HOW ARE YOU?
Are you feeling confident?
At peace?
Secure?
Are you prepared
for the changes
the next season may bring?
Are you Unwavering
or
hiding under the bed?
What's coming out of your mouth?
Your actions?
Seems that wherever you go these days
someone is taking your temperature
Well so am I
I care
and the Lord longs to have you
TRUST HIM
to greater lengths than ever before
https://youtu.be/GfVd5x9W1Xc
Last month I wrote a piece on Nostalgia.
The gist was that we needed to make decisions
abut our stuff and move forward
Today
Id like to speak about Nostalgia
in regards to our memories, past lives and relationships
that have become somewhat of a Hallmark movie in our minds.
We long for the past
when everything was PERFECT*
when the Lord was moving mightily
when so in so was pastor or
I lived at such and such
or I was 75 lbs lighter
etc etc
Friend
the Lord wants us to move FORWARD
There is NO CHANGING the past
Today is NEW
and we have the ability to
realign
make better decisions
and start afresh and anew.
Let your memories be memories.
Don't let them rule or rob you
from moving forward.
You do not offend anyone
from the past
by shutting a book
ending a chapter
or
beginning again.
Think it through
Talk it through
and get on board with the
WAY MAKER
MIRACLE WORKER
PROMISE KEEPER
LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
Live in the
HERE AND NOW
Onward Christian Soldier
https://youtu.be/o6BDNlaUAUU
* or when things were terrible and horrible
those situations that we have not been able to
Get Over
Friend its time to move forward
Today in church someone posed this question
Who do your run with? Who is your tribe?
Those are valid questions and worth pondering.
Those that we hang with are our tribe and we all will most likely have common traits
Ive heard said "if you sleep with dogs you'll likely have fleas"
Now this is not judgmental ...but wise saying.
It has nothing to do with status but more to do with character.
Choose your friends carefully. When the kids were growing up we spoke about this a lot. If it looked like my children were being affected (infected) more by others than the other way around...we would pull back and often change friends. It's how we teach. Organic is good but there is still work to be done.
Take sometime this week and think this through. How would you title your group of friends/family
Drama club, Mickey Mouse Club, Peyton Place, Women of Grace. Family of_______
comedy club etc etc
If needed do some adjusting. Take it to the Lord and ask for HIs wisdom and guidance and He will show you what needs to be done
Stay Focused
I got a letter form the Utility Department
the other day suggesting
that I had a slow leak in my water system.
The letter went on to say it might be close to negligible
and I might have to look deeper to find it.
Got me thinking!
Am I leaking?
Are there things coming out of my mouth
that are not pleasing to God?
Are you as full on Wednesday as you are on Sunday?
How come?
You must be LEAKING!
Do I tend to speak negatively?
Does my anger rear its ugly head too often?
DO I gossip,
swear or act in a way
that is not becoming to my "Station"of the Daughter of the King?
This week
check for leaks.
bring a friend along side,
ask the Gentle Holy Spirit
to bring it to your attention.
Repent over and over until the leak stops!
You can do it
and find yourself BRIMMING
like Stpehen was in the presence of his enemies!!
The Plumber is waiting for a call!
Leaving for Prayer meeting the other night,
a young catholic girl said to me "oh does it count?"
It put smile on my face.
I had many Catholic friends growing up.
If they went to church Sat night
or some other time
it "often counted"
which meant they did not have to attend church Sunday morning.
It got me thinking about my relationship
with my Husband Jesus,
my Savior.
First I thought about when Ive had a commitment
to call someone
and after texting them and checking in on them
I felt "off the hook" for the rest of the day,
my commitment being done.
But then again
there's the relationship of a lover,
a fiancé,
a possible deeper relationship.
Maybe it's a first date
that ended nicely
and with a promise of keeping in touch.
A text in the morning,
expressing further interest
sets a spark smoldering.
You find yourself waiting for more
and wondering if and when
there will be more communication.
That text in the morning
simply does not suffice.
In fact I answer right back
hoping that it will be replied to !
Why.....
cause I'M INTERESTED!
Someone has "caught my eye!"
In fact I'm having trouble concentrating!!
Well my friend
that's exactly what a RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS is like!
When you come to REALLY KNOW HIM
when you've given your life to Him
and asked Him to take control,
that relationship begins to grow.
It moves from "counting"
to not being able to get enough!
How about you?
Has your relationship with Jesus developed into something
that has your attention all day long?
He's counting on YOU!!
Blessings!
Lately I've been hearing a lot about Joshua and Cleb
You know them Right?
The two men
who were part of the group
that went in to get the lay out
and scope of the Promise Land
Joshua 1-24
SO why were they singled out?
BECAUSE they looked PAST the giants,
the tall walls and fortresses
and saw through faith
the Land God was Promising them!
In that group of men
they were the ONLY TWO
who came back with a Good Report!
Giant was NOT IN THEIR VOCABULARY!
Do you trust the Lord?
Do you believe He has the best for you
and that HE guides,
provides and protects
you as you follow His ways?
OR
Do you begin to argue, debate, hedge
or play devils advocate?
Do you play the roll of the realist
who speaks through his carnality?
Think about that for a minute
answer the question
Who do you represent in this story?
the Ones who came back scared
or the Ones full of faith and expectancy
Seriously.
Take this up with God
if the answer is anything but #2
you need a blood transfusion....a heart check ...to be prayed for....
Cause you either believe Him or you don't.
Don't leave this page before doing a self inspection
Blessings!
