faith… Faith… FAITH

If Faith is something that I am going to have to condition myself into having whole-heartedly and 100% of the time, then my prayer is that I continue to flex my faith muscles. Daily conditioning myself to increase in Faith. God provides. He really, truly, daily, whole-heartedly provides. We see a limb, our human instinct is to be fearful of said limb. It's a limb, it's a flimsy, tiny, unstable limb which, from our human perspective will NOT hold our weight. To go out on a limb and TRUST God (not ourselves or any other human) to provide, to nourish us, mind, body, spirit and soul, it takes guts. It takes courage (core of Courage is "cor" meaning HEART in french). To TRUST Him to make a way for us when we have NO idea HOW He is going to do it, oh ye of little Faith, we really are. He Provides. And in those times where you feel unprovided for, He makes a way. He Provides a way. He Provides THE way when we seek Him and truly Trust Him. "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Hebrew 11:1

1 Peter 1: 3-9

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 9 for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Patiently Enduring for the Love of My Lord, Jesus Christ

And so after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise... Hebrews6:15 God's Promises. One has stood out to me as of late: Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. - Psalms 37:4 God promises to give me the desires of my heart. One of the deepest desires I've held since my youth, is a sincere and fruitful marriage to a man who truly desires to grow His walk with Our Lord on a Daily basis. Who not only desires His relationship with God to grow, but for Him and His Wife to grow in Love for God and others together. To walk this Journey side by side. So I patiently wait for that desire to be fulfilled, but until then I can say with great Joy and sincerity that i HAVE delighted in My Lord. He has and will always be my greatest source of strength, of Hope, of Joy and of The Sincerest Love of All. Because God Is Love. And Love is Patient and Kind. and God has shown me immeasurable amounts of patience and kindness. He has shown me Abundant Mercy and compassion. 1 Timothy 1:15-16 15 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. 16 But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life. My God is so Good. He is a Loving and Faithful God, I wait with Joy and Hope for All of His promises to be fulfilled. With Joy and Hope I endure trials of every kind. I journey on this road as one single woman, who knows in her heart of hearts that she is truly Never Alone. God the Father, His Son and The Holy Spirit are always, always with me. Glory to God for that Truth! Amen.

Jesus Calling

Be Still in My Presence, even though countless tasks claim for your attention. nothing is as important as spending time with Me. While you wait in My Presence, I do My best work within you: transforming you by the renewing of your mind. If you skimp on this time with Me, you may plunge headlong into the wrong activities, missing the richness of what i have planned for you. Do not seek Me primarily for what I can give you. Remember that I, the Giver, am infinitely greater than any gift I may impart on you. Though I delight in blessing My children, I am deeply grieved when My blessings become idols in their hearts. Anything can be an idol if it distracts you from Me as your First Love. When I am the Ultimate Desire of your heart, you are safe from danger and idolatry. As you wait in My Presence, enjoy the Greatest gift of all, Christ in you, the hope of Glory! Romans 12:2, Revelation 2:4, Colossians 1:27

it's not about the bunny.

For a couple of years (at least) I've had the blessing of a bunny that frequently snuggles up under a small shrub outside of my bedroom window. To me, it has ALWAYS been a reminder of God's Love for me. I TRULY believe God presents himself in that form because he knows I often open that window shade to let the sun in in the mornings, or even just to peek outside to see what the weather IS doing. Every time I see the bunny it makes my heart melt. It reminds me to Delight myself in the Lord, because all of His Ways TRULY are Good. He knows the deepest desires of my heart, he knows how much I need His Presence and reminders of His Presence. With that single act of kindness, he reminds me that even on my loneliest days, I am truly Never Alone. Last night I had the most awe-striking dream. I dreamt I was looking out the window of my childhood home, there was a bunny just outside of it lying on the rooftop of our porch. It was turned away from me, but i could tell it was struggling to stay alive, it was dying. I wasn't sure what to do, but of course I felt like i needed to try to save it, if i had any power to do so. It found the strength to turn towards me and it saw that I was trying to figure out how I could help it. We both approached the window and I reached out my hand to see If i could feel it through the window screen. I felt it's forehead which turned into a mans forehead! Then He began to ASCEND into the sky and with an intense stare from His most Brilliant Blue eyes, he said "I LOVE YOU". and then disappeared. God sent His One and Only Son, Jesus Christ to Die on the Cross for me, for us. He rose again 3 days later, He ASCENDED into heaven. Surely... it's not about the bunny.

1 John 1: 6-10

6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

Softly I announce...

My Presence. Shimmering hues of radiance tap gently at your consciousness, seeking entrance. Though I have all Power in heaven and on earth, I am infinitely tender with you. The weaker you are, the more gently I approach you. Let your weakness be a door to My Presence. Whenever you feel inadequate, remember that I am your ever-present Help. Hope in Me, and you will be protected from depression and self-pity. Hope is like a golden cord connecting you to heaven. The more you cling to this cord, the more I bear the weight of your burdens; thus, you are lightened. Heaviness is not of My kingdom. Cling to hope, and My rays of Light will reach you through the darkness. Jesus Calling

1 Peter 1:22-25

Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart. 23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. 24 For, “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, 25 but the word of the Lord endures forever.”