Did you ever hear something from someone that just made your day..that changed your whole way of looking at something, that jerked you out of a very difficult thing you were going through and into a bran new way of seeing your way out of it?
Well we are in a situation in our world where we need to hear something very very good. Don't you agree?
If I hear one more piece of negative media, I am going to.....I don't know yet. but something radical.
Meanwhile, there are some writings in the Bible that are so fun to read on a day when you have read way too much news.
Here is one: "In the day of my trouble I will call upon You, for You will answer me." (Psalm 86)
That is a consoling thought. He will answer me when I call on Him. How about this one from Psalm 85 : "I will hear what God the Lord will speak, for He will speak peace to His people." That is just good news!!! I am all for His peace. When a Mom speaks peace to her child, that child calms down. They know their Mama knows all and that peace from her means peace. That child knows "I can not be afraid now, she has this under her control ..and I can stay here in peace." Finally, this one always makes me happy:" the way of the righteous (those made right with God by the sacrifice of Jesus) is like the first gleam of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full light of day!" Proverbs 4:18. The path you and I take when we are in Jesus, is just going to get brighter and brighter! I prefer to think about these things rather than the fiscal cliff, if you get my drift! Have a great day and if you get a moment, get your bible out and check out all those very very good somethings in there. It will make your day!
Friday, December 7, 2012
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
Different Kind of Day
So I have new running shoes which I have needed forever now and finally indulged. I started power walking with a vengeance 2 weeks ago and low and behold, suddenly I am limping on one foot. Whatver. I am working a temp retail job and am on my feet nonstop all day. Have even lost weight. Wow. great timing. Hurting foot when I am on my feet all day every day. ha. Well, the day started out with not enough sleep and several bumps happened along the way and all I can say was it ended up being a different kind of day. The kind where you want to complain badly and whine and carry on but then for what purpose? I ask. So yea, feelings, sore foot and a variety of other not fun things but it ended up being a day where I had a very good chat with a very good friend who had very good thoughts and helped lift me out of the mire. Some days are like that. God heard my cry and answered me. And to top it off I made my own chocolate confection out of butter, honey and cocoa powder which soothed any weariness that was still lurking in the shadows. A different kind of day indeed.
WALK A MILE
You know we all think we know stuff and we all have these "opinions" that come to our mind as the "right" opinions of course. But have you ever really walked a mile in someone elses shoes? I mean really tried to imagine walking as they have walked? because if you have then you know you don't have enough information to do that. You don't know their history, their pain, their giftings, their weaknessess, their heart intentions, their struggles...really you don't. So when opinions otherwise known as judgements come to your mind about another human being. Cut it out. stop it. ignore it and don't heed it. Its accusatory nature will never help you or the one you have "opinions" about.
Its so much easiser to accuse someone else than to look at yourself truthfully and just take ownershihp of you regardless of the other. To quote a beloved author, don't listen to your emotions, they are secondary to the situation, just lean on the truth. This person needs love and you will benefit if you offer it. There is not a lot of love going around right now but a whole lot of judgement and opinions of others...let it go.
This is what Gods love looks like. It may experience great pain at the hand of the other, but it continues to believe the best about the other and assume the best. That they are doing the best they can given their life and what they are in right now. Dont worry, grace never hurt a soul. Trust me on this.
Its so much easiser to accuse someone else than to look at yourself truthfully and just take ownershihp of you regardless of the other. To quote a beloved author, don't listen to your emotions, they are secondary to the situation, just lean on the truth. This person needs love and you will benefit if you offer it. There is not a lot of love going around right now but a whole lot of judgement and opinions of others...let it go.
This is what Gods love looks like. It may experience great pain at the hand of the other, but it continues to believe the best about the other and assume the best. That they are doing the best they can given their life and what they are in right now. Dont worry, grace never hurt a soul. Trust me on this.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Waters of Meribah
"So he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the contention of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord saying "is the Lord among us or not?"
There are "waters of Meribah" that flow into our lives and they look like this. Circumstances come into your life and seem to stay for a while. They are not cool. They are inconvenient, painful, and lonely. You are there by yourself in them. They test what is in the heart. What comes out of one determines the near future and sometimes the far future. You start to say things about others, and yourselves and God when you are going through these waters. You want out now. You don't have control. It is a test of the heart I am telling you right now.
Passing the test looks like this: surrender all I want to the Lord, praise Him and worship for who He is. King, Creator, Lord, Father, Savior. No matter what comes, I give Him all. I surrender my wants and my needs to be met. I let go of everything that has to do with me for a minute and give it to Him.
Not passing looks like this: anger, bitterness, railing against God, contending with those who stand for the truth or who have authority over your life in some way. Its refusal to give God His due worship, and honor. Its wanting my way now. (been there myself)
We can go back and forth between these but the final heart condition in a place of trial and hardship will be who you really choose to be. It is a test of the heart.
Then in Psalm 81, it says " I proved you at the waters of Meribah..." The burden was removed, deliverance was given to those in trouble, in the place of thunder, their cries were heard and answered ... All this given to a people who were bitter, angry at Moses, and angry at God...He came through with His goodness. It was a test again. To pour out His loving nature on people undeserving, so typical of Him, to test them...their response is never mentioned. Apparently God wanted us to know, that in spite of our heart condition His goodness will continue to cover our life, always testing and inviting us into Throne room for relationship with Him.
But how much better the relationship with Him when I have not come up short in the trial, when my heart is comforted in the trial and His love experienced even before it passes, when I am surrendered to the process, and help is felt even while it is lasting so long. He loves us so much. Take courage you will not always be in the "waters of Meribah"...there is a place where your thirst will be quenched and relief is finally here. Look up, your redemption draws nigh.
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