Reviving the Spark {marriage mini series}

Hi Treasures and happy Tuesday to you.Thank you so much for joining us. 

Today we continue with part 3 of the Marriage Series collab with some sweet, faith filled, women of God, beauty bloggers;  Andrea of Wink For Pink Blog, Maria-Isabel of Agape Love Designs and Tawny of Glamorously Mommy.

You can see last weeks posts HERE.  Each of us  link up our posts for your convenience. Be sure to read all of the posts as they have been great!!

In honor of my five year anniversary, I am going to talk about keeping the spark alive or reviving the spark and while this does include behind closed doors (if you know what I mean) that is not my focus. 

In five years, a lot can will change.  I mean think about it for a moment, where were you five years ago?  Heck, things can change in the blink of an eye.  This is where we come in. 

Proverbs 14:1 tells us that "Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands."
I am more than positive that all of us want to be a wise woman because let's face it who has ever strived to be foolish?  We don't want to tear down or destroy our homes with our own hands. We want to build it up. We want to build up our husbands, our children and establish a safe haven.  We want to build up  a house of prayer, a house of love, a house of peace, a house of kindness, a house of  patience.  When these are at our foundation, they will flourish and grow out and touch others.

Proverbs 24:3-4 The Voice (VOICE)

³ Wisdom is required to build a house; understanding is necessary to make it secure.
⁴ Knowledge is needed to furnish all the rooms and fill them with beautiful treasures.

This is how we keep the spark alive in our marriages, in our homes. This "spark" must always continue to be aflame. We can never get to comfortable. This especially holds true in our relationship with God and it is very true for our marriages. We must continually pray over our marriage.  We must continually bless our husbands.  We must fan the flames in our relationships.

We can learn a lot from Proverbs 31.  Take some time this week and read these VERSES and let me know what God speaks to you.

Proverbs 31:11-12 The Voice (Voice)

¹¹ She inspires trust, and her husband’s heart is safe with her, and because of her, he has every good thing.¹² Every day of her life she does what is best for him, never anything harmful or hurtful.

I love this entire portion of scripture and it is a goal of mine to attain Proverbs 31 wife characteristics.  I want my husband to know his heart is safe with me and that I only desire good things for him.  I want to always do what is best for him and never hurt him in anyway. My husband is a true gift from God. I want to love him and value him and treasure him just as God does.

Our hashtag for this series is #revivethelove2014.  We encourage you to make that extra effort, or to eat humble pie, or to step out of your comfort zone and just do something you know will just get the flame going in your marriage. We all know our husbands and we know what will work.  Each marriage is at different stages, each marriage is unique so only you know what you can do this week that will be extra special or a pleasant surprise.

For me, I am stepping out of my comfort zone big time for our 5 year anniversary getaway.  Mr. Aguila works a lot, like a lot a lot and he goes to school full time.  He gets back from a business trip just in time for our anniversary. Have I told you all how amazing my hubby is? Well yes he is but don't get me wrong he's not perfect, just like I am not perfect but honestly he's perfect for me and I love and appreciate him more than I show him.

I decided that I would stop being my selfish little missy prissy self and agree to go out to a lake resort where there are many outdoor activities to do such as jet skiing, ski boats, paddle boats, kayaks and well you get the picture. Water sports and I don't even know how to swim.  We will go out for a hike and do all the stuff Mr. Aguila likes to do. I am going to agree to the activities and I  won't complain. Treasures, THIS IS HUGE, like really HUGE but you know what, my husband has been looking forward to this trip and he totally deserves this.  We will of course get pampered with massages and all that fun stuff that I like as well. 

This small agreement has sparked up some excitement for us. Something to look forward to with the move and finals and business travel, this couldn't come at a better time.

Now it's your turn Treasures, share with us via a comment or a message or an email, (vra23@live.com) how you will take that extra step for your spouse. We want to hear all about it.  We are here to listen to you, to encourage you, to pray with you.  Revive the Love ladies. We can do this. God is faithful.

 

Hello March

Hello Treasures,  blessings to you and hello March.

Today here in Los Angeles, California, it is raining. I am talking about real rain.  Oh how I love the rain.  It's a little bit crazy to be driving in the rain though.   I had to go out but made it home safely however not dryly.

I was hoping to get my eyebrows threaded but it begin pouring down so hard I decided to just come home.  So how is the weather where you are today? 

Many people I know don't enjoy the cold rainy weather, they prefer hot summer days. I dislike the summer. I think I can say I loathe hot summer days. What about you, cold or hot weather?

So anyways, on my last blog post I gave you an update on Life as Mrs Aguila and let you know that I was moving and today marks my first week in my new place.  I still have some organizing to do but so far it's coming along pretty well. It's starting to feel like home.  I lived at my other apartment for 5 years and I really liked it but this new place has more space so little by little with some help from blogs and Pinterest, it will get done.

I have tried to take some photos of some of the décor I have found and used so look for a couple of posts on that.  I will be posting again more frequently, now that I am semi-settled plus miss blogging. Also I am teaming up with Little Miss Andee of Wink for Pink for a biblical marriage series for the month of March, which begins on Tuesday so be sure to check back for that.

I confess (hmm now that I think about it, I miss those confessions blog post) I typed this yesterday and surely thought I had posted it but found out that I hadn't when I was going to work on a post for today. Woooppssy

Either way, hope you had a good weekend and come stop by and say hello through out the week.

Update on Life as Mrs. Aguila

Hey Treasures, praying you are doing well and thank you for stopping by today.  I know I am not consistent on here and surely I thought that would improve in 2014 but it seems like it got worse. Two whole months without blogging, say what?  I am wondering if any of my other fellow bloggers struggle with this?

I honestly have so many topic ideas to blog about BUT I just haven't had the time to sit and dedicate it to this here blog.  I guess I didn't realize initially, how much time goes into each blog post. I admire all bloggers who post daily plus include amazing photos. 

There is a lot going on in Life as Mrs. Aguila right now and well I just don't have the time to dedicate to my blog.  It does make me sad because I love blogging and writing my heart and sharing about make up and my outfits and my shopping and my shoes and well Life as Mrs. Aguila.

I am very blessed, I can not speak about my life without speaking about Jesus and what He has done in my life. He has transformed me and while I am still a work in progress, I have also had a lot of progress in the past 8 years and if I continue to focus on what still needs work, it takes away from what the Lord has already done. 

God has healed my broken heart, He has filled up the many voids I felt in my heart, He has delivered me from addiction, He has filled me with LOVE, He has given me purpose, He has blessed me with an amazing husband, He has restored my life and lit up my path that leads towards my destiny.

Blessed is the only word that comes to mind when I think of the season that Mr. Aguila and I  are in right now.

We are in the process of moving. I didn't think moving would be so tiring.  We don't have a lot of stuff or so I thought.  Funny thing my kitchen has taken me the longest time and I am not even a cooker or baker or home maker although right now I am blogging while dinner is on the stove. 

So this week is packing time.  We got the keys to our new place yesterday so today at lunch time, me and the Mr. dropped off our first load of stuff. Saturday is the big moving day so more busy days ahead but once I am settled in, I will begin to blog more and share all the ideas I have for this here little space of mine on the world wide web.

Thanks again for stopping by and you can always find me on social media. The links are on the upper right hand corner.

And be sure to enter this $500 Cash Giveaway. There is still a few more days left.
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Hello My Name Is

Hey Treasures, so today I want to share with you what I like to call my life's theme song! You may have seen this on my about me sections for my blog and my social media.

 

I love this video, I hope you also enjoy it
 

I do realize the video has the lyrics but I wanted to share them either way.

 

Matthew West - Hello My Name Is

Hello, my name is regret

I'm pretty sure we have met

Every single day of your life

I'm the whisper inside

That won't let you forget

Hello, my name is defeat

I know you recognize me

Just when you think you can win

I'll drag you right back down again

‘Til you've lost all belief

These are the voices, these are the lies

And I have believed them, for the very last time

Hello, my name is child of the one true King

I've been saved, I've been changed,

And I have been set free

“Amazing Grace” is the song I sing

Hello, my name is child of the one true King

I am no longer defined

By all the wreckage behind

The one who makes all things new

Has proven it's true

Just take a look at my life

What love the Father has lavished upon us

That we should be called His children

I am a child of the one true King

 

© 2012 Songs of Southside Independent Music Publishing / External Combustion Music / Songs for Delaney (ASCAP)

http://www.klove.com/music/artists/matthew-west/songs/hello,-my-name-is-lyrics.aspx

 

So what is your favorite song? Do you have a theme song for your life? I'd love to hear about it. Visit me on my FACEBOOK PAGE and share with me your song or video.

Boot Shopping

Hey Treasures, Happy Sunday, I hope you all had a great weekend.  I had a very nice staycation and heading back to business as usual come Monday.

So if you follow me on Instagram @mrsaguila09 or on Facebook @lifeasmrsguila you seen this yesterday. I decided to do a reveal post on which brown boots you chose for me. 



Have you heard of JustFab?  Are you a member?  Just Fab is where "Members receive monthly shoe and handbag selections based on their personal style, and the items are handpicked for them by their own style expert. It's like having a personal shopper and celebrity stylist in one!" If you are a shoe collector like me, you can join here, JustFab invite.  I do get some credit when you join and place your first order.

I would like to thank everyone that helped me choose. I can seriously be so indecisive. This is not a good characteristic to have but this was a lot of fun and I plan to do a small giveaway for everyone who helped me choose. I was thinking a $10 credit from Mrs. Aguila's Avon and Mark Shop.  Let me know what you think about that. 

So here is the tally and the winner of the boots I am going to order.

 

 Ok so here are close ups of the boots and links to full details in case you are interested.

 



Audrie Boots from Just Fab

Nottingham Boots from JustFab

Wellington Boots from JustFab

Ok so confession as I went back into the website to write this post, I noticed that for B. Nottingham, I shared the Cognac color not the brown which by the way I love and will probably order as well and secondly C. Wellington I shared is actually burgundy and the brown is cognac, much lighter than what I am looking for plus I have boots that color. Needless to say I am glad A. Audrie won and I can't wait to get them and share how I dress them up.

Thank you again to those who voted and thank you for reading.

I Confess

Yippee, it's confessing time. Have I told you that I love this bi-weekly link up with Agape Love Designs and Let It Shine.  Of course I have because this has to be my favorite post to write and my favorite link up.

I CONFESS...

I love writing these posts because I can just type random confession after confession and they usually just flow. 

I am super excited that this is my 100th post!! It's been a struggle for me to keep up with my blog but I continue to push through. Thank you for joining me on this journey.

I begin to type this while me and Mr. Aguila were watching Wolverine.

I am not much of a movie watcher because I have a short attention span.  I usually lose interest easily and can't focus so I figured this is a great time to type up my blog.

I got stuck on the movie and starting typing this after the movie was done.  It is a good movie, have you seen it?

The movies that I seriously love and have to see at the theater are Fast and Furious movies. To be honest, I was really sad to hear about Paul Walker.  I am not sure how I feel about watching the movie next year.

I am not really big on following celebrities and stuff. I found out Paul Walkers name once he died. 

I am finally getting into Christmas mode but we haven't gotten a Christmas tree. 

Last week was my nephews birthday and my sister in love's birthday (my baby (nephews') momma. I was on birthday mode for them but celebrations were successful and now over so Christmas let's do this.

I love everything about this time of the year but most of all,  Jesus is the reason for the season.  While I love the gifts, family time and the food, I try not to get consumed and forget the real meaning of Christmas.

Mr. Aguila and I finally did some Christmas shopping tonight after our dinner date.  We hit Victoria's Secret and Ross and while I was shopping for myself, we did manage to get some gifts out of the way.

I am really obsessing over leggings right now and I found some solid colored ones at Ross for really cheap. I follow this shop on instagram, Kika La'Rue and I seen and reposted these leggings/tights that I fell in love with for my Christmas outfit but they are sold out.

After I posted them I was able to get them locally from my awesome friend Isela's Accessories & More and now I am hoping that she can get me these I seen on @ curlycraftymom who shared she got them at Lundy Jane's boutique. I checked and they aren't available, sad face!!

Aren't these cute??

As you know, I love to shop and even though I am always shopping for myself, I also enjoy shopping for others. 

I joined some awesome bloggers for #ZabrinaSecretSanta and also doing Cara Box.  Have you heard of these?  Are you participating in any of these? Click the links to meet the awesome bloggers that organize these swaps.

Speaking of swaps, Maria-Isabel of Agape Love Designs and I did a swap, just because a couple months ago, (you can view our box reveals on KEEK, @ mrsaguila09 and @ agapelovegirl ) My confession on this is that it was my first swap ever and I totally sucked at it!!! I felt so bad that I had to send her out a second box a couple weeks ago.  I did send her everything on her wish list and just a couple extras BUT in comparison to what I received from her, my box was skimpy BUT I am pretty sure the second box made up for it.

I now feel I am prepared for my next swap. I have more insight on this, thanks Maria-Isabel.  Have you done a beauty swap?

There is still time to enter this sweet cash giveaway,  $500 CASH GIVEAWAY.

http://faithhopeandtreasures.blogspot.com/2013/12/500-cash-giveaway.html

I want to do a Captain Hook, make up Monday look but I am still not sure what I will use.  I have so many eye shadow pallets that I am sure I can come up with something.

My weekend was very chill, thank God! Mr. Aguila doesn't have class on Saturdays right now. This photo sums up Life as Mrs. Aguila on a Saturday morning.  My hubby (he still draws for me), my coffee and marshmallows.  Be Happy and Always Forgive Treasures.

 
It is now Sunday afternoon and I am barely finishing up this post while watching the Dallas Cowboys game, so yeah just a bit distracted.

Hope you had an awesome weekend. God bless you treasures. May this week be stress free and full of faith, hope and treasures as well love, peace and joy.

Queen of Hearts {Disney Villains Series}

It is Monday Treasures!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend.

I love Monday's well Make up Mondays with Maria-Isabel of Agape Love Designs and Andrea of Wink for Pink.

You can link up your make up posts or beauty related stuff here.

 

 

So here is my day time make up that I wore to church today. I did a very soft neutral eye and a bold red lip.     

 

I was messing around taking selfies in the car after church.

Eyelid base: My Beauty Addiction Shadow Poxy

Eyeshadow Base: MAC Sweet Satisfaction

Eyeshadows: Stila, Matte Browns (Can't see name of colors anymore)

Mascara: AVON Super Extend Infinitize

 

Lip Liner (used to line as well as all over), MAC Kiss Me Quick

I enhanced my make up for an evening look to go with today's Disney Villain, Queen of Hearts.

I used a variety of brands of make up for this look.

Eyelid base: My Beauty Addiction Shadow Poxy

Eyeshadow Base: MAC Sweet Satisfaction

Eyeshadows: Stila, Matte Browns (Can't see name of colors anymore)

Avon True Color Eyeshadow, Blackest Black

My Beauty Addiction, Poppy Red

Shop Avon here http://victoriaaguila.avonrepresentative.com

 

Lip Base:  Wet N' Wild Lip Balm, Cherry (has a hint of red tint)

Lip Liner used to line as well as all over, MAC Kiss Me Quick

Lipstick: MAC Ruby Woo

I think I look a lot like the Queen of Hearts, what do you think?  Can you see my crown?

Here are some pictures of me posing for Mr. Aguila's camera. I am camera shy.

I am really loving this sweater.  I actually found it at Ross for $12.99. Score!!

Did you notice my necklace?  This is the necklace I ordered from Litva's Jewelry that I mentioned here. She had an Instagram auction. I am so glad I won the bid on this. It is so pretty. Be sure to follow her on Instagram.

The girls are having a Make Up Monday Disney Villain Series and here is the schedule so you can join the fun.



My Delivery Truck is on The Way

Hello to you lovely treasures!! How are you doing this fine evening? I'm blogging while watching The Voice. Blake Shelton is singing, Silver Bells. I am really loving all the Christmas music. It's such a beautiful time of the year.

So how did you make out for Black Friday and/or Cyber Monday? Did you do any shopping? I did way too much shopping but then again that's usually what I do. So here's a little peek at what I ordered last week through yesterday.

I love to shop online and oh I am going to take a rabbit trail because this reminds me of the message my pastor gave at church on Sunday.  He used an analogy that I totally was familiar with. He was teaching us about prayer and referenced Mark 11:24, "So listen to what I’m saying: Whatever you pray for or ask from God, believe that you’ll receive it and you will." (The Voice)
He went on to say that when we shop online, we put our faith in what we are ordering and how all we see is a picture and we want it so we ask for it (order it) and we believe that we will receive what we ordered. We are not able to see if its in the warehouse or even available and yet without doubt we place the order, pay for it and then we wait for it. We track our orders and wait in anticipation, with excitement for the item or items we purchased. We just trust that our orders are on the truck on their way to us.  He went on to say that in the same way whatever we pray for or ask from God, we must believe we will receive it.  It is on the delivery truck coming our way.
1 John 5:14, "We live in the bold confidence that God hears our voices when we ask for things that fit His plan."  (The Voice)

Ok so back to what I ordered online and believing to receive really soon.
HauteLook had theBalm Cosmetics so I ordered my first ever Balm items. You can join HauteLook here. I ordered the Nude'tude Eyeshadow palette. Do you have it?

I placed an order from My Beauty Addiction. I love this Whipped Jojoba Scrub.  I also ordered some eyeshadow samples and a slim tube lipstick.

I ordered some more hair fluffs from Mila Rose Designs.  Melissa had a great deal going on that I had to take advantage of

         Glitter Fluff   //  Animal Print Chiffon Fluff

 

I participated in my first Instagram auction on Litvas_Jewelry Instagram. It was pretty fun.  I love her jewelry. Be sure to follow Sandra.

 

Lastly  I ordered some blouses from Sugar Love Boutique who was also having a great deal. I just couldn't pass this one up either.

 

I ordered the Audrey Top (I have it in mint and was on sale for just $10), Murphy Top and April Top.

 

Mr. Aguila took advantage of some electronic specials as well.  He is geeking out over them.

 

Now I wait to receive my orders and I know they, along with my answered prayers, are on the trucks.

A Recap of Thanksgiving Week

Hey Treasures, its Sunday night. I am blogging and looking for some Cyber Monday deals. Are you doing any shopping today?

I am going to share a recap of my week with you today.
I had a busy week that begin last Sunday with a birthday celebration for my brother.

This was an extra special celebration of life for my brother.
I am thankful to God for another year of life for my little brother. I know that this year will be his best yet. With lots of prayer and lots of tears, I have my brother back. My eyes fill with tears even now. I just found an email of one of the prayers me and my GIGs would pray for our brothers from 2009. #NeverGiveUpHope Love them through their struggles. #LoveConquersAll Keep sowing in prayer because we do get to reap a harvest. Happy birthday @boyroman I love you and I am so proud of you. I always have been 💖🎈🎁🎂🎊 #ilovemylittlebrother #lovemyfam

Here I am with my cousin and my GodDaughter.
Showing my full outfit.
My blouse I received in my swap with Maria-Isabel and it's from Maurices.
My pretty Coral pants are from New York & Company
My black boots from Just Fab
My necklace from Avon

Next up is Thanksgiving and this year we went to my uncle's house where my granddaddy and family were. I had a really great time.  Family time is always a good time. I love my family. My granddaddy will be 90 in 2014. Every moment with him is precious. After spending time with my family, we went with my family in love.

My sweater is JCP from JCPenney.

My necklace is from Avon.

My earrings are from A Little Piece of Me.

My headband is from A Little Piece of Me.





 

Finally, I wanted to share that I had a great privilege of going out to Tijuana, Mexico for a women's seminar, Construyendo Vidas Tijuana as a guest speaker. I shared about God's Immense Love.  I will share the message here this week. I just need to translate it. Did I mention that my message was in Spanish?  Yes I speak, read and write Spanish but this was my first time ministering in Spanish. I was so nervous but God is so good. 
Stop by and visit this website and see what an amazing ministry this is. This is a chapter from Life Builders Seminars. I am honored to be a part of such a great movement. I was super blessed to go out to Tijuana, Mexico. These woman blessed my life and experiencing this with Mr. Aguila, my mother in love and the Sotos's was just amazing.  It was quite an adventure and I can't wait to go back.

As you can see,  I had a busy week and I am super tired but it was all worth it.
How was your week?

SHOP AVON WITH MRS. AGUILA

HEY LOVELY TREASURES, HOW ARE YOU DOING?  IT’S MAKEUP MONDAY AND I HAVEN’T BLOGGED MUCH ABOUT MAKE UP LATELY BUT I WANTED TO SHARE SOME OF THE AVON AND MARK MAKE UP PHOTOS FROM MY INSTAGRAM AND MRS. AGUILA’S AVON & MARK SH0P FACEBOOK PAGE WITH YOU. IF YOU HAVEN’’T LIKED MY AVON PAGE OR FOLLOWED ME ON INSTAGRAM YOU CAN DO THAT NOW.

 

DID YOU KNOW AVON  OFFERS CANDLES? VISIT MY WEBSITE /CLICK SHOP NOW TAB/ HOME TAB/CANDLES TAB TO SEE ALL CANDLES. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT MY PINTEREST BOARD. SHOWN HERE IS ALSO AVON NAIL ART AND AVON LIPPIES.

 

 

 HERE IS SOME EYE CANDY. I LOVED THIS PICTURE. IT SHOWS A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING AVON MAKE UP, ULTRA GLAZEWEAR LIPGLOSS, SUPERSHOCK EYELINER, ULTRA COLOR RICH LIPSTICKS (SEE BELOW FOR MORE INFO), MEGA WATT NAIL POLISH AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE SUPER EXTEND INFINITIZE MASCARA.

ULTRA COLOR RICH LIPSTICK, AVAILABLE IN 55 SHADES

WHETHER YOU ARE FEELING ROMANTIC, FIERCE, FLIRTY, PRETTY, BOLD, SOFT, TAMED, OR CASUAL, AVON HAS A SHADE FOR YOUR LIPS.

 

 

YOU CAN NOT MENTION THE MEGA EFFECTS MASCARA TOO MUCH. YOU CAN CHECK OUT MARIA-ISABEL'S REVIEW OF THIS MASCARA AT AGAPE LOVE DESIGNS. I ALSO REALLY LOVE THE AVON EYESHADOW QUADS. THERE IS A VARIETY OF COLORS AND THEY ARE MADE FOR YOU TO CREATE A QUICK AND EASY EYE OF THE DAY. MAKE SURE TO BROWSE THE COLORS AT youravon.com/victoriaaguila 



 

 MARK.GIRL ALSO SOME AMAZING PRODUCTS AND I WILL DO A BLOG LIKE THIS ONE FOR MARK NEXT. LUCY HALE OF PRETTY LITTLE LIARS IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEXT MARK MAGALOG AND YOU CAN SHOP THAT  EBROCHURE ON MY WEBSITE BEGINNING NEXT WEEK.

 

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(disclaimer: some of these are not my photos, I share most of them from the Avon and Mark Facebook pages and/or Instagram.)

 

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More October Confessions

Happy Friday sweet Treasures!! It is  Confessional Friday with  Agape Love Designs and Let it ShineBlog.  I just love this linky party, don’t you?  I always have so much to confess, after all this linky party is every other week.

This is my free time to get it all out and then read what others are confessing. 

I CONFESS…

I totally drew a blank once I started to type.

I love, love the weekend.

I am really loving Fall weather in California, especially at night.

I haven’t been going to my regular church for a couple of weeks now and I miss it.

I have church tonight and all of a sudden I feel so sleepy that I want to go home and take a nap but I won’t.

Since I have a couple hours before church starts, I am going to do some shopping instead of going home to nap.

I have been shopping like crazy, mostly online.

I have only ordered 1 out of the 3 things I posted about here on my last October Confessions.

I ordered this set from A Little Piece of Me Shop.

Salena is the sweet designer behind this shop and you can check out her blog and stalk her on social media like I do. She really has the cutest stuff.

I want mostly everything she posts on Instagram.

I had an amazing birthday this year. I just felt really blessed.

I redid my hair and yes I confess, I love red hair and I love saying Red hair, Don’t Care.

I still have not made it back onto the fitness wagon that I fall off thanks to my birthday month.

I actually gained a couple pounds back this month and I feel so sad about that.

I always say I will start on Monday so hopefully this Monday will be the day I get it together.

I have gray (or white)hairs growing out on my eyebrows and it is not cute at all!!!

I plan on going on a spending fast starting November 1st. My hubby will be really happy to hear that BUT I don't know how I feel about this. Even just thinking about it makes me nervous.

I need to make more time for prayer and reading (and social media should count BUT it doesn't).  God is so good to call us out and hold us accountable to what He has called us to do. We got prayer for this exact thing at service. So thankful for my pastors and my church for being in tune with the Holy Spirit and leading the way.

I was suppose to post this last night and then this morning and just finishing it up right now.

I need to get some sleep because  I have to be at church early tomorrow.

I kinda poured out my heart out on this post and feel a little vulnerable yet through the typing and tears, it also brought me some freedom.

The birthday celebrations still continue with these giveaways but ending soon.
$750 PAYPAL CASH (ends 10/27) // $225 PAYPAL CASH (ends 10/31)

I hope you enjoy this last weekend in October.

PEACE AND BLESSINGS,

Follow Me Bible Study {Week 3} Delight in God

Hello Beautiful Treasures, how are you doing?  I am sorry I took  break without any notice.  It wasn't really planned but with birthday weekend, I needed a couple of days to catch up at home and do all that fun stuff we love, clean house, do laundry, cook, clean up and start all over again.

  

I did leave you with some great giveaways so I hope you have entered them. 

PIER 1 $50 GIFT CARD (ends 10/24) // $750 PAYPAL CASH (ends 10/27) // $225 PAYPAL CASH (ends 10/31)

 I am behind on my reading for...

This is what I have so far for this week.

Week 3

"DELIGHT IN GOD"

 

This week’s Scripture Memory

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This week in a daily break down

I usually will share what stood out to me the most from each day (There is a lot of good points throughout the days, from what I have read and l only share one but this week it will be different because I haven't read through the week or taken notes on all the days.

I hope that you will join us on this bible study and share with us what stood out to you, ask questions and/or leave comments.

 

Day One – Our Father

The creator of the universe is my Father, this chapter really spoke to me. It touches on "God Delights in Us" and "We Delight in God".  These are to two subtitles in this chapter. 

 

In the God Delights In Us section, David Platt says that in the Old Testament God is rarely described as Father; 15 times to be exact. He says in the New Testament, in the Gospels alone, we see God described as Father 165 different times and 164 of them occur when Jesus is teaching His disciples.  He uses the Sermon on the Mount, as an example, where Jesus is teaching His disciples how to pray.  You know the Our Father prayer right? David Platt says, "Amazingly, this is the first time in the Bible where anyone is encouraged to pray to God as Father.

 

~~"Jesus' words are both astounding and significant.  As Christians, we have the distinct privilege of knowing, worshipping, talking, and relating to God as "our Father.”  BY DAVID PLATT, page 66

 

What a privilege this is indeed to call the creator.  of the universe Abba Father! Jesus tore the veil and now we can now talk to directly to our Father in heaven.

 

==EVEN NOW RUN INTO HIS ARMS AND SAY, "MY FATHER."=

 

This is somewhat of a struggle for me.  My dad died when I was five.  I have distinctive memories of him and I and then one day we got the sad new that my died dad, even now it brings me to tears.  I remember that day so clearly.  I remember I was in my mom's room playing Lite Brite with my brothers and my cousins. I can still hear my mom screaming "NO, NO, NO"!!!! and banging on the wall while on the phone.

Although I was only five, I had a great relationship with my dad. I was daddy's little girl. My mom says when he would go out, all I would do was cry for him.  The void in my heart even now has me typing and crying.  After all these years it still hurts.  I use to think my dad abandoned me.  I was so young  I didn't understand. I battle or have battled a fear of abandonment because of this deep wound.  This also makes for a difficult time to fully embrace God almighty as my Heavenly Father.  Growing up without my dad was a challenge BUT the void in my heart and the pain deep within me affected me more than I care to admit. 

I want the wall removed so I can run into God's arms and say "My Father."  A part of me even feels guilty because all my life (well since I was five) I longed for my daddy's love and I searched for it. Oh let me tell you, I searched in ALL the wrong places.  encountering Jesus has helped me a lot BUT I am still a work in progress and I know the God reveals to heal.  As this stuff services and the ache in my heart becomes ever so real, I find comfort knowing that through this God is healing me and He promises to never leave me nor forsake me and I can feel safe with my Heavenly Father and hold onto the memories of my daddy.

Thank you for reading. I pray you were blessed.  This book has my attention. Please make sure  to stop by Satisfaction Through Christ’s to read  Christie's discussion on the this week’s reading and also check back with us every Wednesday for the next 3 weeks for the rest of this study.

God bless you and if you have any prayer requests please leave me a comment or send me an email and we will lift up your needs in Jesus name.