Something on my heart

Whether it be wanting to have our own home, wanting to be in a relationship, or wanting to have the job or living we've always dreamed of.   All of these things are ok to have or to want to have.  But do we always stay in check with God about these things?

Do we ever simply ask; "hey Father, what do you have in mind for me concerning ...(whatever it might be)"?    That simple question to the Lord shows Him that we have faith in Him and not Fear.  

He will honor and bless us for our humility and faith.  But He will not bless us for our pride and fear (lack of trust in Him).   

Know Him, know His Word, that you may be able to have faith and from that, be blessed.

Psalm 37:5    Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.

Commit all of who you are unto Him, and He will lead you where you need to go.

Hard Seasons

You know when you're in a season that's hard, but you decide to not try and figure everything out, and you just move on with life and try to Trust in God?


And then when you're in a season that's hard, but you're tired of not trying to figure everything out, because you can't stand seeing all of the junk going on around you?

..Well, I'm in that second category.  It's so hard for me to see people who I really care about not walking in the freedom that God intended them to have.   I think I've been taking on other people's junk lately.  Which is never a good idea.  I'm not talking about helping carry other people's burdens, but I'm talking about taking on the sin from their lives and bringing it into my life as if it were my own.  I think ultimately, I need to learn to separate their sin from my life.   So that I can still walk in my own freedom from the Lord and so that I can then actually help them where it would be wise for me to.


So, to whoever is reading this,   
God knows what I need, as well as what my friends need, which I think is recognizability, repentance, which can then bring freedom.  So please go to Him on my behalf as well as my friends behalf. 
Thank you brothers and sisters.

Lesson learned, but many to come :)

Confession:

While I was working in Wilkesboro today, we were finishing up a job and I saw one extra little piece of trash on the property where most people would really never look.  So I said to my-self, "Always be thorough" as I stumbled over to the seemingly inconspicuous location.  And would you know, there lied a 20 dollar bill right next to the piece of trash!....

...Now for the lesson...

As I picked up the $20, the first thing that came to mind was, "how can I invest, spend or save this money?".

I was thinking to my self: "Yeah, that's it, I'm being responsible with this $20 that I found, most people would just blow it as fast as they found it right?"....Well, maybe, but that's not what God wanted me to do, in fact, He didn't even want me to do any of the things I was thinking about doing with it.

So, as I was walking back to the truck, the fourth and final option of how to use the money came in my head as my mind settled from the exhiliration of finding "free" money....And that thought was I believe from the Holy Spirit, saying: "Leif, Don't save, invest, or spend this money... give it".  

I was like "wow,  Thanks for that thought God, without you, I would've probably totally missed that one."

Even when I received that word, I still was contemplating how much I should give percentage-wise, because I already give a certain percentage of my income, but this was so different, I got this money for free!

Still, the Lord ensured in me to give it by buying the person I was working with lunch and then setting the rest aside for the next time I see a need in someone else's life.  

When I got home today, this Scipture came to mind, it's talking about more spiritual matters, but I think the latter half could definitely apply to how I handle some of my finances.  

Mat 10:8   Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.Confession:

While I was working in Wilkesboro today, we were finishing up a job and I saw one extra little piece of trash on the property where most people would really never look.  So I said to my-self, "Always be thorough" as I stumbled over to the seemingly inconspicuous location.  And would you know, there lied a 20 dollar bill right next to the piece of trash!....

...Now for the lesson...

As I picked up the $20, the first thing that came to mind was, "how can I invest, spend or save this money?".

I was thinking to my self: "Yeah, that's it, I'm being responsible with this $20 that I found, most people would just blow it as fast as they found it right?"....Well, maybe, but that's not what God wanted me to do, in fact, He didn't even want me to do any of the things I was thinking about doing with it.

So, as I was walking back to the truck, the fourth and final option of how to use the money came in my head as my mind settled from the exhiliration of finding "free" money....And that thought was I believe from the Holy Spirit, saying: "Leif, Don't save, invest, or spend this money... give it".  

I was like "wow,  Thanks for that thought God, without you, I would've probably totally missed that one."

Even when I received that word, I still was contemplating how much I should give percentage-wise, because I already give a certain percentage of my income, but this was so different, I got this money for free!

Still, the Lord ensured in me to give it by buying the person I was working with lunch and then setting the rest aside for the next time I see a need in someone else's life.  

When I got home today, this Scipture came to mind, it's talking about more spiritual matters, but I think the latter half could definitely apply to how I handle some of my finances.  

Mat 10:8   Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.