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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 ;)

Happy Birthday To Me

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I was born-again nine years ago today. Yes, on April Fool’s Day 2001. My plans for the day are as fol­lows: Give thanks to the Lord for sav­ing a wretch like me.

God bless,

–gh

 P.S. Thank you, my sweet hubby, for tak­ing the time you did to add the birth­day song and cake. ILYMTYK.

Imagine

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What good does it do to obsess over our faults? A dear friend pointed out that the dis­ease of intro­spec­tion is actu­ally an attempt to stay in con­trol. Are we enjoy­ing life when we are pre­oc­cu­pied with our flaws? In those times of crit­i­cal think­ing, do we lash out at those clos­est to us? Do we accept the lie that things will never change? And then eat, sleep too much, over­spend, abuse alco­hol, or escape through tele­vi­sion to lighten the load? (To name a few crutches.)

Only God can change us. The Word says; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. — Isa­iah 40:31.

Imag­ine if we stopped tak­ing our­selves so seriously…would we reap what we sow? Would dis­cour­age­ment and depres­sion cease to rob us of our energy? Some­times the things we think are our worst flaws, God will use to His great­est glory. But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? “Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like this?’”

Jesus died so that we might enjoy our life in abun­dance and to the fullest until it over­flows. How can we enjoy life if we don’t enjoy our­selves? Change will come…in God’s per­fect timing.

In the mean­time, we can choose to ask God to help us. And we can start each new day by speak­ing words of life.

This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24

God bless,

–gh

P.S. ILYEH