Pursuing God ~

We are often hindered from giving up our treasures to the Lord out of fear for their safety; this is especially true when those treasures are loved relatives and friends. But we need have no such fears. Our Lord came not to destroy but to save. Everything is safe which we commit to Him, and nothing is really safe which is not so committed.
A. W. Tozer–The Pursuit of God

Now, that’s a word that spoke directly to my heart today!  And not just this excerpt from the book by A.W. Tozer, but the title of that book, itself … The Pursuit of God!  How important is it to me to truly know Him … to know him intimately?  How much of my time do I put forth into activily ‘pursuing’ God?  Seeking His face … and delighting myself in Him moment by moment?  How important is it to me to truly know His will for my life? 

Knowing His will is more valuable than all the treasures we could ever have, and we must always esteem knowing His will as the true treasure, and therefore make it the primary thing that we seek.  To pursue Him means striving for a more intimate relationship with Him.  It implies a continuous following through until we have attained the desired result, which in this case, is not only to be close to Him but also one with Him in all we are, and all we do.  Pursuing the presence of the Lord is to seek knowledge and information about Him. This we find in His Word, His love-letter to us.  I know more than anything, that my heart wants to pursue God, to seek His face, to delight in Him, to be devoted to Him, and to treasure His will for my life!  How about you?!  Let’s pursue Him together!

Praying you’re all staying snug and warm!  We are about -10 here now, with a windchill of -25!!  Power lines went down about 2 blocks from our home, so we are right at the line where many homes are without electricity!  I’m so grateful we weren’t on that part of the grid, but I do pray for those that have no heat in these dangerous temperatures!  It’s always good to have a kerosene heater in times like these!  We are at least prepared with that … and lots of snuggly, warm quilts! 

We have another show this weekend, which we are to set up at later today, but we may just reconsider, although the extra money sure would be a blessing right now!  We are supposed to have a ‘heat wave’ tomorrow, so if we can just get through this major cold spell today, we should be fine.  We may not have help, as we had hoped, so please say a prayer that God will direct us in what we should, or shouldn’t do, and that somehow we will have help!  Dear hubby has an appointment with the doctor this morning for x-rays to see how that ankle is setting, and he may give him the go ahead to drive.  Still not sure if it’s time yet … he’s been supervising a job this week, mostly sitting, but his ankle is still swollen.  My cough, I’m grateful to say, is much better.  I’m beginning to feel somewhat normal again.  We did bring our little ‘Miss Pookie’, the kitten, into the house, out of the cold, about the time Ian arrived for his visit.  Seems she and ‘Mr. Mooshie’ are getting along pretty fine … I’m glad he has a companion now!  It is not good for cat to be alone!  )   Well, I hope you’ll all have a very blessed weekend … I’ll be back on Monday to do more visiting to your sites, unless plans change, and we don’t do the show, then you’ll see me sooner.  Thank you so much for your prayers for our weekend!  Think of me warmly!

 Hugs,
       ~ Deborah <><