Life Without Faith

Today I am pondering a life without Faith.  How does one handle the bumps, bruises and outright trauma in life without having Faith to help you through?  Let me tell you a secret, I have lived many years worried, fearful and anxious about things that are completely out of my control.  And while it is easy for others around you to give great advise about not worrying, the truth is that it is very difficult to put into action.....without Trust and Faith that is.

I wish I could shout out to everyone about the grace I have been bless with.  The worry, fear and anxiety is mostly gone to be replaced with a peace which is by far the greatest thing I have every known.

What is peace?  Being able to breathe long and slow and feel it in every pore of your body.  Being able to sing in the rain.  Being in the middle of a storm (figuratively) and put your arms out and your head up and Thank our Heavenly Father for every breath, every blessing and smile.  Yes Smile.  You can be in the middle of the storm and smile when you have Peace.

How to obtain Peace?  Well the only way I know is a relationship with our Heavenly Father.  Seeking Him, Accepting His Grace and Living it every day.

Through Illness, Brain Surgery, Multiple Tumors, Loss of Family, my son's incarceration I can sing in the Rain. . .

Thank you Father, your Love and Grace keeps me eternally whole. . .

E

My sweet Grandma is in the hospital.  Such a beautiful lady, she has led a wonderful life and I am so proud to call her mine.  God has blessed us with each other.

Needless to say, Song #6 is on the way.  Apparently, my emotion and my empathy are the catalysts which God uses to bring me words.

#ObedientlyHis

Have a great day!

Well I'm up to song #5- this is so much fun!!!  The greatest part is the relationship I am building with my Heavenly Father.  I have called Him God and Lord for so many years but just recently have I recognized Him publicly as Father.  Is that a bad thing?  Well better late than never.

He is so inspiring me to get outside of my box.  Again, not sure where this is going, but I know that God is right there with me!

Thank you Father for walking with me, for inspiring me to be better than I could ever imagine on my own.

You are my inspiration!

E

Today I had my first jam session with my sweet friend Keller!!  So blessed to be part of whatever God is doing . . .  The funny thing is I was afraid for so many years.  Afraid of society's rejection, afraid of mistakes, afraid of not doing a good job with the talent God gave me.  But at the end of the day, there is no right or wrong way.  Only God's way.  And He wants me to enjoy and share the talent He has blessed me with, whether that be with one person or many I do not know.  But I am sure He will share this with me :)

Thank you Lord for continuing to pour into me even when it is difficult for me to Love myself.  You are my biggest Cheerleader.  Please forgive me for not seeing this sooner.

Your Loving Daughter, Eve

Such an incredible God prompt!  I have been reading "A New Kind of Normal" by Carol Kent.  Such an awesome read!!!  Anyway, the book is a true story about God's grace through an incredibly difficult time in a couple's life.  Through the story is interwoven the story of Mary and her never-ending Faith even in the midst of great challenge and tragedy.  Toward the end of the book, the author speaks a prayer asking that God grant her the strength that Mary had and specifically called out the verse Luke 1:38 . . . Be it unto me according to thy word . . . .  

This was so encouraging to me, I honestly have never really considered the sacrifices which Mary had to make so that Her Son, My Savior could save my life and the lives of others.  I wrote down my own version of this prayer and spoke the words from Luke 1:38.  My goal is to read this prayer every day :)

Anyway, today when I turn on the daily preaching from Dr. Mark Rutland, GUESS WHAT HE WAS PREACHING ON????? LUKE 1:38!!!!!!

I am so blessed to have a God who speaks to me, Loves me, gives me the direction and instruction I need, when I need it.

Thank you Lord for this blessing and all of the others you continue to reign down on me. 

You humble daughter,

Eve