Life Imagined

Because your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you (Psalm 63:3).  Praise - To express admiration.  To celebrate.  Have you taken time to praise God today, for His lovingkindness that is better than life , because His thoughts toward you are good?  I know that in my praise, in my time with Him, mountains are moved, my understanding is enlightened, revelation is found, and His plans for me take shape. Praise God!  He promises that if we seek him, we WILL find Him (Jeremiah 29:13). It’s there, in praise, that the Holy Spirit reveals, speaks, communes with me. It’s there I’m reminded I can trust Him with everything…ALL of it. I can rest and leave it all in His hands. I will praise him when all is well, and I will choose to praise when it doesn’t feel easy. He is my rock, my refuge, my strength, my shield. He is my friend. I will   praise Him! I don’t know what today is like for you. Maybe you’re on cloud nine, or maybe today is hard. Pra...

  I'm in a new season right now, and the Holy Spirit is reminding me to slow down, rest, and focus on Jesus. He has given me this gift of time, and I want to use it wisely.  One synonym of focus is nucleus , which means the central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth.   Wait...my focus influences my activity and growth ... that's important!  Have you ever let your focus drift to something negative, and then decide to talk about it?! Have you noticed how that negative thing grows into something bigger when you give it a voice? Y'all, that's activity and growth!! And it's not the direction I want to choose.   We are all believing for something, expecting something, growing in something. I believe that where our thoughts are fixed, our lives will follow. Philippians 4:8 (above) reminds us what things we should think on, all good things.   Guys, let's fix our eyes on Jesus and gr...