my life mission

I, Heather Louise Avila, will sow for myself righteousness; reap the fruit of unfailing love. I will seek the Lord until he comes. I will always humbly seek to run with perseverance the race marked out for me.

As a wife, I will love my husband, pursuing peace, love and oneness in my marriage; always guarding his heart and encouraging his passions.

As a mother, I will love my children, I will pray for them, and I will teach them to pursue Gods heart and purpose in their life. I will always remember they are His and not mine. I will encourage them to live a life with purpose and passion. I will help them see God in their surroundings.

As keeper of the home, I will strive to create an atmosphere of love, care, beauty, peace, kindness and joy, as a refuge from the world and a witness to the love of the Lord. I will do my best to have a have a home where grace is given and received freely—where shame is never embraced.

As a woman, I will strive to be sensible; taking every emotion, desire and thought captive for Christ. I will constantly seek wisdom and keep a community of friends that inspire me to live unto the Lord. I will take delight in whatever is pure, lovely, of good repute, excellent and worthy of praise.

As a leader, I will strive to be kind; treating everyone as though they were Christ Himself. I will pray continuously and never neglect His word, remembering always that He is holding it all together, not me. I will be teachable and always pursuing growth in myself and others.

…And all these things I will do as though God is my master and Lord, striving toward them as though He has spoken these things to me Himself.

Heathers version of Psalm 119

Ok so I am studying Psalm 119 with is the longest psalm and the longest chapter in the Bible. Psalm 119 is structured by the Hebrew alphabet--there are 22stanzas and each one has 8 verses--following each letter of the Hebrew alphabet in sequence. To make it even more tricky each verse of the corresponding stanza starts with that letter. Does that make sense? So if we were doing the letter, A, I would write 8 verses in which each verse began with the letter A. A is probably relatively easy to accomplish but imagine the letter U or F or some other less common letters.

Anyway, I am not going to do 8 verses on each letter but I am going to attempt to write a sentence or phrase about God character for each letter of the English Alphabet.

A =Always with Me
B=Bountifully He deals with us(psalm 13:6)
C=Called us to His own glory and excellence. (2 Peter 1:3)
D=Died on the cross so that we can be free. I just have to say that I love the word Divine so I easily could have written another verse on Hid Divine power
E=Everything good comes from Him
F=Father of forgiveness
G=Generous Gracious God who has given each of us unique gifts and talents to be used wisely!
H=He knows the depths of our heart and He hears our prayers.
I=Instruction He has given to us to follow but more importantly He has given each of us an Invitation to be part of His Inheritance
J= Jealously He waits for us to turn to Him. (Exodus 20:5)
K=Kindgom of Heaven belongs to Him. He is the King!
L=Lord, Lawgiver, Light of the world, Lover of the Lost
M=Maker of all things, Mighty to Save, Merciful, Miracle worker!
N=Name above all names.
O=Owner of my heart. Overflowing with grace, peace, joy, and love.
P=Perfecter of faith. Promise-keeper. Peace-giver
Q=Quietly He whispers to us.
R=Renewer of strength. He alone can rest my soul. Righteous
S=Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne. Shelter from the storm. He is the stronghold in the time of trouble.
T=Thirst-quencher, trustworthy, truth-teller.
U=He is beyond our understanding.
V=Voice of Truth, He is the vine.
W=Will never forsake us. Wisdom is His to give. We are His workmanship.
X=ummmmm
Y=He is the same Yesterday and today.
Z=Zealous and Zion are words that I think of but struggle to put them in a sentence or phrase that represent His character.

So there it is me trying to wrap my mind around the complexity of this psalm and me trying to wrap my mind around the complexity of my God!

I hope your day is full of Gods grace and peace. I hope you find moments to spend with your amazingly complex and yet totally available God!

MOMMA AVILA