Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Lonely.

“They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.” Revelation 12:11

Never have I understood this feeling more than when my husband passed away and I was left alone.

Part of the problem was I didn’t know exactly what was going on. But the other part of my silence was because I wasn’t sure what to say or who was safe to say it to. So I just walked through my days pretending to connect with others while feeling so very isolated.

This is a huge tactic of the enemy. He knows if he can isolate us, he can influence us. He can make us so consumed with the hurt and convinced it will never get better that we miss one of God’s greatest gifts. God created us to do life in a community of believers where we can go stand on someone else’s faith when our own gets shaky. People who can help us see the hope in the midst of our hurts.

We need each other.

God designed us to help each other.

Who do you need to share your tears with? Who needs to know they aren’t alone?

I know how hard it is to open up about our deepest disappointments. I deeply understand how terrifying vulnerability can be. But I also know there’s someone else in the world who would drown in their own tears if not for seeing yours. And when you make one other human simply see they aren’t alone, you make the world a better place.

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Saturday, September 22, 2012

Tie Dye Wedding.

Yep. my cousin is a hoot.
He got married today . and check out how fun their theme was.

Their 'Welcome table'. see those little Hershey mini's? :) I made those for the wedding.

Love the bright colors! That cake is soooooooooooooo cute!

The sweet couple. Love you David! So happy for you.

God Bless to all.
have a great weekend!

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Monday, September 17, 2012

Living for God. He has a plan for you.

God has a plan for you. You know what it is? He wants to make you like himself. Not only will that bring him glory, it will bring you satisfaction. But what does it mean to be like him, and how does it happen?

"And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." (Micah 6:8)

Being godly means living a life that pleases God—acting justly, loving mercy and walking humbly with him. The key, though, is the walking part. It's only when we walk with God in a relationship with him that we're able to do what's right and love others. As we spend time getting to know him, he changes us. The change comes as we see how awesome God is and how we, with all our imperfections, pale in comparison. It comes as we learn that God became a man—Jesus Christ—just so he could die a painful death to save us from our sin. And what is our response? Amazement? Gratitude? Yes, but it has to be more than that. God wants us to be totally devoted to him, in much the same way you probably dream about being devoted to a husband or wife some day. Because of your love for that person, you'll want to spend time with them and you'll do nice things for them—not because you have to, but because you really want to. When we have this kind of devotion to God, the things we do for him won't be a chore to dread. They will become something you look forward to doing. Not only will that be more pleasing to God, you'll like it better too!

"Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart." (Psalm 37:4)

To find any joy in a relationship with God, you have to agree that he knows what's best for you. You'll never find much "delight" in him if you're always fighting him.

He says to us, "I have a great plan for you, one that will be greater than anything you could ever dream." And we say, "I'm too scared to trust you," or "No thanks, I can have fun without you."

What's something you know God wants you to do (love others, study his Word, pray, etc.) that you're not doing? What's your reason for not doing this?

Sunday, February 14, 2021

for KING & COUNTRY - TOGETHER (feat. Kirk Franklin & Tori Kelly)

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My journey. day 4

☀️ ☃ ☕️ ~ Good morning.

Its snowing out this morning and suppose to snow all day. Looks cold out there through my hospital window. Brrr. Its not really very warm here in my room either though. Why is it that hospital rooms are so cold? hmmmm?

Doctors have been in and shared some good / bad news with me. So. they know what's wrong with me. Good news. Looks like my Liver is pretty sick. Bad news! I will have to have more tests done to determine just how sick. but they are tossing around the possibility of needing a transplant. Not sure how I feel about this news today. kind of alot to take in when you're in the hospital alone. But with all things big and small. trusting God with this is what I will do.

Looks like they are going to let me go home today. I'm so glad. I really need to be around my family!

The enemy uses our past to cause confusion and disorder in our lives. He is the record keeper of the past. He torments us with feelings of shame. guilt. condemnation and a host of other seriously awful feelings. He loves to remind us of things we have done to keep us from feeling deserving of God's love and grace. Even things we may have had no control over . he will use to make us feel at fault. He's good at making us feel like we deserve all the bad things that happen to us. I'm struggling with that right now. I have to fight him off to keep from believing that its my own fault I'm sick and I deserve to suffer.

Thus. he has succeeded at keeping me away from God several times! Of course that's the trigger for the enemy. The closer we get to God the more the enemy will whisper lies to you.
Until we remove that power from the past . the enemy can always use it to drive a wedge between us and God!

Now.. how about the actual past. that luggage we carry for years. the mistakes, scars, hurt, and betrayals. We take it from relationship to relationship. or keep it buried somewhere deep down inside. It's the 'chains' we often hear about.
As for my past / my chains. I was the person who felt I was the exception to grace. I could not be forgiven. The more I tried to to get it together.. the worse it got.

When we look at the Bible. we see God giving us story after story of hot messes.. people who were murderers, adulterers, liars, thieves, cheaters, people that were full of mess and sin. and God not only forgave them but then used them for amazing purposes.