My God My Everything

While quietly relaxing in the hot tub after a long day my husband informed me that there would be a strong possibility that his work situation would drastically change within the next month. By drastically I mean that he would not be employed and would be starting over just like me. I immediately began to wonder what that would look like with both of us starting over with new businesses. How would that play out in the months ahead? Just before the panic button was pushed I received my message from God. God’s message to me: Remember…..We are on this journey together. His message was followed up by words I…

God’s message to me: Reflect My glory as you are transformed to My likeness. The best way I can describe what that means is from a quote in Acts 4:13 which reads, “When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.” That verse strips away all the excuses and boldly summarizes the heart of the matter. It was because these men had spent time with Jesus that their witness was powerful and effective in pointing others to Christ. Often we look at our shortcomings or our lack of something…

We have all seen the many changes and issues that are affecting our nation this year. People have their own ideas of how they would fix or change the issues, but other than march around with signs and loud voices and violence, what do they really do to affect real change? Making this personal, what do I do to create positive change in my own life, in the life of others and in my surroundings? God’s message to me: Seek My face with a teachable spirit and be transformed I may want to lose weight and get healthy, but what to I do make that happen? I want peace in…

Do you remember the story of the Little Red Hen? It was a story written to teach work ethic, self-reliance and that we reap what we sow. Several times throughout the story the little hen would say, “very well, I will do it my self,” and she did. Many times I have felt the same way. Discouraged that others have not joined in and helped out followed by a healthy dose of self-reliance that kicked in and finished the job while creating an ever growing chasm in relationships. God’s message to me: Fully rely on God I was reading a booked called Gracelaced which talks about the different seasons in…

Perfection…….it’s a desire I have deep within that has created a monster over the years as it has run unchecked. It has lead to pride and self reliance as well as judgement and a desire for the approval of others. It has resulted in anger and frustration when things didn’t happen just as I wanted them to and it has robbed my peace. God’s message to me: Perfection….A longing only God can fill. I listened to a pod cast about the power of words. The speaker said that people tend to listen to negative words more because they give you something to fix. Positive words had a finished effect. Perfectionism…

I saw a saying on a t-shirt while visiting Cabo San Lucas that read, “No Bad Days!” Of course while on vacation that is usually the case, but in the day to day moments of life can that be true? No Bad Days. God’s message to me: I Am your joy! How many times have we said or thought, “I’m having a bad day.” Sure there are many things that may contribute to thinking that way but there is One Thing that can guarantee No Bad Days. That One Thing is Jesus! “I Am your companion who will never leave you – I Am boundless source of Joy. If you…

I noticed that I was having moments each day that my spirit was overreacting and it felt like I was on the verge of a meltdown. Little things felt much bigger than they actually were and I was in constantly on edge. I needed peace. God’s message to me was: Receive My peace as you stay close to Me. It began by reading Psalm 73: 23-24 Yet I am always with you;    you hold me by my right hand.You guide me with your counsel. Just reading that began to calm my spirit. What a difference it makes to feel His peace wash over me while I take moments to sit and pray…

I was thinking of heaven today and when we will meet the Lord the thought, “I’ve waited my whole life for this,” came to mind. The familiarity of His voice. The joy at seeing His face. That love that is over flowing. What a great day that will be! That familiarity will be because of the time we spent with Him on this side of eternity. God’s message to me: Seek Me. Know Me. I was reminded of the words of a song by Sonic Flood that I heard years ago when I first became a believer. Some of those words are: I want to know you more I want…

I am a control freak. Daily routines have been my constant for as long as I can remember. I want things to happen on my schedule and when they don’t I get very frustrated. Working from home was something that I had avoided for many years and now it was exactly where God had placed me. My first activity on my to do list was to set up a new routine. My work hours would be 9:30 am – 4:30 pm. The quicker I set up a new schedule the quicker I would adjust to my new normal. I have depended on routines and schedules for so long because they…

My 40 Days of Intimacy with God began with feeling like a bit of a failure. I had just lost my job and had know idea how much my identity was linked with my profession. I have not been unemployed since I was 14 years old and this was definitely new territory for me. I needed validation. I needed to know that I was worth something even though I wasn’t working which is where I had chosen to receive validation for so many years. If I was productive and accomplishing something everyday, then I had value. God’s message to me was: “I approve of you, My child. Because you are…