tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60882526138687150962024-03-18T07:43:04.031-05:0012TribesCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157428756230617777noreply@blogger.comBlogger628125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088252613868715096.post-30410480264763922912020-07-06T14:38:00.001-05:002021-01-11T19:06:25.429-06:004 Things You Can Do Right Now to Position Yourself to Be The Agent of Change That Your World Needs Now<div data-block="true" data-editor="9i8uh" data-offset-key="795bo-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span data-offset-key="795bo-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">I am proud to be an American! </span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="adibd-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">But we have each been strategically positioned to influence the people and the culture around us.</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="9i8uh" data-offset-key="bcvmf-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="bcvmf-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="bcvmf-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="9i8uh" data-offset-key="f7q0c-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="f7q0c-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;">
<span data-offset-key="f7q0c-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Yes! YOU! Even you! </span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="9i8uh" data-offset-key="2fkmd-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="2fkmd-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="2fkmd-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="9i8uh" data-offset-key="869ho-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="869ho-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;">
<span data-offset-key="869ho-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">But how you might ask?</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="9i8uh" data-offset-key="9l0cp-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="9l0cp-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="9l0cp-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="9i8uh" data-offset-key="76ic5-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span data-offset-key="76ic5-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">As this graphic post today states:</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="9i8uh" data-offset-key="4imt6-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="4imt6-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="4imt6-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="9i8uh" data-offset-key="9uhf8-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="9uhf8-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;">
<span data-offset-key="9uhf8-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Sow righteousness for yourselves,</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="9i8uh" data-offset-key="c90m0-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="c90m0-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;">
<span data-offset-key="c90m0-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"> reap the fruit of unfailing love,</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="9i8uh" data-offset-key="88n71-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="88n71-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;">
<span data-offset-key="88n71-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">and break up your unplowed ground;</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="9i8uh" data-offset-key="6tuuc-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="6tuuc-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;">
<span data-offset-key="6tuuc-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"> for it is time to seek the Lord,</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="9i8uh" data-offset-key="1sjrn-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1sjrn-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;">
<span data-offset-key="1sjrn-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">until he comes</span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1sjrn-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="1sjrn-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="9i8uh" data-offset-key="9hcvl-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="9hcvl-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="9hcvl-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"> and showers his righteousness on you.</span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="6dl4j-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">The NIV puts the emphasis on looking to your own heart first, and that is what you can do today...</span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="coa07-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">2. Reap the fruit of unfailing love (the love that comes through dependence on Jesus and the Holy Spirit to produce).</span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="coa07-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;">
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3. Break up your fallow ground - this is a farming reference. Before a seed can be planted and expected to grow, the ground has to be broken up, softened and prepared, sometime amendments to fuel the growth of the seed is added. Fallow ground in particular is ground that may have been prepared at one time, but now is overgrown with weeds and thorns. It needs to be turned again to be good for seed growing. Soil is turned upside down and broken apart when the plow blade furrows through it. You may have been living through difficult circumstances, where you feel everything in your life is being broken apart. This is plowing. Where might you have strayed from the Lord? This is where your heart, your 'land', is fallow.</div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="coa07-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;">
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4. The final instruction is to seek the Lord until He comes. This means to seek Him and keep on seeking Him until you have the evidence of being in step with Him once again...the evidence is the "rain of His righteousness"...you might think of this as a fresh outpouring of His Spirit. </div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="coa07-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;">
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When you experience the fresh outpouring of His Spirit...that is when you know you are equipped to be an agent of change for the your world and your culture!</div>
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</div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="fd0un-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;">Spend time with Jesus. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Let the Spirit of Truth flow through your heart and mind today, allowing yourself to be open to what He reveals...</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="9i8uh" data-offset-key="6u8fa-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="6u8fa-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="6u8fa-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="9i8uh" data-offset-key="ajt0e-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="ajt0e-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;">
<span data-offset-key="ajt0e-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">(And comment below to share it with all of us - we can encourage one another!)</span></div>
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Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157428756230617777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088252613868715096.post-67655433060962069812020-05-22T07:37:00.000-05:002020-07-06T21:25:18.111-05:00Encouragement for Inner Healing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157428756230617777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088252613868715096.post-60012631955108599102019-09-30T16:55:00.000-05:002019-10-01T08:58:19.700-05:00How to Simply Celebrate Rosh Hashanah as a Believer in Christ...<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I am forever enthralled with the depth of meaning in the Hebrew language and in the Feasts of the Lord - especially how the appointed Feasts point to the Lord Jesus!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">1. TEKIAH - </span><span style="color: #1d2936;">Pronounced tuh-KEE-ah, the tekiah blast is one long note that acts as a kind of summons. Others have suggested that it is the sound of a king’s coronation. On Rosh Hashanah, we are traditionally called to reaffirm God’s sovereignty. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">A pure unbroken sound that calls man to search his heart, forsake his wrong ways, and seek forgiveness through repentance. The tekiah called the people to attention and to gather unto Moses. It is the calling note, calling your attention and holding you. It would be in general the summons to listen to God, to receive from Him the orders for the day.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">3. TERUAH- </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2936;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Pronounced tih-ROO-ahh, the t’ruah blast is a series of very short, staccato sounds that have been compared to an urgent alarm, calling us to rouse from our spiritual slumber. </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A broken, staccato, trembling sound. It typifies the sorrow that comes to man when he realizes his misconduct and desires to change his ways. It must be at least 8 notes, most make 9 blasts so as not to accidentally do too few.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">4. TEKIAH GEDOLAH - The prolonged, longer version of the first Tekiah, unbroken sound typifying a final appeal to sincere repentance and atonement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">These four sounds form a set, called a Tekiyot of shofar blasts. In the sounding of the Shofar the Tekiah is 1 blast, the Shevarim is 3 wavering continuous blasts, and the Teruah is 9 staccato blasts, finishing with the longer final Tekiah.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1. The Tekiah is sounded first to call man's heart to give attention and hear the following 'sound' of the Shofar message. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">2. I</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">t is then followed by the </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Shevarim</span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"> which would then give His order to break off and away from every attachment that estranges us from God, and from our own purposes and present mode of life which is displeasing to God, and leave behind every worthless activity. The broken sound reminds us that we have a job of "breaking" to do as well - the breaking of our evil inclination.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">4. The tekiah which then follows, calls one to a new standpoint, a new attitude, of faithfully following God's way of life. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It is to rally us to come to a new place in Yahweh God.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The repetition of these sounds is for the purposed of penetrating deep into the recesses of man's being to bring a complete change of heart and complete reconciliation with our heavenly Father.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1. AWAKE:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The blast called "teru'ah," nine staccato blasts, is the "alarm" sound meant to wake us up! </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This idea was stated in the New Testament writing: "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Messiah will shine on you" (Eph. 5:13-14). This theme of "awakening from sleep" is used elsewhere in the Scriptures (e.g., John 11:11, Rom. 13:11, 1 Thess. 5:6, Dan. 12:1-2, Psalm 78:65, etc.).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Because the shofar is curved in appearance, we are reminded that this is the preferred posture of God's people. We are not to arrogantly rely on our own wisdom or to think we can correct our spirit to align with our Father. Instead, we are to take the humble stance of the shofar; that is, to be curved or bowed in submission to what God would tell us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Rosh HaShanah is a time to take an honest look into our hearts and spirits to make sure we are aligned with our Father's plan for us. The curve of the shofar tells us that the only way to find God's best is to bend our will to his will.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The sound of the shofar calls us to return to the LORD and seek His face. This blast of the shofar is "the joyful sound" spoken of in the Psalms ... and since finding God is our greatest joy, King David rightly wrote:</span><br />
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</span></i> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">1. based on information from <a href="https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-shofar-blasts/">https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-shofar-blasts/</a> and <a href="https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Hebrew_Roots/Holy_Days/Trumpets/The_Blowing_of_the_Shofar#The_Sounds_of_the_Shofar">https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Hebrew_Roots/Holy_Days/Trumpets/The_Blowing_of_the_Shofar#The_Sounds_of_the_Shofar</a></span></div>
<br />Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157428756230617777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088252613868715096.post-77962422484906703572019-07-17T15:37:00.002-05:002019-07-17T15:37:35.179-05:00My Top 5 Healthy Living Blogs - Revised and Updated in 2019<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px;">
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<strong>"What to Do When You've Lost Hope"</strong>Curt Landry, Grove, OK</h4>
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Hope is an essential ingredient to possessing joy, peace, and faith. Every Believer needs to fully understand what Biblical hope is and how to protect it. Before we begin to look at what hope is, how to renew it, and how to keep it, let's look at what it isn't.<br />
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People throw around the word <em>hope</em> about as often as they do the word love. In the world today, we hear hope referred to as situations or circumstances that may or may not come to pass. It's as though many see it as pure chance. They say things such as, "I hope you have a great day," or "I hope you enjoy your trip." It suggests wishful thinking rather than something certain.<br />
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<strong>Biblical Hope is an Assurance</strong></div>
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The Word of God tells us something almost opposite of the world's view. It tells us that hope is promised, sure, and always present. <strong>God tells us it's an assurance.</strong><br />
<span class="m_1935495356618572358script_text">"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence (or assurance) of things not seen."</span> (<span class="m_1935495356618572358script_ref">Hebrews 11:1</span> emphasis added)<br />
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<strong>Assurance is a positive declaration intended to give confidence. It's a promise of what will come. Your faith is the manifestation of the hope you have and what will take place in your future. </strong><br />
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Think about that... the promises of God: abundant life, joy, peace, and hope are PROMISES THAT WILL TAKE PLACE. God's statements are not, <span class="m_1935495356618572358wordofthelord">"Good luck, My child, I hope you find peace and joy."</span><br />
He tells you it's a guarantee—how amazing! Therefore, He tells you to have confidence. <strong>As you keep faith alive, what you are hoping for has to happen. You don't have to try in your strength to make things happen for yourself.</strong> When you maintain the faith, which comes by love, hope is manifested in your life by the power of God.<br />
<strong>Now remember, this is not an earthly hope. It's not a hope for nice things and lavish living—it's a certainty of God's decree over your life, your identity in Christ, and a fulfillment of His will.</strong><br />
<span class="m_1935495356618572358script_text">"Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord."</span> (<span class="m_1935495356618572358script_ref">Jeremiah 17:7</span>)<br />
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<strong>When Does Hope Come?</strong></div>
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<strong>Hope comes when you don't quit.</strong> The problem with quitting is that it steals your hope. Quitting and giving up your hope only hands it over to the enemy. Endure with patience so that the manifestation of hope becomes a testimony of faith.<br />
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Unfortunately, so many Believers hand over their hope before it has had time to be made strong in the Lord. The Lord wants to do a good work in you, so that you become a testimony of His love. He also knows other storms lie ahead; therefore, after you have passed over one mountain and your hope has grown, you will be able to recall His faithfulness to withstand the next.<br />
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Your testimony of enduring faith not only encourages those around you but also strengthens you. <strong>God wants to build a spiritual repertoire in you so that you can easily arm yourself with His armor and be well prepared for your destiny.</strong><br />
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<span class="m_1935495356618572358script_text">"My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience."</span> (<span class="m_1935495356618572358script_ref">James 1:2-3</span>)<br />
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<span class="m_1935495356618572358script_text">"...rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer..."</span> (<span class="m_1935495356618572358script_ref">Romans 12:12</span>)<br />
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<span class="m_1935495356618572358script_text">"But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does."</span> (<span class="m_1935495356618572358script_ref">James 1:25</span>)<br />
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<strong>How Do I Keep Hope Alive?</strong></div>
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You keep hope alive by nurturing and protecting it. Hope is like a small seed that grows by the living water and the light of the Word. As it begins to grow inside, it begins to break through, just as a plant breaks through the crust of the earth. This is the time it is most vulnerable. It is delicate and requires attention and protection until it can stand firm in the elements. Be patient as it matures and grows strong.<br />
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<span class="m_1935495356618572358script_text">"So Jesus said to them, 'Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.'"</span> (<span class="m_1935495356618572358script_ref">Matthew 17:20</span>)<br />
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Make a commitment to take the seed of hope within your heart and raise it up in the protection of God's Word. Water it daily with devotion. Wrap it in prayer and ask the Holy Spirit to place ministering angels around you to guard and protect it. Ask the Lord for the impartation of wisdom and daily revelation of how to maintain the hope you've been given.<br />
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<span class="m_1935495356618572358script_text">"Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you."</span> (<span class="m_1935495356618572358script_ref">Deuteronomy 31:6</span>)<br />
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<strong>Hope in The Resurrection</strong></div>
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When you are born-again and the Holy Spirit dwells in you, you have been given hope of the resurrection. The Holy Spirit gives you the assurance and testifies on your behalf of the righteousness you have been given through covenant restoration.<br />
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<span class="m_1935495356618572358script_text">"...I believe everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets, and I have the same hope in God as these men themselves have, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked."</span> (<span class="m_1935495356618572358script_ref">Acts 24:14-15</span> NIV)<br />
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Let this truth soak in to your inner-man. <strong>You who are saved have been given hope! You must declare it with your mouth, believe it in your heart, and release it! God's Word does not come back void.</strong><br />
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<span class="m_1935495356618572358script_text">"May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you."</span> (<span class="m_1935495356618572358script_ref">Psalm 33:22</span> NIV)<br />
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<strong>Let's Pray:</strong></div>
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"Father God, in the name of Jesus, I release the joy of my salvation. I decree and declare Your Word is true and every promise that You have spoken over me will prosper in what it was sent to do. I release the hope that You have given to me for a time such as this, to bear fruit that will last. I release the hope that I am an heir to the throne. I decree that every word You have spoken is final, and that every storm I face can be conquered by Your Word. I live victoriously when I trust in You!"<br />
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<span class="m_1935495356618572358script_text">"Return to your fortress, you prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you"</span>(<span class="m_1935495356618572358script_ref">Zechariah 9:12</span> NIV).<br />
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<strong>Rabbi Curt Landry<br />Founder, Curt Landry Ministries</strong><br />Email: <a href="mailto:info@curtlandry.com?subject=Inquiry%20From%20Elijah%20List%20Subscriber" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">info@curtlandry.com</a><br />Website: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://e.elijahlistmail.com/t/26324944/243078830/143596/257/&source=gmail&ust=1557803387275000&usg=AFQjCNFzLoY64syl5mHP47d_PpsiUZavBg" href="http://e.elijahlistmail.com/t/26324944/243078830/143596/257/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.curtlandry.com</a></div>
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Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157428756230617777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088252613868715096.post-33160146038408595102018-11-11T07:39:00.000-06:002018-11-11T07:55:29.270-06:00Step Six - Covenant Mark and Oath - part 1 of 2 (covenant series)<br />
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<b>6. Covenant
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This step of covenant has multiple parts, so I am breaking the teaching up into two parts so that you are not overwhelmed and can truly internalize the richness of this step of covenant!</div>
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Parts of making the covenant mark:</div>
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<span style="color: navy;">a.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><u>The
right arm is raised, the palms cut and then brought together</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As this is done, the blood of the covenant
partners intermingle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the blood
intermingles, it was believed that their lives were intermingling and becoming
one life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is because “the life is
in the blood”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our blood is our life and
to intermingle blood is to intermingle life….so…in a sense, covenant makers are "putting off our old
nature and putting on the new nature" of our blood covenant partner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We two are becoming one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Man has always believed that intermingling
blood is intermingling life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thus, this act symbolically shows the two of us becoming one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;">This 'bringing together of palms' is what we know as a handshake.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;">b.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><u>As
the partners stand there with their blood intermingling, they exchange names</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: navy;">“I take your last name as part of my name, and you take my last
name as part of your name.” The new name was a way of announcing to the world that there had been a covenant made between the ones whose names were changed and joined.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;">A Biblical example of this is when Abram's name was changed to Abraham in Genesis 17, verse 5. God had initiated a covenant promise with Abram in Genesis 15 (you can read the passage here and you will recognize the covenant steps!) and some 15 years later (Genesis 17), God appears again to Abram, speaking in covenant language and initiating the name change, combining Abram's name with God's..."Abram" + "Yah" of God's name "Yahweh"...what a powerful reminder to Abraham, that God is forever on his side; eternally and irrevocably linked to him!</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
next step is to rub the intermingled blood together and make a scar as a
permanent testimony to the covenant; a type of "seal".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
scar will bear witness to the covenant that was made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will always be there to remind the
partners of their covenant responsibilities to each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is the guarantee of their covenant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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anyone tries to harm one of the partners, all they have to do is raise up that
right arm and show their scar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By that
we are saying, “There’s more to me than meets the eye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you’re coming after me, you’re also going
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</span>If the would be attacker has any sense, he’s going to back off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So <u>the scar is our seal that testifies to
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span class="text 2Cor-1-21" id="en-ESV-28805" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"> "...it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-28805AN" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28805AN" title="See cross-reference AN">AN</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>has anointed us,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="text 2Cor-1-22" id="en-ESV-28806" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">22 </span>and who has also <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-28806AO" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28806AO" title="See cross-reference AO">AO</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>put his seal on us and <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-28806AP" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28806AP" title="See cross-reference AP">AP</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee."</span></i></span></blockquote>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="text Eph-1-13" id="en-ESV-29203" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">"In him you also, when you heard <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29203AF" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29203AF" title="See cross-reference AF">AF</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29203AG" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29203AG" title="See cross-reference AG">AG</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>were sealed with the <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29203AH" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29203AH" title="See cross-reference AH">AH</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>promised Holy Spirit,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="text Eph-1-14" id="en-ESV-29204" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">14 </span>who is <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29204AI" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29204AI" title="See cross-reference AI">AI</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>the guarantee<span class="footnote" data-fn="#fen-ESV-29204d" data-link="[<a href="#fen-ESV-29204d" title="See footnote d">d</a>]" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians+1&version=ESV#fen-ESV-29204d" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b34b2c; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: top;" title="See footnote d">d</a>]</span> of our <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29204AJ" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29204AJ" title="See cross-reference AJ">AJ</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>inheritance until <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29204AK" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29204AK" title="See cross-reference AK">AK</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>we acquire <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29204AL" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29204AL" title="See cross-reference AL">AL</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>possession of it..."</span></span></i></blockquote>
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Such powerful truths about our covenant making and keeping God is woven throughout the scriptures that we hold dear, even when we don't understand the incredible depth of meaning they contain!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 13px;">heARTfilled blessings,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 13px;">Cindy</span><br />
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Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157428756230617777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088252613868715096.post-47549283700358755702018-05-28T09:00:00.000-05:002018-05-28T09:00:06.119-05:00The Peace of Wild Things <div style="text-align: center;">
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Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157428756230617777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088252613868715096.post-22046535741436711152018-05-27T06:00:00.000-05:002018-05-27T06:00:14.761-05:00Making Sure God is Bearing the Burden - Sabbath Thoughts<div style="text-align: center;">
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Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157428756230617777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088252613868715096.post-28719234674761818772018-01-08T12:41:00.002-06:002018-01-08T18:57:02.299-06:00The Journey of Wise Men - Then and Now<br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">For Epiphany, the story is found in </span><a href="http://biblehub.com/parallelgospels/The_Visit_of_the_Wise_Men_to_Jerusalem_and_to_Bethlehem.htm" target="_blank">Matthew 2:1-12</a><span style="color: #333333;">. This is my summary of the well loved and ancient text: Wise people - the curious, the seekers, the analytical ones, the intelligent ones, the spiritually sensitive ones - recognize the sign of an incredible event, and go on a journey to find the meaning. They go prepared, they embarked on a journey, they remain alert, they find what they were looking for, these wise, intelligent, curious, scientists remain open to the supernatural, bow in worship, and return to their home, different than when they left.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">What journey are you being called to? What is your "map", your "guide"? Is there a path to follow, even if the endpoint is not directly known? How will you know when you reach the end? What preparations do you need to make to go on the full journey?</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">We must act. We must initiate the journey and travel the path. If we stay "home" (where we are comfortable, where we are right now) we will never find that destination we are being stirred to seek out, we may not find that Hope, that Purpose, that Person who promises to be our Lord and Savior. We cannot life on our parents' or friends' faith...we must make faith our own. Herod and all Jerusalem see the signs, but will not travel 3 miles to find the Hope that awaits there. They want to remain in control (granted it is an illusion, but it is what they know and are familiar with) </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Where are you content to allow other's opinions to shape yours? Where are you telling yourself you are "OK where you are" and not making a journey to freedom, hope and stability? Where are you reading and learning, but never stepping out in action yourself? How might you enter into your own journey of life more deeply this year?</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">The scriptures tell us that "<a href="http://biblesuite.com/greek/3708.htm" style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #0092f2; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;" title="3708. horao (hor-ah'-o) -- to see, perceive, attend to">When they saw</a><span style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #0092f2; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify;"> </span><a href="http://biblesuite.com/greek/792.htm" style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #0092f2; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;" title="792. aster (as-tare') -- a star">the star,</a><span style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #0092f2; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify;"> </span><a href="http://biblesuite.com/greek/5463.htm" style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #0092f2; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;" title="5463. chairo (khah'-ee-ro) -- to rejoice, be glad">they rejoiced</a><span style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #0092f2; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify;"> </span><a href="http://biblesuite.com/greek/4970.htm" style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #0092f2; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;" title="4970. sphodra (sfod'-rah) -- very much">exceedingly</a><span style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #0092f2; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify;"> </span><a href="http://biblesuite.com/greek/3173.htm" style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #0092f2; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;" title="3173. megas (meg'-as) -- great">with great</a> <span style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #0092f2; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify;"></span><a href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5479.htm" target="_blank">joy</a>.” In the original language, the last 'joy' means "grace recognized". The fullness of the verse indicates that they rejoiced abundantly because they recognized God's grace! A sign in the sky such as this star must have been could strike terror into men's hearts, or men might have been mostly indifferent like Herod and the religious leaders of their day. Or, men can recognize God is doing something powerful and rejoice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">The wise men give baby Jesus the gifts they have brought of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. There is much rich teaching about these gifts and what they symbolize! But for our purposes I want to focus on the fact that each gift represents one of Jesus' offices: 1) gold represents His Kingship and Deity, 2) frankincense acknowledges His High Priestly authority and position as Intercessor (corresponding to prayer - both his and ours), and 3) myrrh represents His position as Messiah - the Anointed One and His anointing. The gifts show that the wise men acknowledged Jesus as the One prophesied to come.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">The wise men - in their intelligence and wisdom - remained open to the supernatural, and acknowledged that the Lord had led them thus far, and listened when He spoke to them through a dream. God loves us and in that love communicates with us. He will warn us, comfort us, lead us. He speaks to us many ways, through dreams and visions, through the written Scriptures, and through gentle guidance and leadings of the heart. In our culture, the supernatural tends to be frowned upon, even in Christian circles. Belief in a personal God is relegated to superstition and simple mindedness. But true science always points to an Intelligent Creator. And He came to be "<a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/1-23.htm" target="_blank">Emmanuel, God With Us</a>". His presence with us means He WILL speak to us!</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">How do you know when God is speaking to you? Do you act on it? Commit to following His voice, His communication with you this year and acting on it. Again, keep a journal to document your journey.</span></i></div>
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A few years back I decided to look at all the potential ways a fellow might ‘spend’ this bounty.</div>
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Revisiting the list I’m gonna say #56 would probably do all of us the most good in the long run.<br />
And that #59 is something that would be worth doing every day</div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">making a fall bouquet of found items in your yard</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">taking a walk or bicycle ride</em></span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">tell a ghost story to your hubby, grandkids or whomever you can corner</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">dance to your favorite music, slow and fast</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">savor a bottle of wine you’ve been saving back for a special occasion</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">pamper your feet with a hot foot soak and a good massage with lotion</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">look through old photos (remember the ones we had before digital came along?)</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">watercolor remembrances of this Fall in your journal— doing your best to match the magical colors of the leaves—which is impossible but the JOY is in having a go at it!</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">draw a single fallen leaf (or trace it) and paint it in your journal</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">unplug…the phone, the computer, the tv</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">begin a book that’s been tugging at your heart to read</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">call someone you love that you haven’t spoken with in awhile</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">write a letter to your _____ that has already passed and tell them what you’re up to these days…I’m pretty sure they’re listening:)</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">skype or facetime a long distance friend and share a cup of tea together</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">watch some old family videos and marvel at how pretty you were then and didn’t even know it:))</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">find a swing and swing in it</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">head out into the countryside far from the city lights and watch for falling stars</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">make some lists of crazy things you’d like to do</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">pick one and set a date to do it</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">watch a classic movie with home made popcorn</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">paint a petite painting</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">make a pumpkin pie, then eat two slices with lots of whipped creme. and have a glass of cold milk while you’re at it</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">create a playlist of your favorite upbeat, positive message music (Spotify app is perfect for this!)</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">hang children’s art in your studio to remind you of the beauty that exists in all art</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">place quotes, letters, photos, and keepsakes in your work area (office and studio) that help you to remember to follow your own North star</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">buy an orchid to spend this winter with</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">take a long bath in scented water with candlelight and spa music</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">work on a vision board</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">bake chocolate chip cookies</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">daydream. like you did when you were a kid</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">watch the sunrise. so simple. so special.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">write a love letter to yourself. take note of the big things, the small things that define who you are. write it from the outside looking in. you are a marvelous work of god</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">plant spring bulbs. come spring, you’ll have new faces bringing color into your world.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">call your mother (or if she’s gone, write her a letter)</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">write your significant other a love note.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">mail 5 postcards from your town to faraway family and friends (my sis Rhonda does this to me and I love it—I discover things about where she lives via her postcards)</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">visit with your neighbor–share the chocolate chip cookies you baked. This is supposing there are some left to share </li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">meditate in a new place</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">get a pedicure with a new color</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">eat some gelato (I suggest salted carmel flavor…yummmmm)</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">watch <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Under the Tuscan Sun</em>….again</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">do something outside of your comfort zone</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">go to a local antique/junk store. look for things that remind you of your childhood….and smile</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">browse in your local book store…you never know what goodies are out there. (half price books in my area is one of my favorite haunts)</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">go to the zoo or aquarium (if you are lucky enough to have one where you live)</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">go to the flea market…you REALLY never know what you will discover, uncover, that you can’t live without</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">get your hair done and maybe add some wild color. i’m thinking a streak of purple would be fun!</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">go to the dollar movies. cheap thrills. big screen is always better</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">read the cartoons or a joke book (I have several Scott Adams books, author of the Dilbert cartoons. Pointy Hair Boss and Catbert my fav’s)</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">watch a funny movie (share your picks in the comment section)</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">create stations for yourself on Pandora radio. (Spa, Yoga, Pink Martini, John Mayer, Jim Brickman are a few of my fav’s–please share some of yours in the comments below)</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">head for the kids section in the library or bookstore. the images and stories are always so delightful!</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">buy some colored gel pens and have a field day in your journal</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">go to someplace new, a place you have never been before. a park. a cafe. a new (to you) street in an old neighborhood</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">meet a friend at an outdoor cafe for coffee and smiles</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">spend the hour in quietness</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">pick out 10 great digital photos and print them out and post them in places sure to make you smile. your bathroom, refrigerator, taped to your easel, closet—all the unexpected places that you frequent ?</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">take photos of yourself making goofy faces and mail them to others with the caption “wish you were here!!” (not that I know anyone who does this….)</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">write 60 things you are grateful for</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 0.7em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">this one is yours. fill in the blank__________________ ?</span></li>
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<span style="border: 0px; color: #7f8ec4; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Taking time to do nothing often brings everything into perspective.<br /><span style="border: 0px; color: #c8c9cc; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">~Doe Zantamata</em></span></span></h3>
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Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157428756230617777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088252613868715096.post-85276984682547896582017-10-17T06:00:00.000-05:002017-10-17T06:09:18.150-05:0016 Things Teens Need to Remember About Their Moms and Dads<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
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I have talked to several moms {and teens as well!} lately...and I just want to encourage any of you - sweet teens as well as parents of the sweet ones -</div>
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Teenage "rebellion" isn't a given for the teen years! That is a "lie" that the world system has created to justify its attempts to influence you away from your parents' sound teaching...</div>
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Yes, teens, you need to grow into responsibility and independence and sometimes parents don't 'let go' when they could/should, but try to remember that they are the same people who:</div>
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<li>have loved you since you were tiny</li>
<li>guided you through all the bumps and scrapes of the elementary years,</li>
<li>stayed with you when you were afraid at night,</li>
<li>held you and comforted you when you were sick,</li>
<li>answered all the questions about fairies and why that person was being mean today and that big one "what is sex, REALLY?"</li>
<li>drilled spelling words and math facts</li>
<li>worried when you went in a car with another friend's family</li>
<li>prayed for your pet goldfish to come back to life</li>
<li>stayed up till 3 a.m. to finish a costume {or even just last year to put the finishing touches on that perfect dress for your formal}</li>
<li>hates 'butting heads' with you, but loves you enough to be firm with you</li>
<li>prays for you to become the person God created you to be</li>
<li>loves you through each mistake you have made and will make</li>
<li>has loved you every moment of your life and will continue to love you into eternity...</li>
<li>is fiercely protective over you every moment of every day...</li>
<li>in the middle of their own flaws, desperately do their best to give you the character, skills, and opportunities needed to succeed</li>
<li>would give their lives for you a thousand times over.</li>
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Teens, the world system WILL NOT give you this kind of love and relationship, and when your parents resist 'the world's' lies that pull on your soul and spirit, it is because they have seen that side of the world, and know it will hurt you and destroy you - if not soon, eventually...</div>
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Know I am praying for you, moms, and you, teens, for the fullness of God's hope, love and life to be poured out upon you tonight!</div>
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Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157428756230617777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088252613868715096.post-58540337784327295172017-07-10T15:13:00.000-05:002017-07-10T15:13:22.577-05:00Healing is the Very Heart of God!<br />
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</span></span> <span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">I was already in college, pursuing my counseling degree, when Joyce Meyers talked about "Inner Healing" on her radio show. "He [God] wants to heal you," she said. "After all, He is living in your heart where all this is." She shared three scriptures that to her were foundational to her understanding. I took notes in my journal. </span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">Today, I cannot find that page (or even that journal!), but I do remember these two passages that she used: </span></span><br />
<blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><i><b>The LORD is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit.</b></i></span></span></span></div></blockquote><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><i>Psalm 34:18</i></span></span></span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"> and </span></span></span></div></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 12px;"><i><b>3 A bruised reed he will not break,</b></i></span></div><span style="font-size: 12px;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 12px;"><b>and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.</b></span></i></span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"> <i style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">Isaiah 42:3</i></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images.airstory.co/h_267,w_400/v1/prod/i1499712892b0de4b77-fe3c-4ed8-880e-39946489451d/n6stb5kbruu-lea-dubedout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://images.airstory.co/h_267,w_400/v1/prod/i1499712892b0de4b77-fe3c-4ed8-880e-39946489451d/n6stb5kbruu-lea-dubedout.jpg" style="float: right;" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"> In this 2nd verse, the author is using metaphors to convey the idea is that God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit is very gentle, knowledgeable, and kind when it comes to our brokenness or mess ups. </span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">“A bruised reed” is a reference to the reeds that were used to make musical instruments…a kind of flute or pipe. If a reed was bruised, it wasn’t chosen, or if it was bruised during the holes being drilled, it was worthless and only good to be thrown away…often being broken in two and tossed away because it was now useless for anything. </span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">So often, a person may feel that places that are already bruised, broken or smoldering are be</span></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">ing crushed further…</span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">The image of God that you carry within determines if you believe He will help you or destroy you.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+2%3A10&version=NIV" href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+2%3A10&version=NIV" target="_blank">before we became His</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+5%3A6-8&version=NIV" href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+5%3A6-8&version=NIV" target="_blank">while we were yet sinners</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians%201:21-23" href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians%201:21-23" target="_blank">when we were hostile in mind towards Him</a></span></span></li>
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<blockquote><i><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><sup>31 </sup>What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us,who can be against us? <sup>32 </sup>He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? <sup>33 </sup>Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. <sup>34 </sup>Who then is the one who condemns?No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. <sup>35 </sup>Wh</span></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">o shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? <sup>36 </sup>As it is written:</span></span></i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 12px;"><i>“For your sake we face death all day long;</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 12px;"><i>we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”<sup>[<a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+8&version=NIV#fen-NIV-28153j" href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+8&version=NIV#fen-NIV-28153j">j</a>]</sup></i></span></span></div><i><br />
</i> <i><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><sup>37 </sup>No, in al</span></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">l these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. <sup>38 </sup>For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,<sup>[<a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+8&version=NIV#fen-NIV-28155k" href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+8&version=NIV#fen-NIV-28155k">k</a>]</sup> neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,<sup>39 </sup>neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.</span></span></i></blockquote><blockquote><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">Romans 8:31-39 (NIV)</span></span></div></blockquote><br />
<strong style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><em>There is nothing that can separate us from the love of God!</em></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">Healing is at the very heart of God. "I am the lord, who heals you" (Ex. 15:26). The healing theme runs throughout the meta narrative of the Bible: Creation to Fall to redemption to consummation. Every stage involves healing, restoration, reconciliation, and transformation of God's people in spirit, soul (mind, will, emotion), and body through Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. <em><a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2012/october/yes-and-no-of-healing.html" href="http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2012/october/yes-and-no-of-healing.html" target="_blank">(Christianity Today)</a></em></span></span><br />
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</em></span></span> <span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><em>It is my hope that you know, without a shadow of doubt, that </em></span></span><em style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px;">God's will is to heal you, to bring you to wholeness, to show you tenderness and love while you are on this journey, and that confidence and trust in His care for you will grow and flourish in your heart.</em><br />
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<i>Cindy</i><br />
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Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157428756230617777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088252613868715096.post-61258182267618132772017-06-30T05:00:00.000-05:002017-06-30T05:00:13.837-05:0020 Types of Thoughts That Indicate a Need for Inner Healing <br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><em>1. Why am I still experiencing panic attacks and anxiety? I have committed myself to God...</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><em>2. Why is it that the promises of Scripture don’t seem to apply to me?</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><em>3. Why does my life hurt, and why can’t I seem to hear God in the midst of it?</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><em>4. Why does it feel like my prayers are just hitting the ceiling?</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><em>5. Do I not have enough faith because I have a mental health diagnosis?</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><em>6. Is God is disappointed in me, even though He loves me?</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><em>7. Why don’t I feel the peace God promises when I love Him so passionately?</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><em>8. How come I still seem to have trouble in my relationships </em><em>even though I have put my difficult past behind me?</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><em>9. My abuse was so severe, and I am told to “forgive and forget”. How can I do that? And, if the truth be told, I don’t <strong>want</strong> to do that!</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><em>10. What does it <strong>really </strong>mean, to forgive?</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><em>11. I am angry, does that mean I haven’t forgiven?</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><em>12. What does it mean to be created in God’s image?</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><em>13. If God is the source of unconditional love, why can I not read the Bible with anything but judgment and condemnation?</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><em>14. I can't get rid of these "Negative" feelings! (anger, sadness, feeling rejected, low self-worth, depression, anxiety, worry, suicidal thinking, etc.)</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><em>15. Where are these strange intrusive thoughts coming from?</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><em>16. God must be mad at me; no matter how much I pray or get prayed for, I still cannot _______. (you fill in the blank)</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><em>17. Why do I have the same recurring dreams/nightmares?</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><em>18. Prayer just doesn't work for me; I never feel like anything changes.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><em>19. Is my depression really just a lack of faith?</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><em>20. If I'm not perfect, or my family isn't perfect, people (and God) will be disappointed in me.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">Some people call these types of thoughts dysfunctional, some call them the lies we believe, some call them, somewhat hopelessly, 'This is just the way I am'. No matter what you call them, know that you are NOT alone! Everyone has had these thoughts - if you know they are causing you inner turmoil, this is the time to do some probing into where they are coming from...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">These thoughts are common among God's people, whether they are still struggling within the church, or have given up seeking answers within the context of a spiritual community. Perhaps there is trauma or abuse in their past. Perhaps they grew up in a family that was in the throes of addiction. Perhaps they simple had a sensitive heart, a child's perception of life, and no one noticed a heart receding and cloaking itself to avoid emotional pain. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">These thoughts reflect places in the soul that don't fully comprehend the truth of God, His all encompassing, unconditional love, His embracing of us in the midst of flaws as well as so called strengths. There is nothing hidden before His eyes, and He desires to lead us into a complete understanding of His ways. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">These thoughts can be changed! The foundational premise of all inner healing is that "God desires truth in the inward parts:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">What a beautiful promise! He will make me know His wisdom in my hidden parts - those parts/thoughts that don't know His ways yet, where these thoughts flow from! He is already at work, but He waits for us to join Him in order that we can learn and apply the wisdom He is imparting...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">And learning how to join with Him, to discern His wisdom and truth as well as the faulty beliefs driving those troubling thoughts, is what this blog is all about. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">And if you want to check out some "next steps" you can find some helpful prompts at my "Paths of Healing" tab in the navigation bar! Or just click <a href="http://12tribesministries.com/find-the-path-that-will-work-best-for-you/about-paths-of-healing/">here...</a></span><br />
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<br />Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157428756230617777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088252613868715096.post-19801585575250141062017-04-01T20:36:00.001-05:002017-04-03T12:10:33.394-05:00Prayer for the Night Watches {#1}<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">Lord, </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">I love how Your day begins in the evening, as we slow and enter our time of rest. It is in these moments that You wait for us, speak tenderly to us and guide us towards Your heart...our cares, our wounds, our strivings and our dreams all come forward in our hearts and minds, and we can lay them down at Your feet, let them go...release them into Your open hands.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">I lay my cares and concerns, dreams and goals, weaknesses and strengths at Your feet. Refine them, purify me<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">. Heal, sift and mold my heart, and let all that You desire infuse me...</span></div><div class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px;">Let these Night Watches pass in peaceful contentment as I release myself into Your embrace...</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><br />
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Our social media feeds can be places of encouragement or places of protest, divisiveness, and stress. Several of my friends have "signed off" of their social media accounts as a result of comment wars and fiery posts - yes, mostly over politics!<br />
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Then at Bible Study Thursday night, "The Serenity Prayer" was mentioned...and I thought it was a good reminder for all of us right now...please share and fill your social media with a beautiful and positive note...<br />
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we can work "face to face" in a manner of speaking at least!
Another benefit of technology is the ability to work at one’s own pace,
or even work during the middle of the night instead of the normal 9 to 5 office
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are having. I am serious about getting a medical evaluation though, and will work with a client to get them a check up if one is due. Many problems have organic roots, and relationships between the mind and the body aren't always understood. Sometimes medical doctors don't understand these relationships either, so I also seek to provide valid information to educate my clients. What am I talking about? Habits of our daily lives may be contributing to organic issues, which in turn affect our minds and emotions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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pollution are issues that we need to be concerned about. But we may not be as well educated about the toxins or chemicals that we
come in contact with or absorb due to our laundry soap, our cleaning products,
our cosmetics, our soaps, our fabrics, our furniture, our convenience foods,
our processed foods, or even food that is marketed as healthy. Chemicals added to our water supply to make
it safer for consumption can cause their own problems in our bodies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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need to eat clean and be aware of physical toxins that are common in the
environment (not just toxic people and relationships!), yet it is overwhelming
for me to keep up with it all! What I
have found are several bloggers and business people whose passion is to educate
others about how to live and eat “clean”.
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have access to good research, handy tips, and great recipes for living "clean", whole
foods and natural remedies!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cover healthy living in all of its facets, including home making, cooking
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oils, child rearing, and on and on…If you only had time to read one blog, this
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Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157428756230617777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088252613868715096.post-65291283298445219382017-01-20T08:05:00.002-06:002017-01-20T08:05:47.642-06:00Prayer for the President<br />
Peter Marshall's, Chaplain of the U.S. Senate, 1947 prayer for the President - still resonating!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are deeply concerned that he may know the will of God, and that he may have the spiritual courage and grace to follow it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fill him with the Spirit of God that shall make him fearless to seek, to know, to do the right.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Save him from the friends who, in the name of politics or even friendship, would persuade him from that holy path.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Strengthen and empower his advisers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bring them, too, to their knees in prayer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">May their example and their influence spread, that we, in these United States,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">may yet have a government of men who know Thee, the Almighty God, as their Friend,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and who place Thy will first in their lives as well as in their prayers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">forgiving us all our unworthiness;</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">cleansing us from every ignoble thought and unworthy ambition</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">that we may be renewed in spirit and mind and heart, through Jesus Christ, our Lord.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Amen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">from: The Prayers of Peter Marshall, by Catherine Marshall</span></div>
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We usually associate the star that appeared in the night sky, guiding the wise men to the new born King, as a "before Christmas" event, but in reality, this part of the Christmas story really occurs some time after the birth of Jesus. Knowing that helps us remember that the message of "God With Us" is for all of our days, not just a few special holy days. And the fact that wise men from the East were the ones who recognized the sign in the sky and came to worship the new King teaches us that God reaches to all of mankind, even those who we would call unbelievers or pagan...</div>
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<span class="nivred"> - smiles in the midst of tears</span></div>
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<span class="nivred"> - the riches of kings laid at the feet of an infant</span></div>
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<i>When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, <span class="nivred">“I am the light of the world. <b>Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.</b>”</span></i></div>
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<span class="nivred">And though we have the light of life, and therefore we are never in total darkness, there are times when:</span></div>
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<i><span class="nivred">1 Corinthians 13:12<b> </b></span></i></div>
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<br /><b>The Christmas Star teaches us </b>that Light will always overwhelm the darkness,<br /> that Light will illuminate and lead to the path of life,<br /> that Light will reveal that which is presently not understood,<br /> that the Light will always shine, even when a heart may remain closed to it,<br /> patiently, gently warming it with Its eternal fire... <br /> that Light came to be present with us, in all of life's darkness...</div>
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John Piper shared great wisdom in regards to suffering and hope in his poem <a href="https://vimeo.com/54321860" target="_blank">"The Innkeeper"</a> that helps us remember that the hearts of those who suffer need our tender care...and tending to the suffering is the reason that Jesus came in the first place.</div>
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Just as the Wise Men from the East had to journey a great distance over much time, following the beaconing star, and finally finding the object of their worship, so also those who face pain and brokenness this past holiday season and through the new year will have a long journey over time - and as they follow the Light that shines into their darkness, they will come to their own personal place of worshipping the One whose Light will ultimately engulf all this darkness...</div>
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To capture the sense of unique, special, set aside moments
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<span style="background-color: initial; font-size: 14pt;">♦ about God’s illogical methods of multiplying whatever we give Him – YES! This includes “time”!</span></div>
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<li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: none; vertical-align: baseline;">♦ desires to create beautiful memories by being intentional</span></li>
<li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: none; vertical-align: baseline;">♦ struggles with carving out time for herself</span></li>
<li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: none; vertical-align: baseline;">♦ is ready to change how they move through their holiday season</span></li>
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<li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: none; vertical-align: baseline;">♦ thinks that self-care is selfish</span></li>
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<br />Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157428756230617777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088252613868715096.post-48271810963052617232016-10-27T14:36:00.000-05:002016-10-27T14:36:09.563-05:00"Lord, Your Will Be Done!" (A call to prayer and war)<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="836u2" data-offset-key="c4e1r-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span data-offset-key="u5ej-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Today is one of those days for me...we are doing a homeschool co-op: you know how it is, people are out sick, classes have to be combined, things seem to be changing hour by hour - a teen boy ate (yes I said ATE!) a dead cricket in his class - the teacher reported great distractions as a result...computers are mysteriously restarting for no reason in computer class...someone mentioned there must be a gremlin here...</span></div>
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I was introduced to "The Sabbath Society" and Shelley Miller several years ago by a simple Google search. The Lord had been drawing my heart into the contemplative life; and I myself desired to radiate peace instead of the constant harried feeling that was my constant companion. I knew God had instituted Sabbath as the final crown to His creative passion, and so the word was my search. <br />
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From the beginning, Shelley's words brought grace, peace, and a time of satisfied fullness of spirit. <br />
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But it wasn't till I became a member of the launch team that I really applied fully the lessons Shelley was teaching us - and I can say I have learned much and God is bigger in my heart and more reflected in my life than before I put Sabbath into practice!<br />
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So it is an honor to be part of the launch team for the book that was birthed out of her own journey to discover Sabbath, and that she shared with those following her and now has been released for the rest of you!<br />
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<i>an Old Testament construct only, </i></div>
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<i>a legal requirement to the Jewish people,</i></div>
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<i>a nice idea that would never happen for you,</i></div>
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<i>just one more thing laced with rules and restrictions,</i></div>
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<i>another Biblical concept you could fail at,</i></div>
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<i>a reason to avoid learning about rest...</i></div>
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<b>Then get ready to learn what Sabbath really is...</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>A reminder to pause and let our hearts be focused on what is important...</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>A release from perfectionism by focusing on the only One who IS perfect...</i></span></div>
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list that is keeping you busy...</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">and so much more! Consider getting a paperback copy to sit with, mark up, devour and digest. It promises to be a very close friend to your Bible for your quiet tiimes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Page by page, chapter by chapter, you will be invited to savor the very best portion of your life with God and His rich desire to relate to you personally. There is no condemnation, nothing to conform to - just a reissuing of God's invitation to come to Him and find rest for your souls...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"<span style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #001320; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Then Jesus said to them, "The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath." (Mark 2:27 NLT)</span></span><br />
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</b></em></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start;"><b>A Blessing for One Who is Exhausted</b></em></em><br />
<em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: "alegreya sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">John O’Donohue</span></span></em></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br />
</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Take refuge in your senses,</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">open up </em><br />
<em style="box-sizing: border-box;">to </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">all the small miracles you rushed through.</em></em></div><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"></em><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Become inclined to watch the way of rain</em></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">when it falls slow and free.</em></em><br />
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</em> <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Imitate the habit of twilight,</em></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Taking time to open the well of colour</em></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">That fostered the brightness of day.</em></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br />
</em></em></em> <em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Draw alongside the silence of stone</em></em></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">until its calmness can claim you.</em></em></em><br />
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</em> <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Be excessively gentle with yourself. </em></em></em></div><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"></em><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Stay clear of those vexed in spirit.</em></em></em></div><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"></em><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Learn to linger around someone of ease</em></em></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">who feels they have all the time in the world.</em></em></em></em></div><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div></em><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Gradually you will return to yourself,</em></em></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">having learned a new respect for your heart</em></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">and the joy that dwells far within slow time.</em></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157428756230617777noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088252613868715096.post-88893544991885765482016-06-22T12:03:00.002-05:002016-06-22T12:03:29.595-05:00God Will Rewrite Our Story...Plus 5-Steps to Healing Hurt HeARTs Prompt<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">Each one of us has a story...</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">Every day we are "writing" that story in the way we live our lives.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">Some days we do better writing than on other days...</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">Unlike an author that writes with pen and ink, or even types, we cannot throw what we have written away...or what someone else has pushed in and written what they willed on our story </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">Over the course of time, our skills improve. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">We meet people who help us along the way.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">People become a part of our story whether we invite them into it or not.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">Challenges, joys, griefs, fellowship, laughter, dancing, births and deaths;</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">mistakes and successes; transformations and inspirations....</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">All are transcribed on the pages of our lives...</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">The good parts; the painful parts; the parts we regret eventually...</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">Everything is there - nothing can be thrown away or erased...</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">But there is another Author. The One who has written upon all of history. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">When we submit our "manuscript" to Him, and let His careful eye read;</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">He doesn't erase. He doesn't reject. He doesn't throw away.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">He rewrites. He writes over the places that need help. He writes over the pain and mistakes and regret and doesn't remove their fact...</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">By His writing, He redeems our story. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">Nothing is removed - it is reframed and written by the Author's hand to reflect what He knows is true.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">And as He writes, a miracle occurs...</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">We begin to see as He does, and we begin to co-author our stories with His...</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">Just as in any good story, there is a beginning, a climax, and then the end...</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">Between the beginning and the end, there must be a conflict... </span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Healing Art/Healing Journaling Prompt</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true"> <i>(Please read through the entire entry before you begin. This will give you a better experience as you will know what to expect as opposed to 'just winging it'!)</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">In <a href="http://cjfort-artandlife.blogspot.com/2016/06/i-know-it-is-hard-sometimes-to-know.html" target="_blank">my last post</a> I shared a spontaneous journaling piece I had done that morning. As I was writing that blog entry, I remembered this technique I had tried several years ago, journaling on top of journaling to make interesting marks on art...I don't believe I ever published anything with it, as I was still practicing - I still like the look of it - and the idea of "abstract journaling" comes to mind...</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The "look" is abstract; or modernistic if you prefer - but it isn't random. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">In putting new writing on top of the old, we are becoming co-authors with God, rewriting our past with His promises and truth - His words coupled with the act of writing will help cement His promises in our hearts (not to mention that you will end up with something that looks very contemporary to use in your art, or just keep in your journal.)1</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true"><b>Supplies:</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">Prepared art journaling page or plain journal - even just a sheet of paper of choice</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">writing tool</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">a Bible</span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">Step 1:</span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">Prepare to write. Close your eyes and breathe in and out slowly three times. Still your mind. Ask the Lord for His Presence and guidance for this prompt. Pay attention to what comes up in your mind: is it an image; words; an emotion felt even in the body? Jot down 3 - 5 words that will help to remind you of what came up at the top of the paper or journal you have with you.</span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true"> Step 2:</span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">Using free writing (quickly writing the stream of thoughts and ideas flowing through your mind without regard to proper grammar or punctuation), write the words that come to you concerning the topic found in Step 1. You might want to set a timer for around 5 minutes for this portion, so you don't get bogged down in possible negative thoughts or memories. This is just a suggestion, not a hard, fast rule! Remember that healing art is supposed to be fun!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">Once written, do you need to step away for a few minutes to ground yourself or regroup? You can drink a cup of tea or coffee, take a short walk, move around for the duration of a favorite song or two. These activities help to get you "out of your head" and into the present.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true"><br />Consider if you want to do the next part of this exercise now or wait a while or even wait till tomorrow. Any decision is perfect for you - and waiting may give you more time to 'hear God' for His promises and purposes and healing words for what you have written. You may want to take time to search the Scriptures for specific verses that apply to what you have written (trusting that the Holy Spirit will "illuminate" the one's He specifically is leading you towards)</span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">Step 3:</span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">Return to your journal entry and begin to write over the top of your previous writing any words, promises, quotes, verses, etc. that you believe the Lord is saying to you about the topic. You can write in any direction! For my piece, I turned my original journaling upside down and then wrote over the top of it. I got some nice upstrokes and downstrokes over the course of my page using this method. Write as much as you like. If you run out of new words to cover your original writing, just begin to repeat until all of your original entry is covered. Or, if you have more new words than old, you can stop when the old is covered OR begin a third layer of writing! Fun! And the Lord may speak something to your heart about these layers covering your original!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">You might want to do a little reflective journaling about what you learned through the process. Consider documenting the words, scripture, quotes and promises that you used in your overwriting to keep them as a legible way to remember what God has written over your heart!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Need some ideas for God's promises?</b></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Check these links:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Promises that speak to <a href="http://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/fear-bible-verses/" target="_blank">fear and anxiety </a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Promises that speak to <a href="http://www.womensbiblecafe.com/2012/02/50-scripture-verses-on-worrying/" target="_blank">worrying </a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Promises that speak of <a href="http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/20-inspirational-bible-verses-about-gods-love/" target="_blank">God's love for you</a> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Promises that speak to <a href="http://rachelwojo.com/10-bible-verses-for-when-you-feel-overwhelmed/" target="_blank">times you feel overwhelmed </a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Promises that speak of <a href="http://dailyverses.net/mercy" target="_blank">God's compassion and mercy </a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Promises that speak of <a href="http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/7-awesome-bible-verses-about-gods-presence/" target="_blank">His constant presence </a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+8" target="_blank">Romans 8</a> is a tremendous chapter of the blessings we have because we are God's children.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And finally, a list of "I am" through the promises of God verses (<a href="http://www.joycemeyer.org/articles/ea.aspx?article=knowing_who_i_am_in_christ" target="_blank">also known as our identity in Christ) </a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-offset-key="f67ab-0-0"><span data-text="true">Blessings!</span></span></span><br />
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