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This is the face he saw

2/22/2017

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This was the face my husband had to look at this morning. Not too pleasant (sorry honey). I am looking like my 75+ year old father as my son says (my dad's a handsome guy but not sure if I want to look like 75 years old yet and I really don't want to look like a man). 

I was dealing with anger -- the on-edge-irritating type. I wasn't angry at anyone in particular. I knew my mindset wasn't right (I also told my husband we couldn't watch any FBI shows for a while cause I had some really yucky dreams -- a man was plotting to murder (and cut into pieces) my youngest son). 

Plus, there was something I needed to do this morning that I didn't want to do, but sometimes we have to do those kinds of things. 

To attempt to get myself to a better place mentally I wrote down a list of things I was thankful for this morning. I wrote down:

1. Shannon's hives are gone.
2. My kids are healthy.
3. Hawk's bed is dry so far this morning.
​4. The garbage got picked up yesterday.
5. The spring-like weather.
6. The small stones I found yesterday (while cleaning) that Shannon can use in his jewelry making.
7. There has been no flooding in the snow thaw in our area.
8. Flowers are beginning to peek out of the soil.

It didn't help immediately. Sometimes the remedy we need is slow acting cause it has to soak in deep. We can get impatient. I do. 

A few minutes later an unexpected blessing appeared. On other days I would have been ecstatic. Today I was humbled. Father God was doing what He said does -- taking care of us. 

Maybe some of my anger was me being mad at God for not doing what I wanted Him to do in my time. I don't think I was mad at Him but I probably had a bit of a spoiled-child attitude in me cause she wasn't getting what she wanted.

I'm so glad God doesn't bow down to our temper tantrums. Sometimes that is all our discontent is, a temper tantrum.

It isn't always this of course. Sometimes our brains act up and it is just a chemical thing (with me it is). 

Even though it wasn't immediate I know that thanking God for things in my life helped. I'm still feeling humbled and silly and kind of impatient with myself. Why can't I get where I need to be within immediately? These are the kind of moments I look forward to the person I'll be in heaven.

C.S. Lewis had a great thought about that he shares in The Great Divorce. He said he thinks that when we either are in heaven or  hell the time on earth will fade. First, even if we live a really long time here it is a tiny second compared to eternity. And second (and here was the neat thought -- it isn't biblical but it isn't anti-biblical. It is just a possibility), he said when we are where we are going to be he thought the time on earth will feel like the beginning of eternity.

If we are in heaven we will remember things on earth through the lense of heaven. We'll see the touch of God throughout our lives.

If we're in hell, we'll just see the time on earth as the beginning of hell. We will see everything through the lense of hell. That would be horrendous by the way. Hell is just constant suffering and torment. It isn't a big party. Please don't believe this. And the residents in hell will not be hanging out with each other. There will be no goodwill down there. There will be no sympathy or empathy. Just pain and suffering and selfishness and absolutely no touch of the Holy Spirit. It isn't a good place.

You know the Holy Spirit is in this world keeping back the evil. Evil does get through but often it is because of people's choices (we have free-will). When the Spirit leaves all hell literally will break loose. I sure hope none of us are here to feel that lostness of the Spirit. That taking away of the Spirit could actually be the wrath of God. Hadn't thought about that before. Think on that. 

"'For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.'" Luke 17:21

There isn't anymore time. Today is the day of salvation. Believe before it's too late. Plus, letting Jesus into your life to lead it will give you such peace in the midst of anything this world can throw at you. That peace is priceless. That peace cannot be bought or earned or caught in anyway but through Christ.
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I know I shouldn't but I am and that's gotta change

10/11/2016

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I know as well as anyone that we aren't supposed to worry. Worry is a sin -- seriously. Some people think if you worry that means you are loving someone and maybe that's true, but worry doesn't help them or you. 

Presently, I have a son who is a junior at School of Mines who is doing great in so many ways but has some financial issues right now that I really want to fix but can't. I have a married 19 year old daughter who also has financial issues and questions about her future (neither of which I can fix). And my 13 year old daughter is now wearing make-up and developing into a young woman and wants (like most teenage girls) attention from boys. My 15 year old son has physical issues that I cannot fix and my 17 year old son is still the same as he has been for a very long time (that is a story in itself -- oh right, I've talked about him several times).

Help me Jesus!

Today it is all on my brain and I can't get past it. I know you too, if you are a parent, have concerns for your children. 

Father God will provide for them and it might not be from you. Father God has our children under His care. And that is what we need to focus on. Pray for them. Love them. Do what you know you need to do and let God do the rest. He will take care of our children. He wants to be God in their lives. 

So, my prescription for us all who are concerned for our children is found below:

First, read 2 Corinthians 10:5. It says, "We are destroying sophisticated arguments and every exalted and proud thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought and purpose captive to the obedience of Christ,"

This means that when you start to worry, pray, "I take that thought captive to the obedience of Jesus Christ. Father God is taking care of my child."

Second, read Philippians 4:6-7. It says, "Don’t worry about anything, but pray about everything. With thankful hearts offer up your prayers and requests to God. Then, because you belong to Christ Jesus, God will bless you with peace that no one can completely understand. And this peace will control the way you think and feel."

And do what it says -- pray about those concerns. Be thankful. Realize God loves our kids more than we ever can. He understands them better than we ever will be able to; and He knows what is best for them.

And finally, say Philippians 4:13 out loud, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

Worry only ties us up in knots. Worry causes health problems. Worry can cause us to do stupid things. Worry is not from God. Let's not allow it to run our lives.
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You'll never get it back. Never. Ever.

8/31/2016

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So this morning while I was doing some yoga stretches (don't be too impressed -- this is only my second day but hey, the Word says Don't despise small beginnings) I thought about all the time I've wasted trying to fix things in our lives or doing something I'm not called to do or pursuing something I thought was an answer to whatever problem I was focused on. I'll never get that time back I spent worrying or fretting or stressing.

Never.

Never ever. 

I've heard of people who've lost and gained fortunes several times in our lives. We all know of people (probably includes some of us) who gain and lose weight over and over throughout their lives. People gain and lose jobs. People gain and lose stuff. 

But you'll never get time back. Why do we fight against God's plan for us? Why do we pursue things that, in our human wisdom, we think is the answer, when the answer is with God all the time? 

Part of it is that we are bombarded in the media and lots of other sources to go after this or that -- that this will bring you happiness. This will make your income increase. Just do this and you will get results. Even in popular Christian culture we are told if we take certain steps in prayer we'll get what we want from God. Or, we are told if we just believe more we will get what we want. Or, well-meaning loved ones tell you you ought to do such-and-such.

You know what the problem of all this is -- it is either focused on us, temporary fixes or problems.

God leads us all in different ways. He puts His people in all walks of life. I have a friend who has become so dear to me -- her life is so vastly different than mine. But we both are serving Jesus where He has put us. 

I don't know what has caught your eye, what've you've done to fix whatever you see is wrong in your life, but let me tell you a few things I've tried (that usually made things worse). Now when you read this realize I know that some people are serving Jesus in just this way and there's nothing wrong with any of them -- they just weren't God's answer for me at the time:

1. I was talked into becoming a Mary Kay consultant (even though I hate selling things and I don't wear a lot of makeup and I am not one of those put-together glamorous women -- in fact, sometimes I look pretty pathetic).

2. I made and sold baby slings (again I had to sell something). I make nice baby slings but I am pretty sure I never made enough to cover the cost of the supplies.

3. I did daycare. Oh boy, I love kids but I am an entertainer not a daycare provider. This didn't work for us at all.

4. I substitute taught for about six months. I was horrible at it. Again, I am an entertainer not a disciplinarian or a teacher (for me being an entertainer means I have about a good hour of energy and attention of the crowd and then I'm through).

5. I sold goat milk soap and homemade skin cream. I still make goat milk soap (because it is really good stuff) but again, I hate to sell anything. I did this at craft tables which I detested. I hate sitting at those tables. I'd rather do about anything than that. I am pretty sure I created more debt with this too because of buying things I was sure I needed to go with my new soap business. 

6. I was a ghost writer. I made some money on this but it wasn't for me whatsoever. My writing voice is too strong. It sounded like me and not the woman who hired me.

7. I was a romance writer! Yes, I wrote a Christian romance even though I am not a romance novel reader (any romance novel I read has to be mainly a historical fiction book that includes a relationship). 

I know there's a lot more things I tried and failed at but can't remember right now. Well, you can add my writing career -- sometimes I've made money and I think actually I have made more money than the books I've bought but I've bought plenty of books I thought would definitely give me the secret to success that were a waste of money. This list doesn't even include all the things I looked into for the answer to our situation! I truly have a patient and loving husband!

And of course I learned a lot in all I did and so maybe that time wasn't wasted, but the time I've fretted and stressed and worried just did bad things to my health (and grew our debt). 

Jesus knew we'd worry and fret. Matthew 6 is the perfect chapter to read if you are worrying about something right now.

Jesus gives us the solution simply: "Seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you." Matthew 6:33

I love how Eugene H. Peterson translates this verse in The Message:

"Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met."

Father God will take care of us. He truly will. He is so creative -- He created Creativity! Sometimes we think we've figured out how He should provide or take care of a problem in our lives and so when He doesn't work that way we miss His answer. 

Don't miss His answer. Let Him work. Don't expect Him to do it the way you want Him to do it. He has a much better way. 

​(Also, for those of you who don't know, my husband has a YouTube Channel where I have begun to upload his sermons. They are mainly audio but there are a few pictures with each. The pictures really don't pertain to the messages but they are there so I could use YouTube. This past Sunday my husband spoke on time. If you'd like to listen click here. His channel is called Green Broke Preacher.)

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It felt like Christmas

7/27/2016

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I was weeding my garden this morning. It was about 6:30. Plants are looking good. We planted the tomato plants too close together but they've adapted to their small space. I see a lot of green tomatoes. Eventually we'll have a great harvest. While writing a letter this morning to a dear friend I told her what we were harvesting presently (peas, cucumbers, a few onions and peppers and baby spinach) but no tomatoes. Tomatoes are the king of the garden. Everything else is just an appetizer.

So I'm weeding and looking and seeking what to pull -- Wait . . . 

What do I see? 

A bit of orange? Could there be a tomato getting close?

Yes, but better than that. There is one small red tomato hiding in the leaves! Woo-hoo, it felt like Christmas. I picked it and ran inside. I turned on the bedroom light and shouted at my husband (who was still sleeping due to having a pretty much sleepless night), "It's Christmas! Look!"

He pries his eyes open and says, "What is it?"

"It's a red tomato!" 

It's more like Christmas than I initially realized -- I am the child who wakes up her parents at 3 a.m. to say its time to get up and open all the packages Santa left under the tree.

"Sorry," I say. I shut off the light and shut the door and go back to my garden. 

But just like a parent's reluctance doesn't dim a child's Christmas excitement, my husband's sleepy response didn't lessen my thrill of that first peek of red in my garden. 

Going back to my letter to my friend I will now write on the envelope that I have indeed harvested a red tomato (or I'll include a P.S. because I haven't yet put it in the envelope due to it being a bit damp from the very humid conditions outside). 

Besides writing about the garden I told my friend of a struggle we are having and how it kept me up last night because I was fretting rather than believing. And I told her about a blessing in our lives that I didn't want but has turned out to be pretty darn incredible. 

The blessing is named Maggie. She is a puppy my daughter's boyfriend bought her. Now when my daughter told me her boyfriend was buying her a puppy I said, "That's fine but she lives with him, and if you two break up he gets custody." 

For we've had puppies and they can make huge messes. Once we had a puppy who chewed up two pairs of brand new shoes I had bought for young Ryan that he hadn't even worn yet! I was mad.
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Puppies are cute but I didn't want the mess.

Maggie came visiting when the boyfriend visited my daughter last weekend. And that little puppy captured my heart for she is so sweet and gentle and yes, she runs around like a puppy but she loves to cuddle. And she loves my son Hawk and will run up to him and lick his face and lay right beside him quietly. Hawk likes her too. He even hugged her (the way he can). When I saw this all resistence to her was gone. She now pretty much owns my heart. I've even agreed to her staying here if the next place the boyfriend moves to won't allow pets. 

I share all this because the thing I was fretting about last night is still very much part of our lives but even while dealing with that God gives us huge blessings. But sometimes we humans can get so caught up in fretting we don't enjoy them and we should. No, they might not take the problem away but they are a reminder of how good God is. If He can provide a red tomato and a gentle puppy He can surely provide anything else we might need. 

Enjoy your life today. It is a blessed life even while dealing with impossible situations. Because "Nothing is impossible for God."

That's a promise.
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Faith truly is the victory -- wow!

1/20/2016

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God is so faithful. He truly wants us to be completely free within, not leaning on anything but Him because in Him we will become wholly who we were created to be. And what a joy that is! To just live and be passionate about life and what is before us and the tasks we do. Glory to God!

These last several months, well, you could say my whole life, I struggled with finances. My entire married life our finances have been a struggle (like many people). We work hard but usually, most all the time for the past almost 22 years we've had to believe for God to come through with the finances. 

Truly this is a great place to be. It really is where everyone is because everything belongs to God including our talents and skills and good-paying jobs. That being said, if a person has a job that pays all the bills it is easy to forget that provision comes straight from God.

Anyway, back to me. God has done a wonder in me this morning (or maybe it was last night). He's been working on me for my entire adult life. He is so patient. I have always known He provides and He does. But sometimes in the past I've tried to "help" Him; and inevitably my help caused our situation to be worse. My husband and I have chosen to put God first in all our decisions for our family and sometimes the choices we made, look, basically ridiculous, from the world point of view.

And I was fine with that but my flesh still struggled even as we chose rightly. I believe and have faith and then would worry. Over and over. There have been months and years I did great with this issue -- years where I knew in every single cell that God's provision was perfect and would come at the perfect time and all would be well. And then I'd struggle again. Why can't I learn? I'd tell myself (that is not from God because you can hear the condemnation in that question).

But God understood. And He doesn't condemn our struggles. The struggle is important. It too is part of the learning process and the way to freedom. The decisions I've made that made things worse have not been condemned by God either. He knows they too were part of the process. And I can't say I've arrived totally with the right attitude toward money and finances and provision but I am so thankful where I'm at. 

God has finally been able to pry that issue out of my hands. My heart is free. My heart is light. And as the song says, "Faith is the victory." 

I don't see the victory yet in this world (we are waiting for some things to happen financially in our lives and they will -- just have to be God's timing) but I feel the victory within. No matter how long all this takes (the things that are going to happen for us) I know that I know that I know God's got it. Besides the line from Casting Crowns that says, "Your world's not falling apart, it's falling into place" another line from a song has been going through my head yesterday and today. It says, "He's a good, good Father."

It's a song by Chris Tomlin and we can know that for sure -- our Father is a good, good father. I'll paste the lyrics below and also give you the link to the YouTube video. If you haven't heard this song take time to listen to it now. God is a good good Father!

"Good Good Father"

Oh, I've heard a thousand stories of what they think you're like
But I've heard the tender whisper of love in the dead of night
And you tell me that you're pleased
And that I'm never alone

You're a Good, Good Father
It's who you are, it's who you are, it's who you are
And I'm loved by you
It's who I am, it's who I am, it's who I am

Oh, and I've seen many searching for answers far and wide
But I know we're all searching
For answers only you provide
Cause you know just what we need
Before we say a word

You're a Good, Good Father
It's who you are, it's who you are, it's who you are
And I'm loved by you
It's who I am, it's who I am, it's who I am

Cause you are perfect in all of your ways
You are perfect in all of your ways
You are perfect in all of your ways to us

You are perfect in all of your ways
You are perfect in all of your ways
You are perfect in all of your ways to us

Oh, it's love so undeniable
I, I can hardly speak
Peace so unexplainable
I, I can hardly think

As you call me deeper still [x3]
Into love, love, love

[x3:]
You're a Good, Good Father
It's who you are, it's who you are, it's who you are
And I'm loved by you
It's who I am, it's who I am, it's who I am

You're a Good, Good Father
(You are perfect in all of your ways)
It's who you are, it's who you are, it's who you are
And I'm loved by you
(You are perfect in all of your ways)
It's who I am, it's who I am it's who I am
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Do you have the guts to ask yourself this?

11/25/2015

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If you celebrate Thanksgiving you're in the midst of preparations of some sort. Maybe you travel far to visit family. Or maybe your turkey is in the process of thawing. You've got your menu planned. And maybe today you will be running to the store for some last minute purchases.

And it is a time of thanking God as we all know for so many things.

I'm sure my meal is very similar to yours: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy; crescent rolls with lots of butter; pumpkin pie, apple pie and loads of snacks throughout the day. Might I say a lot of us eat in abundance on this glorious day that celebrates thankfulness!

So I am wondering if you will have the guts to ask yourself this question (it is a question that follows all that thankfulness and it is just between you and Him):

Are you (am I) embezzling God's resources?

The legal definition of embezzlement is: 

The fraudulent conversion of another's property by a person who is in a position of trust, such as an agent or employee.

All things belong to God. Everything in our lives: money, property, time, family, etc., etc. etc. Am I using all my resources for God or for my own selfish desires? Am I spending them on my will or God's will?

Sometimes of course my will and God's will are the same thing. He wants me to take care of my family. He wants me to put gas in my car so I can go where I need to go. He wants me to be responsible with funds He brings into our home. 

Being responsible doesn't mean doing things the way the world expects you to -- out of fear rather than faith. Using world logic rather than God's truths. 

"Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men; knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve." Colossians 3:23-24

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Leaving the table changed

6/25/2015

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Every morning I start my day the same -- sitting at the table with my Bible, journal, pen and Bible study (if I have one at the time) and a nice hot cup of coffee. And then I study and pray and write and draw. This routine works for me.

Some days I spend a lot of time at the table. Other days it might just be fifteen minutes. 

Some days I might get a thought. Other days I might just be reminded of God's faithfulness and my need to just hang on and I wait on Him. Every day is different.

And some days I get such neat stuff that I am changed. That is the stuff I absolutely love sharing.


I received a Bible Study in the mail by Author Jessica LaGrone called Set Apart: Holy Habits of Prophets and Kings. This is the first time I'd heard of Bible Teacher LaGrone so I didn't know what to expect. When I got the study in the mail it looked similar to a lot of the popular studies these days -- a typical notebook-sized study with work to do every day for five days followed by a video lesson worksheet. 

I love it! I want to share a rather lengthy passage that spoke to me this morning. It's from Week 2, Day 2. The chapter focus is Elijah and God's provision. In this chapter LaGrone also shares about Watchman Nee, the man God used in China mightily to see many come to faith in Christ in the mid-1900s. I'd like to quote the whole chapter (about Watchman Nee and Elijah) but I won't. 

LaGrone writes, During (Nee's) ministry he established many churches, preached often, spoke publicly of the hope of the gospel, and published so prolifically that his collected works finally filled sixty-two volumes . . . Yet he knew what it as to suffer, to be in need, and to be hungry.


"In the early days of his ministry in Shanghai, he described a time when he had only a little bread to eat each day. He suffered with tuberculosis for years and was later diagnosed with a chronic stomach disorder and heart disease, which were never cured. After the Communist Revolution, Nee was targeted because of his professed faith in Christ. He was falsely condemned, arrested, and sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonment in 1956. He died in prison in 1972 . . . Too often we imagine that the life of faith will be smooth sailing, that Christ's promise to provide for all our needs will mean that the life of a Christian will be lived on Easy Street. Jesus' ministry of suffering should have put those myths to an end once and for all, but in every generation we find people of faith professing that if we aren't experiencing prosperity, health, and wealth, then we're not doing the Christian faith right.

LaGrone then quotes Nee: Because of our proneness to look at the bucket and forget the fountain, God has frequently to change His means of supply to keep our eyes fixed on the source.

Later, LaGrone writes about how God supplied Elijah's needs during the three-year drought:

(The raven) was an unlikely "bucket" that God used to supply Elijah's needs. While he was on the run from an angry king, the bird that brought him food was considered unclean by God's people . . . Yet this improbable bird became a delivery system for the food of a prophet. A bird that will normally feed its own hunger with anything it can find instead served the needs of the man who was God's mouthpiece . . . In another improbable move God sent him northeast to . . . a Gentile City  (to a starving widow and her son) . . . This had to be a humbling experience for the prophet: to take food from the hungriest, to ask for provision from those he was trained to provide for.


God often doesn't do things the way we think He should. He is a whole lot bigger and a whole lot more creative than that. 

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Don't take their blessing

8/25/2014

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It's so easy.

It's so easy to do.

Someone we love is struggling. Someone we love has a big need they have no idea how they are going to meet. They are afraid. 

So, we give them some money and fix it. Or, we write them a check. We come to their rescue.

And often this is the right answer. We are supposed to care for those God has put in our lives.

But sometimes it isn't the answer. Sometimes when we rush in and fix something, we have just taken away a blessing God meant to give. 

My oldest son is a freshman in college. Today is his first day of classes. God has blessed him with a lot of intelligence. He did very well academically in high school which enabled him to get quite a few scholarships. He also enjoying helping and volunteering and so he got some scholarships because of these experiences.

This is good because my husband and I do not have a college fund for any of our children. We just do not have the means. My son knew he had to pay for his education. So, he worked very hard this summer and put a lot of money away. 

Last week it appeared that he didn't have enough money. Plus, he got the college book shock just two days ago. All I could do is tell him to believe that God would come through. I told him he was where he was supposed to be. God wasn't going to stop providing now. I believed this but it is still kind of scary when you don't know what your next step is.

This morning he shared a blessing with me. His chemistry book costs $230. He needs it. Another student down the hall had three chemistry books. He gave my son one.

Did you read that?

My son was given a chemistry book! That is a blessing straight from God. If I had been able to buy him the book he wouldn't have experienced this unexpected blessing -- and the unexpected ones are the best kind. They are the kind that make a person laugh out loud. They are the kind that fills a person with incredible joy and remind a person how Great God is and how aware He is of where we are at. 

So, we always ought to pray before we give. We may be the way God chooses to bless others. But then again, we may not be the way God chooses to bless others in specific situations. He always provides. 

"Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy." 1 Timothy 6:17

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What God wants

9/30/2013

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What does God want?

What does what He wants have to do with your needs?

Those needs it seems He ignores?

"'The thief comes only to steal, and kill, and destroy;
I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly.'"
                                                                          John 10:10

"I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD
In the land of the living, Wait for the LORD; Be strong and let your heart take courage.
Yes, wait for the LORD."   Psalm 27:13-14

Jennifer Kennedy Dean writes, "His desire to meet your need exceeds your desire to have your need met. His power to meet your need has no boundaries. He has proven to you by His actions that there is nothing good that He would withhold from you."

OK, I know I am having you read a lot of stuff, but here's one more:

"(Jesus is) training you to keep your focus on (His) Presence in the present. This is how to receive abundant life, which flows freely from (His) throne of grace."   Sarah Young

If God doesn't provide what you need when you think you need it there is a reason. He is wanting to stretch you mentally and emotionally. He is trying to get you to use your creativity and resourcefulness. He is training you. He isn't punishing you.

Let me say that again:

He is training you.

He isn't punishing you.








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A Need to Know Basis

3/1/2013

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When I was in the military ages ago I had a secret clearance. Intelligence can be secret or top-secret (and there maybe more -- I am not an expert on this stuff). Yet, even though I had a secret clearance I wasn't told all secret information. I was told only what I needed to know. This protects the information, the mission and the one knowing the information.

Did you know God only gives out information to us on a need-to-know basis too?

Jesus told His disciples, "I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now." (John 16:12)

That's considerate of Jesus, compassionate.

But sometimes it is darn sneaky too. I know -- maybe that isn't what you'd call God, but He knows us better than we know ourselves and He knows that some knowledge would stop us from doing what He's called us to do. I've experienced this a few times.

When we adopted our son from Russia I didn't know the right questions to ask -- and God used this! If I had known about Pete's fetal alcohol issues, I would have closed my heart to him. I would said "NO WAY" because that FAE and FAS scared me. It sounds perfectly horrendous to deal with. So, when we got our son home (who we knew had disabilities -- he has cerebral palsy) and we figured out exactly what was going on, I was mad. I was mad at God. I felt tricked by Him.

Again, God knew me better than I knew myself. I love my son so much and I'd never give him up. He's exactly who he is supposed to be and God's hand is on him. AND God showed me how to parent him.

Well, this need-to-know thing has happened to us again. Do to a turn of events my husband quickly applied to college in December. We heard certain veterans get free tuition in South Dakota so that was like, Wow, we never knew that. He applied, was accepted and all the veteran paperwork was approved and taken care of. We thought that was it.

Well, now on March 1st we are told the whole story (this isn't said in the original bill). Veterans getting their education via the internet are charged more tuition and the extra tuition is not covered. The free tuition accounts for less than half of the cost of the schooling.

If we had known this in December Shannon wouldn't have entered college. We would have let the extra tuition get in the way. God knows us so well.

BUT I know God wants him to get this degree. I know God is in this. So, God didn't tell us the whole story.

I don't know how we will pay for the rest of the tuition but God does. He already has it covered. He'll help us figure it out and it will be just fine.
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Hurting For Others and Seeking Your Own Healing

10/20/2012

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When you see the ones you love, dear friends, family, do you hurt?

When you see others make poor decisions or struggle with the same issues over and over, do you hurt for them?

If you love them you do. If they dear to you you do.

Right now i have a few people I'm hurting for. I want to help them but it is not in my power to give help. It is a God thing -- it is between them and God. There are many things we can actually hurt in others if we swoop down and "fix" their problems when we have the power to do it. Sometimes it is the right thing to do, but not always. We have to be so in tune with the Holy Spirit to know what kind of help to give. Maybe this is why God hasn't blessed with me with financial abundance -- there would have been many times I probably would have messed somebody up with it (though initially they would have been thrilled).

Here's what I read today:

"Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble, and make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed. Pursue peace with all (people), and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;"       Hebrews 12:12-15

A lot of us have lame limbs and we don't even know it. Maybe you have learned to believe or behave in a certain way through your years of living. It is a way that hurts you but you continue to live that way and think that way (thinking that way is the key here) and choose the same things over and over which just continue to inflict that lameness with pain.

How do we make straight paths for ourselves? By applying the Word of God and believing it and holding onto it until it comes to pass. If we don't apply truth nothing will change. To heal a lameness in us takes real time. The Word is medicinal but something that is truly medicinal doesn't treat symptoms necessarily. It goes to the root of the sickness and heals it from the inside out.

I want to share a couple stories with  you where this principle applies to my life. The first story is about herbs and I will put that in green. You can skip that if you have interest in it. The second deals with an area in my life that has needed straightening out with a straight path. Again, skip the green if you want.

( love to study herbal books and learn about the properties of the plants God has created and given us. But using herbs isn't a fast process. And sometimes modern medicine is needed for quick help. Most people in our culture want things done fast, quick results, the symptoms to go away so they can just go on with their business.

I know some think herbs as witchcraft. The reason for that is that way back when, centuries ago, the Church at large forbid the use of herbs because they saw it as witchcraft. So herbs have gotten a bad name. It isn't witchcraft. It is God-given healing -- okay, that was just some information I wanted to share. I grow some herbs -- lavender, feverfew, yarrow, chamomile, peppermint; and cooking herbs like oregano and basil. I do my best to put herbs in when I cook because I want to put in as much healing nutrition as I can.

BUT, I have resisted drinking herbal tea. I love my strong black coffee and hot chocolate and diet coke (which I know is terrible for me but until I desire to let it go it will be in my life). Finally, in the last couple of months I have begun to enjoy peppermint tea and lemon-ginger tea: for their taste even.....

And for about seven years I've used essential oils in soap making and skin cream. I do it mainly for my own family. There are so many yucky chemicals in the manufacturing stuff we buy at the store. Little changes make a big difference.)


The issue in my life that grew crooked was the issue of providence and all that it encompasses. I know I've talked about this many times, but it is an issue that has needed a lot of straightening out.

Maybe it was because as I grew money was never plentiful. I knew it was tight for my family. My parents always gave us what we needed but it is expensive to raise four children. I knew never to ask for money. I just made do without it. We weren't poor by any means, but we were never in luxury. There was attitude that I saw (and not just in my parents but in society at large .. I guess I still see it everywhere) that we had to grasp at money, work hard for it, that We had to provide, we had to skimp and save and starve and scrape because it would always be hard. And you could never count on the money being there. When I graduated from college I panicked. I knew I would have student loans to pay off. I got a job as a nanny in New Jersey-- that was not good. I was paid well but I felt I had nothing. When I went in the Army I had plenty of money. But I didn't realize it. I never felt like I had an abundance.....you know, maybe that is the case. I loved to give but I could never see what I had.

Shannon and I got married and we've always struggled financially -- but God always got us through. I knew He would. And I know He will. But I also knew I wasn't to worry about it at all. We are taught to worry about money. Why??? Because it gets our minds off of God and His great goodness. We think we have to figure it all out. We have to get loans,do it the world's way, get car payments -- can you see that we are so entrenched with the world's system that we behave as the world does in relation to money and supporting ourselves?

Yes we have to be responsible but we have to believe.

I am a writer (sometimes pretty good, sometimes not so good, but always honest, always "perfectly blunt"). I am also an artist. I love painting! I've sold quite a few since I began painting.

OK, the reason I brought that up is because it makes sense to me that I ought to be able to supplement our income with my work. And I have at times. But the last year I've had this nagging feeling that there is an answer right in front of me that I can't see. We pray for God to provide. And He does but always just barely. So first we look at what we're doing, and I know we are doing what we're supposed to. So, it gets back to that answer that I can't see.

Seriously, all of this relates to the limb in me that needed straightening. It is getting straighter all time. I have seen the error in my thinking about money -- how it is a tool and nothing more. God uses it to provide for us but the numbers do not matter. It is our attitude toward it and our approach to it.

OK, so I got that. Then God had to get me to quit trying to figure it out and quit worrying about it and to believe in Him no matter what that He would provide. He did that.

Then, he had to get me to realize that He is so good, so very good, and that the lack we have is not Him punishing me but it was and is spiritual warfare. I'd always get this feeling that He was displeased with me, that He wasn't supplying as I thought He would because he wanted to teach me a lesson.....what a relief that was, what a weight off my shoulders when He was finally able to help me see those kind of thoughts were not from Him and they were not rooted in truth.

Read this verse:

"Every good thing bestowed and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation, or shifting shadow." James 1:17

Remember -- Father God sent His own Son for us. Why in the world would He withhold a simple thing like money or food?

What a joy it is to know God is so good and is so wanting to be lavish in His love toward me and you. If you don't feel this as God to get through to your soul. Because it is true, so very true.

After He got through to me to finally understand how Good He is, He showed me that there is an answer but I wasn't seeing it.

I've realized there are a lot of publications that pay people to write for them. I kept thinking about women's magazines - -there are quite a few of them and they pay good money. I have good things to say so I thought I could write for them.

Finally, I realized -- I really don't have much in common with these magazines. Why am I trying to write for them?

You know what has come easy for me and been fun -- writing for kids' magazines like Humpty Dumpty and Cricket. Now, I haven't sold anything yet but it just feels right. And it is enjoyable to write these little fiction stories that can say so much. I think this is the answer for me.

It has taken me a long time to go through these steps of understanding. They were all necessary. And I didn't even share all of it. We've got some debt we are slowly paying off because we used some credit cards to help pay for bills and food because I was trying to figure out how to feed my kids and I just had no belief even though I believed.....oh, does that make sense?

What have you been dealing with for so long? What is that area that just never changes? That constantly is a trial for you? You gotta give it a straight path, apply truth and let the healing begin.



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Unlikely Sources

9/10/2012

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"He opened the rock, and water flowed out; It ran in the dry places like a river . . . And He brought forth His people with joy, His chosen ones with a joyful shout." Psalm 105:41, 43

Listen -- what a good word I've got in my head this morning. Thank you Lord. Unlikely Sources! Be open today, be open as you wait on God. He will provide solutions/provision,whatever you need through unlikely sources.

Who would have thought the water His children needed would come from a rock?

Who would have thought a boy's lunch would feed thousands of people?

Who would have thought God would choose a man who was in the midst of killing His children to be His spokesperson?

Do what you can in faith, than wait on God with expectation and watch Him work miracles!
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Do you really want them?

6/22/2012

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"And Jesus said to His disciples, 'Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.'" Matthew 19:23-24

Let me qualify this post so no one misunderstands: there is nothing wrong with money and there is nothing wrong with being rich. Both are often used by God to do great things.

That being said, let's get back to the passage. Why does Jesus say this about it being so dificult for a rich person to get into heaven?

Because of the heart. When we desire to be rich, when we desire money, we are already falling into deception. Even if we are strong believers we can really mess up what God can do through us if we begin wishing and desiring money and riches.

"the worry of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful." Matthew 13:22b

"But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all (the evils), and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith, and pierced themselves with many a pang." 1 Timothy 6:9-10

The desire for money or riches is not from God. If we act on a desire that isn't from God, we are going the wrong way. Desiring riches gets our eyes off what's important. Desiring money gets us living in our minds and in the future rather than in the present.

I speak as one who knows what happens when you desire money. I have. There have been times in my marriage we have been so broke that I didn't know how we'd feed our kids, pay our bills, make it to the next day. Instead of using these times as getting my faith strengthened, I tried to figure out how to make money.

This never worked for our family!

Or, I'd try to figure out how to scrounge for money to buy food or whatnot. This just put us into debt. God was there all the time, and it wasn't like I wasn't praying. I just would pray, "God please provide" and then I'd try to figure it out on my own.

Don't do anything just for the money.

I've finally learned. God is so good to continue to give us the same lesson over and over until we learn it. When we are in need we believe our Heavenly Father will take care of it. We do what He calls us to do and we wait on Him.

Read the verse from Matthew 13 again (in blue). Worry also deceives. If you are like so many people, you will catch yourself worrying about money.

Don't.

It is that simple.

Just don't worry about money ever. Don't worry about provision ever. Believe in God's great love and goodness and be content wiht where you are. It can be a bit scary, quite challenging but when you truly live it, it is freedom! Be free in Christ!!!

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He doesn't really care what you eat

2/3/2012

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"And Jesus said to them, 'Watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.' And they began to discuss among themselves, saying, 'It is because we took no bread.' But Jesus aware of this, said, 'You men of little faith, why do you discuss among yourselves that you have no bread? Do you not yet understand or remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up? Or the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many large baskets you took up?How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.' Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of the bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees." Matthew 16:6-12

The disciples forgot to bring bread along for the trip. This was what was on their minds. So when Jesus mentioned the "leaven" of the Pharisees and Sadducees the disciples assumed Jesus was concerned about the lack of bread too. 

Why do we do this? Why do we think God gets wound up about the things we stress about? Provisions are God's department. He can and will provide for us. I don't think He even really cares what we eat or drink as long as what we consume doesn't consume us or take our hearts from Him. 

Jesus reminds them of the provision miracles they recently experienced. He's telling the disciples God will provide for them too. 


We need to be concerned about what's going on in our hearts, what and who we listen to and follow. 
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