Live it!

he taught me and said to me,
"Let your heart hold fast to my words;
keep my commandments, and live."  Proverbs 4:4

You blind Pharisee!  First clean the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside may also be clean.  Matthew 23:26

"'Man's interior is purified only as he refrains from evils, in accordance with the commandments of the Decalogue.'

'When man's interior is purified from evils by his refraining from them and shunning them because they are sins, the internal which is above it, and which is called the spiritual internal, is opened.'

'When the spiritual internal is opened, and through it communication with heaven and conjunction with the Lord are granted, enlightenment takes place with man.'"
-Taken from, Spiritual Life and the Word of God, Emanuel Swedenborg


I AM

I am God's beloved creation.
I am perfectly imperfect.
I am always a work in process & progress.
I am being saved by Christ Jesus repeatedly day to day.
I am changing, growing & transforming in spirit, mind & body,
both seen and unseen, by the divine power of the Holy Spirit; God's will for me being done on earth as it is in heaven.

Today I pray unselfishly to be better today than yesterday as well as closer to Thee & Thy plans for me.
Amen.


Hymn for the day

Though not an Eagle in pic, it is a Hawk.
(Tomato, potato, lol)

In my head, hymn for the day:
ON EAGLE'S WINGS

by Michael Joncas

1. You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord, who abide in his shadow for life, say to the Lord: "My refuge, my rock in whom I trust!"

REFRAIN: And he will raise you up on eagle's wings, bear you on the breath of dawn, make you to shine like the sun, and hold you in the palm of his hand.

2. The snare of the fowler will never capture you, and famine will bring you no fear: under his wings your refuge, his faithfulness your shield. (REFRAIN)

3. For to his angels he's given a command to guard you in all of your ways; upon their hands they will bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone. (REFRAIN)

*w/out major back story-- I am one of many, many individuals who baffle the minds of well respected medical professionals!!!

Thank you, Lord!  Amen.



Sunday Blessed Sunday...

"Blessed are you, O God, with every pure blessing;
let all your chosen ones bless you. 
Let them bless you forever.
Blessed are you because you have made me glad.
It has not turned out as I expected,
but you have dealt with us according to your great mercy."

Tobit 8:15-16

TKO

Head first on the mat
body right behind
total knock-out.

Ding.  Ding.

White stars circling overhead
best attempt, shake it off
all cartoonish.

Look around
same time and space,
further inspection,
different space and time.

Second guessing
right and left
flipping scripts
must rationalize...

Crushing
always aware
searching, though--

Knew one-hundred percent
wanting to need
exactly what you are experiencing.

"A time for every matter under heaven"

TBT part Two--

I've always been a dork.  Just a good old fashioned dork.  However, now I look back to times I'm not real proud of and wonder how did I not understand living a life in Christ doesn't mean;
square, dull, boring, lame, no fun, etc.

The last 18 months alone I've gained knowledge and understanding of growth and change.  New life in Christ has given me back my REAL God given identity.  Oh, I am still a dork, lol, I am less burdened by stress, anxiety, trials, tribulations, society, etc.  My life is far from perfect but one thing I can say with certainty; I really have no complaints.

God provides and guides.  Transforms and enlightens.  Far from boring--I have no need for alcohol, nicotine or drugs.  Just living, growing and loving the way God has planned for me!

Thanks be to God for everything =0)

TBT!

"Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?  Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life."
Romans 6:3-4

"But now we are discharged from the law, dead to that which held us captive, so that we are slaves not under the old written code but in the new life of the Spirit."
Romans 7:6

"To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace."
Romans 8:6

"So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!"
2 Corinthians 5:17

AMEN!


In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven

"Therefore just as one man's trespass led to condemnation for all, so one man's act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all."

Romans 5:18

Spot on;

Very spot on;  "ego is capable of destroying your ability to feel love altogether." 

I, myself, relate all too well to this truth.  I also relate to once you realise, however this realisation comes to you--instantaneously, like a volcanic eruption, is the awakening of the heart!

Barriers To Love
Via:  www.thoughtfortoday.org.uk

Whatever is in your heart that is not clean, not true, will ultimately begin to act like a wall, obstructing the natural flow of love. People who say that there is no love in their life, are being blocked by this wall. Actually there is love, but they just can’t accept it. Ego is the clearest example of this. Ego limits the flow of love by placing conditions on the love you give and receive. Ego uses love to satisfy its own needs and desires. It produces a love which is deceptive, one which brings only temporary satisfaction. Ego does not allow you to experience true love or share it. If fact, ego is capable of destroying your ability to feel love altogether.

Psalm 46: 10

Be still and know that I am God!

Happy Monday

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.  In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths."  ~ Proverbs 3:5-6

Relax

Relax, God's got you!