House of Lloyd

David and I have been married for 19 years, 3 months, 2 weeks and a day. This past year has been by far the most difficult year we have ever lived through and believe me we have been through a lot during our many years together. This year has been particularly hard because we have experienced so many issues with the loss of our child, my health issues, and the devastating fire at David’s office. It is only by the grace of God that we have survived as individuals, a family and a couple. I have seen many marriages destroyed by far lesser circumstances. I am so thankful that we have a strong marriage that we both value and treasure. 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 really speaks to how our marriage and family life has been for the past several months. (more…)

The past can not be changed and it must be accepted and life must continue. There is no need to sit around playing “what if games” because these games will only result in sadness and tears. While being content with our circumstances is hard and may seem unbearable we must learn to trust God completely in order to reclaim peace in our lives. Contentment does not come naturally it seems almost against our human nature to be content. (more…)

My life for the past 10 months has been anything but peaceful. I have been living questioning God’s plan for my life, and trying to come to terms with the circumstances that entered my life by surprise. Something that was suppose to be good turned out to be a nightmare. Sometimes life throws us things we can not handle on our own, (see Be Still post). The past three or four weeks things have gotten better because I have finally admitted that I am not in control and can do nothing to change what has and is currently happening in my life. In order to have peace in my life I can not be in control of my life. (more…)

As a wife, mom, and woman I have a great desire to provide a clean and safe home for my husband and children. Sometimes I get so caught up in all that needs to be done in the house that I neglect spending time with my family. Often our family time becomes nothing more than working together so that the neatness of the house can meet my expectations. My confinement to bed has helped me to realize that everything does NOT have to be perfect in my home in order for my family to be happy, healthy and safe. This week David and Caleb have kept up with the cleaning and laundry. While not done to my standards the work is getting done and isn’t that all that matters?

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Even with all that is going on in my life I still feel blessed. David and I have faced many rough times during our 19 years together. Lately we have seen many fighting in this life for the bare essentials needed to live, it is hard to watch when there is not much that we can do to help. When Dave and I first married we had nothing and I wondered what we had gotten ourselves into. Somehow through miracle after miracle all of our needs were provided. Our bills were paid, there was always food on the table and we had a place to live. We relied on God to provide for all of our needs great and small.

Verse: “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still” (Exodus 14:14).

Hard times come to all of us in this life.  During these times we need to just be still and focus on God and know that he is here to fight for us and with us. We were not meant to travel this life alone within the means of our own power. We were made to be dependent on God and his power. If you are going through rough times right now try shifting your focus from your problems to God and place all of your faith and trust in him and believe that he is fighting for you.

The focus of my Bible study this week is the love of God. We all need to take time to reflect on his love for us. It is sometimes difficult for us to understand the love that God has for us. His word is his love letter to us. We just need to take time to focus on and accept his love for us. (more…)

Today my devotional time continued with the concept of  life. My focus shifted from life here on earth to eternal life. Many people spend their lives questioning whether or not they are good enough or if they have done enough good works to live in heaven for all eternity. God did not intend for us to be confused or uncertain as to if we will make it to heaven or not. His word tells us what is necessary for eternal life: (more…)

Many people go from one day to the next without even thinking about the passage of time or their own life. They go from one mundane task to the next without a second thought. They only pray or seek God occasionally. Some people only live life with the goal of making it through one more day. While these people are living and breathing they in reality are more like a corpse because they have lost the life they were intended to live. (more…)

Sometimes we get so caught up in life that we forget to actually live life. That may sound odd to many, but living life is more than just being busy with work, family and other commitments. Our lives are so complicated with all of the junk that we allow to come into them that we do not always experience the life that we are meant to experience. (more…)

Times of trouble can do one of two things. Troublesome times can build your faith and establish a deeper relationship with God, or troubled times can crush your faith and leave your relationship in a vulnerable stage or your relationship may become nonexistent. It is during hard times that you are most open to loosing your faith and falling far from God. (more…)