empty

the best you

is going to be

the empty you

stop

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.  Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God.  On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates.  For in six days the Lord made the heaven and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day.  Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. (Exodus 20:8-11, ESV)

“Stop means stop.  Stop worrying, stop spinning, stop striving, stop being anxious. Stop your mind from constantly working.  Stop planning, stop strategizing, stop scheming, stop jockeying.  Stop and find your rest in Me.  Be still and know that I am God.”  

His name

For 

His

Name's 

Sake

Period 

demolition

if the house

i have been building

all these years

is mine and not yours

it will come to nothing

it must be demolished

it must be torn down

brick by brick

so that your house

might take its place

demolition is

a significant part

of union with you

for it changes the

substance and direction

of our lives

it stops the climbing

and starts the descent

it tears down strongholds

and rewires thinking

it changes old patterns

and kills old habits

in your wisdom

and by your grace

demolition is always

about transformation

which is your greatest

desire for us

fire

gather the wood

arrange the kindling

place the tinder

provide the spark and

give it room to breathe

is the fire of the Spirit

really any different

we must set the wood

arrange the kindling

place the tinder

and await the spark

ignition comes

only from God

our job is simply to

arrange and tend

but we must not

forget the space

fire needs air

it must have room

or it will not burn

give the Spirit

space to breathe

and the fire will

burn brightly

changing seasons

a season gone by

beautiful in its own time

accomplishing the divine

purposes for which it was sent

a new season arriving

built upon the foundations

of the seasons past

filled with the life and love

the goodness and beauty

of what is to come

moving us deeper

into the heart of

the one who made us

so that we might become

more and more like him 

the peace of Christ

“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace.” (Col. 3:15)

Something is going to rule in your heart today.  Why not let it be the peace of Christ?  Isn’t love a better motivation for living a life that is whole and abundant and free than fear is?  Choosing to believe that you are, indeed, chosen, holy, and dearly loved is the way to making the peace of Christ a reality in your heart.  It’s really just a choice, but one that you must make every minute of every day.

Why let fear and anxiety have free reign in you?  What kind of life is that to live?  Make a choice. Choose to let the peace of Christ rule in your heart.  It is much more of a choice than you think it is.  Choose his peace.  Choose his life.  Choose freedom.