Miracles

I thank the Lord for miracles, because when we shake our heads and exclaim, "what was I thinking?!", the Lord reminds us that we were walking by faith, not by sight, and by His Spirit, not by our might or power.  The miracles that mark the way are like the footprints of God when we look back on the path we embarked on.  They are permanent markers, signposts that defy any doubt formed by human logic about the path we are on, though it may seem foolish at times, with no current evidence of wisdom.  The miracles are there, lighting the path we had taken, while the path ahead is only a vision, a sensing, a hope and faith.  Thank you Lord, for confirming your presence, for granting the miracles, for giving us everything we need.  I love you.

Let There Be Light

I love the freshness and lightness of November, the wind sweeping away the old in preparation for the most beautiful time of the year, when we celebrate the Light of the world stepping down into darkness...

How Do You Feel? Really?

I like telling God how I feel.  I always feel better after I tell Him.  Doesn't matter what it is.
Talking to Him, whether I'm doing well, or poorly,  is real relationship.

When I'm honest with Him, He honors it and reveals Himself to me in a way that helps me to know Him better, know His character, His strength, His peace, and His unconditional love.

When I'm ugly, He is beautiful.  When I'm angry, He is peace.  When I'm sad, He is comfort.  When I'm happy, He delights.  When I stumble, He is gentle, and kind and precise.  He leads me to repentance.

He also gave me gifts of expression.  Perhaps I feel so, to express.  I feel spiritually.  I feel emotionally.  I feel physically (too much, that actually drives me a bit crazy, but I guess it's part of the package).  I feel.

My brain has a hard time letting go of what I am intensely feeling, most people don't have that struggle, many have it much worse than I.  It has been a long road of learning, to identify and respond better to what I feel.  Mostly what I feel spiritually.  Because what I pick up on feels so real it feels like my stuff.  Much of the time it's not.  This is, I think, why the Bible tells us to take every thought captive (to test it).  People who are sensor/feelers can feel really crazy if they don't.

The Really Big Upside?  Wherever the Spirit of God is, feels absolutely WONDERFUL.

His Presence

He serenades me with the song of a thousand birds,

and comforts me with the rays of the sun.

The wind is full of His passion and purpose.

The snow falls gently around and upon me,

like His presence,

bringing His peace and the wonder of Him.

There is nothing that can compare with this blessing.

Nothing.

I had to learn that.

I will never forget.