May 24, 2013

Last night Ashton was up from 1:30 to 4:30. I gave him some Ibuprofen, I rocked him, I sang to him, I even got in his crib with him trying to sooth him. He does this every time he has a new tooth coming in. He cries on and off through out the night. Praying tonight is a better night than last night. There is only so much coffee one mama can drink.
I started to write in my journal again this morning and not on my actual blog and I could hear God in my ear..."Emilie, go to your laptop!" lol! I really am trying to avoid being this vulnerable. It's alot to put my prayers out there for the world to see. But it's what He wants me to do.

Today I'm reading out of the book of Kings. 1 Kings 22:41-50.

 

Reflect and Pray:

1. How did you come into God's family?

1a. I've attended church for as long as I can remember and I asked Christ into my heart at the young age of 10.

2. How have you grown to "look like" God since you joined his family?

2b. I strayed away from God in my teenage years but as an adult have rekindled our relationship. And in the past year or so I have been working on becoming a more forgiving person, and less judgemental.

3. Which of God's traits would you like to model for your children or for others around you?

3a. My goal is for others to just know me to be a Christian woman. A woman of God. I want that to be what people say about me. "Oh, you haven't met Emilie? She is nice, she has a deep relationship with God." I want my kids to always be able to look back and know that their parents were faithful and I want that to reflect on my children. I want them to have the desire in their heart as I do in mine.

 

Father God, I thank you for the opportunity to serve you. I can hear you speak to me and I know you know the plans you have for me. Plans to prosper me and not harm me. Father you are a just and faithful God. Tell me your plans, lead me, and give me the courage to overcome my anxiety to do YOUR will.

Lead me...

-Amen