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Shoot for the moon….
And even if you miss….
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You will land with the stars!
Direct all in your life toward the light….Strive to be a reflection of the SON…be that fixed point of light that directs others home.
“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light” 1 Peter 2:9
“A sense of humor… is needed armor. Joy in one’s heart and some laughter on one’s lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life.” Hugh Sidey (1927-2005)
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Faith is daring the soul to go beyond what the eyes can see!
I dare you…..
LIVE THE GOSPEL ALOUD!
Dear Readers, Ive been under the weather. I hope to get back to regular blogging soon. God’s abundant blessings of peace and joy to you all.
Through the Eyes of a Child…
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The innocence…the joy…the expectancy…
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The belief without question…the hope that doesn’t quit…the love that brightens…the heart that is pure.
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May we Celebrate Christmas in child-like awe.
Please enjoy the video below. It will truly make you smile inside and out!
“He called a child over, placed it in their midst, and said, “Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom.”
Matt 18:2-4
Live in your space…
Uniquely yours, God’s gift to you,
where YOU can make a difference.
Not the space of was and were.
Not the space of should be, could be, would be.
This space is the present…
The miracle of the here and now…
Right where God has placed you.
In union with the great “I AM”.
Immersed in the great “I AM”.
Leave behind the yesterdays…
Let tomorrows become todays.
LIVE in the “I AM”….LOVE in the “I AM”
This is a good day to do great things…
In your space….where God has placed you…
Immersed in Him who is “I AM”!
“We were indeed buried with Him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised form the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life. ” Rom 6:4
On the journey we walk by FAITH
At times we walk in darkness.
At times we walk shaken.
Yet when all seems dark
the Lord is ever near.
His light blinds us and we cannot see.
We cannot understand His way. We cannot understand His plan.
We walk in mysery. We walk in hope. Headed for the dawn.
And when the directions seem unsure.
It’s too dark to see the road ahead.
Turn to witnesses of faith whose steps have carved the way.
“By FAITH Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance; he went out not knowing where he was to go. By FAITH he sojourned in the promised land as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs of the same promise; for he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and maker is God.”
Heb 11:8-10
TRUST in Him who is your guide.
Walk in mystery. Walk in hope. Headed for the dawn.
“FAITH is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen.” Heb 11:1
Desire for God is written on our hearts…
is written on all hearts.
How often this desire becomes buried in the coldness of self and sin.
FAITH is our RESPONSE to God’s revealing Himself to us.
What is a Faith that refuses to speak?
What is a Faith that refuses to see?
What is a Faith that refuses to hear?
A Faith not responding, is a Faith buried.
Faith is the conversation of our lives with God Almighty.
Others depend on the light our faith emits..
just as the light of others helps to illumine our paths.
This day throw off the bushel basket from your light of faith.
Unbury your heart and the desire within to respond.
Let your light, immersed in Him who is the Light of the world shine forth radiantly through you!
Faith is a response.
“Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom” Ps 145
FAITH…
A gift given by God…
Passed on by others…
Believer to Believer to Believer .
Paper doll people with hearts of love,
Held by the faith of others; supporting others through their own.
Believer to Believer to Believer
Paper doll people with hearts of love,
Reach out to the disconnected.
Building the kingdom one soul at a time.
Reach out to the disconnected. Share the gift of your faith. Dare to transform the world wherever God has placed you.
“For whoever is begotten by God conquers the world. And the victory that conquers the world is our FAITH.”
1 John 5:4
Be a Compass for God.
Point upward to Beauty.
Allow others to be drawn into the embrace.
Dare to transform the world….right where God has placed you!
“I will make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.” Is 49: 6b
What’s in your suitcase?
Regrets about the past, Anxiety about the future, To- do lists for the present?
Fear, Anger, Unforgiveness, Sadness, Apathy, Disappointments?
Cast away dreams, Broken promises, I can’ts and No’s?
The burdens in our suitcases tempt us to look for shortcuts.
Or to avoid big hills, rocky ground, and people.
Hands occupied, no longer able to lift heavenward in thanksgiving.
Eyes cast downward, backs aching from the strain.
If traveling to a foreign land, wouldn’t you enlist a guide?
There would be no fear in the capable hands of the one who knows the way.
The Heavenly Father is guiding us on this journey of the heart.
Walk toward the dawn. Home is ahead.
Check your luggage. You don’t need it. It will only weigh you down.
Leave it at the foot of the cross.
Your Father will provide.
Trust in Him. Do not fear.
“He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither walking stick, nor sack, nor food, nor money, and let no one take a second tunic” Luke 9:3
through Him with Him in Him... 