“As you learn more and more how God works, you will learn how to do your work. We pray that you’ll have the strength to stick it out over the long haul—not the grim strength of gritting your teeth but the glory-strength God gives. It is strength that endures the unendurable and spills over into joy, thanking the Father who makes us strong enough to take part in everything bright and beautiful that He has for us.”  Colossians‬ ‭1:11-12‬ ‭MSG‬‬

Good morning, StrongOne,

I watched two stallions go at it in a lot one time. They were up on their hind legs, clawing and trying to tear each other apart. They tore down the fences. It seemed to last forever. They were fighting for position. Fighting for their joy. 

Are you in the fight for your joy? Life hits hard and keeps pounding. That’s the nature of the beast. Everyday, we have to strengthen ourselves in God’s balance to reclaim His voice, His vision, His ways, His fire. 

We can go without many things for a long time. But, not joy. It calls to be found. We begin searching before we are ready – before we are strong enough to find it again, before we know enough, we begin moving out of the blackness toward it … before we know what to say and how to call it, or the language to speak. 

Refuse to be captured by the dark and the empty. The Almighty has sharpened your instincts to pounce. Let your eyes show your grit. Let your Maker lead you to the joy of your liveliness. 

Wake up. 

Fight for your joy. 

Go. 

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“The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the Lord has made them both.”  Proverbs‬ ‭20:12‬ ‭ESV‬‬

DearOne,

What darkness are you battling? Often, I sense our greatest work is seeing the Creator at work through our own eyes. When we lose our footing, become unstable, spacey, … when our attention wanders out of control and tangles in our mind’s cellar of dark chaos – this is always a call to action. Developing the discernment instilled in you and me by God Most High takes practice. He is the One who, when asked, places His power in us to call out the dark influences and send them away. He is the one to replace negativity, bitterness, fear, doubt, resistance with grounded empowerment and confidence. And love. 

It is your turn now. It’s your move.  Call in His protection techniques, His power, His angels placed over you, and His authority in you. Calling on Him and trusting His ways is a habit. Just as falling back off the edge into the pit can be a habit. Choose carefully. Choose wisely. 

Every morning when you wake. 

Every evening when you rest. Call on Him. 

Wake up. 

Be guided. 

Go. 

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“It is He who sits above the circle of the earth,” …

“Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might He increases strength.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭40:22, 28-29‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Good morning, CenteredHeart,

I have been noticing God’s circles and cycles lately. They pop out at me everywhere. Have you ever felt disconnected? There was a time when my boys were small that everything seemed disjointed in my life. God’s economy includes constant cycles. He uses those times of disconnection to increase strength as He orchestrates the heavenlies to bring us full circle – right back into His place of connection. Divine connection. 

From the time we are born, there is a wildish urge deep within to let the soul lead – because under the rule of the ego wisdom is on a very short leash. Unless the soul leads, you will never meld into His balance. The soul is our connection point that places us back into the world of the Almighty. In His connection is where the struggles and the strife, the joy and the laughter come together. It’s all there. In the art of forgiveness, in knowing glances, in deep breaths, in hope for the future. 

Wake up. 

Circle back. 

Go. 

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“Not that I have already reached the goal or am already fully mature, but I make every effort to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus. Brothers, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead,” Philippians‬ ‭3:12-13‬ ‭HCSB‬‬

Good Mornin’ ReachingOne!

Have you ever noticed that so many times, just asking a simple question sets a goal in motion? Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “When we have arrived at the question, the answer is already near.” That is powerful. 
Those who fail to simplify out the questions and listen for answers get tangled up in their shorts. The enemy tries to work amplified chaos into minds that can’t settle down enough to ask questions. 

Often, God places questions on our hearts, and we fill up the space creating excuses and “what-ifs” to avoid doing the work to position ourselves for our Creator’s answers. His best for us comes from resting in calm confidence, knowing His hand is at work, with complete authority, God Most High is unraveling the chaos of your thoughts. He is giving you the authority to twinkle in knowing His authority is over every question. Even for the tires ones, you can still shimmer in knowing He is ready to walk you into His assigned place for you. Start today. Ask fresh questions. 

Wake up. 

Ask. 

Go. 

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“When the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on His own but will tell you what He has heard. He will tell you about the future.”  ‭‭John‬ ‭16:13‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Good morning, CapturedHeart,

Have you ever noticed the twist, the irony, that when it seems God is nowhere to be found – that is where the perfection of His timing pulls us right into the center of His security. When everything shatters into a million pieces, He reminds us that He’s the only truth we have. He beckons us to hang on to Him for dear life. And, because our choices are nil, we do. 

You and I, it seems, are never quite ready for the trauma that slimes us out of nowhere. That’s the place the miracle begins – where we accept His rapid reclaiming. It’s the place The Almighty lends us His Holy instincts, sharpened for balance. It happens before we are ready … before we are strong enough, before we know enough, before we can wrap our minds around how to speak the language of the pain – much less navigate the dark. He calls us in before we can begin to sort our thoughts, before we are even in sync with our needs. Whether we are one breath away from destruction or just beginning to dive into the trap – that is the very place the Holy Spirit reveals that He has been welling up in us for this moment. Like a mother coyote taking her pups to teach them to hunt, we are called to see the greater nature. We are called to release our pain into His purpose, taking on His vision, His voice, His posture. 

Refuse to be captured in the trap set by the enemy, DearOne. Your vitality is rising by your choice to release the Spirit of the Almighty in and over your life. 

Wake up. 

Rise higher. 

Go.

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