Feb. 7 - Is Your Dream Impossible Enough?

Sometimes I look at my big dream, my passion, my gifting, my business, my age, my looks, and on and on and think "that other person has way more going for her! I don't know enough! Who would want me? I'm sure to fail!" But nothing can be further from the truth. The truth is, my passion was given to me by my Creator. His promises to me tell me He wants me to go for it. His delight is in me. And as long as my delight is in Him, he has already given me the desires of my heart.

He is with me in what He has given me to release to this world. What may seem impossible to me is totally possible with Him. With God as my partner, I can't fail. I will win, I will be successful, and quite possibly I will change the world!

Psalm 37:4-5 - Make God the utmost delight and pleasure of your life, and he will provide for you what you desire the most. Give God the right to direct your life, and as you trust him along the way, you'll find he pulled it off perfectly! (TPT)

The Miracle of the Eggs

It snowed in Denver this week. A blowing, icy blast of crystals accumulated to 6 inches.
Cozy in their coop, my chickens (Reba, Dolly, Maybelle, Allison, Patsy, and June) were afraid to come out in the cold.
But here is the rest of the story.
Early that morning after shoveling snow, Rick decided to take a dozen eggs to our neighbor. That left us with 1 egg. Then Rick asked if we could have German pancakes for breakfast. "Really?" I thought. "You just gave all the eggs away!" Dismayed, I contemplated asking Rick if he could borrow a couple eggs back. But...we decided to wait on the hens. And by golly they started going to work. Instead of the normal 3 eggs per day, we had a whopping 7 by the afternoon. They more than doubled their daily egg production.
I think I am finally getting that we can't out-give God. When we generously give, He promises to give back in abundance. After we thanked God AND the chickens - we had a perfectly puffy German pancake.

Mark 6:41 - Then Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, gazed into heaven, and gave thanks to God. He broke the bread and the two fish and distributed them to his disciples to serve the people - and the food was multiplied in front of their eyes.

How To Be Brave

The thought that a path is lit up before me and that I am never alone as I set foot upon it helps me to be braver than I could ever be without this promise. I am a risk taker; an adventurer; a dreamer; and a woman who believes in impossibilities. Without faith, I could be none of these. I am so thankful to the illuminator of my path.

Psalm 18:28-30: God, all at once you turned on a floodlight for me! You are the revelation-light in my darkness, and in your brightness I can see the path ahead. With you as my strength I can crush an enemy horde, advancing through every stronghold that stands in front of me. What a God you are! Your path for me has been perfect! All your promises have proven true. (The Passion Translation)

Inviting the Quiet

My email and FaceBook feeds are inundated with messages trying to entice me to learn, buy, join, or stand for or against something. It is ultra-annoying and I am spending the morning unsubscribing to most everybody that is doing this. So now I am looking at my own business. How can I help people on the internet without burying them in sale-sy messages? I HAVE to be better than this. There must be a way.

In my own life, I want to simplify. I love what Henry David Thoreau said:

"Our lives are frittered away by detail. Simplify! Simplify!"

I don't want my life to be frittered away. Today, I will relish being still and will invite quiet into my life.

How are you doing this in your life?

Luke 5:16 - But Jesus often slipped away from them and went into the wilderness to pray.

December 28 - Watch!

Watch for God’s glory revealed to you today in special ways through nature.

Psalm 27:13 - I remain confident of this: I will see the glory of the Lord in the land of the living.

December 28 - Refreshing for Body and Spirit

I've been waking up at 3 a.m. the last few mornings with the idea that God wants to talk. So I asked Him a question about my dry skin. I have tried everything, yet I still struggle with itching and hives and extreme dryness. "Drink more water," was the quick answer. So, I rose and drank a couple glasses and today I am intentionally drinking much more than I normally do. I feel like God's message to me also meant to hydrate my heart more intentionally too. Water, rivers, and streams in the Bible are metaphors for the flow of Holy Spirit in our lives. Maybe my body is trying to tell my heart and spirit something. "Drink water!!!! Drink more of the Holy Spirit!!! He's ever present and His desire is to pour out all of himself into all of us. Drink!"
Ephesians 5:18 - ...be filled with the fullness of the Holy Spirit.
Psalm 46:4 - God has a constantly flowing river whose sparkling streams bring joy and delight to his people. His river flows right through the city of God Most High, into his holy dwelling places.

December 27 - See Your Child's Destiny!

For those who are parents, you will be able to think about and look upon your children today, and see more of how God has uniquely created them – mind, spirit, soul. No one has ever been made like them, with their special set of gifts. You are learning how to call those gifts out and declare their unique destiny. Call out their gold today!!!!

Psalm 139:13-15 - For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.