May 31, 2013

Good Morning Friends!  Forever His, Friday!  Windy, when we get up!  Windy when we go to bed!  Windy all day long….hairs a mess, got to be careful what skirt you wear, my poor little car tossed to and fro, dirt in your eyes….wind!  Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind some wind….I love a gentle breeze on a warm day, but really come on…..you got to agree with me that the wind has been a bit much lately….kind of wearing me out at times…I was sitting in my chair this morning, getting ready to spend some time with our Heavenly Father and the darn wind distracted me….blowing like a big dog….howling through the trees, rattling the windows….Darn Father, I thought….I know I am supposed to be thankful in everything…I know that everything You created is good….but gee whiz…..I sat there in the dark, desperately trying to come up with something positive about this wind….admittedly I was drawing a blank….and then…..I heard the familiar, pleasant clinking tune of my favorite wind chime……The tone soothing and reassuring…..Oh yes, Father…..I hear you in the tinkling of the sturdy chimes…..I hear You in the wind….I have always loved wind chimes and had quite a large collection of them when we moved here from California.  I had a big front porch there and collected chimes to go from one end to the other.  The wind there was nothing like our wind, but the breezes would turn my chimes into a melodic symphony…..a true delight to me.  I brought all my chimes, but the winds here have destroyed most all of them…..except the one that drew me from cranky distraction to hearing God through the pleasant clinking of the sturdy chimes….This wind chime is very special to me…. a gift from my father-in-law, long since gone to heaven……a man very special to me….the gift was well thought out and given in unselfish love…many years ago…..it’s made of strong tubes of medal, connected with chain and hangs prominently on a strong hook…time and weather has caused rusting, but that does not hinder it’s message….in the wind……I hear our Heavenly Father singing over me….blowing His unselfish love into my heart…filling my days, nights, hours, minutes with blessings beyond my human conception….Our Father’s love is well thought out….given freely, abundantly even in the wind!  Father, thank you for allowing us to hear You, feel You, know You through all of Your creation.  All honor, glory and praise to YOU!

 

Praise the Lord, O my soul.  O Lord my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.  He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent and lays the beams of His upper chambers on their waters.  He makes the clouds His chariot and rides on the wings of the wind.  He makes winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants….I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.  May my meditation be pleasing to Him, as I rejoice in the Lord.  But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more.  Praise the Lord, O my soul.  Praise the Lord!!!  Psalm 104:1-4 and 33-35.  Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for He is our God and we are the people of His pasture, the flock under His care.  Today, if you hear His voice, (in the wind, or calm) do not harden your hearts…..Psalm 95:7-8a. You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.  Isaiah 55:12.

 

Love you all!  Prayers please for God’s blessings on our Relay for Life event tonight.  Thank you.

March 15, 2013

Good Morning Friends!  Fabulous Friday, I am His and so are you!  The last couple of days I can’t help but notice all the signs that spring is coming.  The tree across from my office is heavy with beautiful white blossoms, the grass is a vibrant green, bright yellow daffodils dot the roadsides, and every pasture has young calves happily frolicking.  The sun is shining and warm…..A wonderful time to Praise God for the wonders of His creation…..Not to be negative, but simply realistic……as beautiful as it is outside right now….in a matter of seconds it could all change….spring storms are known for damaging winds, hail, and possible tornados……Not every day is a beautiful spring day……flowers don’t always bloom and the grass is not always green……but storms pass…..and for us…..we are never alone in the storm….Our Heavenly Father is with us, shielding us from the winds, holding us through the tornados…Loving us….always and forever!  Father thank you for wonders of Your creation right now as we are enjoying special signs of spring and thank you for holding us through the storms.

Have a wonderful weekend….enjoy God’s creation.  I am including our Today from one year ago….just seemed fitting!  God Bless you.  Love you all!

Good Morning Friends!  Thankfully His, Thursday!!  Cruising into work this morning as usual, thinking about my day and praying, I remembered a dream I had last night.  When the crazy thought came into my head I immediately remembered that I had dreamed it last night; I don’t recall too much of the dream, but what I do remember left me with a worthy thought.  I was driving in someone else’s car, but I was the driver.  There was one person with me, seems like the person was not too familiar to me, anyway we were driving someplace I had never been and we were definitely on some kind of an urgent mission…..seems like there was tension in the car.  Like I said, I was the driver and what I recall is that we were driving up a very steep hill….I am talking almost straight up, like scary straight up…almost like a roller coaster.  I remember feeling stressed, but was doing my very best to not panic….I distinctly remember thinking……”I don’t think my VW would make it up this hill…….that’s it….that’s all I remember.  Here’s what I got out of it…..We never know when we head out in a day what hills we may have to climb…..what struggles we may have to overcome…..what grief or pain we may have to bear…….getting to the top depends on our power source.  The car I was driving in my dream had a powerful engine…..I am sure I made it safely to the top.  My little VW (as much as I just love it and it does awesome here), on the other hand I am not sure would have made it…….the trip would have been much more difficult!   Yep Father, I hear You, I understand…..without You as our power source……without You pushing us up our hills………without YOU….don’t even want to think about it!  Heavenly Father, thank you so much for empowering us with Your love.  Fill us with the faith- giving power of the Holy Spirit so that our faith continues to grow stronger enabling us to climb our hills with strength and confidence and filled with Your Perfect Peace.

Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm.  Nothing is too hard for you.  Jeremiah 32:17.  Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him.  He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.  It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green.  It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.  Jeremiah 17:7-8.  Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.  Isaiah 41:10. 

Love you all!