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A Better Perspective

1/29/2021

It is all in the way you look at it. I woke up and definitely needed an attitude adjustment. My mind does not stop, I meet an all out war every morning, we all have our thorn in the flesh! The Lord brought me to the point of thankfulness, JUST STOP and have an attitude of being thankful.
Thank you that I can walk, that my children are healthy, that I have my health, my children know You Lord, I have a godly husband, I have a I have a home to live in, I have a car to drive, I have food to eat, I can see, I can hear, I have the Word of God, all of a sudden the mind shifts and sees what is truly important and the other thoughts begin to fade away.
I had to shift from looking at what is wrong and missing to what is good and current. We need to keep looking forward. Restoration is before us not behind, lets look forward to seeing how God can take a situation, even the messes we made ourselves and fix it! Yes He wants to take all things and work them out for good!
Romans 8:28
Amplified Bible28 And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.
His heart is for us to be focused on what His Word says not our feelings. Just reading the Word is transforming. Time for the second cup of tea as I dig a bit deeper into those awesome truths of His Word. Hope you take some time to do the same.
God Bless!
See you back here soon!

Heartbreak Repair

1/9/2021

Heartbreak is right up there with hopelessness. They seem to travel as a pair. The pain of heartbreak seems at the time, unfixable, a devastation beyond repair. Yet there is One who can take what has been shattered to a million pieces and recreate something new, that is Jesus! He can take our broken dreams, hurt feelings, mistakes, failures, losses , all of it and what looks like shards of life and put them together in a way we have something whole. Our sight is limited but His is eternal. As a Creator that is what He does! Allow Him to recreate in your life despite what things look and feel like. There is a movie scene that sticks with me, where the woman lost her husband in a car accident and she was crying as her life was ruined. She took a crystal bowl and threw it on the ground which now lay many tiny pieces of glass. Later a man who represented Jesus in the movie, had taken all those pieces and made a beautiful crystal figure of a woman. It was something new and whole! My prayer is for you is that you lay the broken pieces at the feet of Jesus and let Him make your life whole again!

Revelation 21:5
New International VersionHe who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

Hopelessness

1/8/2021

I have been there and not just once. I found myself there this past week. It has been years since my brother and dad passed, years since my divorce and job loss. Life has moved forward and here I am again. One day I was just tired, tired of being like this. I cried out to the Lord to stop being so silent. He answered me. It was not an audible voice but He was talking to me, I just had to listen.
In the midst of this the word hopeless just rang through me. I even told the Lord that's what I feel, nothing, numb, my hope is gone. That morning I looked around the house for a journal to write in, I was pushing through. I wanted to be over this hump and knew I needed to pray. I was a loss for words and often writing helps me form my thoughts and prayers. I found one with a few pages left, but really could not bring myself to write.
I went on Facebook and there was a beautiful snowy picture looking out a friend's window with an ornament with the word hope on it. It made me pause for a moment. Later that evening we celebrated Christmas with my two step-daughters. They had a gift for me and it was a journal with Jeremiah 29:11 on it. "For I know the plans I have for you, plans for Hope and a future." It brought tears to my eyes! It was a hug from God! They did not know I needed a journal nor that I was wrestling with anything. When they come to visit I pray that the Lord will give me words to share the Love of Christ yet this time I just was at a loss and didn't, it grieved me after they left. As I pondered all that happened I realized I had to share with them how God used them to make a difference in my life. What a powerful word to share with them, way better than anything I could have forced into a conversation just to "share Jesus". Now they can ponder they were used by God to make a difference in my life!
It doesn't stop there, even though all that was encouraging. This week I started a new Bible Study, I finally got around to start Chapter 1 which I came to find out is entiled Hoplessness! One illustration after another of God's faithfulness and provision through scripture and life experiences that are faith building.
Circumstances have not changed but my hope has. It is impossible to hear from God and read through His Word and not be changed.
I pray whatever you are going through right now that your hope will be rekindled.
If you have experienced grief and loss pray you find a peace that passes all understanding.
The God of HOPE Loves you!

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