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Posted on October 12, 2016December 21, 2016by tara.dickson

Three powerful words. He chose you! (1Thess. 1:2) This was the last part of our verse yesterday but oh beloved I couldn’t go on! How could we keep going without noticing the power of those three words? We all know what an incredible feeling it is to be chosen! And if you are thinking to yourself, […]

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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❤️

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❤️
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It’s a truth worthy of rejoicing in.

I know, I know the world tells us to hide our weaknesses. It encourages us to filter our faces, edit our imperfections and deny our sins.

But God tells us to repent of our sins. He tells us to come boldly before the thrown of grace. No hiding, no pretending.

He reminds us that we are but dust and the earthen vessels that we walk around in DO break. 

But it is then that others see Christ in us, the HOPE of glory.

Even in our weakness we can give thanks beloved! 

Wherever you find yourself today, my prayer is that God will lead your heart to a “state of thanksgiving. “

How has giving thanks changed your perspective?

I’ll start. My answer is in the comments.

Want more on this topic? Comment More and I will send you the episode of Seek and Savor to stream. ❤️

#liftupyoureyes #seekandsavorpodcast #deeplyrooted #joyfullifemagazine #strengthinweakness incourage womenoftheword womenoffaith

It’s a truth worthy of rejoicing in.

I know, I know the world tells us to hide our weaknesses. It encourages us to filter our faces, edit our imperfections and deny our sins.

But God tells us to repent of our sins. He tells us to come boldly before the thrown of grace. No hiding, no pretending.

He reminds us that we are but dust and the earthen vessels that we walk around in DO break.

But it is then that others see Christ in us, the HOPE of glory.

Even in our weakness we can give thanks beloved!

Wherever you find yourself today, my prayer is that God will lead your heart to a “state of thanksgiving. “

How has giving thanks changed your perspective?

I’ll start. My answer is in the comments.

Want more on this topic? Comment More and I will send you the episode of Seek and Savor to stream. ❤️

#liftupyoureyes #seekandsavorpodcast #deeplyrooted #joyfullifemagazine #strengthinweakness incourage womenoftheword womenoffaith
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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.

You are loved.

#liftupyoureyes #seekandsavorpodcast #surrender #fightthegoodfight

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.

You are loved.

#liftupyoureyes #seekandsavorpodcast #surrender #fightthegoodfight
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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

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
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I did something recently that I didn’t want to do.
 I prayed, I made space to listen to God’s voice and while it wasn’t clear right away, eventually God removed all the obstacles that stood in my way of saying, “yes” to the thing I didn’t want to do. 
All the obstacles that is except my flesh.. My flesh still said, “ Please no.”
 
When I knew God was moving me forward towards obedience I still didn’t know the “why” behind what he was requiring me to do. But, I was willing. My heart was surrendered.  My yes, led to more nudges from God to more things I didn’t want to do. But I had already positioned my heart in a place of surrender so the fight wasn’t as hard this time. It was more of a “Really Lord? Alright. Yes, Lord.” 
And with each yes my eyes became focused… NOT on how my yes was received by others but by the peace that was left in its wake. 
My heart was quieted and lighter with each step of obedience. 
Joy started seeping in and God was also bringing revelation. 
This week on the podcast we asked the question, “What are you hungering for?” 
Don’t miss it beloved. Because hungering leads to eating and  what we put in our hearts changes who we become. ❤️
Does this resonate with you? Drop a ❤️ if so.

I did something recently that I didn’t want to do.
 I prayed, I made space to listen to God’s voice and while it wasn’t clear right away, eventually God removed all the obstacles that stood in my way of saying, “yes” to the thing I didn’t want to do.
All the obstacles that is except my flesh.. My flesh still said, “ Please no.”
 
When I knew God was moving me forward towards obedience I still didn’t know the “why” behind what he was requiring me to do. But, I was willing. My heart was surrendered.  My yes, led to more nudges from God to more things I didn’t want to do. But I had already positioned my heart in a place of surrender so the fight wasn’t as hard this time. It was more of a “Really Lord? Alright. Yes, Lord.”
And with each yes my eyes became focused… NOT on how my yes was received by others but by the peace that was left in its wake.
My heart was quieted and lighter with each step of obedience.
Joy started seeping in and God was also bringing revelation.
This week on the podcast we asked the question, “What are you hungering for?”
Don’t miss it beloved. Because hungering leads to eating and what we put in our hearts changes who we become. ❤️
Does this resonate with you? Drop a ❤️ if so.
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