I want to give my child the world -EVERYTHING! At the same time, I want a healthy and wise child.
Listen to the beauty found in the words of the song "I Wish" by Heather Headley.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Beautiful
Now that I have had the opportunity to feel the extreme amount of joyous love a mother has for her child, I can't help but daydream about the days to come.
Mom's Wisdom
Isaiah 26:3 (New International Version)
3 You will keep in perfect peace
him whose mind is steadfast,
because he trusts in you.
My mom has reminded me of this scripture a few times lately. When I'm stressed, she reminds me to trust in God and He will give me peace.
It does take a while to relax sometimes, but usually a few hours later I'm doing much better.
If peace is what you need, trust is what you have to give.
Kim
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Souled Out
It feels wonderful to serve the Lord and know that he is all I want and need.
I love this song too! It kind of makes me happy!!! : )
Trust
Proverbs 3:5-8 (New International Version)
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight.
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the LORD and shun evil.
8 This will bring health to your body
and nourishment to your bones.
Fear
Isaiah 41:10 (New International Version)
10 So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Fear is not of God. When you are fearful, it's time to pray and relax. Go have your prayer time, but then try to do something that relaxes you. I like to find a good TV show to watch or take a long, hot bath.
I love the song "Who Am I" by Casting Crowns. Check it out.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Reservations
One of my reservations about this blog is my concern about what moms will think who have been through this process many times, and they still haven't had a child.
First, I do consider you a mom. You have a child or children in Heaven. You need to know that!
Second, do not give up.
Sarah had Isaac (Genesis 21), Rebekah had Esau and Jacob (Genesis 25: 19-26), Leah had Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah (Genesis 29: 31-35), and Hannah had Samuel (1 Samuel 1: 12-20), and Elizabeth had John the Baptist (Luke 1: 5-25).
2 Chronicles 15:7 (New International Version)
7 But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded."
Third, do not be bitter. God had this happen for a reason. Being bitter is wasting time. You MUST ask God to guide you and show you what to do. God set you up for an INCREDIBLE story. You have a choice: be bitter or be used mightily by God.
Hebrews 12:15 (New International Version)
15See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.
This week, you should read Psalm 91. Let God speak to you through these scriptures.
"Waging War": I love this song by CeCe Winans. It's uplifting and strengthens my trust in God.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Empty Arms by Pam Vredevelt
Empty Arms by Pam Vredevelt
I didn't love this book at first, but now I love it. Every time I reread it, I feel comfort again.
For me, I had to make this book my own. I read it like a textbook at first. Then, I skimmed it for awhile. A few weeks later, I started adding many scriptures to it on the sides and in open spaces. Many of the scriptures I added to this book are on this blog.
I decided that I would give the book to the next person I knew going through this difficult time. I never want this to happen to anyone, but I know it happens, and I know it happens often. After adding to the book, I realized that it was a GREAT book. However, I started thinking there had to be a way to bless more than one person. After discovering many blogs on the Internet, I decided to make my own blog to share my favorite scriptures with others that got me through this difficult time.
Yet, the title never made me comfortable. So, I like to refer to it as my "Open Arms" book. Thus, I named this blog "My Arms are Open." This means my arms are open to God's plan for my life.
I love you Jesus!
Kim
The Depth of God's Power
Psalm 139:13-16 (New International Version)
13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother's womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place.
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
16 your eyes saw my unformed body.
All the days ordained for me
were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
God truly is Lord of EVERYTHING! The child that you lost was God's child, and his plan has a purpose. At first, I desperately wanted to figure out the purpose. I still don't know why God did this, but I do rest in his arms knowing that it was simply His will.
There is a song called "The More I Seek You" by Kari Jobe. I love this song. I hope it blesses and inspires you to lay everything at God's feet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3GijrnfStk
Saturday, February 14, 2009
God has a plan.
Romans 8:28 (New International Version)
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
God really does have a plan. I don't understand it, that's for sure, but God does have a plan for our lives!
Babbie Mason has a song called "God has Another Plan." This is a great song of faith. Every word in that song is what I want to tell you!
Never Give Up
Galatians 6:9 (New International Version)
9Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
I read this scripture during a church service out of town about three weeks after my loss. The preacher was talking about how God wanted us to be happy and laugh. That was the last thing on my mind. I cried the entire church service! However, God's word encouraged me to continue to have hope!
My Favorite Scriptures
Isaiah 55:8-13 (New International Version)
8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,"
declares the LORD.
9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 As the rain and the snow
come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,
so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
12 You will go out in joy
and be led forth in peace;
the mountains and hills
will burst into song before you,
and all the trees of the field
will clap their hands.
13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the pine tree,
and instead of briers the myrtle will grow.
This will be for the LORD's renown,
for an everlasting sign,
which will not be destroyed."
I have read these scritures a hundred times. I love them! They give me hope and make me smile.
I am safe.
Isaiah 43:2 (New International Version)
2 When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
No matter what situation you are facing, God is with you. Even if you are all alone. God is there. He will see you through. Just trust in him.
My Arms are Open
Jeremiah 29:11-13 (New International Version)
11 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. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
My arms are open to "whatever" God has planned for me. I don't know what he has planned, but I will trust God with all my heart. My arms are open!
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