My Light

When I bring You into the picture Lord
You turn the light on...
Because You are the Light!!

You turn on the Light
So I can see the face of the One who throws those accusations at me
The face of the one uttering negativity, and grumbling,
And you let me see their pain, their fear, their wounds...

You turn the Light on so I can know the truth...
About what my body feels, what my body hears, what my body sees...

You are the Light
And You turn the Light on...

So I can see the frustration, the chains...
Of that driver who was so rude to me.

You turn the Light on so I can
Bless and not curse
Give thanks and not murmur
Rejoice instead of complain
Laugh instead of cry
Extend a helping hand instead of a harsh word...

You are my Light and my Salvation
Your Light saves me from
The enemy of worry
The enemy of fear
The enemy of offense
The enemy of bitterness, resentment, despair...

Your Light saves me from the accuser, the false prophet, the liar, the deceiver...

The Light of Jesus lets the sunshine in
And allows me to see the goodness of the Lord in my land...

Thank you Lord for being my Light
And turning the Light on so I can see!

Why Did I Let Him Go?

Why did I let Him go...
Now my heart aches for Him...

How the heart aches for that something...
That something that is missing...

You have searched
You have looked... tried hard
You thought you knew what it was...
But the hole, the ache remains...

Oh yes,
You put the smile on
You function, even laugh...
But inside you ache... you cry
You hunger and thirst for that something or that someone
What?
What will satisfy?
What will fill the hole?
What will connect with your soul and say
All is well...

Precious one,
You are missing your soul’s true love.
The One who knit you to your mother’s womb and breathed life into you.
Inside of your soul
Your Maker is calling you, inviting you to come close to Him...

Precious one.
Only when your heart responds to His voice and you come
Will you find the missing
The Something your heart longs for...

You were created to know Him, to experience His love.
He is the only One who can satisfy the ache and fill the hole...

This is a Light Day

Thank you Lord for being Light...
Father Light...
Father light that lights up that seemingly dark circumstance
With the hope of heaven
The truth of Your Word

Your Light that opens my eyes to see...
To see
The futility of all my fears
Fear of the “what if’s”
The fragmentation of my thoughts that have no concrete evidence...
Fear that has stolen joy and peace from me day after day...

Your light opens my eyes to see
The other side of the picture.

My picture errors in thought
Because impossible is in my picture
“That could never happen” is in my picture...

But Your picture sees it...
And Your Light reveals Your picture to me..
Your picture of
“Desiring to give me everything in abundance
More than expected
Life in its fullness until I overflow...” John 10:10

Yes
Your Light lights up who You are
And who You want to be for me...

And because this is a Light day...
I can believe...
I can believe that I will see the goodness of the Lord in my land today
And in this next year...
And in this decade (because I am thinking in decades today because of my decade birthday😊

My hope is in You, God
In You I am strong and full of life!

Oh the sweetness of the revelation from Your Light!!

For I Walk by Faith...Not by Sight...

I cannot see the resurrection power that rests upon me because I am His
That power that leads me to victory...

I cannot see the Holy Spirit
Ministering to me, helping me,
Revealing the way, the answer, the truth...
Urging me on, arranging the circumstances
So I can accomplish the good works that the Father planned for me
Before the foundations of the world...

I cannot see the robe of righteousness
That the Father places upon me
As I believe that He took my sins upon Himself
And transferred to me His righteousness
I cannot see the shining light of purity
That rests upon me
That gives me the privilege of entering into
Into the presence of God Almighty
That righteousness that presents me spotless
That no arrow can pierce, or tongue denounce...
I cannot see the blood
Washing, cleansing, transforming
Making me whole, full, and pure

I cannot see
But I walk by faith, not by sight...

I cannot see how well known I am to the Father
How acquainted He is with with everything about me
How He  knows every inch of my body
My deepest secrets, every sigh, longing, desire, tear...

I cannot see His smile
That is constantly upon me
I cannot see how He rejoices over me, dances over me
Delights in who I am
Believes in me, fights for me, defends me

I can not see the light that radiates from my being
Because He is in me and His glory is surrounding me
I cannot see His favor that is upon me
And the power and authority that is mine because I belong to Him...

I cannot see the storehouses of His provision that is a available
The magnitude of the good plans and purposes that He has for me
The angels that He has by my side,
Or the host of angelic help that will be released at a moment if needed...
I cannot see His grace stored up
Nor the amount of grace that He is pouring out upon me each moment of my day
Enabling and sustaining me

I cannot see the uprooting and preparation
That My Father plans and performs
As He prepares me for the next upgrade, the next glory
That He wants me to experience

I cannot see the Fathers plans
His plans of returning what the enemy has stolen

I cannot see
But I trust Him
I know my God, my Father
And He is good, He faithful...
I walk by faith
And trust the One who thought me into being before the world was formed,
I trust the One who loves me completely
Yes, I cannot see...
But I trust You Father, I thank You
My delight is in You!

Thinking of you, Mamma

I have been thinking so much about you recently, Mamma.
It's Mother's day, the day I always liked planning something special for you,
And although you have been in heaven for 12 years now...I cant stop thinking about you today.

So much of who I am is because of your influence, your love...

Memories flood me of your joyful song that filled our home. I loved sitting next to you in church because I loved listening to your song...
I can hear your encouraging words that you spoke over me as you tucked me into bed, said goodbye to me before I went to school, and whenever my despairing heart would spew forth the "I can't."
Your constant sacrifice was obvious to me as I saw you struggle with the work load, give up your plans to help me with a project, or give up your desires, so you could meet my needs.
Your love for flowers, nature, gardening and natural remedies are part of who I am today.
Your love for Jesus, my father, and each one of us kids helped give me a security in life...

But the memory that stands out from all the others is the place I would find you when I got up each morning. I would find you kneeling by the chair in the living room, inviting the King of glory into your day and committing each one of your beloved ones into His care!

Thank you dear mother for the faithful seeds you planted each day. Seeds that planted blessings into the lives of your children and all your generations to follow you!

Thank you for teaching me what really matters in life.
I am so blessed and grateful!

The Sweetness of Jesus

Oh the sweetness of Jesus
Fills me up with awe and wonder.
The sweetness of His love, His peace
The sweetness of life with Him...all the time,
The sweetness of His closeness, His magnificent Help...
The sweetness of His magnificent care and provision
The sweetness of His watchful eye, His great protection,

The sweetness of being covered with His precious, pure, righteous blood
That destroys all my enemies
Removes all my guilt and curse
Restores
Makes hope real
And life more...
More than expected...

The sweetness of Jesus
Who picks me up
Gives me another chance
Accepts me completely
Loves me perfectly
Promises to never leave me...

The sweetness of Jesus who abides
Who stays, who remains...even in the mess
Who sings over me
Encourages me
Whispering His heart of love
And songs of deliverance into my soul...

The sweetness of Jesus who never fails, never gives up,
Always believes in me as He intercedes for me...

The sweetness of Jesus
The One I put my hope in
The One I trust
The One who can not disappoint
The One who is for me
Who gave me everything
So I could have abundant life...

Oh the sweetness of Jesus..
He is mine.
He is with me today...
That is why I can smile,
That is why I can sing,
That is why I can have confidence today
That I will see the goodness of the Lord
I will succeed...because the Lord is with me!!!

It’s going to be a good day!

This Robe of Righteousness

This robe of righteousness
Placed on me by the Father
When I come, when I believe...

This robe covers me with the precious, powerful, blood of Jesus,
Gives me access to the Father,
Allows me to enter into His Presence,
Allows me to commune with the King of Kings iand Lord of Lords...

This robe of righteousness
Presents me clean...pure...holy
As I am joined to Christ, the Anointed One...

Heaven touches me
Favor surrounds me
When this robe adorns me...

My enemies hate this robe
They try their hardest to steal this coat
With there lies of condemnation, unbelief, and legalism...

This robe is not replaced, removed, or changed
Depending on the type of day I am having.
When the Father dresses me with this gift... it cannot be removed
It is part of Him...covering me...
And it’s His covering  that enables me to stay steadfast
Marching me to victory
Leading me to joy, to peace, to wholeness...
Filling me up with abundant life,
Until I overflow Jesus into my world...

Thank you for this grace filled gift of love!