Breathe… Just breathe… I tell myself.
We live life in tiny moments.
Stay focused on goodness. Keep your heart light…
Those tiny moments will become our destiny and our legacy…
We are cultivating the world around us, and leaving footprints of who we are…
Life will never be easy.
There will always be something coming around that bend.
We live in a broken world. Yet. Jesus makes it possible to live free from bondage and despair…
It has been said that hard times make us stronger… stronger for what? lol
But hard times really do make us stronger.
They make us dig deep into our soul… and hearts of hearts.
Tough times make us ask tough questions, and when we seek our answers from our loving God, who let His own son walk in our steps, we will always find our answer is truth… love and light.
Seeking His heart, and not the answers is where he meets us.
He calms our fears.
He fills us with peace, and then, he instills in us his perspective of hope and light…
Jesus walked a tough journey… it was never easy. He was judged. ridiculed. mocked and alone… His hope was in an unseen God. A God who was his father, hope and strength.
And that’s what He is to each of us…
He is our father…
“Your father knows what you need before you ask him”
Matthew 6:4
“A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in is holy dwelling.
God sets the lonely in families, he leads forth the prisoners with singing.”
Psalm 68:5-6
“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your Heavenly Father feeds them.are you not much more valuable than they?”
Matthew 6:26
The difficult roads we travel, make us better or bitter… victim or victorious..
Jesus was never a victim…
May we never see our lives through our pain…
May we never fall victim to putting ourselves on a pedestal and obsessing over every detail of our fear or sorrow…
Jesus showed us the way to live victoriously… holy and free.
And He is the way…
What does that look like?
We acknowledge God is God…. We don’t have to be in control!!!! :)
“Our father in heaven, hallowed be your name.
We pray for His will in our matters… We are free to stop obsessing, and relieving what we think ought to be…
Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
We live in the moments of today. Seeking His strength and love to cover our daily needs, as we lay out our own struggles of sin, and pray over those we love, and those who are hurting…
We pray our hearts free from deceit… that we would see God’s love and light more clearly and brightly…
Give us or daily bread. And forgive us our sins, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
We pray for love to keep us near, and hope over fear…
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.”
Matthew 6:9
We move forward every day with a course and focus to be covered by His wings, and sheltered by his care…
“He will cover you with his feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your armor and protection.”
Psalm 91:4
Sometimes, when we don’t think things are going the way we think they should be, we are tempted to push our agenda, make things happen, manipulate the circumstances…
That temptation to push our agenda is heavy. A very heavy burden to carry, It takes all the love God is pouring into your heart, and stamps it out.
That’s how you can tell it’s not from God. God’s burden is light, there is freedom to move, and sing, and love abundantly…
“Then Jesus said, “come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me. For I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls…”
Matthew 11:29
Jesus said learn from me…
That’s the focus..
Learn from Him… Let His words of truth fill your heart to overflowing…
That is where the light is.
That is where our hope is…
Amen
Live in Love,
Lisa