While strolling through a store the other day, I saw this on a leather journal.
There’s not much I could add to this words if wisdom; so, I’ll just leave this here.
Read it. Breathe it in.
Let it settle into your bones and become a part of who you are.
For, true Peace within brings all things into right focus.
You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.
Isaiah 26:3
10/25/22
What great instructions!
What great encouragement!
Be alert. Be amazed. Share it with someone.
Too often, I think this is our problem in this modern day.
We are too distracted, too oblivious, too blind.
We can’t see past our own nose, much less have vision for things going on around us.
We are too pessimistic, too analytical, too cynical.
We are too doubtful, too resentful, too fearful.
We can’t grasp humility and gratitude because we are too self-reliant, never realizing we’re broken and lost.
We are too self-centered, too greedy, too covetous.
We are too selfish, too insatiable, too ambitious.
We can’t embrace compassion and generosity because we are too self consumed, never realizing we’re empty and fragmented.
If we could just open our eyes to see.
If we could just open our ears to hear.
If we could but open our hearts to love, to receive, to give,
We would stand in awe of what would come.
Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
1 Corinthians 2:9
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.
10/23/22
I’m not sure if there’s a statement that could be more true…
Well, I’m sure there are others, but this healing business is serious, and it’s needed by more than is realized.
When you are wounded, clarity is almost impossible to find.
When you are in pain, certainty can be so cloudy, so evasive.
You can be looking straight at the problem but never see the face staring back at you in the mirror.
You’re blinded by the agony, but you claim all is well.
You can speak with words, yet the emotions are lost within the anguish of grief.
It’s like trying to walk through a crowded room with your arm in a sling, hoping no one will bump it, all the while acting as if nothing is wrong, and the room is empty.
It borders on insanity.
Yet, every one of us stands with the accused.
Every one of us has lived in this ludicrosity.
Every one of us has chosen the absurd from time to time.
But if we can simply grasp the moment to receive healing,
If we can simply accept the bandage,
Embrace the cast,
Take hold of the remedy as if it’s a lifeline,
The vision we achieve will be amazing.
Then He [Jesus]said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other.
Matthew 12:13
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
James 5:13-15
When I was a little girl, I always dreamt of having a guy carve our initials to share our love with the universe.
When I grew older, I learned it’s better for him to carve his initials on your heart and yours upon his.
When I was a teen, living in emotional train wrecks, I’d carve hate into an edge of skin to somehow blind the pain.
When I grew older, I learned it’s better to let Jesus carve His love on my heart to ease the turmoil within.
When I was a young adult, I hoped one day my name would be carved in lights to shine for the world to see.
Now that I have grown older, I have realized it’s better to have it etched in the hearts of those around me.
For shallow loves drift.
Broken promises shatter.
Glitz and glamor fade away.
All in a moment’s breath.
But what you leave behind in memories and legacies can sustain for a lifetime.
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children…
Proverbs 13:22a
Every life is entitled to breathe.
Every life is entitled to be born.
Every life is entitled to live.
Why would one rejoice when that is stripped away?
Why would one celebrate when that is refused?
There can only be two reasons for this jubilee.
That one is deceived and doesn’t recognize the error of the deception…
Or that one is evil and doesn’t care to take a breathing, striving life…
If one does not realize the mistake, truth can be revealed and transformation can set in.
But if one sees and hears evil and calls it good, if one ignores what is true and demands for pure hell to rule, blessings are stolen and joy is desolate.
For no one can survive under the iron arm of animosity. No one can endure under the heavy hand of antipathy.
When the innocent are lost, barren mothers weep and lifeless graves mourn.
When life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is given a chance, life wins.
The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Job 33:4
For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.
Psalm 139:13-16
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What is freedom?
Is freedom being able to “do what I want when I want and however I want?”
Is freedom having an absence of confinement and restrictions?
Is freedom being able to speak, work, and live without rules and boundaries?
Truly, in this day and age, freedom seems to be negotiable to the person or parties making those decisions.
It seems to be even controversial, being derived from rest ace to tyranny or hatred for authority and demanded of by some who take it for granted or don’t even understand how it’s won.
However, because I am a child of God, my truth doesn’t change with culture nor with man.
My truth comes from the Word of God; so, when seeking the definition of freedom, I must seek what God tells me is true.
Jesus said, in John 8:36, “Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.”
Then, Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 3:17, “Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”
And Paul expounded in Galatians 5:1, “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”
For Christians, Christ has given us a clear
picture of what freedom is and what He has meant it to be in our lives:
True freedom can only be found in the
redemption fo Jesus Christ!
So, if you are a child of the King today, you are FREE!
If you are saved by the Blood of the Lamb, and your name is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, YOU ARE FREE!!
Let us rejoice in His freedom! Let us praise Him for the great things He has done!
Let us raise our hands and lift our voices with a grateful heart for the freedom He has brought us, both within our spiritual lives and within this country that we live, because we are free to worship Him today!
It has been amazing to me the opposing views that have come forth in the last week.
It has been amazing to me the rage and violence tolerated on one side and the utter silence on another.
I stand in awe at the sheer anger that is spewed; yet, I stand in equal shock at those who seal their lips tighter than a vault.
Questions fill my head as I observe the atrocities.
The animosity that breeds fury and fire is excused and even encouraged by those of power; yet, if the tables were turned, they would scream injustice and insurrection.
The muzzle that breed reticence and restraint is demanded and expected by those in favor; yet, there should be eternal gratitude for decades of prayerful ascent.
Where is the justice and truth?
Where is the appreciation and joy?
Where is the value of a life, freedom for a breath, and protection of a right to chase life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
Where is the love and security for the innocent among us?
Will you have rage or rejoicing fill your heart?
The result is the evidence of good vs. evil.
Woe to those who call evil good, and goodevil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, And prudent in their own sight!
Isaiah 5:20-21
What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory, even us whom He called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
Romans 9:22-24
There’s an old song that says, “You can’t always get what you want,” and although I don’t necessarily want to promote the song or the singer, the statement holds some truth.
Scrolling through social media on Father’s Day weekend brings this truth to a glaring reality when you’re a daughter of a broken home and a not so idealistic parental relationship.
However, these are also the perfect moments for God to do what He does best. His Word says, “A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families…” Psalm 68:5-6.
Throughout my life, He has brought incredible “fathers” to fill the void, and I am eternally grateful for them and for all He has done. ❤️
So, if you find yourself in a similar predicament, LOOK UP.
Your Heavenly Father loves you and is waiting for you.
And look horizontally, He will bring those father figures close when you need them. 💞
He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.
Psalm 147:3
Father’s Day…
What a day to celebrate.
What a day to contemplate.
Is a father one who rules with an iron fist?
Is a father one who grants every wish list?
Father’s Day fills the heart with love, fear, hatred, and confusion.
Father’s Day fills the heart with suspicion, wisdom, laughter, and illusion.
What a day to let the soul ponder.
What a day to let the mind wander.
Is a father one who encourages, advises and cheers?
Is a father one who avoids, neglects and jeers?
Father’s Day can fill the heart with strength and admiration.
Father’s Day can fill the heart with joy and appreciation.
What a day to let accumulate.
What a day to let captivate.
A true Father is one who admires, enwraps, uplifts and esteems.
A true Father is one who confronts, forgives, purifies and redeems.
Thankful for My Heavenly Father on this Father’s Day that is tough on my heart and so many others…
Penned – MG – 6/18/22
A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, in God in His holy habitation.
Psalm 68:5
I have read so many articles from those declaring we must love the addict, regardless of the hell they bring to you.
We must strive to be kind.
Be loving. Be sincere. Be gracious.
For they are hurting people, simply misunderstood.
I’ve read stories from daughters and sons who were straightforward and blunt with their parental addict.
Yet, once that parent is gone, the adult child grieves the loss and the “lack of love” they gave.
He states, “You never have that moment to return and be helpful.”
She states, “Once they’re gone, you live with the regrets of what you could’ve done, what you should’ve done.”
We must strive to be kind.
Be loving. Be sincere. Be gracious.
For they are hurting people, simply misunderstood.
Well, I personally must disagree with your memes-life approach.
I adamantly oppose your proclamation of fantasy.
Is not true love when we protect those most vulnerable among us?
Is not true sincerity when we call good, good and evil, evil, not the other way around?
Is not true graciousness when we recognize truth as it is and remove danger from the innocent?
I will never argue the merits of forgiveness and grace. That is what we should all give and receive unconditionally.
But truth must be embraced above all else for true healing to come.
Truth doesn’t rescind love.
Truth doesn’t nullify kindness.
Truth will bring recognition, repentance and regeneration.
Truth will bring forgiveness.
Forgiveness doesn’t always equal reconciliation, and grace doesn’t mean tolerance for depravity.
Sometimes, the kindest action of love is confrontation and consequences.
Sometimes, the kindest action of acceptance is refusal of evil and encircling good.
For in confrontation, mending of hearts can begin.
And in consequences, recoiling from harm can start.
So let us never strive for kindness at the expense of truth.
For the truth will always set one free.
And you shall know the truth, and the truthshall make you free.”
John 8:32
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