Two Growths

Colossians 2:6-7 (NLT)
And now just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to live in obedience to him. Let your roots grow down into him and draw up nourishment from him, so you will grow in faith, strong and vigourous in the truth you were taught. Let your lives overflow with thanksgiving for all he has done.
(KJV)
"As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him; rooted and built up in him..."

Two growths.
Down and up.
Down for the roots - your foundation in Me.
Up for the fruit and flower of our relationship that spills out in abundance through your life.
There cannot be tall flowers and much fruit without a deep root system. Abide in Me as I abide in you.
Receive Me.
Meet with Me.
Be with Me.
Always.
This is your life, become who I want you to be.
It's never too late.
How can your life overflow with Thanksgiving if you don't know Me?
How can you know Me if you don't spend all day living and walking in Me?
Yes, we need time together apart from the world, but I am with you always.
Remember.
Your strength comes from Me - let your roots gain nourishment from Me.
Pride must fall away.
Anger must be controlled.
I am your ever-present Help.
Remember My Love - Trust My Love and Joy and Peace are yours- my gifts to you!
Grow Up in Love.

Clinging to the "right" to be God's child

Philippians 2:5-8

Your attitude should be the same that Jesus Christ had. Though he was God, he did not demand and cling to his rights as God. He made himself nothing; he took the humble position of a slave and appeared in human form. And in human form he obediently humbled himself even further by dying a criminal's death on a cross.

Philippians 3:7-11

I once thought all these things were so very important, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. Yes, everything is worthless when compared with the priceless gain of knowing Christ Jesus as my Lord. I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I may have Christ and become one with him. I no longer count my own goodness or my ability to obey God's law, but I trust Christ to save me. For God's way of making us right with himself depends on faith. As a result, I really can know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I can learn what it means to suffer with him, sharing in his death, so that, somehow, I can experience the resurrection from the dead!

Romans 8:16-17

For his Holy Spirit speaks to us deep in our hearts and tells us that we are God's children. And since we are his children, we will share his treasures- for everything God gives to his Son, Christ, is ours too. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.

Many rights I ask you to give up.
The right to be unforgiving.
The right to be unloving.
The right to be selfish.
The right to be fearful.
The right to be greater than others.
The right to be right.
But the right you never have to give up, the right you must cling to and lean on is the right to be My child.
You are My child and noone can take that from you.
Be transformed by that truth.
Be transformed by My Love.
Only when you cling to this Truth, can you possibly give up the other "rights" I ask you to give up.
In your weakness is My Strength and in My Strength is your joy.
When My Son went to the cross, it was nothing less than Love.
A decison and an action- do you think he "felt" like dying on a cross?
No! But he had made the decision to love you long before the cross was before Him.
Make that decision with Him - love others as I love you.
Cling steadfastly to the knowledge that you are Mine and My Love is not swayed by human emotion for My thoughts are not your thoughts and my ways are not your ways.
In that knowledge is the freedom to be forgiving, loving, selfless, fearless, and one who gives up their "rights."
Let's go chase lions!

Never Ending Supply

John 16:13-14

"When the spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not be presenting his own ideas; he will be telling you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. He will bring me glory by revealing to you whatever he receives me from me."

Matthew 5:16

"Let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven."

More Love, More power is waiting inside you.
The Holy Spirit is not just with you, He lives within you!
Ask with right motives and you shall receive.
My supply to you is without end, so ask for what you need so that your spirit-filled life will shine.
Ask so that when My light shines through you others will see Me and know Me.
The gifts of the Spirit are waiting inside you.
Ask for more of Him and and My gifts will become more apparent.
Pursue Me as I pursue you.
My desire is for your life to be abundantly full.
I send the Holy Spirit to live in believers so that we can be in sweet relationship together.
I am the never ending supply of love, joy, and power.
I am the bread of life, the fount of living water and the way, the truth and the life.
You are invited to experience the fullness of Me through the Holy Spirit living inside of you.
Celebrate!
Celebrate Me.
Celebrate us.
Celebrate life and living!
Dance with Me!
Let your soul be satisfied and find rest in Me, and then My Glory will be revealed in you and through you!
Your future is secure in Me!

Ideal or real?

Wow! It has been a while. I am not sure if anyone is reading or has noticed, but for me it has been looming over my head. Why? because when I am not writing these it is blatantly obvious to me anyway that I am not spending time alone with God on a regular basis. I have had friends praying for me and I have asked some to keep me accountable, but still nothing. Then this morning, God woke me up with something on my mind. It is, of course, relational. It is something that came up about 6 - 8 weeks ago- about the same time I stopped having my quiet time with God. I did not even equate the two until after I wrestled with God regarding this issue from about 5:30am until 7:15am. I have felt like I was having a block from hearing God, even when I tried to have quiet time during these past weeks, I could not meditate. Well praise God that he did not leave me, and I thank him for bringing this to the forefront of my mind. Now I have to follow through and speak the truth in love with two Christian friends and ask forgiveness. Truly God has been teaching me about love and humbleness. For those who read this blog, I thank you and I hope that you find these meditations encouraging in your walk with our Lord and Savior! Below is the still small voice that I heard this morning- yeah God!

Romans 12:1 (The Message)
So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday ordinary life- your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around-life- and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.

The real life with all of what you think are imperfections is where I want you to live.
Even when you walk away from our special time together know I am with you.
When you start wishing for the ideal, remember that in itself is an idol, and I am not there.
I am in your real life with all the bumps, valleys, mountains, triumphs, and trials. That is where I live in you.
I know you are sad that you haven't been committed to our quiet time, but you need to know I have been with you every minute of every day.
I never leave you.
You can't make me leave.
Oh, but I have been waiting to tell you some great and unsearchable things, so I am rejoicing and celebrating our time together!
Remember that what you may see as imperfections I am working to My Good.
Live, Laugh, and Love.
Forty days of love is just the tip of the tip of the iceberg.
I have so much more for you to learn and live regarding love.
Don't stop here.
Come with me, and I will reveal so much more!
I am excited we are on this journey together.
You have tasted and you have seen that I AM Good!
Everthing starts with Me and ends with Me. Rely on Me and My Strength.
I am in the big and small details of your life, and I just want you to bring your real life to Me.
That is the best offering you can give - your real life.
Then celebrate what I am doing in you and through you!
Come dance with Me as if no one is watching!