Terri L.’s Journal

I love this verse! "Yet at the scent of water" Jesus is the water of my life and just the thought of him brings forth all of his promises...peace, love, mercy, grace and on and on. His love and desire for us is overwhelming? Even when I am not an active Christian spending time with The Lord in word and prayer and trying to go it alone it only takes a scent of his living water to bring forth his fruit in my life. Thank you Jesus that you "long for the creature you have made", that you will " count my steps but not keep track of my sins." That just the mere scent of your water brings forth new life.

had lived an abundant life, blessed by God, God allowed Satan to torture Job knowing than Job would not turn away from him. In his despair he makes this statement and I wonder how many have felt the same in their lifetimes. I know I have had similar thoughts. Our lives here on earth from an earthly perspective is oh so different than that of one walking with Jesus. Knowing that once our lives are over here on earth we have a home in Heaven compared to the thought of going into a nothingness or whatever they think happens to them after death. In the following verses that is what Job thought was awaiting him. Thank you Lord that my hope is in you and an eternal life with you after leaving this world!!

In God's glorious wisdom he sends his spirit at the perfect time. I will never forget the day he sent the Holy Spirit to me, I floated on cloud nine for at least a year, as he ministered his wisdom and grace into my life. It was revelation upon revelation of his word daily. I remember running to the mirror to look at myself because I knew I had to look different because after all everything inside of me felt so different! That was 1/11/1995 I grew more in that 1st few years than I have in all the years combined following that time. And though he knew I would fall away from his teaching he still blessed me with the amazing knowledge of his love and grace and filling of his Spirit, and I am now trying to turn my life back to him and am so thankful for this stepping stone to help me on my way. This verse so touched me the 1st time I read it because that day in 1995 was not the day that I asked Jesus into my life but it was the day that his wind blew where he willed it and thank you my Heavenly Father for choosing me to be your child and forgive me for all of the wasted time I have spent trying to make it on my own, I pray you would lead me and guide me onto that perfect path you have created me to be on to fulfill that which you created me to do! In Jesus precious name, amen

This shows me how very much I need Jesus as my mediator to stand in the gap for me and my many blemishes and sin so that when God the Father looks on me he only sees Jesus and therefore I am saved!