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Shine Upon Me God!


Jan 15

Yes!! That’s what I’m talking about! Keep shining your “Peace that transcends all understanding” down on me. I’m just so thankful right now for being His child.  It feels so good to not just know the principal of casting your cares on Him and focusing on Him, but to actually implement and put into place this very principal as well and to start receiving the fruit.

Right now, I’m just overwhelmed with peace. Can you ever have to much? I don’t think so! I want to continue to bask in these rays of peace. Right now at this moment, I can tell you that my problems haven’t disappeared, they’re still right here looking at me; I’m just choosing to look upward and trust in God. He is the solution to all of them, including the financial ones. He always comes through if we allow Him the time and room to move in our lives in His own way. My way is disgusting and riddled with pot holes and at some times a sink hole appears trying to swallow me up. Not today! Not right now!

Phil 4:7 I’m allowing the “peace of God, which transcends all understanding,” to “guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus.”

God wants us to continually fix our eyes on Him and to laugh at the future. We need to stay close in order to do this.

Will our faith be like Peters who got out of the boat in faith and walked on water or will it be doubting, when we see the wind churning the water? I don’t want to be afraid when troubles start to mount. I’m tired of “crying out, Lord save me!” Don’t get me wrong; I’m human, so I’m going to slip off the trail and I will have to cry out once again for my ABBA! But not right now! Right now, I can do all things, because Christ has given me the strength to do so. I’m feeling a little like wonder-woman! So today, my eyes are fixed on Jesus, the author and perfecter of my faith, who endured the cross and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

Matt 14:29-30
Heb 12:2

Read Heb once again. What a thought? We crumble under some of our strains and pressures and we cry “woes me Lord!” yet Jesus was able to find the JOY which was set before him in enduring the pains of the cross. I’m actually having a hard time wrapping a thought around that. … “who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”  Again, very humbling. I’m but a speck of sand in this life, and He cared and loved me that much, to view the pains of the cross with joy.

I may not be perceiving that verse right. I don’t think for one moment that he was jumping around for joy to take up the cross in a celebratory way, but he viewed it as joy. He viewed it as “I’m alright, for I know whom I trust.” He trusted His Father to be doing what was right for Him and for us. That’s how I’m looking at this. Still very humbling!

Well my friends, I’m hoping you all have a joyous day in the Lord. Till next time, Shalom!

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