God will get me there!

 Do you ever hear from God about something that he has placed on your heart, feel peace about it and then suddenly get caught up in thoughts that aren't yours and aren't God and just need to desperately get away from the battle zone that has become your mind? This was my way of expressing that, hope you have a great Monday!!

My mind blanks
walk the plank
dive right in

ahhh, man
here we go again
the time to swim

to get back on board
the boat of safety and of peace

lets hope this tide
soon releases
me from its grasp

I go under and gasp
treading harder now
my arms tired
mind wired
and heart about to collapse

perhaps...

and then under I go
no more to know
I have to stroke
push and pull
till to the boat
I reach happy and full
filled with joy

AHOY!

"according to your love remember me,
    for you, Lord, are good."   
       -Psalm 25:7b

"Wait for the Lord;
    be strong and take heart
    and wait for the Lord."
       -Psalm 27:14

*praying for you today!
 

REDEEM

In listening to this song, I heard the word redeemed and had to look it up. Chew on what it means to you- if you are a believer of Jesus Christ, you are redeemed. If you have never thought of what it means, here is some fuel for the wonderful fire this is about to start in your mind ( :

redeem |riˈdēm|

verb [ trans. ]

1. compensate for the faults or bad aspects of (something) : a disappointing debate redeemed only by an outstanding speech | [as adj. ] ( redeeming) the splendid views are the one redeeming feature of the center.

• ( redeem oneself) do something that compensates for poor past performance or behavior : they redeemed themselves in the playoffs by pushing the Detroit Red Wings to a seventh and deciding game.

• (of a person) atone or make amends for (error or evil) : the thief on the cross who by a single act redeemed a life of evil.

• save (someone) from sin, error, or evil : he was a sinner, redeemed by the grace of God.

2. gain or regain possession of (something) in exchange for payment : his best suit had been redeemed from the pawnbrokers.

• Finance repay (a stock, bond, or other instrument) at the maturity date.

• exchange (a coupon, voucher, or trading stamp) for merchandise, a discount, or money.

• pay the necessary money to clear (a debt) : owners were unable to redeem their mortgages.

• exchange (paper money) for gold or silver.

• fulfill or carry out (a pledge or promise) : the party prepared to redeem the pledges of the past three years.

• archaic buy the freedom of.

Today and everyday we are redeemed. That literally is something I grapple with daily but more and more God is working on cementing the truth of that in my heart.

"Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works."
     Titus 2:14

Wall-E

Today I was reminded of Wall-E, one of my favorite characters of all time. God protected me through prayers from friends and circumstances and well.. I got in a wreck. Sounds horrible and it kind of was BUT the great part is that my car after the fact looked like Wall-E.

The front bumper had been flung across the street and so with the front exposed and the right head light dangling down. My mind went right to the part in Wall-E when Eve tries dancing, smashes Wall-E into the wall and his eye falls down. Too funny in an unfunny moment ( :

Hope you have a great night!

Liz

Engraved in His hand, I cry out

Sitting
feet tapping
rain wrapping
what is happening

my heart beating
barely breathing
God I need
you to help me let go
of the things I don't need to know
or recall

Lord hold me up or I might fall

The world is never ending in the things to do
and you are never ending
in your love
in pushing us through
I see that in my past
Lord please be with me now
let me not be passed
over and encompassed with the crowd
but in my heart
scream so loud
that no dampness can darken
nor quietness overtake

you are my savior
which was not a mistake
but something to be known
Lord, please take my heart and my hand
and take me home

I am yours
no one else's to claim
kept safe by the name
Jesus
the one I am learning to love
above myself
to put my own wants on a shelf
seeing all that is yours is more

and suddenly to see outside of me
(where the troubles might fester and be)
I see where life is free

you are in and around me
if I stop looking in the mirror
where i am deep rooted in fear
in judgement and transgression

no forward progression
but in working hard
and loving well
I see the hopeful spell
that is and is to come
Lord, to you I desperately come

And you have already saved me.

[My goal in these next few posts and really the rest of this blog is to be completely transparent and genuine with the things that God is doing in my life and on my heart. Life is good but it is not easy, but God truthfully is gentle in dealing with us. Though we are in pain we are not outside of his grace, writing it all out reminds me of that and strips me of the victim I would claim as me because I am forced to see the blessing of his victory. I am learning to know God more in different ways each and every day, please don't give up on him or on yourself! Love you!]

Goodnight poem

Sleep
will soon gently whisk me away
but before it tugs at my hand
I've come to say
Lord, thank you for this day

it is a beautiful start
to the complete and absolute renewal of my heart.

Amen

"In that day the remnant of Israel,
    the survivors of Jacob,
will no longer rely on him
    who struck them down
but will truly rely on the Lord,
     the Holy One of Israel."
           -Isaiah 10:20

Cakeball Family!!

Just a snapshot of some greatness that can occur when you are inspired by some candy eye balls at Target:

I hope this helped you laugh like it did us! These guys are awesome ( :

Have a GREAT night!

Bare with me, it's been a while!

Life has been filled with random adventures of late, today being one of them. Have you ever been struck by a simple thought that just resonated to your very core?

Some sweet person left a devotional on mine and Ashley's door and today it talked about how serving and loving is more than a calling, it is an outflow of the heart.

What does how your acting say about the outflow of your heart? Are you serving your kingdom or God's (ref. to Paul Tripp's sermon on marriage/relationships)?

There is such a great and beautiful life to live if we will just seize it.

I'll leave you with one last thought.

I was sitting with a class for work and the little girl who was curled up next to me, tugged at my shirt and asked," Are you thinking?" To which I replied," Yes, how did you know?" and she just grinned! I asked her what she was thinking about and she said," How turtles have hard shells."

It seems like such a simple conversation but it hit me so hard. What ARE we thinking about and why? Do we even realize how we are making a difference? Or are we stuck in the muck in our mind created by the problems that life has thrown our way? Time to take this beautiful fall like day, wipe out the spider webs in our house and head, and give a stranger a smile ( :

Hope you enjoy today!

-Liz

to all of you smart ones who noticed I misused bare, think about it ( :