This is the day that the Lord has made; |
I am guilty of this. I do not have the paraphernalia, but I have the attitude. I forget to often that this is the day the Lord has made and that I need to rejoice and be glad in it. I choose to forget. I let fear creep in, silently robbing my joy. I let frustration creep in and drain me of energy and patience, building till self control combusts and dissipates. Disunity and discontent fall surrounding me like shrapnel on the battlefield. I loose sight of whose I am and who he is. I lose… |
I don’t want to be guilty of this.
I want to remember that this is the day that the Lord has made. I want to rejoice and be glad in it. Why do I allow myself to loose sight? Why do I abdicate my knowledge and my position? Why do I give up so easily what I want to cherish and hang on to?
I want to remember that this is the day that the Lord has made. I want to rejoice and be glad in it. Why do I allow myself to loose sight? Why do I abdicate my knowledge and my position? Why do I give up so easily what I want to cherish and hang on to?
Once you were alienated from God
and were enemies in your minds…
Colossians 1:21
Alienated from God? Ever felt that way?
Financial worry, health concerns, toxic work environment, quarrelling children, in laws, out laws, crime, poverty, war, famine….
Aaagggg! Yes our world is alienated from God. Alienated, but not abandoned.
The evil one seeks to keep us alienated, trapped, and isolated, held in bondage, captive…
in our own minds!
Financial worry, health concerns, toxic work environment, quarrelling children, in laws, out laws, crime, poverty, war, famine….
Aaagggg! Yes our world is alienated from God. Alienated, but not abandoned.
The evil one seeks to keep us alienated, trapped, and isolated, held in bondage, captive…
in our own minds!
The battle ground is not with the people who surround us, it is not with the physical challenges, nor the financial, cultural, or sociological brokenness, it is a spiritual battle in our minds. Such a small battleground for such a large battle.
Still, remember, alienated but not abandoned.
Still, remember, alienated but not abandoned.
How do I live from a position of blessing?
I awaken to the truth of the realities of the One who has fought and won the battle. I choose to allow His truth to renew my mind. To reconcile reality with my thinking. To see clearly who he says I am.
I awaken to the truth of the realities of the One who has fought and won the battle. I choose to allow His truth to renew my mind. To reconcile reality with my thinking. To see clearly who he says I am.
I am the daughter of the King of Kings.
2 Corinthians 6:18
I am His adopted child.
John 1:12
I am a co-heir with Christ.
Romans 8:17
I am the apple of His eye.
Zechariah 2:8
I am a new creation.
2 Corinthians 5:17
I am reconciled to Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:18
I am righteous and holy.
Ephesians 4:24
I radiate His light.
Matthew 5:14
I am a victor.
Romans 8:37
I share His mission.
Hebrews 3:1
I am designed for good works.
Ephesians 2:10
A day of blessings…..
How could today be anything but a day of blessings for His Beloved?
The day has begun, it is time to rejoice in it.
How could today be anything but a day of blessings for His Beloved?
The day has begun, it is time to rejoice in it.
Traci-Lynn Burt
Follower of Jesus, wife, mother, friend, pastor, coach, abolitionist .... enough said.
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