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The Lifeline of Community

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Faith community is more than fun and fellowship. It can be a lifeline.
Faith community is more than fun and fellowship. It can be a lifeline.

I got a forwarded e-mail this morning from my church mama. She rarely sends me things and when she does, they are always so good, inspirational and thought-provoking. Today’s was simple, but I loved it so much, I jotted it down in my journal before I took my walk.

“Life. Sometimes life lies hidden and buried under banks of snow, or in seemingly dead and lifeless beehives, or mysteriously within an egg. But under and in and within, life is literally waiting to erupt at just the right time, at just the right moment, because that is God’s desire for creation.” Brother James Koester

The words are so simple, yet so beautiful and they speak volumes about the nature of God, especially regarding His timing. I pondered these words as I walked and prayed. I try so diligently to respect God’s timing. I understand deep in my heart, that waiting for God is an act of obedience that requires and builds faith, all at the same time. But, lately my troubled heart has really wanted some hard and fast answers and some very clear signs, whether they be green lights, stop signs, or detours, and I feel I have been met with silence.

Silence means more waiting and patience is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. These were the things I was praying about when I returned home.

I was met with an e-mail in response to the first, from another church member. The words stopped me in my tracks. It was as if my prayers went right up to God and the immediate response came from her. I don’t know her very well, but we are a part of the same church community. She’s in a different stage in her life, further along than I am, which makes her a prime candidate to glean wisdom from. I don’t know why she chose to include me in her reply. I suspect the Holy Spirit was behind it, the way he usually is with the unexplainable coincidences in our lives.

Her words were a little longer, but here’s the gist: “I am reminded seek and ye shall find. The ‘answer’ the revelation, epiphany most often comes in the, seeking itself. (not necessarily in what was sought) … Must remind myself daily that there are golden nuggets that have been sown just for me….keep digging, keep mining. Often what seems as interruption along OUR chosen way, that is indeed the manna from Heaven along what seemed to be a detour.”

The hair stood up on the back of my neck. These were words my weary soul needed to hear. This is community. This is why Christian community is so important. Through the Holy Spirit, we can encourage and guide one another. When we plug into other community members, we provide a telephone line of sorts for the Holy Spirit to communicate with us. It’s powerful and beautiful and it’s God’s will for the church.

“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11

Community can come in so many different forms and look a hundred different ways, but it’s vital to us on our faith journey. It can provide fun and fellowship, but it can also provide a life line.

How are you doing with community? I’d love to hear from you.

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂

Life’s Spider Lilies

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You just never know what God may have planned.
You just never know what God may have planned.

These spider lilies that pop up every fall always make me smile. While the entire country goes pumpkin crazy and everything is geared around harvests, these brightly colored flowers show up out of nowhere, virtually overnight. While we look to decorate our homes with browns, oranges and golds, and the leaves on the trees begin to turn their kaleidoscope of color, these whimsical flowers that have the look of spring written all over them, make their presence known.

They are everywhere too. Just look around as you drive down the road. They are in yards and on the side of the road. They are so whimsical looking, you would think Dr. Seuss, himself designed them. But, he didn’t. Nope, a much more creative designer, created them.

As I was returning from a walk a few days ago, I just had to grab my camera to photograph them. I didn’t plant them, but here they were, just begging to be noticed. I have always thought that God’s fingerprints are the most evident in nature. The spider lily is a perfect example.

First of all, God creates beauty just because He can. He didn’t have to make these flowers so colorful and funky looking, but He did. That tells me that He loves beauty and art and color and appreciates whimsy. Maybe we should do the same. How often do we just take a moment to appreciate the sunrise or sunset or the shapes and colors of leaves and flowers. When was the last time you really checked out a chipmunk? They look like they have been hand painted. Their little stripes are in perfect lines.

Nature is full of God. If it’s been a while, take a little time and check it out. Seek Him out in His creation. I’ll bet you will be surprised how He shows Himself. The Bible tells us that, “I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.” Proverbs 8:17  Why not give it a try?

The second truth these awesome flowers remind me of is that whatever we have planned, God’s plan may be different. While we are looking towards autumn where the leaves that fall are beautiful, but dying, out pops something new and different. We may not have planned for it or planted it and we may not know how we feel about it, but there it is, all the same. The question then becomes, how do we proceed?

I think the spider lily is a beautiful reminder that God’s plan for us can be different, exciting, unexpected and beautiful all at the same time. It may be a bright coral and fuchsia mix  when the rest of the world’s is brown and orange. That’s okay, because nature also teaches us that God loves variety.

So, I challenge you to go forth today and appreciate some part of nature that you may have overlooked recently and embrace your life’s spider lilies, whatever they may be. God made them just for you.

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂

Small Changes Can Create Beautiful Results

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If you change position, you might change your perspective.
Small changes can create beautiful results.

We had a homecoming celebration at our church yesterday and the guest preacher who is now a district superintendent, used to be the senior pastor. So, it was a homecoming of sorts, for him too. He made the comment that he saw many familiar faces and many new ones as well. He went on to say that many people were sitting in the same exact pew that they were sitting in back in 1998. That comment, of course, drew laughter as it was intended to, but that got me to thinking about things like, sitting in the same place for over a decade.

We regular churchgoers have a tendency to do that. We stake out a spot and sit there Sunday after Sunday. If we are honest, we get annoyed if we walk in late and find someone else in our spot. Do we feel that we own that particular spot? Would the message be different at some other location in the church?

One of our dear church family members, sat with our family a few months back, because his wife was out of town. He sits very near the back and we sit very near the front. He made the comment that it was an entire new experience sitting that close to the front. He also went on to say that he was pretty sure that he would never convince his wife to change pews. They have been members close to thirty years, so I can’t say that I was surprised.

Today, we had three church services combined into one. Where everyone would sit, was completely thrown up into the air, but apparently some folks were able to find their same 1998, spot.

What is it about people that make us dig into where we feel comfortable and refuse to move? There are those who welcome change and every new challenge that comes along, but many of us seem to be happy right where we are, thank-you very much.

We have evidence of this in Biblical times. The Israelites were willing to go back to Egypt as slaves instead of trusting God to feed them. They also were unable to trust God to conquer the people already in the Promised Land and had to wander in the wilderness for forty years.

Once we get comfortable somewhere, good or bad, we seem very hesitant to change the status quo. So, we stay in the job we hate or in a church that doesn’t feed us. We don’t try to make our relationships better. We put off that diet or exercising, for another day. We settle for less.

Why? Maybe we are afraid of the unknown. Even when something is bad, at least we know what it is. Maybe we aren’t trusting God to help us to make better choices and changes. How do we know we can trust Him? Reading and trying to understand the Bible is a great start. God loves His people and seeks a relationship with them. He is delighted when we seek Him and He will light our way and guide us.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not big on change simply for the sake of change. There are some things in everyone’s lives that work beautifully, just the way they are. Those things are blessings and we should give thanks for them. But, if there are things that aren’t working well, we shouldn’t be afraid to change them.

We have to trust God and know that even making small changes sometimes changes our entire perspective on life and that’s a good thing. So, look around; if you feel stuck or stagnant in some area of your life, pray about it. It may be time for a change. Who knows, the new view may be spectacular.

How do you do with change? I’d love to hear from you.

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂

Teaching Real Life Skills

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It's up to us to teach our kids the real life spiritual skills that they will need when they grow up.
It’s up to us to teach our kids the real life spiritual skills that they will need when they grow up.

My teenage daughter sat at the breakfast table yesterday morning with tears streaming down her face. “I’ll never use geometry in real life!” she lamented. Oh, how I remember those feelings and I said the exact words myself at her age, verbatim, to my own mama. She agreed with me, just as I agreed with my own daughter. I think it’s safe to say some twenty-five years since high school, that I was right.

I have never found the occasion in life where I was required to prove that something was a triangle or a circle. I have never used the Pythagorean Theorem or the quadratic formula. But, they gave me a run for my money in high school and I shed more than a few tears myself over geometry and calculus.

I think grades have become an idol of sorts in our society. The number one reason I hear for kids not coming to church is either they had to study or sports. I have to ask myself the same question about sports. When will these kids use these skills in their adult lives? Will they be wrestling in their jobs or shooting baskets for a raise? Will they be required to make a soccer goal to get a promotion or a kick a field goal to be considered for a management position?

I’m going to go out on a limb here and say, probably not. But, the next question is, will they use something learned from a Sunday School class or a Bible study in real life? Can attending church affect how they live and the choices they make? Can it have an impact on their hearts and souls? Can it make their lives richer and more meaningful? Can learning to read the Bible help them cope with the inevitable hard times that happen in life?

Now don’t get me wrong. Grades are important. A certain amount of time is required to do well in school and you have to do well in high school to get into a good college. But, how much is too much? As parents, when do we say to the teachers and school system, “enough is enough.”

I feel the same way about sports. Kids can learn so much from playing a sport. They learn about team work and winning and losing and that hard work pays off. But, once upon a time, sports had a season. The Bible tells us there is a season for everything. If our kids regularly miss church because of a sport, maybe there is a problem. It’s one thing if it’s for a season, but if it’s year round, what are we willing to sacrifice in the long run for our child to play a particular sport?

The window of opportunity to teach our children about God and worship and the importance of church and community is incredibly short. By high school, we are down to four short years. After that, they are out of our homes and on their own. When they walk out of our doors and head off to college or other parts unknown, what can we say we have taught them?

Have we taught them to put God first in their lives? Have we taught them to honor God with their lives or have we taught them that grades and sports are all that matter? Idolatry has always been an issue for humanity. We will worship something. The decision we have to make is what or who will that be. The choice is ours.

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂

 

We Never Get to Retire Spiritually

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As we get older, we sometimes feel that we have done all that we have been called to do. This little sign is a reminder that we are not done.
As we get older, we sometimes feel that we have done all that we have been called to do. This little sign is a reminder that we never finished on this side of Heaven.

When I was subbing in an elementary school class recently, I would ask the class a question and most of the kids would almost come out of there seats, waving their hands in the air. Some of them would even say things like, “I know!” or “Pick me!” They couldn’t wait to share their knowledge or come up to the board.

I remember similar instances when I was in school and I also remember that with each passing year in school, the desire to participate enthusiastically, dropped off. The students who wanted to answer were much fewer in number and no one was particularly excited anymore.

I think our faith walk can unfortunately, be much the same. When we first get to know Jesus, we want to shout it from the mountaintops and we are willing to serve just about anywhere, but as the years go by, we are too often just willing to sit in the church pew like that old desk from high school and simply listen.

For many of us, our children provide a reawakening and we get involved in the things they are involved in church, because they are involved. We help with Vacation Bible School when they are in it and we stop when they finish. We help with the youth program because they are in it and then we stop when they graduate. When our last one leaves the nest, we are tempted to once again, sit in the pew and listen. After all, we have done our part, right? We have paid our dues. It’s somebody else’s turn.

Maybe somebody else should step in and help with those particular programs and maybe they will. There is absolutely nothing wrong with taking a season of rest if we have served non-stop for many years. Furthermore, not everyone feels called to help with the children or youth in a church. Either you find children charming or incredibly annoying. You may have found your patience pushed to the limits with your own teenagers, much less someone else’s.

But, here’s the deal; we are all called to serve in some way within our church community and as a church community. There is no expiration date on our call to service. If we are breathing and still up and moving around, we are supposed to love and serve those around us in some capacity. I don’t think we ever are supposed to retire from working for Jesus and bringing people into the kingdom. There is no magic age where we can just sit on the pews.

Besides, and this truth is a huge one; the older we get and the longer we walk the journey, the more wisdom we have to share. Why would we want to keep what we have learned about our faith to ourselves when there is a world literally dying to hear it. We are called to let our light shine until we are called home.

While we may have passed the exciting, “Pick me!” stage, at some point, we should be asking God to “Reuse me!” and “Please help me find a way to share!” And you know what? He will. God is unbelievably gifted at recycling our experiences and using them for something new. If you are not currently serving anywhere, just ask God about it and see what happens. You may be pleasantly surprised and excited.

How are you doing at serving? I’d love to hear from you.

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂

 

Walking in the Rain

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Faith tells us that the sun is there even when we can't see it.
Faith tells us that the sun is there even when we can’t see it.

It was a terribly dreary day here yesterday, one of those days where it won’t rain, but the air is wet. There was a little drizzle here and there, but that was it, just all around gloomy. Today, started off with  some fog, but the fog and clouds quickly burned off and the sun began to shine. As I began my walk today, I was thanking God for the sunshine and I noticed there were still some clouds around, but nothing very ominous.

As I was praying about some chaos and uncertainty that I have been dealing with lately, it began to rain. It was really bizarre. There were some big fat drops and then a very slow, but steady drizzle. The clouds were fluffy and white. I couldn’t figure out how it was even raining. I continued on my walk as I pondered the, literally, out of the blue sky, rain. I kept my eyes focused on the sun and never lost my stride.

Whether to keep walking forward or turn back seemed like a no-brainer as long as I could see the sun shining. It dawned on me that our faith walk is much like my physical walk. We get on the path with Jesus and things go smoothly. Sometimes there’s not a cloud in the sky. Sometimes there’s thunder and lightning and we spend a lot of time on our knees praying for the storms to pass.

Then there are other times when life seems to be going just perfectly and we get rain from out of nowhere. Those are possibly the hardest times, because they are unexpected. At least with thunderstorms, we usually get some warning. It’s when the skies are cloudless, that we get caught off guard. But, as long as we keep our focus trained on God, we can whether those showers too.

On my return walk, some clouds had moved in and obscured the sun. I could still see it, but it wasn’t as bright. That reminded me of the importance of growing our faith during the sunny quiet times. Even when we can’t see the sun, we know it’s there. When times are tough and we sometimes can’t feel the presence of God, faith tells us He’s still there. Faith teaches us that He’s working hard and loving us and that He has a plan for us even when we can’t feel it or see it. It’s no different from knowing that the sun is still there even when I can’t feel its warmth on my face.

Life, like the weather, is incredibly unpredictable, but our faith acts as an ever-present sun, helping us grow and lighting our way, no matter how dark or wet it gets. The Bible says, “This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.” 1 John 1:5

It doesn’t say we will never be surrounded by darkness, but it does say He is light, so if we stay focused on God, then we never have to remain in the dark and I find that to be very comforting.

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂

Taking Chances

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Sometimes we need to be willing to take chances.
Sometimes we need to be willing to take chances.

I’m not really a big dare-devil with my life. I like to weigh all of the pros and cons before I make a decision. I like to dot my i’s and cross my t’s. I like to prepare for all possible scenarios before I proceed. I’m not too keen on taking a lot of chances not knowing what the outcome may be. This clinging to the shore, attitude has cost me a lot of sleepless nights. Part of it is how I’m wired. I’m a planner. My mama is a planner. I suppose it’s genetic.

But, lately, God has been showing me another way. There have been several instances where I felt very little planning was involved, (not nearly enough to my way of thinking), yet things turned out beautifully. God doesn’t seem to mind taking chances on us, so why should I think  any differently?

There are a ton of examples in the Bible of God taking a chance and trusting a human. He trusted Noah to build a giant ark and save all of the animals of creation, in the desert. All of the rest of mankind had turned wicked. Why not Noah and his family? Noah came through. He trusted that Job would continue to worship and praise Him even if he lost everything that he had been given and he had been given a lot. Job proved Him right. And my favorite, is a teenage girl named Mary. God trusted her to carry His son. She did beautifully.

These are just a few examples of God taking a chance and trusting humans to get it right. And it was a gamble; we are notoriously unreliable. We have proven that fact repeatedly. Yet, our Heavenly Father who loves us anyway, is willing to trust us with some important missions. He gives us multiple chances to get it right and forgives us repeatedly when we get it wrong.

Knowing that to be true, I have to ask myself if I shouldn’t be a little braver when I think of taking chances on things that I know God has asked me to do. I also sometimes need to take hard look at the people He has put in my path, you know the ones. They might drive me absolutely crazy or appear to be a lost cause altogether. But, God often reminds me that nothing is impossible if His hand is on it. I may not be able to fix any situation or circumstance, but He can.

So, maybe instead of playing it safe, what I should do is go all in and take a chance on what or who has been in front of me, give it my very best shot and let God handle all of the rest. Maybe I should give my heart and soul a break from all of the what ifs and just go with it. Even if I fail in my own eyes, as long as I’m serving Him, I have succeeded in His and isn’t that all that really matters?

What do you think about taking chances?

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂

Red Sea Wisdom

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"The Lord will fight for you, you need only to be still." Exodus 14:14
“The Lord will fight for you, you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:14

Our sermon at church on Sunday, was about the Israelites escaping from the Egyptians through the Red Sea. Most of us are familiar with this Old Testament story. I particularly love stories in the Bible that demonstrate God’s use of His incredible power when His people are being pursued by those who wish them harm.

I haven’t read the story in a while, so I checked it out when I got home. The account is found in Exodus, Chapters 13 and 14, if you want to check it out for yourself. The first thing that jumped out at me is that God took the Israelites the long way around to the Promised Land. He had a plan. How often do we question why it takes so long to get where we are trying to go? It could be anything from personal finances to relationships. God’s timing is usually different from ours and there’s always a reason. The Israelites had to have wondered why they were headed directly towards the Red Sea. They didn’t have boats.

How often do we wonder the same? Is God listening to us? Does He know what He’s doing? Doesn’t He see that giant obstacle in our paths? We could learn a lot from the Israelites.

Then there’s the awesome parting of the Red Sea. As the Egyptians get closer, the Israelites panic. At this point, they are regretting even leaving Egypt. How quickly they forget all of those plagues that God kept them safe from. At this point Moses tells them one of my favorite Bible verses. “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:14.

How often do we need to hear those words? How often do we listen to them and really take them to heart?

Moses lifts his staff and leads them directly into the Red Sea, which has parted and created a wall of water on either side and they walk through on dry land, not muddy muck, but dry land. But here’s the thing, the Egyptians continue to pursue them. God at any point, could have just struck them down or put an angel in their path, but He allowed them to pursue the Israelites. Why? Why would God do that? Why not just stop them?

God had a plan. He always has a plan. He wanted to teach the Egyptians a lesson they would never forget. He wanted to show them what happened to the enemies of God’s people. He let the Israelites get safely across and then the Egyptians who had happily been enjoying God’s gift of dry land, were swept away when Moses raised his hand again. The text says that not one of Pharaoh’s army survived.

The inner journalist in me, would love to know what was going through the Israelites’ minds at this point. What was their conversation like? What does this story hold for us?

I think that there are times in life when we wonder if God really has our backs. Is He listening to our prayers? Why won’t He remove the negative people or circumstances that at times seem to pursue us, our Egyptians? Then there are the obstacles, the Red Sea in our own lives that appear impossible to get around. Why doesn’t He just remove them?

While I don’t have the answers to any of these specific questions, my faith and the Bible tells me that God has a plan. We don’t need to panic. We can stand still and know that God will fight for us and if we know deep in our hearts that truth, then we should be able to rest easy. There is no enemy or obstacle that is too big for God. If you have any doubt in that, check out the Exodus story. It’s pretty powerful stuff.

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂

 

Choosing to Honor God With Our Unique Gifts

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When we chose to use our unique gifts and talents, we honor God.
When we choose to use our unique gifts and talents, we honor God.

I recently had the opportunity to watch the Robin Williams film, “Dead Poet’s Society.” I saw it when it was first released, but that was back in 1989, so I had forgotten what a fabulous movie it was. It takes place at a very prestigious, all boys boarding school in 1959. They do everything by the book, so to speak and everyone does just as they are told. No one would ever dare question the people who are in charge.

Robin Williams plays a teacher who graduated from this school, but he has the heart of a poet and wants to encourage the boys to follow their dreams. All mayhem breaks loose and I could probably come up with at least five posts on this movie. I highly recommend it. But, there was one particular scene that I can’t get out of my mind.

He takes his senior literature class outside to the courtyard, an act in itself that raised the eyebrows of the administrators. Why in the world would you leave the classroom? He picks three boys out of the group and tells them simply to walk around. Just walk. They have no idea what he’s up to, but they comply. At first, they walk at their own stride and pace, but it doesn’t take long before they are in a line, marching to the same tempo, in the same exact stride. “There it is.” Robin Williams says.

He goes on to say that they shouldn’t do everything everyone else does, but should find their own way. What a stunning truth from a simple exercise. We are born as individuals with individual talents, but it doesn’t take long for us to want the same clothes and hair as everyone else. As teens, we strive to fit in and as adults, we often don’t fare much better.

From weddings to houses to cars to jobs, we like to be just like the proverbial Joneses. But, here’s the thing, if we believe that we are “fearfully and wonderfully made,” and the Bible says we are, do we believe that God is in the assembly line business? No, I believe God made each of us differently with different strengths and talents, but somewhere along the way, we usually “fall into the society step,” just like those boys in the movie, and we hide or even forget that which makes us different, that little thing that used to make us light up.

If you were to search deep inside your soul and ask yourself if you could do anything what would it be? Would you have an immediate answer? If yes, then maybe it’s time to pray about getting in touch with using your unique dream or talent to serve God in some way. If not, maybe it’s time to pray that God will remind you of what it is, or help you uncover it.

It doesn’t have to be some over the top dream of moving to Paris to paint. It could be something very simple like teaching someone to cook or to put up vegetables. I really believe that God wants us to use our unique talents He gifted us with to serve in some way and when we do, we are really able to tap into a contentment and joy that we can’t find in other ways. I don’t think our amazing creative God wants us to settle for hum-drum.

I think He wants us to honor Him with all that we have and when we do, we are keeping our own pace and walking our own stride and it’s a beautiful thing!

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂

When You Feel Like a Fire Hydrant

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Some days you feel like a fire hydrant.
Some days you feel like a fire hydrant.

There are some days, no matter how hard I try to focus on all that is good, that it seems like the all of the people and events who surround me collectively come together to rain on my parade. Yesterday was one of those mornings. My fifteen-year-old had to be at her first Beta Club Meeting, so we had to leave the house early. After her second change of clothes finally suited her, she came downstairs with toothpaste on her shirt. We finally got that out and at last, left our house.

Of course we got behind the slowest station wagon on the planet, who drove in front of us the entire way to school. The man who had his window down to hang his cigarette out, never got over 35 miles per hour. My daughter’s bestie was texting her every two seconds that she needed to hurry up and get there. Now I love that child, but seriously? My daughter doesn’t drive. I was driving and I was doing the best I could.

When I at last dropped her out at school, she reminded me again that the drain in her tub was running so slowly that it was covering her feet when she showers. Great, I knew we were out of Draino, so I added to my long list of things to do, a stop at the store. I headed out the back way of the high school parking lot and guess who did the same? Yep, the smoking station wagon driver. When he finally, turned off, my gas light came on. I proceeded to get gas and promised myself a walk when I returned home. I really needed to shake off this negativity and try to re-focus. On my way out of my garage for my walk, I passed by my van. The fuel door was open. I had left the gas cap on the pump at the gas station. Terrific!

These little annoyances weren’t life shattering, but sometimes I think that if Satan can keep us distracted and annoyed, then we are kept from really listening to what God may have in store for us for the day. We may miss an opportunity to extend a kindness or even to remember to pray for someone or we may be too annoyed to sit down and do our daily devotional. I have learned that on mornings like this that I really need to stop and take a breath and pray that God will send me some peace so I can listen for His voice.

I passed by the fire hydrant above and had to chuckle. I felt like a fire hydrant that morning. Perhaps you have had mornings like the one I’m describing, mornings where everything goes wrong and you just can’t seem to find your peace. Jesus had some great advice here. He said, “And so I tell you, keep on asking and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you.” Luke 11:9

As I walked, I prayed and I asked God for peace and refocus, so that I didn’t miss any opportunities that He may have for me. When I arrived home, a little calmer, I checked my e-mail. I had the kindest e-mail from a man from my church who I respect very much. He just happened to have discovered my blog that day and offered me a blessing, “May God bless you and empower you to share his love through your thoughts and writings.” He went on to say that he was sharing a link with the church e-mail list.

I was stunned and moved to tears. I asked God to help me bless others and I received a blessing. I had record views that day of my words. Prayer works. When we seek to serve God, He will help us. We just need to be vigilant. There are forces that would like for us to stay angry and annoyed and therefore ineffective. So on those days when you feel like a fire hydrant, lean into God, and ask for some assistance and for peace. There’s no telling what He may have in store.

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂