MONDAY, April 5, 2010

YOU ARE (Ben Cantelon)

For every song, for every breath

For every good and perfect gift You give

For every night, for every day

For the glory of the earth, we will say

You are over everything

You are the eternal king

Jesus, You are the song we sing

You are, You are, You are

For Your Word, full of Grace

For the steadfast promises, You make

For the Cross, from Your Life

For the beauty of Your sacrifice

You will always be,

You will always be,

You will always be the Great I AM

You will always be, You will always be

You will always be, the Great I AM

Good morning, Lord Jesus.  You are over everything, You are the eternal King, You are the song we sing.  You will always be the Great I AM.  You are the Great I AM, even when I am the great, I ain’t.  Your character doesn’t change because of my actions.  This weekend was a whirlwind of activity without much discipline on my part.  I am sorry, today is the first and only day of the rest of my life.  There is no I was or I might be, but there is only I AM today.  Thank You for a fresh start.  I am forgiven, loved and accepted.  I can hear You call my name and let me know that I am not alone.  You have never left my side and You have seen me through the darkest night.  I worship You, I put myself and my actions at the Foot of the Cross, I rejoice that You have defeated the enemies of my soul.  Instead of death, You give me life.  Such Love is not understandable to a human being.  My mind says Crucify me, give me full justice for my behavior, Your Love says….”For God so loved the world that He gave His Only Son…..for me this day, April 5, 2010.

I know that many of you guys know that I sell Real Estate.  There have many times that folks have sold or bought homes that were my friends.  Just speaking from my heart, those same people have used other realtors instead of me and sometimes it’s just hard for me to understand.  I know that we all have unique circumstances and I know that I am not the “only” realtor in this area….but I still have to deal with my thoughts and reactions.  I always go back to this:  I know that I make plans in my heart, but the Lord directs my path.  Do I really believe that?  Most of the times….but what about those other times?????  I have given my whole life to the Lord Jesus, I have to know that He directs my path.  He brings people into my life for various reasons.  He “allows” me to be with the ones that He chooses for me, in my career, in my social life, in all my interactions with everything I do.  He uses my business to rub iron against iron, He uses my business to Bless others and show those around me how a “Christian” is supposed to act (don’t really get a+ on that all the time).  He allows me to speak life where there is death. 

So then I can say, Lord, You have permission from me to put those people in my life that will help me grow.  You have permission to put those people in my life that need You.  I don’t want to choose what “seems” natural to me, I want to rejoice that You order my footsteps in my daily walk with you, be it work, play or whatever.  I love You and I am honored to be in Your employment.  Thank you that You accepted my resume.  It wasn’t and isn’t perfect, but You can look beyond the obvious and see the potential.  There are only 24 hours in this day.  24 hours to do Your will, to be around Your creation and show them how You love.  A real estate transaction is just that, a transaction, a source of income to my family.  The real purpose that You have for all of us is to go where You send us, Be with those You put in front of us.  You provide for all of our needs.  We can be confident that everywhere we put our feet, You are there.  Today I am

Punching In on the Timeclock,

Mary Ann