The List

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Whew! HELLLOOOO Friday! Hope your week was packed with fun. Here’s this week’s LIST.

 

I thought I’d get a bit serious this week and list out things that I fear…

Here’s my LIST:

~Fear of Heights: I didn’t develop this fear till about age 25. Not sure why. Seeing those pick of the walk outs at the Grand Canyon gives me the heebie jeebies.

~Fear of Snakes: enough said?

~Fear of the Scale: If you’ve read Stress Point you know that I have body image issues. I work on it daily and redirect my focus to my King. I still will NOT step on a scale. If I MUST do it, at the doctor’s office, etc., I turn around, close my eyes and make the nurse swear to me that she won’t write down the number where I can see it. Yes…I need Jesus every single day to quell this fear.

~Fear of weird cotton rubbing together: Yes, this sounds so strange. I can’t stand pulling cotton balls apart. Gives me the willies!

 

Ok…so take some time to list out your fears. Let’s chat!

 

Here’s some encouragement straight from the Bible to chew on regarding fear:

1 Timothy 1:7 “for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”

Psalm 118: 5-7  “Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free. The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?  The Lord is on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.”

Isaiah 26:3-4 “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you,because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever,for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.”

What To Do When Life Brings You Junk

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Everyday life “junk” can threaten our joy and peace. Here’s an example of two cool guys in the book of Acts when under extreme circumstances, didn’t lose their MAIN FOCUS.

 

Check out the video blog below!

What do you think? What kinds of life junk do you deal with that you are tempted to lose your focus? What is one way TODAY that you can redirect and keep your eyes on your King?

 

Let’s chat…leave a comment!

 

A page in my journal…

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Every now and then I will share my thought written on the pages of my journal as I read through the Bible. These are raw and real meditations of my heart…nothing fancy…

 

                           Source:  via Sarah on Pinterest

I’ve been reading through the New Testament with a goal of just soaking in the context and re-familiarizing myself. I came across this little snippet, a bio of sorts, of a man named Cornelius. This somewhat unknown man of no fame nor renown lived a life worthy of being “called out” in the Bible and highlighted. This description of a man little known in the Bible challenges me. I want to be known…

as a devout woman…

as part of a God-fearing family…leader and influencer of those I love…

as one with a heart for the “least of these” (Matthew 25:39-41) who gives till it hurts out of her love for her King…

as one who delights in intimate conversation with Jesus…

 

Take a look at these few words that described the life of Cornelius who was then used by God later in the chapter to redefine the mission of the Apostle Peter.

Cornelius, a Roman Centurion and a member of a unit called the Italian Cohort, lived in Caesarea. Cornelius was an outsider, but he was a devout man—a God-fearing fellow with a God-fearing family. He consistently and generously gave to the poor, and he practiced constant prayer to God. {Acts 10:1-2 THE VOICE Bible}

 

Lord, help me to rearrange my goals in life to reflect that of a heart for You alone. May my daily actions reflect a life filled with compassion for your people. May my daily thoughts reflect a heart laser focused on pleasing You alone. May I be an influence to those close to me whom I love dearly as our home reflects Your abundant love. And at the end of my days, may the story of my life–the words written in Your eternal book– make you smile, Lord. Amen.