“We know that what we used to be was nailed to the cross with him. That happened so our sinful bodies would lose their power. We are no longer slaves of sin.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭6:6‬ ‭NIRV‬‬

Hello, ForgivenOne,

Why do we hang on to garbage of our past when it no longer serves us? Gluttons for self-inflicted punishment, I suppose. I was gaining insight from a couple of my Spirit-Keepers the other day (they reel me in when I’m bouncing thoughts) and we tripped up over an issue that recurrently trips us up. 

One time, I physically wrote out a tripping concern and nailed that piece of my heart to a wooden cross. That ritual brought me profound freedom-it was a turning point in my walk with Christ. Some burdens must be put down or they will keep you tangled up in your shorts from now on. 

I’ve created similar end-the-old/begin-the-new rituals since that have been just as freeing. 

Today, let your new begin. Write out your grief, pain, old sin that grips you back into shame, put your note in a little box like a matchbox or a raisin box and hold it up to God. Say, “oh God, who declares me innocent! (Ps 4:1) thank you for use of this … and I thank you it is a dead issue.”

Then, dig a deep hole behind a bush, place the box in it and bury it. 

Fill the hole with dirt and walk away. 

Ludicrous? Maybe. But, when the toxic contents you’ve buried try to worm its way back to tempt you, accuse you, demean you, shame you – you’ll see in your mind the burial site, and be taken again to the place of freedom in the arms of your Father. 

Wake up. Throw dirt on it. Go. 

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  Jesus taught, “A farmer planted seed. As he scattered the seed, some of it fell on the road, and birds ate it. Some fell in the gravel; it sprouted quickly but didn’t put down roots, so when the sun came up it withered just as quickly. Some fell in the weeds; as it came up, it was strangled by the weeds. Some fell on good earth, and produced a harvest beyond his wildest dreams.”  ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭13:3-8‬ ‭MSG‬‬

Hello, LovelyOne-
Rituals of farming run deep in my family. Past and present The Almighty likes a partnership. It is up to us to help what God has begun. We often want the fields to remain full and green and in pristine beauty, just as we want life to remain as it once was. But, fire comes. 

Or, grasshoppers. 

Or, hail.

Sometimes, by accident, sometimes on purpose, sometimes for reasons no one can understand – reasons that are God’s business alone – sometimes, ruin comes. But, ruin can also turn everything to a new direction . . . with new and different rituals, new life has its own strengths and ways to shape the world. Even when the ruin is new, already, the field comes to life with new, tiny life. The angle at which we choose to view sets up the progress of the journey – our mindset from the remnants of the experience sets us in place for wild dream harvest.

Listen to your soul. 

Leave room for wonder. 

Wake up. 

Acknowledge the new.

Go.

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“This is the message from the Son of God, whose eyes are like flames of fire, whose feet are like polished bronze: “I know all the things you do. I have seen your love, your faith, your service, and your patient endurance. And I can see your constant improvement in all these things.”  Revelation‬ ‭2:18-19‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Good morning, PreciousSoul,

When you came into the world, you were empty. Then, God tapped you. He began to fill you with knacks, and words, and dreams, and loves. He gave you a sweet-spot from where your passions and obsessions flow … what is your obsession? In what do you get totally caught up and lose all track of time and space? Can you name it? 

He then says, “My child, the obsession I gave you will be most effective for Me when you choose to get out of your comfort zone.”

Ooo. Mmm. Oh. 

What is holding you back from doing God’s work through you? What is keeping you tamped down? Comfortable? Step on out – step into your passion zone as if God Almighty himself was delivering. 

You’ve been tapped. 

Wake up. Tap in. Go. 

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‘“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” Psalm‬ ‭19:14‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Hello, BeautifulSoul!
Prayer and meditation are my reboot button. Sitting a while with the Savior of the world sends His light-scan through me as the most powerful force in the universe. It has a shifting effect – taking me from asking to receiving, from waiting to enjoying the process, from worry to God’s got this, from a fear focus to a glory focus. 

One on one time with The Almighty sets my thoughts and words and actions into a mode of being “in service” with Him. And, that attunement is where I thrive. 

Wake up. Be scanned in. Go. 
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“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,”. Ephesians‬ ‭1:3‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Good morning, BlessedOne,

You have been blessed by God Most High. You. Share it. Pass it on. 
Who can you bless today? What can you bless today?

Who comes to mind this morning … that needs to be set apart for a blessing … that you are being called to deliver? 

What project or activity or or journey is weighing heavy, calling, calling with need to be blessed? 

Our people, our places, our things – they are sacred because we say they are. We choose what gets set apart. By sanctioning those for a blessing, the solutions scale ramps way up. 

Enter in to blessing mode – you don’t have to be ordained, or certified, or licensed to do so. Simply call on your Savior. He powers your light to drop in and reconnect life and hope in those places where apathy and aloofness and bummed have become the norm. 

Bless your people, your haters, that software system, road trip, airplane, porch. Bless the payment you make, the broom you push, the air you get to breathe. Bless your boss, your brother, your pastor, deer, quail, that dog that barked all night. 

Choose who and what. Make a face to face bridge, touch, maybe trace a heart with your finger … or a feather … feel the light of Your Spirit going out from you and entering in. 

I’m pointing my heart toward you now, leaning in – may everyone see your Light and like what they see. 

Wake up. Deliver. Go. 

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