Do you remember this scence from Petter Pan where Wendy was sewing Peter to his Shadow?

This is exactly how I think of my connections with God have grown. I still tug and pull when I want to go my own way, but when things are going reaaaaaallllyyy good, it is usually when God and I are acting in tandem, almost as if we were "sewn" together. I can feel as He moves one way, and I respond right along with him(ok you might actually ask how do I really know this is happening?....I will tell you....when I get confirmation. Sometimes I may tell someone that I think God is telling me they should do such and such, and then later when it actually happens I know it's God, and certainly not me!). Another picture might be a tandem bike, I can't see the road ahead, but I keep pedaling and trusting.

Trust. Trust. Trust.

9/13/15

Urim and Thummim...we still have them!

August 9, 2015
The urim and thummim are still with us....in the Old Testament I was reminded of their use when David was running from Saul. David would constantly seek the will of God by the use of these two stones. Today we still have them, they are on our hearts. When we truly turn the decisions over to God in our hearts and ask for leadership, he will give you the "yes/no" response.
Peace for the day...

little by little

God cares so much for us....that He doesn't give everything to us all at once. He gives it to us little by little.
  "The LORD your God will drive out those nations before you, little by little. You will not be allowed to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals will multiply around you." Deut 7:22(NIV)

What Blessed Living looks like

Deuteronomy 7:13-15New International Version (NIV)

13 He will love you and bless you and increase your numbers. He will bless the fruit of your womb, the crops of your land—your grain, new wine and olive oil—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you. 14 You will be blessed more than any other people; none of your men or women will be childless, nor will any of your livestock be without young.15 The Lord will keep you free from every disease. He will not inflict on you the horrible diseases you knew in Egypt, but he will inflict them on all who hate you.

This is the picture of blessing. If you love and serve God, this is what will happen....He will increase your children, your work, your food quality, and free from disease.

It leads me to wonder about what is happening with us today, although still blessed by God....none of us seem to be living in this blessed state. This would be the ideal picture of a peaceful, non stressed out life, maybe we need to go back to the ordinances God set in place for us...