Lamentations 3

Lamentations 3 : 22-26

22.   It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

23.  They are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness

24.  The LORD is my portion,  saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

25.  The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

26.  It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD. 


I am so thankful this morning for God's mercy and grace.  If it weren't for His mercy and grace we would be so lost.  And He doesn't just offer mercy one time, but vs 23 says His mercies are new every morning.  Every morning when we wake up, there is new mercy!  And the word also says His grace is sufficient.  (find this vs)
Whatever we face, in any situation, His grace is sufficient.  His grace is enough!

The Lord is our portion.  We don't need anything else.  The Lord will always be enough.  I have a saying that God is the only one who can fill  you up, and yet you still want Him
 more and more!

The Lord is good unto them that wait upon Him.  All we have to do is wait on God.  He has been there for us before, He's still there.  We know that as children of God, He is going to be good to us! If He has brought us through a trial before, He's going to bring us through again.  Sometimes it's hard to "wait" on the Lord, but in Isaiah it says, Those that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not grow weary, they shall walk and not faint - and the song says, teach me Lord, teach me Lord to wait.

Do you ever just stop and think about God and His mercy and grace?  How much He loves us?  You know,  we really can't even begin to fathom it.  We were so unworthy and full of sin, and yet He loves us so much, He gave His only son, and Jesus loves us so much He gave His life, so that we might live.  Thank you Jesus! 

In whatever you are facing today, I want you to just begin to call on the name of Jesus.  Tell Him that He is your portion, that you believe in Him, His grace and mercy.  That you know He's good to you, and that you are not giving up, that you are going to wait on Him for the answer, you're going to wait on Him for the Victory.  Tell Him you know He is your way maker, problem solver, soul saver, that He is the blesser, the miralce worker and soon coming king.
Step out of your comfort zone, stop thinking about the situation, the problem you are in and all the negative, and start claiming who you are God.  Start claiming who Jesus is.  I promise you, you will begin to feel better.  Just by starting to praise Him, even though you don't feel like it, because giving God praise, is more than just a feeling, it's more than emotion, you will begin to feel better.

I am a child of God
I am the head and not the tail
I am confident
I am more than an overcomer
I am Victorious
I am Healed
*now you take it from here*

~Here's a saying they do at a church we go to sometimes~
*I am a child of God, every promise in His word is mine,
I pray, I believe, and I shall recieve in Jesus name! *

And here's what God gave me for this year way back the end of december

*Blessin's pouring out of Heaven in 2011* - halleluijah, praise the Lord!!!!!

~Be blessed & Be encouraged ~ God can use you
~A Heart Adornd Womens' Ministry~
*Adorned with God*
Evang. Patti Smith

Super Woman???

Good morning beautifuls!

Have you ever felt like you had to be Super Woman?  Super wife, super mom, super daughter, super co worker, super friend?
Do you get angry with yourself when you don't live up to other's expectations?  Or when no matter how hard you've tried, you just can't do it ALL, or please everybody!!!!  Thank God, that He is the only true one we have to please!  That as long as we do His will, that's all that matters.

In this crazy thing we call life, it seems like we as women have to be SUPER everything!  We don't like to tell people no, we don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, so therefore we stretch ourselves, spread ourselves thin. 
Let's say we have a job: errands for the boss, dead lines, office events, etc, etc, etc
Kids: school activities, ball games, recitals, parent/teacher meetings, etc etc
Husbands: spending time with them...maybe sometimes putting spending one on one time with them off for another day and then it  never gets done......maybe their busy
Household things: laundry, cooking meals, cleaning house.....
Friends: birthday parties, cook outs, maybe a dr's appt with them, listening to their problems, etc
Daughter: taking our parents/parent to their dr appt, making sure they have what they need, maybe cleaning the house for them, cooking a meal for them, maybe they live with you.

All of this is fine, we are suppose to be caring, compassionate, but it is ok to say no sometimes.
Let's face it, we ARE busy women!  Even if you don't have a job out of the home, you are still busy, maybe you homeschool your kids, your even busier.  Sometimes though we neglect what's really important because we didn't say no to something that wasn't all that important.  We should always make time for our kids, and our husbands.  One on one time with our husband's however we can get it, is so important.  We can't let the closeness die, or the bond we have with eachother die.  It's important to spend time with our kid's. 
Is everything we do really really important, or do we do some things to keep from hurting other's feelings?  How do we measure it out? 
Let's say  you haven't had one on one time with your husband and he wants to spend a quiet night at home with you, and then a friend invites you over to grill some burgers and visit.  What do you do?  Do you put off spending time with just you and your husband and go, or do you say, you know, i think we'll have to pass this time...that sounds great, but i think we're just going to spend a quiet night at home just me and the hubby.  can we reschedual?
If they don't understand, their not much of a friend.

Being a woman of God, a christian does not mean we have to spead ourselves thin.  God does not expect us to stress out and worry over how we're going to get everything done.  It's ok to tell people no sometimes.  God wants us to be happy, and how can we be happy if we're spread out, stressed out and worried all the time? 
Let's be honest, we all say yes sometimes when we want so bad to say no.  We have a lot on our plate, sometimes we feel like there's not enough hours in the day.  Yes we all want to help others and make them happy, but we can't please everybody all the time.  It's impossible.

The bible says come unto me and I will give you rest.  Lay your burdans at my feet. 
When we get overwhelmed from all these things, we can take it to God.  You may be saying, sis patti you just dont' understand my situation.  I may not know everything you're going through, but God does.  I don't know everything you face, but God does!  He is there for You, He cares for You, and He can help you with the strength you need, the boldness you need.  HE LOVES YOU!!!!

God knows that we can't be Super women.  We do the best we can, and we have to have God to help us!  But don't feel bad!  Do our best, love our families, pray for them and let God do the rest!!!

~Be blessed & Be encouraged~ God can use you
~A Heart Adorned women's minsitry~
*Adorned with God*
Evang. Patti Smith

Hello Beautiful ladies!
Can you believe it's already June?!  This year is half way over already...time goes by so fast.
Past time to get busy for the Lord!!

I love thee Lord and I lift my voice to worship you - oh my soul rejoices - take joy my king in what you here, let it be a sweet sweet sound in your ear.
~love that song~

I want God to find favor in me.  I want Him to take joy when I worship Him.  I want to be ever atuned to Him and what He has to say to me.  I believe now is a time when we need to have our hearts prepared, when we need to be ever listening for that still small voice.  We need to be ready, that when God says go, we go, when God says do, we do!  Whatever it may be, wherever it may be, God will provide, God will take care of us.  He will never take us to mountain without helping us climb it, we will never face a trial, that He won't see us through.  Praise God!!
He is faithful.

~God almighty, Lord of Glory, You have called me friend~ 
Thank Him that He is closer than a brother, mother, sister, father, even closer than a friend!!!!
GOD IS MY EVERYTHING!!!!!!

I want to be found doing something for God.  There are things that I need to do more, to be a better woman of God.  We are never good enough on our own, but through God!  Thank God that He sees what we Can Be!!!!!

I believe it's time to evaluate our walk and relationship with God!  Time to look in the mirror, to ask God to examine our hearts, and remove anything that shouldn't be there, and replace it with things of Him! 

Dear God,
I ask you right now, to look inside my heart.  Lord I ask that you remove anything there that doesn't need to be there.  Create in my a clean heart God, and make me more like you...None of me, all of You!!  I know I am not perfect, but I want to strive to be the woman of God, the wife and the mother that you have called me to be.  Help me stay atuned to You and sensitive to Your spirit.  My footsteps are ordered by you, keep me in Your will!  Lord, for all those ladies out there who may read this, whatever situation their going through, whatever the age, I ask that You would reveal Your mighty power to them, open up their hearts to You.  Love them Lord in a way that only you can.  Help us to always find time, make time for You!  You are Everything!!!!
Lord, help the ladies to be sensitive to you, not to be afraid to let you use them in whatever way You see fit.  We love you Lord, In your sweet precious name, Aman!

Be blessed & Be encouraged ~God can use you~
~A Heart Adorned Women's Ministry~
*Adorned with God*
Evang. Patti Smith