Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.
Mark 5:34
Maybe all you have (is) a crazy hunch and a high hope. You have nothing to give. But you are hurting. And all you have to offer him is your hurt.
Maybe that has kept you from coming to God. Oh, you've taken a step or two in his direction. But then you saw the other people around him. They seemed so clean, so neat, so trim and fit in their faith. And when you saw them, they blocked your view of him. So you stepped back.
If that describes you, not carefully,... one person[whom Christ] commended...for having faith. It wasn't a wealthy giver. It wasn't a loyal follower. It wasn't an acclaimed teacher. It was a shame-struck, penniless outcast-[a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years]- who clutched onto her hunch that he could and her hope that we would.
Which, by the way isn't a bad definition of faith. A conviction that he can and a hope that he will.
He still Moves Stones
Hey everyone,
I didn't write this, it was my daily devotional from Max Lucado titled Grace for the Moment. I felt compelled to share it with all of you, hope you have a great day and rest of the week!! Many Blessings!! Oh and if you havent heard the song by Nicole C Mullen-One Touch(its so awesome) I totally encourage you to take a listen to it.
In Christ Love,
Tabitha
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Good Morning, Pastor Andy finished up the Series of Road Trip yesterday. I was sad that it was over, Im not real good with change but at the same time I love a challenge, crazy I know. Yesterdays message was titled " take the next step", and discussed Act 9:1-19.
Do you ever feel like Saul? Do you ever feel like you're riding on those bumpy things on the side of the road, Is your life going the WRONG WAY, or better yet do you see a STOP sign everywhere you turn? I think that when you feel that way, or that voice inside you is telling you that , that you are hearing God. Im so stubborn at times, I want things right now and my way that I forget to call on the one who gave me this life to begin with. Talking to God, or spending time with him shouldnt be as hard as we make it. When we ask God what direction he wants for us and our life, the outcome is so much better. Doesnt mean it wont be a struggle or challenging but the reward is so worth it. Don't waste another minute traveling in the wrong direction, just ask God to show you the way in which HE wants you to go.
Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10(Being still just means not trying to be in control of the situation, give it to the one that can do whats best with it... God)
Lord I pray your blessings over every eye reading this. I pray that your light would shine through me, that you would take all of me away and let me be filled with only you. Lord I pray for your peace , for grace and mercy to fall upon us all. I pray for understanding, I pray that every eye, ear and heart would be open to hear, feel and see only You. Lord show us YOUR way, I ask for your will to be done in our lives, not our own. I pray that I would never turn my face from you, that I would seek you among all things and in everything I do. I love you so much Lord, and thank you for blessing me with a heart that loves people, I truly care about them, I want healing and people to know how much they are loved by you. Thank you in advance for what I know you are going to do in the lives of all those reading these weekly emails. In Jesus precious name....AMEN!!!
Hope you all have a great week. Check us out online at www.hcconnected.com, click on the wire for updates on whats going on at The Highlands. And if you know of anyone that you think would like to receive emails, just let me know. Blessings!!
In Christs love, Tabitha
Do you ever feel like Saul? Do you ever feel like you're riding on those bumpy things on the side of the road, Is your life going the WRONG WAY, or better yet do you see a STOP sign everywhere you turn? I think that when you feel that way, or that voice inside you is telling you that , that you are hearing God. Im so stubborn at times, I want things right now and my way that I forget to call on the one who gave me this life to begin with. Talking to God, or spending time with him shouldnt be as hard as we make it. When we ask God what direction he wants for us and our life, the outcome is so much better. Doesnt mean it wont be a struggle or challenging but the reward is so worth it. Don't waste another minute traveling in the wrong direction, just ask God to show you the way in which HE wants you to go.
Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10(Being still just means not trying to be in control of the situation, give it to the one that can do whats best with it... God)
Lord I pray your blessings over every eye reading this. I pray that your light would shine through me, that you would take all of me away and let me be filled with only you. Lord I pray for your peace , for grace and mercy to fall upon us all. I pray for understanding, I pray that every eye, ear and heart would be open to hear, feel and see only You. Lord show us YOUR way, I ask for your will to be done in our lives, not our own. I pray that I would never turn my face from you, that I would seek you among all things and in everything I do. I love you so much Lord, and thank you for blessing me with a heart that loves people, I truly care about them, I want healing and people to know how much they are loved by you. Thank you in advance for what I know you are going to do in the lives of all those reading these weekly emails. In Jesus precious name....AMEN!!!
Hope you all have a great week. Check us out online at www.hcconnected.com, click on the wire for updates on whats going on at The Highlands. And if you know of anyone that you think would like to receive emails, just let me know. Blessings!!
In Christs love, Tabitha
Monday, January 19, 2009
This week at THE HIGHLANDS
Hey everyone,
I need for you to add this email address, this will be the last week that I send emails from the highlands email address, please add this one tmoore@hcconnected.com. And check us out on the web at http://www.hcconnected.com/. Jacob does such an amazing job with our website, Thanks Jacob!!
I hope that you are all having a wonderful day so far. We missed all of you that were not there yesterday, it was such an awesome service, worship etc. So many of my prayers were answered yesterday, I can't begin to tell you just how amazing God really is.
Andys message yesterday was titles "Are we there yet", how much longer, when will we arrive. Truth is like Andy said yesterday, A challenge or encouragement comes when there is crisis or trial. When we are working toward a goal is when the challenge comes.
So Im asking...Are YOU there yet? Are you struggling, are you battling sickness, disease, divorce, loneliness, have you given those to Jesus, have you laid them at his feet and trusted that he will take care of them in his timing not yours. I ask you these things because I too struggle, we all do but thats what makes us run to Jesus. I want to be there but I know the only way I can is through God. I can't do things my way because I always make a mess of them. I urge you that if you are going through anything right now to ask God what he wants for you, what his plans are for you because he said :
For I know the plans I have for you , "declares the LORD", plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11
From this day forward, I want YOU, to put your name in that verse everywhere that it says YOU, I want you to repeat it all day, everyday for as long as you live until you "get it". God has a manificent plan for you and your life, just trust him.
Lord I pray for all those reading this, for those who have no hope, who are in pain, going through trials, those begging you "God are we there yet", I pray that they will never give up, that they always run to you, That we would not fall into the ways of the world or what the world says is acceptable but run to you living by your word. Lord you are light to all darkness and hope to all despair. I pray for peace and joy in all circumstances.I ask you Lord for healing to all pain and sickness. I pray that you would always live in me, in us all and that I would never turn my face from you. Thank you for my church family, friends and what they mean to you and me Lord. I pray for your spirit to fall on every eye reading this. Thank you for always being available anytime I call on you, praise you Jesus for every breath I take. In Jesus HOLY name...AMEN!!
I will be with you ALWAYS.
Matthew 28:20
(I pray that you would find comfort in this)
In Christ love,
Tabitha
I need for you to add this email address, this will be the last week that I send emails from the highlands email address, please add this one tmoore@hcconnected.com. And check us out on the web at http://www.hcconnected.com/. Jacob does such an amazing job with our website, Thanks Jacob!!
I hope that you are all having a wonderful day so far. We missed all of you that were not there yesterday, it was such an awesome service, worship etc. So many of my prayers were answered yesterday, I can't begin to tell you just how amazing God really is.
Andys message yesterday was titles "Are we there yet", how much longer, when will we arrive. Truth is like Andy said yesterday, A challenge or encouragement comes when there is crisis or trial. When we are working toward a goal is when the challenge comes.
So Im asking...Are YOU there yet? Are you struggling, are you battling sickness, disease, divorce, loneliness, have you given those to Jesus, have you laid them at his feet and trusted that he will take care of them in his timing not yours. I ask you these things because I too struggle, we all do but thats what makes us run to Jesus. I want to be there but I know the only way I can is through God. I can't do things my way because I always make a mess of them. I urge you that if you are going through anything right now to ask God what he wants for you, what his plans are for you because he said :
For I know the plans I have for you , "declares the LORD", plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11
From this day forward, I want YOU, to put your name in that verse everywhere that it says YOU, I want you to repeat it all day, everyday for as long as you live until you "get it". God has a manificent plan for you and your life, just trust him.
Lord I pray for all those reading this, for those who have no hope, who are in pain, going through trials, those begging you "God are we there yet", I pray that they will never give up, that they always run to you, That we would not fall into the ways of the world or what the world says is acceptable but run to you living by your word. Lord you are light to all darkness and hope to all despair. I pray for peace and joy in all circumstances.I ask you Lord for healing to all pain and sickness. I pray that you would always live in me, in us all and that I would never turn my face from you. Thank you for my church family, friends and what they mean to you and me Lord. I pray for your spirit to fall on every eye reading this. Thank you for always being available anytime I call on you, praise you Jesus for every breath I take. In Jesus HOLY name...AMEN!!
I will be with you ALWAYS.
Matthew 28:20
(I pray that you would find comfort in this)
In Christ love,
Tabitha
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
My D Day
Yesterday in short was HELL on earth for me. I woke around 8:15 am I chose Joy but Satan wasnt having it. He had a field day with me literally. I met with some good friends of mine around 11 or so after I dropped my daughter off with my best friend Misty. Thats when Satan started...you're not worthy, God could never use you, Tessa would be fine without you, the only way to stop the pain you feel inside is to end it all...needless to say I drove all day but never found what I was looking for. I went to visit my moms gravesite, talked with God and my mom and poured my heart out. I sent many texts to my amazing church family asking for prayer and my phone was going off every 10 minutes, this never happens. God was looking out for me, and using so many to help me. Satan intended on me taking my own life yesterday, but my AWESOME, DIVINE, MAGNIFICENT MAGESTIC FATHER would not allow it. Praise you Jesus. All day as I cried I pleaded with God to give me Joy in knowing my mother is no longer suffering or in pain, to strengthen me because I can't feel like this any longer. Losing my mother has been the hardest thing I have ever had to endure, the pain is indescribable, there is a huge whole in my heart, and not because of anything that happened when she was with me here on earth but because of what we do not have now. I had huge dreams of what she and I could do together, how much closer we would become, I wanted so much for my mom to see that I no longer held grudges, that I was very forgiving, that I do not judge others and I love with all that I am. My mother was so beautiful and she suffered greatly, so today I have peace that I have not had since her passing on August 21, 2008. I went to my cousin Tonya, who is also like a sister to me at 11:00pm , she is my prayer partner. We talked, I poured my heart out even more to her, to God and to her husband Patrick (who by the way became a new Christian, we have been praying for this for so long and God promised us that he had him, Thank you Lord) and then they prayed over me. At about 11:15pm I literally felt a part of me die, and I felt my Spirit be renewed, my heart felt stronger, my body feels refreshed and its all because I finally let God heal me and I asked for prayer, I was finally able to lean on friends. Something that has taken years for me to do, but I today want to say that God is so amazing and wants so much for us to just leave all of our burdens at his feet. I know God has a divine purpose for me, for my life and he isn't finished with me yet. I am so blessed and so greatful for all the outpouring of love, encouragement and prayer , thank you all. God reminded me of these two verses before I was finally able to get some rest around 1:30am
Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest .
Matt 11:28
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
In Christ Love,
Tabitha
Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest .
Matt 11:28
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
In Christ Love,
Tabitha
Monday, January 12, 2009
My weekly email I send through our email ministry at " The Highlands"
Gooooood Morning All, First and Foremost I missed all of you they were not there, hate that you missed out on such a wonderful service.This week we will continue the series on "Road Trip", I hope that you won't miss out, God is doing some amazing stuff with and through Andy, with the worship team, with me and all of you. We give God all the glory, we are just honored that he chooses to use us.
Also this weekend ,Saturday the 17th is our ladies Pajamas and Hot Chocolate Party,..Sorry guys women only and NO children from 6-8pm bring your favorite mug, wear your pajamas and house shoes and look forward to food and fun.
Hope you all slept well and that today when you woke that you chose JOY!! I did, was it easy...No but I did it and so can you. I was awake for hours last night, some of it from my struggles of yesterday and then just praying like a crazy woman. Why?? well I pray often but yesterday I was carrying by baggage, my worries, my anxieties with me and then...God gave me a whipping like no other. Leave it with me he said, so I asked him to show me how. Im not too good at that sort of thing, because almost my entire life has been about me taking care of whatever came my way, I wouldnt dare ask for help or even let someone know that I was battling anything, struggling in any areas, or even needed prayer. But now God has changed me, will it be hard for me at times Yes, but its a battle I refuse to lose because God never changes, is always there just waiting for you, for me to call on him. Andys message was titled "Shift" , how we let our worries, anxieties take control but God wants us to shift these things in his direction and simply let them go. Don't carry it around like a uhaul, luggage or throw it in your back seat. God is Just, A prince of Peace and Freedom. He is full of Grace and Mercy and he will give it to YOU, lets just ask him. God doesnt say rejoice in our circumstances, but have to have Joy in Him...JESUS!!
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.Phillipians 4:4
Father God, I pray that you would just change my heart, that you would restore me and all those reading this to the men and women that you've created us to be. That we would let go of anger, resentment, anxiety and worry and just leave it at your feet. You are so magnificent and utterly Divine in every way. Give us understanding where there in confusion, we make things way more complicated than they should be. I ask for healing where there is pain and suffering and Lord help me to love others the way that you love me, for who they are, and mostly to love myself though I feel so unworthy of your love. Thank you Father for your unfailing love and for your anticipation of waiting for us all to just call on you. I love you and thank for everything and everyone in my life. In Jesus Holy and Precious name...AMEN!!
May you all have a Very Blessed Day
In Christ Love, Tabitha
www. hcconnected. com
Also this weekend ,Saturday the 17th is our ladies Pajamas and Hot Chocolate Party,..Sorry guys women only and NO children from 6-8pm bring your favorite mug, wear your pajamas and house shoes and look forward to food and fun.
Hope you all slept well and that today when you woke that you chose JOY!! I did, was it easy...No but I did it and so can you. I was awake for hours last night, some of it from my struggles of yesterday and then just praying like a crazy woman. Why?? well I pray often but yesterday I was carrying by baggage, my worries, my anxieties with me and then...God gave me a whipping like no other. Leave it with me he said, so I asked him to show me how. Im not too good at that sort of thing, because almost my entire life has been about me taking care of whatever came my way, I wouldnt dare ask for help or even let someone know that I was battling anything, struggling in any areas, or even needed prayer. But now God has changed me, will it be hard for me at times Yes, but its a battle I refuse to lose because God never changes, is always there just waiting for you, for me to call on him. Andys message was titled "Shift" , how we let our worries, anxieties take control but God wants us to shift these things in his direction and simply let them go. Don't carry it around like a uhaul, luggage or throw it in your back seat. God is Just, A prince of Peace and Freedom. He is full of Grace and Mercy and he will give it to YOU, lets just ask him. God doesnt say rejoice in our circumstances, but have to have Joy in Him...JESUS!!
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.Phillipians 4:4
Father God, I pray that you would just change my heart, that you would restore me and all those reading this to the men and women that you've created us to be. That we would let go of anger, resentment, anxiety and worry and just leave it at your feet. You are so magnificent and utterly Divine in every way. Give us understanding where there in confusion, we make things way more complicated than they should be. I ask for healing where there is pain and suffering and Lord help me to love others the way that you love me, for who they are, and mostly to love myself though I feel so unworthy of your love. Thank you Father for your unfailing love and for your anticipation of waiting for us all to just call on you. I love you and thank for everything and everyone in my life. In Jesus Holy and Precious name...AMEN!!
May you all have a Very Blessed Day
In Christ Love, Tabitha
www. hcconnected. com
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