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So in the midst of insomnia last night over stresses at home, I solidified a on-line relationship with devulgence of some of my bitter and tragic past with another who's life path has so far echoed mine..and nothing but good can become of that. Yet today, I battled with depression over a place to live..for I need some solitude and privacy..and my beloved, ancient canine needs to have a comfortable place for her final years..free to dribble on the floor after drinking from the dish..
..and I need to be free to be able to dribble on the mat after peeing.
..free to let the dishes sit for a day if I feel like it
..free to have all the fans ON on these hottest of days
and free to watch cartoons in my underwear in the middle of the night.
So, there has been no work for the last two days, car nearly out of gas..
overdrawn at the bank(but the bills paid)
and down to beans and rice for dinner again..
UGH--
..but these things will pass.
How do I know?
faith..
..and "omens" arriving on the Full Moon--BLESSED FRAKKING BE!!!
omens..those funny 'lil coincidences..
I was on the couch avoiding the heat..watching the series finale of "Charmed" and the phone rang..
now mind you the phone rings every 20 minutes from bill collectors, but they're not looking for me..so I always let it go to message, but this time I heard my bosses wife saying; "Christopher..are you there?"
I picked up the phone and she tells me that she has some work for me next week..
and that all my hard labor paid off--the job site passed it's inspection--ON THE FIRST TRY
a rarity indeed..
and that she and her husband will help me find a place to live up here..for I really want to stay up here in the mountains for now, or at least 'til Thia "moves on"..she truly cannot handle another big move.
So with those few words of support, my day starts to pivot toward a better perspective..
I just need to hold on and have a little faith in myself
mood; pondering Panda
music; "I'm Alive" by Seal
I was thinking the other day on the scripture.. "I can do all things thru Christ who strengthens me"...
The verb "strengthen" is Greek sterizo, "to cause to be inwardly firm or committed, 'confirm, establish, strengthen.' ] I love this word. It is such a positive, weighty, substantial word -- "Strengthen."
How many times have I prayed/encouraged others/said it as a mantra? Countless times. But I began to think yesterday what does it mean thru Christ who strengthens me? How does He strengthen me?
First and foremost, it is GOD who strengthens us.
"And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast." (1 Peter 5:10)
"But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one." (2 Thessalonians 3:3)
So, while I have been hurt, wounded, floundering and knocked down a peg or two these last few years, it has not been to see my face shoved in the mud, indeed not! It has been to show me God's faithfulness and the process of refining, of making me a stronger person. So how do I position myself to be available to be strengthened?
The first thing that came to my mind was:
By reading the word of God.
Faith comes by hearing and hearing the word of God (Romans 10:17). So as I read and listen to the word, my faith is increased therefore giving me strength on multiple levels.
By prayer.
Communicating with Jesus thru prayer will build my relationship with Him. As you spend more time with someone, you get to know them better. In other words, your relationship is stronger. You develop strength.
With Worship.
Taking the time to let my Creator know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I am ever so grateful and how much I love and adore Him can be achieved in many ways. Through music, through writing, through loud and boisterous praise to name a few. "They that wait upon the Lord shall renw their strength..." -Isaiah 40:31
All of us need such strengthening. Life is ceaseless stress. I know God's word to be true when He says "the power at work within us that is able to do far more abundantly than we ask or think” -Ephesians 3:20
Many times He does not give us the particular avenue to His blessing which we have asked for, but if we are willing, He gives us a different avenue which brings far more blessing than we ever thought to ask for.
Those are my thoughts on Christ strengthening me and as I meditate on this word, I hope that by my sharing it, it has given you something to consider as well.
Love and Laughter,
Dawn
I do believe in God--but it's not some blue-eyed, bearded, WHITE guy sitting on a cloud---I have an understanding of the Universe few on this planet can really know..ASTRO-physics allows you to perceive and picture things from the sub-quantum(string-theory)to the ultra-huge(dark matter confluence)..
We are such an infinitesimal...so small as to be the "victim" of destruction by something even smaller than a minor mountain hitting our 'lil spinning mudball..INDEED it would take something so small to tragically end what appears to be our miserable little lives here..and the Earth would go on..
Geological and mitochondrial evidence points to a time 80,000 years ago when a volcano in Indonesia exploded with such force that nearly 90% of the human race was wiped out, yet enough survived that event to bring us to this point..
I believe that God IS the evolutionary force..
the wonder of the right and left-handed molecule..
the mysteries of the polar-covalent nature of the water molecule..
the ability of the human mind and soul to survive extreme torture and abuse..
gravity waves..
the dance of quadriplex (double binary) stars..
the notion that all the heavier elements within our own bodies is a result of a star 10,000 as big and massive as our own Sun exploding.
Two or three days ago, I stumbled upon a blog in Top Blogs that was from someone here--she had changed to a newer blog--and of course, I made a comment..I didn't know it was HER. This person 4 years ago, quite specifically said; "I wish that all you gays would die from AIDS"--yet she is a friend of many of my friends here.
PLURALISM
I don't want you to tell me that God loves me--DUH!!! I already know this..
What WE need is for each other to be able to say; "I love YOU"
People of different FAITHS to say; "We love you"
INDUSTRY
CHARITY
FAITH
HOPE
COMPASSION
UNDERSTANDING
COMMITMENT
REASON...these are what WE need in each other..not someone saying; "YOU'RE a "sinner" but God "loves you"..that comment is trite and self-serving and WAY ego-centric and DOES NOTHING but stroke their own ego; "I saved someone today..God must love me"..is your life so unfulfilled that this is all you have to offer another?
DAMN--go volunteer in a children's cancer ward--see what LOVE and COMPASSION is really about.
I love YOU..and that's all we will need to achieve our true potential
Boblings at your apron strings
Surely they think you have wings
For, when they're down, you lift them high
You dry their tears; you tell them why....
....why the turtle won the race
....why they say he "stole" the base
....why the robin's egg is blue
....why all are governed by a few
They'll always know you were a team
And that there always was a dream
To raise them well, to teach them right
And even though she's out of sight...
...their mom and you forever stand
United in the family plan
To love their children more than life
To give them strength throughout the strife....
....strength to flourish in the dance
....strength to always take a chance
....strength to lose themselves in play
....strength to trust again one day
Till suddenly you'll turn 'round twice
And see a sight so very nice...
...a bobling at your daughter's side
...the object of his grandpa's pride.
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