Does Life ever have you wondering which way to turn? Guessing the answer from most is a resounding ” Yes “. Next question is, Where do you seek the answer to which way to go?  For years I sought answers from other people, from myself, and cried many tears when all to often the answers didn’t seem clear. I knew from my upbringing where I should go seek the answers and sometimes I did. Yet, all to often I insisted on continuing on in my own ways. Sometimes God allowed me to go My way and more times than I realized he stepped in or sent some of those ” others ” to aid in guiding me in my journey. Praise God and Hallelujah for that. As I grew older not only did I learn His Way is the Best Way, my eyes opened and I started seeing when He sent someone to aid me along the Way. There were times it was total strangers and other times those closest to me. The key is to open your heart, eyes, and ears while at the same time Seeking Him and His Ways. So much becomes clear. I reflect back at times when I was drowning & He sent the boat to save me. Sometimes I jumped in and others I stood on the roof blind to see saying, ” I am waiting on God, I’ll stay right here for now, it’s ok”  Blind because it wasn’t the Way I thought it should be so I thought, ” that can’t be the way”.  Or I got in the boat then when I got to where He wanted me to be, I fell back into Old Ways and still missed what He was trying to give me.

All to often, many of us get in our own way. Unable to see or accept where God is trying to lead us. Stuck in a rut or on the roof. Missing out on blessings, ways of provision, and even people who were meant to be in our lives. Instead we walk along with closed eyes, ears, hearts, and minds loosing out on The Way God planned for our lives. We were not designed to live in a Box. Not designed to get into a rut of samo – samo everyday. We are created in His image which is Open to newness of Life, Love, creating, cultivating, pruning, and willing to move on when He shows us is the best place for us to Be.  I have spent many years seeking ME, where I am supposed to Be, what I am supposed to be doing. Some things I have done were meant to Be and some things Not so much. I have learned from them all. And now I see God guiding me where I know I will be coming into the fullness of ME. I was there all the time…inside ME.  I just couldn’t find me cause I was so busy conforming to be the world’s Me..trying to fit into a circle I didn’t fit into..a circle that was keeping me in a Walk of struggling,often confusion, and unable to rest. Praying and asking, ” where should I be?”  Over analyzing things and instead of living in the moment and seeking Him 1st – I sought the many ways of mankind.

Then when I least expected it, when ” I ” wasn’t looking, when I stepped out of the way..He showed me the Way and the place He has for Me.  The best surprise was: I had this list of how I would love to live in a place that was a urban style tourist city, Diverse with every kind of nationality, affordable and close to water and if possible waterfalls. (they are my FAV) . It almost seemed unreal even to me that there is such a place. And as time and the world grew more & more greedy the more unlikely my list seemed possible to me. This past year I began to pray and say, ” Lord you know my heart’s desires and I will go wherever you say..just please show me the Way where I can BE who you created me to Be.. Then I went to Joyce Meyers Women’s conference ending it with a trip I had longed to take for years..  Much to my surprise, Low and behold He took me to the very place so that I Can Be Me and it includes everything on the list my heart desires…Why? because my heart desired what He had in mind for me all along…the List. A city where I can thrive with all mankind, a city beside the water where the Falls bring me Peace, a city that resonates with Me. What else I learned is ” all things in His timing”.  And the funny thing too is now when I look back I know the places I have been were, except a few, were where I was supposed to be in that season…places where he was setting it up for where he wanted my girls to Be. Now all grown they are thriving, have wonderful husbands, kids, homes & now it is My time to go the Way He has for ME to be fully Me.

Open your hearts…seek God 1st. Allow Him to show you The Way in this journey of Life. His way is The Way where it all turns out to BE exactly what it was meant to BE.  If you listen to that still small voice, you’ll know in your heart, mind, and spirit that you are on The Way that is meant to BE.

Shalom

Morning.. much of last week I fluctuated between Gratitude & Grief, Joy & Sadness, Appreciation & Frustration. Sound familiar to any of you? I have so many things I am Grateful for while at the same time those same things can bring grief. Like this: I am so grateful for how God has provided for my girls and how they are a new generation doing better than Mom was at their age..homes, good husbands, and the list goes on. Then here came the Wild Fires..both of them had fires to close for comfort and the Lilac Fire is much better contained but, not Out…which is just down the hill from my youngest. I am so full of gratitude for the protective hedge God has kept around their homes while at the same time grieving for those who lost their homes .. like all those in the Senior Mobile Home Park just down the road in Bonsall. My answer is just keep Praying.

Then there is Appreciation & Frustration, Joy & Sadness I can tap on all in one example: Work. I so appreciate being able to work remote with my job and in the big picture I just I love my Director, my team, & working the AR.  Success is doing the work you love. So, for the most part All of this brings me Joy! Yet, at the same time there are some days there are serious stressors & frustrations rise up tapping my ole self that make me wanna scream sometimes and do make me grumble and complaint. Sure as I allow that Ole Woman to rise up and take over – the Holy Spirit convicts me taking me to my knees saying ” Oh God, I am so sorry I am lost my Peace or Sorry my tongue said that” ie: my behavior cultivated Sadness.. grieving me I  let God down.  Then my New woman in Christ starts praying, ” Lord, I know I AM part of the I AM please guide me and give me strength to walk with You and let your light shine keeping that ” old woman” down buried in the grave”  It isn’t long God shines His Grace, Love, Patience, Compassion, Frogiveness, Gratefulness, and that list goes on me and that needed strength grows within letting me Know….this is a growing time my child… seek My Word not that of those saying,  ” it’s ok we all loose it sometimes ya know we are not perfect’. And I think that at the time too.. However, I know we are to be striving to be who God created us to be and Not giving into those words of the Flesh.. I hear that still small voice say, ” don’t fall into that thinking, if you allow yourself to fall into excuses then you are feeding that attitude which only bears more of that fruit. Instead, see My Word and weed out those thoughts clearing your heart that You stick to walking in The Way of Love. ” that will bring Good Fruit.. remember, Life is all about choices. Choose His Way and in Him you DO have the power to do just that…thru His discipline and my being obedient the Light of Love will bear Good Fruit. This last week.. it was brought clearly to my attention this is where I need more cultivation. Where my Ole Woman tries her best to Rise up and take hold. God even used Joel Osteen to tap me up Hard in today’s service.. and on that note I will sign off saying, ” if you are in the same place with me.. listen to Joel’s message tonight on TBN ”  I plan on listening again and taking notes of helpful verses this time. Smile

Joel Osteen’s message today 12/10/17 https://www.tbn.org/programs/joel-osteen

Hugs.. Shalom.

Greetings to all ! Today is a day to reflect and give Thanks for all our Blessings and those we Love and those who Love us.

It is a day to ” let go ” of stressors, relax, and break bread with family, neighbors, or if alone…spend the day Giving Thanks to God for being alive and for the day with Him. for If you are having kinda a down day ..please top and reflect and you will see whatever troubles have come your way, they didn’t come to stay. smile  Then get out and enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Nature and soak it all in.  I spent some time reflecting and thinking on all I am Thankful for this morning and it sure did give me a Lift. Not only because it drew attention to all my blessing but, it revealed just How Much God has protected me, guided me, and brought me thru to the other side. It reminded me how Much God loves me and how much love I have in my life. I AM Blessed! and oh so Thankful for all He’s done and so Thankful for all the lovely people He has brought across my path over the years.

I was reminded how ” As a man thinketh so is he/she”. How blessed I am to be able to Choose Good things when darkness tries to surround me, His Word and Love it right there to kick that ole darkness to the curb.  How when I focus on God’s Love, Mercy, Grace, Compassion, and so much more – then share those Ways of Love; this is how the chains of darkness are broken. How in Thankfulness and Praise I am reminded, ” I AM a child of the most high God and can Never be a permanent slave to any negative bondage the world may throw my way”  Even if bound for a moment…I can Choose to seek God, pray, give thanks, and it isn’t long His Light shines brightly and Love comes my way.  So,Stop…Give Thanks and Praise then watch God work in your life and the lives of others.

Yep, God’s Teachings are to keep us Free and our Choices lead us to the road of Freedom Like KO says:  ” Choose Good things”  Look around at all your Blessings! Embrace them & as The Word says: ” in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” Thessalonians 5:18

May you enjoy these words & quotes of thankfulness from many faiths & various people.

“God had proclaimed: if you give thank, I will give you more; and if you deny my favours, my punishment will be dire.” (Surah 14, Ayat 7).

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough”
― Oprah Winfrey

“Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighborhood of despair. Even when all doors remain closed, God will open up a new path only for you. Be thankful!”
― Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love    

“Perhaps it takes a purer faith to praise God for unrealized blessings than for those we once enjoyed or those we enjoy now.”
― A.W. Tozer

“Thankfulness creates gratitude which generates contentment that causes peace.”
― Todd Stocker

Did you know there are 2 ways to say Thank You in Hindi ? Shukriya and Dhanyavad

“I may not be where I want to be but I’m thankful for not being where I used to be.”
― Habeeb Akande

And last I share this website and a few words from it. Reach for a level where everything is for the good.  http://www.jewishpathways.com/mussar-program/gratitude

Today I pray God’s hand of Love thrives within you and like William Wordsworth says  “Rest and be thankful.”   Hugs to all. Renee’

Hi !  Here we go into the Holidays… are you in the Spirit?  I know I am for Thanksgiving!  It hit me this morning “hard”  I have so many things to be Thankful for!  Currently I am reading in Romans and ya know how you can pick up the Word and it seems to be right on time with what is going on in your Life?  Well, that is what happened this morning. Not only was Thankfulness on my mind but, my reading was all about “living in the Spirit” of Yeshua.  (check out Romans Chapter 8). That got me thinking about the Spirit of God (Love)  and what all that includes. Which only added to my Thankfulness. Smile

Now in all this thinking it did put a few conviction bumps in the road too. I had to look at myself, which resulted in a little bit of ” come to Jesus” taps asking me, ” so how are you doing as far as ” Living in the Spirit of Love? ”  I ended up saying, ” hmmm, lately about 65% I would say.”  Then that Loving Spirit gave me a rush of Hugs and encouragement with these words, ” Ok dear, now that you have confessed that let it go and let’s move forward with this increase of Spirit within you”   Just like that, I felt my heaviness lift and I responded, ” Yes, Yes…Thank YOU!   Which of course brought another wave of Love, Thankfulness, Forgiveness, Compassion, and a Light to guide me back on track.  And to back it up with more Love, I logged onto my email and there was my new Real Estate lady, Alisha encouraging me and assuring me we are all good to go on finding me my Home for my remaining ” golden years” .  God is So Good and on time all the time!

My next post will be on Thanksgiving Day as I am now FULL of the Spirit 100%. So check out my List of all I am thankful for! And Please join me and send your list back on my comments tab.  I would love to have everyone share some moments or a long list of Thankfulness!

PS:  You can post that thankful list anytime as honestly we should be giving Thanks Every Day!

Hugs!!! Shalom

Renee’

Hi Everyone! Have you ever listened to your conversations or even what you say to yourself? Try it for a weekend.  I did and had to ask myself who’s side are you on, Satan or God?  I realized I allow myself to get into to many conversations that sure aren’t inline with His Word of Love..with others and with Myself. I caught myself feeling like “Good grief, everything has gotten too darn intense”  Yes, there are a lot of intense things happening in the World today however, that is “in the World”.  And where do I belong in this world? Well, I AM part of the I AM in His Kingdom. That said, I had to ask myself, ” Do you believe in His Word, the Love within Me, the Promises of His Word?” Or do you believe the Lies of the father of all lies, Satan?  From what has been coming from my mouth, to much of late, I had to ask ” who’s side are you one anyway”. Another thing that drew my attention to my behavior was my recent trip to Niagara Falls! I had such a wonderful time meeting so many Nice people & found myself being my True upbeat, loving life self.  My time there really brought attention to how much better I felt after walking A lot!, talking about good things with the nice people I met, my massage, and just absorbing the wonderful energy. As my site says, ” Life is All About Choices”  So, I said to myself, ” Snap out of it, start walking and acting like you are a child of God, filled with His Spirit and stop wandering off.. And how am I going to do that? By choosing to be more conscious in how I speak to others and myself.. Hello, I AM on God’s side and I need to get back to being ME and behave as a member in the house of God. smile Knowing this:  I can do all things thru Christ who strengthens me. That includes aging well, staying committed to taking care of my Mind, Body, and Spirit not to mention, sharing the Daily Love the family of God shares with me. And that’s ALOT actually.  The Niagara trip kicked me off on working out 3 days a week & I am pulling together index cards writing down God’s Promises so I can read them regularly. I must admit I sure wasn’t loving my body and more often that not it seemed I haven’t been speaking encouraging words to my body either. On that note: Did you know? Serotonin is the molecule of will power, of delaying gratification. Decreased serotonin means you have trouble finishing things, feel a bit down, get annoyed easy, and it can be hard to control you impulses.  Sound familiar? sure does to me. So here are some tips to raise our serotonin levels and improve your daily living:

1.) Spend time with God Daily. Look up the Promises of God and these words remind you of how much God loves you. Stop as you read an observe how He has shared those promises with you lately. Be observant and notice all the Blessings in the day instead of focusing on the darker side of life. Let your Light shine instead of creating a dreary day.

2.) Get 20 mins of Sun daily. Sunlight is not a dirty world. Over doing it is where it is harmful. But, our bodies need the Vitamin D.  Can’t get out there during the day. Drink Milk..not fake milk either or if you can’t tolerate milk take Vitamin D. But, best source is God’s natural good ole Sunlight.

3.) Massage – One of my favs! Several studies have proven this raises serotonin and improves your mood. Hard to say definitively whether it is the actual massage or the human touch though.. Whatever, if it works work it.

4.) Exercise – Numerous studies show Exercise increases serotonin levels and releases serotonin in the body. In particular, walking at a quick pace, running, and riding bikes. So make sure exercise is an essential part of your day….not to much though. Remember, All things in Moderation…extremes in either direction never have a positive outcome.

That’s all for now folks.. Shalom!

There is a song by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir called, ” Order my Steps”. Here are a few of the lyrics: Order my steps in Your word dear Lord
Lead me, guide me everyday. Send Your anointing, Father I pray;
Please Order my steps in Your word. Bridle my tongue let my words edify
Let the words of my mouth be acceptable in Thy sight
Take charge of my thoughts both day and night; Order my steps in Your word

I tend to listen to this song when the World is pressing in around me. Prayer & Praise. The thing about this prayer is, for God to order your steps in the Word, you have to go spend time with God in the Word. Only then can we be clearly guided in The Way to go. All to often we all drift off caught up in work, IPads, our phones, and the list goes on leaving God and His Word out of our Daily Steps. This is a bad habit..I can testify to that. The consequences of not allowing His Word to Order our Steps tend to go like this: Gripping, complaining, back biting, crying, fears, doubts, anger, and that list goes on and on too.  That said, I think you get the point of this post. If not, Ponder it.

And on that note: I leave you to go to my room and spend some time seeking Him to order my steps in some matters of my own. Smile

Have a Blessed Day!

PS: Like Joyce says, ” One thing I have learned is without time with God, I cannot function.”  Check out her NIV: Busy Life Bible 

Do you ever feel like you are living a life Incognito? ( having one’s true identity concealed)

I can tell you, lately I sure have had my days that I look at myself and ask ” Who are you?” This typically happens when circumstances send me off in behaviors that are just not my true self. Or when surroundings make me feel I have to “conceal my true self”. Thanks to a surprise visit from a dear friend and several other calls I received from my many friends, it hit me: that is just silly…to conceal my true self or allow outside people or circumstances to make me collapse into a shell. That is certainly not who I AM. We are all created for a reason. We all have hybrid seeds within from which we develop and BEcome who God designed us to Be. Living a life ” Incognito” only binds you, which steals your Joy, Peace, Creativity & confines His Love within you. This ultimately creates Stress, “Dis Ease, and finally Diseases”.  Indeed, stress symptoms can & do affect your body, your thoughts and feelings, and your behavior. Being able to recognize common stress symptoms can give you a jump on managing them. Stress that’s left unchecked can contribute to many health problems, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity and diabetes.  It is true: ” For as he/she thinketh in his heart so is He/She. Proverbs 23:7

Allowing myself to retreat within, stress over things or people that are not worth stressing over robs the world of what God created ME for. Of how I am supposed to be Serving and Giving to the world. As the Word states in Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s handiwork, created In Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

The Word tells us that we are all born with distinct talents and gifts that set us apart from each other. When you discover the talents that God has given you and you use them to glorify Him, you will experience a Full life! Our loving Lord wants us to feel whole and complete, and it is through our gifts & talents that we can find our unique calling in life!  BTW: Talents are not just acting, singing, etc. Your talent might be a gift of gab, a smile that brings Joy, cooking, sewing, gardening, accounting, organizing, and the list goes on and on…ALL of which can be used to glorify Him and allow you to experience a Full Life meant to be shared with thy neighbor.

So, today take a look at yourself. Are you taking care of yourself? Are you living out your hearts desires and utilizing your gifts & talents?  You will know them because they will make your heart sing. Your light will shine when you are engaging in them. Or are you bound by stress and negative energy ? Check out this site for some tips on how to recognize Stress and evaluate yourself: https://psychcentral.com/lib/recognizing-and-dealing-with-stress/

Once you have done your self evaluation let His Word guide you back to cultivating and becoming who You ARE!  Remember:  Romans 12: 2 “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. ”                            http://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/stress-bible-verses/

Shalom !

Do you ever ask yourself that question?

We are created in His image; with a Pure heart, full of Life, Love, and Curiosity. We have the desire to seek, learn, be adventurous, full of Joy and playfulness. We enjoy meeting others and sharing Love… think about it as a child we Love easily and when loved by those we encounter we want to Love in return. It doesn’t take a boat load of STUFF to please us …. enjoying Nature and banging on some pots & pans is great Fun!  We all are creative in some fashion and if encouraged those gifts and talents planted within us grow and become a great Joy and often (in some fashion) a financial means of support in our Lives. STOP and look at you for a moment….OK now, are you asking yourself, “Where is that person?”  Or are you smiling and saying, “ Yep, that’s how my garden has grown”….I Am part of the I Am and Love Me and My Life Thank You, Lord”   It is easy to get lost and take a turn following the pack. I’ve made many a wrong turns in my life then somewhere along the road I catch myself and ask, ” Where do you think you are going?, I don’t like this scene at all or who I am becoming along this path. ”  HELLO! you Know Life is All About Choices..turn around NOW and get back on track before you are Lost entirely” 

Then (depending on how off track I have gone)  my Questions Are : Ok, where is My path?  ” how did I get turned around Again and loose sight of who God created me to Be & where I should be going?”  Even at 62 I journey off down a wrong road, every now and again. This deviation led me to have a few Q & A’s with about 20 people & the answer became abundantly clear…we get derailed for many reasons, wanting to please others, others views of how we “should be” cause to be with them that is how it is, rules of the job, others jealousies, weaknesses, their lost and don’t wanna go it alone so they drag you down Misery lane with them…and You allow yourself to Go. (for whatever that reason may be) This is called: the misery loves company ideology, it’s a belief system. Some even use FORCE you until you conform into who They want you to Be.  That is the worst and hardest to reverse..but, it CAN Be done.  Of course you MUST Step away and dust off your feet, even if you are scared. Trust in God in this situation, He will guide you and open doors to keep you safe and get you back on the Road to Recovery and being who He created You to BE. I can testify to that.. Check out my book, Somewhere in Between, for those testimonies..yes those plural..like I said it takes work to restore and be Reborn to who You really Are and their will be a few more wrong turns in life ” old habits are hard to break but, they CAN be broken. More and more I hear it is others ideologies (belief systems) being Forced on one another. More and more people are bullying to get their way. Now think about that:  how selfish, insecure, and down right mean that action is. This happens thru your parents, relatives, friends, kids at school, society as a whole, and nowadays thru media. This last one being the most ridiculous when you really think about it. You allow a Reality show to determine your Life..seriously & you’re going for that?. If you are lucky 50% of that nonsense is really reality. I still watch old school soaps, why? they are not reality & they do remind me how silly life is when lived in exaggerated living.  Today’s reality shows are NO different than my old school soap operas…there is a little bit of Life’s truth in them…just enough so you relate and a whole lot of exaggerated FICTION. Yet, there are many people conforming their lives to live more like the reality stars lives. Some even putting themselves in serious debt to keep up with the Kardashians (the Jones aren’t living large enough anymore..LOL ) All this said, I pray my post today makes YOU STOP and look at YOURSELF and really look at what road you are on. Are you Enjoying in life? Are you living a life that reduces stress and keeps you living within your means? Or are you stressed out, deep in debt, and loosing site of the Joy, Love, and Happiness within?  Ask yourself; when am I filled with Love, Peace, and Joy? What do I Love doing? Am I living my life the way I really would like to be or conforming to satisfy others? Have I conformed to Fit In with others and society? If so, WHY? What am I missing out on by Not being who I was created to BE? What and Who would I possibly loose in my life if I were to be Me? Is all my STUFF and fitting into the crowd creating Good things in my Life? Is how I am living helping me to Grow? Or am I stuck and getting buried in the muck in my journey?  If you are in relationships that Insist you be who they want you to be or they will leave you, I must ask: what kind of Love is it that would leave you because you want to be yourself? What kind of Love is it that Makes another person be someone else just to be with them? Is that Love? And what has it done for you lately? Allowing yourself to live in someone else’s shoes, is that Loving yourself? If you are living a conformed life what fruit has that produced in your Life? Are You screaming within, “ Stop the madness! I wanna run away and Be Me?”  Or are you saying, ” I love my life and all it is becoming! “

Know this: Life can Change through your Choices, the Past is just that the Past.   The Future is YOURS to Create….The Only way you will sing the song, “ This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine..ohhhhh this little light of mine, I’M gonna let it shine” is when you ALLOW yourself to be Honest with yourself and BE You.  And if you loose some folks along the way, I promise you it will be in your best interest.  Remember, even if you take a wrong turn sometimes and get lost, you can Turn around and get back on the Doin’ it My Way Highway.  Or as some of us would day ” The Way” . The Best Life Now is to stay focused on the road that leads You to fulfill Your Purpose as who You Are…The Best Life for You to go singing down the highway, ” This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine..ohhhhh this little light of mine, I’M gonna let it SHINE!   This life makes you SMILE within and it blesses others too ! That is THE WAY it Should BE.. The road we should All should Be traveling… it only happens when you Allow yourself Be who you are designed to BE.  And Only You can Choose to Live Your Best Life Now.

Here are a few quotes by others I read when I feel like I have taken the wrong road and need to EXIT stage Left.

My Favorite:  “Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself.”
― Harvey Fierstein

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”
― Marilyn Monroe

“Don’t compromise yourself – you’re all you have.”
― John Grisham, The Rainmaker    

“If you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to live your life, then you deserve it.”   ( this one is totally true if you allow yourself to stay stuck when your inner self is screaming this is Not the Way)
― Frank Zappa

“Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.”
― Judy Garland

“About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won’t like you at all.”
― Rita Mae Brown

“Follow your heart, listen to your inner voice, stop caring about what others think.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart    

“Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love.”
― Jalaluddin Rumi

“There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.”
― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience    

And I end with my other Fav and saying this, Seek & Cultivate your Hearts Desires within and remember:  “To shine your brightest light is to be who you truly are.”
― Roy T. Bennett

Shalom!

Hello Everyone!  The post today is one I received from my ULC newsletter and just had to share. It fit the month and the place many I know are on in their journey.  So celebrate this moment and keep cultivating your inner garden expecting a beautiful harvest. Shalom

All to often we forget the Power we have in our lives giving it over to father of all lies. This is why things are growing and becoming so out of control, so full of darkness, selfishness, and division. Darkness (Lucifer) has No power in our lives unless we give our Authority and Power (given by God) to him.  In fact, here are 33 verses about this: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Human-Authority,-Nature-Of

From the Beginning of Creation we were given dominion on Earth and that was Not lost in the ” fall ” This is the Truth of who we are In Him. ” Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”  Before Jesus God’s people believed they had so disappointed the Father they had to ” work ” to be forgiven and in that belief lost their confidence & allowed themselves to be held captive by Evil of Lies.  Thanks to Yeshua’s willingness He joined us to teach and give Us the tools to have our lives Back. To Restore Us. In the blessing of His teachings and sacrifice of His life, we have the choice to have ears to hear and eyes to see; to be washed clean and Reborn Thru the Word and Way of Yeshua.

I for one can testify, we can Trust and Know His teaching are true and they Do restore Love, Life, and Joy in the gardens of our Hearts.. Eph. 4:22-25 You are taught, in regard to your former way of life, to put off the old self, which is being corrupted by deceitful desires, to be made New in the attitude of your Minds;  and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Therefore, each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are ALL members of One body.   It is our Choice to get UP when we fall. To cultivate and bring back to Life the seeds planted within us at Creation and kick falsehood and lies to the curb. Some say, ” it’s not so easy”  Actually, it is easier than you think, IF your heart’s desire is to Trust in the teaching of the family of God…Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. To believe and receive the LOVE they want to Give us daily. Think about it who taps us, sends us messengers (almost daily), and has placed within us the conscious to know right from wrong.. even children Know what feels right and what feels wrong at a very young age. It is Our Choice that creates the next phase of consequences & actions. I know I speak on this a lot.. that is because I see within myself and others Us going thru phases of our giving our Power away…I see so many missing out on their heart’s desires, forgetting what Love is about, allowing Lies, deception to lead us into paths of darkness and it is so unnecessary.. And all to often I hear people saying I don’t want to hear His Word..Why? because Religion has turned the Spirit of LOVE & His Word sour.  This hurts me. Praise God I get tapped pretty quick and hard enough to wake up when I drift into the chaos of the ways of the world. Then here I am posting as I get back in my walk of Love and thankfulness…sharing as much as I know how God’s Way is The Best Way and trust me I will Not hush. SMILE

I pray this post makes you Think…that it has you walk back thru time comparing when you walk in Love and when you walk in selfishness, anger, or unforgiveness. I pray you can SEE the differences of the consequences.. I pray you don’t allow Satan’s whispers to deceive you and you miss out on all the Beauty of the goodness of Love and living a Life filled with love for God, self, and your neighbors. I pray you hear me and choose to take back the Power of Love planted within you. It does restore you mentally & physically of this I can testify!

Shalom.