Feeling Needy

I get several devotions a day and sometimes I read them and I can really feel God speaking directly to me. This one is a womens devotional that I get every Tuesday and this one I can identify with. She wanted God to heal her and in return He wanted her to tell her story. And when He healed her He also healed her spritual wounds by knowing Him and his power. I have experienced this myself over the last several months. While He is healing my back in his own time, at the same time He has come into my life and filled the void in my heart that I was so longing to be filled. So in return He wants me to tell my story. So this blog of mine is just that. My story.


Then the frightened woman, trembling at the realization of what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and told him what she had done.
Mark 5:33


We live in a culture that idolizes health, independence, and strength while it shuns illness and weakness. Yet at some time in our lives we all find ourselves in real need of someone’s help. In some cases, we must swallow our pride and humbly reach out to receive the help offered, because we find ourselves in an extremely desperate situation. That’s when all pretenses of self-sufficiency have to be discarded.

The woman in Mark 5 had been desperately ill for years, spending all she had on doctors, without success. Although she tried her very best to take care of herself, she found herself without resources and without hope—except for Jesus. In desperation, she secretly reached out to touch not Jesus but just his clothing. She believed she would be healed and hoped she would be able to slink away afterward, without anyone noticing her presence.

Miraculously, the woman was healed by the power that simply went out from Jesus at her touch. He felt the release of his power at the physical connection—but did not let the woman disappear without offering that deeper connection. Before she returned home he asked one thing of her: the one thing she wanted to avoid. He asked that she show herself, tell her story, and in so doing allow Jesus to encourage her. Instead of letting her feel like she had stolen her miracle, Jesus wanted her to understand that he was delighted to heal her. He offered this woman much more than the physical healing she expected! He offered the gift of healing from her spiritual wounds and the privilege of knowing him.

When we come to Jesus in prayer, we may be confident that he has the power to help us, but are we encouraged that he delights in hearing all about it? When we tell our story to the Lord and allow him to heal our hurts, our faith is strengthened and our joy is increased as we see the kindness of our almighty God.

But what about accepting help from others? This step can still be very difficult. As believers in Jesus, we are called to be his hands and feet here on earth. Sometimes we will be the one bringing aid and comfort to others; sometimes we will be the ones on the receiving end. The amazing thing about God’s family is that we share his healing touch as we share our stories of his love in our lives and help each other through difficult times.

I read this tonight and it just blew me away.

Expect a move of God Suddenly!

By Joyce Meyer

When the time was right,
man and woman were created,
the flood subsided,
Jericho's walls were defeated,
the lions' mouths were shut,
the baby was born,
water became wine,
the storm was silenced,
blind eyes were opened,
the tomb was emptied,
He ascended to heaven,
tongues of fire came down...

And when the time is right,
the King of Kings will return.

God is never early
and He's never late-

He's always right on time.
His plan for you is GOOD!

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11

All this I read tonight then I went to barb's site after having my prayer time and well I was overwhelmed at the devotional she had posted. God just has been working in my life and I am overwhelmed! The depth's of my soul has been touched! And my heart is just overflowing. It is so awesome that God knows our every need and His timing is perfect.

Malachi 3:3 says: "He will sit as a refiner and
purifier of silver."


This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study
and they wondered what this statement meant
about the character and nature of God. One of
the women offered to find out the process of
refining silver and get back to the group at
their next Bible Study.

That week, the woman called a silversmith and
made an appointment to watch him at work. She
didn't mention anything about the reason for her
interest beyond her curiosity about the process
of refining silver.

As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece
of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He
explained that in refining silver, one needed to
hold the silver in the middle of the fire where
the flames were hottest as to burn away all the
impurities.

The woman thought about God holding us in such a
hot spot; then she thought again about the verse
that says: "He sits as a refiner and purifier of
silver."

She asked the silversmith if it was true that he
had to sit there in front of the fire the whole
time the silver was being refined. The man
answered that yes, he not only had to sit there
holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes
on the silver the entire time it was in the
fire. If the silver was left a moment too long
in the flames, it would be destroyed.

The woman was silent for a moment. Then she
asked the silversmith, "How do you know when the
silver is fully refined?" He smiled at her and
answered, "Oh, that's easy -- when I see my
image in it."

If today you are feeling the heat of the fire,
remember that God has His eye on you and will
keep watching you until He sees His image in
you.

This was my devotion I read today by Charles Stanley(On Holy Ground)

Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. Matthew 17:20

How do you respond when presented with a challenge that calls for a surge of faith in God? Hesitantly? Tentatively? Fearfully? Optimistically?
The key to breaking the faith barrier and anchoring our trust in God is an exalted view of God Himself.
"But I thought to have more faith, I had to work at it more,: you say. You do, but your work is to see God for who He really is, not to struggle to obtain more faith or have a more positive mind-set.
When the disciples thirsted to have more faith, Jesus told them all that was necessary was faith the size of a mustard seed. "Use what you have," Jesus was saying, "and your faith will grow in the process."
We use what faith we have, as little as it may seem, by magnifying the heart's view of God. When Moses was scared to go to Pharaoh, God exploded Moses' worries with the revelation of Himself: "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, "I AM has sent me to you" (EX. 3:14).
We grow in faith by seeing God in a new light. Our faith is as big as our God. If your notion of God is grand, your faith will soar. If it is little, your faith will sag. How big is your God? See Him as He is, and the faith barrier will shatter before you.

Dear God, let my faith soar. Grow faith in me that is as big as you are. O God, I want to see You as You are. Shatter the obstacles of fear, disobedience, and faithlessness in my life. I want to break through the faith barrier.

I prayed this pray today and God just showed me that He is with us and He is the I AM! It did not take very long for Him to answer my pray. Shortly after praying that prayer I was looking at some of the other blogs that were out there. The first blog I could not read it was in another language so I went to the next blog and there was my answer to my pray at Eddie's blog at Kingdom Fellowship with a post that coincided with my devotion. I was overwhelmed when I read his post for January 11th on Exodus 3:12.