Isaiah 40:31
“Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
My faithful one, you are Mine -I love you and I am near to you. Caroline, I have a word for you today.
What is it Dad?
Those who seek me with all their heart will find me and find rest for their souls.
Father, in what way am I not seeking you with all my heart?
Draw near to me in rest -be anxious for nothing.
To seek you with all my heart I need to be at rest. This is something I always need to remind myself. My thoughts about being on stage are this: I’m afraid of not knowing about something that I need to make reference to in on-line games. I’m just a bit nervous because I’ve been so far from what’s going on in youth culture. I needed to look up what a meme is and I’m still getting the hang of “rock,paper,scissors.” These are so basic yet foreign to me:( I really don’t think I’m the right person to be leading games at youth, but I also realize that everywhere you’ve taken me so far has been foreign to me. This is why I’m not going to stop because I know you want me there.
My daughter, you’ll be okay. Trust me, you’ll see -I will help you. I love you.
Thank-you Dad -I love you too.
Reflection:
So much snow! There’s something about snowstorms that I love. It reminds me how great and powerful God is. I’m also drawn to making comfort food like soup and biscuits and other baking. A few weekends ago I made a coconut banana cream pie. Normally I don’t combine the two but I had one frozen pie crust in the freezer and my kids wanted both, so I put them both together and it was really good!! About the dream the Lord gave me yesterday where I was in my classroom and I didn’t want to show my intimacy to the children, I believe the Lord gave me more insight about that. I had begun to believe and was entertaining the thought that my intimacy with the Lord wasn’t appropriate for the younger youth (this is me being intimate or agreeing with my flesh) and that it was more for adults, but I’m so wrong about that! In the Bible, Proverbs 22:6 says, “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” As I keep on making myself vulnerable and following the Lord by being on stage, I’m keeping myself open for growth so that one day I’ll be able to share more of what’s in my heart to them.. I’m also in a time of celebration, so I’m going to keep on walking and not retreat!! I don’t know if this was the Lords leading but I woke up at 4:18 with the song, “I’d climb every mountain, swim every ocean, just to be with you, and fix what I’ve broken. Oh I need you to see, that you are the reason…” I vaguely had a sense also about changing the game, but this could have only been my own thoughts!
Today I’m doing a bit of fall cleaning. Something that I’ll normally have in the fridge is Overnight Oats. It’s something that’s healthy and tasty when you’re in a rush in the morning, and here’s the recipe! 1/2 cup rolled oats, pinch salt, 1 Tbsp chia seeds, 1 Tbsp cocoa (mix all the dry ingredients together then add the rest), 1/2 cup blueberries (I always have blueberries in the freezer and frozen blueberries work well) or bananas or any other fruit, 1/2 cup almond milk, 1/4 cup greek yogurt (I use vanilla), maple syrup to taste. Mix it all together and put in small jars with a lid or siren wrap on top and refrigerate overnight or for at least four hours. This recipe is quite small so I normally make four at one time and there we go!! Praying for and receiving Peace and Hope!!!🌺