Worship Focus - August

Yes, it is amazingly August.  And so today we roll out a new focus of Worship.  I have enjoyed our word for 2020 being Worship because there is absolutely no circumstance that we can find ourselves in that the Worship of our God is not only appropriate, but necessary.  While 2020 continues to flex its surprises and challenges.....we continue to stay on course....to Worship.

Here's our focus verse for the month of August

Literally, everything that we know has been turned upside down.  Simple things like gathering with friends, going to the grocery store, schools and  working all look very different now.  Even our church services look different.

But God continues to show us His faithfulness, His sovereignty, His majesty through the skies.  I don't know if I have ever noticed so many beautiful sunsets and the night skies......well they always leave us in awe.  We have seen so many rainbows.....so many reminders that God is God.  And with all that is going on I am thankful for this constant.

Encouraging you today to to join with the skies in proclaiming the wonderful works of God.  Encouraging you to pause in the evening and admire the masterful display He provides for us each night.

His creation continues to praise Him and so will we.

Each month I select a winner from the those subscribed to the blog for one person to win their very own WORSHIP bracelet.

This month's winner is 
Debbie B. !!!!!
Debbie I will send your bracelet to you in the mail.  Thanks for reading along with us here.

Have a wonderful month of Woship and a great week!

July - Worship Focus

Welcome to July and our opportunity to Focus on a fresh perspective of Worship.

Here is our inspiration verse for the month of July

Printable click here

I was trying recently to help someone who was mentally in a bad place understand how much God loves them.  It can be difficult.  Not because He has not shown us over and over again.  Not because His mercies, grace, kindness, provision, generosity, protection, forgiveness and so much more are not enough.  No, it really came down to feeling unworthy. And this person just kept saying but I don't deserve any of those things....I don't deserve this love.  I had to agree with them, none of us deserves that kind of love.  But the mere fact that we know, we realize, we accept that we don't deserve it is the perfect opportunity, time and place to open our hearts and accept it.

I hope no matter where you are and what you are going through that you feel loved by God today.

I hope that you will speak words to glorify Him today.

I hope that this month will be filled with opportunity after opportunity to lift your hands in praise.

Here's to July......a month of hand raising, praise speaking, love accepting!!!

If you have 4 minutes and 56 seconds enjoy Love on the Line by Hillsong Music

Also, I have a Worship bracelet for one of you subscribers......this month the winner is 

vwam.....@gmail.com

I will message you and get your bracelet to you.

Have a wonderful month of worship!

Worship Songs

Anyone else been stealing away and having some private worship music time?

I have needed it.  Craved it.  Been feed by it.  I love a good devotional.  I love to read the Bible.  I love prayer time and quiet time.  But when I am unsettled, uneasy, hungry.....sometimes I just need the Word through song.

Sharing with you today what has come to be one of my favorite songs

If you have 7 minutes and 26 seconds to spare today.  I encourage you to click on the video, close your eyes and let the words feed you.

Sending this blessing to each of you.  I truly pray His Presence go before you, and behind you, and beside you, all around you and within you!

Amen.

See you back on Friday

Worship - June Focus

Hello.  Hope you are all doing well.  We are rolling out our Worship focus for the month of June.  No matter what is going on, we must stay focused on God who will bring us through.

Here's our focus verse for the month of June

Printable click here

Don't lose your focus......problems, illness, rudeness, hate, strife, struggle, injustice are all a part of this world.  However, we have a God that is good and His love is always with us.

Let's worship together for this month as we remember Who our God is and give Him thanks for the hope we have in Him.

As we do each month, one of the subscribers to this blog will receive their very own worship bracelet made be this sweetest girl ever. If you want to ready all about her click here.

This month's winner is kg..........8@gmail.com

Enjoy your bracelet as a good reminder to worship continuously.

Wishing you all a wonderful week.

Worship - May Focus

Welcome to May and our focus on Worship

Our verse for this month is

Printable

I don't know about you, but I pretty much pray everywhere and anywhere.  I used to do a lot of praying while driving.  I have been missing that prayer time.  But I have been making up for it in the shower, while cooking, brushing my teeth.....wherever something comes to mind or I get a text requesting prayer from a friend.  But I gotta tell you, there is nothing like when I am kneeling before the Lord.  It is a whole different feel, a whole different experience.

Treat yourself to some time kneeling before the Lord.  It will be a treat for you and Him.

Oh and remember I am selecting a winner for a Worship bracelet from the blog subscribers each month.

This month's winner is juana......@yahoo.com

I will be getting your bracelet to you as soon as possible.

Have a wonderful worshipful week!

Worship - Our April Focus

Welcome to this month's Worship Focus......

Printable

If you'd like to print a copy to help you stay focused just click on the link above.

Are you finding yourself with a little extra time these days.  Well our worship focus for the month of April may just be the thing for you.  It is quite easy.... it is enjoyable to praise God when all is going well but, unfortunately, we often get complacent and don't even praise enough during those times.

Join me, want you, in praising God.

While we are praying for Him to heal our land - Let's Praise Him because He is Able

While we are praying for Him to stop the spread of this virus - Let's Praise Him because He is all Powerful

While we pray for families who are at the end of their ropes - Let's Praise Him for being Omnipresent

While we pray for businesses and ecomomies and personal finances to survive - Let's Praise Him for being a Provider

While we pray for the first line responders, medical workers, and grocery clerks - Let's Praise Him for being a Protector.

Let's fill our mouths with Praise and declare His splendor! Let's Worship with our Praise!!!


Oh and don't forget, I have a WORSHIP bracelet for one of you who subscribes to this blog post. This month's winner is audrey.m*******. As soon as it is socially acceptable, I will get your bracelet to you.

March - Focus on Worship

Welcome to March! I hope the weekend was good for you.  We ended up with two sunny days and I must say it was wonderful.

Today we are rolling out a new focus on Worship for the month of March.  Here is our verse for the month

This is a familiar verse for most of us.  But it is just an amazing account to me.  Paul and Silas were in trouble.  They've been accused and arrested.  Here's the thing.....if I am honest I am probably praying one prayer - please get me out of here.  But Paul and Silas take to worship.  Paul and Silas are able to focus on the greatness of God and to pray and sing. Paul and Silas are able to be witnesses, while they were in trouble, to other prisoners.

As we go through March, let's try to focus on God and not our circumstances.  Let's worship Him when the day is going a little rough, or uncertainty takes hold, or news that is hard to handle comes our way.  Let's Worship God and watch the miracles He will do.

Remember, I have a worship bracelet for one of you who subscribes to this blog.

I am really enjoying wearing mine

This month's winner is

LMW8**@****

Congratulations, your bracelet is on its way to you.

Have a Worship full week!

February's Focus on Worship

I hope you had a great weekend and feel rested and refreshed.  There is a surprise at the end of this post so read all the way through......I will try to be as brief as possible.

First up, let's get this month started with our focus on Worship

February Printable

We are all, all who have breath, called to worship the Lord.  The birds are certainly faithful at it, aren't they?  Without fail they start every morning with chirps of praise.

How far into your day is it before you whisper the first words of adoration and praise to the Lord?  Maybe you are extremely disciplined and have developed a great first morning routine. That is wonderful.  If you haven't developed that yet, this month would be a great time to do it.  Find something that works for you.  Maybe it is some time reading your Bible.  Maybe it is turning on praise music instead of the news.  Maybe it is starting the day with prayer.  Whatever method of worship will work for you, I hope you consistently start today that way and it propels you throughout the month.

I want to start the day, walk through the day and finish the day in that same worshipful spirit.

Let's look for ways that all through the day we can continue in this worship experience.  We have breath, join me in praising our Lord.

To help us stay focused I have surprise for you

Please meet Murphy

Y'all this kid........is AMAZING.  She has a joyful spirit and just makes you smile.  I love a kid I can have a conversation with.  I love a kid who is engaging.  She blows me away!!!! She is eleven years old and already has her own business.  She makes the most adorable custom bracelets.  I thought she would be perfect to make us a bracelet to remind us of our Word of the Year - Worship!

Look at how cute

I ordered enough so that I can give one of you a bracelet each month and she delivered them in such a cute way

Every month when we roll out the Worship verse, I am going to randomly select one of you who subscribes to this blog to receive your own WORSHIP bracelet.

Today's winner is 

jlro****@gmail

Congrats!!!!

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Now, back to Sweet Murphy.  Maybe you have a different word for this year.  She can make it.  I think I am going to ask her for one that says Surrender and Intention.  Those were my words the previous two years and I would like to have those too.  

If you want something special made just for you, Murphy can be reached by email at murphyg08@att.net or her Instagram is @sparkle.shoppe.

These bracelets are only $6 and can be made in the color of your choice.  She has lots of examples on her Instagram.  

Praising God for you and Murphy who really is a sparkle in my life.

Have a wonderful, worshipful week.

See you back on Wednesday!

2020 Word of the Year - January

I am so excited to talk about the word of the year for our little blog community.  Sometimes it is a struggle and I go back and forth and have so many options.  Then other years I am struggling to come up with one word.  But this year I felt God gave me the perfect word and I was just waiting for January to come around so we could roll it out.  In 2017 we had a real focus in May and did something positive in our 'Every Day in May' challenge.  In 2018 we were intentional and did something special in our 'Great Things in '18 Challenge'.  In 2019 we focused together on Surrendering various aspects of our lives to God with a monthly prayer focus.  I gave you a hint on Friday that our 2020 word started with a W and had 7 letters.  Did you guess what it was?

Well here it is

If you would like a printable of our word as a reminder, just click here.

First let me say, I am not a Bible Scholar.  I am not even close.  I am a girl who loves the Lord and loves sharing with you who also love Him.  So while I don't think anything I will share here will change your life, I do hope it helps us all to collectively focus and keep God in our daily thoughts.

When I was thinking of the word Worship I did some reading and researching about what others have had to say.  I thought it would be good to define it as we got started.  But, my oh my, it is such an encompassing word that I found it difficult to settle on just one definition.  So I combined a few of what I found and here is my thought as we use this as our focus for the year - Worship is always remembering God's worth.  So each month we will focus on how we can challenge ourselves to do just that. We will work on focusing on just how worthy God is in ALL situations.

I hope you will join in.  Over the course of the year I will give us a monthly prompt for us to focus on.  This month I encourage you to reflect and to really pay attention to if/when/how you are worshipping.  And, of course, worship can look so many different ways.....and it really is all about our hearts.

Well, are you in? Will you join us here for a year long focus on Worship?  I sure hope so!

Have a wonderful worshipful week!  I will see you back here on Wednesday!