The prickles along the path remind you – you’re in motion. I came to Him not knowing Just letting my longing lead me. He received me, took me in, crowned me. My filthy rags burned away in His purifying light. As I sang to Him He cleansed me. As I sought Him He delivered me. As I closed my eyes in His presence He placed me in a wide open space. The transformation was like that of a butterfly not knowing how or having the responsibility of it’s own change. Longing and desires are meant to be purely placed in the hidden protection of The Father’s heart.

Most of  life’s Joy and abundance comes from the unpacking of God’s Gifts; not merely just in the receiving.  He is a freely giving and devoted Father.  His gifts are magnificent and brilliant, packed with revelation, power, understanding, movement, and meaning. How often are they left lying on the floor not being used, wrapped up in an earthly box, guarded and hidden? Christianity is a gift that we receive, but do we unpack it? My Prayer is that in the unpacking we find the calm, the bright and the Joy in this beautiful season of birth.  

He created her brilliant.  She had no idea.   There was a Way made for her.  She had no idea.   He had seen to everything.   She was not worthy – but that didn’t matter to Him.   He loved her.  He loves her still.   She lived lost for a long time.  Guilt like a rock in the pit of her stomach.  Shame like a cloak around her neck.  Despair had her number.  He had her name. He knew there would be a day when she would cry out to Him.  He waited.   Then, that day came and He answered her.  He did more than answer her.  He picked her up. He dusted her off.  He knew.  She knew. Now they are together. Forever. United by Love.  

I’ve been pondering on sin lately.  I know….not the most exciting thing of which to ponder.  However, when God speaks and you know you’ve heard Him, the best thing to do, is listen.  (And then obey, but we’ll get to that in a minute.) These last few years have been a salve seeking journey.  Seeking truth and guidance like a salve for the dry and parched chafing of my heart.  Honestly it wasn’t that poetic.  There were days…oh there were days.  But, with God the latter days will be greater than the former. Don’t ever dismiss the deep ponderings and searchings of your heart. Allow Him to fall on those dry places and renew your spirit.  It’s true that you can “soar like wings of an eagle” but you’ve got to be willing to take the flight.   “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23 “Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles…” Hebrews 12:1 My husband and I attended what our church calls Kairos (an ancient greek word meaning right, or opportune moment) a few years ago and during one of the sessions, we looked at … Continue reading Sin

When we are face to face with disappointment we are vulnerable to truth, love and comfort.  “Consider it pure joy…”   God understands disappointment. God understands pain. God waits for us with truth, perspective and comfort.   God is Love and when Love experienced pain and disappointment He made a way for us to find Him and live beyond emotional responses. In every disappointment under the sun, God has an equal or greater portion of Love and perspective to give. The key is….Him.  We are blind to truth and separated from comfort without Jesus.  He is truth.  He is comfort. He is love.  So seek Him and find your way out of the pit of disappointment. Disappointment holds hands with expectations.  Let God have your expectations and listen to what He has to say about them, then…. Let people have your love. So here are the keys that open the door past disappointment:  Know who you are and Whose you are. You are set apart. Most of my life God has been setting me apart. Those times when I didn’t fit in or belong, now I see that those times were intentional. Fitting in and belonging to the things and … Continue reading Dealing With Disappointment So We Don’t Live In Disappointment

Standing in my kitchen (accurately claimed as the heart of the home); cleaning, washing,  fully aware of a new reality—-Something was missing. The struggle that once dominated my emotions, had become silent.  The strength that once fueled weariness was now my guide to peace.  As I witnessed the hand of God in the heart of my home, I realized something had shifted…something had changed…something was different. Do you carry a burden for order?  Do you carry a burden for Peace?  Do you get overwhelmed with tasks that pile up and as a result, tension and frustration dominate your attitude toward the people around you?  If things aren’t just so-so, do you feel overwhelmed and depleted of Joy? Enters, Order and Peace. “This year is the year of order”…I heard God whisper… I felt it waving like a banner over my home.  If one were to look with spiritual glasses over the horizon of my house, they would see ORDER waving with a fierceness in the wind. This morning I realized the messes that once weighed heavy on my emotions ensued from not knowing there was order underneath my visibility.  God has shown me how to order the ways of this house. She … Continue reading Peace in The Order

“Above all else GUARD your heart….”Proverbs 4:23Little by little the enemy seeps in and steals our weapons without us even realizing it. Little by little we can begin to compromise our standards until we look back and realize how far away we’ve stepped from our sure footing. Little by little we can begin to lean in, blend in and flow with the culture around us. Little by little we are loosing our way, the Way. It’s easy to do! It’s easy to want to please those around us. It’s easy to try and be polite, but it’s the fear of man that leads us into the land where men make their own rules and foundations are built on sinking sand. Then before you know it, you’re struggling to breath. We must gather back together and realign as a strong, fortified unit; as a family. This begins first in our marriage and then it trickles down to our children as they witness first hand the solid structure in truth and unity. “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on … Continue reading Little by Little, Are We Compromising Our Standards?

Isaiah 55:12 You will go out in joy and be lead forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.   Oh how many times the enemy has talked us in to walking down the wrong path and there we are with no Peace….blaming God.  You are about to read the true story.  The one you will want to hear before taking that next step. Let’s start with the good stuff….oh, who am I kidding, it’s all good stuff. Sometimes we praise God (clap our hands) in the uncomfortable places because we know comfort is not our measure of Peace.  We’ve been down that road before.  Comfort or discomfort can be a feeling or emotion brought on by a fallacy (a mistaken belief, faulty reasoning, unsound argument). I know it’s hard to accept when we’re wrong, but this is where we can get caught in the trap. Peace is a gift that transcends and transforms any circumstance for which God has called us. It’s sort of the boat that Truth rides in on. Peace gives us courage to put on our armor, to take the … Continue reading His Peace is Your Provision and Your Leader When You’re Waiting on Your Promise