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  • Many will be Offended!

    Many will be Offended!

    In my reading this morning I ended in Matthew 24: 1-14. The verses from 9 to 13 caught my eye.

    “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation, and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he that endures to the end shall be saved.”

    These words and the surrounding verses are important for us. If we know in advance the truth, we can endure with his help and have an easier time coming to grips with the realities we may face and truthfully have faced. Not that we should stay focused on these, but it is important to look at and prepare our hearts for our roads ahead. There is joy and goodness to be enjoyed even when life is very hard.

    On a more positive note today I ended up with a book I have been wanting to read, there had been no plan for this. I had a lot going on in the morning and as I came and went about I cued up something to watch later when I could. When I finally returned to watch it the title of my book was in a few places of what I was watching. Now this tells me that God is very much involved in our lives. It is not a new show I was watching and I hadn’t even barely breathed a word about this book. It made me know he is orchestrating my days even in change and facing the unknown. I pray your eyes would be aware of his interventions into your days. He loves you and I! He will keep us!

  • I Still Believe!

    I Still Believe!

    As I enter closer into the Center of my Garden I sprint the rest of the way straight into the arms of Jesus! We are smiling and laughing! It is so good to be embraced by him. We share a greeting. “Lord,” I say, “What do you have for us today?” A butterfly goes past us as we speak. “Let us bring in the sheaves today!” “The sowing has been worth it Lord! I release the pain!” “Indeed it has been! All is well!” “Yes Lord, and I still Believe!” He smiles.

    What is the most impactful for me today is the above statement that I still believe. What a good work he is doing in me and what a wonder I am becoming, I believe you are too!

  • Pruning Time!

    Pruning Time!

    It is a day for pruning the trees in my garden. I am up bright and early looking around for branches that can be pruned to produce more fruit, branches that are diseased and branches that may be not producing any fruit or are dead. I think I will wait for the head gardener to get here and lead the way. I have pruned before, but this time is extra important and needs to be done in wisdom and with intentionality.