Adventure {oneword 2015}

new year....

new word...

adventure...

 

Isaiah 43:16-19

This is what the Lord says—

    he who made a way through the sea,

    a path through the mighty waters,

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who drew out the chariots and horses,

    the army and reinforcements together,

and they lay there, never to rise again,

    extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:

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“Forget the former things;

    do not dwell on the past.

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See, I am doing a new thing!

    Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?

I am making a way in the wilderness

    and streams in the wasteland.

{The Lord is the Master of Adventure!}

excited to see what adventures are ahead this year

and know that the Lord will guide our paths

risk pep talk {mostly for me}

are you scared or are you nervous about taking a risk?

do you think Jesus was scared or nervous His whole life?

His whole life was a risk.  
A risk God had to take. 
The only way, the only truth, and the only life, he says.

Why do we avoid Him and the risk He lays out for us? 
When he clearly tells us I am with you. (Joshua 1:9)  
I got you, He says.  
But there we stand a yellow bellied chicken, the kid at the end of the diving board, peering over the edge.

Saying I don't know, Lord.  
I can't do it. 
I can't do it.  
I don't have enough money.
I don't have enough time.
What will other's think?
What if something goes wrong?
What about my family?
What if....
I don't know. {shakes head}
I can't.

Meanwhile, the heavenly hands are waiting just over the edge. 
Pleading, I got you. 
I promise.  

Risk it.

And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good?

But even if ye should suffer for righteousness' sake, blessed are ye: and fear not their fear, neither be troubled; 

1 Peter 3:13-14

even if you fail

I got you, He repeats over and over and over.

lovely linky
Jen @ Finding Heaven

risk

2014......

one word to sum it all up......

r i s k

i don't think i really got to pick my word this year, it sort of was given to me

with an email from Amy 
with my family over new year's dinner playing blackjack
with Jon Acuff's 30 day's of hustle
with the dream of running for an angel
with a proposition and a fortune cookie

risk it
risk it all
risk it all for ?
risk it all for Him

If clouds are full of water,

    they pour rain on the earth.

Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north,

    in the place where it falls, there it will lie.

 

Whoever watches the wind will not plant;

    whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.

As you do not know the path of the wind,

    or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb,

so you cannot understand the work of God,

    the Maker of all things.

Sow your seed in the morning,

    and at evening let your hands not be idle,

for you do not know which will succeed,

    whether this or that,

    or whether both will do equally well.

Ecclesiastes 11:3-6

listening to christmas

when you listen to christmas what do you hear??

angels singing or the "i wants"
joy to the world or "i hate christmas"


what if mary and joseph hadn't listened to the christmas story?
what if they hadn't believed the angels?

what if you don't listen to the christmas story?
what if you don't hear the angels?

what angels you say.......

the sound of a little girl saying baby jesus' name
the sound of the guitar and mandolin
the laughter of family
the words of "how can i help"
the prayer of the needy
the voices of the choir
the sound of the rain
the words "For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a SAVIOR, which is Christ the Lord."
the gift of the Holy Spirit

these are the sounds of christmas

not the ripping of paper
not the "ugghhh, really"
not the vacuum cleaner
not the beep of the oven
not the complaints in wal-mart

these are the sounds of the christmas distractions

i hope you hear christmas this year so that you may keep it in your heart and mind for the whole year through

a good friend of mine said with jesus in your heart, everyday is christmas morning

listen for Him

Merry Christmas!

listen to the music

All I can say is that my life is pretty plain,

I like watchin' the puddles gather rain.

And all I can do is just pour some tea for two

And speak my point of view but it's not sane.

It's not sane......

 taking it back with Blind Melon today

but i can so relate to these words

some days i feel insane

so my word for 2013....listen...
and i must tell you that i have been working really hard at this....really
there was i time that i listened to music all day long and since kids and work and life have happened...
i have put my music listening  aside
but i have been working to incorporate music as much as possible 
and i'm here to tell that i am happier for it
my children also love it and it keeps us from watching tv all the time
and maybe i have lost a pound or two 
because we dance in the kitchen, in the living room, in the bathroom...or maybe owen just has pee

some of our current favorites...i'ts a mixed bag for sure

addie's favorite





just got these guys new CD....it is awesome!!  you can check 'em out http://www.countyclareband.com/fr_home.cfm


the dancing song.....fast....slow....stop and sway....fast


the sing along  ----- is hellava a bad word????

tell me what you are listening to these days???  we need to add to our collection....please...i love music!

lovely linky's
Emily @ Imperfect Prose

can you hear me now

no resolutions
no new years solutions
just one word
one action
one "to do"

LISTEN

can you hear....
that still small voice...
do you hear the things your husband....your children...your coworkers.....
GOD......say
do they resonate, hold firm, or just pass right through


“Listen carefully to what I am saying—and be wary of the shrewd advice that tells you how to get ahead in the world on your own. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity. Stinginess impoverishes.” Mark 4:24-25

trust

In peace I will lie down and sleep,

At night I struggle

my mind races

the anxiety builds

all the bad things that could ever happen

make movies in my mind

for you alone, LORD,

and so i pray

for trust

make me dwell in safety.

Psalm 4:7-8

My pastor started a series on heaven this week.  I'm looking forward to the study. 

What do you think a day in heaven is going to be like?

lovely linkys

Jen @ Soli De Gloria

Shanda @ On Your Heart Tuesdays
Michelle @ Hear it on a Sunday, Use it on a Monday
Jumping Tandem

put my Jesus on

Wow.  My first post of 2012.  As I sit and take in the sounds around me....baby girl playing, talking baby talk, laughing....Owen stops to play to kiss his sister....the dishwasher running....the radio on with the words "everything you do, do for the glory of the Lord".  And I fight back the tears of happiness, of blessings, of why are you so good to me Lord.  And yet I struggle, how am I living for him?  Do I put my Jesus on everyday, in every moment?  No, I let fleshly desires consume me with my eating habits, with my finances, with my worry.

2012 - I will fight with the word -

Our Sunday School lesson this week was on excessiveness.  Here in America, here in NC, here in Wilkes Co., here in my humble abode, we are consumed by excessiveness.  Too much is never enough.   But you see Jesus is enough, actually he's more than enough. 

Paul says these words in Romans 13, "The night is nearly over, and the daylight is near, so let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.  Let us walk with decency, as in the daylight: not in carousing and drunkenness; not in sexual impurity and promiscuity; not in quarreling and jealousy.  But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no plans to satisfy the fleshly desires."

Put on your Jesus this morning, this week, this year.....that doesn't mean your going to wear your cross around your neck and your casting crowns shirt...it means in your actions, your thoughts, your attitude Jesus shines through you. 

Pray with me.

Dear Heavenly Father,
Forgive me of my fleshly desires of overconsumption in my eating habits, in my money, in my needless wory.  Help me to trust in You, in Your control, and to put MY Jesus at all times.
Amen

Shanda @ On your Heart Tuesday

Jen @ Soli Deo Gloria Party