I was thinking about this with Jesus this morning.
I want to be like this in my relationships.
You know?
Open
Trusting
No defense
Because that’s how I roll
Not because the world is perfectly safe
That’s how I can be impregnable, unassailable, undefeated.
#godmustlikehappyendingstoo
Remember that scene from Star wars The empire fights back where they’re trying to get a shot off into the heart of the death Star?
All these pilots are crashing and burning and dying and the leader keeps saying stay on target 🎯🎯🎯 then Luke finally gets a shot off
I was reminded of that scene when I found this verse.
“You rightly instruct us in how to live ever faithful to you….”
“You are right and you do right, God ; your decisions are right on target.
I need You; that’s flat.
I remember others who are wakeful at 3am:
Can I pray 🙏 for us?
Jesus thank You for the good and the bad things in our lives. Thank You for small indestructible joys. Help us to get all the good there is to be had out of our suffering. Enlarge our souls to understand the great ocean 💙 of Your cleansing, pure, full, restoring love 💘 for us.
🦁 🦁 🦁 🦁 🦁
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I opened my Youversion app to read the Bible today.
So sad and beleaguered, you guys! Rough, loooong night with health stuff.
I tend to get suicidal when my MS is acting up, so I go to the Bible extra hardcore at those times. Even before I start to think in the morning. Knee jerk I’m training 💪 my brain to automatically do.
Armor up, right?
Oh my sparkly socks.
what I found, my peeps!
God’s been doing great things this year! I just read about some of the ways God’s been at work in the YouVersion Community, and I think you’ll love this. Let’s celebrate together! https://blog.youversion.com/?p
Youversion link this morning
Sooooo encouraging!
I hate fakey sacharin sweet Christian-ese.
It makes things feel worse.
So……. I almost didn’t click on it.
But I’m so glad I did after all!
I did not realize what The Holy Spirit was up to during this pandemic!
My husband prays for our lost son every morning. It’s like his thing.
🌻
You might know this: we have prodigal son.
I think about him every day.
Wake up hurting over his rejection every morning.
I grew up knowing this story from the Bible.
But
I never thought about what the prodigal mom must have been feeling.
I don’t want to get all mushy here. Life goes on.
As my hubby reminds me often: we have four other kids who are still here. True. And this grief has been life shaping for all of us.
His siblings miss him too.
I also never thought of that (prodigal’s siblings), growing up with this story told in Sunday school.
It’s like he died, you guys.
Whew that hurts! Reboot my heart.
I still have
summer rain. Jesus send us some for the fires. Send us some for our broken hearts.
Pie crust
Play dough. Esp red play dough. The salty smell. Nothing like it. Opening a new perfect can. Remember?
Bread dough, which is play dough for grown ups.
Trying a new recipe. Yesterday I made lemon bars.
“Love Punch” with Emma Thompson and Pierce Brosnan. Love that movie. Seen it four times. Highly recommended.
Help us Jesus. It’s hard down here sometimes. 🌻
Just remindin’ myself.
Father I feel weak today.
I feel like a bad mom, bad friend, bad human.
Teach me
Fill me
Help me
To fight.
I need You.
I can’t do this thing without You.
I love You.
You’re my one thing.
