Uphold My Steps in Your Paths

Greetings dear and precious Sisters-in-Christ, Our house is on a slab and the floors have a thin layer of waterproof vinyl lining which isn't much padding for a heavy footed person. The house slippers that I wear have a heavy leather sole and when I walk around you can hear my footsteps. The reason for the title of this post is because of what I just explained about moving about in the house. It is quite evident in the early morning when I try to be quiet so my husband can sleep just a little bit longer. Also when I try to check on what he is doing in another room his response is, "I hear you!". I have tried to go barefoot or wear socks only but then the bottom of my feet get tired. A real dilemma, don't you think? The drawback to having a thin layer of flooring is in the winter time. The floors are so cold! We are soon to have carpeting installed so we will no longer have this problem. BUT I brought it up this morning because of the two passages. The first is, Psalm 119:105 and the second is Psalm 17:5. These two passages speak of feet and footsteps. Psalm 119:105, "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path" and Psalm 17:5, "Upon my steps in Your paths, that my footsteps may not slip." Both verses speak to my heart. I guess because I am a heavy footed person I am able to hear my footsteps on the blacktopped walking path when I am walking too. BUT for me just knowing that the LORD keeps me on the path and that my footsteps may not slip. Since I am getting older and at times the issue of stumbling becomes more of a problem I trust in the Lord to keep me from stumbling and also keeps me on the right path. To think that my problem with trying to be quiet can lead me to worship Him for He knows where I am walking and He hears my footsteps and He assures me that I am His child and I have no need to worry about being a heavy footed person or trying to be quiet when walking about for He loves me and He guides me and protects my feet and so much more! How great is our LORD for He is our Shepherd and He knows where we are going and keeps us from stumbling and even lights the path for us. Let us pray - Abba Father, Lord of Creation, thank You for creating us so uniquely that even when we think that we have a flaw You Love us so much that the flaw becomes something so beautiful in Your eyes. Lord, I pray for each dear and precious sister-in-Christ that she hears Your Voice and as she walks through her day that each footstep is secure and that Your word is a lamp to her feet. May she not be concerned about where You are leading her on her walk of Faith. May Your beauty surround her path today. In Jesus Name, Amen. Walking in Faith,

LyndiaSue

O Clap Your Hands - Psalm 47

Greetings dear and precious Sisters-in-Christ, When was the last time you clapped your hands? Psalm 47 starts with, "O CLAP your hands, all peoples; Shout to God with the voice of joy,". I can't remember the last time I clapped my hands. For some of you it might have been yesterday or even sooner. Usually it is at a performance of some kind or maybe a conference where the guest speaker is explaining the newest thing on the market. In my worship time I raise my hands and I raise my voice but I can not recall when the last time I clapped my hands. I think of clapping my hands to show appreciation to the people or person that is performing and in reading the first verse of Psalm 47 I have a reason to clap my hands along with shouting to God with the voice of joy. He gives me Joy! He is worthy and to show Him by clapping and clapping long, so long that the palms of your hands are hurting. The Psalm continues with, "He chooses our inheritance for us," and "...For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted." Yes, He is our LORD, He is our STRENGTH, He is our protector and healer and one day we'll be together singing praises and worshipping Him. Let us pray - Abba Father, how gracious and merciful and mighty art Thou. Thank You O Lord for Your Faithfulness and Lovingkindness. I ask that each dear and precious sister-in-Christ begin to clap her hands and shout to You with the voice of Joy. Yes, Lord, Your Joy and Your Peace. As she walks through her day may You overwhelm her with Your Presence that she can boldly and mightily take her next breath knowing that You are her LORD and You alone will sustain her and provide for her and keep her. In Jesus Name, Amen. Let the clapping begin,

LyndiaSue

You Are The Light Of The World - Matthew 5:14, 16

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ, Yesterday morning it was so quiet and beautiful outside so instead of sitting in my room outside I went to do my quiet time. The sun was coming up over the arisen and I began to read from my devotional these two verses (14 and 16) in Matthew, chapter five, "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;" and "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven." I looked up and saw my solar powered water fountain and began to write and knew it was for today's post - Lord, O Lord just like the fountain that is solar operated. This morning my quiet time was spent on my back lanai, ever since my son secured the patio cover, my sanctuary has been sitting here whenever I can. The hummingbirds are used to my voice and join me in her feeding time. I also set up a small bird bath and installed a solar operated device which turns it into a fountain. It is so sensitive that it doesn't take very much sunlight and begins to bubble up. Yes, Lord consider me as a solar operated individual. It doesn't take much SON LIGHT for me to start bubbling up - in praise, in prayer, in thankfulness for the air I breath and the joy that I have. It is written, "God is light and in Him is no darkness at all" (1 John 1:5) and "giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light. For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son," (Col 1:12,13). Lord, in the quietness of this morning only You know the outcome of this day. In Jesus Name, Amen. Dear and precious sisters-in-Christ this is my prayer for you all that your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. May your day be richly blessed with His tender mercies and may your day be filled with the Presence of Him who will shine His light into your lives and direct and guide and refresh and renew and keep you. Yes, our LORD, our God is faithful and loving and patient in EVERYTHING and in ALL His Ways. May we trust our day(s) knowing that He is coming back for us. In Jesus Name, Amen. May Blessings abound in your walk with Him,

LyndiaSue

He Will Keep You in Perfect Peace - Isaiah 26:3

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ, The last thing I read before falling asleep was, "You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You." (Isa. 26:3). And this morning in preparing for this post it was still in the forefront of my mind. I read it again in my NASB, "The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in You." Some days life seems to be a disaster before it even starts, by that I mean, what is a normal morning, taking your morning pills and the bottle slips from your hand and pills fly everywhere. As you begin searching for all the pills, this thought comes to mind, "so it is going to be one of those kind of days." This happened to me a few days ago and truthfully I was cautious all morning. Since this doesn't typically happen I became leery of maybe having a mishap again. It was not until I took a few moments later that day to read my devotional. I realized that if I didn't turn my day over to the Lord the thoughts in my mind would keep me from trusting. Such a minor incident and already my mind was taking me to places that I didn't need to be thinking about. Yes, the truth written in Isaiah is filled with His mercy and grace. It is filled with His tender mercies and His lovingkindness. It is our Lord who keeps us in perfect peace for He is perfect and He is Peace. Let us pray - Abba Father we give You all glory and praise for Your blessings of perfect peace. A peace which is beyond our comprehension but when we trust in You alone for everything this perfect peace is freely given. Lord, I pray for each dear and precious sister-in-Christ that each day will be filled with Your perfect peace no matter the circumstances and no matter how challenging or rewarding the day will become. Lord, You have made this day and with it You have commanded us to rejoice and be glad for You have made this day. Lord, bless each one with Your lovingkindness and steadfast love as she places her trust in You and You alone. In Jesus Name, Amen. Being filled with His perfect peace,

LyndiaSue

The Last Wednesday of July 2025

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ, This is the last Wednesday of July 2025. The month has gone by so quickly and loudly! Yes, it seems that every day there is another storm or multiple storms and it is hard to know from day to day which state or even country that isn't going through castrophies. Today's scripture, "Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." The NIV states, "Be still..." (Psalm 46:10) How is it possible to "be still" in the midst of the disasters that befall us at every turn of our daily walk with Him. Even if it isn't a natural disaster that causes havoc it is something else. This past week I have heard from family members who have just been told they have stage 2 cancer and another has been told that his son is getting a divorce. These situations are as harmful and devastating as the natural disasters. As I listen to their cries for prayers I ask the heavenly Father to give me the words that will bring comfort and hope to them and as I hear about the various natural disasters I also lift up my hands to Him. He is a Good God and He is a God who loves. Yes, His love covers a multitude of sins. (1 Peter 4:8) In today's devotional reading this verse seemed to speak to me, "Seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God." (Col. 3:1) And I say, "Yes, Lord I will seek those things which are above where Christ is... this verse brings me peace. The Lord is in control and since He is a Good God and it is His Love that covers a multitude of sins I need not be burdened with how and why BUT trust in Him and when I pray He will give me the words to speak. His Love is steadfast and everlasting and so much more than I can ever think or ask. Let us pray - Abba Father, we exalt You, we give You the glory, we cling to You alone. I pray for each dear and precious sister-in-Christ that as she walks through her day and whatever challenges or victories she encounters that her first response would "be still and know that You are God" and "seek those things which are above..." Lord, You are the God who restores, renews, delivers, heals, provides, and most of all gives peace beyond understanding. Cover them today with Your love. In Jesus Name, Amen. Trying to "Be Still"

LyndiaSue

Jude 21, John 15:4-5 and Isaiah 64:4

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ, Yesterday I needed to attend to my flower garden because it no longer looked like a flower garden but instead it had become a weed patch. So on my knees I was trying to pull the weeds out and ended up using a small hand shovel to dig them out. Their roots were deep and some of my flowers were being choked out. In fact two of my lilies were really in need of assistance. I had to almost uproot them to get the weeds. This took patience and perseverance on my part! I am so thankful that it is a small bed located in the front of the house. My chore had been done for the day so I went for a short walk in the park to loosen up my lower back from kneeling so long. After my walk I needed to trim the bush that was growing in the flower garden also. My husband had explained that the branch that looked diseased was actually a broken branch and it needed to be removed. I could not see where it was broken off but my husband could so he helped me find the two branches that were diseased and taking a closer look at the tiny branches I could see where it had been broken and tried to grow back. Which brings me to my night time devotional reading, Jude 21, "Keep yourselves in the love of God,..." and John 15:4-5, ""Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing."" In reading those verses I was remembering the small bush that I had to prune for the branch had been broken and had become diseased. This morning I needed to look up the definition of abide, "to dwell, remain, be present, to be held and kept. Also yesterday, I was asked a question from a dear sister-in-Christ that I follow on my social media site. The question was, "What is your life verse?" I did not respond to the question but thought about it and this morning I was still thinking about that question. In the writing of this post the Lord reminded me that He had given me Isaiah 64:4 several years back and I cling to that verse. It reads, "For from days of old they have not heard or perceived by ear, Nor has the eye seen a God besides You, Who acts in behalf of the one who waits for Him." Yes, my dear and precious sisters-in-Christ, I am only able to be "me" by keeping myself in the love of God, abiding in the Lord, and by waiting for Him." Let us pray - Abba Father, Gracious Lord may each dear and precious sister-in-Christ abide in You and keep herself in the love of God all the days and nights of her life. O, Lord, the abiding and waiting for You in the midst of the pain and suffering brings peace and a quiet knowing that You are her Savior, her healer, her deliverer and her sustainer in every breath that she takes. May each one bear much fruit!! In Jesus Name, Amen. Abiding in His Love,

LydiaSue

1 Peter 1:13 - Life Is An Adventure

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ, The youngest of my 4 brothers has a saying, "life is an adventure!" This was a profound statement to me at the time he told me. He is 9 years younger than me and always had a way of bringing peace to a chaotic situation. The chaotic situation was about 40 years back, while visiting him and his family I wanted to have a conversation with him because I was going to have to make a decision about leaving California and moving to another state. This meant that I could no longer visit him as often, which was so important to me at the time. I also wanted to talk to him about my relationship with the Lord. I had been praying for about two weeks about finding time to share my walk with the Lord. As I began to share about my faith he kindly listened and then what he said was that "life is an adventure" and he wanted to explore it more before he decided. We still have a beautiful relationship and he is still deciding. This morning as I prepared for this post I remembered the scene so vividly, driving down the freeway, just him and me and talking about life and sharing about our lives. I often use those four words in response to how I am actually doing when it comes to my walk of Faith. Yes, life is an adventure, more so, when You have the LORD at the forefront, leading the way, equipping you for the situation. Yes, life is an adventure when you start your day for you know not what will happen. You have planned out your day BUT an unexpected turn of events comes crashing into your life, that is why I chose, the verse today, "Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ,." (1 Peter 1:13). Not only is my life an adventure, it is also blessed with the riches and mercy of Jesus Christ. Each moment is an adventure for when you ask and seek and knock and He answers and is found and opens the doors of your heart to witness the glory of God your life has just taken a turn for the lovingkindness and steadfast love and peace which passes all understanding comes swiftly into your heart and no longer will you be fearful of what is happening but will be rejoicing for He is God and He is Sovereign. Let us pray - Abba Father, Gracious and Mighty and Holy art thou. Thank You, O Lord, that You are in control of ALL things and You are everywhere at ALL times. Lord, most merciful and gracious Lord, I pray for each dear and precious sister-in-Christ, that as she enters into her day Your blessed assurance will be evident and may she, "therefore prepare her mind for acting keep sober in spirit, fix her hope completely on the Grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ" and live today knowing that she has a God who knows and will never leave nor forsake no matter what she faces in her life. In Jesus Name, Amen. Living the adventurous life,

LyndiaSue