All about me!

All about me!

Sara’s Words and Debi’s art. See Debi’s children’s books with original art  @Amazon.com, Deborah Chaves

I think a major hold back from experiencing the new is ” letting go” of things in our past. Could be one or all of these three; people, places, things….Always wanting to look back either in thought or word. Trying to go back, instead of enjoying the surroundings of our new wanting to run back to the old. Things we onced enjoyed…leave them for others to enjoy. Could be our youth, clothes or cover girl? Heck, we might as well leave our minds free from this old …because it could only be a fallacy for some of us. We might just be the shopping bag to hold the items that just robbed us of our time, dime and fun. People we let go of are happy to be free of us and we them but we sure can clay mountain build in our minds a fantasy bigger than life. Some precious people we had to let go of because their journey here had ended but we won’t let them go because their memory helps to bury another old poor me thought. This blocks our view and cripples our limbs from serving others with compassion, love, giving and doing.

Do I have dead limbs or am I a sick stick tree?  Would one see me flourishing like a green olive tree in the house of The Lord? Behold, beauty is seeing lush- fresh- blemish free fruit- ripe -and ready to eat not hours invested in a spa while I try and dream my way to make myself believe I deserve this. This comment is all about me. I sure hope in 2013 I crawl out of the old me hole!

 

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Earth Gospel

This (see writing below, Hamilton) brings to bear; thoughts of our prayers when others, or ourselves, are aged, sick, dying. When Nations are at war. When a little child has cancer or other illness. When so many unknowns lurk around us each day, how does one pray, think and act?:
UNTAMED SPIRIT:
Rough up my “conventional values”
with the wildness of your love and creativity.
Help me to let go
of my need to predict and control
and let me enter
the unmapped regions
of your grace.- Sam Hamilton-PooreEarth Gospel
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Inauguration Day

Has this day lost its glamour? Or, do you still feel and love the pomp of this day every four years?

Do we see and hear so many reprehensible things that its hard to appreciate hairstyles, clothes and pomp.

Hearing and watching the loss of lives in Algeria for the last few days; does it make you want to sit and cry and wonder why so much glib from Our Nations Leaders rather than a comforting, consoling voice to Our nation. Just read news with the following;  “Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal is expected to give details at a Monday news conference about one of the worst international hostage crises in decades, which left American, British, French, Japanese, Norwegian and Romanian workers dead or missing. …”

Sometimes I think Sackcloth and Ashes should be the dress code for the day.

Words of Comfort;

by Rena Oynes;

Join God’s Team in 2013.
The Benefits are Terrific
Tired of hearing what the Devil can do
Pray and See what God can do
Lonely! Plug into God
He’s Waiting for You to
Join Hi Exciting Team
Have a Problem
Call on Jesus
He has All the Right Answers
Are you in Distress, Disperate
Call Out; God’s Listening
Trust and Obey…Then Count on Jesus
Put Your Eggs in one basket
Jesus Can’t Wait
His for You has been Empty too Long
Walk and Talk to an Expert
Call Anytime
Jesus
Want a Power Boost
Plug into the Source
God

Falling Apart, God’s Waiting to Pick up the Pieces
.Call for HelAt the bottom of the Barre
Look Up, God’s trying to Get to You!In the Dark,God’s Light is Seeking You Out!
Broken, Call on Jesus
He can fix You!
Need a Creatice Idea
Go to the Creator
Want Forgiveness
I’m Listening, God
Need a Touch of Love
I can Provide
Need a Plan
I Have Many, God
Want Something Unique
I Can Provide
Need a Job Done Professionally/Top Notch
You Can Count on Me
God! Need Someone Now!
I’m Here Anytime, Call
 My Words Creates
Need Answers
Seek Me, God
Prayer for friend….

After reading Smith Wigglesworth devotional – January 14…His thought for the day: The Word of God is marrow to your bones. It is resurrection from every weakness; it is life from the dead.

Lord we lift up ____ to you and we proclaim The WORD, your WORD the HOLY SCRIPtures are marrow to
______BONE. YOUr Word – SPOKEN WORD to HIS MARROW is resurrection to his BONEs. We proclaim that by YOUR WORD

HIS BONES are resurrected and NEW again in the Name of the Lord JeSUS. They LIVE by the power of YOUR WORD! In Jesus’s name. Amen and amen

God’s Mercy

“Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.

For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.” Matthew 18:19, 20 NIV

God loves smallness and He honors it. But, do we?

“The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think.” EDWIN SCHLOSSBERG

Daily Devotion

As a team we read together in 2012; Jesus Calling by Sarah Young. I understand some of us, if not all of us, have her new book; “Jesus Today.”

Hope to share with many others the joy and value of shared experiences as we walk daily through 2013 with Jesus Today in our hands.

Would love to hear from friends and family that are sharing in these devotions and your daily notes here.