"Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in it's various forms. If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God." I Peter 4: 10-11


Dear Reader- This Blog started in February of 2011 and the pages are numbered. Please begin reading on Page One and continue from there. As you move down the path of the pages it is my hope that scripture astounds you and God, Himself, is revealed.

Scripture confirms that if you acknowledge God as God and draw close to His truths He will draw close to you! As you get to know God through scripture you will begin to see Him work in your life AND hear Him speak to your heart. It is not an audible voice but an inner one-that will change your life on earth...and beyond!

To walk a little deeper each page has a song recommendation that deepens the spiritual lesson. Each song has been specifically chosen and holds a message that should not be missed. If there is not a link to the song on the page, it is recommended that you use iTunes, YouTube or another source to download these songs so that you can move deeper into spiritual truths that the song writers and musicians have creatively written about- for your blessing and God's glory!

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

God Always Shows Up-Even in Drudgery PAGE 87

Yesterday I woke up feeling blah! It’s typical of me this time of year.  I’ve been seeking a new career and have hit a wall; feel off my game. I usually have a plan for the day and for my life.  My usual motto is “seize the day”  but-with my age and at this time of year I feel off-center, unmotivated…just blah! Also, my family-life is changing!  My children are growing up, my daily life has slowed down and so has my motivation to function at a high level of productivity.  The last thing I would ever wish for is this perplexing feeling of “not being needed by my little ones” who are now 20, 19, and 16.  Again, I’m over-taken by that deflated feeling of “blah.” 

So-yesterday- before I got up I prayed: 

“Lord, I know you are near even when I don’t feel it.
You’ve said you know the plans for me
and I know you answer my prayers.
Please show up and let me know you are near and here for me.”

With coffee, my husband and I sat to do our daily Bible Study out of the amazing devotional My Utmost For His Highest.  The pages are dated and Feb 19th is entitled, drum-roll please:

 Taking the Initiative Against Drudgery. 

 WOW!! God still surprises me when He chooses to be SO direct and to the point. Immediately, I received God’s presence-it was there in black and white. I knew He was near and I was about to receive some clarification and direction; I was being nurtured and God-taught. The straight-forward message from that devotional can be quickly summarized by the scripture that accompanied the title:  

“Arise, shine…”
Isaiah 60:1

Here is the first paragraph from that page:

“When it comes to taking the initiative against drudgery, we have to take the first step as though there were no God.  There is no point in waiting for God to help us—he will not.  But once we arise, immediately we find He is there.  Whenever God gives us His inspiration, suddenly taking the initiative becomes a moral issue—a matter of obedience.  Then, we must act to be obedient and not continue to lie down doing nothing.  If we will arise and shine, drudgery will be divinely transformed.” 1 (Bold emphasis mine)

I hope that you can see that that is exactly what happened: Yesterday, I prayed-looking for some inspiration for the drudgery I felt. I arose and the Lord showed up in the basic activity of my day, spoke to my specific needs and gave me direction. Obedience is the next step.  This written blog page IS my step of obedience. Because of my personal experience I can surely say God will do the same for you.  

"You will seek me and find me
When you seek me with all your heart." 
Jeremiah 29:13


SONG RECOMMENDATIONS: 
Deliverance
BY:  Gateway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwH3fA3D690

Greater Than
By:  Gateway



1-My Utmost For His Highest; Oswald Chambers Publications Association, Ltd (Updated Edition)
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