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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Fear can feel like it’s lurking around every corner and the idea of running toward the future with Joy may seem impossible BUT… I ran across these words one day in my reading.
“Seek the Lord and His strength. Seek His face continually. Remember His wonders which He has done.” Ps. 105:4
If you are anything like me, familiar words can lose their power to move you.
Maybe you’ve even sung “Seek ye first the kingdom of God,” so much that you’ve forgotten why we should do that and the power that comes when we do.
But friends, we actually never stop seeking things. It’s something we do on the daily.
We seek fame or fortune, friendship or achievement. We seek answers to questions we have. We often look for these things in ourselves and in the world around us.
Maybe that’s why this verse met me.
We are no strangers to seeking and it seems like the author of this Psalm knew we would even seek strength from sources other than our Lord.
But when we REMEMBER His wonders and SEEK Him continually something changes in us beyond the obvious. We get the strength we need but we also are GLAD!
Seeking God and Remembering Who He is, brings joy to our hearts beloved.
It’s the reminder I needed. Is it one you needed? #seekandsavorpodcast #rejoicealways #graceupongrace #wordoflife...
For me, finding the path to being able to rejoice began with “lifting up my eyes.” I was only months out from two very big griefs that had struck our family, and I was struggling to just breathe. I was wondering if life would ever hold joy again and if I still had purpose on this earth. Exiting the park after a long walk, I started climbing the sidewalk that would lead me home and I heard in my Spirit, “ lift up your eyes.” This has become a life journey! One I wished I had begun long ago. If you find yourself fighting to keep your circumstances from dragging you down don’t miss this week’s brand new episode of the Seek and Savor podcast. I believe you will take something valuable with you. ❤️ Link in my bio....
It’s funny but I wrote these words 8 years ago and they were exactly what I needed to remember today. Because God has my heart in a place of surrender again. #Surrender.
It’s the word God laid on my heart today.
Yesterday it was fight. Fight the good fight. No weapon formed against us will prosper.
Both of these are very good things.
We DO as the Spirit directs us.
We always take up the shield of faith and the helmet of salvation to fight against our enemy. The one who longs to steal every good thing we have in Christ.
But also at the end of the day we KNOW that it is not by might or by our power that we win. It is by His Spirit, and so we surrender to His will.
I don’t know if the Lord is telling you to fight today or surrender but they can both be done from a position of being hidden in Christ dear ones.
And that is a good place to be.
*This Picture is just a sweet reminder because Alan was a man that knew how to fight for my heart and how to also trust Jesus and surrender. ❤️
Drop the word “fight” or “surrender” in the comments if you want prayer for God to help you do that in His Strength.
We are a forgetful people. No matter how many storms of life we walk through, when we are faced with a new one we can lose our way. Storms often bring lightning, it comes out of nowhere hitting fast and even burning things to the ground. And we can often be found spending our energy trying to put out the fires from the storms ,trying to control the outcome.
But what if we sought the Lord instead?
What if we turned our gaze back to Him, trusting him with the fires?
He knows what needs to burn and never come back like those controlled burns farmers do. Join us over on the podcast as we find peace together through troubled times. Comment PEACE if you want the link. #seekandsavorpodcast #hopeinjesus #renewyourmind #peaceofmind❤️...
For anyone struggling to trust God. Trust His timing, His provision, His promises…. The creator knows exactly what His creation needs and when they need it.
We can surrender, because Jehovah is Here. He is with us now. Right when we need Him. He is Immanuel, our ever-present God. He will take what feels like might break us and instead make us strong and beautiful.
“But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord, I say,”You are my God. My times are in your hands.” Ps.31:14 #rejoicealways seekandsavorpodcast #hopeingod...
I don’t know about you but I often feel like I am going to war every day now. Why you ask? Because time is short and the battle is fierce. Just look around you. I feel a sense of urgency to keep in step with the Spirit. I pray often for Him to tune my ears to hear his voice. God said that He prepared good works in advance for us to do. So how are we to walk in those if we don’t keep in step with His Spirit? Are we doing those things? Or are we allowing the cares of this world, (even valid ones) to distract us from them? What are those good works He has prepared for us to do?
Dear friends, until Jesus calls us home we get the honor of co-laboring with Him this side of Heaven.
There is work to be done. There are people to intercede for. There are human beings to love and stand in the gap for and it shouldn’t require us to strive. It becomes the overflow of our hearts the more time we spend in His presence.
‘But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.” –Psalm 73:28
For more encouragement listen to Seek and Savor Podcast. Season 7 episode 1- The Sheep Hear His Voice....
Does your life feel like it’s changing friend? It changes all the time doesn’t it? I don’t understand why I haven’t become more comfortable with change. Maybe because I am always trying to get life to line up with my vision or expectations of it. The one constant amid every change that life can throw your way is Jesus.
I stepped out on my deck one morning, lifting up my eyes to savor the beauty of a quiet moment. Then all the things came flooding in. You know what I mean. Things that aren’t yet made right, situations you are contending for, fears of the future all threaten that peace that was just yours. Then I felt God’s Spirit tap me on my heart. Ask me beloved… I’m sharing the whole story on this week’s episode of the podcast, “Finding peace in every season of life.” The link is in my bio or comment peace and I will DM you the link. ❤️🍁...
Sometimes God does His deep work when we feel hidden away. Maybe you feel hidden because of grief and loss. Maybe you feel hidden because of a change in your circumstances. Maybe you can’t even articulate why you feel hidden. Though that place may feel hard beloved, and your desire is for rescue…. He is there. He has good for you right there in that desert place. Lift up your eyes, turn them back to Him and find the hope that is waiting for you “in His presence.” More to come on this topic. Make sure you are subscribed to my free newsletter so you don’t miss the upcoming podcasts and newsletters. ❤️ Comment: HOPE if you wish to subscribe....
I am loving the Bible Recap with Tara Leigh Cobble as part of my daily reading this year. She dropped this truth bomb the other day and I had to push rewind and write it down. Truth from God’s word is worth savoring friends. The reality that God is Always working on our behalf and no man can thwart His purposes is an anchor for your heart on the days your circumstances feel like mountains no man can climb. We can trust in our faithful God beloved.
“In your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall.” Psalm 18:29
Redirecting my eyes towards the truth of God’s word always redirects my heart. ❤️#seekandsavorpodcast #hopeinhim #rejoicealways...
Did you see the freshly bloomed blossoms on the same branch as a dead leaf barely hanging on? (Last image) We serve a God who brings life from death. We can trust His timing and His ways. I believe Autumn invites us to surrender all the things to Him. And in the surrender we find Comfort and Joy, the very thing so many are looking for in the (Christmas) season to come. Look what happens when we Lift Up Our Eyes beloved. #liftupyoureyes #seekandsavorpodcast #hopefortheweary #rejoicealways...
We weren’t running to escape something, nor were we running to pursue our dreams. We were simply following God’s still small voice when we moved here 10 years ago this month. He was the one thing we could cling to in a tumultuous season of grief. We left everything we knew but we traveled with the one who knew us before we were born. Make room to hear His still small voice beloved. You won’t regret it. ❤️#seekandsavorpodcast #liftupyoureyes #rejoicealways #hopeforthefuture...
