LIVE READY!

Every day that we live, we are one day closer to meeting our Maker. Let us live in a way that brings glory to Your name Lord and above all let us live ready. I always feel like I need to get my house in order in more than one way, to be ready to go. Sometimes I wonder if that’s why I don’t work harder to do just that? Because although to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord, if we’ve personally accepted Him, there’s always a part that wants to live to see Shiloh’s baby, to see Mathis grow, to see the great way the Lord is going to take the disasters and chaos of our lives and use it to HIS GREAT GLORY! When I wrote this on this date in 2019 Jude wasn’t even in Shiloh’s womb yet, but I did live to see Shiloh have a baby, so this is surely one of those speaking forth things that the Lord wants us to do.


Many times the way is troubling and wearisome and dreams that have died seem hard to revive. That’s when He gives the new dream. In pulling up this blog today, and seeing it is talking about dreams I’m amazed that Pastor Cathy’s sermon is on CHASING DREAMS. It seems like confirmation of this little talk. She stirred us up to follow our dreams.


Some new dreams are happening right now though with eyes of the earth we may not be able to truly see that He is at work, sending journeymates, sending angels to surround and hedge in our loved ones.


Oh to see with new eyes, eyes that look on with love.

The Word of the Lord that He brought to mind as I was writing:


Things never discovered or heard of before,

    things beyond our ability to imagine— these are the many things God has in store for all his lovers. 1 Corinthians 2 :9 The Passion Translation 


Yesterday I found a quote that I think is really going to help me press on in life: “Do not get discouraged; it may be the last key in the bunch that opens the door.” STANSIFER. I think this was the right time for this quote to stand out for me, as there are so many situations with prayers going up for healings and help for families and it seems like we may have tried every key in our pocket. None seem to be working! 


We are earnest in our prayers, our love and even our faith in the Lord, but we may come away discouraged. Discouraged about that meeting with that wayward child, discouraged about family members being sick and discouraged about perhaps even how we are living our lives. But the Lord is not discouraged. HE IS ENCOURAGED! 

 And the Lord says, “Keep trying, keep seeking, keep turning that next key. I have the answer. It is going to bless your socks off. Don’t give up. Look back to the memories of places I have brought you from, sicknesses’ that I’ve healed you of, and blessings that abounded in your family. And for that one who experienced loss beyond any pain you thought you could endure, I’ve got this. I’ve got your loved one and I’ve got YOU. The Lord, the great Father and comforter am I. I am and will always be with you, I will never, no never leave you comfortless. You are loved.


Bonus Scripture:


Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God?  But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. Now therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones.” And he comforted them and spoke ^[d]kindly to them. Genesis 50: 19-21