The Last Wednesday of July

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ, Yesterday I had to take my car in to have maintenance check and oil change. Routine but still asked God for His favor and for His protection and provision when I got there at the dealership. This was the first time that I had gone without my husband helping me and knowing what they were saying as they walked me the whole process of what needed to be done. The gentleman who received my car explained what it entailed but also what needed to be done to keep the car functioning properly. The wait was about an hour and forty minutes and instead of waiting in the designated room with the television tuned to a channel I decided to take a walk. The sidewalk led me to a park with a small creek at the entrance of neighborhood. The walk was so refreshing and pleasant to see all the houses and how each home owner decorated up their homes. One of the houses was having its roof being resurfaced and the sound of the workers doing the work was also very relaxing. The car dealership sent me videos of the condition of my tires and also the representative explained it very thoroughly. When I got home I was so thankful for His protection and for His provision and continued on with my day. Now this is when it gets interesting - at 4:00 this morning I woke up crying and realized once again I was missing him (my husband). It was then that I realized that if I don't deal with the grief when it appears the Lord will gently comfort me with His Love for it is in the most mundane situations that seem to bring me to tears. Yes, I did rely on him for so many things and yes now I am relying on the Lord but there is somethings that I cannot decide that I am okay. It was a big deal for me to drive alone on the crowded highway and walk through an unfamiliar neighborhood and also know that I was making the decision alone. I am so thankful for the Lord keeping me safely in His arms and surrounding me with His Love and Hope and Joy. As I fell asleep after my crying and said out loud, "I miss him" then the Lord gave the rest I needed and woke up at 7:00. God is so Good and in this time when I am needing extra attention He is there is comfort and quiet my heart. Thank you for letting me share my sisters-in-Christ. Let us pray - Abba Father, Gracious Lord, Glorious LORD, all praise and glory to Your Name. Lord, my prayer for this last Wednesday of July - keep them in Your embrace, lead them into Your presence, guide them as they plan their days and give them Your Peace which passes all understanding. In Jesus' Name, Amen. Grace be with you,

LyndiaSue

Beside Quiet Waters and Restores My Soul

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ, The Lord has led me to a new place to go walking. There is a local park and for convenience purposes it was much easier to get in my morning exercise and do my quiet time for a couple of years now. It is close to the house and easy enough to go early in the morning while my husband was still sleeping. A couple of weeks ago I felt like the Lord was moving on from walking there so after a couple of days of asking He told me that He had a better place for me to do my quiet time and exercising. The park is about 15 minutes away and as soon as I entered the parking lot I felt like this is going to be an adventure. A have gone for a total of 5 days now and each time I go there is another trail that I can take which leads me to a quiet stream or a covered bridge or a wooden bridge and of course a lake which leads to different streams throughout the whole park. Yes, I am so thankful that the Lord knew that I needed new territory and a refreshing and a renewing. How rich is His tender mercies new every morning. This morning I am reading Psalm 23:1-3, "The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake." Let us pray - Abba Father, as we stand before You with hands lifted high and with voices of praise we shout Holy is Your name. Thank You O Lord for our very breath this morning and Your strength to continue on this walk of faith. Lord I pray for each dear and precious sister-in-Christ today that she would keep her mind stayed on Thee no matter what the day brings. May she be able to thank You for the minute things happening today and for the chaotic events and even in her silence. In Jesus Name, Amen. Praise to Him,

LyndiaSue

Faithfulness, Greatness and Lovingkindness

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ, I'm a little late this morning in posting. The reason was actually the weather! Our area is experiencing hot and humid conditions so early morning walk's in the park gives me some quiet time and some much needed exercise. After my walk I needed to go into town to the local meat market to pick up some supplies. As I was walking in the park and talking to the Lord He gave me a new word, "crossroads". And as I was driving into town He stated further, "wait for further instructions." I have written that down in my prayer journal and as I wrote them down I began to thank Him for His faithfulness, His greatness and His Lovingkindness. My three words of being grateful during this waiting period. It seemed to me that adding the "ness" to the words gave it a bigger than you could ever image or ask or dream or consider. Yes, He is faithful and He is great and He is lovingkind BUT even more than that is who the great I AM is. The "ness" ending is forever and eternal!! The 4th of July was very emotional for me and spending it with family was ever so precious and special. My son and I traveled to Fort Bragg, North Carolina where son/grandson is serving in the Army. Of course we attending the 4th of July activities which was a concert and fireworks afterwards. The concert was so very good with orchestra and symphony music being played by local city folks and then the Army Rock band performed. The highlight of the evening was the fireworks! WOW. But the best part was just a couple of blocks away in the local baseball stadium was also having a celebration. So after our fireworks were done then their's started so for a full 40 minutes all who attended were silent except for an occasional deep sigh coming from the audience. How great it was to be able to be in that place witnessing the magnificent display of sounds and colors and brilliance of the fireworks. And yes the symphony was playing which made it even more beautiful. The musical instruments were so much louder than the fireworks. It was my example of His faithfulness and His greatness and His lovingkindness. Let us pray - Abba Father, I humbly come before Your throne of Grace and give You all the glory and all the honor. Praise to Thee for never forsaking and always listening and forever loving us Your children. Lord, I pray for each dear and precious sister-in-Christ that they pause and trust in You each and every day and lift up their hearts and their eyes to the heavens and be still knowing that You are forever and ever. In Jesus Name, Amen. Forever and Ever,

LyndiaSue

Welcome to the Month of July - Psalm 57:5

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ, What a delight it is for me to be welcoming you into a brand new month. Yes, it is July already and typically on the 4th there are parades, fireworks, backyard barbecues, family reunions and a mixture of all these things in one form or another. This 4th of July I will be celebrating it with my grandson and his wife in North Carolina. My son and I will visiting them and hopefully we will be able to do fireworks and backyard barbecue and whatever is planned for the weekend. Since our time is limited with us traveling a full day we do take advantage of our time together. I turned the page of my scripture calendar this morning and the verse for the month, Psalm 57:5, "Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory be above all the earth." Yes and amen to these words of truth penned so long ago and yet still appropriate for our hearts and our ears to hear. Hopefully, not only your 4th will be a day of celebration but rather the whole month with each day exalting the one who is above the heavens, O God and may Your glory be above all the earth and reaching down into our hearts that we may be delighted in You and as we witness Your glory be renewed and refreshed once again to enter into each day knowing that You have already filled it with tender mercies. Let us pray - Abba Father, Gracious Lord may we bring our hearts to You today and exalt above the heavens and also worship the King of kings and Lord of lords. May each dear and precious sister-in-Christ embrace Your beauty and be a witness of Your faithfulness and lovingkindness and rejoice in each day of this month. In Jesus Name, Amen. Let my heart be filled,

LyndiaSue

Psalm 45:1

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ, I am so thankful for the privlege of connecting with each one of you on Wednesday mornings. Through the years you have been there for me in my growth moments and my silly moments and in my sorrowful moments. Isn't it wonderful that no matter where we are in the vast planet and no matter our differences and our likenesses it is always the Lord who binds us together. Yes, our LORD, our creator, our shepherd, our master, our heavenly Father and our Savior and the Holy Spirit, the trinity! Today I would like to share this verse, Psalm 45:1, "My heart overflows with a good theme; I address my verses to the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer." So much is packed into those few words BUT (God) - first, "my heart" each one of us have a heart, a soul heart, that longs to worship the Lord, next is, "overflows", kind of reminds me of when I am distracted while pouring my morning cup of tea and feeling the water dripping from the counter I look down to see the stream of water flowing down. Yes that kind of overflowing and that is the kind of love and blessings that the Lord wants to pour into us. Then "I address my verses to the King". The most important part of placing your thoughts down on paper for it is to give all the glory to the King of kings. The next part, "my tongue", now this is interesting because the word says, death and life are in the power of the tongue, ...", (Prov. 18:21). Thankfully this writer uses his tongue as "the pen of a ready writer." Since I dabble in writing this verse calls out to me for in my writing may I treat it as "the pen of a ready writer giving praise and glory and honor to the One who created ALL things and keeps them in their proper order and makes All things good and is coming back again. Let us pray - Abba Father, Gracious Lord, my heavenly Father, thank you for All the blessings and the gifts and tender mercies that You alone bestow upon each dear and precious sister-in-Christ every new day. May they rejoice and be glad in it and be ready and in boldness proclaim that their hearts overflow with a good theme. A theme which resonates up to the heavens that You are King of kings and Lord of lords. In Jesus Name, Amen. Siting with pen awaiting the next verse to write,

LyndiaSue

The Greatness of God - Psalm 23:6

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ, I have an email account that I rarely use however yesterday afternoon I opened it up and there was an email from someone whom my late husband and I had spent so many hours and days with enjoying each others company by fellowshipping and eating together and even playing games with others too. As I read the email I started to cry because of the words stated in the email. They were wishing my husband a happy 75th birthday and hoping that we were doing well and being blessed. Also as I read it again my tears were flowing because during the past couple of days I was "missing him". My mind still knows that he is in heaven BUT my heart is still "missing him". The person had left contact information so I quickly called them back. We spoke for some time as I shared about the passing of my husband and how much I had been blessed and also encouraged by receiving the heartfelt message. That brings me to why I titled this post the "Greatness of God." Yes, He is a Good God and yet yesterday He displayed His greatness. He knows my thoughts, He sees my heart and the last couple of days have been "missing him" days. In searching for a verse Psalm 23:6 seemed to be the right verse to dwell on today. Psalm 23:6, "Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever." I was blessed by the words expressed and also encouraged because of who sent the email and how timely that it was sent. How greatly God uses His obedient servants! Let us pray - Abba Father, thank You for Your Greatness which is displayed in the most amazing of ways. Praise to Thee for hearing our hearts and answering our cries of delight and of sorrow. Lord, I pray for each dear and precious sister-in-Christ today that her heart and her mind would worship You for Your Greatness as Your goodness and lovingkindness will follow them all the days of their lives. As they breathe in today and sigh at day's end praising You for Your greatness. In Jesus Name, Amen Embracing His Goodness and Greatness,

LyndiaSue

What Color Will Appear

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ, I have been doing so many things lately. Dog sitting for my son, making doctor's appointments which are long overdue and praying all the while for taking care of dogs is not an easy task for me and also making the much needed doctor's appointments seems daunting. The reason I pray is because I need strength and patience and His favor! Yes, His favor above all else as I ask Him to help me to know how to take care of the dogs and also I pray for His favor for in making the doctor's appointments I need Him for He knows me and He knows the path I am taking. I took care of the dogs for 3 nights and 4 days. They were very patient with me as their routine was being interrupted even though I tried to stay as close as I could. The very first thing was that they were surprised to see me and not their owners. But, they knew me from the times I had visited them and welcomed me once again. Now for the doctor's appointments, giving them all the pertinent information and finding a convenient time for both of us was much better than I expected. Today is my scheduled appointment to see the dentist as a new patient. I have not seen a dentist in several years but the Lord has impressed upon me that I need to be seen. So I listened and am trusting in Him and obeying and also asking for His favor. So onto another matter! I planted some seeds last year in my garden area. These seeds were from my dad's house and he had labeled the small bottle, "hollyhocks". I was not sure what the color would be and was excited for them to bloom, however nothing last year BUT this year the bush grew and grew and grew, almost reaching the roof of the house. I have been waiting to see what the color of the flowers were going to be and this morning I finally got to see - so attached is the first blooms! How these two stories are related? First, it was in the listening to Him. When my son called and asked I readily agreed and said yes and when the Lord impressed upon me to make the appointments I readily agreed. For the outcome I trusted He would help me and His favor would be upon me. Then the last step was to obey. Now for the timing with the planting of the hollyhocks I had to wait to see what the color of the flowers would be. Aww, the Goodness of the Lord, how rich and merciful and beautiful. Let us pray - Abba Father, Thank you for hearing our prayers, thank You for talking to us, thank You for Your Goodness and Mercy and Grace. I ask that each dear and precious sister-in-Christ would seek first the Kingdom of God and hear from You and listen, trust and obey. Lord shine Your Light into their lives in the most amazing of ways today. In Jesus Name, Amen. There is no other way,

LyndiaSue

Psalm 23:2 - Beside Quiet Waters

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ, This is a traveling day for me - I'm off to a bigger city and having some fun time and prayer time with my walking friend. The Lord put her in life through walking in the park. I would occasionally see her and wave and say good morning. Through several days of doing that we greeted each other and a special bond has deleveped. It is one of fellowshipping and praying for each other and also letting each other speak into our lives. I am thankful for her and grateful to the Lord for bringing this special person into my life. Now the reason we are going to the bigger city, an hour away, she has a doctor's appointment and asked me to accompany her and we needed to go early so we could go shopping in the mall. I accepted with pleasure!! I read Psalm 23 in my morning read and verse two stood out for me today, "He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters." It is still raining on and off in my area and the sound of quiet waters is still overflowing my mind and soul. Let us pray - Abba Father, Gracious Lord, I ask that each dear and precious sister-in-Christ be aware that You are making me lie down in green pastures and You are leading me beside quiet waters. Only You know Lord what is happening and what will be happening in her days ahead. Bless her richly and abundantly with such tender and luscious green pastures and lead her to the peace which passes all understanding. In Jesus Name, Amen. Blessings and Enjoy the Green Pastures and Quiet Waters,

LyndiaSue