Friday, March 19, 2010

NOTHING SEPERATES ME (Marie Barnett)

Who can separate me from the love of Jesus Christ

Can tribulation or persecution take me from His side

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Jesus bore so tenderly

Who can separate me from the gift that I’ve received

And the stress, or pain or my own sin

Take this love from me

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Jesus always intercedes

Nor death, nor love, nor angels can take me from his love

Neither height, nor death nor created things will prevail against His blood

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Jesus Christ has rescued me.

Jesus Christ has rescued me.

Where would I be?  With all this “stuff” in my life, where would I be without You, Lord Jesus.  I can’t imagine living life without Your tender mercy working in me.  Hallelujah, I praise You.  I am fearfully and wonderfully made.  You have stamped me with Your love and acceptance.  I am forgiven and all things are new.  Mercy has triumphed.  They are new every day.  I can’t go back and redo yesterday, tomorrow hasn’t started yet.  Today has.  Now I’m forgiven and all things are new.  Thank You Lord for another chance to walk in Your Presence.  Thank you for health and the relationships that are precious to me.  Thank you for choosing me. 

I have worked at the radio station this week.  Wednesday when I went there, I was pumped up…..but after being there for awhile, I was pumped down.  There were distractions, in my head, this thought kept coming to me, “You don’t belong here, you need to go home where you are safe and you can rest”.  Something else negative happened and guess what, I just went home.  I was beat down and discouraged.  I went to bed, my habits surfaced and I was wasted.  When Roger came home and I talked to him and “felt” a little better.  I woke up refreshed the next morning, ready to face the world.  Something I wrote early that morning made me start thinking.  “We don’t wrestle against flesh and blood, but against powers and principalities of the air”.  I said, yes, that’s it, all those defeating words in my head yesterday weren’t the truth.  The thoughts I had were a lie from the pit of hell.  I shouted loud in my car, I screamed, NO WAY.  What I was thinking was really the opposite of what was the truth.  I did belong there, I didn’t need to go home.  I am safe wherever I go.  I need to rest at night, not the middle of the day.

Lord, I have experienced this type of thing so many things, will I ever get it?  I’m getting it better.  I’m accepting Your love for me better, I’m okay with the fact that I’m imperfect.  I’m listening, more alert.  Not every time, but many times.  There are so many changes happening in my life.  Out with the old and in with the new.  Jesus has rescued me and will continue to intercede for me as I walk this journey of life.  I am continually dropping things out of my backpack that would make my journey hard.  “Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light”. Matthew 11 28-30.  This is my weekend birthday and I am

Looking forward to my family and the zoo,

Mary Ann