This is the place you’ll find hope. The kind of hope that can carry you through those hard places you unexpectedly find yourself in.
I’m no stranger to the hard life throws at us and in the midst of trying to find my way through one of those dark places I heard 4 words deep in my spirit,
“Lift Up Your Eyes.”
It was a gentle reminder from our great God that I needed his perspective instead of my own to walk through my husband’s unexpected journey to Heaven.
Those words carried me and you too if you’ve followed along with me. They also led us to creating the Seek and Savor podcast which equips us to lift our eyes on a daily basis.
I’m Mama to four amazing young adults and Nana to six darling grands with two more on the way.
My sweet husband got to meet his Savior at the age of 47 after a year long battle with brain cancer. We miss him every day.
Life for me, felt like it was ending but God was doing a new thing.
I don’t know where life finds you today beloved, but God, He is all about doing a new thing in us and it begins when we fix our gaze on Him instead of our circumstances.
Life may be filled with hard things dear one, but we were made to do hard and holy things and in the process we become vessels of beauty, fit for the KING.
“My presence will go with you and I will give you rest. ” Exodus 33:14
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*Life is always changing. Even this snow covered path I walked a couple of years ago is covered in ice today. Trees are uprooted and branches scattered all around.
Lift up your eyes friends and look back to see where you’ve come from and how far God has brought you.
Then ask him what’s next. Not in a 10 year plan kind of way. But just a “today” kind of way.
And maybe it starts with “Thank you!”
Thank you for bringing me this far.
I would love to pray for your next steps. Drop a comment if you want that.❤️
How in the world can we “rejoice always,” when we look at everything going on in your world and mine? Take courage my friend. God is still at work. Don’t miss this episode of the Seek and Savor podcast, Desperate for Rescue.#seekandsavorpodcast #liftupyoureyes #linkinmybio #rejoicealways...
Life is always changing and change requires trust. I have walked through devastating heartache. I have loved ones that are walking through heartache. You may too. Or maybe it’s you. I see the enemy launching his arrows this way and that. It can feel like we are all just tiptoeing into the New Year, hoping for a better one. Some of us write down “words” to live by others just hope to survive. But we can do more than hope beloved. We can REMEMBER. We are not walking alone. Our God is present and He lights up our darkness( Psalm 18:28). Every time I find myself wrestling to figure out the how and the why. I am learning to bring my heart back to this place. He is here. I can lay my questions at his feet and trust Him for future answers. And while I wait, I will fix my gaze on Him, away from the darkness and toward the LIGHT. #seekandsavorpodcast #liftupyoureyes #rejoicealways Save for a day your heart needs to Remember. For more hope subscribe to the Seek and Savor podcast....
What encourages you to keep going friend? Is it setting goals? Is it words of affirmation? I was thinking about how hard it can be to persevere when life feels hard. When all we want to do is REST… And I had a memory come back to me. I was in high school in the middle of a track meet. I wasn’t fast. A sprinter I was not. No, the mile was my race. I never considered myself a runner, just someone who could endure. But as I remembered circling the track I was taken back to the stretch of turf that ran in front of the home crowd. You know, the one right before the finish line. And, I remembered instead of slowing down because I was tired and it was near the end of the race, I actually ran faster. I had a bit of a kick at the end. You see, it didn’t matter that my body was tired. I had witnesses. All my friends and family were cheering me on! I wanted to give it everything I had to finish well. Guess what! We have that still.
Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses,let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.(Hebrews 12:1)
So friends, let us lay aside or throw off every weight be it sin, or sorrow or heaviness or fear and let us RUN. * Save for the days you feel weary.❤️ #seekandsavorpodcast #rejoice #finishtherace #hopeforthefuture...
What love are we filling our hearts with this week?
Is it a temporary one that serves ourselves?
The Word of God is able and actually designed to perform surgery on our hearts dear ones. It penetrates the deepest parts of our soul and spirit.
Where there are lies, it can uproot them and plant truth.
If you struggle with fear God’s love can uproot it and plant faith that He is able to love you well and enable you also to walk in love. He is able to wash your mind in the truth that whatever is coming against you His perfect love casts out fear and He will be the keeper of your heart.
Lay down the striving and rest in His love. ❤️ #layitdown #restinhim #loveofgod #seekandsavorpodcast...
I can tell you when I’m NOT the happiest, when my thoughts are all about me.
I am the most happy when I forget about myself. That is when I can let go of disappointments, anxiety, or even pride.
When I “Lift Up my eyes” from myself to others and then to God, hope comes, love pours out and I am filled with joy.
This week God gave me a beautiful picture of what happens when we do that! He gave me a choice to give in to the frustration of the moment and how I was inconvenienced or lift up my eyes and give. ❤️ I’ll be hopping on stories this weekend to share what happened so make sure you are following along. ❤️ We always have a choice.
I woke up one morning, with this one burning thought and prayer.
It is when we are fixing our gaze so intently on Jesus that we can lead others to do the same.
You know those times you catch someone staring at something and you look to see what it is that has caught their attention? Yeah, that dear ones.
I will forever keep mining the truth from that statement, “ Lift Up Your Eyes,” because there are riches there we have yet to touch.
Like Psalm 123:1-2 because who doesn’t need His mercy in their life?
“I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven. As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us his mercy.”
Maybe you are desperate for His mercy to show up today. Or maybe it’s been a week and you need his tender mercies just to get through each moment of the day.
Take heart beloved and fix your gaze.
He will hold you fast.
Who needs to be reminded of His mercy? Feel free to save for later or share to stories to encourage a friend. #liftupyoureyes #seekandsavorpodcast #hopeforthefuture #hewillholdmefast...
I used to hear people talk about the Lord as a good shepherd and I didn’t understand the richness of it. But in the last several years, I have NEVER thought about Jesus as our Shepherd more.
The more I do the image grows sweeter and sweeter in my mind. How has God been my Good Shepherd? He has used his staff to pull me back from dangerous patterns of thinking, from too much time alone, overwhelmed by grief and life’s heavy circumstances. He has Provided me with shelter, and food, and tended my wounds with the balm of healing in his hands. He has Protected me from the enemies lies. . He has scouted ahead of me to find green pastures to guide my wounded and weary soul. Asking me to trust him as the shepherd of my soul rather than going my own stubborn way, has been part of the process. Don’t miss today’s new episode of the Seek and Savor podcast. Share how He has been your good shepherd in the comments. Save it for a rainy day when your heart forgets. #thelordismyshepherd #hearhisvoice #restforyoursoul #psalm23 #seekandsavorpodcast...
Resolve. This word has been stirring around in my brain for awhile now. It excites something deep in my soul. It speaks to me of determination, and is born of something already firmly decided. I remember when Jake came home from Marine bootcamp and told the stories of adversity, that you don’t share with just everyone. As I listened to him remember the way he defended his faith or withstood difficulty, the thought came to me. He is resolved. He has already decided that He will stand firm because he has built his life on the firmest foundation. I used to wonder. Have I done it right? Have I taught all the things? Have I disciplined when I should and shown mercy when I should? Have I given my children all the instructions? I’m sure there is something they will encounter that I have not prepared them for. There is much, beloved that they will encounter that we may not have even known to cover. But He knows. The lover of their souls knows what storms will cross their paths.
We must teach them that when their hearts are dashed upon the rocks by the waves of life, there is one safe haven, one place of refuge and His name is Jesus.
We must teach them that even we do not have all the answers BUT His Word is the only lamp they will need for this journey.
What do you need to release into his care as you enter a new year?
It was just a couple of years ago, but I still remember it. She told her mama that Nana had to have this even though they had already bought me a present. Her mama obliged.
It was a necklace that said two words, “Immeasurably More,” A lump rose in my throat as I opened it.
My heart needed those words. It needed to remember that while I “lift up my eyes,” I also need to remember that God is able to do immeasurably more than I can find the strength to ask for or even imagine. This is for you too friend.
Our God is for us. His book is a love story. Sit down, and invite Him to speak to your heart. You are dearly loved. “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen Eph. 3:20,21 #seekandsavorpodcast #heisforyou #renewyourmind #rejoicealways...
During this season as we gather together to celebrate the holidays we may remember the gifts He has given. While also holding some kind of sorrow in the other hand.
We are reminded of those no longer with us. We are facing challenges in relationships, health or finances. We are faced with big decisions While time and miles may separate us from those we love nothing will separate us from Him beloved.
One morning as I sat to still my heart before the day’s rush. I read this verse and felt Him calm my heart almost as if he heard the waves crashing against it. Peace Be Still. I am the one who lights a lamp for you!
I split the darkness with my presence.
This is the truth I am carrying with me today! My God and yours chose to light a lamp for us. He did it by sending Jesus. If I spend today and every thanksgiving giving thanks for this, it will not be enough.
Jesus, the light of the world, changed everything! May our hearts be changed more with every passing year as we move from glory to glory! Save to remind your ❤️....
