Real Love

My sweet babies!

With Valentines Day coming up, I have been flipping through some of my craft books in search of something great my children could make for their grandparents.  There are so many neat ideas, its hard to chose.  As I was looking through the book remembering back to all the Valentines I had worked on for my parents, I thought of God.  How I am suppose to love everyone.  How much he loves me.  So I got out my bible and started looking at all the passages that had to do with love.  This one really stuck out to me.

Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways;

according to your love remember me, for you are good, O Lord" -Psalms 25:7

I have done a lot of stupid, immature things, rebelled against God and forgot about all he had done for me.  But God forgives and forgets.  He remembers me and loves me for who I am now, who he knows I will become.  That is true love.  I cannot think of a better Valentine than that of Jesus on the cross, giving me everything I will ever need!

Forever Changing,

Liz

Snow

Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
   wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. -Psalm 51:7

Living in Ohio I see lots of snow.  As I was driving through town today, I though about the verse above.  I kept glancing down at all of the black snow along the road, and thinking how just days earlier how white it had been.  I pray and ask God to forgive me of all of my sins, he washes them away and I am whiter than snow.  Than life happens, plows come out and move the snow to the side of the road, cars go by and it all turns black.  So like tonight, God will again blanket the ground and roads with snow and cover all of dirt from the past few days.  I love when it first snows and everything looks so peaceful out, everything slows down.  Its like that on Sundays for me, during bible studies, and when I go to fellowship also. I feel great, white as snow.  Then slowly cars come by, sin creeps in and before I know it, I am all black again.  I talk to God, "Please take away my sins", and he washes it away again.  Thank you God for all you do for me!

Forever Changing,

Liz

Cleaning

Today I decided to clean my room, a task I have put off for far to long.  As I was pulling everything out of the closet and going through all the clothes, shoes, and other stuff I found (yikes).  I started thinking about all of the "cleaning" that God has done in my life.  It took a while for me to get the room done and halfway through I was thinking "Why did I even start this!"  I am so glad that God does not say that about me.  The things that God has "pulled" out are many.  I know that God is not nearly done with me either, it is scary to think how big a task that is! 

"Wash away all my iniquity  and cleanse me from my sin". -Psalm 51:2

"Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. 

Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity." -Psalm 51:7-9

I know, hard as I try, my room will get messy again.  I also know that I will sin again and God will again be there to clean up my mess!  Have you thought about cleaning lately?

Forever Changing,
Liz