Distractions were heavy this morning. Batman, my dog, barked incessantly at the feral cats, people were talking, lawn mowers running, and I suddenly felt overwhelmed as I tried to seek time with God in the early hours. I closed my eyes and asked Jesus for help blocking out all of the distractions just so I
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Prayer is an intimate conversation with our Father in Heaven. It involves God in all aspects of life. It is a time for evaluation of self and family, decisions, struggles, actions to take, thankfulness for blessings, seeking answers, and so much more. As an element of worship in private and corporately in service, we come
Discernment: the spiritual capacity to accurately (see beyond what’s at hand) distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil, truth and lies, deception, or hidden agendas, manipulation, true intentions. The skill of spiritual discernment is learned by practice much like we learn to feed ourselves, crawl then walk, from infancy, and grow into relationships, learning
Seasons of life are like seasons of nature. Summer brings growth, beach fun, horse shows, happiness, lightening bugs, whippoorwill’s singing in the night, and beautiful flowers. There are seasons of our own lives we experience this growth, too. Then change comes because God is teaching us something different. Fall appears on the crisp breeze of
What is normal in life? To normalize bad behavior, decisions based on feelings at the time, words spoken with venom, and actions that promote a take all you can attitude leads to the wrong path. After a while these become the norm and we become desensitized to all the sins of the heart posture. It
The giraffe teaches us wilderness lessons for everyday battles in the spiritual sense. They have huge hearts in order to send blood up their long neck. A huge heart in human terms usually means a very kind and compassionate person. Those two words deeply imbedded into our persona is guarding our hearts from hardening. A
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When alignment happens either with words, actions, or creation sightings it is not by chance. That alignment is God orchestrating a message, an answer, or a response that aligns with our soul to teach, help, confirm, and let us know Holy is present. Holy is everywhere not just within us. If our relationship with God
The timely process of unlayering ourselves is like peeling an onion. Peelings are akin to our seasons of life. When we finally learn something, are awakened to truth, begin to change old patterns, and take off the rose colored glasses we change. As the layers of old drift away, the new that comes is fresh
There is a calm that washes over us in the misty forest, by the water, listening to birds sing, and that is the way God intended for creation to sync with us. To reflect and be in His presence in nature is one of the best ways to hear Holy. It comes in the whispers.
The mesmerizing drops of rain remind us of the rhythm of how God works in our lives. Methodically, steadily, and with precision amid the mudslides of trials we face comes to mind. We must just ride out the storms with Holy even if it takes 40 years in faith and patience. Faith in how God
