LETTING GO OF OUR (HIS) CHILDREN Part 2 ‘Enabling versus Helping’ “Letting Go” means to entrust into the hands of the Lord, to surrender control of, to relinquish power over, and to trust the Lord with. Only in Letting Go will our minds, emotions, wills, find rest and cease to struggle. In our last three blogs, we have discussed the importance of “Letting Go” of others in order to experience peace, rest, and grace for our souls. We understand,…
LETTING GO OF OUR DREAMS “Letting Go” means to entrust into the hands of the Lord, to surrender control of, to relinquish power over, and to trust the Lord with. Only in Letting Go will our minds, emotions, wills, find rest and cease to struggle. In our last four blogs, we have discussed “Letting Go.” We now understand the value and great importance of “Letting Go” of our past, relationships, and our children. Without “Letting Go” our lives…
LETTING GO OF OUR CAREER IDENTITY (Part 1 Involuntarily) “Letting Go means to entrust into the hands of the Lord, to surrender control of, to relinquish power over, and to trust the Lord with.” Only in Letting Go will our minds, emotions, wills, find rest and cease to struggle. A father and mother eagle were excited to have their first eaglet. They were aware of the time and sacrifice it would take to nurture that little egg and…
LETTING GO OF OUR CAREER IDENTITY (Part 2 Voluntarily-Parenting) “Letting Go means to entrust into the hands of the Lord, to surrender control of, to relinquish power over, and to trust the Lord with.” Only in Letting Go will our minds, emotions, wills, find rest and cease to struggle. In our last blog we discussed what it means to lose our career identity involuntarily due to a layoff, getting fired, retired (not because we chose to), or because…
LETTING GO OF OUR CAREER IDENTITY (Part 3 Voluntarily-Retirement) “Letting Go means to entrust into the hands of the Lord, to surrender control of, to relinquish power over, and to trust the Lord with.” Only in Letting Go will our minds, emotions, wills, find rest and cease to struggle. We have been on a wonderful journey since January examining the people and things in our lives we must entrust into the “Perfect Hands” of our Lord. As we…
In the hour in which we live, with pain and sorrow all around, remember there are arms open wide where we can turn to and hide. Within the very heart and soul of believers, Jesus the Lover of our souls live. He calls us to share our pain, sadness, and sorrows with Him. His heart is to heal us, restore us, and to enjoy us every moment of our day. But, sometimes our pain, distractions, the voice of the enemy, and busyness…
WANNA GETAWAY-HOW ABOUT TIMBUKTU? Life can be very demanding. We go from one difficulty to another. Sometimes we feel so overwhelmed we feel like throwing in the towel and giving up. I shared this same sentiment on a Facebook post in the past. Years ago, I told Jesus that I was giving up and throwing in the towel. He replied, “Go ahead.” Then Jesus took the towel and wrapped me in His loving arms with it and loved me…
Matthew 13:45-46 (Amplified) “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, 46 and upon finding a single pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. Jesus Christ is the Pearl of Great Price! Words can never convey nor describe the Glorious Person He is within our hearts and souls. He came to BE EVERYTHING OUR SOULS COULD EVER DESIRE OR LONG FOR. For this reason, millions of souls are…
TWO TREES IN THE GARDEN OF OUR HEARTS New Series “THE KINGDOM OF GOD LIVES WITHIN US AND IT IS SO IMPORTANT WE UNDERSTAND WHICH TREE IS MEETING OUR NEEDS” While preparing for this blog series on “Two Trees Planted in the Garden of our Hearts,” Papa reminded me of a song we wrote in 1986 as He was teaching me how to live a life dependent on His Spirit versus a life lived from the flesh….
TWO TREES IN THE GARDEN OF OUR HEARTS Part 1 – The Fruit of Independence In this first series of blogs, we will explore the different fruit the ‘Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil’ bears. This is the tree within our souls our Father forbids us to eat from; it also is referred to as ‘the hideous flesh.’ We live in both a natural and spiritual world. The natural world is where we use our five…