I figured I would do these blogs 5 days at a time. Here are Recovery days 6-10. I pray you are blessed and that God is glorified.
Day 6
“fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.”
Hebrews 12:2-3
A huge smile!!!! Fix our eyes on Jesus! Right! Perfect. Precise. On time. The truth is He endured so that we won't grow weary and lose heart. This is not the end. This life is not it. His plans are great! Our eternity will be of praise and joy and endless beauty.
Friday Morning
I MADE BREAKFAST!!! I made breakfast.....it's thrilling! Last night was a rough night. I couldn't go to sleep. As I prayed all I could say was "thank you lord". Literally that is what I said over and over. I couldn't get anything else out. The filling of being stuck had consumed me. I guess on the bright side I was stuck in gratefulness towards the Lord but towards this situation I was lost. My circumstance have brought be to a place of finding what God wants out of me in the middle of a season that I had thought was already figured out. Yes I have wrote cards of encouragement, yes I have been diligent in meeting with the Lord everyday (not to take light of these things) but the day to day doing for my people is what I felt lost about. Now having wrote that I believe I have my answer to a so called purpose and it is again to take a day at a time and rest in the Lord. So....today I will live in my restful state with a thankful heart and a knowledge that I made breakfast this morning!!!!
Recovery Day 7
“You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin; and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons, "MY SON, DO NOT REGARD LIGHTLY THE DISCIPLINE OF THE LORD, NOR FAINT WHEN YOU ARE REPROVED BY HIM;”
Hebrews 12:4-5
About a month ago I read through proverbs.
“My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD Or loathe His reproof, For whom the LORD loves He reproves, Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.”
Proverbs 3:11-12
Sounds similar huh?!? Well I was delighted in reading this verse in proverbs because as a daughter and a mother I understand the necessity of discipline. However this first verse in Hebrews reminds me of what Christ took on for me. It reminds me that He took on the physical discipline so that I have the ability to be personally discipled by Him. Without His sacrifice I would not be able to come to Him. There would still be someone else placing a sacrifice and going to Him for me. Hallelujah Jesus and thank you Lord. I take this fact for granted. My personal relationship with God is sacred and mine. He never ceases to reveal His love to me and sometimes that comes in the form of discipline. The discipline of the Lord is necessary not optional if we are true children of God.
Recovery Day 8
“All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble, and make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.”
Hebrews 12:11-13
I find it hilarious to read about lame limbs and healing joints. Reading on about discipline, I wondered if this situation/circumstance is a form of disciple. Whether it is or not I know it will be used to glorify our Lord. It is not about me! Today was and up and down day. Saturday's are usually the one day a week we have as a family and I believe because we only get one full day we usually struggle through it. This was our first Saturday since my "break" and it mimicked one heck of a roller coaster ride. Started out slow then with a jolt here we go. Emotions peek, attitudes blaze, and the flesh takes over. Meaning we were not being nice to each other. Things were being said that were not edifying and feelings were getting hurt. But the ride always has moments of fun, we all were strapped down together in it and at the end I am thankful for rest before the next ride. Some days are yucky; but as I lay here in bed I am thankful I have my people to experience the ride with and most of all thankful that the operator "God" was and is ALWAYS in control. Nightie night!
Recovery Day 9
“Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord.”
Hebrews 12:14
Pursue:
• Peace-freedom from disturbance; quiet and tranquility
• Sanctification-the state of proper functioning; to make holy
Having peace with all people is difficult. I have experienced this need for Christ's intervention in situations within my family since "the break". Along the same lines with peace starting tomorrow I will have a different lady from my church at my house every day. My flesh so quickly would love to freak out because I'm not used to this and I don't exactly know what to expect but then the spirit of peace overtakes and I'm reminded of the blessing and opportunity this will be to step outside my comfort zone and experience this season of rest in the light of God's truths. Again a day by day mindset. Now onto sanctification. I'm a believer and follower of Christ Jesus therefore I am in the process of being sanctified. This process takes purifying and in the purifying process the yuck must be gotten rid of. For example the process of gold, similarly I must be melted down and I must allow God to skim off the yuck. This process of sanctification has to come with times of melting down. I'm working on accepting this necessity and welcoming it. Like my 20 year old self would have said "bring it on like donkey kong"!!!!!
Recovery Day 10
“See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;”
Hebrews 12:15
I was thinking back yesterday about the old saying "kill them with kindness" as I was watching a veggie tales movie with my daughter Emma. This specific veggie tale is Beauty and the Beet. The beet was rude and inconsiderate and argumentative. Beauty was kind. Beauty displayed grace (love in action towards men who merited the opposite of love) toward the beet. I thought about all the times I have not responded in grace towards someone because they were rude, inconsiderate and argumentative. Wow all the times I didn't respond to my own family with grace. Goodness I wish I would have responded as Beauty had. Her concern was only about doing what would glorify God. Being kind and compassionate. Her complete focus was not on her own interest. It was not in whether or not SHE was being treated right. She was not doing anything to merit her own self worth. She had an audience of One and she was not backing down by letting her emotions or feelings get in the way of serving Christ. Grace has been extended to the highest power to us by our Heavenly Father when Jesus came to live, die and rise again. I'm going to cling to this truth and pray that the next time I want to allow my feelings or emotions be hurt by someone the Holy of Hollies will bring to mind the grace that was poured out over me so that I can do the same.
Monday, August 28, 2017
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Broken and Mended
August 11, 2017 my family and I were at Fox Lake in Cassady, Ks visiting my mom and her husband for the weekend when I was walking and broke my ankle. Don't judge walking can be complicated at times. Friday the 18th I had surgery to mend the break in my fibula and now I am on the road to recovery. With my life taking such a drastic shift as I am now able to only use crutches to get around and while I cannot stay in the vertical position very long I am limited in what I can and cannot do. I have been forced to ask for help and have been blessed beyond comprehension. God is doing a great work in me and I would love to share my journey with whomever would like to read it. I pray you are blessed and ultimately that God is glorified. Here are the first 5 days after surgery.
First I must share the verse my husband made me read the week after I broke my ankle. Note what's bolded.
“He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.”
Psalms 23:2 NASB
Recovery Day 1
Rest in the Lord. Hebrews 4
I too often and have for too long overlooked His Rest. The Creator of all things Who not only gave us the authority to reign over what He has made but sympathizes with us because He knows our temptations and sufferings. We have all we need in Him.
Recovery Day 2
“so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil, where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 6:18-20
My hope is in the Lord!
Recovery Day 3
Hebrews 10
Christ's sacrifice is sufficient.
Recovery Day 4
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.
*Have faith*
“And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.”
Hebrews 11:6
This has been a prominent thing for me today. Seek Him. Seek Him alone. Seek His face continually. Simply put as I place my faith, trust and focus on Him He carries me through. All falls into place. Nothing is in vain as I seek Him. Nothing else matters but HIM!
Recovery Day 5
“Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,”
Hebrews 12:1
As the world likes to creep into my most joyful moments in Christ I was reminded today to not let the sin of worry overtake my knowledge of truth. Putting aside the sin that we so easily grasp a hold of when term oil arrives is something I desire to shut down quickly. After reading the first verse of chapter 12 the Lord stopped me. I reread it several times and He took me directly to
“"Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."”
Matthew 11:28-30
It's interesting to me that as I'm feeling refreshed and strengthen during this time of physical brokenness I'm smacked upside the head with the realities of this harsh, ugly and horribly sinful world we live in, BUT as I have rested in Him, placed my focus on Him the pressures to freak out and worry and get anxious were so gracefully put aside immediately. Because my Lord has equipped me with the belt of truth (we spoke about this at bible study Tuesday). He was gentle with me and placed His hand of grace upon me to respond with love and understanding. No praise shall ever be given to me because this was from the One whom came and lived without sin and died a sinners death. He shall forever be praised. He is and was and shall ever be the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. My creator and Father. My everything. I breath because He gives me breath. And I will finish this one with an Amen!
First I must share the verse my husband made me read the week after I broke my ankle. Note what's bolded.
“He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.”
Psalms 23:2 NASB
Recovery Day 1
Rest in the Lord. Hebrews 4
I too often and have for too long overlooked His Rest. The Creator of all things Who not only gave us the authority to reign over what He has made but sympathizes with us because He knows our temptations and sufferings. We have all we need in Him.
Recovery Day 2
“so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil, where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 6:18-20
My hope is in the Lord!
Recovery Day 3
Hebrews 10
Christ's sacrifice is sufficient.
Recovery Day 4
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.
*Have faith*
“And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.”
Hebrews 11:6
This has been a prominent thing for me today. Seek Him. Seek Him alone. Seek His face continually. Simply put as I place my faith, trust and focus on Him He carries me through. All falls into place. Nothing is in vain as I seek Him. Nothing else matters but HIM!
Recovery Day 5
“Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,”
Hebrews 12:1
As the world likes to creep into my most joyful moments in Christ I was reminded today to not let the sin of worry overtake my knowledge of truth. Putting aside the sin that we so easily grasp a hold of when term oil arrives is something I desire to shut down quickly. After reading the first verse of chapter 12 the Lord stopped me. I reread it several times and He took me directly to
“"Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."”
Matthew 11:28-30
It's interesting to me that as I'm feeling refreshed and strengthen during this time of physical brokenness I'm smacked upside the head with the realities of this harsh, ugly and horribly sinful world we live in, BUT as I have rested in Him, placed my focus on Him the pressures to freak out and worry and get anxious were so gracefully put aside immediately. Because my Lord has equipped me with the belt of truth (we spoke about this at bible study Tuesday). He was gentle with me and placed His hand of grace upon me to respond with love and understanding. No praise shall ever be given to me because this was from the One whom came and lived without sin and died a sinners death. He shall forever be praised. He is and was and shall ever be the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. My creator and Father. My everything. I breath because He gives me breath. And I will finish this one with an Amen!
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