A Place of Rest

I love the old hymns. I especially love the ones about Rest.  I guess it's because my life is so busy, I must admit that I want to stoop and just REST.  I am finding that by keeping my mind on Christ brings a peace that is well.... a kind of rest to me.  A deep contentment that the world cannot give is the best way to describe this rest.
I often ask Jesus, What did you do to rest?

He takes me to the shore of Galilee and there I imagine what I have been taught in his word. He is fishing with his friends and teaching them simple life lessons.
He sits around a campfire just talking.
He walks into the village and there is greeted by Children, who adore him. He lets them sit on his lap and they talk to him, and he laughs and plays with them.
He visits with the sick, he prays over them to be healed. With his power, he heals them.
He visits with the Harlot, he explains why she can't continue living the way she has.
His life is not rushed or hurried in any way.

So... let me get this straight....

He was simply a People Person.

If you don't love your neighbor ... then you don't love God.

Pretty Simple really!

Focus

Life has so  many distractions don't you think?  There is the constant tugging of work, projects, emails, phone calls to return and not to mention twitter facebook, and text messages that require a response.  Here's a newsflash... there is really nothing that is that urgent that we can't bow our head and pray about. Sometimes I feel like a slave to all the stimuli around me. Peace is a gift that I reach out for everyday. I am learning to live Moment by Moment. As my awareness of God's love and presence in my life, I am so much more aware of his sufficiency!  Yes, In every situation I face, he is there to guide me and protect me.  Wait it gets even better...I have learned that the resources of God can't be drained... there is a never ending supply of his Supernatural Strength!
   When I pray for others I often pray that God will put his Super on their Natural and the person I'm praying for receive Supernatural inner strength to overcome life's obstacles. I am praying that today, whoever is reading this post will approach God's throne with the attitude of a soldier coming to the commanding officer for marching orders. Let us have the joy to face the battles of life knowing that we are on the winning side. After all.... we know the end of the story! ~

   Hebrews 4:16  "Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need"

Sherry Hill

The uncluttered Life

Recently I have been a woman on a mission. I have been de-cluttering our home. Under beds... Inside closets... inside drawers... well just about everywhere!
For Inspiration I have been going onto organizational websites. I have listened to a lot of people to inspire me... to encourage me.

There is one thing for sure... It makes me feel so much better to be organized. I have found out that to stay organized I have to follow my own little rules ....
Daily process the mail... empty the dishwasher... put away the clothes in the dryer.
I must use my TO DO list.

I have found out that Clutter is unsightly.  I have wondered if the distractions that keep me from my Bible study are unsightly to God.

I'm not a perfectionist, but I want to Please The Lord in all that I do.
So... I'm going to listen to the Word of God and stay with the Bible Study daily.
My plan is to spend less time on Facebook and more time in God's book.

I believe that God loves order.
He will be first.... Everything Else will be in order then.

I am Blessed!

The Uncluttered Mind

Have you ever tried to focus your thoughts only to have your mind run away on you.  I call this a cluttered mind.  I've wondered how to combat this problem so I can concentrate on my quiet time and prayer time.

I have come to the conclusion that if the enemy can't make us bad... he'll make us busy! 

We will not lead a focused life if we are too busy for God's plan.  If our mind is racing it is impossible to hear God speak. 

The Bible tells us we are to cast down imaginations and everything that exalts itself above the word of God. So how do we accomplish this? 

We do this only through the power of the Holy Spirit. It is God who gives us power and strength to overcome the temptations of the enemy.

I have been guilty of trying to plan every hour of the day.  In my work I have to plan that is for sure... but I must leave room for God to use me.

My greatest desire is to be available for God to use me.

I am learning to pray without ceasing and wait on The Lord.

God's timing is perfect. He is never late.

I'm in a holding pattern in a lot of areas. 

God is faithful as the pilot of my life to land the plane.

Proverbs 16:3 says " Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established".

Oh look...runway lights!

The Blessing Book

It was a windy rainy day and I was working, visiting one of my clients in the hospital. As I walked down the hall to go home I felt an urging to go into the room of a perfect stranger. I knew that I would not have that Idea... it had to be God.

   I entered the room of a cancer patient. From the looks of her appearance, she was losing the battle.
   The Cancer surgery was "not successful" she told me, but God is still good to me.
   Her hair was all gone and she was wearing a turban. Her beautiful blue eyes were beaming with excitement as she shared her thoughts with me. All of these thoughts had been written in her journal, which she called her "Blessing Book".

  I sat on her bed and listen carefully as she read from the book. Each entry one by one... Thanking God for the prayers of her friends and family. Thanking God for peace while going through Chemotherapy. Thanking God for her Mother-in-law who would be there every day so her husband could return to work.
Every Doctor, Nurse, Certified Nursing Assistant, Technicians, all were listed in prayer and thanks.

I was so humbled by her acceptance of her dying.
She witnessed to me and was glad to know that I knew Christ too.
I hugged her and cried, she comforted me. Go figure!
I will never ever forget this precious woman and her blessing book.
She taught me that in the scheme of things... it pays to be entirely thankful.
I look forward to seeing her again in heaven.