Plans

For I know the plans I have for you; declares the Lord
Plans to prosper you and not harm you,
Plans to give you a hope and a future.

Jeremiah 29:11

Sky of Hope

In moments where the memories fade and the darkness creeps in and the questioning begins...

These are the moments to believe...

Believe and lean not on your own understanding....but follow the path that the Creator envisions for you to walk...no matter how treacherous or how enduring it may seem...there is destiny written in the sky of hope.

It's the rainy day... and the storm clears...and the biggest and brightest rainbow appears...leaving a memory that hope and love will always prevail.

The sky of hope has a beauty and luster that captures the soul and gives the heart the courage and magic to believe...

Glimpse of Encouragement

Earlier last week a friend sent me a text with some verses out of Lamentations to encourage me through my world wind of transition. I sat to read them after she sent me the text, and really thought that the whole chapter reflected my entire walk the last several years. Exactly a week later, tonight...the verses that my friend had sent me a week prior were read aloud at a bible study that I attended.



God sends us the words that we need to hear....when we need to hear them. He is working when we can't see...and loves us even in His time of silence. During those times we must listen closely and feel His love through the glimpses of encouragement.



I think many people feel that at certain times in their lives they have been afflicted...simply besieged and surrounded by hardship. Hardship can be different for everyone, for what might be easy for one person is a mountain for another person.



I believe that these verses from the book of Lamentations reflect how hope will shine through the hardship.



Lamentations 3: 1-9



vs 1: I am a man who has seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.

vs 2: He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness rather than light:

vs 3: Indeed he has turned his hand against me again, and again, all day long.

vs 4: He has made my skin and my flesh grow old and has broken my bones.

vs 5: He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.

vs 6: He has made me dwell in darkness like those long dead.

vs 7: He has walled me in so I can not escape, he has weighed me down with chains.

vs 8: Even when I call out or cry for help, he shuts out my prayer.

vs. 9: He has barred my way will blocks of stone; He has made path crooked....



Lamentations: 3: 25-26; 28-29; 31- 33



vs 25:The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;

vs 26: It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.



vs 28: Let him sit alone in silence for the Lord has laid it on him.

vs 29: Let him bury his face in the dust there may yet be hope.



vs 31: For we are not cast off by the Lord forever.

vs 32: Though He brings grief he will show compassion, so great is His unfailing love.

vs 33: For he does not not willingly bring affliction or grief to the children of men.

Time to Wait

There is nothing better than time...

Time to breathe
Time to work
Time to play
Time to relax
Time to take flight
Time to embrace
Time to sit
Time to believe
Time to shine
Time to pray
Time to wait....

Time builds patience and strength...and retreats the heart to peace....
Time suspends and gives wings for the promise to flutter...

Embrace the moments where time is the only constant...for the beauty in that space will unveil.

Perplexity

Perplexing thoughts cloud the mind and causes one to take a step back. When the step back is taken, one realizes that maybe the perception of the other was slightly different. Perceptions are perceived in different ways and people take ideas and make them sway to their liking. Lately this tune of life has swayed me upside down and left me suspended for a moment. It's about walking the straight path and keeping one foot in front of the other so that I don't get off that suspended path...

Perplexity of the soul, has caused this path to sway in my heart...

I am not sure why nothing makes sense nor how to make the music sing a different tune...

I know that the perception can sway the tune and cause the perplexing soul to grow and leave me at peace...

It's all about the tune that we create within ourselves that saves the perception of the perplexity.

Peace, Joy, Delight

Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe. I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings. (Psalm 61:1-4)

As the passionate heart relinquishes it's worries and embraces the dream of a higher calling, may peace surround the heart and bring joy to the soul. May the joy within the soul take great delight in these plans and find shelter in Your love.

My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. (Exodus 33:14)

I will give you rest...I will give you rest...

Walking in obedience and seeking His desires...He plans the course that leads to the stars...for He always is ever present...and lights the sky with joy.

Shimmer that Shines

This is a life a constant change. It seems to me...every time I get to a place where I am finally satisfied that something else arises to cause me to strengthen my own faith. I am not sure how this constantly happens, but it does.

It is hard for one to grasp the process of change. By the time one gets comfortable...it is time to move on to another adventure.

So I have literally been in this time and space for five months. The shortest period of anywhere I have ever lived...to hear the sound of a closing door. I know that this time and space has been good and taught me something...if only that just for the moment of learning and strengthening my faith along in this journey.

So there are options with this time and space...and to often I feel strings pulling to a place I don't want to go.

I long for the ocean...the moment...I have my latte, my book, and nothing but time...to keep me occupied. This seems like a peaceful, dreamily life...but one that I will truly experience in my lifetime. Years from now...and as for now I may be choosing a path that I don't really want to choose...but I have to...

It's about taking the leap and trusting that the net will appear. I know within time all the answers to the perilous questions will unravel. I know that my heart will truly be surprised, for beauty is found through the mess of this life. I may not understand this position nor this move, but I do know that it's all for my good.

I cherish the memories that led me to where I am in this moment...and trust that new memories will be made. I often reflect upon the memories that shine and shimmer a little light of faith, hope and love. This current path has been interesting, and taught me that I need to be willing to embrace who I can be in this life.

Lessons are learned daily...and when we see the shimmer that shines the silver lining...all we can do is follow.