what is in the sky of your life? God deeply longs to create again in us. to pop His confetti cannons in our hearts, explosions of colorful yes’s, bursting & booming across sunrise banner.will you let Him?each second is a treat, an opportunity to receive & to rejoice, to let the Lord be the Lord. & as we submit to Him, His love dust settles in the cracked places, to mend to heal to make again. because we need the dew of heaven to revive us, to rest on us, to be within us always.like confetti, like dust or dew...
thank You for water as it rises, the kind that cleanses & covers. take away the debris & let everything sparkle & shinethank You in this evil age, You are here, in our midst. You are good & you do goodlike a mosaic of music, You compose the things we go through into a giant mural of good. & though we can only see one note at a time, by faith we understand the symphony song will be in harmony with Heaven when we fall down & allow You to compose thank You for compost, the trash & broken that crashes...
little yes’ add up. like breaths add up to a lifetime, cells & atoms compose creation, cents make a million, seeds sow to orchards, & seconds tick to century, little yes’ to God count, create a life of rest & praise pleasing to Jesus. like these seeds & cents, our lives matter. our tiny daily choices matter—what we choose to think, what we do with our time, how we treat others, how we steward what we’re given, how we respond to the love of God. it all matters. it all adds up.& it starts with one yes. one yes in response...
use what you’re given.don’t let those ingredients just sit on the counter! but partner with Grace to become what He paid for spend time standing at the kitchen counter, seeking the directions for the ingredients in the recipe of Godtake what you’re given & GO forward in what to do with itGod wants us to advance His Kingdom in the earthdo what you’re toldmove forward in faithdon’t grow weary or allow tiredbe Hisbecome in the secret quietlive a life set apart to the KingHe is your strengthlive IN Himdon’t leavedon’t wander, but stay in the confines of your King, the safety...
have you ever baked banana bread? or scones? any baked good?! baking requires exact measurements for it to come out great, so using a recipe is wise if you want a moist bread or gooey cookies.in a recipe, there is an ingredient list complete with measurements for each ingredient, and a numbered list of directions of what to do when with those exact measurements, including the number to preheat the oven to & the amount of minutes to put the tray in the oven for. it’s all there.“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.”Psalms 23:1when the Lord is...
what’s in you? we’re all like a pocket, with a space to be filled. but we must be emptied first to begin again.
sometimes we compare our abilities to what other people can do. maybe I can play the guitar and sing, but, not like that guy over there can, so I devalue what I have based on what he has.this is so backwards! & sad. many people are waiting to use what God has given to them until they’re exceptionally-up-to-expectations-excellent. there’s nothing wrong with desiring excellence. but, in reality, we need to just step out in faith and do the thing. momentum begets momentum. & to practice is the way forward.we often feel like what God has given us to share with...
