Butterfly Vuela

Tag: god

  • Life can Gunk up our Filters!

    Life can Gunk up our Filters!

    It started a little gray in the garden today, but things got clearer and brighter because of the insights the Master Gardener has shared with me today.

    There is a lot of work happening this morning in all parts of my garden. And there is rest, which is needed for all of us right now! It took some hours this morning for me to realize that many hiccups, distractions, control tactics and more have been hitting, especially the last few days! The goal is for emotional manipulation and exhaustion, that would lead to derail the focus and work. I have been paying attention, but I have to say I have also been corralled a couple times in the last two days into the beginnings of hasty movement. Of course this is not wise. I sought the Master Gardeners help and pulled myself back in. I was protected from further consequences and continuing on in haste, but I did suffer the loss of a tool. Thankfully he showed me what was happening and I began to wait for his lead. “Thank you Lord for all the work going on in the garden and for helping me to see what the enemy of my soul was trying to do. Help me to continue to avoid the traps and distractions!”

    There was another thing that happened in my garden today. Some resolve on boundaries, it began yesterday with heartache, but all sides agreed today! Growth and ownership, and mostly clarity with new boundaries. I was shown by the Master Gardener yesterday, through a tool needing to be tended to, that my filters needed to be cleaned. Life can gunk up our filters and then it is only too easy to overreact, or react in haste. I began this by faith asking for his help to clean my filters. The outcome is that the breakthrough that he has planned is still on course. No derailment this time! I wonder if you know how much of a miracle this is for my whole garden (life).

    I pray today that you would be encouraged in your own garden. I pray a blessing on your garden. And I would definitely invite in and follow the Master Gardeners plan. He does miracles. I can recommend his work personally! It’s ok if you don’t know how to work along side someone anymore. It is ok if you can’t trust anyone either. He will help you work it all out!

  • Joy for the Journey

    Joy for the Journey

    “Good Morning Lord!” (As I stepped into the center of my garden I left behind my worries, my concerns, and overwhelming emotion.) I turned my eyes to Jesus and realize he is brilliant in white. “Lord you are beautiful!” He said,” Take my hand this morning Krista.” There is an importance, an urgency , a command, concern, and love, to name a few of the intentions behind his speaking. I take his hand and bind my being, my soul, my mind, all of me to him. “I am going your way Lord. Fill me Lord, with your love, guide me in your truth.” Then he says: “It is not an easy path I ask you to take. I need you to listen to me and I need you to follow.” “Yes Lord! Will you help me? You know my weaknesses. Will you empower and embolden me to be the person you have always seen? I see it too, but can not sustain it, or achieve it even, on my own. Help me to lean on you instead of myself!” “I will, Krista, I am!”

    Just before going into the garden this morning, I had a weight of care and emotions concerning others. I realized I could not get into the center without letting it go, trusting it all to God, and laying it all down. After doing this, the entire garden just faded away and the brilliance of Jesus and his presence is all I could see and experience!

    “Lead me today Lord. Show me all you need me to see. Lead my decisions, grant me clarity, discernment spiritually, and stability in emotion and more, to take the road ahead and keep moving forward!” “I will and I am!” “Thank you Lord!

    A few minutes past and the Holy Spirit brought up in me something I needed to ask for and receive: “Would you give me joy for the journey Lord?” “Yes!,” and he smiled as he spoke. So now I breathe in your presence and am filled with all I need!

  • 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.

  • Sanctified Emotions

    Sanctified Emotions

    Today I learned that when God is pressing on my emotions, it isn’t as I was lead to believe. Compassion doesn’t mean what I thought it should. Sometimes he is wanting me to pray and intercede. He isn’t always wanting me to allow people back in and dream about it, no he wants me protected and whole. I understood that yielding myself and emotions to him is good, but it doesn’t mean what I thought it did. Yes, it is maturity, and it is also protection and liberation from narcissistic abuse. I am so grateful to understand this today. Of course my emotions, feelings, longings, and needs have also been used by me and others to get me back in the grasp of the narcissist or toxic people, but not anymore. Now, I can be me, be used by God and effective, but remain protected with strong boundaries. This is a miracle for me. I pray you would have insight into you and how you have been talked into things, people and places that you don’t belong in, and insight into the growth God has worked in you!