Comfort of Falling Snow

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ,

Once again my city is being blanketed by snow. All is covered in white. As I look out my kitchen window I watch as the snow flakes fall gently onto the road, lawns, trees, bushes and parked vehicles. It is very, very quiet! That is what I like about snow - unlike rain, hail, or sleet, snow has a unique quality. One of quietness. It is like being wrapped in a big down comforter. As I look out my office window I see the BIG Lilac bush covered with snow flakes and am imagining how it will look in the spring when in full bloom. I do not know what color the flowers will be but for now they are white.

My prayer:

Heavenly Father, thank You that You Wrap Us in Your Loving Arms, oh Lord, each day, which You fill with Your Tender Mercies, may each dear and precious sister-in-Christ feel Your Embrace and in that embracing may she sense Your Presence, Your Peace, Your Provision, Your Protection and Your Power. May she offer a prayer of thanksgiving and praise to You her LORD. May her day's beginning and ending be a day in which You are Glorified in her life. In the Precious Name of Jesus, Amen.

Embracing All That Has Already Been Given,



LyndiaSue

You Are A Gift

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ,

My cousin was recently given a mobile home and was told that it was not in the best of condition. Shortly after it was purchased, and while still in the restoring and cleaning up process, she took me over to see it. OH MY and there is no way that this place can be restored was my first and second and third thoughts as she lead me through each room. She and her sister had been working on it for a couple of weeks so two days ago we (my husband and I) were out and we drove past the place and my cousin was there and invited us in.

Seeing some of the things that had been removed from the mobile home on the front porch and remembering in my mind what the place had looked like I had the mindset that I really didn't want to go in to see all the work that had been done.

I was so surprised!!! The transformation of the place; the two of them had cleared and cleaned and repaired and stripped the old and was in the process of replacing new flooring and toilets and curtains and plumbing and electrical and other stuff. A totally different picture is in my mind now. My cousin saw the potential of this place and she had a reason to have it restored because her mother and her brother would be living in the place. She wanted to give this as a loving gift to her mom and brother.

Our Great and Mighty God He gives us each new day and fills it with Tender Mercies and commands us to rejoice because this is the day that He has made. My life is a gift and when I look at it as a totally destroyed or in need of too much repair I want to throw it away but the LORD clears and cleans and repairs and strips all the old away and transformed me into something beautiful and lovely and acceptable. How much more that His Loving Hands and Heart and Spirit have done the renewing. You are a loving gift who has been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. Hallelujah and Amen.

Heavenly Father, I pray for each and dear precious sister-in-Christ, that her name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life. She is so precious to You that You give her a new day in which to live a life of beauty and confidence and blessed assurance. Praise thee oh Lord!!

Embracing All That Has Already Been Given,



LyndiaSue

Ezekiel 17: 24b

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ,

I remember now - about being cold. I used to complain when I lived in Hawaii when it got down to 76 degrees that I was freezing!! I walked outside of my house this morning at 7:45 and was instantly hit with COLD. Minus 4 degrees up from minus 10 from when I got up at 3:00 am. I'm trying to get acclimated to the temperature changes but it is going to take me some time.

The super blessing for me is that now I am taking the time to draw closer to the Lord. My quiet times with Him are longer and longer to which I'm so thankful.

The verse that caught my attention this morning, Ezekiel 17:24b, "I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it." How rich are those few words spoken into my heart? So very rich!!!

Yes, always and forever the LORD has spoken and He will do it. Has the LORD spoken to your heart? Have you heard His Whisper? Have you been told to do or say?

Abba Father, Praise Thee and Thank Thee!! How amazing are Your Words Spoken and the Promise that You will do it. Lord I pray for each dear and precious sister-in-Christ that she would hear Your Words Spoken and know in her heart and soul and mind that You will do it. Lord may Your tender mercies for today reach deep into their hearts and minds and souls that at the end of the day they will hear your song being sung over them and know that what You have Spoken that You will do in their lives. May You be Glorified this day in their lives and may Your Beauty shine forth as they walk through their day with You. In the Precious Name of Jesus, Amen.

Embracing That Which Has Already Been Given,



LyndiaSue

GOD IS BIGGER - Lessons from Three Falls

Greeting dear and precious sisters-in-Christ,

Ah, the starting of a new month. I just love it when my Wednesday morning prayers to all of you start at the beginning of the month. For some reason it seems to be a new start or a new beginning where God will reveal more and more of Himself. Excited about the short month of February. I'd like to take you back to last Friday and share about how amazing and wonderful is our LORD.

After the scheduled lunch with my cousin, we went over to a trailer that she has recently been gifted and was in the process of cleaning it up. As we walked through the rooms she cautioned me about stepping in the holes created by the plumber who had been repairing leaks. The third one that we came to, I stepped aside and unknowingly fell through the floor. Surprised to find myself on the floor with one leg dangling through, my cousin was even more surprised. I told her that I had stepped where the flooring was but as we discovered it was only covering the rest of the hole. I prayed right away that the Lord would not allow me to be hurt for my cousin was very concerned. Thankfully I felt no pain anywhere and she helped me get up and we continued on our way. The third time she asked if I was okay I told her that I was and would continue to be because I had prayed. The first fall.

I knew that I wanted to finish off my day with ice skating, so down to the ice rink I go. The ice was beautiful and the rink was very active with men and women, boys and girls, toddlers to adults. I started my normal routine of skating around the rink to familiarize myself with the feel of the ice. When I get on the ice I always ask God to keep me from falling for that was my biggest fear of falling and breaking something or maybe even causing worse damage to my body. Feeling very confident with my stride I decided to go just a little bit faster when suddenly I felt my right toe pick connect to the ice and the next thing I know I am on the ice. A woman and her son came over and asked if I was okay and helped me get up. I did not feel any pain, only embarrassment, so continued to skate. The second time around, in the same spot, my left foot flew out and down I went again, this time backwards and landing on my left hip area. The same woman came over to ask the same questions, this time I told her I was not okay and took her hand to help me get up and walked off the ice. I was crying because it hurt and I couldn't believe that it had happened. My left hip was starting to cause me pain. It was after my husband looked at my painful spots and told me that nothing was broken and if I wanted to keep the swelling to apply ice packs to the different areas.

Now for the best part of my adventurous Friday!! I had to ask our awesome God to forgive me for limiting Him, for in my praying that He keep me from falling I was limiting Him in my life. For He had so much more to pour into my life. He is BIGGER than my fears, my anxities, my doubts, my wants, my desires, my dreams, my thoughts, and my life. His Healing Grace and Tender Mercies are more and more and more..

Yes, I have bruises and still have some painful spots but realizing that He is Faithful and Merciful and Glorious and LOVES me far more than I can ever fathom. Dear and precious sisters-in-Christ may His Love and Healing Grace and Tender Mercies fill you up this day and in the days ahead as you seek Him. He longs to lavish you with His Love and pour into you Him and Him alone.

Gracious Lord, I thank You this day and I pray for each dear and preicous sister-in-Christ that all she longs for in her life that she will say that You are Sufficient and walk in confidence that whatever is going on in her life You have it already taken care of in the most loving and amazing of ways. In the Precious Name of Jesus. Amen.

Embracing That Which Has Already Been Given,



LyndiaSue