Diary of a day as a princess: Sept. 1, 2009

As I look back on this day... I feel broken... the Lord has revealed much to me about how lost man truly is...

I have friends dealing with divorce... hurting... because one individual broke it up, or both, for selfish reasons... forgetting that Love is a verb and marriage is a covenant relationship.
Now both individuals are focused on self and lose focus on Christ... who is ultimately what life is about. Father, please have compassion on soured and sore hearts suffering from divorce.

I visited a church today where so many members are struggling with their health and their young pastor and wife are unsure what You are trying to do Lord... I tend to think it is something BIG that Satan wants to stop... but Father, please send healing and send Your very special will for these people to them.

I was there to sing about the deep, deep love of Jesus... an ocean full of blessing in the midst of every test... amen to that.

There is a pastor who has been known to steal from churches... and he had the audacity to come to the meeting that we sang at... and his wife looked miserable... no wonder. I wonder if at one time his heart was on fire for you Lord... and it breaks my heart to see the hardening of this man and woman. Yet, there is hope for all ... Did our singing have any effect on him or her? Oh Father, I hope so...

I worked with a girl at school tonite, who is burnt out... and has many learning disabilities and emotional intensifiers right now... but she comes to school and wants that Diploma... at the age of 50 she comes and tries ... and I think she believes it will happen for her...

I heard a song on my way home with her fresh in my mind : "Our hope endures the worst of conditions, it's more than our optimism. Let the earth quake, our hope is unchanged... Emmanuel, God is with us... El Shaddai, all sufficient..." and though my heart had been weighted down all day with the hurts and cares of the world... I drew strength from these words and this lady's powerful testimony of perseverance...

Perhaps you can relate to the pain of these folk I have mentioned... This hope that endures is for you... It is Emmanuel... He is with us.