When You Need To Feel The Pain

When You Need To Feel The Pain

Sometimes, the pain we have worked so hard to avoid is the one thing that leads us to where God calls us to go. Sometimes, feeling our need is the greatest work of faith we can surrender to.

I woke up like any other day.

But, when I got up from my bed, a sharp pain shot through my ankle. My leg jerked and my step crumpled. I couldn’t walk.

What was going on?

I hadn’t done anything strenuous. Hadn’t hurt it.
Or did I?

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Trees versus Forest

The Spirit does not make us better than others - It makes us better than ourselves. - Joel Schmidgall 

No you can't save yourself, your soul has already been redeemed but you maybe able to save your blood vessels from. Being corroded by eating a little better or drinking on less coke. Or maybe your can save a tree by recycling.

Now before u get puffed up and proud of yourself - look at the Forrest around you. Or rather look at what used to be a forrest around you but now is a tree graveyard, each site marked by a scared stump.

But then again remember, he did not call you to save the forrest - just that one tree.

So save that tree will you?



The 10 Things you need to know about fear - (in)courage

But that He says it about 365 times in the Bible,

        

"Do not be Afraid"

— one assurance for every day — so the women of faith

believe and obey, and the rock solid truth He won’t ever leave or forsake, and there isn’t a thing in this world that can ever separate us from the love of Christ — this crazy farmer’s wife putting all that in her bag. She’s flying with that.

 

And these 10 Things to Know about Fear:

1. Don’t fear failing. Fear not obeying.

2. Fear is a fraud.

Nowhere on earth is beyond the reach of God.

3. All fear is but the notion that God’s love ends.

4. Your fears don’t decide your fate — your fears destroy your faith.

5. We must do that which we know we cannot — to prove that it’s our God who cannot fail
Our God appoints those who will disappoint — to point to a God who never disappoints.

5. Everything your Father has for you — is over the fence of fear.

6. Travel in the direction of your fears — to let God direct your life.

7. Fear doesn’t stop the really bad things as much as it stops you from really living.

8. It’s impossible to simultaneously feel fear — and give thanks.

9. Fear is always the flee ahead. God is I AM and His presence fills the present moment.

Just. Rest. in. Him. in. This. Moment.

10. Do not feed the ducks, or the bears, or the fears. Feed your soul — on the Word that is the Bread of Life.

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Thoughts for Today

Life gets busy.

Daily reminders like these pictures and quote help keep me grounded.

...and per usual, they say things a lot better than I do!!

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

- Arthur Ashe 

The last time I read Psalm 103:1, it said, "Bless the Lord, oh my soul." It did not  say, "Oh my Lord, bless my soul."        

                             -Tommy Tenney

I am fairly certain that given a cape and a nice tiara, I could save the world.

Small Change

Small Change. Such a burden.

Doesn't it always amaze you when you take the change our of your pocket and how light if feels? Or feel that rush when you coin jar gets full and you find out you now have $40 of "free money" (that false sense of money same as finding a twenty in the pocket of your winter coat.)

I'm now just under the two month mark on my race countdown so I thought I'd share some of my favorite views that keep me going!

So keep filling the coin jars!

Inspiration

Now that it's officially halfway through my marathon training and fundraising, I thought it was time to give an update! Yesterday I officially ran half the distance of the marathon (!!) so we're right on track (...even if a little slow.) 



But do you know what keeps me going on those long runs??

The stories and words from the girls in the Girls in the Game programs. This is the email I received this week:

PEACE

So often in our journeys, what we desire is not bigger hills or deeper streams to forge. But neither is it easy paths or winding meadows. What we want is the peace that we're going the right way. We want the peace that things will be okay. We want the peace of a happy ending.

          ...But this isn't what's been promised to us.

No, Christ promised us peace but a peace that passes all understanding. If we always understand the road or the companions on the raod with us...well then why would we need Christ and His peace.

In the Christian faith there have become cliche verses: John 3:11, Philippians 4:1, ect ect. And while they're great and such an encouragement at times, what about the context of those verses.

Often, I've been referr to the verse "Do not be anxious.." (Philippians 4:6) but read what comes before that: