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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…

Welcome back to another Faithful Friday encouragement.  This week think on this thought, “You did it to Me.”  These words were spoken by Jesus Himself which we find in Matthew Chapter 25 . 

Matthew Chapter 25:31-46 World English Bible 

But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 32  Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33  He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34  Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; 35  for I was hungry and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I was…

Welcome back to another Faithful Friday encouragement: “When the King says…”

When the King says, “Go,” do we go?

When the King says, “Wait,” do we wait?

If the King says , “Do this,” do we obey?

If the King says, “Come and rest,” why is that a struggle to obey?

Today’s Faithful Friday hits hard today: 

“Grief : The Tear Stained Page”

My dad passed away on December 21, 2023 . Since then the Lord has been reminding me that God the Father is a Father to the fatherless. I am very blessed to have a stepfather who treats me as his own child. For that I am so grateful and thankful. At the same time the Lord has been reminding me of His Kingship as well.  Yesterday afternoon the grief hit again. In the last 1-2 years, grief has rocked my friendships and relationships with close people.  It’s been a hard season. Wounds of grief opening and closing and reopening… I am very blessed to have great friends and family, but with the losses over the last 1-2 years, I feel like 1/2 of my encouragement is gone . They stepped into eternity with Jesus, first a dear best…

Happy New Year and Welcome back to this week's weekly Faithful Friday encouragement.

It's a new year and can be a new start. This year how much time will we spend time getting to know the Truth?

Think about a pot of boiling water . When it boils you can keep the water in the pot or individual cups for the seeping process. Once the tea bag is placed in the hot water, the flavor of the tea begins to seep through. This process takes a few minutes. Sometimes the longer you let it seeps, the better and stronger the flavor.

Getting to know the Truth of God's Word also takes time. How much time will we spend getting to know the Lord this year?

This is something I wrote down back in December 2022:

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"No More"

We are just a couple days from the new year and for some that means beginning new habits and stopping old ones with a goal in mind: New Year resolutions.

In the last year , I have started learning more about accountability and have made several blog posts on the subject, and the ways I stay accountable. This year for 2024 I can't wait to track my progress and see what it will look like after a full 365 days.