Psalm 46: 1 &10-11
1. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
10. Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
11. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge
This is my daily walk for 2011. I invite you to join me in discovering the joy in listening to the silence. Listening for the Lord's voice and guidance, as I seek to know and understand Him better. I hope you will check back often, I am so glad you are here!
Week 3
Isaiah 40:28-31
Do You not know? Have you not hear?
The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the end of the earth
Does not become weary or tired.
His understanding is inscrutable.
He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power. Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly,
Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength;
They will mount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary!
This is the promise I needed from the Lord this week. I am so thankful that I don't have to walk each day alone. I am so thankful for His strength when I feel I have none. I am so thankful that with His help, I can FLY!
Life can be so complicated and heavy at times; loss of jobs, overwhelming finances, new journeys can be frightening, loss of a loved one, weighing life's necessities with desires and wants, keeping up with household duties, putting adequate time and energy into maintaining a healthy and loving marriage, keeping everyone well, and finding time to take care of me! All of this and more is happening in my life right now, and without the Lord I feel I would just collapse under the pressure.
Thankfully the Lord reminded me this week that I am NOT walking this life alone. This realization was a weight lifted off my shoulders, and literally added a spring to my step. Even at Jazzercise this week, which has been physically exhausting and really challenging, I felt His lift. There is a move that is a quick shuffle to the side and ends with a lift of one leg and arms...I literally felt like I was flying. This experience was exhilarating and left me feeling light and free.
I am so thankful for the Lords ever present touch in my life. I am thankful for his provisions, and with his help I will tackle today, tomorrow, and the next day with a NEW STRENGTH, I will mount up with wings like an eagle, and I will FLY!
I thought the Chris Tomlin song above fit so well with what the Lord was teaching me this week. I hope it will be of encouragement to you as well.
Have a happy week.
Week 3
Isaiah 40:28-31
Do You not know? Have you not hear?
The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the end of the earth
Does not become weary or tired.
His understanding is inscrutable.
He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power. Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly,
Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength;
They will mount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary!
This is the promise I needed from the Lord this week. I am so thankful that I don't have to walk each day alone. I am so thankful for His strength when I feel I have none. I am so thankful that with His help, I can FLY!
Life can be so complicated and heavy at times; loss of jobs, overwhelming finances, new journeys can be frightening, loss of a loved one, weighing life's necessities with desires and wants, keeping up with household duties, putting adequate time and energy into maintaining a healthy and loving marriage, keeping everyone well, and finding time to take care of me! All of this and more is happening in my life right now, and without the Lord I feel I would just collapse under the pressure.
Thankfully the Lord reminded me this week that I am NOT walking this life alone. This realization was a weight lifted off my shoulders, and literally added a spring to my step. Even at Jazzercise this week, which has been physically exhausting and really challenging, I felt His lift. There is a move that is a quick shuffle to the side and ends with a lift of one leg and arms...I literally felt like I was flying. This experience was exhilarating and left me feeling light and free.
I am so thankful for the Lords ever present touch in my life. I am thankful for his provisions, and with his help I will tackle today, tomorrow, and the next day with a NEW STRENGTH, I will mount up with wings like an eagle, and I will FLY!
I thought the Chris Tomlin song above fit so well with what the Lord was teaching me this week. I hope it will be of encouragement to you as well.
Have a happy week.
Week 2:
Week two has been a little more of a challenge for me personally, but also for my family. Let me explain.
The verse this week is:
Romans 12: 21
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
One of my biggest obstacles within this journey of listening for the Lord, will be to overcome fear, worry, and residing in the crippling darkness. I have always struggled with fear, worry, & bad dreams. These hurdles have kept me from experiencing new things, held me back in my life, and robbed so much of my joy. Well no more, as I walk through this year with the Lord, it is my hope that I will be able to cast my fears, worries, and crippling dreams onto the Lord. I don't want them, and I would like to move forward this year without their entanglement. While I am working on this for myself with a new commitment, this battle took a new turn this week when my oldest son explained that he was being picked on at school and was afraid to continue attending. Not long after, new fears began manifesting in his very safe and calm world. As his Mommy I feel so horrible that he is struggling with this, and my Mama Bear instinct has really come out! I have done everything I can to re-establish security at school and home, but there is only so much I can do. I knew at some point I was going to have to let go and redirect him back to the Lord. He knows God, loves God, and now needs to know what it means to trust in the security of that relationship. We have done a lot of talking about fear, evil, and what the Lord promises to do for him. Johan is strong, intelligent, and trusts without question that the Lord loves him and will protect him. I am so thankful!
Walking though this experience with him has been humbling, I have grown in his innocence and by his example. I am amazed that I have spent my lifetime struggling with trust and fear and in one week my five year old has set new examples of how I should really be living!
It is my hope that if you have something that is holding you back in your life, that you will allow the Lord to carry the load for you. He doesn't want you to struggle, this is one of His many promises of LOVE for you! Accept it!
Week 1:
When I think about quieting my soul and opening myself to the idea of healing and restoration, the mental image comes to mind of a beautiful tree; vulnerable and fresh with new Spring leaves, yet tall, strong, and healthy from years of pure water, rich soil, and days of basking in the warm sunshine. This is my goal, I want to be like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields fruit in due season!
Psalm 1:1-3
1. Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers;
2. but their delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law they meditate day and night.
3. They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all that they do, they prosper.
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