My Utmost for His Highest

Oswald Chambers, how blessed I am to read this devotional. I have the special updated edition. My sweet sister in Christ, best friend gave this treasure to me. Charles Stanley quoted that "with the exception of the Bible, no book has had as profound an effect on my life as My utmost for His Highest". Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael W. Smith and others feel the same way. God gave this precious resource to encourage me daily to give my utmost for His highest. In only two months, I have been in Awe of what God is teaching me. He died in 1917, and still encouraging His Sheep, today. To live is Christ to die is gain. I pray that this devotional will inspire you to walk very close with Jesus. My friend said once, never settle for less than initimate fellowship with God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. I give God all the GLORY for this daily initimate fellowship that I have had for almost two years. I can not get enough of His Word, Love, Peace, Presence, Strength, and everything HE IS. He is truly more than enough!!!!

His Sheep,
Joyce

Victory in Jesus for almost two years!!!

The Grace that covered me almost two years ago, is the sweetest story ever told in my life. I was saved when I was sixteen years old at Bible summer camp and then baptized. I went to church during childhood, but never had an intimate relationship with Jesus. As an adult I never knew actually how to have this relationship. I went to church and was very active in what I thought was service. This is why I stopped going to church, because I was so blind (what really mattered) to this walk with Jesus. I gave up. I was married, then divorced. I met this man and wanted a family so bad, so we had two children and I was so miserable. We never married. March, 2006, we were fighting so bad that I didn't know if I could go on. I had a four year old girl and a six month old girl. My life, I thought could never get better. So, I had already talked to my family and told them that I was so depressed and they didn't know what to do. I decided to take my life, there was no way that I could go on living this way. GOD had a different plan. I am so thankful for that. As I was taking those pills, I was holding my six month old (it was 4a.m.) and my four year old woke up. I believe God woke her up. I realized what I was doing and stopped. I'm so thankful that I didn't succeed. I redevoted my life to Him and have been in a daily intimate relationship with Jesus ever since. It really is amazing how different my life is. I got married and my beautiful gift, my little girls are such a blessing. My husband is not saved, but lift him up in your prayers. I have been placed in his life for that purpose. My prayer is that this will help someone that needs God's grace, LOVE, hope, and peace in their life.

His Sheep,
Joyce