A phone call from the Cardiologist's nurse to discuss the details of the angiogram this coming Tuesday was really hard hearing...and when I got off the phone I felt a "spirit of worry" trying to invade my thoughts and feelings... my heart started racing...I could hear my heart beat in my ears and I wanted to cry. I was physically beginning to react to the worry I was feeling...and it didn't feel good at all.
The Holy Spirit reminded of Philippians 4:6-8 ~ ~
"Don't worry about anything, but in all your prayers ask God for what you need, always asking him with a thankful heart. And God's peace, which is far beyond human understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with Christ Jesus. In conclusion, my friends, fill your minds with those things that are good and that deserve praise: things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and honorable."
I knew I needed a change of scenery to think on things other than the medical issues that are in my life right now, that I absolutely have no control over. So . . .
I went outside for a stroll around our property.... .this is what I saw when I started to walk down the driveway.... These beautiful pink buds springing forth..... and really this iPhone pic does not do them justice!!! . . .They are so delicate and perfect and so pink... the color almost caused me to squint...it is so vivid.
Spring has sprung in Green Acres!!!. . ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ . . And It made me smile :) .... and gave me a sense of hope, life and renewal. It was a beautiful sign form God that He is all around me .... I immediately began to feel better! ;)
vs 7 ~ And God's peace, which is far beyond human understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with Christ Jesus.
And as I filled my mind with those things that are pure, lovely and honorable. . . . the worry vanished and my heavy heart lifted. Thank You Lord that the Bible is not just words in a book.... But they are hope and life to those who meditate on them.
Psalm 119:105 ~ "Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path."
Walking with God can be like driving our car at night. Our headlights might not let us see everything that lies before us but they shine on enough to let us keep moving forward safely. God's word is the light that guides us on our journey through life - giving us the light we need to be able to take our next step in faith towards Him.
Father God, there are times my vision is limited and I can't see beyond my next step. Thank You for lighting my path with Your Word so I may take my next step in confidence.
Worrying won't stop the bad stuff from happening. . . .
It just stops us from enjoying the good stuff! . . . (If we let it!)
Thank You Lord!
Psalm 34:10 ~ ". . . those who seek the LORD lack no good thing."
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March 13
When our hearts are aching, nothing is to be feared. The want for more companionship or peace or achievement is not sad or weak or ugly.
Aching is a golden torch ignited to draw our flighty attention to that which is warm and important. That throbbing is not negative; it is the pulse and the pounding of potential, the very energy needed to begin anew.
That longing only burns or becomes a heavy lamp of lust and bitterness if we carry it for too long and fail to utilize it for what it is; it is a recognition that we have come to a fork in the road; it is a signal to connect again, to let something go, to be bold and take action; it is a readiness, that same urge and sense and desperation that invites the caterpillar to bloom.
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March 14
This is a word a friend of mine sent to me today.... it truly has ministry power in ti!. . . .I'm sharing it for someone else who may be able use this word in your life today also.Thank You Barbara ...you have always been such a sweet blessing to me heart emoticon
"We have to rely on God's provision every day. It's like the children of Israel when they were wandering around in the wilderness they had to gather fresh manna everyday, that is the way with us. we have to have the fresh spiritual manna everyday to keep us going," Just a word of thought.... hope it blesses as it was intended for it to do.
~Barbara Raffield
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