Song of the month:
Your Name is a strong and mighty tower By: Paul Baloche
Book recommendation:
Pure By: Rebecca St. James
An awesome book that I am reading right now about purity and lots of other things! I highly recommend it!
Bible Verses:
I know, O LORD, that a man's life is not his own;
it is not for man to direct his steps.
Jeremiah 10:23
A man's steps are directed by the LORD.
How then can anyone understand his own way?
Proverbs 20:24
In his heart a man plans his course,
but the LORD determines his steps.
but the LORD determines his steps.
Proverbs 16:9
But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever,
the purposes of his heart through all generations
the purposes of his heart through all generations
Psalm 33:11
Many are the plans in a man's heart,
but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.
Proverbs 19:21
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,
saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Jeremiah 29:11
Devotion:
Plans are something all of us have. We plan what we should do in a day, where we should go and who we will see. Perhaps your plans go further than that, including college & what you want to do with your life. When we are making plans in our life, big or small, are we asking God for direction or are we simply moving forward without His leading? I truly believe that when we do not ask God for direction in our lives and just go forward with whatever it is WE want to do, it will not be Blessed. If God gives you the O.K. to do something, His Blessing will be on it.
This past week was our county fair and I showed some stuff there for 4-H.
I thoroughly enjoyed it. I had asked God to help me decide what I should enter (I entered 2 pics for photography and a flower for indoor gardening). Guess What? I got 2 Blues (1st place) and a red (2nd place)!
God can lead us in anything, big or small, when we come to Him with it all.
Give all of your plans to Him, and He will direct you.
Living For Jesus,
Deborah Allyn Martin
