T.G.I.F.

Lasting Happiness

The real reason why we sometimes experience a lack of real, deep lasting happiness in our lives is dependency. We are taught to make our happiness dependent on some event, condition, person, object etc. This is why we keep delaying our happiness until things are just right in our life. We think we will be happy in the future and then wonder why we are not happy now. But life is never just right, and the future never comes – there is only now! And that's why, in order to be happy we must make our happiness a decision and not a dependency. This may seem slightly difficult in the beginning, because we have just spent our life being dependent on acquiring something or someone, or seeing the result we desired, or wanting some pain to go away, before we allow ourselves to be happy-- www.thoughtfortoday.org.uk

Exactly right--
RE: www.thoughtfortoday.org.uk

For myself, it was around 2005 this concept actually set in and made sense.  I spent sooooo much time in my late teens & complete twenties 'not wanting to be alone' (that meant unhappy) therefore, falling into the dependancy trap.  Whether it be relationships, things and or a bottle. 

Real happiness is not found via others, acquisitions or self medication...

T.G.I.F. Amen!

Living it!

"And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full or wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.
But they said, We will drink no wine:  for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father comanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons forever:
Neither shall ye build a house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents: that ye may live many days in the land where ye be strangers."
Jeremiah 35:5-7.  Amen.

Sober almost a year now.
Cig-free 5 months now.
Caffine free several days now...

Still eating clean,
working out,
down in fat (not fluff-free hee hee)
up in muscle and endurance.

Physically healthy,
mentally sound,

Spiritually heightened and enlightened...

Transforming and growing every day;
Thanks be to God for it all!

41 and living it ♡♥♡

TBT...

The word of the Lord came to me:  Mortal prophecy against the shepards of Israel: prophecy and say to them--the shepards:  Thus says the Lord God:  Ah you shepards of Israel who have been feeding yourselves!
You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the fatlings; but you do not feed the sheep.

Ezekiel 34:1-3

*  There have actually been words heard such as thankfulness for not being a sheep but rather a shepard.  I tell you I'd rather be a sheep for God is our Shepard...

Thus says the Lord God, I am against the shepards; and I will demand my sheep at their hand, and put a stop to their feeding the sheep; no longer will the shepards feed themselves.
I will rescue my sheep from their mouths, so that they may not be food for them.

Ezekiel 34:10

But what as it is written,
"What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the human heart conceived,  what God has prepared for those who love him"--

1 Corinthians 2:9

And we speak of these things in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the spirit, interpreting spiritual things to those who are spiritual.

1 Corinthians 2:13

Love does no wrong to a neighbor;  therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.

Romans 13:8

*  I bear true witness as a sheep of my Lord God...
GOD guides, provides and protects.  The best most intimate relationship one will ever have!

Hebrew Text

The mountains do not witness to him,
nor do the hills proclaim;
The trees have cherished my words
and the flocks
my works.

For who can proclaim
and who
can bespeak
and who can recount the deeds of the Lord?

Everything has God seen,
everything
has he heard and heeded.

He sent his prophet to anoint me,
Samuel to make me great;
My brothers went out to meet him,
handsome of figure and appearance.

Though they were tall of stature
and handsome by their hair,
the Lord God
chose them not.

But he sent and took me from behind the flock
and anointed me
with holy oil.

And made me leader of his people
and ruler over the people of his covenant.

Simply beautiful!  Psalm 151

Psalm 151

"I was small among my brothers,
and the youngest in my father's house;
I tended my father's sheep.

My hands made a harp;
and my fingers fashioned a lyre.

And who will tell the Lord?
The Lord himself;
it is he who hears.

It was he who sent his messanger
and took me from my father's sheep,
and anointed me with his anointing oil.

My brothers were handsome
and tall,
but the Lord was not pleased with them.

I went out to meet the Philistine,
and he cursed me by his idols.

But I drew his own sword;
I beheaded him,
and took away disgrace from the people
of Israel.

Psalm 151: 1-7

Sunday Shenanigans

Every once in a while I play along with others answering some silly questions to see; what animal you should be or what Brady are you--

"Marcia, Marcia, Marcia."  Lol, talk about dated!

I actually think I recieved and gave my first high-five today and had the audacity to say (in jest); "isn't that a bit dated!?"  I digress...

What Color is Your Aura?

I got pink.

These are indeed words I would use to describe myself.  Especially the balance between Spiritual and material [being] existence.

A 'tap on the shoulder' earlier, so to speak, provides the most accurate wording for help in maintaining that balance; "You are not here for you.  You are here for Me." 

For our real treasures are not to be found here on earth...

TGIF

"One day spent in your house, this beautiful place of worship, beats thousands spent on Greek island beaches.

I'd rather scrub floors in the house of my God than be honored as a guest in the palace of sin.

All sunshine and sovereign is Yahweh, generous in gifts and glory.
He doesn't scrimp with his traveling companions.

It's smooth sailing all the way with Yahweh of the Angel Armies." 

Psalm 84: 10-12
[from,The Message]

I bear true witness, Amen.