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May We SEE, Lord!!

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I am beginning to look forward to going to Walmart! LOL!

Usually it’s not something I look forward to…it’s grocery shopping or other shopping that needs to be done. And it’s usually crowded (unless I go early in the morning.)

The reason I am beginning to look forward to it is because the Lord has been having divine appointments for me.

I am finding opportunities more and more to pray for people – those I don’t know and those I do.

I find myself expecting to have an encounter before I walk in the door!

Do you have an expectation that God will use you to brighten someone’s day…to speak words of encouragement over them…or to pray for them?

Lord, open our eyes to see others around us that need Your love.

May we have the boldness to speak when You put someone in front of us that needs to hear Your love for them.

Lord, open our eyes that we may SEE!!

ARE YOU LISTENING?

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ARE YOU LISTENING?

Brothers & Sisters, the question that rose up in my spirit as I was reading Revelation 3:20 was, “Are we listening?”

Are we actively listening, with expectation of hearing from the Lord?

He is calling us to a deeper and closer relationship with Him!

Bible reading, good works, ministry, worship, and prayer are all things we should be doing. But, if we are doing them FOR the Lord and never cross over into a personal RELATIONSHIP with Him…we are falling short of His plan for our lives.

He is calling us to change our position of doing all of those things FOR Him to a position of doing all of those things WITH Him.

I am feeling a little teary-eyed right now.

I hear the Lord saying:

“Beloved, I don’t just want you to learn about Me. I don’t want you to just follow My commands because that is what you should do. I don’t want you to just worship me from outside the door. I don’t just want you to pray to Me and not give Me time to respond back to you.

I want to be with you. I want to sit and eat with you. I want to talk with you. I want to walk with you. I want to minister with you. I want to be the first One you look to and talk to in the morning. I want to be the last One you look to and talk to at night.

Do you hear Me knocking? Will you invite Me in? Not just into the living room…but into your whole house!

You don’t have to run around getting everything perfect for My entrance.

Just open the door. I can’t wait to be with you!” ❤️❤️❤️

EYES FORWARD!!

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We are visiting Panama City Beach with family for a few days. 

I was brought up in Panama City, FL and have not returned for 50 years!

It is an experience going back after all these years!  Things have changed…

As we are driving, things look different and feel different. 

And that’s to be expected after 50 years!!  That was a different season in my life. I have memories, but it’s impossible to return to the way it was.  And that’s okay. 

I am in a different season now. And that’s okay too.  

Beloved, are you letting your thoughts and emotions return to a time that has passed?  

Are you feeling regrets?

Are you feeling sadness?

Are you feeling drawn to how things “used to be?”

Dearest ones, it’s okay to remember…but, don’t spend too much time dwelling and living there. 

God is calling you to the NOW!  You are needed NOW!  God has more for you in the days ahead than you realize.  

Don’t let your attention and focus be stuck looking backward!  

Shoulders back!  Head up!  Eyes forward!  

God is calling you to walk boldly with Him into a season that will bring you much JOY…much PEACE…much LOVE!!

It may not come as you expect…it may not look as you expect…but it IS coming!!  Are you ready to turn from the past and jump into your future?  

God is ready to make new memories with you. 

ARE YOU READY??

Prayer Closet

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Many of us have a “prayer closet.” And I have even said that my car is my prayer closet…I do a lot of praying in there. But, really, our bodies should be our prayer closets!

We should be “praying continuously.” No matter what we are doing or where we are – we have an “open line” to our Father…and He has an “open line” to us!

I am learning how to enter into the “secret place” of being alone with Him – no matter where I am or what is going on around me….

**I first posted the above message on Facebook in 2012. As I read it again, the line “and He has an open line to us!” jumped out at me.

I would tweak that statement now to read – and He SHOULD have an open line to us.

Brothers & Sisters, I hope as we enter into prayer, we remember that prayer is a two way conversation. We bring our needs, hopes, and desires to the Lord…and then we pause expectantly waiting to hear from Him.

He DOES want to speak with us. Are we positioning ourselves by giving Him the time and attention to actively hear from Him?

We need to lean in and draw near to the Lord! He’s waiting and ready to respond!

LOVE!

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I was walking across the room and picked up a church bulletin and the words on the front stopped me in my tracks. It was John 15:12…

I have read/heard this many times – but now…today…the Lord got my attention.


We know that we are to love one another….BUT, we are to love others JUST AS JESUS HAS LOVED US!

That puts our love for others at an entirely different level. It is not a watered down, sporadic, if I feel like it kind of love. It is not a love dependent on if you love me or if you treat me nicely.

“For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? …
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭46‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬

“But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,” Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭44‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬

If we love others as Jesus has loved us, we will love sacrificially. We may not physically die for someone (although there are those who have).

But, we may find times when we sacrifice our way and our wants for another. We may need to sacrifice our self-consciousness for God-consciousness.

Lord, help me to get my mind off of ME and onto YOU!! May Your love flow in me and through me. May I love as You love. May my heart align with Yours. Lord, may I lean into You so closely that I feel your heartbeat. May my heart beat as one with Yours. Help me to love as You love…

BE THE LIGHT!

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Do not be conformed to this world!

The Greek word for “conform” is syschematizo and means “to be molded according to a pattern” or “to conform one’s self (i.e. one’s mind and character) to another’s pattern.”

Brothers & Sisters! Who do we want to conform our mind and character after – those that we see in the world or Jesus Christ Himself?

May we choose to model and conform our minds and character to those of Jesus!! We are in the world, but we want to influence the world for Jesus…and not let the world influence us away from Him….

Stand strong and BE THE LIGHT!!!

💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

In Him…

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Today I have a lot of washing, cleaning, and organizing to accomplish. To be honest I am not looking forward to it.

The first thing I did was to put on my worship music! As I center myself on Jesus…everything else becomes so much easier.

I am raising my voice in worship…drawing closer to what truly matters. Anything I am doing is surrounded by my giving glory to God!!

The cleaning, washing, and everything else is just a background to my positioning myself in Him. ❤️

Whatever we are doing, may we remember to let it flow from our connection to our precious Lord.

For in him we live and move and have our being…
‭‭Acts‬ ‭17‬:‭28‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Where is Your Focus?

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It’s important what we focus on each day! Do we focus on everything that we think is “wrong” in our life? Or do we focus on what is good? One choice brings anxiety, fear and helplessness. And one brings joy, peace, and strength. Everyday is a new day! What do you choose to focus on today?

“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭8‬ ‭NIV‬‬