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Feeding of Faith

 

Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles and the judgements he pronounced. 

Psalm 105:5

 

 

They crack crisp under my feet.  These fallen leaves from glory high lay as a reminder of passing time.  I don’t know if I necessarily need a reminder for as much as these dry leaves break brittle under feet, my cracking joints sing similar songs.

Yet, wanted or not, they remind.  Speak volumes of the fleeting moments that make up our lives.  Minutes that together form seasons bringing forth life and death.  Seasons that wax and wane with a rhythm so familiar and yet each a mystery we wait to unfold. 

 

 

Faith, my friend, walks to destinations unknown.  It moves in the waiting.  It is a seeking anticipation.  Not a life deferred.   When the seasons change our living we must strive to look beyond the ebb.  We must gather our remembrances of grace that once was and take it as manna into our wandering. 

A feeding of faith for the journey ahead and at its table today I gather to give thanks.  For all that was…for all that is…for all that is to come.   

Gratitude is born in hearts that take time to count up past mercies.  – Charles Edward Jefferson

Today…

May today there be peace within.

May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.

May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.

May you use those gifts that you have received and pass on the love that has been given to you.

May you be content knowing you are a child of God.

Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.

It is there for each and every one of us.

St. Thérèse de Lisieux

Drinking In

 

It pours down on my soul, this Spirit drenched Word.  I can barely breathe under its weight but yet I don’t struggle.  I give in.  I give up.  

It is what He wanted all along.  Why I battle so, I do not know.  Like Paul, I fight even when I don’t want to and know I shouldn’t.  Yet, He continues to long for my surrender.  He waits far longer than He should and far longer than this broken soul deserves. 

I am grateful. 

Thankful that the One who spoke this world into existence still speaks today and I stand amazed at the million ways He chooses to bring Truth into my life. 

This weekend He spoke peace upon my anxious heart, mercy upon my broken soul and grace into my outstretched arms.   Like dew gathering on a flower’s leaf, His Words cling to my heart. 

I drink in and am refreshed.

 

Remembering with thanks…

 peace found on a sunny afternoon

 Truth spoken by one He has gifted to teach.  One who wants us all to be Living Proof.

 friends who walk a similar path

 quiet moments and thoughts gathered

 assurance that it is time to say goodbye

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He knows that I am one who prefers to sit in the safety of ordinary than venture into risk but it doesn’t matter.  He nudges me to move.  He asks me to risk. 

I balk.

I fear the unknown.   I worry about the change.  I doubt if it is Him who was asking.    Life gets blurry and I lose vision. 

When you can’t see where you are going it is scary and I am terrified.

He waits and works.

Life changes without me.  I have no choice but change with it.  He reveals Himself in the midst and the fog starts to lift.  He shines and I see clearly. 

He waits.

Now, I must follow. 

 

If there is something in your life upon which God has put His pressure, then obey Him in that matter and everything will become clear as daylight to you.

          Oswald Chambers

 

Today this quote was from my devotion and the picture was taken during my morning walk.  God is revealing Himself.  It is evident.  I need to move with obedience into risk. 

He is good – All the time … and so very patient with me! 

 

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