Faithful Fridays

Welcome back to another Faithful Friday encouragement: “The God who sees…”

To those who are dealing with grief or a painful situation that you don’t understand…

This is something I wrote down, in part, on 9/12/23.

The short of it is I was struggling with grief to the point of crying myself to sleep the for a few night Missing a dear friend. Wondering if my desire to see my sister in Christ again, was becoming an idol , replacing my ultimate desire to see the Lord.

Begging God not to waste the pain, I didn’t understand this time. This Deep wound that takes time to heal. I had a longing for comfort , but God seemed to be saying no.

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Food for Thought: “The Dangers of Neutrality”

A few years ago, a bird flew into our house. It frantically went from one room to another until it ended up in our master bathroom . After trying to figure out what to do in the midst of panic, I eventually watched bird long enough. I kept all doors open. Finally, it flew to the bedroom where I could shut the bathroom door. Then it went to living room, kitchen, and finally laundry room.

Each time it moved, I shut the door behind it, so the bird would realize there was one way out to the outdoors and freedom. Sometimes smaller bugs must be caught and released , otherwise they will die where they are. A mosquito hawk looks like it has all the freedom and space in the world , until it dies b…

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I will admit this week, I have dealt with anxiety.  Sometimes it seems like the smallest thing can plague your thoughts .  It becomes the focus. You toss and turn losing sleep. You know there is nothing you can do. You can’t control the outcome of a situation tomorrow. You don’t know how a person will react; it’s not in your control. You can only control how you yourself will respond after they speak. Worry and anxiety will cause loss: a loss of peace, of rest, and sleep. Leaving you tired and ill prepared or equipped to handle the next day’s challenges. I don’t know about you, but when I am tired I snap too much in anger. 

I had this dream on 12/18/2022 and it became a teachable lesson  .

A 2 liter soda was thrown across a kitchen floor.…

Welcome back to another Faithful Friday encouragement:  “God’s Merciful Second Chance. 

This week’s encouragement doesn’t come without complete honesty. God gave opportunities of obedience this week. I often would get distracted by things that shouldn’t have had priority. By the time, I would start to think about doing what I was prompted to do, it was too late in the day. All that time wasted. 

You see I could excuse the behavior, “Oh, that’s not a big deal. After all, it is just sweeping and mopping the floor in the laundry room right? It can wait another day.”

But it’s wasn’t the task that was the issue, it was the disobedience to the prompting by the Lord to do this seemingly simple task.  What I took for granted was not only the time given, but that entitled attitude as if God was automatically going to give me breath to do…