Dear Friend:
A Father spending time with his daughter while on vacation had a MOMENT to say this "We were talking (she actually does that with me now!) and I was sharing about how we have to fill our minds
with hope and faith and trust. And how we can be thrown about by doubt and fear and anxiety unless we choose
and allow God's spirit to fill and guide us."
Have you ever stopped for a moment and thought to yourself how important a moment is? He could have chose any topic in the world to talk about but he chose to speak about God.
I have visited the elderly and have discovered they wish they had thought about their moments more.
Have you had a moment where someone spoke evil to you and it hurt bad? You think by just holding on to that anger things will get better and we can move on.
In a moment recently I heard a sermon and these wise words were preached.
Holding on to unforgiveness allows that memory to live rent-free in your heart.
Give up the right to revenge.
PRAYER: God help me to clear my heart today. Help me to experience the power of a moment. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
"Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace" (Romans 8:5-6 NIV).
Monday, January 23, 2012
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Reflections of my Mother. I Miss my Mom!
The anniversary to my mom's going home to the Lord is June 13, it will be 2 years.
What is it with our subconscious mind? It just dreams about her and grieves at this time.
Things I miss about my mom.
Her smile
Her laugh (simply the best!)
Her forgetfulness and then her honesty in fessing up to forgetfulness.
Her love for shopping.
Her love of news and the world events and movie stars.
Her love for small things like good food. Especially steak, burger king Jr. burgers, sweet tea, diet coke and frozen Twinkies.
The way Her eyes lit up when she smelled flowers. She loved red geraniums, yellow or orange marigolds , lilacs, roses.
The way Her eyes lit up when she saw a baby or small child.
The way she quoted the bible and the zeal she had for Jesus.
Her love gadgets, AS SEEN ON TV. LOL!
Her love to go to lunch, especially, Neiman Marcus. YUM!
Her love for her children and grandkids. It could not be measured.
Her Love for jazz music.
Jesus is so lucky to have my mom near Him. My mom is so blessed to be with HIM.
What is it with our subconscious mind? It just dreams about her and grieves at this time.
Things I miss about my mom.
Her smile
Her laugh (simply the best!)
Her forgetfulness and then her honesty in fessing up to forgetfulness.
Her love for shopping.
Her love of news and the world events and movie stars.
Her love for small things like good food. Especially steak, burger king Jr. burgers, sweet tea, diet coke and frozen Twinkies.
The way Her eyes lit up when she smelled flowers. She loved red geraniums, yellow or orange marigolds , lilacs, roses.
The way Her eyes lit up when she saw a baby or small child.
The way she quoted the bible and the zeal she had for Jesus.
Her love gadgets, AS SEEN ON TV. LOL!
Her love to go to lunch, especially, Neiman Marcus. YUM!
Her love for her children and grandkids. It could not be measured.
Her Love for jazz music.
Jesus is so lucky to have my mom near Him. My mom is so blessed to be with HIM.
Reflection of Yesterday and scripture.
Saw my neighbor this morning. When she was down yesterday she was so blessed by God and God did not want her to be down. Not only did we do lunch, an unexpected visit from a friend happened and then her son out of the blue invited her to dinner. She said she took a 2 hour nap yesterday. OM! She was still on a high with delight. What a blessing, so am I!
Something happened to me recently a verse popped in my head and now I have each day recited it and now I am at a point of reading the chapter in the bible before and after. Next I will be doing a word study on some frequent usage of words that stood out to me. This is how it works for me and God.
Scripture for a beloved friend that was dying of cancer came to me after they went home to be with the Lord. I believe that was in Psalm 13. I will look that up later and confirm. Psalm 63 became almost a whole summer once and then a teaching for a women's bible study called Loving God.
The women at the well in John 4 was buzzing in my head summers ago and I just got up every day and the Lord said to me "read it again." That went on for 1 month. I went to Canada during that time and the word became even richer to me. That's what nature does. It quiets your soul, so you can hear from God. The women at the well taught me the power of Jesus connection with women. How he took a frail, scared, hurting women and made her so comfortable that it allowed her to bare her soul be forgiven and then be available to tell others. A great story of redemption.
I guess I am sharing now what profound pieces of scripture God wanted me to learn. The Lord's Prayer was another summer. How beautiful to pray that prayer in the first person. Like:
My Father who is in heaven hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give me today my daily bread. Forgive me my debts as I also have forgiven my debtors. (I make a list of those in my prayer) And lead me not into temptation, but deliver me and my family from the evil one.
Taking the word seriously and personally.
Something happened to me recently a verse popped in my head and now I have each day recited it and now I am at a point of reading the chapter in the bible before and after. Next I will be doing a word study on some frequent usage of words that stood out to me. This is how it works for me and God.
Scripture for a beloved friend that was dying of cancer came to me after they went home to be with the Lord. I believe that was in Psalm 13. I will look that up later and confirm. Psalm 63 became almost a whole summer once and then a teaching for a women's bible study called Loving God.
The women at the well in John 4 was buzzing in my head summers ago and I just got up every day and the Lord said to me "read it again." That went on for 1 month. I went to Canada during that time and the word became even richer to me. That's what nature does. It quiets your soul, so you can hear from God. The women at the well taught me the power of Jesus connection with women. How he took a frail, scared, hurting women and made her so comfortable that it allowed her to bare her soul be forgiven and then be available to tell others. A great story of redemption.
I guess I am sharing now what profound pieces of scripture God wanted me to learn. The Lord's Prayer was another summer. How beautiful to pray that prayer in the first person. Like:
My Father who is in heaven hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give me today my daily bread. Forgive me my debts as I also have forgiven my debtors. (I make a list of those in my prayer) And lead me not into temptation, but deliver me and my family from the evil one.
Taking the word seriously and personally.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Touched by an Elderly Neighbor
God was on dual duty today bringing my neighbor and I together. Let me explain. In the morning I try as best as I can remember to pray, God use me today and put me where you need me. I pray that I would be sensitive enough to follow the Spirit.
As I was pulling out of the driveway and got to the apron before the street. I looked over and my 93 year old neighbor, Karen, was pulling in the driveway. I feel prompted at times to call her when there is bad weather to check on her or at other times. Today as I gazed over I heard the whisper of God say "go ask her to go to lunch." I hesitated because you see I had my "to do list." Now I quite frequently ask to be used by God and then in the next moment say "but" I have this or that to do and at the end of the day ask "Well God why did you not use me?". So as I address these arguments in my head and make a decisions to stop and obey, I witness a blessing. I got out of my car and approached her she began to chat with me. Within minutes our conversation got distracted by a 3 to 4 inch black butterfly (lined with yellow). It was so noticeable as it fluttered between us and hovered that I stopped and commented on it. "You see I love butterflies" I said. "They are always a reminder from God that I am a new creation in Christ" I said. She then responded "We are new creations." Get this! The butterfly then landed on her and stayed for a good while and then flew away. It was a very distinct moment that could not be ignored. We did go to lunch and I so enjoy Karen's history and stories. She said to me as we were about to part "this really made my day to go to lunch, I was not looking forward to this afternoon because I am losing my friends and have been very sad, thank you so much." (Long story as to why she was losing her friends) She then grabbed me and gave me a hug and kiss on the cheek. She in all the 6 years I have lived here has never hugged and kissed me. As I got back in my car I grabbed my cheek and thought to myself "this was like a kiss from my mom (who is now longer on earth and I miss her so much and the 2 year Anniversary to her death is coming in a week). I cried and as the tears flowed I thanked God for such a sweet visit and for feeling loved. That I felt so loved by God that he figured out a way to show me His concern and love for me today. I know Karen was touched and so was I. God did a dual deal. PTL! (Praise the Lord)
As I was pulling out of the driveway and got to the apron before the street. I looked over and my 93 year old neighbor, Karen, was pulling in the driveway. I feel prompted at times to call her when there is bad weather to check on her or at other times. Today as I gazed over I heard the whisper of God say "go ask her to go to lunch." I hesitated because you see I had my "to do list." Now I quite frequently ask to be used by God and then in the next moment say "but" I have this or that to do and at the end of the day ask "Well God why did you not use me?". So as I address these arguments in my head and make a decisions to stop and obey, I witness a blessing. I got out of my car and approached her she began to chat with me. Within minutes our conversation got distracted by a 3 to 4 inch black butterfly (lined with yellow). It was so noticeable as it fluttered between us and hovered that I stopped and commented on it. "You see I love butterflies" I said. "They are always a reminder from God that I am a new creation in Christ" I said. She then responded "We are new creations." Get this! The butterfly then landed on her and stayed for a good while and then flew away. It was a very distinct moment that could not be ignored. We did go to lunch and I so enjoy Karen's history and stories. She said to me as we were about to part "this really made my day to go to lunch, I was not looking forward to this afternoon because I am losing my friends and have been very sad, thank you so much." (Long story as to why she was losing her friends) She then grabbed me and gave me a hug and kiss on the cheek. She in all the 6 years I have lived here has never hugged and kissed me. As I got back in my car I grabbed my cheek and thought to myself "this was like a kiss from my mom (who is now longer on earth and I miss her so much and the 2 year Anniversary to her death is coming in a week). I cried and as the tears flowed I thanked God for such a sweet visit and for feeling loved. That I felt so loved by God that he figured out a way to show me His concern and love for me today. I know Karen was touched and so was I. God did a dual deal. PTL! (Praise the Lord)
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