Last Sunday our lesson in Children's Church was on Elijah

defeating the prophets of Baal at Mt. Carmel. It just made me

stop in awe again over how powerful our God is! That Elijah

prayed (once) and immediatly fire from heaven fell. I long

right now to walk out everyday life in this mindset of

Who He is. Then we walk knowing He's not just "got our back"

but He's got all of us.

We have started our next Bible study at church, we are doing

"Beloved Disciple" by Beth Moore. It wasn't the one I "voted"

for doing but none the less it has already blessed me. I

thought I would just share in the next few weeks things that

I'm waiting anxiously to "gleen" from the study.

The first thing we had to do was write a letter to God telling

Him what was our truest heart's desire at this Season we

are in. So I sat down last night with paper and pen but

instead of jumping off into words asked Him to reveal to

me right then how He saw me- where am I....

Here's what He whispered to me....

- you are settling for where you are now because it's better

than where you use to be.

- worring over future

- longing for "that someone" the suitable help mate

This is the last paragraph of her introduction:

"As surely as God loved me and timed this study for me, He

will do the same for you. My reasons happened to surround

a wedding (Amanda's). Yours will be entirely unique to you.

In whatever way Christ applies the truths of these pages to

your precious life, let Him romance you along the way.

No matter what may be going on in your life, never forget that

you are a bride."

Those last four words jumped off the page at me. With Valentine's

Day around the corner that old feeling of....not again rolls around.

There are posts popping up all around about A Year of Romance...

Please don't get me wrong.... I am so excited that you Ladies are

writing these posts!! It is so important for you to support and

encourage one another in this. If I were married I'd be right in there

with you and I do read and learn from you. I had just made the

comment the otherday that my "year of romance" will be spent

with Him again this year. There is nothing wrong with that I look

forward to it! However, the way she simply worded "you are a

bride" was just so powerful to me. I have a clever little way of

reminding myself of powerful words of truth....on my cell

phone I type key words in on my screen. Like right now it says

I am a bride.

I found this quote by Maya Angelou "A woman's heart should

be so hidden in Christ that a man should have to seek Him first

to find her.". I personalized it for me and my prayer to Him is

this...I desire to have a heart so hidden in You that a man would

have to seek You first to find me. I know if marriage is for me

it will be ordained by Him.

I ask you to lift me up in your prayers for I will be speaking to

a youth group (Feb. 13th) on abstinence. I know satan will try

to have a field day with me. Pray God will give me the words

and wisdom I need to capture their attention to hear His

message.