As I look through all the graphics I have, I often ask the Lord to show me what He wants me to post, because I know that someone, somewhere needs His message.
Sometimes, it’s a message that I need, even if I don’t recognize the significance at first.
That’s the case with the above graphic. The Holy Spirit said, that’s the one. So I posted. As I settled down to rest, the Holy Spirit brought to mind that it needed to be edited. I got up, grabbed my device then added a comment to the bottom: “With Jesus we can face the unknown.”
A few weeks ago I was clearing out some older posts I saved. There was a video narrated by a gentleman and he talked about, “The 7 questions you need to ask your mom.”
I jotted the questions down and thought that these questions would be great to present to my mom around Mother’s Day.
Last week the Holy Spirit urged me to get these questions to my Mom. I thought I would send her a lovely card with the questions tucked inside. However, His Spirit said to email her. I did and two days later she sent me back her answers.
Here are the questions:
Sometimes, it’s a message that I need, even if I don’t recognize the significance at first.
That’s the case with the above graphic. The Holy Spirit said, that’s the one. So I posted. As I settled down to rest, the Holy Spirit brought to mind that it needed to be edited. I got up, grabbed my device then added a comment to the bottom: “With Jesus we can face the unknown.”
A few weeks ago I was clearing out some older posts I saved. There was a video narrated by a gentleman and he talked about, “The 7 questions you need to ask your mom.”
I jotted the questions down and thought that these questions would be great to present to my mom around Mother’s Day.
Last week the Holy Spirit urged me to get these questions to my Mom. I thought I would send her a lovely card with the questions tucked inside. However, His Spirit said to email her. I did and two days later she sent me back her answers.
Here are the questions:
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This morning my brother called to tell me my Mom had a stroke last night.
Later, I thought about these questions. About being obedient to the Holy Spirit’s urging, and how humbled and grateful I feel for sending these to her.
He is in every aspect of our lives –in ways we could never imagine.
He is in the tiny and ordinary. He is there in the velvet, darkened skies as we rest. He is there in the new morning. He is there as the day unfolds before us.
He is there when we are lonely, confused, hurt. He is there when we are angry and hungry for answers.
He is there when we have to face the unknown.
Later, I thought about these questions. About being obedient to the Holy Spirit’s urging, and how humbled and grateful I feel for sending these to her.
He is in every aspect of our lives –in ways we could never imagine.
He is in the tiny and ordinary. He is there in the velvet, darkened skies as we rest. He is there in the new morning. He is there as the day unfolds before us.
He is there when we are lonely, confused, hurt. He is there when we are angry and hungry for answers.
He is there when we have to face the unknown.
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I would tell my friends to stop putting off, stop ignoring, stop making excuses.
Where there is reconciliation, reconcile.
Forgive.
Call, write, reach out.
Don’t wait.
You will never, ever regret listening to God’s instructions.
Where there is reconciliation, reconcile.
Forgive.
Call, write, reach out.
Don’t wait.
You will never, ever regret listening to God’s instructions.
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Thank you for your prayers, sweet thoughts and kind words.
We are grateful that the stroke wasn't as bad as we worried about. She talks and is completely coherent. She's waiting on a bed for inpatient therapy and we anticipate her stay there to be short.
My mom and I are quite close. She's amazing, strong, witty and thoughtful. My love for her runs deep.
The posts above were meant to convey the message that we all know: Life Can Change In a Heartbeat.
Simply, don't wait.
Call, write, reconcile if reconciliation can be found, forgive.
Don't wait for the right time, the right moment, the other person to initiate...
Be courageous, be hopeful.
Move.
Life is worth the living.
We are grateful that the stroke wasn't as bad as we worried about. She talks and is completely coherent. She's waiting on a bed for inpatient therapy and we anticipate her stay there to be short.
My mom and I are quite close. She's amazing, strong, witty and thoughtful. My love for her runs deep.
The posts above were meant to convey the message that we all know: Life Can Change In a Heartbeat.
Simply, don't wait.
Call, write, reconcile if reconciliation can be found, forgive.
Don't wait for the right time, the right moment, the other person to initiate...
Be courageous, be hopeful.
Move.
Life is worth the living.
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I am pieces of all the places I've been, and all the people I've loved. I've been stitched together by song lyrics, book quotes, adventures, late night conversations, moonlight, and the smell of coffee.
~Brooke Hampton(And made beautifully whole because of Jesus. Thank You, Father God, for giving us Jesus.)
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Each year as we approach the time to flip the calendar over to January, I ask the Holy Spirit to give me a phrase, or just a word, to reflect upon and pray about for the next 12 months.
Before I even had a chance to approach Him this go around, His Spirit gave me one word: Shaking!
So this is what I will be praying about and expecting this year.
While we've been feeling the earthly foundations shake and it feels like we are long overdue for man-made institutions to shake, I am also praying for a shaking to take place among Believers.
Pray and ask Him to give you a phrase, scripture or word, too.
If He directs you to do so, please do share!
Before I even had a chance to approach Him this go around, His Spirit gave me one word: Shaking!
So this is what I will be praying about and expecting this year.
While we've been feeling the earthly foundations shake and it feels like we are long overdue for man-made institutions to shake, I am also praying for a shaking to take place among Believers.
Pray and ask Him to give you a phrase, scripture or word, too.
If He directs you to do so, please do share!
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When I was a little girl I envisioned God as kind, grandfatherly, eager for His children to climb up onto His lap and tell Him whatever they wanted. He would listen, amused, and He would smile and nod His head in approval.
It’s a lovely vision, but it’s not a complete picture of Who He is.
Some see God as angry, vengeful and arbitrarily interfering in the lives of earth dwellers.
Some see God as aloof, apathetic and withdrawn from the affairs of mankind.
We run into dangerous territory if we pigeonhole Him and we’re not interested –that is, if we’re not learning Who He is.
We read the Bible to understand Who He is. It’s His-story. The chronologies of His presence, protection and pursuit are woven together and tell of the love between Him and His children.
Have you ever heard a word or verse in the Bible that makes you understand a different perspective? Perhaps you’ve read or heard it countless times before and didn’t give it much thought. Then unexpectedly the Holy Spirit taps you on the shoulder, and He provides context and significance then the word, verse or phrase is applicable and you’re able to make a deep and personal connection.
That’s one of the reasons why wanting to know Him intimately is worth the seeking.
When I was a little girl I envisioned God as kind, grandfatherly, eager for His children to climb up onto His lap and tell Him whatever they wanted. He would listen, amused, and He would smile and nod His head in approval.
It’s a lovely vision, but it’s not a complete picture of Who He is.
Some see God as angry, vengeful and arbitrarily interfering in the lives of earth dwellers.
Some see God as aloof, apathetic and withdrawn from the affairs of mankind.
We run into dangerous territory if we pigeonhole Him and we’re not interested –that is, if we’re not learning Who He is.
We read the Bible to understand Who He is. It’s His-story. The chronologies of His presence, protection and pursuit are woven together and tell of the love between Him and His children.
Have you ever heard a word or verse in the Bible that makes you understand a different perspective? Perhaps you’ve read or heard it countless times before and didn’t give it much thought. Then unexpectedly the Holy Spirit taps you on the shoulder, and He provides context and significance then the word, verse or phrase is applicable and you’re able to make a deep and personal connection.
That’s one of the reasons why wanting to know Him intimately is worth the seeking.
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I don’t know about you, but I’ve had some pretty lousy bosses. Some have been lazy, some micromanagers. Some have been fussy and unappeasable. Some have been garrulous or cocky and some just clueless.
So when I think of someone who is in charge, the boss, or a supervisor, I am reminded of my own experiences with the unlikeable and annoying.
Have you applied your human understanding to God? To any of His-stories? I suppose it’s not without surprise we may do this. I’m grateful that God is patient and understands our limits, yet He provides ways get our attention to draw us closer to Him.
He did this for me recently.
For me, the word counselor conjures up hustlers, manipulators, plotters, and overly ambitious back stabbers. Honestly, any human in a position of authority over another human is questionable from my perspective. I freely admit that I am human-y, applying my human-y understanding and human-y experiences to this word.
But, something unexpected happened.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve had some pretty lousy bosses. Some have been lazy, some micromanagers. Some have been fussy and unappeasable. Some have been garrulous or cocky and some just clueless.
So when I think of someone who is in charge, the boss, or a supervisor, I am reminded of my own experiences with the unlikeable and annoying.
Have you applied your human understanding to God? To any of His-stories? I suppose it’s not without surprise we may do this. I’m grateful that God is patient and understands our limits, yet He provides ways get our attention to draw us closer to Him.
He did this for me recently.
For me, the word counselor conjures up hustlers, manipulators, plotters, and overly ambitious back stabbers. Honestly, any human in a position of authority over another human is questionable from my perspective. I freely admit that I am human-y, applying my human-y understanding and human-y experiences to this word.
But, something unexpected happened.
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I was listening to a friend speak and the way she described her relationship with the Lord was inspiring and encouraging. Then she called the Lord her counselor. In an instant, the Holy Spirit opened my eyes to a new perspective, a new possible way for me to draw closer to the Lord.
What would it be like, how would my life change for the better, if I knew I could approach the most Trustworthy? The only One Who knows every detail about my life. The only One Who cared enough to make sure I was born and set apart. The only One Who is capable of giving me the only advice I will ever need. The only One Who extends me the grace I don’t deserve. The only One Who loves me without condition. The only One Who will never disappoint, never abandon, and never forget me.
Why wouldn’t I go to Him for counsel? Why wouldn’t I go to the Counselor Who numbers the stars and calls them by name? Why wouldn’t I go to the Counselor Who told the ocean to stop here and the wind to go there? Why wouldn’t I go to the Counselor Who created the animals and flowers and seasons I love?
I was listening to a friend speak and the way she described her relationship with the Lord was inspiring and encouraging. Then she called the Lord her counselor. In an instant, the Holy Spirit opened my eyes to a new perspective, a new possible way for me to draw closer to the Lord.
What would it be like, how would my life change for the better, if I knew I could approach the most Trustworthy? The only One Who knows every detail about my life. The only One Who cared enough to make sure I was born and set apart. The only One Who is capable of giving me the only advice I will ever need. The only One Who extends me the grace I don’t deserve. The only One Who loves me without condition. The only One Who will never disappoint, never abandon, and never forget me.
Why wouldn’t I go to Him for counsel? Why wouldn’t I go to the Counselor Who numbers the stars and calls them by name? Why wouldn’t I go to the Counselor Who told the ocean to stop here and the wind to go there? Why wouldn’t I go to the Counselor Who created the animals and flowers and seasons I love?
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In an instant His Spirit changed my assumption and perception. I believe He does these things for us because He loves us and He honors our desire to know Him more.
How amazing is it that He gives us the choice to approach and advance, or to withhold and withdraw?
I read something years ago that impacted me: when God feels far away, it’s because we have pulled back.
His presence in our lives does not recede; we are the ones who sidestep, avoid and postpone.
How much more peace and joy, quiet strength, and blessed assurance would we experience if we went to Him, our Perfect, Divine and Loving Counselor?
What would our lives, what would our relationship look like with Him if we counseled with Him about everything?
In an instant His Spirit changed my assumption and perception. I believe He does these things for us because He loves us and He honors our desire to know Him more.
How amazing is it that He gives us the choice to approach and advance, or to withhold and withdraw?
I read something years ago that impacted me: when God feels far away, it’s because we have pulled back.
His presence in our lives does not recede; we are the ones who sidestep, avoid and postpone.
How much more peace and joy, quiet strength, and blessed assurance would we experience if we went to Him, our Perfect, Divine and Loving Counselor?
What would our lives, what would our relationship look like with Him if we counseled with Him about everything?
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Can you imagine walking into a beautiful space –maybe yours is a bright and happy garden or an intimate and cozy library– and there is your Counselor, waiting just for you, just at this moment, so delighted that you went to Him first, that you put Him above all.
We can approach Him without pause or perturbation, and without pageantry or pretense.
Our Beloved Counselor tells us there is nothing too insignificant about our lives. Could we not return that love and devotion by making Him a part of every aspect of our lives?
When we leave the house, we grab our wallets, sunglasses and keys with little thought. It’s automatic, standard, normal, typical.
How would our lives improve, our relationship with the Lord deepen if we made going to Him with everything automatic, standard, normal, typical?
There’s two key components to this.
First, we make it a habit, a routine to go to Him first. Second, we bring Him everything. The tiny, ordinary day-to-day decisions –not just the monumental hardships and dilemmas we face. We do it with gladness, joy and expectation. In return we receive Blessed Assurance that His plan for our lives is flawless.
God is not aloof, unaware, conniving.
He is affectionate, connected, designing.
Go to Him.
Can you imagine walking into a beautiful space –maybe yours is a bright and happy garden or an intimate and cozy library– and there is your Counselor, waiting just for you, just at this moment, so delighted that you went to Him first, that you put Him above all.
We can approach Him without pause or perturbation, and without pageantry or pretense.
Our Beloved Counselor tells us there is nothing too insignificant about our lives. Could we not return that love and devotion by making Him a part of every aspect of our lives?
When we leave the house, we grab our wallets, sunglasses and keys with little thought. It’s automatic, standard, normal, typical.
How would our lives improve, our relationship with the Lord deepen if we made going to Him with everything automatic, standard, normal, typical?
There’s two key components to this.
First, we make it a habit, a routine to go to Him first. Second, we bring Him everything. The tiny, ordinary day-to-day decisions –not just the monumental hardships and dilemmas we face. We do it with gladness, joy and expectation. In return we receive Blessed Assurance that His plan for our lives is flawless.
God is not aloof, unaware, conniving.
He is affectionate, connected, designing.
Go to Him.
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