Jehovah Jireh, my provider.
Jehovah Nissi, Lord, You reign in victory.
Jehovah Shalom, my Prince of Peace;
and I worship You because of who You are.
(From “Because of Who You Are” by Martha Munizzi)
You alone are the LORD; You have made heaven, The heaven of heavens, with all their host, The earth and everything on it, The seas and all that is in them, And You preserve them all. The host of heaven worships You.
- Nehemiah 9:6 (NKJV)
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Over the past year, I’ve watched men around me in their most tender moments. Life slowly unraveling, becoming different from what they had planned. The things they considered most tangible removed from their grasp.
My heart hurts for them. But inside I hope for them.
I hope they find peace.
I hope they find the meaning of times such as these.
I hope their hearts are able to leap again, knowing they can carry on.
And that God loves them.
I pray that they know deep down inside that people like me hope for them, and no longer expect them to be strong each minute of the day.
And with a gentle touch of comfort, they are able to see that it is okay to admit your back is tired from carrying the weight of your world on your shoulders.
It is okay to cry out for help.
It is okay to let the Lord lift that weight from your weakened shoulders and wipe any tears it may have left behind.
Because everything is going to be okay.
“Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.”
Psalm 55:22 (NIV)
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Linking with The Gypsy Mama for Five Minute Friday. Today, we write with the word tender in mind.
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I may go through persecution, tribulation
I’m persuaded that nothing ever will be able
To separate me from this love
In all these things, through Him that loved us
We are more than conquerors!
(From “Overcomer” by William McDowell)
These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.
- John 16:33 NKJV
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Over the last couple weeks, I’ve read about the search for one word to give direction in this new year.
I struggled as I contemplated the right verbiage to capture my journey.
Should it be a noun like beauty? Something I can use to anchor the things I see, the things I create, and thing things I know are within me.
Should it be a verb?
I could focus on dreaming big, or refocusing my life.
But then I thought…
“I want my year to about more than beauty”
“I don’t want to spend the entire year dreaming or refocusing. Those things will only be small steps in my journey through 2012.”
“I want to do more than that.”
That’s when it hit me. The word “do” could be my word for the year. It could be my way of making a call for more activity and challenging myself to complete various tasks.
I thought about it. Lived life. Thought about it again. Questioned it. Then I had a real “duh” moment.
I realized that God had given me my word for the year before the new year ever got here. And it was “do.” I heard it in the sermon at church on New Year’s Eve. I wrote about it as I ushered in 2012 right here. The chorus of the Sunday Song that week echoed it over and over. And I even made it my theme song for the year. Of course, I planned for those things to coincide with each other, but I had no idea at the time that my word for the year would come from that and be something so simple.
Sometimes I think I try to be too deep for my own good. I think, in those moments, God has to give me a proverbial smack upside the head to make me look at what’s been right under my nose the whole time.
So “do” is my official word for 2012.
By definition, it’s the perfect word for me this year because I feel like this is a time for me to get moving…no longer procrastinating or just waiting for things to happen.
do – verb \ˈdü\
transitive verb
1. to bring to pass : carry out
2. perform, execute
3. commit
4. bring about, effect
In fact, I can apply it to my entire list of goals.
Get priorities in order. Do it.
Spend more time in the word. Do it.
Get up and exercise. Do it.
Eat right. Do it.
Be on time. Do it.
Dream. Serve. Love.
Read. Write. Encourage. Inspire.
Everything.
I just have to make a plan…and do it. And when I start to forget my word and feel laziness and procrastination creeping up, the magnets on my refrigerator will motivate me to keep doing the things I know I should be doing.
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This is my daily bread
This is my daily bread
Your very word spoken to me
And I, I’m desperate for you
And I, I’m…I’m lost without you
(From “This Is The Air I Breathe” as sung by Nicole Binion)
Over the past week, I’ve realized how lost I am without those moments in the word. Those are the times where I find peace, get a bit of clarity, and get inspired like never before. And now, I am desperate for them.
And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.
- John 6:35 NKJV
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I'm Claresa, and I live an inspired life. I'm constantly inspired by my life, my environment and the people in it, especially my husband. And here...I write about it all.
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