The significance of this blog may be more meaningful if you revisit previous stories about Dicy! I believe there are three, just take a glance!
Yesterday, I received a call from Dicy, I no longer have regular contact with her, since leaving my Little Debbie job. I was a little surprised to heard her sweet girlish voice, she sheepishly ask if I would do her a favor.
With a trembling voice, she asked if I would pray for her sister, Jeanie. "Will you please pray for her," the next time you are in church; tomorrow she is having surgery for liver cancer. The doctors are confident that they can remove the cancer and she may not even need chemo or radiation!
I suggested the we pray now! I paused, took a deep breath and waited for the Holy Spirit to provide me with the right words, that Dicy was so eagerly seeking.
1 Corinthian 2:12-13 We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by humans wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truth in spiritual words.
With heartfelt compassion, I began to pray; as I prayed, I heard Dicy`s loving tears begin to flow for her sister. By the time I finished, Dicy was sobbing, I imagined that her entire body was quivering, as I petitioned God on her behalf.
I am so thank to God, because of our growth and healing in His love, Dicy and I were able to share this special time of needed prayer. Twenty years of bitterness and unforgiving as been released by the healing power of the LORD! Once again, enforcing His message, ASAP, always, stop and pray!
Tears of love and joy, for the Lord trickled down my cheek, as Dicy and I shared a tender farewell! Dicy confidently assured me, that she never leaves home, without first making sure she has the small wooden cross that I gave her. This small cross, healed wounds, open hearts and allowed both of us to benefit from the precious gift that God so freely offers us!
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Psalm 107:19 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. Amen!
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Changing Seasons Day 308
Ecclesiastes 3:1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heaven.
Thank you God, for the changing season of our lives. As you unfold the beauty of spring, with blossoms and buds of pinks, yellows, golds and hues of green, I behold the magnificent splendor of your creations. All that is required of me, is to receive this master piece. Nothing absolutely nothing, is demanded of me, spring arrives on time by your loving grace, and I`m the grateful recipient!
Ecclesiastes 3:11-14 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom what God has done from the beginning to end. I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live. That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil--this is the gift of God. I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that men will revere him.
My pea-brain can not even fathom, I love that word. Fathom, figure out, comprehend, understand, discover or get it fixed in my mind, no sense trying-- I have infinite faith in God and his plans from beginning to end! If God`s gift to me, is to live happy and do good for his glory, I`m on board! Father God, I am in awe of you!
Father God, I thank you for the peace and joy that I feel as I continue to enter the season of senior-citizen-hood; I`m 60 years young, senior discounts are great! Graying hair is a gift of divine highlights, adding character and an appearance of wisdom!
Isaiah 43:18-19 "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland. AMEN!
Thank you God, for the changing season of our lives. As you unfold the beauty of spring, with blossoms and buds of pinks, yellows, golds and hues of green, I behold the magnificent splendor of your creations. All that is required of me, is to receive this master piece. Nothing absolutely nothing, is demanded of me, spring arrives on time by your loving grace, and I`m the grateful recipient!
Ecclesiastes 3:11-14 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom what God has done from the beginning to end. I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live. That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil--this is the gift of God. I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that men will revere him.
My pea-brain can not even fathom, I love that word. Fathom, figure out, comprehend, understand, discover or get it fixed in my mind, no sense trying-- I have infinite faith in God and his plans from beginning to end! If God`s gift to me, is to live happy and do good for his glory, I`m on board! Father God, I am in awe of you!
Father God, I thank you for the peace and joy that I feel as I continue to enter the season of senior-citizen-hood; I`m 60 years young, senior discounts are great! Graying hair is a gift of divine highlights, adding character and an appearance of wisdom!
Isaiah 43:18-19 "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland. AMEN!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Self-Serving? Day 307
Why do I sit at the computer for hours to write this blog? Early on, I must admit, that I was writing for my own personal desires and satisfaction. Maybe someday I would write a book! God soon took control and realigned my thoughts; the purpose for writing continues to evolve as God uses my writing for his glory.
He uses people places and events to direct my actions, He uses my writing as a tool for teaching, discipline, nurturing and healing the crack-pot at the keyboard. Often I sit down with "my plan," for writing and He soon redirects my fingers and my thoughts.
It wasn`t until I began to pray before writing, that the messages began to flow with great ease, imagine that! I suppose, that I received a heavenly head-nod and God-wink when I finally got that concept, duh...I pray a lot, it just never occurred to me to pray about this blog!
Psalm 5:3 In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my request before you and wait in expectation.
I thank you Father God, for the time and desire to write for your glory. I pray that by sharing personal trials, difficulties, struggles, messages and teachings, that you will continue to smile on all the viewers of this blog and the cracked-pot at the keyboard!
ASAP----- ALWAYS, STOP, AND PRAY-----AMEN!
He uses people places and events to direct my actions, He uses my writing as a tool for teaching, discipline, nurturing and healing the crack-pot at the keyboard. Often I sit down with "my plan," for writing and He soon redirects my fingers and my thoughts.
It wasn`t until I began to pray before writing, that the messages began to flow with great ease, imagine that! I suppose, that I received a heavenly head-nod and God-wink when I finally got that concept, duh...I pray a lot, it just never occurred to me to pray about this blog!
Psalm 5:3 In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my request before you and wait in expectation.
I thank you Father God, for the time and desire to write for your glory. I pray that by sharing personal trials, difficulties, struggles, messages and teachings, that you will continue to smile on all the viewers of this blog and the cracked-pot at the keyboard!
ASAP----- ALWAYS, STOP, AND PRAY-----AMEN!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Don`t Worry, ASAP Day 306
My mom was a worrier, she worried about everything, all the time! Of course, I assumed that I would carry on this family tradition; for years I did exactly that, in my co-dependent state of mind, I worried about everything and everybody. As one of the oldest sibling, I erroneously believed that it was my job, to take of everyone. Leaving little time for my own needs to be met!
Matthew 6:25-27 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single
hour to his life?
As I reflect on this scripture and my own life, I now realize that I was ignorant of the truth, the word of God and his teaching! Just as my mom, probably learned from her mother, I learned to worry! Of course, my mom and mom-mom did the best job that they could. It has taken decades to correct the direction of my thoughts, thank you, God.
Psalm 36:9 For with you is the fountain of life: in your light we see light.
Recently, in my unemployed state, God has continued to reinforce the importance of totally depending on him and not my own understanding. ASAP, my child! Always stop and pray! Worrying will only produce more gray hairs but praying to God can change your world.
Father God, I pray that you will bless and open the minds and hearts of everyone that reads this message, drawing them ever closer to the love and the purpose that you have for their existence. Father, I thank you for loving me through my ignorance and allowing me so many do-overs! Thank you for opening the windows of my soul to receive your gifts of grace and mercy. Amen!
Matthew 6:25-27 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single
hour to his life?
As I reflect on this scripture and my own life, I now realize that I was ignorant of the truth, the word of God and his teaching! Just as my mom, probably learned from her mother, I learned to worry! Of course, my mom and mom-mom did the best job that they could. It has taken decades to correct the direction of my thoughts, thank you, God.
Psalm 36:9 For with you is the fountain of life: in your light we see light.
Recently, in my unemployed state, God has continued to reinforce the importance of totally depending on him and not my own understanding. ASAP, my child! Always stop and pray! Worrying will only produce more gray hairs but praying to God can change your world.
Father God, I pray that you will bless and open the minds and hearts of everyone that reads this message, drawing them ever closer to the love and the purpose that you have for their existence. Father, I thank you for loving me through my ignorance and allowing me so many do-overs! Thank you for opening the windows of my soul to receive your gifts of grace and mercy. Amen!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Heal Thy Day 305
Jeremiah17:14 Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.
As I get more involved with the young girls, our Divine Divas of our church family, I hear more frequently the word "cutting." Self injury cutting, our youth really do this, and WHY? The more I learn of this act, the more I can understand and identify with it. Addiction is addiction is addiction; our inability to cope in a healthy way with psychological pain and strongholds of lies, intense anger, emotional pain, shame and guilt.
Just as I experienced with my own alcohol adddiction, it was a temporary fix that eventually lead to self inflicted bondage. Not everyone that has a drink or two will become an alcoholic, likewise not all who experience cutting will become addicted. However, any addiction may take years to reveal the ugly truth. The effects of addictions slowly but surely attaches and destroys our very existence; stealing from us the lives that God intends.
Cutting done as an impulse-control behavior may bring a momentary sense of calm, control and release of tension however, eventually inviting shame guilt and possible disfiguration or death. This certainly does not sound like God`s plans for our Divine Divas.
God gives us the gift of "free-will" how we chose to use this gift is at our discretion. Do we live our lives in the fruit of Spirt, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfullness, gentleness and self-control or do we live in lies in the stronghold of self-inflected bondage!
2 Timothy 2:22-23 Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Don`t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.
2 Timothy 2:25-26 Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.
Father God, thank you for shaking the devil out of me and allowing me to live in the fruits of your SPIRIT and TRUTH! If you or anyone you love, is locked in bondage of any type addiction, please seek help, you don`t have to go through this alone! God will meet you right where you are, He loves you so much! Amen
As I get more involved with the young girls, our Divine Divas of our church family, I hear more frequently the word "cutting." Self injury cutting, our youth really do this, and WHY? The more I learn of this act, the more I can understand and identify with it. Addiction is addiction is addiction; our inability to cope in a healthy way with psychological pain and strongholds of lies, intense anger, emotional pain, shame and guilt.
Just as I experienced with my own alcohol adddiction, it was a temporary fix that eventually lead to self inflicted bondage. Not everyone that has a drink or two will become an alcoholic, likewise not all who experience cutting will become addicted. However, any addiction may take years to reveal the ugly truth. The effects of addictions slowly but surely attaches and destroys our very existence; stealing from us the lives that God intends.
Cutting done as an impulse-control behavior may bring a momentary sense of calm, control and release of tension however, eventually inviting shame guilt and possible disfiguration or death. This certainly does not sound like God`s plans for our Divine Divas.
God gives us the gift of "free-will" how we chose to use this gift is at our discretion. Do we live our lives in the fruit of Spirt, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfullness, gentleness and self-control or do we live in lies in the stronghold of self-inflected bondage!
2 Timothy 2:22-23 Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Don`t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.
2 Timothy 2:25-26 Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.
Father God, thank you for shaking the devil out of me and allowing me to live in the fruits of your SPIRIT and TRUTH! If you or anyone you love, is locked in bondage of any type addiction, please seek help, you don`t have to go through this alone! God will meet you right where you are, He loves you so much! Amen
Monday, April 4, 2011
Blog First Anniversary Day 304
Isaiah 55:8-9 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. "As the heavens are higher than the earth so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thought."
Happy anniversary to God`s Blog from the cracked-pot at the keyboard. Last year when I started to write on Easter Sunday, I thought that the purpose of this blog, was to pray with someone everyday, then record the details. It didn`t take long before God referred me to Isaiah 55:8-9. Indeed my thoughts were not his thoughts or plans, to my credit I had at least selected the right scripture!
Yes, I did pray with and for many people but I soon learned that this was God`s Blog, not mine. I believed, that my obedience to write came with the authority to select what and how to write, not! Obedience, God knew that I required additional teaching in this department.
God has used His blog to call attention to areas of my life that needed His tender, loving care. While sitting at the keyboard he had my undivided attention and time. He lead me into the cavities of my soul, healing restoring and drawing me into, an in your face, up close and in depth relationship with Him. Oh the tears that flowed, thank you Father!
1 John 3:1-3 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears we shall be like him. Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.
Father God, I pray that I have pleased you and that you will continue to prepare my mind, body and soul to glorify you. Thanks for all the winks, I feel your smiles! I love how you love me; guess, I`m supposed to keep writing until I hear otherwise. Good night, poppa, your beloved daughter, Linda Amen!
Happy anniversary to God`s Blog from the cracked-pot at the keyboard. Last year when I started to write on Easter Sunday, I thought that the purpose of this blog, was to pray with someone everyday, then record the details. It didn`t take long before God referred me to Isaiah 55:8-9. Indeed my thoughts were not his thoughts or plans, to my credit I had at least selected the right scripture!
Yes, I did pray with and for many people but I soon learned that this was God`s Blog, not mine. I believed, that my obedience to write came with the authority to select what and how to write, not! Obedience, God knew that I required additional teaching in this department.
God has used His blog to call attention to areas of my life that needed His tender, loving care. While sitting at the keyboard he had my undivided attention and time. He lead me into the cavities of my soul, healing restoring and drawing me into, an in your face, up close and in depth relationship with Him. Oh the tears that flowed, thank you Father!
1 John 3:1-3 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears we shall be like him. Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.
Father God, I pray that I have pleased you and that you will continue to prepare my mind, body and soul to glorify you. Thanks for all the winks, I feel your smiles! I love how you love me; guess, I`m supposed to keep writing until I hear otherwise. Good night, poppa, your beloved daughter, Linda Amen!
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Benefits of Wisdom Day 303
Proverbs 2:1-5 My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find knowledge of God.
Father God, I am bursting at the seams, I am so willing to devote every waking moment to your will for my life! Father, I am in awe of you and how you love me. It is as if I have been on an accelerated course to catch up, to learn, to trust, to humbly live each day for your glory.
Father God am I ready? Body, soul and spirit am I ready; close but not quite, now my body is out of psychic. My inactivity for the past 9 months have taken a toll on my body, I now weigh 20 pounds more than I did when I left my Little Debbie job in July. I even lost 10 of those pounds, on my 21 day fast, only to find them in Florida on our little vacation. They`re back, strategically wrapped around my mid-section, the deadly fat!
1 Corinthians 3:18-19 Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a "fool" so that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God`s sight. As it is written: He catches the wise in their craftiness.
Thank you Father I understand, time to stop acting foolish with my health and weight and take action. With spring in the air, what a perfect time to search the cob webs of my mind, for everything that I learned and taught at Curves! Ready to get healthy, heal-thy oh LORD, body, soul and spirit! I love my personal conversation with God, as he leads this cracked-pot to write His blog!
Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in a man`s heart, but it is the LORD`S purpose that prevails.
Amen!
Father God, I am bursting at the seams, I am so willing to devote every waking moment to your will for my life! Father, I am in awe of you and how you love me. It is as if I have been on an accelerated course to catch up, to learn, to trust, to humbly live each day for your glory.
Father God am I ready? Body, soul and spirit am I ready; close but not quite, now my body is out of psychic. My inactivity for the past 9 months have taken a toll on my body, I now weigh 20 pounds more than I did when I left my Little Debbie job in July. I even lost 10 of those pounds, on my 21 day fast, only to find them in Florida on our little vacation. They`re back, strategically wrapped around my mid-section, the deadly fat!
1 Corinthians 3:18-19 Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a "fool" so that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God`s sight. As it is written: He catches the wise in their craftiness.
Thank you Father I understand, time to stop acting foolish with my health and weight and take action. With spring in the air, what a perfect time to search the cob webs of my mind, for everything that I learned and taught at Curves! Ready to get healthy, heal-thy oh LORD, body, soul and spirit! I love my personal conversation with God, as he leads this cracked-pot to write His blog!
Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in a man`s heart, but it is the LORD`S purpose that prevails.
Amen!
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