Grow

'Dr. Robert Schuller's hobbies include raising koi fish. Asked why some grow big while others stay small, he replied, 'If a koi fish lives in a small tank it will never grow longer than two or three inches. In a larger pond they can grow up to ten inches long-in ponds the size of mine they'll get to be eighteen inches long-but if they live in a huge lake where they can swim and stretch, they can grow up to three feet long. The size of the pond determines the size of the fish. Similarly, little ideas in little-thinking minds produce little achievements. But little ideas embraced by big-thinking minds produce enormous achievements.' Jesus said, 'According to your faith be it unto you' (Mt 9:29). The size of your faith and your vision determines the outcome of your idea.' A friend sent me the above today. It was spot on to some of the things that God has been sharing with us.  We are both facing lots of CHANGE right now,  or in the not too distant future. We have been a bit lost in the process of these changes,  but God has remained faithful. As we prayed over future decisions, thoughts, fears, concerns, I had a picture for us both. It was of a plant, fairly established within a nice garden.  Next, I saw the gardener come and dig up the roots of this garden plant and pull it out of its surroundings. I knew that the plants represented us. It was uncomfortable and frustrating for the plant, Its roots were exposed, It lay vulnerable in the gardeners grip.  All the  security of the soil had vanished. It could not draw any nourishment from the soil. It simply had to wait and trust the gardener to place it within it's new surroundings. The problem is, we can not really see that far ahead.  We can not see the new garden space that the great gardener has prepared. So we need to exercise our faith and trust.  He promises to bless us, feed us, shepherd us, love us, teach us. We can always stay where we are... We can of course choose not to move on, But I think the gardener knows when is the perfect time to move his plants, to give them a better space in the garden, to uproot them from a small area and give them room to grow. Otherwise we may feel our roots going around and around the same things, with very little space to live and feed and grow.. Let yourself believe. Let yourself trust. Let yourself dream. Let yourself grow.

 

God has the map.

OK God,

I think I am ready.

I have kicked, and cried,

and tried,

to understand

Why.

The truth is,

I dont understand,

but I trust 

YOU.

I know that 

YOU

have never let me down,

even when events and chapters have unfolded,

pages have come,

and gone,

embraced and un-embraced.

You

carry me.

YOU 

guide me.

I feel you pull my heart away,

to a new day,

another way,

a new path,

unmarked,

not walked.

I can not see ahead,

I have only your voice to guide me.

I can't lag behind,

or I might lose sight of 

YOU.

The darkness and uncertainty blind me,

But YOU are my light.

I know that 

I have kicked, and cried,

and tried,

to understand

Why.

But I think now,

I am ready,

to follow,

to not look at things I leave behind,

But to took to

YOU.

To hold your hand,

to trust YOUR plan,

to leave the question marks,

in the sand.

YOU

hold my teras,

YOU

are aware of my feras,

but

YOUR perfect love,

will bind them and wipe my tears away.

Joy will be found in the light of a

new day.

I step toward

YOUR way,

The path, I sense you are calling me on.

Clothed in simple,

rustic

FAITH.

I come.

 

Cross roads

If you have reached a crossroads in your life,

where you have to make big decisions,

But do not know which way to go,

What do you do?

I believe that choice is a gift.

Life is full of choices,

and what we choose, will determine our life paths.

What happens when we do not know the best way to go?

Here are things I am learning along the way.

♥ Follow your heart

Work out what is within your heart and see which path would better those desires.

♥ Follow your dreams 

What are your long term goals, aspirations, desires?

 Work toward those, which path will enhance those areas?

♥ Seek divine wisdom from above. 

God knows our thoughts, our desires, our dreams.

He placed them within us before we were even born.

If you are stuck in knowing the right path, pray, seek ask!

♥ Feel the fear of change, and if it seems the better path, do it anyway!

Pushing past our comfort zones is not easy, but it is how we grow.

See it as a challenge to push yourself beyond the boundaries that you live within at present.

♥ Write things down.

Emotions tend to sway our decisions. So write down practical ideas, pros and cons for each decision.

Write down your goals, strengths, weaknesses, and see what fits your personal ambitions.

♥ Ask others.

People that know you, people you trust. Seek opinions of those around you who would want the best for you.

♥ Take time.

Be patient, If one path is not quite ready to be walked on, It may be a case of timing.

You might not quite be ready.

♥ Leave the current path behind well.

When another door opens, another must close. If you feel doors closing, leave them behind with the right heart. Even if they ended in hurt, disappointment, or sadness, do not leave with bad feelings. 

Forgive, move on, but dont bring along any baggage into your new adventure. Chances are, if you do, you will find history repeating itself in some way.

♥Dare to dream 

Focus on, meditate on, think upon the positives and the possibilities of the new path.

Imagine it, and see yourself in that place. So when you are really there, you will have already walked in the possibilities and it will seem familiar and right.

Bless you in your life choices.

Dare to step out of your comfort zone and see the adventures that await!

"Only those who see the invisible can attempt the impossible."

" Prayer opens the channels of possibility "

The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice.—Proverbs 12:15

Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.—Psalm 37:4

He has showed you, O man, what is good.And what does the Lord require of you?To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. —Micah 6:8

 

I am the vine- You are the branches.

God created us in His Image, So therefore, we look and act Like God.

We are spiritual beings, living a life in a physical body.

We have the wonderful gifts of 

Touch,

Taste,

Hearing,

Smell.

Sight.

Life is a beautiful gift.

The world around us is also glorious.

The trees,

the birds singing,

the beauty of a blue sky,

a rainbow,

a rain drop.

I see such beauty in this world,

Take time to digest and breathe it in.

There is also a lot of Ugly,

Negative,

dark,

painful.

This is unfortunate.

However, we have a 

CHOICE.

To either be connected to God,

In our spirits,

our minds,

Our focus,

Our thoughts,

Our decisions,

Our relationships..

OR

We can drift along and be affected by negative,

doubt,

stress.

Life can be hard,

But if we stay connected to the life source,

We can be free,

full,

excited,

satisfied.

God is the vine.

We are connected to Him as a branch is.

If you break off a branch, It will lose its source of life.

Stay connected to HEAVEN.

Stay engaged to LIFE.

Remain positive,

inspired,

Remain in Him.

Then your life will bear much good fruit! 

Maybe you were a strong wall...Now you lay broken. Not one stone left on top of the other. God says, "Do not worry...Trust me. " I am doing a new thing with you. I have a plan for you...I am changing you, I have a new job for you. He takes parts of you and throws you in the river. You cry, "God what are you doing? Put me back together!' "Wait..." He replies. "Trust me..." and he throws another part of you out into the unknown waters. When there is nothing left of you, He smiles. 'I am done." You look back and see his hand at work....You have been made into stepping stones, into brighter places. Other lonely travellers find their way along your path, and your story of brokenness becomes their platform to cross over peacefully to the land of goodness. ♥

I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.

 

Easter

Hello All!

We are all getting ready for easter holidays here.

How is everyone?

Enter his rest

Time to go to sleep my child,

I will meet you in your dreams,

time to lay aside your striving,

fall back into my arms.

Rest.

Time to close your eyes,

I know how heavy they have been,

fall in to the beauty of surrender,

Rest.

Release that sigh,

those heavy thoughts,

the worries and the wonders,

You dont need to know..

Rest.

I will meet you in your dreams,

I bring all things to life,

it is I who have the keys,

not you,

So Rest.

In the light of a new day,

you shall rise,

with the strength I have given,

you shall come back from the grave,

with the love that I have spilled.

Your voice will start to sing,

like the bird at the break of dawn,

the hope that fills your heart,

will fill those that mourn.

Arise,

from your rest,

alive,

with the best

wine.

 

Great division....gone.

There became a great division between myself and the mountain. A raging torrent stood between us. I would drown and die if I tried to get there by myself. I was overcome with grief. But you became the water, you calmed the raging waves and carried me, in your arms to the mountains heights. Here I dwell safely, in pastures of freedom and enlightenment. This is where I began, and this is where I shall end. Because of your perfect love, I am now free. ♥ 

(c) Rknight

 

Diamond in the rough.

‎"You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” 
― Marianne Williamson, Return to Love

Why are we so afraid to shine?

Are we worried what others may think of us?

Worried where God might take us,

what he will ask us to do?

For years I feel I have been 'playing it safe'

obeying God when he spoke mainly,

but in some areas i just cringed at the thought of 

letting it all go....

Recently,

He has called me to a very narrow gate.

In order to walk through it,

I first had to take off the ruck sack of burdens on my back.

They consisted of worrying what others will think of me.

Fear of looking strange,

being isolated and alone in my walk.

But at the end off the day,

My desire is to serve God.

Follow Him where ever he may take me.

So I shed the cloak that protects me.

Let it fall to the floor,

exposing my vulnerability,

stand transparent before all,

Letting everything within my heart spill out for all to see,

and walk toward my Lord.

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