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God will always shine his light in the dark places for our benefit. He wants to tend our hearts. Are we looking for His light?

Removing things, that are dead or just taking up space will actually make room for LIFE friends!

And something wonderful happens each time we surrender to God. Whether that be the first time we surrender our lives to him or when we surrender on a normal day in an ordinary moment.

Hop over to the Seek and Savor podcast as we learn to disciple our hearts. ❤️
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Maybe, like me you need this gentle reminder.

The Lord’s love for us is great beloved! His compassions never fail.

When we wake up in the morning His mercies are there to meet us.

Truth is meant to be spoken over our own hearts. Try it... OUT LOUD.

It might feel weird at first but I guarantee you the more you do it the more you begin to believe the words you’ve been reading.

They become a charge to your own heart. A fire is IGNITED to believe his promises, the things he says about His people and the HOPE we have in Jesus.

He is our portion.

He is all we need...so we can wait on him to make everything right. In this world, in our relationships, in our own hearts.

Trust him beloved.

P.S. Waiting on God is a place of honor. Go read Ps 147:11 He favors those who fear him and wait on his lovingkindness.

He’s got us. ❤️
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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. ...

I ran across this quote one day that I’d saved from T. Davis Bunn-
“The whole world’s out there screaming for our attention and only one little voice in our heart is whispering ;The answers not out there. It’s in here.”
Oh how I want to listen to that still small voice beloved!

There have been times in my life I desperately wanted to hear from God. I know you have too. Write it on the wall, Lord. ❤️
Isaiah 30:21 says,
“And your ears shall hear a word behind you saying, This is the way, walk in it.”
Now more than ever it’s imperative that the sheep know the Good Shepherd’s voice.
We could just make up our own path but why would we do that when He can see down the road? He can direct our steps and lead us in triumphant procession.
For more on this check out my Seek and Savor podcast and search the episode, “The Good Shepherd.”
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Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think....(Eph.3:20)
We serve a God of FAR MORE beloved.

Somewhere along the way, whether by fiery arrows of doubt and fear from the enemy or by our own insecurities; this truth becomes threatened.

We begin to think small. We begin to ask for little. We begin to tell ourselves to settle for less. We may even begin to think that we are hoping for too much.

Ah, what welcome relief to know that we serve a God who is able to do far more, abundantly than all we ask or think.
And the cherry on the top is the next verse: “According to the power that works within us!”
When you follow Jesus and His Spirit comes to live inside you, you have this same power, the power that raised Jesus from the dead. That’s no small thing friend.
So let’s dream with God. Let’s set our minds on things above rather than the earth. Let’s ask and seek and knock and do it all for His Glory.
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35 years ago today I married Alan Dickson.
It is strange when the one you would celebrate this milestone with is in Heaven.
It is worth remembering and celebrating.
Though it be both bitter and sweet I make space to grieve the things that are not and give thanks for what is. I am a glass half full person. Not because I was born that way but because I have learned to fight the good fight that way. I have learned to endure and lead my heart back to a place of trusting God .
It doesn’t mean the grief is gone. It means I can feel everything and land in a place of looking up.
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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. ...