Father, help me to have a new perspective today…Your perspective. Help me to look at my life and my circumstances through Your eyes. As You look down from above You see the full picture…the entire canvas. All I can see is one stroke. You see every color…every texture…every piece. You see how all of ‘this’ fits together.
Today, help me to see as You see. Help me to stop and take in deep breaths that bring Your goodness and Your peace. Yes, You see the whole picture and You have made it possible for me to join You; in knowing as You know.
Psalm 36:4-6
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.
Sep 2, 2010
Aug 11, 2010
just hold your horses
Wesley and I were chatting outside on our lawn today at lunch. I had been cold all morning and the blazing sun made my entire body tingle with warmth. It was just what I needed. As we lounged on our blanket I mentioned how much I love the sound of the leaves rustling in the wind. Very relaxing.
That comment made Wesley think about the leaves and how they were already starting to fall in our yard. I then exclaimed, “I can’t believe it’s almost fall!” But then I started thinking about what I just said and how often we do that…jump to the next thing when it’s a ways off. It sounds a lot different to say, “Fall is almost here,” then, “Wow, we still have over a month left of summer!”
Realizing that we still have a month left of summer instead of thinking fall is almost here really made me feel different. It was quite calming actually.
So, I’m going to hang onto the fact that we still have plenty of summer left and that fall will get here in due time. So what if the leaves are starting to fall a little…maybe they just wanted to lay in the grass and soak up some rays with Wesley and me.
That comment made Wesley think about the leaves and how they were already starting to fall in our yard. I then exclaimed, “I can’t believe it’s almost fall!” But then I started thinking about what I just said and how often we do that…jump to the next thing when it’s a ways off. It sounds a lot different to say, “Fall is almost here,” then, “Wow, we still have over a month left of summer!”
Realizing that we still have a month left of summer instead of thinking fall is almost here really made me feel different. It was quite calming actually.
So, I’m going to hang onto the fact that we still have plenty of summer left and that fall will get here in due time. So what if the leaves are starting to fall a little…maybe they just wanted to lay in the grass and soak up some rays with Wesley and me.
Aug 2, 2010
Together
This Sunday Wesley and I will have been married for two years. I can't believe how fast the time goes by! And yet, it feels like Wesley and I have always been married. It's been a FUN two years and I can't wait to see what the next fifty hold!
I was telling Wesley that there are things I'm willing to try and venture out in that I would never have tried on my own. He really helps me in the areas I feel weak. But I was also thinking how often we try to do things on our own when we really don't have to. It doesn't have to take a husband or a wife to always push us into something new and exciting. We can lean on friends, family, or a church body. Sometimes we feel God is calling us in a new direction but it can seem scary or just too big for us. My thought, maybe it is too big for just one person. Could it be that God is telling us to move forward but to not do it alone?
If something seems too big for just you, then grab a friend to help you in the areas you feel really weak in. God designed us to need others. Maybe God is asking us to step out in faith with a brother or sister in Christ who can help us along the way. Together, through Christ, who knows what could be accomplished!
I was telling Wesley that there are things I'm willing to try and venture out in that I would never have tried on my own. He really helps me in the areas I feel weak. But I was also thinking how often we try to do things on our own when we really don't have to. It doesn't have to take a husband or a wife to always push us into something new and exciting. We can lean on friends, family, or a church body. Sometimes we feel God is calling us in a new direction but it can seem scary or just too big for us. My thought, maybe it is too big for just one person. Could it be that God is telling us to move forward but to not do it alone?
If something seems too big for just you, then grab a friend to help you in the areas you feel really weak in. God designed us to need others. Maybe God is asking us to step out in faith with a brother or sister in Christ who can help us along the way. Together, through Christ, who knows what could be accomplished!
Jul 22, 2010
Two Weddings and a Dress
I'm in two weddings this month. A couple of weeks ago I flew to Dallas, Texas to be in my wonderful friends wedding. Jordan Simpson is now Jordan Phillips...and a beautiful Jordan Phillips she is.
I'm in another wedding this weekend. My husband and I are driving up to Eugene, Oregon to be in Katie Newton's wedding. She will be a most magnificent bride as well...I'm sure.
The one interesting fact in this twin scenario is that they both picked the same bridesmaid dress! Can anyone say..."yaye"! Not only have I been blessed with wonderful friends that I can share life with; I also have been blessed with being able to wear the same dress in two weddings! For those of you that have been in a few weddings I'm sure you can understand my elation.
To my wonderful friends Jordan and Katie...
May your year be blessed with joy, wonder, and love. I'm so proud of you both and I know the Lord has many good things in store for you and your new husbands.
Marriage is such a wonderful thing when it's under the covering of the Lord. So, congratulations and have fun!
I'm in another wedding this weekend. My husband and I are driving up to Eugene, Oregon to be in Katie Newton's wedding. She will be a most magnificent bride as well...I'm sure.
The one interesting fact in this twin scenario is that they both picked the same bridesmaid dress! Can anyone say..."yaye"! Not only have I been blessed with wonderful friends that I can share life with; I also have been blessed with being able to wear the same dress in two weddings! For those of you that have been in a few weddings I'm sure you can understand my elation.
To my wonderful friends Jordan and Katie...
May your year be blessed with joy, wonder, and love. I'm so proud of you both and I know the Lord has many good things in store for you and your new husbands.
Marriage is such a wonderful thing when it's under the covering of the Lord. So, congratulations and have fun!
Jul 16, 2010
Happy Birthday!
Today is my birthday! The sun is shining, the grass is green, the orange and palm trees sway. (Wait a second, that's the beginning of a Christmas song.) Anyhow...it's a wonderful day!
Even though there are many things in my life I'd like to improve or change I have to say that I am totally and 100% blessed! God is so good. He is so good to me. His love and mercy and goodness truly have followed me all the days of my life and I know they will continue to follow me.
Thank you to my amazing husband, my family, my close friendships, and my church family...life would not be the same without your love and support. And most of all thank you to my Jesus, my Savior, my Everything.
Today is a good day. Yep,thirty-one years ago my Jesus breathed life into me and smiled because He saw that His creation was good :) Even when I don't always believe in me, Jesus does, and this gives me strength like nothing else. Ahhh yes...Jesus believes...in me. What can ever stand against that kind of power? Nothing.
Even though there are many things in my life I'd like to improve or change I have to say that I am totally and 100% blessed! God is so good. He is so good to me. His love and mercy and goodness truly have followed me all the days of my life and I know they will continue to follow me.
Thank you to my amazing husband, my family, my close friendships, and my church family...life would not be the same without your love and support. And most of all thank you to my Jesus, my Savior, my Everything.
Today is a good day. Yep,thirty-one years ago my Jesus breathed life into me and smiled because He saw that His creation was good :) Even when I don't always believe in me, Jesus does, and this gives me strength like nothing else. Ahhh yes...Jesus believes...in me. What can ever stand against that kind of power? Nothing.
Jul 6, 2010
Learning to Lean a Little Bit More
When I was taking a stroll with my mom today at lunch I was praying silently to the Lord asking him to help me straighten up. I’ve been irritable today and I’m not sure why. I want to enjoy myself and the people around me. I want to feel safe and secure and soak in the joy that comes from the Lord and from my very blessed life.
My first instinct is to blame my bad attitude on others, but it’s not their fault, it’s mine. Today I’m choosing to be annoyed, frustrated, and well…poopy. Today I’m choosing to freak out at all the things I want to control but can’t…and it’s driving me crazy!
People aren’t always going to be nice. Family will annoy us. Friends will come and go or replace us with someone new and “better”. Every day we might have to deal with feelings of rejection, sadness, anger, frustration, or hurt. But even the Son of God had to deal with these things...He understands...and He handled every hurt and frustration with complete humilty and love. Maybe I can lean on Him a little bit more and glean from His goodness and patience once again...
Isaiah 53:3-7
He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering.
Like one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4 Surely he took up our infirmities
and carried our sorrows,
yet we considered him stricken by God,
smitten by him, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to his own way;
and the LORD has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before her shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
My first instinct is to blame my bad attitude on others, but it’s not their fault, it’s mine. Today I’m choosing to be annoyed, frustrated, and well…poopy. Today I’m choosing to freak out at all the things I want to control but can’t…and it’s driving me crazy!
People aren’t always going to be nice. Family will annoy us. Friends will come and go or replace us with someone new and “better”. Every day we might have to deal with feelings of rejection, sadness, anger, frustration, or hurt. But even the Son of God had to deal with these things...He understands...and He handled every hurt and frustration with complete humilty and love. Maybe I can lean on Him a little bit more and glean from His goodness and patience once again...
Isaiah 53:3-7
He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering.
Like one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4 Surely he took up our infirmities
and carried our sorrows,
yet we considered him stricken by God,
smitten by him, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to his own way;
and the LORD has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before her shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
Jul 2, 2010
Holiday Weekend Here I come!
Well...haven't posted in a while. It's July...can't believe it. Where does the time go? I'm ready for my three day holiday weekend. I'm looking foward to family, friends, fun, and Jesus. My mission: to relax and try my hardest to not stress about anything...
...mission impossible?
We will see how I feel on Tuesday, but I'm pretty sure it says somewhere that I can do all things through Christ and that nothing is impossible with Him. That promise definitley increases my odds of succeeding!
...mission impossible?
We will see how I feel on Tuesday, but I'm pretty sure it says somewhere that I can do all things through Christ and that nothing is impossible with Him. That promise definitley increases my odds of succeeding!
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