“Rejoice always,”
1 Thessalonians 5:16 NIV
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Nov20
#seeyousaturday #inthemoment #waterwalkinggirls
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Nov18
#faithfulfriday #loveandprovision #waterwalkinggirls
“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?”
Matthew 6:26 NIV
As we begin this Faithful Friday, I want to praise God for always providing! Julie and I have been blogging for 7 years and God continuously shows us provision by always inspiring us to write. When we first began this journey, I would spend every morning for a week writing or praying about what to write. God has now taught me to rely on Him day-to-day. We have gotten into the routine of writing each morning and scheduling the post for the following day. Therefore, on Monday we write for Tuesday, on Tuesday we write for Wednesday, and so on. However, this week God told me to wait on Him. All day Saturday I prayed about what to write for Sunday’s post but the inspiration never came. I went to bed praying God would give me His message but I wasn’t worried. As always, when I awoke Sunday morning, God laid on my heart His message for the day. And so each day this week my writing followed this same pattern. The writings this week may have posted a little later, but I trust the word of God was right on time for someone each day.
So it was with this cool picture Ray White captured one day while in line at a store. When Ray sent the picture on Thursday I had been praying about what to post on Friday and it was like the picture was manna from Heaven. I immediately imagined how safe and loved the kitten must have felt. I wondered if the kitten had been rescued by this person or was the person simply giving the kitten a special treat. Either way, I knew God had nudged Ray to send the picture at that moment, Ray had listened, and as a result I was blessed by God’s provision.
I pray that you will take away two points from today;
1) God loves you immeasurably! Have faith that God will always provide what you need at just the right time. Trust that God wants you to feel safe and loved like the kitten in the picture.
2) God will use you to be His vessel if you will allow Him. Stay focused and in tune to nudging from the Holy Spirit and obey. When you get the urge to call, text or write someone, do it. You may not understand how or why but you may be the messenger of God’s love. Have faith that God will use you. Trust and obey!
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Nov3
#thankfulthursday #prayingfriends #waterwalkinggirls
“Make this your common practice: Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you can live together whole and healed. The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with. Elijah, for instance, human just like us, prayed hard that it wouldn’t rain, and it didn’t—not a drop for three and a half years. Then he prayed that it would rain, and it did. The showers came and everything started growing again.” James 5:16-18 MSG
What a beautiful photo taken by Ray White. The various colors of the leaves reminds me of the changing of seasons. Just like the trees change each season, we too change throughout the various seasons of our lives. Today I am reminded of the praying friends that I have gained in each season of life and I am thankful.
Have you ever had a concern and texted or called a friend to ask them to be praying for you? This Thankful Thursday, let’s reflect on the Christian friends around us that we know will pray when we ask them to. Take a few minutes today to thank at least one of your praying friends for their faithfulness.
Conversely, what an honor it is to be asked to pray for someone. When a friend asks you to pray, it is a reflection of the faith you show. If someone asks you to pray they are trusting you with their needs and desires. The next time you are asked to pray for someone, respond by saying, “Thank you for trusting me with your request.” Be sure to value your praying friend and be a praying friend in return.
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Oct20
#thankfulthursday #unbuttonyourlips #waterwalkinggirls
“Soak me in your laundry and I’ll come out clean, scrub me and I’ll have a snow-white life. Tune me in to foot-tapping songs, set these once-broken bones to dancing. Don’t look too close for blemishes, give me a clean bill of health. God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life. Don’t throw me out with the trash, or fail to breathe holiness in me. Bring me back from gray exile, put a fresh wind in my sails! Give me a job teaching rebels your ways so the lost can find their way home. Commute my death sentence, God, my salvation God, and I’ll sing anthems to your life-giving ways. Unbutton my lips, dear God; I’ll let loose with your praise.”
Psalm 51:7-15 MSG
As I have been studing this same passage of scripture this week, I found that it was written by David after he committed adultery with Bathsheba and then had her husband Uriah murdered. Imagine David’s frame of mind as he wrote. Today’s featured part of the scripture is David’s plea for mercy.
Now I encourage you to think about any sins you have committed, large and small, and how remorseful you felt afterwards. Did you feel a sense of urgency to ask for God’s mercy?
This Thankful Thursday take some time to read all of Psalm 51. Reflect on mistakes, problems, or sins you have caused or committed over your lifetime. Imagine how it would be if you had no hope of mercy and forgiveness. Instead of hopelessness, you have been given salvation at Jesus’ expense. You have been redeemed and promised everlasting life, despite your transgressions. Now unbutton your lips and let loose with praise and thanksgiving to God. Click here and listen to “Redeemed” by Big Daddy Weave as you begin your Thankful Thursday with praise.
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Oct16
#spiritualsunday #resurrection #waterwalkinggirls
“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.”
Psalms 51:10-12 NIV
Years ago I wrote about these very intriguing ferns in today’s photo, but I believe the message is worth sharing again. These ferns grow on old oak trees and are called “resurrection” fern’s because of their unique characteristics. When there is a dry spell the ferns turn brown and the leaves roll up appearing to be dead. However, when it rains the plant is resurrected and revived. Isn’t that awesome?
The past few weeks have been extremely busy and exhausting for me. I feel somewhat dry and shriveled up spiritually and emotionally. However, today is Spiritual Sunday and I have the opportunity to receive the rain of God’s blessings as I participate in worship. As I join in songs of praise and listen to the sermon, I know that my spiritual bucket will collect the rain so I will be resurrected and revived.
What about you? Are you in need of a spiritual resurrection? Do you need to collect the rain of blessings to revive you? My prayer this Spiritual Sunday is that each of us will not only participate in worship, but also be completely open to receive the rain God pours on us so that we may be rejuvenated for the week ahead. Take a few moments to Click here and read more facts about resurrection ferns. Now Click here and really listen to the words of one of my favorites songs by Elevation Worship. “There Is A Cloud” always fills me and rejuvenates me to face the world ahead of me. May you also receive God’s rain.
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Aug23
#transformationtipstuesday #tethered #waterwalkinggirls
““I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.”
John 15:1-11 NIV
Tether: tie with a rope so as to restrict movement
Often the word tether carries negative connotations. At first thought, you may think it would not be a good thing to be tethered to something or someone. In today’s picture, captured by Ray White, the boats are tethered to the dock to keep them from being damaged. Without being tied, the boats could drift and float away. To what are you tethered? What ties up your attention? What keeps you from drifting off the path God has planned for you? Examine what directs your thoughts and guides your decisions?
Now I want you to think outside the box. This Transformation Tips Tuesday I want you to consider being tethered as not only positive but also as your goal.
I encourage you to imagine yourself tethered to Jesus Christ. Think of being so closely bound that you share every step, every moment, every breath with Your Savior. After all, isn’t that our ultimate goal?
Click here to listen to “Tethered” by Phil Wickham as you prayerfully consider habits and routines you can adopt or improve to strengthen your tether to the heart of Christ. A few possibilities include; setting aside a daily devotion time, journaling prayers, keeping a gratitude journal, or memorizing scripture. Choose one of these ideas and allow it to transform you into being even more like Christ.
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Jul30
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