Thursday, May 27, 2010
Losing your ego to find your identity
Losing your ego to find your identity: God isn't asking us to crucify our desire to be somebody. He's asking us to crucify our death grip on the substitutes we use to fill the space He should occupy in our lives. If you've ever tried to let go of something you've used to define your very being, you know why Jesus says it's like going to the cross. It feels like an execution. ~Bill Peel~
Waylon
With a saddened heart I write that from all appearances, Waylon has gone back to drugs. Guess the pull of the drugs is stronger than his love for Roo. A friend sent this to me this morning. I wanted to share it because there are so many Waylon's out there and I felt this could be for them.
Alisa,
I thought of you earlier in the wk when I read in:
Jeremiah 31:17 "There is hope in your future, says the Lord, that your children shall come back to their own border."
The commentary says, "When children stray from the Lord: One of the greatest heartaches of any believing parent occurs when one of their children has rebelled against the ways of the Lord . God's Word offers comfort and hope in this situation. He understands. Much of the OT is the story of God's children straying. He knows our heartaches. And He promises to bring our children back! He promises that ultimately they will come back to the ways they were taught as children (Prov. 22.6), that peace would be their portion as they encounter Him (Is. 54:13), and that He will fight for us to see salvation come to them (49:25)." Hallelujah!!
Your name and another friend's name is written in my bible beside this and I'm confessing and believing this for you and Waylon.
Then a little further down in verse 25, I'm praying this specifically for you.
Lord, thank you that you have satiated the weary soul (of Alisa) and you have replenished her sorrowful soul." In the Name of Jesus...Amen.
I pray peace and comfort for you today and that the Holy Spirit will bring conviction in Waylon and he will "give up and turn wholeheartedly to the Lord, accepting Him w/o any reservation and serve Him w/great joy" ~ 180 degree turn around!!
♥Love and Blessings♥,
Thank you Janie!
Alisa,
I thought of you earlier in the wk when I read in:
Jeremiah 31:17 "There is hope in your future, says the Lord, that your children shall come back to their own border."
The commentary says, "When children stray from the Lord: One of the greatest heartaches of any believing parent occurs when one of their children has rebelled against the ways of the Lord . God's Word offers comfort and hope in this situation. He understands. Much of the OT is the story of God's children straying. He knows our heartaches. And He promises to bring our children back! He promises that ultimately they will come back to the ways they were taught as children (Prov. 22.6), that peace would be their portion as they encounter Him (Is. 54:13), and that He will fight for us to see salvation come to them (49:25)." Hallelujah!!
Your name and another friend's name is written in my bible beside this and I'm confessing and believing this for you and Waylon.
Then a little further down in verse 25, I'm praying this specifically for you.
Lord, thank you that you have satiated the weary soul (of Alisa) and you have replenished her sorrowful soul." In the Name of Jesus...Amen.
I pray peace and comfort for you today and that the Holy Spirit will bring conviction in Waylon and he will "give up and turn wholeheartedly to the Lord, accepting Him w/o any reservation and serve Him w/great joy" ~ 180 degree turn around!!
♥Love and Blessings♥,
Thank you Janie!
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Lesson from the doves
Early Sunday morning, I took Dottie out for her morning run. While she tromped through the grass, I sat in my rocking chair, listening to the sounds of morning. Not something I seem to get to do much anymore so I closed my eyes and just soaked it all in.
My peaceful moment was interrupted by the LOUD cooing of one lone dove, who I will call JC. JC sat on the electric lines and cooed and cooed and cooed some more. As JC cooed, I could hear the soft cooing of other doves returning the call from some distance away. I noted their coos grew louder and then stopped as they flew to the trees close by where JC sat.
Where there had only been JC, now the barren trees were filled with doves. Although JC continued to coo, the other doves remained silent. All of a sudden, JC quit cooing and they next thing I knew, all the doves were swooping down to feast at the bird feeders in the backyard. Some swooped to the feeders, feasting on the sunflowers seeds, others stayed on the ground and ate leftovers.
As I watched this scenario play out, I thought about Jesus, how he calls and calls and calls and many come, desiring to be fed and filled. However, many are empty because they did not heed the call.
Then God spoke to me.
God reminded me of the many times Jesus has called me to spend time with Him, yet I do not come as I let the busyness of my day take priority. Or the times, I grab a morsel from my devotional or from a blip on the radio. Instead of being fed by Jesus, I chose to feast on regurgitated christianity.
Obviously, I need to learn a lesson from the doves.
My peaceful moment was interrupted by the LOUD cooing of one lone dove, who I will call JC. JC sat on the electric lines and cooed and cooed and cooed some more. As JC cooed, I could hear the soft cooing of other doves returning the call from some distance away. I noted their coos grew louder and then stopped as they flew to the trees close by where JC sat.
Where there had only been JC, now the barren trees were filled with doves. Although JC continued to coo, the other doves remained silent. All of a sudden, JC quit cooing and they next thing I knew, all the doves were swooping down to feast at the bird feeders in the backyard. Some swooped to the feeders, feasting on the sunflowers seeds, others stayed on the ground and ate leftovers.
As I watched this scenario play out, I thought about Jesus, how he calls and calls and calls and many come, desiring to be fed and filled. However, many are empty because they did not heed the call.
Then God spoke to me.
God reminded me of the many times Jesus has called me to spend time with Him, yet I do not come as I let the busyness of my day take priority. Or the times, I grab a morsel from my devotional or from a blip on the radio. Instead of being fed by Jesus, I chose to feast on regurgitated christianity.
Obviously, I need to learn a lesson from the doves.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Change of plans
Not helping a friend on Saturday. Waylon and Kristina are coming for supper and leaving Roo with me. Time with Roo,Wahooooooooo!
Cleaning and scrubbing can wait til tomorrow,
for babies grow up we learn to our sorrow.
So settle down cobwebs and dust go to sleep
I'm rocking my baby cuz babies don't keep.
My housecleaning plans are postponed (yeah like that was a difficult decision) until Roo leaves.
Happy Mother's Day!
Cleaning and scrubbing can wait til tomorrow,
for babies grow up we learn to our sorrow.
So settle down cobwebs and dust go to sleep
I'm rocking my baby cuz babies don't keep.
My housecleaning plans are postponed (yeah like that was a difficult decision) until Roo leaves.
Happy Mother's Day!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
What to say?
Yeppers, it has been awhile since I have written. I will use the old excuse, I have been busy, busy, busy! I have helped make costumes for VBS and worked with a friend on the Mother Day givaways at church. Personally, I think we did an awesome job. Debbie and I painted a flower on cardstock. For the center of the flower, we glued a mirror. Underneath, eash flower, Debbie wrote, beautifully I must add, "You are a reflection of God's love!" The card was cut in a diamond shape. A pretty ribbon was put on one of the diamond tips so they could hang it.We used a variety of colors of cardstock so each one is unique.
To top all of this off, I went fishing. The fishing was a bust but mentally, it was just what I needed. We weathered (pun intended), high winds, rain and one severe storm that almost sank Davey's boat.
Mom got back in town Monday night so now that I have gotten somewhat caught up at the office, things are back to somewhat normal. My weekend plans are to help a friend at her house and then CLEAN my own. The dust bunnies are taking over.
To top all of this off, I went fishing. The fishing was a bust but mentally, it was just what I needed. We weathered (pun intended), high winds, rain and one severe storm that almost sank Davey's boat.
Mom got back in town Monday night so now that I have gotten somewhat caught up at the office, things are back to somewhat normal. My weekend plans are to help a friend at her house and then CLEAN my own. The dust bunnies are taking over.
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