\u201cGod\u2019s grace suffices us in everything that [God] would have us do. And only that we choose to be our will as well as [God\u2019s].\u201d (2.1-2)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n These words are from Christ Jesus to me. I will hold onto them as a loving reminder from one who supports me in my future ministry. _\/\\_<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSurrounding me in everlasting Love. I have no cause for anything except the perfect peace and joy I share with You.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I realized this morning that I had let my feeling of being blessed go, and with-it gratitude. I was thinking of meeting over the holiday with old work friends and how to update them on the last few years of my life. Had I struggled? Had I been depressed? I suddenly recalled that I had moved past that in a miraculous way \u2026 an undoing and a calling. The feeling of blessedness came rushing back in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why does it seem that there has to be a story of \u2018woe\u2019 to tell? Is this just me or does my society all do this? To my spiritual friends I could call it \u2018time in the wilderness\u2019 or a time for \u2018undoing\u2019. With them I would be understood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dear Lord, can we extend this perfect peace we have together to include my relationships? I think I think too much, make interactions more confusing and complicated. Please expand the grace field so I notice it when I go out into the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFather, let me remember You are here.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I have no cause for the scary ideas I create and the limits I put on myself. I can be expansive without fear of rejections. I want connection to my brethren, but I cannot put their judgement above Yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You are here with me. I listen for Your will to guide me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Help me to walk around the limits I set on myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish to shine!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I have no cause for anger or for fear, for You surround me. And in every need that I perceive, Your grace suffices me. 12-14-2024 \u201cGod\u2019s grace suffices us in everything that [God] would have us do. And only that … Continue reading 12-14-2023<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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