Category Archives: It’s a God thing

Thank You For Listening

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Over the past cou­ple days I’ve had a recur­ring con­ver­sa­tion, which has led to this post. I believe with­out a shadow of a doubt that God is always speak­ing to us—the ques­tion is are we lis­ten­ing, or are we wait­ing to hear the answer(s) we want to hear?  If we are earnestly seek­ing the way our Heav­enly Father would have us go and prayer­fully peti­tion His will; how arro­gant it is for us to think He would be silent, or that He would send a con­fus­ing response. The Bible says, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” — Matthew 7:7 Con­tinue read­ing →

Making Adjustments

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I read this ear­lier and thought, how often do we allow the cares of the day to steal our joy, or for that mat­ter, God’s plan for our day? Some­times we have to make adjust­ments, which may mean we have to say no to the things God has not cho­sen for us, but in doing so, we are freed to ful­fill His purpose.

“The lit­tle cares which fret­ted me
I lost them yes­ter­day,
Among the fields, above the sea,
Among the winds at play,
Among the low­ing of the herds,
The rustling of the trees,
Among the singing of the birds,
The hum­ming of the bees.
The fool­ish fear of what might hap­pen,
I cast them all away
Among the clover-scented grass,
Among the husk­ing of the corn,
Where drowsy pop­pies nod
Where ill thoughts die and good are born–
Out in the fields with God. ”

 –Eliz­a­beth Bar­rett Browning

 

Your eyes will see the King in his beauty and view a land that stretches afar. –Isa­iah 33:17

 God bless,

gh ;) 

 

Lord — What Do You Want Me To Do Today?

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I raced through a prayer this morn­ing, which included that ques­tion, “Lord, what do you want me to do today?” even though my agenda was etched in stone.

Father, I apol­o­gize for that hur­ried prayer. Thank­fully, You got my atten­tion as You always do. As I tried to type faster than my fin­gers would per­mit. I knew that I knew…I needed to step away from the com­puter. I needed to slow down and lis­ten to the birds chirp­ing in my backyard. Why do I often race ahead with­out You when that’s not my intent? I guess the answer is not as impor­tant as the aware­ness. Thank you for get­ting my atten­tion. Con­tinue read­ing →

Love is…

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Love is patient,

Love, seeks the Lord.

 

love is kind,

Heart speaks to heart; head speaks to head. 

 

it does not envy,

A lit­tle envy is like a lit­tle poison.

 

it does not boast,

Proverbs 16:18

 

it is not proud.

The proud try to take care of them­selves, but the hum­ble lean on God and get His help.

 

It is not rude,

James 1:26

 

it is not self-seeking,

Matthew 6:33 

 

it is not eas­ily angered,

Proverbs 29:11

 

it keeps no record of wrongs. 

Writ­ten or otherwise.

 

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

John 8:32

 

It always protects,

That includes the unborn.

 

always trusts, 

At times, with only the faith of a mus­tard seed.

 

always hopes,

Hebrews 11:1

 

always per­se­veres.

1 John 4:4

 

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not eas­ily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always pro­tects, always trusts, always hopes, always per­se­veres.

– 1 Corinthi­ans 13:4–7 

 

God bless,

gh ;)

He Reigns

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He reigns in the office of the Presidency

He reigns in your marriage

He reigns in your loneliness

He reigns in your children’s lives

He reigns in prayers for the lost

He reigns in the absence of prayers for the lost

He reigns in your friendships

He reigns in your finances

He reigns in your dreams

He reigns in your bro­ken dreams

He reigns in your illness

He reigns in your aches and pains

Her reigns in your heartache

He reigns in your attempt to do better

He reigns when you fail

He reigns when you wait upon Him

He reigns when you rush ahead with­out Him

He reigns when you ask for forgiveness

He reigns when you find it hard to receive His forgiveness

He reigns when you’re on your knees

He reigns when you’re too busy to say good morn­ing Lord

He reigns in the midst of your need to know

He reigns in your faith

He reins when you hear His voice

He reigns when you turn a deaf ear

He reigns when you lift your voice to praise Him

He reigns when you’re silent

He reigns in nat­ural disasters

He reigns in the environment

He reigns in your hope

He reigns when you feel hopeless

He reigns when you feel beyond His reach

He reins when you celebrate

He reigns when you grieve Con­tinue read­ing →