Category Archives: Jesus

Giveaway Winner and Housekeeping Stuff

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The giveaway winner of the Jesus Calling by Sarah Young is…………

#19~~~ Diana Lee!!!
Congratulations Diana! Check your e-mail!

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Now for a little bit of housekeeping stuff.

Facebook has changed the pages again! It controls what shows up on your news feed via their algorithm formula and now with the ‘Promote Your Page’ campaign they just started.
What it means is if you post a comment or like my posts/pics, then you will continue to see my future posts.
However, if you are a silent reader and do not comment or like any of my posts/pics, you will eventually no longer see me in your news feed.
So don’t forget to go to the Seeking His Grace Facebook page and hit ‘Like’ once in a while or you will miss future updates!

You can also follow me on Twitter or subscribe to e-mail delivery (you can find that in the right toolbar at the top of the page.)

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I apologize for my lack of blog posts. My toddler has been sick and needy. We also have been very avidly looking for an apartment. We may have found one so please keep us in your prayers. I have also been trying to clean out clutter, sell stuff, get rid of stuff and box stuff up for a garage sale. I will continue to be busy for the next month or two with school ending and trying to get our family moved. Please be patient. I will continue to post as much as possible through this season. I know that once we are moved and settled that I really want to focus on my writing so I hope you chose to stick it out with me! Thank you for your loyalty as a reader!

Giveaway~ Jesus Calling Devotional

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I have mentioned the daily devotional I use, Jesus Calling by Sarah Young a couple of times already.

I have to say that I am absolutely in love with this devotional. It is quick enough that I can get a few minutes of Jesus in the morning before starting my busy day. The devotionals are written from the perspective as if Jesus were speaking directly to the reader. At the end of each devotional are a couple of scriptures for reference and to meditate on or pray about. It is a beautifully written devotional and I cannot say enough good things about it.

I recently won a prize pack on Twitter from Devotions Daily that included a couple of CD’s as well as a copy of Jesus Calling. However, a very wonderful and beautiful friend has already gifted me with my own copy and so now I happen to have an extra one.

I would like to pass on this wonderful blessing to one of my fabulous readers!

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To Enter~~~ All you need to do is leave a comment here telling me what your favorite scripture is. That’s it! (please be sure to leave your e-mail or make certain I have a way to contact you when you win!)

If you would like to earn a couple of extra entries, you can do any of the following, but they are not mandatory. Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

Follow me on Twitter
Like Seeking His Grace on Facebook
Tweet about the giveaway using @SeekingHim316 in your tweet (can be done once daily)

Giveaway will end on Wednesday, May 23rd at 10:00pm PST. Winner will be picked using random.org and will be announced Thursday, May 24th. The winner will have 48 hours after being contacted to claim their prize. 

Good Luck!!! 

90 Days with Jesus

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This week I am joining in at Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop.

Mama’s Losin’ It

4.) What have you been too busy to pay attention to?

My Bible
Devotional time
Quiet time
Time with my Father
Time Seeking His Grace

All are things that I have been too busy for lately. Things that have been neglected way too much lately. Things that have been lost among the busyness of daily life.

It is so easy to get caught up in the day-to-day activities that we can often turn around and it has been hours, days, or even months since we have sat down and made time to be in His presence.

God does not want us to serve if it takes us away from having time with Him. What He craves and desires from us most is a relationship. Our presence. Our spirit. Our heart. He wants us to give all of these things to Him joyfully and without questioning. The thing that God most desires is us. Me. You. Her. Him. Them. Everyone.

My bible study session is already complete for the year. We have finished David Study by Beth Moore which I highly recommend. Summer is often a difficult time for me because I do not have a bible study to keep me in the Word or something to keep me accountable.

For a while now, I’ve had this sitting in a drawer with a ton of other books waiting to be read. I had been saving it for the right time.

God prompted me today as I was thinking about what to do now that my bible study was over to pull this out of the drawer. And along with it, a companion I had gotten as well.

For the next 90 days, I will be rooted in this book and with my Jesus. I will learn of my Jesus. I will be going on intimate journey with Him. I will be developing a relationship and a deeper love for my Jesus.

Will you join me?

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If you would like to join me on this delectable 90 day journey, you can find both books on Amazon. I will begin my journey on Monday.
Jesus, the One and Only
Jesus: 90 Days With the One and Only (Personal Reflections)

I am weak but He is strong

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As I am sure you have noticed, I was absent last week. It was a particularly busy week. It was a very long week. It was an exhausting week; physically, emotionally and spiritually exhausting.

We have had some setbacks in trying to find a place to rent.

Jayden had an extremely difficult week.

I am trying to get some health issues answered.

I am trying to pack, sell stuff, get rid of stuff and still provide for the daily needs in our home.

Life was looking quite difficult and very bleak last week.

And then I opened up my Jesus Calling Devotional by Sarah Young and this was the devotional for that day.

COME TO ME with empty hands and open heart, ready to receive abundant blessings. I know the depth and breadth of your neediness. Your life-path has been difficult, draining you of strength. Come to Me for nurture. Let Me fill you up with My Presence: I in you, and you in Me.
My Power flows most freely into weak ones aware of their need for Me. Faltering steps of dependence are not lack of faith; they are links to My Presence.

And then the children’s worship song, Jesus Loves me went through my head

Jesus loves me this I know
For the Bible tells me so
Everyone to Him belongs
They are weak, but He is strong 

It took a children’s song to give me the reminder that while I am weak, my Father is strong.

While it was “just a children’s song” it takes us back to the simplicity of our faith. Sometimes, we need to get back to the basics, the simplicity, and remember that we are to have a child-like faith.

Why do I have to make it so complicated?

All God wants from me is my love and my trust.

Nothing more and nothing less.

Reading that devotional changed my whole outlook on the week. I had been trying to do it on my own. I needed to get on my knees and lay it at His feet. Because where I am very weak, He is always quite strong.

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; 
but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. 
They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
~Isaiah 40: 29-31~

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Today I am linking up with Better Mom Monday’s!

Sing His Praises

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Earlier this week I had a really good time during my bible study. Really good.

Beth invites us to worship the Lord as David did in 2 Samuel 7. She invites us to sing out to the Lord; to worship Him through song. It didn’t matter what our voice sounds like and it really didn’t matter if the words were completely correct. What mattered was that we were to worship the Lord with our whole heart, to shout and sing to Him, to praise Him for all things.

The first song that came to mind was the children’s song Jesus Loves Me. You see, God continually has to remind me that He loves me No Matter What. Because I grew up in such a house of dysfunction, I often forget that I am loved unconditionally by my Heavenly Father. He loves me when I am good, He loves me when I am bad and He loves me when I am mediocre. He loves me always.

The second song that came out was Amazing Grace. That song is so true for me. I was a wretch who was saved by the grace and mercy of God. I once was blind, but now I see. Every day, I wake up blind until God gives me the ability to see the world through His eyes.

I sat there for a little while in silence after that. Just letting the Lord fill my heart. It is an amazing experience, one that cannot be described, when you feel the presence of the Lord right next to you; holding you and comforting you.

I had some chores I needed to get done, but I felt like I just wasn’t quite ready to get up. So I went to my iTunes and found the first song that I was prompted to listen to.

This was the song. It happens to be one of my very favorite Christian songs. Again, it is a reminder of God’s amazing love for me.