tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84388088633094506062024-03-27T17:32:32.754-05:00Abundance House A place for the gathering and living of real life together.
Psalm 36:7 "The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-2066401081907407092024-03-27T17:32:00.001-05:002024-03-27T17:32:00.246-05:00Photos Through the Years<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Traveling through the years of blogging photos - just for fun.</div></div><h1 style="text-align: center;"><i>Abundance House Through the Years</i></h1><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZrqD199BxOL-kibaS8IBYeXtj973IwB-AV7WgU05QP7PcXyb80D_8Hnu1ehZv5Lsuox4bzaebvO6aDqVCXAejFf4Wh12yJCYeswUfFBE9mrWHVpP88NhL3nxbArzjTP6tizrCWURVC2GRv2oZCrSnAtx7ak0JvZUZAoWKG1i4tzJXPhmSqLZ51SvQTg/s1600/060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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God inhabits the praises of His people. I need to give Him something to inhabit!</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Batteries to power the devices I use to play worship and praise music. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Prepare as God leads. Only God knows what is coming to me. Only He can prepare me thoroughly and completely. Listen, He will speak. I should write what He speaks.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Make sure I have a print version of the Bible that has type in the correct size for me to read easily. The Word of God in front of my eyes, coming out of my mouth is ESSENTIAL. The Bible is a non-negotiable item on my list!!!</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Have index cards, a notebook, journal, some form of paper and something with which to write prayers, thoughts, letters, notes, everything I need to record what God is speaking to me and I am learning during my times of studying His Word. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Make sure I have anointing oil, items for communion, and any other items our family uses in worship.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">NEVER, as a child of God, assume the worst. ALWAYS prepare my perspective to see out of the victorious, overcoming perspective of God. Jesus Christ IS Lord of ALL! He has overcome the world! This is truth! I must know Truth! </span></li></ul><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-29898536822388391142024-03-22T16:37:00.001-05:002024-03-22T16:37:00.131-05:00Fun, Be Ready for Fun<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Fun Is Important!!!</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">Because fun IS an important morale booster, and morale contributes to one's overall well-being, I really want to remember to include these on my preparation lists:</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Fun, inspiring, wholesome, and funny stories and/or books for both personal reading and family read alouds.</li><li>An "in print" collection of comics, jokes, things that make us smile and laugh. Laughter does good like a medicine. (See Proverbs 17:22)</li><li>Favorite photos, family memories, scrapbooks, and other items to look at and smile over OR supplies to make new scrapbooks.</li><li>Ways to play our favorite music using batteries and/or solar power options should the electricity be out.</li><li>A stash of inexpensive "fun" items such as glow sticks, bouncy balls, nerf darts for "playtime" indoors.</li></ul><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-48975181684205198962024-03-21T16:33:00.001-05:002024-03-21T16:33:00.150-05:00Don't Want to Forget These<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Don't Want to Forget These:</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><ul><li style="text-align: left;">Seasonally appropriate clothing that is not only attractive but also comfortable. Maybe layers?</li><li style="text-align: left;">Makeup</li><li style="text-align: left;">Toiletries</li><li style="text-align: left;">Hairstyles that are easy to maintain without electricity and with less water. Dry shampoo? </li><li style="text-align: left;">Did I remember socks and undergarments for both hot weather and cold? Are they comfortable? Little worse than ill fitting underwear. Don't want a challenging situation made worse. Discomforts are always magnified in trying situations. </li></ul><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-77125656540444690252024-03-20T16:29:00.001-05:002024-03-20T16:29:00.136-05:00I Added This Too...<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Then I added this:</i></b></span></p><ul><li>Prepare mentally and emotionally to remain strong and vigorous in mind and soul. </li><li>Decide ahead of time to be strong and positive.</li><li>Calm down from the inside out.</li><li>Practice calming down by learning new disciplines such as "Breathe Prayers" (Ex: God's love in on the inhale; anxiety out on the exhale.)</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-35669731376532760682024-03-19T16:24:00.001-05:002024-03-19T16:24:00.134-05:00I Jotted This Down<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i><u>This came to me later</u>:</i></span></p><div><ul><li>Don't forget cleaning supplies and other everyday items.</li><li>Remember to include water for rinsing and washing.</li><li>Consider investing in disposable dishware to conserve water and for easier living during seasons of potential stress.</li></ul></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-14651848429490292352024-03-18T16:24:00.001-05:002024-03-18T16:24:07.430-05:00Lists, lists, lists<p> I realize several posts have already been published about preparing for whatever may be coming in the future. It just seems as if there is a nudging to write a little bit more about this topic, even if it does rehash some of the things we've already discussed. Hopefully, these posts will be more "bite-size" and less "wordy" aka more user friendly. This first post is a general summary of how I personally prepare. I use these steps to prepare for everything: birthday parties, cleaning weeks, Christmas, branding, this is my go-to process for it all.</p><h4 style="text-align: center;">How Do I Prepare?</h4><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Pray</li><li>Make a list: Write down everything a typical week(or day) includes. Include activities, chores, jobs, meals, snacks, everything.</li><li>Using above list, make new lists of supplies and ingredients used for each activity, task, meal, and so on.</li><li>Go through home and gather and/or cross off all items and supplies already on hand (Two weeks supply of).</li><li>Create shopping list of remaining items and supplies not already in home.</li><li>Consider any and all birthdays, holidays, other special occasions in coming year. Add needed gifts, cards, supplies, ingredients for special meals, etc. to shopping list. (Making a separate list for special occasions may be helpful.)</li><li>Begin obtaining and gathering all items on shopping list(s).</li><li>Remain flexible to changes that pop up unexpectedly making necessary adjustments as needed.</li></ol><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-84887829488380439752024-02-08T17:00:00.001-06:002024-02-08T17:00:00.133-06:00Learning for Health<p> New revelation and truth concerning health is coming faster than a person can keep up with! With that being said, I'm going to jot down some names and allow everyone to dive deeper for themselves. Serious healing information is available. Enjoy learning how to move closer towards true health. </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Dr. Bryan Ardis</li><li>Dr. Henry Ealy</li><li>Dr. Jana Schmidt</li><li>Dr. Peter McCullough</li><li>Dr. Daniel Nuzum</li></ul><div>And many, many, many more!!! One leads to another, which leads to another, and you get the idea. As always, use your own discretion when presented with new information. I am not recommending anyone, other than Dr. Ardis. I am simply saying I have enjoyed hearing truth in regards to health and wellness. Being healthy is possible with commitment and willingness to look "outside the traditional box". God is a healing God. He has designed our bodies to heal themselves in the right conditions and circumstances. Learning how to strengthen my body for His glory is truly an encouraging joy. </div><div><br /></div><div>Love in Christ!</div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-22290056159342503812024-02-07T17:00:00.002-06:002024-03-18T17:12:33.565-05:00Don't Know How? Learn<p style="text-align: center;"> <i>Learn. It's time to learn. I hear it so clearly inside: now is the time to learn.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>This is not the time to say I always wished I knew how to__________</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>This is the time to get a book, watch a video, gather supplies, and learn.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Whatever the thing is we don't know, we need to learn it.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>We need to know how to study effectively.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>We need to know how to learn well.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>We need to know the Bible.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>We all need to know history - true history.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>We all need to know how to grow food and preserve it.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>We all need to know how to cook food.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>We need to know how to maintain and care for belongings both large and small.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>We need to learn alternative methods for completing necessary daily tasks.</i></p><p>These are the thoughts that have been showing up a lot in the past few months. When these thoughts come, there is an urgency that accompanies them. Not desperation or panic, it is a calm, controlled urgency that would imply the need to learn is not only great but immediate. Whether learning practical skills such as gardening, natural wellness, cooking skills, or learning the Bible and the truth of history, learning is definitely important in the current season. As I said, there is a great urgency that accompanies these thoughts. </p><p>I believe the urgency I am sensing comes from God. I feel He is preparing us to care for ourselves and others more thoroughly and efficiently. The Word of God tells us that we are called to be imitators of God. It also says we are to be a light in a dark land. It isn't being a fear monger or gloomy Gus to recognize the usual ways of "doing business" may not always be available to us. Groceries and clothing stores may not always be available. There will still be a need for food and clothing. Do we know how to take care of these needs if our usual means are no longer an option?</p><p>Learning practical skills and increasing our knowledge of truth isn't ever going to be wasted. Possessing knowledge we don't use is better than needing knowledge we don't possess. We are to be God's ministers. We cannot minister if we don't know what we're doing. We can't teach if we don't know the truth. We can't feed the hungry if we don't know how to grow and prepare food. We can't clothe the naked without clothing. We can't stand on scriptural promises we don't know. Neither can we expect someone who does know how to take care of all the needs while we do nothing, especially when we can learn. </p><p>We can learn. All of us can learn - something. I can't learn everything, neither can you, but each of us can learn something. We can learn truth, skills, and everything, together. Then together we can take care of others. Because it's so very true: we're better together. Learn. It's time to learn.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-23770992400431298922024-02-06T05:00:00.004-06:002024-02-06T05:00:00.135-06:00Always...God<p> <i>While reading through some old writings, I found this from January 23, 2016. Eight years ago this was written. It could have been today so relevant are the words. Even though the punctuation and grammar may be incorrect, the message is timeless: always...God.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes...sometimes you have been friends a long time. You know you aren't perfect, no one is. Imperfections don't matter as long as together you are serving The One True Perfect God. But sometimes, the enemy comes in and deceives those with whom you have been a friend. Sometimes you are no longer in each others' lives. Sometimes there is a spiritual war that painfully affects the physical, and always...God is there.<br /><br />Sometimes you cannot agree with those around you because God says "That's not My thoughts. That's not My way. That's not My plan for you. Even if the opinions and thoughts of others are technically "correct", outside of My law of Love no one is "right", not when hate is present. You are not to be a part of that, daughter. Remove yourself from hate and those who are hating. Take no part in division and strife. Get in here under the shelter of My wings in the secret place. Do not participate in hating. My answer on this issue is this and only this, no. Where there is Love, yes. Where no Love is, no."<br /><br />Then, sometimes, God begins a journey of revelation and you are so completely captivated and enthralled with <i>Him</i> that the strife around you seems invisible in comparison to the light of His glory. While others around you strive, hating those God commands to love, you are wrapped up in the Lover of your soul. Your only desire is for Him, His plans, and His ways. Those around are saturated in confusion and sadness while you bask in Him. Sometimes God tells you that being right is completely wrong when being right becomes more important to you than being in Love.<br /><br />Being in Love with God is the only matter of true importance, and when other issues take precedence over Love and His law of Love, those issues are wrong, even if they're right. When the temporary becomes more important than The Eternal One, it's wrong. It's wrong because God says the world will know we are His because of our love for one another, so if we're not loving one another, if we are hating, we are wrong. Whether our stand on an issue is "right" or not, if we are operating from any base other than God who is Love, we are wrong.<br /><br />So...sometimes...sometimes smack dab in the middle of the raging hateful fray God draws you away with Him into His garden of delightfulness and beauty. Into the secret place where He lavishes you with your heart's deepest longings and desires you are drawn and kept safe from the dogs of war, from the dogs whose mouths are saturated with the blood of those they've devoured. In the secret place dreams are given, truths are taught, and wounds are healed. Under His wings a beloved child of the Most High finds herself learning Who her Abba truly is while ideologies and opinions of men are stripped away. Sometimes when a daughter of the King discovers who the King really is she is then able to see the truth around her and sometimes, sometimes, always...God.<br /><br />Sometimes God teaches His daughter who she is in Him so she can rise up and fight for those caught in the raging fray, war for her brothers and sisters who are deceiving and being deceived by the enemy of their souls. Sometimes, some of her brothers and sisters don't choose Abba or His way. Sometimes their eyes are blinded by the father of lies, and even though they truly think they are serving God, the Father of Light, with their passionate zeal, they aren't, and sometimes, sometimes a daughter of God runs hard to Abba and cries hard for <i>all</i> of her brothers and sisters. Because God's daughter learns the hard way when hate wins all of us lose.<br /><br />But...always...God. There it is: always...God. Always this: God. Nothing else but God. God and God Alone. No one, nothing, nowhere, just God. Only God takes the deceiver, the deceived, the breaker, the broken, the one who tears, the torn, the fighters, and those caught in the middle of a fight they didn't know was being fought. Everything the enemy meant for evil God makes good, <i>ALL</i> of it, every little speck. It doesn't matter who was or was not "right". The only thing that matters is Him, and He is the only One who matters. Any and every thing else will pass away, but God and His Word will not pass away; they remain.<br /><br />Forever and always, no matter what...God.<br /><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-17407690941835272802024-02-05T15:00:00.001-06:002024-02-05T15:00:00.150-06:00God Keeps His Word<p>Years ago, 15 or so, I showed up online in a blog because it seemed something doable, a way to connect with other women like myself even though I live in a remote location. It hasn't turned out as I imagined it would. I couldn't have even dreamed so much life would be lived in these 15ish years. Neither would I have considered typing "15ish". Back then, I would have gone to the archives and found the exact date or reworded the sentence to avoid using generalities. How funny it all can be. That's another difference between then and now; it wouldn't have been funny then. </p><p>To be completely honest, I'm not the same person I was when I posted those first blog words. I don't know who I was back in the fall of 2008, but it wasn't who I am now. I'm not saying anything is better or worse, just different - <i>VERY</i> different. Everything was so cut and dried, black and white. Still is, just not in the same way. The same yet not at all the same. That's the only way to describe it. And <i>that</i>, I hope, is a good thing. </p><p>Well, good or not, I'm sitting here marveling at all of the seasons that have been travelled through these years. Wow. New babies. Children leaving. Children coming home. Children grown. Children married. Grandchildren. Loving. Dying. Aging. Sickness. Healing. Injuries. Continued healing. Pain. Joy. Glory. Friends gone. New friends. Birthdays. Anniversaries. Saying hello. Saying goodbye. Conversations. Stories. Loss. Provision. Struggle. Breakthrough. Through it all, the goodness of God. His never failing goodness envelopes us all. </p><p>Previous posts have contained information on preparation. Preparation is a never-ending topic. Every season of living teaches us new ways to prepare; each season also requires different preparations than the one preceding or following. One season requires stocking up on diapers and wipes while another finds shelves with food stuffs and supplies for adults. Then, there are diapers and wipes and treats again, but this time it is for the grandchildren. </p><p>It's been mentioned before, but I'm going there again, there is a mental aspect to preparation that is very important. Maybe it isn't only mental, perhaps it's hormonal too, probably is. Mental, hormonal, whatever, it's there. Somedays I navigate this variable of preparation well; somedays I don't. There are moments that find me flying high on the joys of grand-mothering, but there are also moments when I shed quiet tears in the pantry because I am not certain I know how to make the transition into the upcoming season of living without any small children of my own. (<i>Note of explanation</i>: My youngest turns 11 this year.)</p><p>If you also are in between a familiar and a new unknown season of living and feel a bit unsure, know you are not alone. Also know we will survive this in between land. Not only will we survive, but we will thrive. How do I know this? I know because He who has promised is faithful. </p><p style="text-align: center;">"<i>So now wrap your heart tightly around the hope that lives within us, knowing that God always keeps his promises!"</i> Hebrews 10:23 TPT</p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>"For God's Word is something to sing about! He is true to his promises, his word can be trusted, and everything he does is reliable and right." </i>Psalm 33:4 </p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>"For all of God's promises find their 'yes' of fulfillment in him. And as his 'yes' and our 'amen' ascend to God, we bring him glory!" </i>2 Corinthians 1:20 </p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>"Now it is God himself who has anointed us. And he is constantly strengthening both you and us in union with Christ. He knows we are his since he has also stamped his seal of love over our hearts and has given us the Holy Spirit like an engagement ring is given to a bride--a down payment of the blessings to come." </i>2 Corinthians 1:21-22</p><p>God Keeps His Word. He loves us. As we marinate in His faithfulness and fight with His promises we can know we are loved and kept by Him. Everything He has said is true, and happening for us. We are His. Let's rest in this truth and speak to our souls the words of Psalm 46:10. Because we are not God He is, we will change the words "I am" to "He is" as we speak them aloud to ourselves. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><i> Surrender your anxiety. Be still and realize that He is God. He is God above all the nations, and He is exalted throughout the whole earth. </i>Psalm 46:10</p><p style="text-align: center;">I bless you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Yeshua! </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Unless otherwise noted, scriptures are from The Passion Translation.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Yeshua is the Hebrew word for Jesus.</i></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-34371324236811269292024-02-04T14:59:00.002-06:002024-03-18T16:00:34.838-05:00I Wish I Had Stocked Up on This<p style="text-align: left;">When preparing my yearly stock up list, or putting away Christmas decorations, it seems I consistently miss putting something away. It crossed my mind I might not be the only person this happens to. Just in case, I'm jotting a few things down for consideration when preparing. These are items that seem to be easy to overlook and tend to miss the list. Hope it helps! </p><p style="text-align: left;"><i>*Hint: Consider items used so often we don't even think about them such as deodorant or toothpaste as well as items that are almost vitally important but not used every day like birthday candles and specific food items or ingredients eaten only at special times throughout the year. Items will vary from family to family based on ages, home life, and interests.</i></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Notes in my daily/household journal containing eye prescriptions, favorite brands of supplements, where important documents such as birth certificates are kept (Anyone who has moved multiple times knows this is a valid thing.), along with all of the other details that make family life flow smoothly.</li><li>Printer ink (A note in a household journal with the number of ink needed is very helpful.)</li><li>Printer paper</li><li>Notebook paper</li><li>Empty journals</li><li>Pencils</li><li>Pens (Make sure you know which kind individual household members prefer. Some people view such details as essential.)</li><li>Thank you cards</li><li>Special occasion cards to send family and friends</li><li>Get well and sympathy cards to send</li><li>Assorted stationery items</li><li>First aid supplies</li><li>Art supplies</li><li>Favorite tea, coffee, and/or hot cocoa</li><li>Flavorings and extracts</li><li>Paper goods for birthdays and other special events</li><li>Supplies for making and creating gifts, if applicable</li><li>Business supplies such as file folders, envelopes (various sizes), storage boxes, tape, etc.</li><li>Wrapping paper, gift bags, and other gift-giving supplies</li><li>A variety of adhesives for all of the household uses</li><li>Toothbrushes, don't know why, but these are easy to forget.</li><li>Deodorant, this too is easy to overlook.</li><li>Feminine hygiene products</li><li>Contact supplies</li><li>Supplies for decorating or making special days fun</li><li>Good scissors!!! These are a definite MUST that are easy to overlook.</li><li>Storage containers for a variety of items. (i.e. outgrown children's clothing, documents, important papers, keepsakes, memorabilia)</li><li>Any items, whether food stuffs or other, that is important but not used daily </li></ul><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-18951439195618254562023-11-05T15:32:00.003-06:002023-11-05T15:32:46.620-06:00A Clarion Call<p style="text-align: center;"><i> <span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Arial;"><span style="font-size: 25.6px;">Deuteronomy</span><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;"> 6</span></span></i></p><h1 class="passage-display" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; width: 498.078px;"><div aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="listbox" aria-labelledby="dropdown-5898" class="bcv d-container go2538389840" id="dropdown-5898" role="button" style="align-items: center; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; font-size: 1.6rem; margin: 0px 16px 0px 0px; min-width: auto; position: relative;"><div class="dropdown-display" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 1 1 0%; justify-content: space-between; min-width: 0px; padding-right: 20px; position: relative;"><div class="dropdown-icon" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px 4px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; text-wrap: nowrap; top: 0px;" tabindex="0"><svg height="6.5" viewbox="0 0 11.5 6.5" width="11.5" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"></svg><i style="font-weight: normal;"><path d="M11.28.22a.75.75 0 0 0-1.06 0L5.75 4.69 1.28.22A.75.75 0 0 0 .22 1.28l5 5a.73.73 0 0 0 .53.22.74.74 0 0 0 .53-.22l5-5a.75.75 0 0 0 0-1.06z"></path></i></div></div><i><span class="d-root" style="font-weight: normal;"></span></i></div><div aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="listbox" aria-labelledby="dropdown-dddcf" class="translation d-container go2538389840" id="dropdown-dddcf" role="button" style="align-items: center; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin: 0px 16px 0px 0px; min-width: auto; position: relative;"><div class="dropdown-display" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 1 1 0%; justify-content: space-between; min-width: 0px; padding-right: 20px; position: relative;"><div class="dropdown-display-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><i style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">King James Version</span></i></div><div class="dropdown-icon" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; font-size: 1.6rem; margin: 0px 4px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; text-wrap: nowrap; top: 0px;" tabindex="0"><svg height="6.5" viewbox="0 0 11.5 6.5" width="11.5" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"></svg><i style="font-weight: normal;"><path d="M11.28.22a.75.75 0 0 0-1.06 0L5.75 4.69 1.28.22A.75.75 0 0 0 .22 1.28l5 5a.73.73 0 0 0 .53.22.74.74 0 0 0 .53-.22l5-5a.75.75 0 0 0 0-1.06z"></path></i></div></div><i style="font-size: 1.6rem;"><span class="d-root" style="font-weight: normal;"></span></i></div><div class="clearfix" style="align-items: center; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; float: left; font-size: 1.6rem; margin: 0px 16px 0px 0px; min-width: auto; position: relative;"></div></h1><div class="passage-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.7em; margin-top: 50px; min-width: 0px;"><div class="passage-content passage-class-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; min-width: 0px;"><div class="version-KJV result-text-style-normal text-html" style="box-sizing: border-box; min-width: 0px;"><p class="chapter-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-1" id="en-KJV-5088"><i><span class="chapternum" style="bottom: -0.1em; display: inline; font-size: 2.4rem; left: 0px; line-height: 0.8em; position: relative;">6 </span>Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span> your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-2" id="en-KJV-5089"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">2 </span>That thou mightest fear the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span> thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-3" id="en-KJV-5090"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">3 </span>Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span> God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-4" id="en-KJV-5091"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">4 </span>Hear, O Israel: The <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span> our God is one <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span>:</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-5" id="en-KJV-5092"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">5 </span>And thou shalt love the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span> thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-6" id="en-KJV-5093"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">6 </span>And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-7" id="en-KJV-5094"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">7 </span>And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-8" id="en-KJV-5095"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">8 </span>And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-9" id="en-KJV-5096"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">9 </span>And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-10" id="en-KJV-5097"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">10 </span>And it shall be, when the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span> thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-11" id="en-KJV-5098"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">11 </span>And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-12" id="en-KJV-5099"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">12 </span>Then beware lest thou forget the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span>, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-13" id="en-KJV-5100"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">13 </span>Thou shalt fear the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span> thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-14" id="en-KJV-5101"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">14 </span>Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-15" id="en-KJV-5102"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">15 </span>(For the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span> thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span> thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-16" id="en-KJV-5103"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">16 </span>Ye shall not tempt the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span> your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-17" id="en-KJV-5104"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">17 </span>Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span> your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-18" id="en-KJV-5105"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">18 </span>And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span>: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span> sware unto thy fathers.</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-19" id="en-KJV-5106"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">19 </span>To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span> hath spoken.</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-20" id="en-KJV-5107"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">20 </span>And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span> our God hath commanded you?</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-21" id="en-KJV-5108"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">21 </span>Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; and the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span> brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-22" id="en-KJV-5109"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">22 </span>And the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span> shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-23" id="en-KJV-5110"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">23 </span>And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-24" id="en-KJV-5111"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">24 </span>And the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span> commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span> our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-25" id="en-KJV-5112"><i><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">25 </span>And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Lord</span> our God, as he hath commanded us.</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="text Deut-6-25" style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial;">Can you hear the call of the LORD ringing out across the land? Can you hear Him calling forth His children to unite and rise as His glory shines out for all the world to see and know How Great is Our God? Can you hear Him? Will you answer Him? Though all around you might walk in gross darkness, </span><span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Arial;">will you rise and shine with the glory of your God? Will you dare to shine forth with the glory of the Lord fully without compromise? Will you allow Love to have His perfect way in you so that others may know Him? Will you put yourself and all thoughts of yourself away and allow Jesus to have full sway in your thoughts, your deeds, your decisions? Will you look not to what you hear and see but only to the One you believe, the Author and Finisher of your faith? Will you? </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Arial;">He's calling His children today. He's calling us to come up higher so that He can show us great and mighty things we know not. He's calling us to walk in the truth of Who He Is and no longer in our personal interpretations of what we've been told and our senses perceive. Will you answer His call today? Will you come to Him? Will you be gathered together with the saints as we arise and shine for the light has come? Will you come, or will he weep over you as He did over Jerusalem in Matthew 23:37 saying,</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Arial;">"</span></i><i><span class="versenum" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; line-height: normal; position: relative; text-align: left; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">37 </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; text-align: left;">O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!"</span></i></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; text-align: left;">Will you come? Behold, I hear Him saying as Mordecai said to Esther in Esther 4:14 </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; text-align: left;">"</span><span class="versenum" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; line-height: normal; position: relative; text-align: left; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">14 </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; text-align: left;">For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance shall arise for the Jews from elsewhere, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows but that you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; text-align: left;">and</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; text-align: left;"> for this very occasion?"</span></b></span></i></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; text-align: left;">May the goodness of God be seen and known by all who know you. May everyone who comes in contact with you recognize the light of Love shining out of you. May there be no doubt that you are a child of the Most High God. </span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; text-align: left;">May the ordinary, common irritations of every day life have no effect on your words, but may it be as if you are speaking the very words of God Himself, of Love. May everything you say be permeated with His peace that passes all understanding. May healing flow from your mouth and from out of your entire being. May you walk and live as you were created by God to walk and live, filled to overflowing with Him and His fullness. May sickness not come near your dwelling. May you manifest His goodness in every way, every day. May death never be found on your lips but only the goodness and life of God. </span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; text-align: left;">May the gospel of Jesus be what you live, what you do, what you say every where you go to every one you meet. Above all, through all, in all, may it only and always be Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. May the presence of God vibrate out of you with such intensity that everyone feels you pass by them and knows there is a power that is greater than any other power inside of you. May you not hide Him and the fullness of who He is ever, in any way. May you be unhindered and unafraid to live fully Jesus as the redeemed, chosen, called, set free, healed, and delivered Child of God you are. </span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; text-align: left;">Remember there is no one, nor will there every be any, greater than this Jesus you serve. May your heart and life be fully open to Him. May you always remember His glory is your rear guard, and His armor protects you. He has said you are blessed in your coming in and your going out. May your coming in and going out bless Him. He has said everything you put your hands to is blessed. May everything you put your hands to bless Him. He has said He has blessed your livestock, your business dealings, every work you do. May your livestock, your business dealing, and every work you do bless Him. May Jesus be visible and obvious as Lord of your life, your mouth, your work, your hobbies, your daily living, your all in all. </span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Arial;">May all fear break off of and flee from you in Jesus' name. This is no time for fear. This is a time for faith. This is a time for enduring long and being kind, for persistence, and perseverance, for determination. May you rise in the God confidence that He who is in you is greater than ALL!!! Because Jesus Who is in you is LORD OF ALL! He created ALL things. By Him and For Him they are created. They are held together by Him. God is for you. Do Not Fear!!! Stand strong! Through your God you shall do valiantly!!! </span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Arial;">This is that day!!! This is that time!!! This is what you have taught and trained younger generations for during the previous decades. Do NOT lose momentum now! Do not grow slack and feeble in well doing. Darkness is not greater than the Light inside of You. You are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed but you are those who in faith stand strong and are as bold as a lion - the Lion of Judah who lives on the inside of you!!! NOW is when we arise and shine as children of the Light, for that is what we are. NOW. Arise, shine for the Light has come and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you!!! Arise, children, arise! Shine, children, shine! Hear the Father's call! Hear Him calling His children! Come, child, come! In the name of our Lord, Jesus, COME!!!</span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Arial;">Hear the Father's voice crying COME, Children COME!!! The oil and wine, the living waters were not only for yesterday; they have not ceased to be poured out. They are gushing forth My children. COME! Drink, eat, be filled to overflowing! Find rest. Be comforted. Be encouraged. Be filled to overflowing. Be healed. Be set free. Be delivered. Be made new. Be loosed from the bondages of this world. You are not a subject of this world. You are a citizen of Heaven. You are here to bring My Kingdom to earth. Do it! Be full of Me, and let Me fill you until you overflow to all! Taste and See that I Am Good, says the Lord. Come, my children, come. Taste and see and know My goodness. </span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Arial;">It is not hard to know Me, My child. My yoke is easy, My burden is light. There is rest for your soul in Me. I do not think as the world you live in thinks. Nor do I follow this world's ways. Neither must My children. Come, rest in Me. Let Me love you as I long to love all. My promises and purposes are not for everyone else except you. They are for <i><b>all </b></i>who come. </span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Arial;">So, come, child come. Let Me be who I say I AM. Let Me be God; for I AM God; there is no other, and I change not. Learn of Me and you will know I speak true to you now. Allow Me to teach you My ways and know My thoughts. </span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.4rem; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Arial;">Oh, how I long for you, my child. My arms long to hold you close. Will you come? Will you believe? Will you receive? </span></span></span></p></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-57976190765746165632023-10-04T06:15:00.001-05:002023-10-04T06:15:12.797-05:00Obeying and Feeding on The Word <p> As we continue to talk about preparing ourselves, my thoughts keep skipping over food stuffs and skills to care for our bodies when living differently to feeding and caring for the soul and spirit. We are three part beings created in the image of God, and all three parts are individual yet one working together to create the whole of us. Having an actual paper and ink copy of the Bible remains at the forefront of my thinking. Along with having a notebook/paper and writing instrument to write/journal what is gleaned from private times with the Lord. </p><p>Standing up strong on the front row of my thoughts is also obedience. Doing what that Bible I have says. Being a doer and not a hearer only way of living. If my preparations leave out my spirit and soul, my body won't be as strong. Endurance, patience, perseverance, peace, all of those essential qualities for living well won't be as strong, and I will need them roaring with strength. So many of the essential character qualities require use to develop fully, and use translates obedience.</p><p>Fear, anxiety, stress, a lack of peace are tells a.k.a. signs I am not fully immersed in obedience to God or His Word. His instructions are clear: John 14:1 "Let not your heart be troubled." Psalm 37 "Fret not". Matthew 6:25 "Take no thought". Philippians 4:6-7 "Do not be anxious about anything...". They may be "natural" in "times such as these", but they are not obedience on the part of a child of God whose very life is supernatural. </p><p>If we have entered into the covenant of salvation available through Jesus, we are not bound or subject to earthly laws and circumstances. One of the names of our God is El Olam, the Everlasting God. This tells us He is outside of time. He is not limited to earthly ways or methods of dealing with anything. He protects, He shelters, He provides, He NEVER leaves or forsakes us, NEVER. We are not limited or bound to dealing with and preparing according to earthly standards and methods either because we are in Him. Colossians 3 and many other passages of Scripture share more fully into this.</p><p>Do I still prepare physically? Yes. If led by God to do so. The very moment peace leaves or shifts even a tiny bit, STOP!!! Recenter and focus on Truth; Jesus IS truth. When peace is reigning and ruling in our heart, we continue as God has instructed. If He hasn't instructed, we reconsider. Philippians 4:7 lets us know that His Peace will guard our minds. If we haven't feasted on the Bible, our soul won't contain enough "nourishment" to sustain us through anything that comes our way, no matter what it may be.</p><h3 style="text-align: center;"> <b><i>May we always create time and space for sitting with the Lord, savoring His presence, and feasting on His Word. </i></b></h3><p>Then, and only then, will our life's preparations be complete and be executed with maximum effectiveness. We don't have to be preachy, churchy, or weird about it. Time spent reading the Bible is time well spent. God always provides the best return on every investment we make with Him. And who couldn't use a good return on their investments right now? At the very least, our souls (mind, will, emotions) will be strengthened and restored with His peace. Perhaps the old hymn told us well when it said "Trust and obey for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus than to trust and obey."</p><p style="text-align: center;">Shalom, dear friends, shalom</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-73183412278711792262023-09-29T13:00:00.001-05:002023-09-29T13:00:00.144-05:00Thinking. Breaking It Down<p> Yesterday we talked preparation. I shared thinking is my first step. There are so many different aspects of preparing involved in the thinking process that I feel prompted to break it down a little further. I'm sitting here with my hands hovering over the keyboard wondering how exactly to start this part of the conversation and have decided to use the simple, though perhaps overused(???) brain dump a.k.a. another list. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">What to consider when figuring out what to stock up on:</h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Personal interests/hobbies of individual family members: needed supplies, instructions, etc.</li><li>Business/office supplies and products used by household members</li><li>Paper goods used in all activities: notebooks, disposable paper goods, paper cups, birthday napkins, etc.</li><li>Decorations for special occasions and holidays</li><li>Cards/Gifts needed for special occasions and holidays</li><li>Supplies needed if making homemade items above</li><li>Clothing sizes, preferences, and colors for each family member</li><li>Which clothing items will need to be replaced and purchased new for each person</li><li>Which clothing items can be passed on to others</li><li>Which clothing items served each person best last year i.e. were winter coats warm and durable enough, did we have enough socks to last the entire year, would cotton be better than silk for winter underlayers, does one heavy layer serve us better or should we stick with multiple layers, do we need more town clothes or less, where on earth can I find clothes that actually fit without breaking the bank, is all clothing ugly or just what we can find, will this be the year I lose weight and finally look like me again(oh wait, that question is probably just on my individual list)</li><li>Could we find something that serves us better</li><li>Have we outgrown this item</li><li>Do we even like this anymore</li><li>Does anyone even eat/use this</li><li>Is there any game/hobby/interest we want to pursue/learn</li><li>What supplies/items do we need to do so</li><li>Paper, adhesive, fabric, twine, string, ribbon, etc. needed/wanted for projects/crafts/art projects</li><li>What can be reused and what needs replaced</li><li>Is anything looking shabby and/or wearing out</li><li>Does it need replaced or updated</li><li>If something isn't serving us well, will we pass it on, sell it, or throw it away</li><li>If we are using a process that isn't effective and/or productive, how can we adjust to make it work better for us in our current season</li><li>Is this something that needs to travel with us into another season</li><li><i>Should</i> it travel with us into another season "No son, your too small pj pants should <i>not </i>see another year's wear, even if they are comfy and your favorite ones."</li><li>Have our appetites changed</li><li>Do we need to quit buying some things and add others</li><li>Do we use enough to justify buying more</li><li>Should this be an everyday item or a special occasion treat</li><li>Do we have ingredients for all of our favorite holiday recipes on the list</li><li>Are there any new recipes we want to try for the holidays this year</li><li>Do I need to add ingredients for those to the list</li><li>Are there any books we want/need to get</li><li>Will we get everything for the year now or will we have another smaller stocking up time in a few months</li><li>What do I want to grow in the garden</li><li>Do I need seeds or plants for this</li><li>Will I need new pots or soil for plants</li><li>Will I need spray paint or any other supplies for outdoor projects</li><li>How much of our favorite tea and coffee do we have on hand</li><li>Will we need to order more</li><li>Guitar strings - where can I get the best price - will anyone in this house actually learn to play if I get them - will this be the year I actually remember to buy them</li><li>What in this house can I get rid of</li><li>Who can I give it to</li><li>Do I know anyone who can use this and be served by it better</li><li>Does anyone I know have hobbies or interests that would put this item to good use</li><li>How many years am I going to allow this item to take up real estate in my home</li><li>Is it even realistic to imagine my granddaughter might "someday" wear my wedding dress</li><li>GET BACK ON TRACK HERE WOMAN!!!</li><li>Shoes. Does anyone need new shoes</li><li>What kind of shoes do they need</li><li>What size</li><li>Snow boots. Who has/needs new snow boots</li><li>Muck boots. Does everyone who needs them have them</li><li>Coveralls. Does everyone who needs them have them</li><li>Should I keep an eye open for good sales on anything specific</li><li>Do any of the kitchen utensils/items need replaced</li><li>Is anything broken or worn out</li><li>If something is starting to show wear but still usable, what do I want to replace it with</li><li>Do I need anything in my kitchen</li><li>Do I need another set of measuring cups or spoons</li><li>Do any of my aprons need replaced</li><li>What about the hotpads. How are they holding up</li><li>Can I make new myself or do I need to buy items </li><li>Will I actually make them or am I having grand illusions</li><li>Does anything need new filters, oil, etc.</li><li>Are the chargers all good or do we need new ones</li><li>Lightbulbs. Do we have enough of every size</li><li>Batteries. Which are we low on</li><li>Glue sticks. Glue dots. Hot glue sticks. Do we have enough of all</li><li>Tape. Packing tape. Wrapping tape. Do we have enough for the year</li><li>Wrapping paper. Gift bags. Ribbon. Do we need more of any of that</li><li>Do we need any printer paper</li><li>Printer's ink</li><li>Card stock</li><li>Thank you cards</li><li>Envelopes for homemade cards</li><li>Brown craft paper</li><li>Matches. Can we find strike anywhere matches anywhere</li><li>First aid supplies</li><li>Toiletries</li><li>DIY supplies for salves, tinctures, homemade toiletries etc.</li></ul><div>AND so forth and so on I go throughout each room in the house, through every area of work for each person, every birthday, holiday, special occasion, interest, hobby, daily living, regular tasks, business, personal, education, every area of life. As I travel throughout all of this I consider each and every possible need, supply, and ingredient. I consider, though don't purchase, every want and desire as well as need ordering all according to what is necessary, what is wanted, and what is still a dream for "someday". </div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-66621769936636358872023-09-28T13:00:00.001-05:002023-09-28T13:00:00.137-05:00Prepare? How?Living in a remote area requires a regular "stocking up" on pantry items and other regularly used supplies. Being prepared for situations that come up is a necessary part of remote living; it's essential. Now it is becoming essential for everyone, no matter where they live. Looking back on my first feeble attempts at preparing for winter make me laugh. Believe it or not, I have learned a thing or two since those early days as a "townie" girl bride staring in awe at her country boy husband making a list for our first winter preparations. <div><br /></div><div>"Prepping, preparing, stocking up, putting by", <i>WHATEVER</i> you want to call it, has gained enormous popularity in the past decade or so. It has also made a lot of people a <i>lot</i> of money selling how to videos, books, and guides. My voice being added to the conversation will probably not revolutionize anyone's life, but experience is a good teacher, and it would be selfish to keep helpful information to myself. If someone, anyone, can glean something useful here, it's worth sharing. <div><br /></div><div>Having once been a "townie", I remember how strange and mysterious this "stocking up" seemed to me all of those many years ago. Over three decades later I now know the only "mystery" about it was in the fact that it was foreign and new to me, completely outside of my then 19-20 years of life's experience. At 52 years of age, I now am a seasoned stocker-upper who can make a yearly stocking up list with the best of them. As they say, wonders never cease. Who knew I was capable of <i>ever</i> reaching such a point? Certainly not my 20 year-old self that first winter of married life.</div><div><br /></div><div>Preparation. How is it done? What do you do? How do you know what to buy? Where do you buy it all? What does it look like for you? Where do you store it all? How? </div><div><br /></div><div>What is it? Preparation is being prepared. For me preparation starts with thinking. Thinking? Yes, thinking. I sit down with a cup of something hot to drink, a notebook to write in, a pencil to write with, and think. In my thoughts I travel through the year considering and remembering what went well and what was lacking. Did we stock too much of this and not enough of that? What items are gone and what are still left? What did we need/want and not have? Did we have enough toilet paper? Have the kids matured out of certain things? What worked. What didn't. On and on I think. </div><div><br /></div><div>As I think, I take notes. In my notes I jot down those things that I think were a good idea as well as those that weren't. I also write down any questions I want to ask the rest of the family about their preferences, opinions, and other thoughts pertaining to items I put on the coming year's list. I double-check sizes, favorite colors, styles, and so on. For instance, this year I have been asking my youngest son if he has grown out of any of the toys in his room because sometimes purging unused items is as much a part of the year's preparations as stocking up is. Frequently we have to get rid of something to make room for something new.</div><div><br /></div><div>Considering everything that needs to be figured out before the final list is made doesn't take a lot of time. However I have found it works best if I allow a bit of time to pass between the actual thinking session and the final group list making so that thoughts and ideas concerning next year's needs/wants can percolate a little bit. We seem to have less "wrong" items purchased by including this wiggle room for further consideration in the process. This gives me space to listen with my spirit instead of my mind where God Holy Spirit can impress upon my spirit those things He knows we will need in the upcoming months.</div><div><br /></div><div>At this point, preparation becomes a joint effort between husband, wife, and the children. Several of us have been making lists. Whenever works best for everyone involved, we all grab our individual lists and make the official list for the year. If there are differing opinions, we share our individual thoughts and reach a decision that everyone has peace about. Some of us are extreme detail people while a few of us are big picture folk. We are all most definitely real people in our family however, and almost always there are misunderstandings as to what someone said or meant. In the end a list is made. Now that I think about it, hearing aids would be a great asset in these sessions. Maybe I should add them to the list.</div><div><br /></div><div>Prices are sometimes written on the individual lists prior to the joint session. Other years we make the list then compare prices from a variety of sources. If a year contains more money than time, we focus on convenience and good prices; if money is tight, we save as much as we can in as many ways as we can. Some years physical limitations have needed to be taken into consideration for the year's food prep. Every year is it's own experience requiring different considerations to be made. This is another reason why thinking the year through before making a list saves so much time and eliminates a ton of hassles. </div><div><br /></div><div>Obtaining the items on our list looks different each year. During the early years of our marriage we would watch for sales on canned goods at area grocery stores. When discount warehouses came a few hours away, we were often able to find lower prices and a larger selection of goods there. Now that internet shopping is available, shopping from home has resulted in significant savings of both time and finances. Getting the goods needed for the year isn't the end of preparing however. Everything needs a place to live during its time in the home. We take this into consideration during our joint list making session. </div><div><br /></div><div>Obviously, this is the way our family prepares. Every one has to prepare in the way that works best for them. Not everyone is a list person. We prefer using a list as it enables us to brain dump on paper and use our mental energy elsewhere. We also save our list and use it as a baseline for next year's planning session. In a way, it's kind of fun to compare one year from another. How you do it isn't what's important; that you do is. Enjoy the freedom having what you need/want on hand provides. Freedom is a good thing, in whatever form is takes. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-33400156149246562142023-09-27T13:56:00.002-05:002024-03-18T15:58:05.724-05:00The Practicality of Preparing<p> It seems as if everywhere one turns there is another voice, then another, and another still trumpeting the alarm to prepare for whatever is coming. All agree: something is coming. Yes, indeed. We are traveling a path none of us have ever walked before. How do we prepare for that which never has been? There are some small things that can be done and will serve the greater good whether disaster of epic proportion or every day ordinariness is on the path before us. </p><p>Making certain we have all of our daily necessities gathered is an obvious first step toward preparedness. However, before we begin even this, prayer yields the best results. Pray. Pray. Pray. Keep praying. Don't stop until there is complete and total peace within. If any fear or anxiety are still present in any form, pray until total peace reigns. </p><p>With so many people sharing ways to prepare and what items to stock up on, I was surprised when I felt led to share practical items for consideration. After pondering over the most effective way to share the ideas that have come to me, it seemed as if a list will serve us best. As always, this is meant to be basic information used as each individual needs or desires. Individual situations will have unique needs for the ages and life situations of the Weigh it and do what you are led to do in your personal situation.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>An actual paper Bible, not digital or electronic</li><li>Books both informative and interesting (think necessary, helpful knowledge and personal enjoyment - don't forget books for the children)</li><li>Paper for writing, sketching, drawing, painting, etc. for all ages </li><li>Pens, pencils, crayons, markers, and other desired writing/art supplies for all ages</li><li>Scissors, twine, string, tape, wire </li><li>Handheld tools such as pliers, wire cutters, screwdrivers, hammer</li><li>Journal or notebook for writing thoughts, feelings, and recording necessary information</li><li>A journal or notebook already filled with information pertinent to daily living such as recipes, prescriptions, addresses, contact information, important dates that can be kept close at hand </li><li>Recipes for homemade options for food products, toiletries, cleaning supplies, and prescriptions to be included in above journal/home binder</li><li>Ingredients to make alternative products if the brands used are not available to purchase</li><li>Cleaning supplies for washing and cleaning by hand (Dishwashers don't use the same detergent/soap as hand washing does.)</li><li>A tentative daily plan/rhythm written in above journal (Times of emergency contain a potential for stress and anxiety; having a tentative daily schedule/rhythm written out ahead of time gives us one less thing to do should an emergency situation arise.)</li><li>Paper copies of all important legal documents (Know where important documents are located. No one wants to be searching high and low in a time of emergency.)</li><li>Quick, easy, yet nutritious food stuffs that do NOT require heat and/or water to prepare (This may require forethought and advance research.)</li><li>Needed prescriptions and/or alternatives</li><li>Toiletries (don't forget extra toothbrushes and DO)</li><li>Water - fill any and all empty jars and or containers in the house with water. They are being stored already, they might as well contain something useful. Water can also be canned. Instructions are online.</li><li>Water for drinking, cooking, cleaning, and flushing toilets (Toilet tanks will require manual filling after/before each use when power is out. Water used for washing hair and bodies can be saved and reused for flushing toilets.)</li><li>Candles or some other non-electric source of light - consider battery-powered sources</li><li>Reflectors/something to use as one to increase light from candles and/or lamps</li><li>Oil lamps and enough oil to fuel them for the desired amount of time</li><li>Non-electric utensils and tools for daily living (consider daily activities and notice whether they utilize electric/digital tools - i.e. rolling pin, whisk, broom, dust pan, wash pan, buckets, coffee/nut/spice/grain/meat grinders and/or choppers)</li><li>Sewing/mending kit and supplies</li><li>Craft instructions and supplies</li><li>First-aid kit</li><li>Small, portable heating source and stove that are safe for inside use</li><li>Means of providing non-electric refrigeration or gather shelf-stable alternatives to refrigerated items</li><li>Deck of cards, dominoes, blocks, marbles, puzzles, or other forms of amusement/entertainment that do NOT require electricity</li><li>Simple toys that don't take up a lot of space but are comforting and fun for little ones, if needed</li><li>Favorite drinks: coffee, tea, hot chocolate (The comfort a favorite drink brings contributes to a person's overall well-being.)</li><li>Cards and small gifts to give should there be any birthdays or special occasions fall during the time of emergency</li><li>Extra blankets and warm clothes for winter time </li><li>Cool clothing options for warm seasons</li><li>Mouse traps</li><li>Trash bags</li><li>Disposable dishware, napkins, wet wipes, and paper towels for times when water and electricity are unavailable</li><li>Seeds for growing vegetables, herbs, and flowers (both medicinal and beautiful)</li><li>Personal hygiene products</li></ul><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-37630174558352720892023-07-26T09:00:00.001-05:002023-07-26T09:00:00.151-05:00Soul Food<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Beautiful</i></span></h1><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4DXOuOhTHdchNIjpMRXJrDaLQZ9y7YMvsNDdSVHVxF-jcC13Y7xYdSgyN4k_QZEDeUgwuLY_6Mu5VCcSXA0MEZ0mtdheRQZBMPMLqE7dkAjsqcE5m8rEMK2f5o3PvYMdU4NRotPhkHDR4H-5sC79XYBbqVy-7KcL87Vbm3K1notXm1ZlZlOFKFoBbYSE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4DXOuOhTHdchNIjpMRXJrDaLQZ9y7YMvsNDdSVHVxF-jcC13Y7xYdSgyN4k_QZEDeUgwuLY_6Mu5VCcSXA0MEZ0mtdheRQZBMPMLqE7dkAjsqcE5m8rEMK2f5o3PvYMdU4NRotPhkHDR4H-5sC79XYBbqVy-7KcL87Vbm3K1notXm1ZlZlOFKFoBbYSE" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Beauty, it feeds our soul. We are created in the image of God, and like Him, we are three in one: spirit, soul, body. We are a spirit; we have a soul. Our soul contains our mind, will, and emotions. We live in a body. I keep coming back to this truth throughout the day. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As I pull weeds out of the flower beds, I look at the beautiful black double hollyhocks and the gorgeous lilies with their dusty rose and deep burgundy blooms. So lovely! A small sigh carries tension out of my body as I gaze at the textures and colors surrounding me. Then, boom! An unbidden thought intrudes: perhaps flowers are overly indulgent in times such as these. Maybe I should grow veggies instead of flowers in this space. Would that perhaps be a better stewardship of this small bit of land in such a time as now? That's what others are doing. They're planting food in every inch of space they can. Am I wasting food space growing flowers? Am I being selfish and foolish growing flowers instead of food? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While looking down the hill towards the large vegetable garden in which my oldest daughter labors a still small voice softly speaks, "<i>Do you see?</i> <i>I have already provided for the feeding of the bodies. You are providing beauty to feed the soul. I feed the spirits, souls, and bodies of My children. Growing food for the soul is your work right now. Someone else is growing food for the body. Rejoice in your labors; when you feed My children it is the same as feeding Me. Will you do this, daughter? Will you feed the souls of those I bring here? Are you willing to be content providing for souls, or will you insist on 'being practical' and 'making good sense' as men understand these things?"</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Immediately all is calm. Thoughts are restored and those lovely blooms are amazingly even more beautiful than before. <i>Of course </i>God provides for all of us; He is good. I don't enjoy flowers because they are beautiful. I enjoy growing flowers because HE made me to enjoy growing flowers. He made me to enjoy growing flowers because He made me to provide food for people's souls. Why do I make life so much harder and more complicated than it really is? God is SO good! Effortlessly, weeding is interlaced with praying and together they become a holy offering of worship transforming my flower bed into a cathedral of praise to the One Who Is and always will be. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The questions He asked Me extend beyond the flower garden by following me throughout the coming days. Will I work for Him even if the work seems impractical and indulgent? Will I trust He is providing in ways I have not yet understood or know? Am I willing to be content serving and laboring in a field that others may not find useful or necessary? Will I rejoice in my labors so that they may become beautiful acts of worship and praise unto Him, the One I adore? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The cry of my heart beats strong: Lord, may every thing I do be done for Your glory, according to Your plan and purpose, no matter what. In Jesus' name, Amen.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-21507392760821948702023-07-25T11:03:00.001-05:002023-07-25T11:03:09.865-05:00Resting & Shining in the LORD<p> </p><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial;">This is what the Sovereign</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial;"> </span><span class="small-caps" style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Lord</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial;">,</span></div><span class="indent-1" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Isa-30-15" style="position: relative;">the Holy One of Israel, says:</span></div></span><span class="text Isa-30-15" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; position: relative;"><div style="text-align: center;">“Only in returning to me</div></span><span class="indent-1" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Isa-30-15" style="position: relative;">and resting in me will you be saved.</span></div></span><span class="text Isa-30-15" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; position: relative;"><div style="text-align: center;">In quietness and confidence is your strength.</div></span><span class="indent-1" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Isa-30-15" style="position: relative;">But you would have none of it.</span></div></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="indent-1" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;"><span class="text Isa-30-15" style="position: relative;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Isaiah 30:15 </span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="indent-1" style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial;"><span class="text Isa-30-15" style="position: relative;"><div class="poetry top-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 1em; min-width: 0px; padding-left: 2.6em; position: relative;"><p class="line" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-width: 0px;"><span class="text Ps-16-5" id="en-NLT-14074" style="position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 700; left: -4.4em; line-height: normal; position: absolute; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">5 </span><span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="small-caps" style="font-size: 1.6rem; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Lord</span><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;">, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing.</span></div><span class="indent-1"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-16-5" style="font-size: 1.6rem; position: relative;">You guard all that is mine.</span></div></span><span class="text Ps-16-6" id="en-NLT-14075" style="position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 700; left: -4.4em; line-height: normal; position: absolute; text-align: center; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">6 </span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;">The land you have given me is a pleasant land.</span></div></span><span class="indent-1"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-16-6" style="font-size: 1.6rem; position: relative;">What a wonderful inheritance!</span></div></span><p></p></div><div class="poetry top-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 1em; min-width: 0px; padding-left: 2.6em; position: relative;"><p class="line" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-width: 0px;"><span class="text Ps-16-7" id="en-NLT-14076" style="position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 700; left: -4.4em; line-height: normal; position: absolute; text-align: center; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">7 </span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;">I will bless the</span><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;"> </span><span class="small-caps" style="font-size: 1.6rem; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Lord</span><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;"> </span><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;">who guides me;</span></div><span class="indent-1"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-16-7" style="font-size: 1.6rem; position: relative;">even at night my heart instructs me.</span></div></span><span class="text Ps-16-8" id="en-NLT-14077" style="position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 700; left: -4.4em; line-height: normal; position: absolute; text-align: center; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">8 </span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;">I know the</span><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;"> </span><span class="small-caps" style="font-size: 1.6rem; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Lord</span><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;"> </span><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;">is always with me.</span></div></span><span class="indent-1"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-16-8" style="font-size: 1.6rem; position: relative;">I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.</span></div></span><p></p></div><div class="poetry top-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 1em; min-width: 0px; padding-left: 2.6em; position: relative;"><p class="line" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-width: 0px;"><span class="text Ps-16-9" id="en-NLT-14078" style="position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 700; left: -4.4em; line-height: normal; position: absolute; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">9 </span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;">No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice.</span><span class="footnote" data-fn="#fen-NLT-14078b" data-link="[<a href="#fen-NLT-14078b" title="See footnote b">b</a>]" style="display: inline; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2016&version=NLT#fen-NLT-14078b" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a4a4a; min-width: 0px; vertical-align: text-top;" title="See footnote b">b</a>]</span></div><span class="indent-1"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-16-9" style="font-size: 1.6rem; position: relative;">My body rests in safety.</span></div></span><p></p><p class="line" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 2.4rem; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-16-9" style="position: relative;"></span></span></p><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span class="indent-1" style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;"><span class="text Isa-30-15" style="position: relative;">Psalm 16:5-9</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span class="indent-1" style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; font-size: 16px;"><span class="text Isa-30-15" style="position: relative;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: center;"><span class="chapter-2" style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; text-align: start;"><span class="text Isa-60-1" style="position: relative;">“<span style="font-size: large;">Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see.</span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; text-align: start;" /><span class="indent-1" style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; text-align: start;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Isa-60-1" style="position: relative;">For the glory of the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Lord</span> rises to shine on you.</span></span><br style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; text-align: start;" /><span class="text Isa-60-2" id="en-NLT-18800" style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; position: relative; text-align: start;"><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-weight: 700; left: -4.4em; line-height: normal; position: absolute; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">2 </span>Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth,</span><br style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; text-align: start;" /><span class="indent-1" style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; text-align: start;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Isa-60-2" style="position: relative;">but the glory of the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Lord</span> rises and appears over you.</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: center;"><span class="indent-1" style="font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; text-align: start;"><span class="text Isa-60-2" style="position: relative;">Isaiah 60:1,2</span></span></div></div></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-74587665129681533792023-07-19T11:32:00.003-05:002023-07-19T11:32:47.153-05:00Pay Attention, Remember What You Know, & Stand<p><i> Proverbs 22:3</i> and<i> 27:12</i> both tell us the prudent man sees the evil or danger and hides himself, but the simple pass on and, as a result, endure suffering. <i>1 Peter 5</i> tells us to be alert for there is an enemy roaming around, not fearful, alert. There is no fear in love we're told in <i>1 John 4</i>. Many, many verses in the Holy Scriptures tell us that love is greater than fear and that we are to FEAR NOT. </p><p>God in us is greater than that enemy roaming around like a lion 1 John 4 also encourages. Fear not, take no thought, be anxious in nothing, Fret not, do no let your heart be troubled, God's commands and instructions are clear throughout His Word. He is also equally clear that there is an enemy and that enemy intends to steal, kill, and destroy us, but FEAR NOT because God in us is greater than that enemy, and GOD HAS OVERCOME the world and it's troubles. </p><p>Believing a truth, knowing a truth, and living a truth are sometimes different. This is the time of LIVING the truths we know. This is the time the Word of God that has been planted in our hearts rises up within us and gets lived out in everything we do and say. This is that time that the prophets spoke of. THIS IS THAT TIME. </p><p>No matter who is right, who is not, what does happen, what does not, LIVING FOR JESUS NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE. It's time to make a stand, a stand for Jesus. May His own children love others as He loves us. May we not only love like Jesus loves, but may we live as He created us to live, every day in every way. May we get in His Word and learn what that is. No matter what.</p><p>In Christ's love.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-13868867563866075622023-05-30T17:37:00.001-05:002023-05-30T17:37:00.160-05:00The Joys of the Easily Amused<p>You know how it's said the right tool makes all the difference in the world? Well, whoever said it is right. Several months ago I used some of my Christmas money to purchase some lambs wool dusters and a lambs wool dust mop. The dusters came as a set with three different sizes. To say I'm pleased with my purchase would be an understatement. I am thrilled with these dusters! </p><p>Thanks to this set of dusters I can dust my house with no assistance!!! My "helpers" may be more thrilled than I since dusting is one of their lease favorite jobs. The dusters have different handle lengths that enable me to dust pictures, window casings, trim, elk antlers, walls, transoms, all sorts of places and items without standing on a chair or stool or requesting help from others. I love it! When the house is all dusty, I just grab one of my dusters and swoosh through the house dusting everything that isn't moving and maybe some things that are. </p><p>AND on those days I am busy with other things, my youngest helper is just a bit more willing to help with a puffy lambs wool duster to use. Why did I wait so long to try dusters? Why did I use dust rags and lift every little item on every surface when I could have been using a duster that makes it possible to dust well without having to move much of anything - and takes a fraction of the time? Why? I don't know.</p><p>Neither do I know why it is so much fun to shampoo them when they are dirty, but it is. Maybe because it is so different than grabbing a dust rag out of the rag drawer and throwing it into the dirty laundry when done with it, more "grownup" and/or official. If you purchase any for yourself do be aware they smell like a wet animal when wetting them down to shampoo them. I should have known they would being made of lambs wool, but the smell took me off guard at first. It wasn't horrid or overpowering, but it was definitely there. Somehow that too was part of the fun. The joys of the easily amused, I guess.</p><p>Speaking of joys, another new set of tools is enabling me to participate in one of my most loved joys, working in my flower gardens; they are gardening tools with full-length handles. The full-length handles make it possible for me to hoe and weed without having to go up and down on my knees. I couldn't work in my flower bed much last year at all because I just couldn't manage the getting up and down. This year I am not only able to weed, but also to begin making changes towards the future in regards to locations and number of beds. </p><p>New means change, and change requires work. Thanks to these new dusters and garden tools I can do most of the work myself again. Not only is it increasingly important for me to be able to do the work myself because my "helpers" are all growing up, but I like dusting and working in my flower beds. It fills me with an inner energy. It's good for me. Which is why I now advise everyone to invest in tools that make your responsibilities easier. If an item you wouldn't ordinarily spend money on enables you to remain independent and do a job yourself, save up and get it. It will be worth every penny, it will increase your emotional well-being, and it might even be fun.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-42417129509132066532023-05-25T17:01:00.001-05:002023-05-25T17:01:00.134-05:00Not later, Now<p> <b>What?</b> Love God. Love my neighbor. <b>When?</b> Now. <b>Where?</b> Everywhere. <b>Why?</b> God said so. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Enough said.</i></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-42494564392285195492023-05-24T17:01:00.001-05:002023-07-25T10:52:13.845-05:00A Portion of Peace <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkCpeIidxPDmRjX6N5yB8bRw181B2wdZyn2moRCKrlWrc1A6r4fPNVhxZQPZyHbBx37JzmiI-YeNdI0FeVFYV89vzhwWkmm30Mvo6VUm2CyTyHWt-1lQoAMXMeuhgjfDodo7LZ69wqPxXgkgaDAmYvX36B7e6g5uLxWYkL-IuoQ1TPBJaZxJtAsFQ/s362/gravel%20garden%20-%20i%20really%20like%20gravel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="362" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkCpeIidxPDmRjX6N5yB8bRw181B2wdZyn2moRCKrlWrc1A6r4fPNVhxZQPZyHbBx37JzmiI-YeNdI0FeVFYV89vzhwWkmm30Mvo6VUm2CyTyHWt-1lQoAMXMeuhgjfDodo7LZ69wqPxXgkgaDAmYvX36B7e6g5uLxWYkL-IuoQ1TPBJaZxJtAsFQ/w493-h295/gravel%20garden%20-%20i%20really%20like%20gravel.jpg" width="493" /></a></div><i>(Photo from online source)</i><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> Can you imagine yourself sitting at this table listening to the birds sing while feeling the gentle breeze blowing your hair? Can you feel the cool droplets of water collecting on the outside of your water glass? Are you barefoot? Can you feel the gravel under your feet? Are you wiggling your toes down deep or are you lightly running your feet back and forth across the smooth round pebbles? </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">WHAT??? Woman! Are you crazy? Don't you know the entire world has gone loco? Why, HOW, could I possibly imagine anything as soft, quiet, and calm as birds singing and a gentle breeze when I have supplies to gather, food to find, and bills to pay? Have you lost your ever living mind? The world is falling apart! Our nation is dying!</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span>No, I haven't lost my mind. No the world is NOT falling apart. No, our nation is NOT dying. Not even close. If you feel like you might be on the verge of "losing it" due to the intense pressure all around then please stop. Right now I invite you to take a deep breath, and just breathe for a few seconds, longer if you will. JUST BREATHE. </span>Breathe in the fragrance of God's presence. </p><p style="text-align: center;">In the name of Jesus I command any and all pressure to be loosed from your body and soul. I bind the presence of Jehovah Shalom, God your peace, to you - ALL of you, in Jesus' name. Now I invite you to take some time to sit with Jesus the lover of your soul. Go ahead. Do it, even if you have to force yourself. Even if all the millions of things to be done are running through your mind nonstop. Nothing will be lost; however, much can be gained by even a few seconds in His presence. Imagine what a few minutes will do. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span>May I encourage you today? While all around you is chaos and panic, peace is your portion. Will you receive it? Will you allow yourself to remember Whose you are, dear one. Will you allow <i>Him </i>to be your focus of attention? Will you pause and bring to mind, maybe even feast for a while, on the promises of our Omniscient Omnipotent, Omnipresent God, He Who has purchased our peace with His sacrifice? </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span>We are still the redeemed, delivered, and healed. He is still our Savior, Deliverer, and Healer. He still keeps us. We are His, the sheep of His pasture, and He leads us beside the still waters. He restores our soul. </span>It is He who provides our every need and protects us. Remember, ONLY & ALWAYS it is <i>He</i>. None other, ONLY He.<i><b> Only Jesus</b></i>. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>*<i>Lamentations 3:21-25</i></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><i>*Psalm 16:5</i></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><i>*Psalm 73:26</i></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><i>*Philippians 4:7</i></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><i>*2 Corinthians 13:11</i></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><i>*Psalm 23</i></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><i>*Psalm 100:3</i></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><i>*Philippians 4:19</i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438808863309450606.post-13617112699471436642023-04-11T21:37:00.001-05:002023-04-11T21:37:09.696-05:00Only One Week One week ago there was snow and thick ice. Today there is 90 degrees and Fire weather warning. What a difference! Only one week from ice to fire. Only one week. Have hope. A lot can happen in one week.
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