Good morning and happy Thursday. One my favorite songs was on this morning when I woke up, well two actually. Casting Crowns came on twice in a row from the shuffle on my phone. So I really figured God wanted to me hear those. The first one was Glorious Day and the other was In the Middle. Just reaffirming that one day He's coming, Oh glorious day. But am I caught in the middle? The line that hits the most goes along with this weeks little theme. "With eyes wide open to the differences, The God we want and the God He is, but will we trade our dreams for His? Or are we caught in the middle?"  The middle of the road only gets us run over enough to hurt real bad. We're all there too. Swaying around like a drunk driver trying to get home. We're swerving all over the place. How do we hold the line? How do we stay close to Him and in the shadow of His protection? By knowing where it is. We have to live this life and with the dangers that are out there. That's how non believers see Him. They see Him in our daily walk. And if we're walking down the middle and not full on for God then that's what they see and realize they're ok right where they are too. We compromise all the time without really knowing it. People that know you're a Christian following Jesus watch more closely than you think. They want what you have inside but they're scared they don't make the cut. They're sin is too much to over come, so they look for reasons not to come over. Don't be that reason. Like all our mama's have told us, " Get out of the middle the street. You're gonna get run over". Ok, maybe that was just mine because I was in the middle of the street. Some times, most times, our dreams are not His for us. Surrender those dreams to Him. Pull over into the right lane and stay out of the middle of the road. Have the courage to live for Him, because He died for you. In love always. <>< 

Good morning and happy Wednesday. Why is it that Christians use words like weakness, humble, meek, afraid and surrender?  Think about that and let it sink in a minute. Non-Christians see that and think we're just that. It's easy to see how the world can twist things around and make it look like Christianity is crazy. So when you say or hear those words, what do you think? There is so much power in giving up control of our lives to the God who created all things. It means we're not trying to do this. We recognize and acknowledge the presence of God in all we do.  Through Him we have no weakness. Through Him we are stronger than any force on earth. The way the world sees us is not the way or what we need to be worried about. Our focus is to be on God. We are not to be worrying about what this world thinks of us. The more we get wrapped in this worldly way of thinking the farther we get form God. So choose to be all the things the world sees as weak and worthless, our Father in heaven has our back. I believe that's enough said. In love always. <><. 

Good morning and happy Tuesday. Seek God first, in all things. Seek His guidance and direction. Why would anyone ever attempt to do anything without knowing or having the knowledge needed to perform the task? How much more success would we have if we already had the outcome in our hands? How much more then we would we honor God by "knowing" what He was going to do rather than "trusting" Him to lead us where He needs/wants us? What if what we knew was not what we wanted? Would we turn away from God or try to change the will of God to suit our desires? I'm glad that I don't know the next second of my life. It's much easier to trust and have faith in God to what's best than to worry and labor over things we really can't change. Trust and faith in God though is not easy. It is but it isn't. We have to find ourselves on our knees. In our weakest moments we will find great strength and power. It's not our own but that of God's and the the Holy Spirit. I am weak but He is strong. In love always. <>< 

Good morning and happy Monday. We just got home late yesterday from a trip to the mountains. Absolutely gorgeous. I just love being there. But when we got home our little dogs were so happy to see us. There is not a welcome home in the world better than that of the family dog. Our newest one, Sophie, has now been under my feet the whole time. She's letting know I'm not to leave again. There is one welcome home though that is by far untouchable in comparison, "Well done good and faithful servant". Oh to hear those words spoke over us will be amazing. But even now, in this lifetime, we can have a part of that here on earth with us. When we invite Jesus into our hearts to take up residency, then the angels rejoice and sing as we come home to God. If we've been gone a while or a minute makes no difference, we're Home. God welcomes us Home in way we cannot imagine. The plans He has for us pick up where we are and move forward toward that final welcoming. Now along the way will there be bumps and valleys to be gotten through? Yes there will, but we have Christ with us, God with us as the Holy Spirit lives in us. We're never alone and always home, no matter where we are. God is always with us, it's us who's not always with Him. When we return back home it's always a wonderful, never leave again welcome. It's unconditional and it's nonjudgemental as to where you've been. Turn around and go Home. He's waiting with open arms. He misses you more than you'll ever know. In love always. <><