Side Effect… Freedom! #Arise

i feel you in the stillness

“Trust in the Lord and do good:

dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.”

Psalm 37:4

Trust in the Lord and do good…

Refreshing isn’t it?

We don’t have to worry, or give thought to what anybody else is doing…

Delight yourself in the Lord…

When we shut out the sounds of the world, and give ear to His still quiet voice, everything

becomes strangely still,  and beautifully quiet…

Enjoying His safe pasture as we worship and surrender, we begin to notice the desires He

has written on our hearts…

Anxiety and fear enter when we put our own desires and efforts in front of the desires He

has already poured into our hearts…

Oh Dear Heavenly Father,

How often I think I know what’s best…

When I come before Your throne of mercy, I am always touched by your sweet caress..

As I delight myself In You…

My heart sings songs of deliverance…

Hope springs forth, and my confidence renewed…

The voices of business and confusion…

quietly slip away.

And It’s just You and me…

This is for sure where my soul wants to be.

May I be way more sensitive to the Your desires…

You bring an easy yoke…

A light burden…

I cast my anxiety on to You…

And my heart is free.

Thank You for Your power and might.

Thank You for drawing me into the beauty of your bright light.

With my eyes on You,

I can, and I will;  keep walking in love…

In Jesus Name,

I pray

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

Drink… Deep… #Arise

positive energy“He brought me out into a spacious place;

He rescued me because He delighted in me.”

Psalm 18:19

Close your eyes and take a long…  hard…  deep breath…

Let your thoughts go…

Drink deep from His cup of freedom…

“The Lord is my Shepherd; I have all that I need.

He makes me lie down in green pastures, He lead me beside quiet waters,

He refreshes my soul.

He guides me along the right paths for His name sake…

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.

You anoint my head with oil;

my cup overflows.

Surely Your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in

the house of the Lord forever.”

Psalm 23:6

Do not turn from the light of His goodness…

Bask in His love.

His love is what our souls thirst for.

His love fills every need our hearts desire…

and…

“Surely Your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in

the house of the Lord forever.”

Heavenly Father,

I love you…

I can’t even believe You love me so much…

It’s very very very…  overwhelming when I finally let go of my thoughts…  and let You fill

me with Your loving kindness…

So much gratitude.

So much beauty.

I give You my day, Oh Lord,

May I love big…

Laugh hard…

and share hope wherever I am…

Today matters :)

For tomorrow is promised to no one…

I love You,

In Jesus Name,

I pray,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

Suck It Up and Move On… LOL #Arise

the pity train“Your love, O Lord, reaches to the Heavens,

Your faithfulness to the skies.

Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,

Your justice like the great deep.

O Lord, you preserve both man and beast.

How priceless is Your unfailing love.

Both high and low among men find refuge in the shadow of your wings…”

Psalm 36: 5-8

Sitting in the presence of His love…

Reciting these words over my heart…

Letting go of that picture of what we think our lives should look like, and finding peace in the moments of now…

Freedom always follows truth…

His great love reaches to the Heavens…

His faithfulness.  Sturdy and secure.

His goodness runs deep…

So very deep…

How priceless is Your love.

Heavenly Father,

You draw me near…

You whisper words of wisdom.. hope… and truth…

The quietness of your goodness…

so good…

You truly set my heart free…

I am right where I am supposed to be.

I am covered by Your mercies,

and filled with Your peace…

 Than any picture in my mind; how much more beautiful is the love You have bestowed…

My soul is touched so very  deep…

My spirit refreshed. My heart renewed…

Pictures aren’t real…and pictures lie…

But,

You’re love is forever… and Your words are my Truth…

Living in the moments of today…

That is real…

I love You Heavenly Father,

In Jesus Name

I pray.

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

But by Grace… #Arise

human beings grow best with kindness“Commit your way to the Lord;

trust in Him and He will do this:

He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the

noon day sun.

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him…”

Psalm 37:5-7

Heavenly Father,

I commit my way into Your loving arms…

I set aside all that I am in exchange for all that you are…

Nothing in me feels good or beautiful…

But by Your grace,  YOU  have filled us with so much beauty…

Everything in You is beautiful…

Thank You for Your grace that flows like snow on a hot summer day…

Each day, before I even open  my eyes…

You have set a course before me…

Thank You….

Help me to live in that calmness…

May Your  goodness shine brightly  through my eyes…

May your love flow passionately from my heart…

May my hands be gentle and used for so much good….

Help me to be the very best representation of all that You are…

All that You have done…

I praise Your Holy Name…

In Jesus Name,

I pray,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

Brave is the new you… #Arise

be you bravelyLiving in the light of  goodness and grace…

Being free from bondage and disgrace…

That’s the love God wants us to embrace…

“I delight greatly in the Lord;

my soul rejoices in my God.

For He has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of

righteousness…”

Isaiah 61:10

This is where His love is secured…

In His words of goodness and grace…

Singing songs of hope…

Singing songs of joy…

Clinging to His love, keeps our hearts soft..

Clinging to His protection, keeps our hearts brave….

Here is the Merriam Webster definition of clinging…

“To hold onto something or someone very tightly.”

“To stay very close to someone for emotional support, protection, etc.”

“To stick to something or someone.”

He is our total completion…

When we try to cling to someone, or something other than Our God, and His love and protection that covers our hearts and  lives, we, will for sure, get caught up in the worries of our hearts…

Lost in fear…

Overwhelmed by anxiety.

It happens :/

So for those of us who feel things much to deeply, our hope and our heart is in God’s

hands…

Worshiping, honoring…

Loving and glorifying…

That is where our joy is…

Cling to His love…

Cling to His protection…

Cling to His hope…

“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and He helps me.

My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise Him…”

Psalm 28:7

This is our sweet spot :)

Be you, bravely…

Live in Love,

Lisa

Super Heros Unite! #Arise

it never gets easier you just get better

It is so super important that we keep guard over our heart, and our mind…

“….In addition to all this,

take up the shield of faith,

with which  you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the

evil one.”

Ephesians 6: -15

“Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance

about things we cannot see….”

Hebrews 11:1

We are kinda like super heros :)

Living a life of love…

Of hope…

of goodness and grace is God’s glory in our soul..

That is your  greatest victory!

When we feel that heat from the burning arrows of doubt coming toward our soul, all we

need to do

is raise that shield of faith…

“I sought the Lord, and He answered me;

He delivered me from all my fears.

Those who look to Him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.”

Psalm 34:4-5

Our hearts and minds will stay in tack…

For His banner over me is love…

“Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men.

I delight to sit in His shade and taste His fruit is sweet to my taste.

Let Him lead me to the banquet hall,

and let His banner over me be love.”

Song of Songs 2:3-4

Oh Father, how I thank you for the sweetness of Your goodness…

You have captured my heart..

You have set me free…

“The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them;

He delivers them from all their troubles.

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted 

and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”

Psalm 34:13

Your love and goodness leave me breathless…

How I need You…

How I love You!

Thank You for shielding me…

Thank You for fighting for me…

Thank You for keeping my eyes on You…

Thank You for whispering my name…

I give you my today…

Thank You for protecting my heart…

In Jesus Name,

I pray,

Amen

Live in Love,

Lisa

Ps… Sorry for using this pic again, but it was meant for today’s post…

I messed up yesterdays post!

Uggg I hate when that happens… :/ LOL

Fill Up With The New… #Arise

image.jpegGod seeks our hearts…

He touches our soul…

He makes all things new.

He interrupts our thoughts with hope and

infusions them with truth…

He has not patched our lives together,

He

has completely destroyed the old,

and made us

new…

“Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the

bridegroom mourn while he is with them?

The time will come when he will be taken from

them: then they will fast.

No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth in an

old garment for the patch will pull away from

the garment, making the tear worse.

Neither do men pour new wine into old wine

skins,  if they do, the skins will burst, the wine

will run out,  and the wineskins will be ruined.  

No, they pour new wine into new wineskins,

and both are preserved.”

Matthew 9:16-17

We need to be gentle with our souls…

Not letting the habits of old, or the

thoughts of be louder than His still soft

voice…

Praying…

Being still…

Listening …

“Be still and know that I am God; I will be honored by every nation,

I will be honored throughout the world.”

Psalm 46:10

His truth will be exalted…

We can be still in Him.

Worrying is not necessary anymore…

Without Christ we were like that old garment…

We were falling apart with worry…

torn with despair…

threads of fear dangling for all the world to see…

We wore holes from analyzing,  and tried to patch every thought to make our garment look

 and feel more beautiful…

All along destroying our garment by the non stopping of our touch…

And that old wineskin, well that was already full to the brim.. so much worry, so much

sadness…

“But thanks be to God!  

He has made us His captives and continues to lead us along in

Christ’s triumphal procession.

Now He uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of Him everywhere.”

2 Corinthians 2:14

Do not look back.   Do not overthink…

Dear Friend…

Train your mind.

Look for the good…

And be the good.

Keep your focus on God’s love and friendship..

He is the center of your life…

He has made you new…

“Love must be sincere.  Hate what is evil. Cling to what is good…. be joyful in hope, patient  in

affliction, faithful in prayer….”

Romans 12:  9-21

Don’t fill your life up with the old…or like the old wineskin, you may just burst.. and the love may run out…  and everything will get ruined…

Big thumbs down!!  :)

Live in Love,

Lisa