prayer life?