Building On Foundation Stones

 The Lord is highlighting quicksand right now.  We know that everything built on anything but Christ cannot be sustained.  But those who rely on the Lord will they themselves be refreshed.  In His timing.  "Suffering produces endurance, endurance produces character, and character produces hope."  ~Romans 5:3-5

 He is encouraging you to lean into him.  To trust him.  Not all fire is spiritual warfare.  You have accepted Christ and you are abiding in him.  Now he is working on you, and the Holy Spirit is refining you from the inside.  Refinement by fire.  His holy fire.  "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."  ~Romans 8:28

 Do not be dismayed by your current circumstances.  He is testing your heart.  Testing and refining.  That refining fire will cause the sand surrounding you to transform into glass.  Isn't that reassuring?  Then you will be able to identify what has been dragging you down.  Then you will be able to endure.  Through obedience in Christ--and He will lift you up out of it.  Alignment.

 Christ is inside you.  Go within.  I pray this is a blessing to you in Jesus name.  Amen.  Jesus loves you and I love you with His love.  Shalom Shalom

Break Down the Walls of Pride

 I was out for a walk earlier, and the Lord revealed something to me.  We are all like little children in a classroom.  Do you remember those times?  Remember what the teacher would say when the children became too loud or disruptive?  They would say, "Ok class, settle down.  Y'all are getting to be too loud."  The noise level would increase steadily as everyone in the class tried to talk above one another.

 So, we are like little children in a classroom--just different.  Just like in the classroom, in the world, people can become prideful when they witness someone else exercising pride--especially if the world around us is encouraging rewards for pride.  Do you see?

 What sticks out to you after considering this?

 Gentleness should be prized and expressed in this world.  While being gentle will not always guarantee amity amongst yourself and others, it is far better than walking around with a false light leading the way.  Jesus loves you and I love you with His love.  Shalom Shalom

Rain, Hill, and Valley

 I've been in deep reflection these past few months.  The Lord has been convicting me to change some of my ways.  I won't lie, I walked away from God for a bit.  Spiritual warfare has been coming at me hard, though I believe most of it came from me resisting the Holy Spirit.  Fear and pain does that.  Entertaining them erodes integrity, faithfulness, and faith.  Anyway, I came on here to share something with you:  You can use the model of the Holy Trinity to reshape your life and the quality of it.

 Concept is easy enough, but the application requires earnestness and awareness.  We have the spirit, the mind, and the body.  If one begins to weaken, it affects the other two.  To help correct this imbalance we can hone in on the other two, and that will help the other weakened self.  In other words, if the spirit isn't right, the mind and body will decline.  Same goes for the mind and body-if one of them is in decline, the other two will be also.

 So, say my faith is under attack and my mind isn't firing properly, I can focus in on my body.  That looks like eating healthy, drinking plenty of water, getting plenty of rest, and exercising.  This will help my spirit and my mind reclaim its integrity.  And once my body is functioning properly, my mind begins to clear up and my spirit begins to regain its authority.  Then I'll be able to focus in on the mind and spirit, as well as my body.

 Fun fact:  Your immediate surroundings reveal the contents of your mind.  If I have a cluttered house, my mind is cluttered.  If I want to clear my mind, I clean and organize my surroundings.  I pray this blesses you.  I love you with the love of Christ.  Shalom Shalom