When I don't have my dose of Jesus

When I woke up this morning, I thought of my husband.
I found him in the kitchen
Took him back to the bedroom and had a great adventure.

Took my shower, selected and filled my pocketbook
Remembered my Bible study - but left my Bible.

As I sit at my desk and reflect on all the why I should feel good.
I know I don't because I didn't have my dose of Jesus.
I didn't read from my "good book".  I didn't do more than read the reflections of others
who had taken time to read (hopefully) and write a reflective thought

This new road.
this deep seated need to read
To find Jesus - to talk to God - to pray and to fill my spirit each day with my dose of Jesus.

They say when you seek Him, He will draw near.
Thank you my sweet Jesus.

"Psalm 16:8-10

New International Version (NIV)

⁸ I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
    With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

⁹ Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest secure,
¹⁰ because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
    nor will you let your faithful^[a] one see decay." 

Easter Monday

One day after Easter, I try to walk in the newness of life.

I remind myself as I awake this morning to open the Bible and to believe.  Before eating, I allow my mind and spirit to be fed the spiritual fruit of the Bible to refill my faith and depend on God's tested word.

Each thought, just redirecting my mind to praise.  It is a beautiful sunny day this morning.  I have the blessings of a job, I have the blessings of family.  I have the blessings of seeing my loved ones smile from deep within.  I am thankful.

A week after my new year

It is a week after I become 44.
What do I do differently.
What do I do to maintain my calm.
Do I even know where to find peace?

How can I read the Bible and try to memorize passages and yet run around irritated forgetting to say good morning?  How can I let a brush off or an irrational response pull my emotions into a tight knot?

Holy  God - work in me and through me, change my appearance and reaction.
Hold me tight.

Take that voice of why me or why not me?
Throw it into the deepest pit.
Let me refocus.
Why does envy work so hard to get me.

thoughts for the day - 04.09.2013

spirits

Intelligent beings which exist separately from bodies. God is spirit and he has given human beings a spiritual entity. He has also created a realm of spiritual beings—some have remained good, others have become evil. Evil spirits seek to control and destroy people, but Jesus Christ has the victory over them.

Ephesians 4

²⁵ Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body. ²⁶ “In your anger do not sin”^[d]: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, ²⁷ and do not give the devil a foothold. ²⁸ Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.
²⁹ Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. ³⁰ And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. ³¹ Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. ³² Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.