Planting God's Word In Your Heart!

Sometimes sibling rivalry can be intense in our house.  They have major LOVE/hate moments.  I know ALL of us as parents go through the same thing.  IF not, you might want to check with your doctor to make sure your children are breathing OR you aren't suffering with DENIAL.  This week, our household will focus on Romans 12:9-12.  Darren and I consider it a tribulation to have to endure sibling rivalry and there's NO denying it certainly tests our patience, so that part of scripture is for US! Haha. If you want to print this to be displayed in your home or for your children, click here.  Enjoy!

Burn Away!

There are so many times that a song just really speaks to me.  Today, this happened.  I absolutely LOVE this song, "Burn Away", by Meredith Andrews.  I hope you do too.

"ONLY YOU, ONLY YOU!

ALL I NEED, LET NOTHING STAND IN BETWEEN US

MAKE ME YOURS

CONSUMING FIRE...

BURN AWAY, EVERYTHING THAT BREAKS YOUR HEART

EVERYTHING THAT IS NOT LOVE

PURIFY MY EVERY THOUGHT

TAKE AWAY EVERYTHING THAT COMES BETWEEN US

EVERYTHING THAT IS UNTRUE

JESUS MAKE ME MORE LIKE YOU

BURN AWAY!"

If ONLY that could be EVERYONE'S wants and desires this world would be such a better place.

Create In Me A Clean Heart O Lord!

51 ^(B)Have mercy on me,^[a] O God,
    according to your steadfast love;
according to your ^(C)abundant mercy
    ^(D)blot out my transgressions.
^2 (E)Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
    and ^(F)cleanse me from my sin!

^3 (G)For I know my transgressions,
    and my sin is ever before me.
^4 (H)Against you, you only, have I sinned
    and done what is evil ^(I)in your sight,
^(J)so that you may be justified in your words
    and blameless in your judgment.
⁵ Behold, ^(K)I was brought forth in iniquity,
    and in sin did my mother conceive me.
⁶ Behold, you delight in truth in ^(L)the inward being,
    and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.

⁷ Purge me ^(M)with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
    ^(N)wash me, and I shall be ^(O)whiter than snow.
⁸ Let me hear joy and gladness;
    ^(P)let the bones ^(Q)that you have broken rejoice.
^9 (R)Hide your face from my sins,
    and ^(S)blot out all my iniquities.
^10 (T)Create in me a ^(U)clean heart, O God,
    and ^(V)renew a right^[b] spirit within me.
^11 (W)Cast me not away from your presence,
    and take not ^(X)your Holy Spirit from me.
¹² Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
    and uphold me with a willing spirit.

¹³ Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
    and sinners will ^(Y)return to you.
¹⁴ Deliver me from ^(Z)bloodguiltiness, O God,
    O ^(AA)God of my salvation,
    and ^(AB)my tongue will sing aloud of your ^(AC)righteousness.
¹⁵ O Lord, open my lips,
    and my mouth will declare your praise.
^16 (AD)For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;
    you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.
¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are ^(AE)a broken spirit;
    a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

^18 (AF)Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;
    ^(AG)build up the walls of Jerusalem;
¹⁹ then will you delight in ^(AH)right sacrifices,
    in burnt offerings and ^(AI)whole burnt offerings;
    then bulls will be offered on your altar.