Hello RestoredOne,

His breath becomes ours when we feel too burdened to carry on. He warms us when too cold. He cools us when too hot –

in emotion,

in thought,

in desire,

in judgement,

in the creative realm of our soul.

He says, “My child, be kind, but never too tame.” He was not tame when He was on the cross.

He stayed, so He can stay in us. In thoughts, in dreams, He beholds us in all our facets and attitudes … because He became every facet, He explored every part of every emotion we experience. He becomes our spiritual muscle when our strength waivers, reshaping our clay hearts, with His insight, and nourishment, and attitude. He faced evil, too. It was disguised as legalism and law. And, because of the cross His hand guides us as we cross, ever closer into Him.

‘The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord raises up those who are oppressed. The Lord loves the righteous. The Lord protects foreigners and helps the fatherless and the widow, but He frustrates the ways of the wicked.’ (Psalms 146:8-9 HCSB)

“But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon. For they are transplanted to the Lord’s own house. They flourish in the courts of our God. Even in old age they will still produce fruit; they will remain vital and green. They will declare, “The Lord is just! He is my rock!” Psalms 92:12-15 NLT

Good morning, DearHeart,

I so love God’s Word when His writers reference nature. He calls us … especially during emotional seasons, edge of your seat seasons, what’s coming next seasons … He calls us to connect,

reconnect,

and stay connected to Him through nature.

We’re all bumping up against each other with our agendas,

and cravings,

and ideals …
reaching clumsily for a sense of completion.
We have relationships that bond and then unwind.
We stretch our arms to grab more life,
and we give someone a black eye … offended, left out, who knows? It wasn’t intentional.

It just happened.

It will happen.

Hearts get hurt; vows are broken; sparks doused.
Being God’s Child, following His plan for your life – it leaves breakage.

Why do you need to know the certainty of hurting someone?

It helps to know …so that you don’t shut down when you need to lift off,
so that you still choose to leave the house of familiarity for a new venture God has been brewing in you, or a new mission field in a foreign country … or in your backyard, or to change course to simply make room to love Him deeper still.
Or, to place yourself back into the center of His will … the center of His peace for you.

It helps to know how His nature works when you are exploring wilderness. He gives us a grip on what we face by setting us up,

in the center of His will,

and, we find this place when we look for Him in nature.

Wake up.

Go there.

Go.

Good morning, DearHeart,

Is it just me, or is everything quite radical right now. Little changes to huge – in every single aspect of life. Personal life, emotional life, spiritual life, work life, family life – all transitioning … and different. Events steamrolling in that you and I didn’t see coming, and the first response is … “God, what just happened here? What’s going on? What are you doing here?”

DearOne – your Creator is pulling more from you for His good purpose.

Stop waiting for two trumpet blasts from the heavens.

Stop waiting for an angel appearance. Stop waiting for a sign in the weather patterns.

Just step out in faith,

-presenting everything to the Lord and

-covering everything in prayer,

-knowing that God is a big enough God to protect you and

-stop you if you are about to do anything that would be bad for you.

You may have been waiting for God, but God’s waiting for you.

DearHeart, if your life is in transition, know that our Lord, Jesus Christ, sees right where you are, and he will be with you all along the way.

Persevere. Let Him fill you up with hope. Do a faith check. And move forward in faith. Jesus will meet you and help you all the way. And, when you need to walk away, He will flood you with uncommon courage. He will open a new place for you.

“If you’re not welcomed, not listened to, quietly withdraw. Don’t make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and be on your way.” Then they were on the road. They preached with joyful urgency that life can be radically different; right and left they sent the demons packing; they brought wellness to the sick, anointing their bodies, healing their spirits.”

Mark 6:11-13 MSG

Wake up.

God’s got a plan.

Go.