~~~Trust~~~believing in God's promise more than in your own problems!

 

  Happy hump day to you! I got up a bit earlier this morning and it feels wonderful to be back on track even if only for today! It is a beautiful morning once again here in Utah, the sky is spectacular, the sun has just come up over the mountain, there is the chill of fall in the air and my heart is filled with joy!
     As I sat this morning, praying for each of you, praying for our country, our soldiers,  all that are suffering illness, all battling recovery, all fighting addiction, depression, all struggling with finances, asking God to give a special relief today, to shine the light brighter in your hearts so that you will feel his love even stronger, asking him to give hope where there seems to be none, asking him to lay hands upon each of you to allow a new joy, a renewed faith, a new attitude to be with you today! As I was nearing the end of my prayer I had such an anxious feeling come over me, one that made my tummy feel like a million butterflies had just taken flight! I asked God "please help me define this feeling I am having" I sat there the butterflies flapping even harder and could not imagine what I was missing, what he was needing me to see. I sat there for another few minutes waiting, in quiet concentration I waited, knowing he would impress upon me what I needed to focus on! Again I ask him to bring light so that I might see...longer I waited...then all of a sudden as if he literally did flip a switch my in my mind...it was a message to "trust him" I was a bit confused as I do trust in him with all of my being. I must however still need work in this area or he would not have placed it in my heart! It took me a very long time to define my feelings about things, pray for them, ask God to help me and then walk away from them knowing that he would...the empowerment I finally received when I learned how to do this was unbelievable! I will work harder to determine where I am still lacking on this subject. When he speaks to me I listen, I do not doubt as he is the teacher and I the student. Learning is what we are here to do, we must follow his lead and not question! I love each of you and pray that if you received a special message in prayer this morning that you will stand tall, face the need head on and conquer it! God gives us messages everyday.
     If you received a message today please define it and begin the journey of becoming stronger in the area that has been brought to lite, don't be like a rebellious child and turn a deaf ear, open your mind and your heart and let him help you to become the best that you can be! I love you, each and every one of you and I so appreciate you taking time to read what I write. May blessings be in abundance for you this day:) God is so very good, he is the beginning and the end and everything in between if only we will allow him to be!

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the Lord with all our heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. 

there is a reason!!!!

  

  Happy Hump day, good ole' Wednesday has come around again, it is a beautiful morning, the sky is amazing this morning, cotton ball clouds are the majority and as the wind blows in the "way up yonder" they have the appearance of being airbrushed over the vast sea of blue! Storms are forecast for this day, looking to the southern sky the cotton ball clouds are darker and quickly approaching, we are supposed to have 45 to 60 mile an hour wind gusts off and on throughout the day, so much for a leaf free yard! 
     While sitting here in prayer this morning, I was chatting with Heavenly Father and during my chat I began to feel this wonderful sense of peace and calm, yesterday was a very disappointing day, it seems plans made always have to take twists and turns before they come to fruition. I did not question, I did not press for answers, I did not get on my pity pot! (ahhhh,  morning reveillee) coming loud and proud from the air force base...sorry, I just get excited when I hear it! Back to what I was saying! As I sat there thinking of all of the times plans have fallen apart, hope and dreams were set askew, heartache replaced happiness, and I felt picked on...I realized that hey....none of the change of plans have killed me, I basically got to move forward only with a few changes of date, or vehicle, or route etc... I have heard stories of people missing a near "could be" fatal accident by seconds because of one reason or another, many whose lives were spared the day the twin towers were hit, because of delay for some reason or another, were not in the building when the "world stopped turning" The word that kept crossing my heart was "LISTEN" he needs us to listen to his promptings, he needs for us to acknowledge that he knows better that us, he needs for us to be obedient when he is guiding us! I don't know why I have such a hard time with this!!!!! He has the test with the test key, I am merely the student, who am I to think I know the answers? So I will do my best to not try and understand everything, but to listen to him, let him guide me and know that in doing so safety and happiness will greet me! TodayI pray that you will take this message and LISTEN to his promptings, that you will not fall down in the pool of pity asking the ever so popular question...WHY, but acknowledge that he is allowing you to take an open book test and is giving you the answers! God is amazing, he is the wisest of the wise and he is here to protect us, he is here to guide us and he is here to bring us back to him! Have a beautiful day, know that you are loved and that as long as you LISTEN, things will only get better! If you are delayed...there is a reason, if you have to make changes to plans...there is a reason. In all things there are reasons and only he knows what they are! God bless you, keep you safe, and my his direction be your path this day!!!!

Stop....Look....Listen!!!!

  

 Good morning and happy Thursday,  54 degrees and a beautiful cotton ball cloud sky! God has outdone himself this morning, the blue on his pallet is one that only he could create, the white so pure and clean! Wow he is an amazing artist, just sitting here on my porch, head tilted toward the heavens watching as he throws another cloud in to replace the one that has slowly drifted away! Today I pray that you will be witness to something that takes your breath away, to something that validates to you that God is everywhere, that he is in all things, that he is right beside you, that he is your Father!
     As I sat in prayer this morning, I felt at peace, I felt calm and comfort as I spoke my words, I asked God what I could do today to make a difference in someones life, I ask him to lead me to someone who was in need of a friend, who was in need of an ear, a shoulder, a smile, just anything that might lighten their load if only for a moment! I know that in the course of this day, I will cross the path of a person in need, I know that God will present to me someone who needs a kind word, I pray that in the hustle and bustle of my doings that he will trip me and knock me at the feet of this person so that I know where I am needed! I love when I ask him to do this for me, I have met many people on this journey. He has blessed me with so many, in my asking to be his example, he blesses me by introducing me to people who make a difference in my life. There is good in all people, there is love, compassion, soul, spirit, etc... sometimes these traits are hidden by the ravages of life, they are stowed away but it only takes someone who cares, someone who listens, someone who loves to bring it back out! May your hearts be willing to look, and listen today, God places people in our paths each day, it is easy to take detours, but when we stop and do his will, the blessings are tremendous! So today I ask that you take the time to STOP, LOOK, and LISTEN. Love to each of you in Jesus' beautiful name, amen.