Notes are just that. Jotted down thoughts transferred to this space.
On a cold winter's’ day, as the sun shines brightly in a clear blue sky and to find a place inside, at a window…warm; with the sun heating up, radiating through the panes as it heats my face like summer. A warm room with God.
Jesus knew that Peter would strive hard for what he perceived as a good and personally satisfying result. Yet what needed to be conveyed is that ‘good results’ may not be on Peter’s terms, so Jesus was direct to elucidate the matter.
Is this better? Is it really all about me, to push the cart up the hill backwards? To reach what destination, exactly? What remains after the scary dark ride to the top?
God didn't give you 25 things you had to do to be set free. He just gave you one thing:
To understand and apply the truth of who you are in Christ and who He is in you.
God asks us “What do you want, what do you think, what do you need?” There is no limit to what God can do. Unless we give everything to Him, we block His perfect provision.
IN Christ we will have the ability to go through storms with abiding contentment and peace while everything around us is crashing down. ‘I AM your stronghold, your strength, your peace and shelter. I will NEVER leave you.’ - Jesus
Every animal, insect, bird, reptile breathes. All of us breathing in the same common source of oxygen, the atmosphere of Earth. Our hearts beating from when they begin until we die, without our manipulation or guidance.
To have the Holy Spirit prompt me to inquire of where an Easter Sunrise Service might be, or if one is even available was possible only because I have been seeking silence. On Good Friday He asked me to ‘be more quiet now’, to wait and listen for what He will say to me.
I could have never imagined what this day would bring!
Pickers seek what is valuable and to pay the least amount for it. However, the most valuable gems are from God and they are free! Get to picking...
When we first give our lives to Christ we are just as green as just picked and dried coffee beans; covered with a hull that must be removed. It is our sin, brokenness, and ego that require processing to extract.
