A Little Light

[LindaW]

"I love how you never know who God will place in your life … Love freely and Be open to the blessing." ~Karen Kostyla


LindaW

[LindaW]

Father, thank You. For sunshine, and puffy white clouds. For the coziness of rain beating on the roof and for the rainbows that follow. For beaches and oceans and seashells and sandcastles. For seagulls (even when they attack your food) and sandpipers. (my favorite!) For wildflowers blooming in random places and palm trees rustling in the wind. For mountains and valleys. For all of God's creatures. Like the squirrels that Leigha throws seeds everyday. (It's so cute. She looks like Snow White when she does that!) For all of the beauty You have placed all around us.

Father, You are my favorite artist.

PS. The moon and stars, and the sunset - well you know how much I love them.

LindaW

[LindaW]

I haven't found a quote or come up with a story for today yet. But.....in the meantime I did want to say that I have such a peacefulness in my soul. And I thank you.


"You have filled my heart with greater joy." Psalm 4:5 I know I have quoted that before but it just fits.


It really does just fit doesn't it.

LindaW

http://youtu.be/0YTgPVBryeY

[LindaW]

“Falling in love is like looking at the stars. If you pick one out of the billions and stare at it long enough all the others will melt away.” ~Unknown


I just really liked this one.....


LindaW

[LindaW]

Wow. Right at this moment .....I feel like this may be the only post I have to post.....forever. (but I won't ) Someday.....someday you can ask me what the importance of this song is to me. And then we can figure out....or not.....why right now.....RIGHT NOW....is when I chose, no, when God led me to find THE video.....I was going to type THIS video but God said THE video. I honestly didn't think I would find A video --- and then I found THE video.


Father.....every beat of my heart is known to you.
And to you.
And that is so alright - no,....that is soooooo.... all right...... with me.

http://youtu.be/2Jg4d8ozQB4


LindaW I will never underestimate the power of God, or the power of love. I feel it coming. From the strength of the pull on my heart..... Someday...God's someday.... is right--RIGHT-- around the corner.

[LindaW]

Two sentences were meant for my heart in my dream last night.


"I've got you." This one was for me, with arms wrapped around me and spoken like "I'm holding on to you and I won't let you fall - ever again."


"I NEED what you give. " This one was about me, and I have never ever never heard the word need spoken so deeply and sincerely and totally from the heart. It even sounded that way, not just felt that way. And I never felt so deeply that what I give? Comes so naturally from my heart, that I couldn't not give it. Because it is simply love.


LindaW

[LindaW]

So I chose this quote because I thought I liked it, but in retrospect I think it was the picture of the cute little puppies that I actually liked. But God is going to use it anyway.

"I have come to realize that the only people I need in my life are the ones who need me in theirs, even when I have nothing else to give but myself." -- unknown


So when I first read it (and saw the puppies) I thought yes, this is true. (and aww......) And it kind of felt like whoever this unknown person who wrote this is, has finally come to the realization and has weeded out the people who are not there just for them. But then it kind of hit me....... Why is it a realization that took time to come to? Anyone who is in your life for what you have, or what you can do for them -- why are they there to begin with?

Yes, I have been there. And God said "I can't protect you Linda if you constantly throw yourself into these situations. I know your heart. I know why you are doing it. I know the right reasons (because you love) and the wrong reasons (because you are being made to feel guilty) But all the cute puppies (in other words all of the things we cling to and say, "well it isn't that bad" ) All the cute puppies in the world don't matter if all you are getting out of giving your love -- yourself---- your heart-- is crushed." And look up all of the synonyms for that and words like that in the dictionary and as you read them picture yourself, and your heart, and believe me --- your spirit --- in them. And if you can't picture yours right now, picture mine.....because I know you will feel that deep down.

God said, "Linda......You have to love yourself, the way I love you. (uh yeah God, I think I am like a few from the bottom on my list of people I love.) And He said He knows that and He also knows WHY that was and who did that to me. But....and this is a really big but .....(sorry, that made me laugh) I needed to know the truth that it was never about me. He finally got through to my heart and made me believe that truth. His truth. Not A truth. Not that person's truth. HIS truth. That's really key. Re-read that at the end.
God said, "Linda, you have to see yourself as precious--- the way you are precious to Me. You are precious. Precious. Say it a million times until you believe it in your heart. PRECIOUS TO ME."

Think about it. And now I am talking to you. You are precious to God. Really hear that sentence. Your heart is precious to God. Your spirit is precious to God. You -- YOU.
And find people who will remind you of that every day. And when you learn to love yourself, without feeling guilty about it, because love is not guilt --- that light is gonna be soooooo freaking bright!!!!!! All of heaven will see it. Big hug!!!!!

And write down this part --- because one day, you'll realize in your story, it will be part of your revelation too. "It was never about you." If you haven't realized it already.

But this part -- -- the real part----- -- the love part? Is only about you. You, love, and that heart of yours. BECAUSE.....YOU......ARE.......PRECIOUS. With a capital everything!

LindaW

[LindaW]

Philippians 4:19 (King James Version)
"But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."



LindaW

ok, so I posted this verse this morning because Leigha asked me why I don't usually sing during the songs at church. She knows (because she can't get away from it!) -- that I sing all of the time--- everywhere I go---sometimes I don't even realize it!! So I guess she was wondering why I wasn't singing when people were actually supposed to be singing. Makes sense, huh? And I said to her, "Because I can hear myself sing any time I want to. What I need, is to listen--- it is doing wonderful things for my heart and my soul."
In truth it's breaking down walls and healing parts I thought were already healed. And all kinds of wonderfulness. Just one of the many needs being filled for me......
Thank You God.

So - and I find this really funny - I have something to do today that is making me really nervous. So after I posted this Bible verse I was getting showered and all, and of course I started to sing that song based on that verse. So with one half of my head I'm worrying about today, and with the other half of my head, I'm singing at the top of my lungs...."My God shall supply all my needs....." To which I say, "Duh Linda....Duh."

[LindaW]

My heart, my spirit.....feel such a peacefulness. I hope you feel it too. He is at work and He is making me smile.

Maybe even in a big part...through you.



LindaW

[LindaW]

"Love is not a matter of what happens in life. It's a matter of what's happening in your heart."

- Ken Keyes

What's happening in your heart?


LindaW

[LindaW]

Father, thank You. For today, and especially for tomorrow.


LindaW

[LindaW]

God gave me a very powerful eye opener today. I still am putting it together.

Home is where your heart is. When two are gathered in His name, there He is.

That became incredibly visible to me today. Hmm, that was an interesting word choice. I shuttled between two church services today because my friend started going to a new church and she wanted me to come and "feel it." She said she knew I was coming today but to be honest I didn't know I was coming today. I had to leave immediately after the first service to make it to her service and since there was nothing holding me there today (which was a huge key in the contrast) I did end up racing over to her service. She had asked me to come earlier in the week and when I thought about it I actually was going to tell her, "You know, if I come to that church --- and YOU ARE there --- then I'm going to feel your heart. Because our hearts are so connected. I think I need to come when you aren't there to really feel anything else." Which I never voiced to her but it was in my heart.

And I still don't fully understand what God was showing me this morning as everything set up the way it did.With the heart missing from the first building it felt really empty and alone...I want to use the word "dark"....and in the second building even tho love was there, and I want to use the word "light.... I felt alone again....




LindaW

[LindaW]

One more note about this morning. At the second place they had a bulletin that had a page in it for "sermon notes". It made me smile because I had brought a special pencil to the first place.......actually my favorite drawing pencil. But I never wrote anything down or got to share that special pencil. So when I saw a special place to "pencil in my heart"......I immediately searched the pew I was sitting in for a pencil.....because the other pencil was buried deep at this point. And don't you know that in my pew or anywhere around me there was no pencil. So I had to dig out "your pencil" and write down this note: "Every new beginning comes from another beginning's ending. " and "The beginning is the most important part of any work."



God....You are clearly "writing, singing, leading and penciling" this story. Take our hands. Take our hearts. And pull us forward. And may I pray the word "together"? The depth of my heart prays the word together. I pray this in the name of Your son Jesus. Amen."


LindaW

[LindaW]

"What the heart knows today, the head will understand tomorrow."

- James Stephens


Well isn't that a perfect one for this morning.
I guess if we understood it all, it wouldn't take faith would it?

Hoping to hear a beautiful song this week.....


LindaW

[LindaW]

Plain and simple.

I

Need

You.

That love.

LindaW

Father - Thank You.