"Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it turned into a butterfly."
Unknown
"How does one become a butterfly?" she asked pensively. "You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar."
Trina Paulus
Revelation 12:14 (The Message)
13-17When the Dragon saw he'd been thrown to earth, he went after the Woman who had given birth to the Man-Child. The Woman was given wings of a great eagle to fly to a place in the desert to be kept in safety and comfort for a time and times and half a time, safe and sound from the Serpent. The Serpent vomited a river of water to swamp and drown her, but earth came to her help, swallowing the water the Dragon spewed from its mouth. Helpless with rage, the Dragon raged at the Woman, then went off to make war with the rest of her children, the children who keep God's commands and hold firm to the witness of Jesus.
Indeed today is ( was for me it is already after midnight so early sat morning...) Fearless Friday. I always join other bloggers on this day to pray for eachother and others..... Yesterday and today i struggled to get through an normal earlyshift( after my midnight shifts last weekend) So blogging was not on my mind or i extended it to the evenings but it never happenend.....
For prayer requests headover to "Freespirit Haven" the home of "Fearless Friday" In my side-bar are prayerbuttons And for today i re-post an prayer request for an dear online friend and and fairly new blogging sister....... This post i set-up this week to bring her under your attention........
Dear friends a dear sister is in need of much prayer and help right the moment. Last week came the news after some surging she is hospitalized....Her kids live not close by and are working. Her daughter send out an message to an mutual friend of both of us that her mother is not capable to go online. Because she can hardly sit straight...so she will keep us updated and try to bring an laptop to her as soon as possible......
My request is to gather together and pray for her and in case you live close to or know somebody who is around Hickory : NC : United States and feel lead to visit her or extend help please send her an message over at her blog. I hope her daughter will see those emails.... Thank You !
Pray for her as you feel lead and let's fload her blog prayers in our comments...
The last up-date some days ago is that her daughter took her home with her but she is in a lot of pain and uncertainty about the cause.....
Also problems with health insurance.
I hope to hear soon some new updates.......
Thanks all and have an blessed weekend.
Sorry if this post is a little scambling of my thoughts.... ( and i think full of writing mistakes......)I'm exhausted and tired and it looks like an "mountain' the idea that my alarm will go already around 7.00 am due to an soccergame my son need to play.....I hope and pray for stormy weather lol so it will be canceled...!!
Dear friends a dear sister is in need of much prayer and help right the moment. Last week came the news after some surging she is hospitalized....Her kids live not close by and are working. Her daughter send out an message to an mutual friend of both of us that her mother is not capable to go online. Because she can hardly sit straight...so she will keep us updated and try to bring an laptop to her as soon as possible......
My request is to gather together and pray for her and in case you live close to or know somebody who is around Hickory : NC : United States and feel lead to visit her or extend help please send her an message over at her blog. I hope her daughter will see those emails.... Thank You !
Over the weekend i had midnightshift "duty" with the elderly... So i'm coming out of that ritme. I remember in the weekend..It was sunday Angela of "Free Spirithaven" asked to link-up with her "To Bless the Name of The Lord" It's not sunday anymore but it feels to me i "skipped" the sunday and i woke-up this morning feeling getting energized by God spirit and wanted to praise and dance and really "Bless His Name" So here is this song @ my todays verses... what is stirring us up and make you sing and shout!
Blessings to all of you and have an great day in the Lord.
Tuesday, March 2
Psalm 31:21-24 Exodus 8; Matthew 20:17-28
From your lofty abode you water the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work. Psalm 104:13
Everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, provided it is received with thanksgiving. 1 Timothy 4:4
Creator God, thank you for the gift of this day and for our place in your creation! Search our hearts, settle our minds, and lead us to experience gratitude for your continuous providence, so that we may joyfully provide for others. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
This week i came accross so much beautiful songs of praise ad worship.And also songs who encourages and give comfort. In my upper-bar i put this week another playlist with songs from Selah The song what made me go and discover there music was "Unredeemed" The lyrics touched me and the passionate singing voices of the artists
The cruelest world
The coldest heart
The deepest wound
The endless dark
The lonely ache
The burning tears
The bitter nights
The wasted years
Life breaks and falls apart
But we know these are
Places where grace is soon to be so amazing
It may be unfulfilled
It may be unrestored
But when anything that's shattered is laid before the lord
Just watch and see
It will not be unredeemed
For every choice that led to shame
And all the love that never came
For every vow that someone broke
And every lie that gave up hope
We live in the shadow of the fall
But the cross says these are all
Places where grace is soon to be so amazing
It may be unfulfilled
It may be unrestored
But when anything that's shattered is laid before the lord
Just watch and see
It will not be unredeemed
Places where grace is soon to be so amazing
It may be unfulfilled
It may be unrestored
But you never know the miracle the father has in store
Just watch and see
It will not be
Just watch and see
It will not be unredeemed
The cruelest world
The coldest heart
The deepest wound
The endless dark
The lonely ache
The burning tears
The bitter nights
The wasted years
Life breaks and falls apart
But we know these are
Places where grace is soon to be so amazing
It may be unfulfilled
It may be unrestored
But when anything that's shattered is laid before the lord
Just watch and see
It will not be unredeemed
For every choice that led to shame
And all the love that never came
For every vow that someone broke
And every lie that gave up hope
We live in the shadow of the fall
But the cross says these are all
Places where grace is soon to be so amazing
It may be unfulfilled
It may be unrestored
But when anything that's shattered is laid before the lord
Just watch and see
It will not be unredeemed
Places where grace is soon to be so amazing
It may be unfulfilled
It may be unrestored
But you never know the miracle the father has in store
Just watch and see
It will not be
Just watch and see
It will not be unredeemed
In case you love to sing and hear more music what came my way this week Is "God Speaking" Mandisa, "Thank You Lord" Don Moen en i sang along with Hillsong "Yahweh" when God prompted me to understand Him more to study about His different names ( in my side bar is the song and an intro speech.....So if you have still some time listen to it it will stirred you spirit)
Accountability ... eLisa asks us to refocus upon our original post of goals, Scriptures, etc. from January, 2010, being accountable to one another. I need this. Thank you, eLisa.
These are my intentions ,prayer and year scripture.....
Lord my hope is in You ( ps 39:7) for You are my hope ( ps 71:5) Work in me that i put my hope in your Word ( ps 119: 147).I commit myself to seek You daily. To let Your words be my strenght.
I have a lot of Dreams Lord let me dream the dreams YOU have in mind for me and for my family.
As i know You said " For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are my ways " ( isiah55:8)
This is what You made me realize so let my thoughts and my dreams align with Yours
Lord this year.
My Goals Lord......I want to lay aside every weight, and the sin what so easily stand in the way. I want to run the race that is set before me with endurance......., looking unto JESUS the author and finisher of my faith ( Hebr 12:1-2)
Practicly i will make DAILY time to spend with the Lord.
Online bible study and studying on the ning page of www.proverbs31.org woman of the bible......
I will commit myself to be aware that I am the hands and the feet of the finisher of my faith in this world Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior!
Amen
John 14
The Road 1 "Don't let this throw you. You trust God, don't you? Trust me. (MSG)
Jesus Comforts His Disciples 1"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God(NIV)
The month of January and February went fast and looking back and reflecting i see...
I will start with the POSITIVES.... The WORD to TRUST came frequently in my mind when i want to give into Worry about finances.....When my mind wanted to make negative scenario's of the future... I remember God's WORD that we are save in HIS HANDS.......
NEGATIVES Making not enough.... quiet-time to spend with the Lord.......I feel like the Lord is saying" I want more of you not in-between the hustle and bustle or thinking only of me when you read Christian blogs......No I want FULL attention"
But i know God is close and speaking.........to me alot about...HIS LOVE for me.... He wants me to be more confident and not insecure........in the different area's of my life daily....In raising the kids...at my workplace or while normal socializing.... Not being afraid because I must TRUST and speak-out that i give and know God is in control!
God is learning me to work on understanding who He is and wants to be for me... He wanted me to understand the different names of Him....( I put them up in my sidebar and found this week an video and song.....Also an bible-study online....)
Thank You Lord for being my heavenly dad and accepting me for who I am.....for loving me for redeeming back what is yours.... For learning and disciplining me........ Lord forgive me my known and unknown sins.....forgive me my weaknesses and strenghten me to overcome all of them To become who you want me to be in Jesus Name i pray Amen
Music is the very tool God uses to reach me and It is frequently the way how my prayers go up to the Lord...
These where the songs that touched me this week
Thanks eLisa for this time and i press on together with you in theis "Living Intentionally in 2010"
In case you want to join us headover to here and link-up at her place
Are you like me now in total worship and in awe about GOD?
There is no space in my mind and emotion for FEAR and WORRY.......
Do you remember those verses
“They do not fear bad news; they confidently trust the Lord to care for them. They are confident and fearless and can face their foes triumphantly.” ~ Psalm 112:7-8NLT "Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14NLT
YES those are the verses who sustain FEARLESS FRIDAY
A day where I commit to pray for you. Other precious prayer warriors have also committed to pray for you. To participate in Fearless Fridays please leave a comment sharing your prayer request overhere or at "Free Spirit Haven" who initiated this day.... I hope you will join Fearless Fridays and see the power of prayer in your life and others.
If the Lord so leads you, grab the Fearless Friday button and bring it to your blog, letting others know you too will stand in the gap for others through prayer. Stand in prayer than also for the requests in my left side bar!
Break up your fallow ground, and do not sow among thorns. Jeremiah 4:3
Be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and clothe yourselves with the new self, created according to the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.Ephesians 4:23–24
Today's Prayer
Lord, thank you for this new day and a new way to live in you. Break up my apathy and free me from the ways that I get entangled or cause pain.Good and gracious Gardener, tear out the weeds of selfishness, envy, and strife from my lives by renewing me to flourish in your calling as you nourish me with your gifts,and plant faith, love, and hope in my mind and
heart. Clothe me in compassionate care for all that you have created. Amen.
We look towards YAHWEH call and pray unto Him and
Fight the good fight The enemy can't stand our roaring and telling him to BACK OFF!
To find words to express can be difficult.....or it looks/feels like you find words but they are not expressing what you want to say.........
Frequently i am like that when i come overhere to blog Just like today and i believe last week also and than i "declined" and did not make an TT post..... I was wondering....? Am i not thankfull? On the contaray but it seems like i can't make an post or find my post coming short....?? " Who says so.......'? "Why are you making yourself INsecure? Well i guess someone is not happy that we are putting purposefully our praise up every THURSDAY!! Is my conclusion to this 'inner voice battle"
So here i am posting an beautiful song from Don Moen......... MUSIC that is so important to me and my spirit in my spiritual growth God uses that mightely to SPEAK to my spirit ,to lift me up to turn my eyes to the things what He find important.....To bring me in another realm of hearing His voice clearly and to speak out words of praise,thankfullness and worship Him for who he is.......
I am thankful for music ( btw you can find ALOT on my blog as you can see...) And all what this singer is singing about......
Have an blessed TT and let us not relent to keep our praise up purposefully God is delighted when we praise Him and THANK HIM......
DO WE NOT LOVE OUR KIDS TO BE KIND PRAISING AND THANKING US??
The Lord will send his angel with you and make your way successful. Genesis 24:40
The angel said to Peter, 'Fasten your belt and put on your sandals.' He
did so. Then he said to him, 'Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.' Acts 12:8
Loving Leader, guide our hands, hearts, and feet in the ways of peace in our world and help us to always be faithful followers of you.Thank you, Lord, that even though I may get it wrong and miss the joy that you’ve planned, you won’t give up on me. Thank you for sending help and showing me the way out of prison, free to boldly show your love for all. Help me to live with more simplicity so that I can simply follow you. Amen. Amen, be
it so.
Ricky Maynard ‘The Spit’ from the series ‘Portrait of a Distant Land’
2007
Wednesday, February 24
Psalm 30:1-5
Exodus 1:1-2:10; Matthew 18:15-35
Remember the Lord in a distant land, and let Jerusalem come into your mind. Jeremiah 51:50
Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and
sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he
comes. Mark 8:38
Lord, thank you for your love that stretches to every land. Draw me close to you when I become distant. Calm my fears when I become ashamed of my weaknesses and I’m afraid to let you come near. Jesus, help me not to adulterate the life of forgiveness that you have given for all people.
Son of man, we confess we sometimes feel we are living in a distant land
and need your help. Let us remember to look for your light that
surrounds and lives in us. Fill us, O Lord, this day. Amen.
“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.” ~ Matthew 10:29-31 (ESV ~ emphasis mine)
“I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.” ~ Psalm 139:14 (ESV)
“Ah, There it is. There is the question. The Amazon River out of which a thousand fears flow: do we matter? We fear we don’t. We fear nothingness, insignificance. We fear evaporation. We fear that in the last tabulation we make no contribution to the final sum. We fear coming and going and non one knowing” and “Connect to someone special and become someone special, right?
Iris from "Grace Alone" is posting every 2 weeks about the book " FEARLESS" of M.Lucado and her thoughts about an part and make us think some questions over.
The question for the last 2 weeks were Where there times when you linked up so you could catch a lime-light ray? Please do share – it does not have to be connected with blogging; maybe in your immediate surroundings? Did you ever wish you could be like ________? Over the next week I would like you to ponder the Cross. What does the Cross say about how much you matter to God? Well....I am a little late in making an post but the questions i asked myself for some minutes....hours..days..(LOL) Initially i wanted to say "I do not love lime-lights and try to get out of there ways....I rather stay as anonymous as possible as long as i can remember" As a child i believe i went un-noticed....... But when i started thinking about it more deeper........I looked up at people who matter....I was dreaming of becoming like them......started imitating....... I remember as an kid to love all those TV programs and soaps.....Dreaming of an life like that...talking like such and so...Dancing like.....LOL.... WELL so i conclude i was dreaming of this "Lime-light" thing...... I did not link -up consiousely but it is possible that ALOT of my behavior ( thoughts etc ...) was formed by those...idea's...persons....
The second question.....When i look at the cross "What does that say how much i matter to God"??!!
I want to be honest and open about my thoughts in this post.... When i look at my Christian walk most of it i was only aware of one aspect of God TO BE MY FATHER!! The BEST PLACE to hide...THE BEST PERSON to talk to was GOD for me as an child as adult......!! Wanted to know my heavenly father...wanted to be an GOOD CHILD......... I see now that most part of my christian walk i was religious In the last decade i started to be more aware that it is not about HAVING AN FATHER solely what it is all about....but about.....HAVING AN RELATIONSHIP WIT JESUS..........TO KNOW THE FATHER .......!! It is not only an "head thing".......learning the bible...socializing with Christians......!! But looking at the CROSS, internalizing and praising JESUS for what He has done and ACCEPTING ( seeing the need putting away proudness...) THAT IT IS DONE FOR ME!! GOD GAVE HIS SON FOR ME!! I remember my commitment day...( 20 years ago or so...) The realization made me cry that i needed an SAVIOR.........I accepted ...I wanted to follow and stay and be an child of God. But it took long to sink in the dept and wide meaning of what GOD DID FOR ME .... TO GIVE HIS ONE AND ONLY SON.........TO make the way free to Him........To change me to become what He wants me to become....HE WANTS THE BEST FOR ME....!! HE LOVES and ACCEPTS me for who I Am BUT HE has/have an bigger plan and that part was the part what my eyes where not yet open for..........
God IS THE BEST PARENT who gave everything for HIS CHILDREN... And I am so Thannkful He accepts me as His child!
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QUOTE from LYSA TERKEUST!!(from " A MESS") I'm convinced there's a reason the first four letters of Messiah spell mess. We need Him. Only the Messiah can take our mess and turn it into a untangled message of hope, forgiveness, and ultimately love.
ALOT OF PRAISE @ WORSHIP SONGS FROM MY BIRTHCOUNTRY