a day at a time!

God is who He says He is....God can do what He says He can do..I AM who God says I am...I can do all things through Christ...Gods word is ALIVE and active in me.
These statements are my pledge of Faith from a bible study I took awhile back and MAN do I love the last one there about Gods word. My Bible is in a bit of rough shape and actually is in need of some good old Duct tape repair...but it IS one of my prized possessions and how God speaks to me through His scripture is AWESOME! I have been seeking His face through some storms Jer and I have been facing lately and He has been speaking VOLUMES back to me.
Today for example. I needed to hear some words of wisdom and was encouraged to read the books of Psalm over the weekend, well today I opened it to Psalm 94 and it spoke to me.I prayed. I opened it again in need of God directing what path we need to take.
Anyone who knows me knows that I am not great at referencing the scriptures, I have even used the example: I know it says in the Bible somewhere.... or "I have a point and it says in the Bible, just give me 20 minutes to find it" so when a specific scripture comes to mind because I may have read it once but I go to it and re read it and it is like AH HAAAA...and  I KNOW IT is GOD in me...and I was given a scripture Joshua 1:9  it says This is my command-be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
Thank you God....I am currently doing another Bible study right now that has me reading and searching His word and the more I dig in the hungrier I get and I am thankful for all that I have and the freedom I have in being able to have my Bible out on my coffee table free to turn to it when I am in these storms and having it there to reference when I need clarity on a situation it is awesome!! I will continue to live my life going on what the Bible says, it is the ONLY truth that holds water in our lives and NOT on what man says. Man's opinions are great everybody is entitled to their own but if it doesn't go with what God's word says then it will go in one ear and out the other for me. I am willing to listen and hear what you have to say but IF you cannot back what you are saying to me with scripture then what good will it do in my life? I will not use someones twisted version of scripture if it is against what morals and values I have either. Through Gods word I will learn who I am in Him and where I should go and who I can trust. Through His word I will bring glory in my life to My ALMIGHTY Creator!  I encourage anyone who is given scripture to reference it yourself and see what it says so you can then make a choice of if it is truth.
I think about this weekend and Saturday's conversation and I want to share what I said to my dear friend. She had tons of questions for me about God, Faith, Reincarnation, and The Bible....tons more but I want to say what I said to her regarding The Bible. She asked how do I know what the Bible says is true and not just written by some guy to say what he wants you to think...
I replied that I just know, The Bible is the oldest book out there and is the most distributed book across the planet in hundreds of languages. It has 66 books inside it written by many different authors. Each book of the Bible was written because God breathed the words into each author and told them what to write. The Bible was also written at different times some hundreds of years apart but reference each others past present and futures. If the books of the Bible were written by just one guy each book would bring glory to themselves as Authors and they DONT! They bring Glory to God, they tell of His power, His mercy, His grace, His miracles, His laws....these books would have been written to bring their own authors glory and reverence but they don't. Look at other books of faith and religion and they bring glory to a man, usually the author. The Bible doesn't.
I think I kind of made a good point and she took it very well, and I know Jeremy and I had a very good time with her and may have had a positive influence on her, she said she thinks she found a church and is excited to bring her boys there and she didn't stop praying since she left and I am SO happy for her and look forward in building an even greater relationship with her.
I have Faith that in studying my Bible and learning more about God through His word, in turn learn more about myself.   Continue to pray for me Reader! :) but things are getting easier and we are talking it all a day at a time!