a new year: 2011

i did not wait until 2011 to seek God differently. it probably began midyear 2010. i am so hungry for Abba. we are created in God's image. God gave us two gifts, Jesus, so we can access every thing, and Holy Spirit, so our intercession, understanding, knowledge of God would be awesome.

how does one improve their relationship with God? i need to realize that i am the bride of Christ. i am a lover of God. i need to prepare for the return of the Bridegroom. i need to start living differently.

Ephesians 3:16-19 i pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. i pray that you may have power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you hamy be filled with all the fullness of God.

Zephaniah 3:9-10 at that time i will change the speech of the peoples to a pure speech, that all may call on the name of the Lord and serve him with one accord. from beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, my scattered ones, shall bring my offering.

song of Solomon 8:6 set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death, passion fierce as the grave. its flashes are flashes of fire, a raging flame.

2 Timothy 2:23 have nothing to do with stupid and senseless controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.

Malachi 3:10-12 bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in my house, and thus put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts; see if i will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you an overflowing blessing. i will rebuke the locust for you, so that It will not destroy the produce of your soil; and your vine in the filed shall not be barren, says the Lord of hosts. then all the nations will count you happy, for you will be a land of delight, says the Lord of hosts.

in 2011, i pray that you would pray, live, embrace, the word of God spoken in all 5 of these scripture selections. do not limit your relationship with God. your relationship with God should be more than going to worship and bible study weekly, blessing your food and forgiving sins of people. your testimony should be one of the psalmist in psalm 42, as the deer pants for the water brook, so does my soul thirst for you...

18 inches of blessings

on Saturday afternoon, i received a text from NYC government. blizzard warning in NYC from Sunday December 26th at 6am to Monday December 27th at 6pm. i prayed that people would not be paranoid, run to the supermarket and buy a $50 shovel and cases of water they never drink even when its 90 degrees outside. this morning, the end result was 18 inches of snow. after a few minutes, i was like, "God, i want 18 inches of blessings in my life." how could i reap blessings? a few hours later, i went to the upper room and i had prayer, praise and worship. it was fun. reading scripture, praying scripture, singing love songs to God, realizing that i am a lover of God and i am God's favorite. it was awesome. why do people wait until church service to worship God in spirit and in truth? God does inhabit the praises of people made in God's image.

John 4:23 - 24. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
Exodus 33:18 Moses said, "show me your glory, I pray."

God, yesterday the world celebrated Jesus, yet Lord even now we realize that as true worshipers, You want us to worship You in spirit and truth, each day that we live. God we want more of You. God we want to experience the glory of Your presence. God as the deer pants for the water brook, our souls thirst for You O God. God we are grateful that You shall inhabit our praises. in Jesus' name, we pray, amen.