Eva Juliuson-writer

God so loved us ...

Jesus was born to die for us

💓Dear friends,
With Thanksgiving approaching, I am once again trying to juggle scheduling get-togethers with family. It's always been extra emotional because in our hearts, we gather with those who are so dear to us all at the same time. It's a picture of pure love, acceptance and the joy of just being together- sharing the moments, laughing about memories with the hope of truly understanding one another.

Yet our table keeps changing! Cousins and siblings grow up and have to go to new tables with their new families. Grandparents who held the family together pass into glory. Sometimes families are tragically torn apart dividing the gatherings into even more places to meet. Very emotional decisions have to be made to allow for other gatherings which can trigger deep hurts.
Our most cherished loved ones pass from this earth before us and for a while we don't even feel like we have a table to gather around anymore.

Just a reminder, my friends, there is one table we always find a place, that doesn't need to fit into anyone else's schedule...where we are totally understood, cherished, and loved on. Let us come to the table of our Lord Jesus. He died to bring us HOME to His Father.
Not just someday soon, when it's our time to go...but right now! We don't have to wait for a holiday, til we get dressed... He's waiting right now. He is our Home!
There is nothing I am more grateful for than my Lord being at home in me...and I in Him💓

💖‭"Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me."Revelation 3:20

Lord God Almighty💖
How delightful to have an eternal relationship with You! The more I surrender my life to You, the sweeter my life grows; the more my thoughts and desires line up with Yours; and the more I see You at work all around me! I pray You delight more in me as I leave my old life behind and relish in my new life in Jesus❣️

Sweet Lord❣️
You have been faithful to be with me through many hard times and good times...even when I was not always faithful to You. Out of deep gratitude for Your love even when I did not deserve it, I have grown to see that You truly are all I need. No matter what I face, I know You face it with me. You are my all for eternity💓

Father God of All💓
So many times in my life, You have used people to sharpen me. Sometimes the friction of our wills rubbing against one another; other times the thoughts or life shared has helped to forge me into a better person. What a crazy thing to watch how You use such diverse weak humans to work together in such mysterious ways ❣️

Lord Jesus💖
It is only once I answered Your knock on my heart and asked You to be Lord of my life, that I am learning to live and abide with You and in You...and You in me. It is only once I have taken Your name and become part of Your kingdom, that I gain more and more confidence in what I ask...and my thoughts and desires line up more and more with Yours as I live intimately with You💞

Attempts to catch the solar eclipse outside the hospital where Dwight's dad is. Tried to put solar glasses over lense of camera, shadows of trees and chair in hospital room all caught the crescents!

Precious Lord💖
I am so blessed when I am weak, needy, helpless, at the end of what I can do...for that is where I learn to turn to You and watch You work!
When I realize that I can trust You, alone...I find the riches of Heaven to fill me up! You open doors, lead the way, give me overflowing peace and love - all through learning how poor and incomplete I am without Jesus❣️

My Lord God💖
You have freeded one of the most fearful little girls and given me a boldness in You! I recall how many times I had to hang on to this verse through so many situations. You have ALWAYS been faithful to be with me to deliver me from fear!
Today, I pray this for others I love who are facing fear. Let them trust Jesus so they may be set free!

Lord God❣️
It's a near-impossible command to obey- to love others the way You do. It seems the only way I can truly accomplish loving others is to accept Your love for me. You love me enough to die for me even when I have sinned, denied, betrayed, ignored and rebelled against You...though I have been unfaithful and disrespectful to You. Only with You living in me can I love others-no matter what! Love through me, Lord 💓

Lord God Almighty💖
I can now truly thank You for all the suffering I have gone through. It made me see my complete neediness, my total dependence on You. My life grows more complete and meaningful as Jesus becomes my total foundation in life!

Lord, my God ❣️
You, alone, know what You created me to be...and it is to let Jesus be glorified in me. Not for me to tell You what I should be, but for me to follow Jesus and let Him live/dwell/reign/ reside in me! What a joy for both of us!

Beautiful Lord❣️
Let my heart be full of You so that my words and thoughts bring You joy💞

Lord God 💖
I pray for each person reading this to have the desire to want to know You personally in an ever- deepening way.
Give them a hunger for You and the everlasting life given through Jesus Christ 💞

Majestic Holy Father❣️
The only way I can truly have all these beautiful characteristics is when it comes from the Holy Spirit living in me...thanks to Jesus Christ for cleansing me. Now You can dwell in me!
Let the fruit of your Spirit be evident in me today💞

Lord, my God 💖
It has become easier to really delight in You the more time I purposely spend time with You! And how the desires of my heart have changed through the years...from selfish to having my heart transformed until Your desires become mine.
It is Your desire that not one should perish in a life separated from You. Because of Jesus, that's my hope, as well💓

Heavenly Father ❤️
You know me better than anyone else possibly could! You created me. You are fully aware of every weakness, fault, strength, gift, thought, dream... You know me far better than I know myself. You understand me. Nothing is hidden from You. Thanks for loving me enough to continually make me new through Jesus💞

Most Holy Father,
There are many times Your word cuts deep into my spirit, causing me to really examine myself. This is one of them. Do I hold back or stay silent when it should be clear who I stand and live for? Do I opt to "fit in" or am I willing to stand apart? Do I choose the world or Jesus?
I choose You❣️

Oh, Lord, my God❣️
You are so High above all!...
You created all, know all, orchestrate all! Your love and glory explode all around! You are with us...calling us to You. Love does not force. You love when we rebel, argue, and demand our own way.
I choose to praise and honor You now and forever all eternity💖

Heavenly Father 💞
How can I not keep telling of Your incredible greatness?!!!
All around us, Your glory shouts through Your creation - the stars, ocean, mountains, rocks, flowers, trees, animals and Your greatest masterpiece- people who You gave the freedom to accept Your grace through Jesus, or not!
You are forever faithful- even when we are not❣️

From one older parent to the next generation of parents 💞

Lord Jesus 💞
No wonder I often feel out of place, peculiar, misunderstood in this world... It's not my home. I am a stranger passing through.
Though this world can seem strange and people may not understand, it's comforting to know You are praying for me to not only overcome...but to share You while I am here❣️

Almighty God❣️
After a period of high temperatures and drought, how delightful this cool rain is!
You restore the parched land and my spirit. I can see the plants come alive...and so does my soul as I soak in Your refreshing word.💦

💞I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.
Psalms 34:4

(This has certainly been true for me💖)

Father God,
I can see the dramatic sin in others easily, but I have to thank You for lovingly pointing out the sneaky sin that wants to take root in my own heart. It's the anger and bitterness that may not make a lot of noise but is just as destructive and can crowd out my holy relationship with You. Keep showing me, Lord, so I can repent and be holy with Jesus again 😥💓

Lord God Almighty ❣️
The only way I can have a pure heart is to have a transplanted heart from Jesus Christ. He is always making me new! Thank You, Lord...for creating me in the first place- then renewing my spiritual life through being reborn in You!
May Your Holy Spirit reign in me💖

Thank you to my forever friend Judy Anne Reyes Payne for sharing this💓

Heavenly Father 💓
It's so nice to have this Labor Day off...though I know many who still work today.
It's so easy to feel the dull grind of our daily work, but oh! How that changes as we change our mind to doing our daily work for You! May our work in and out of our home change to a holy gift to be used for You 💖

O Lord, my God❣️
Thank You for the new life You give me as I live daily with Jesus. Where else can I find companionship with the One who makes everything? Who else can offer such deep peace and joy in their company? Who else invites me to join in with Your eternal Kingdom work of helping others find this abundant life in You?! Such a rich full life with You ❣️

Dear Lord💖
I am rich indeed because I have You...and I know You have me! My heart is overflowing with Your goodness, peace, joy, love, mercy and so much more. You gave me Your most precious treasure, Jesus, when I didn't deserve Him. You have continued to shower me with Your priceless blessings that no money on earth can buy❣️ I give You my love💞

Heavenly Father💞
Help me to keep my eyes of faith steadily on You- the One who controls all things, the One who will not let me drown, the One who leads me to still, calm waters. You have faithfully led me through so many storms. You will continue all the way Home. My little bitty faith is in Almighty You- the One who will never leave me💞

Lord God💓
How much more am I able to praise You when I feel weak...when I don't have the answers, when things appear out-of-control, when I am misunderstood or misjudged, when I am overwhelmed...
All those things make me realize my great neediness for You! When I acknowledge my dire weakness instead of my miniscule strength - that's precisely when You can/will go to work in Your mighty immeasurable power❣️

Sweet and Mighty Lord❣️
One of my favorite times to come to You is early in the morning...before I make my plans, before I face the world, before I interact with others. You awake Your Spirit in me and show me what really matters in light of eternity. Time with You changes everything...including me💞

Dear Lord💖
You know I love to watch for every tiny sign of new growth on plants! I wonder if it brings delight to Your heart to watch each tiny leaf of faith start to unfurl in us...or does it give you joy to watch Your love open up to full blossom...or to watch us produce the good fruit of Your Spirit to multiply Your Kingdom here on earth?! I want my life to make You smile💓

Lord God Almighty❣️
What a precious blessing to be able to go to sleep peacefully at night, trusting in Your perfect care, resting in Your goodness, knowing You will be tenderly watching over me while I'm awake or asleep, assured of Your loving presence no matter what is happening now or when I wake tomorrow 💓

Father God❣️
May there be less of me...and more of Jesus shine through! May I be an ambassador for You...representing, serving, obeying, loving You.
May my life make others thirsty for their own relationship with You💖

Gracious Holy Father God💗
We couldn't keep the Old Covenant that requires obeying Your law- no matter how hard we tried. We all sin (desire to rule our own lives the way we want to). We cannot live holy lives through our own efforts!
But You planned a way!!! Jesus Christ, Your only Son, was sent to be the perfect sacrifice for our sins. He willingly died on the cross in our place to make us holy by His own innocent blood.
All I can do is accept what was done for me...and praise and thank You forever for the One who lives in me and fulfills the Old Covenant with His precious blood for me❣️