Around Me

The whisper amongst the chaos,
The chill on a blistering hot day,
The tap on the shoulder whilest alone,
The drops of rain on a sunny day,
The blossoms in the midst of a snowstorm,
The taste of food upon the lips in poverty.

A passing grade in a challenging class,
Arriving on time after getting stuck in traffic,
Cool water after a hard and trying workout,
Great sleep after a long day.

Standing amidst the birds of the sky,
Swimming with the fish in the depth of the seas,
Walking amongst the four-legged friends,
Laying in the grass observing the insects,
Noticing the sun catching the spiders and their webs so magnificently.

Aware and observing God's magnificent creations,   
Loving life and all the blessings God gives,
Receiving the joy and love and happiness the day brings,
Perfectly content to be alive and well.

God is here and ever so present,
I am in His embrace,
He is indeed all around me,
Showering me with grace.

Divine Appointments

Learning, growing, trying new things.

I have found myself in many uncomfortable situations lately. Situations where my "go with the flow, flexible" attributes seems to go out the window and cease to exist. Those moments where all I want to do is run, get out of there, be comfortable again.

Yet, life isn't meant to be comfortable. It is not all suppose to be soft and delicate and everything that I want it to be. Tho so often I find myself asking God to deliver me from these scary places.

Then I remember... I've been praying for Divine Appointments. I have experienced more in one week then ever before what it feels like to place myself in "one of those situations where complete reliance on God is needed to bring me thru it." It is only after realizing that God has brought me to it and that He will bring me out of it that I am able to seek the Spirit and ask Him into my heart and soul and speak through me.

God is working in my life and new chapter has begun. I don't know what lies ahead, but I do know this is again, a time of great new growth. All for the honor, and glory and praise to almighty God now and forever more. Amen,

"But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me."2 Corinthians 12:9

The Cards I am Dealt

I have often heard, and perhaps sparingly used, the phrase "we just have to play the cards we are dealt" when referring to this journey of life.

Lately, I have gotten hooked on playing a game or two or three of Spades on my phone at random times. As I play, I guess how many tricks I think I will be able to win, then just start laying cards down. If my guess is wrong, and I get less tricks, or perhaps I get more tricks and end up with bags, I hit the lovely little button up in the left corner: "undo."

Life does not work as a game of cards does. In Spades, I am dealt cards and play them as I can. Sometimes I have to put one down that I wanted to save for a later time. Sometimes I over estimate, sometimes I under estimate the tricks I will win. But I can fix that by undoing and redoing.

Life cannot be undone. We play our cards and sometimes we over estimate, sometimes we under estimate. But we are left to deal with the choices we make. Some of those choices are great and we are confident that we are on the right path and life is good. Then there are those moments that leave us clamoring for an undo button.

How thankful I am for a forgiving, merciful Heavenly Father!