Devoted

I found a great website for moms and wives. This is just one of her many devotionals. Check it out. http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/caressa/Devotions/changemydesirelord.html

Change My Desire, Lord
What happens when I have an emotional need which has no reasonable hope of ever being fulfilled? Through years of prayer, and deep thought about this, I came to a new concept. When a hope becomes a dying dream, and makes me miserable, perhaps the thing to do is to ask God to help me stop feeling sorry for myself, and simply take away the need!

There are some needs which God has not seen fit to fulfill. I'm so grateful that my mother taught me not to ask "why", in early childhood. It has made it so much easier for me to accept difficulties without question, all of my life. For I could so easily question the Lord. Doesn't the Bible say if I delight myself in Him, He will give me the desires of my heart?

* Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Psa 37:4

A very important point that most people don't mention, is that the Bible doesn't explain which desires God will give, or when He will fulfill them.

Perhaps He has a different gift to bless me with, so my old desire needs to be revised to a new one. Like switching radio channels when you hear only fuzz; and the new one comes in much more clearly over the radio waves. Is that what the Bible means, when it says He will put a new song in my heart? (This is in the Bible nine times.)

And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD. Psa 40:3

God may put a new desire in my heart, which He IS ready to fulfill.

At a later time, the old desire may return; and that time might be God's time to give it to me. But peace is of the Lord, and pain and sadness are of the enemy. So an ongoing longing which is simply not getting fulfilled, is certainly a torment from the pit of Hell.

I know absolutely, that God's timing is perfect. He created me. My human needs were given by Him, and will be satisfied by Him, in His own perfect time. Whether He gives them, or changes them, they will be satisfied. I can trust Him implicitly. If I have an sorrowful gnawing craving, it is for my own good. He has a reason for allowing everything.

All as God wills, Who wisely heeds
To give or to withhold,
And knoweth more of all my needs,
Than all my prayers have told.

Enough that blessings undeserved
Have marked my erring track;
That, wheresoe'er my feet have swerved,
His chastening turned me back.

That more and more a providence
Of love is understood,
Making the springs of time and sense
Sweet with eternal good.


John G. Whittier (1807-1892)


God is the author of peace. He is the author and finisher of a happy heart.

Please erase my unfulfilled longing, Father, and replace this sorrow with a new hope, a new song, a new desire. Change the focus of my heart, and help me adjust my thoughts, so that I keep my eyes on You, instead of my own feelings. Perhaps my new desire could be something I could do for You. I ask for a new one, to replace the old. I don't want to care about the old one any more. I am weary with my sorrow, and wish for a taste of Your pure joy.

Only God can solve the problem of an aching yearning. But He can. Oh, yes He can. Father, with absolute faith, from the center of my heart, I surrender this longing to you.

All to Jesus I surrender;
Humbly at His feet I bow,
Worldly pleasures all forsaken;
Take me, Jesus, take me now.

I surrender all, I surrender all,
All to Thee, my blessed Savior,
I surrender all.


Judson W. Van DeVenter, 1896


I did pray this prayer last year, with tears of sincerity. And my prayer was answered quickly. A marvelous new interest caught my attention, and a deep fascination with it filled my mind. It kept me so busy every day, I nearly forgot my old yearning. I know that God gave me this new interest. He wants me to be happy, even if I can't have what I want, when I want it! It's been three-quarters of a year now, and I live day by day with peace, and so much more joy! How I praise my Heavenly Father!



2005 Rosemary Gwaltney

Activities Update

Are you ready for some fall fun! Here's all the great activities planned for us!

Oct 1st 9:30-11 Welcome Back to MEET and craft
Oct 15th 10 am Tim's Pumpkin Patch in Marietta, NY
Nov 5th 9:30-11 MEET
Nov 19th 10am Moyer's Corners Fire Station #2 (Morgan Rd)
Dec 3rd 9:30-11 MEET
Dec 17th 10am Great Northern Mall Play Area

See you there!

Devoted: Week 4

2 Corinthians 4: 16-18
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen but what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Do you ever think about what you can't see? Probably not much, we are very busy with our mom activities, house cleaning, child rearing, and whatever! But as all this goes on we are being renewed! And we are achieving eternal glory! Talk about multi-tasking. God is the ultimate multi-tasker and he is using what we do, think, say, to make us more like Him. To renew us. To secure our place in Heaven with Him. That brings so much joy to my heart, that I don't even mind so much my to-do list. And even though everything here on this earth will pass away, what we do still matters. Remember your treasures in Heaven, prepare for them, and count on them.

Devoted: Week 3

Wow, so do you ever have one of those days when you wonder why you do anything and everything sort of blows up in your face? If your dealing with this, and am sure you do too sometimes, there is somewhere to turn.

Psalm 28 6-9 Praise be to the Lord,for he has heard my cry for mercy. The Lord is my strength and shield; my heart trusts in Him and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song. The Lord is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever.

Sometimes we stumble, or fall, or maybe just feel down. Please remember that there is a Heavenly Father out there who loves us very much and is more than ready to pick up! He'll be our strength and shield and we'll carry on. Try to give Him a song this week of the heart felt joy and thanks in you.

Devoted: Week 2

Devotions this week come from "Daily Devotions for Mothers"

Text: 1 Samuel 1:28 "Now I am giving him to the Lord, and he will belong to the Lord his whole life."

Have you truly given your childen to God? We trust God with everything in our lives, but when it comes to our children, we want to take care of them. But being in the center of God's will is the safest place a person can be. Giving kids to God is the best thing you can do for them.

Pool Party

We MEET moms sure know how to party! Sorry if you missed the pool party today, we had a lot of fun watching our kids swim, eat, jump, eat, run around, eat.

How many pre-teens can you fit in one pool? A LOT.

The boys jumpin around.


Next month: Thornden park at 10am

Devoted!

Hey, moms! We at MEET have decided it's time for a little more encouraging, and there's no better place to turn than God's word. So from now on, every week there will be a new devotional that will hopefully lift our spirits and bring us closer to our Lord.

Our text: Philippians 1 3-11
I thank God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart, for whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God's grace with me. God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in the knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ-to the glory and praise of God.
Ladies, if Paul can feel this way about his friends while he is in jail not knowing when he will be free, we can certainly say a little prayer during our busy day for each other. And his prayer is just the right example-that we love more, that we understand more, and that we can remain without sin so there's no guilt weighing us down. We have enough on our plates already! This is possible!
Prayer: Dear Father, you are love, please love on us this week as we are doing our duties, love on us when we are in tears, love on us when we are exhausted, love on us when we are joyful-so we can be thankful to you in all that you do for us. Then, let us pass this love on to others, for your glory alone. Amen.

If you would like to contribute a weekly devotion let us know! God can use you in many ways!