St. Theresa's Prayer

St. Theresa's Prayer

May today there be peace within.

May you trust God that you are exactly where you

are meant to be.

May you not forget the infinite

possibilities that are born of faith.

May you use those gifts that you have received,

and pass on the love that has been given to you.

May you be content knowing you are a child of God.

Let this presence settle into your bones,

and allow your soul the freedom to sing,

dance, praise and love.

It is there for each and every one of us.

God Woot: Quick Response

1 Kings 19:11-12, John 14:6

I referred to the “still, small voice of God” in a couple of previous posts, I Need to Unplug, and Whispering Shepherd.  This morning, after praying and telling God that I believe he can make me be what I need to be to do what he wants me to do and asking that he show me the way, he gave me two verses that laid it out plainly for me.

First, we have the still, small voice:

“A hurricane wind ripped through the mountains and shattered the rocks before God, but God wasn’t to be found in the wind; after the wind an earthquake, but God wasn’t in the earthquake; and after the earthquake fire, but God wasn’t in the fire; and after the fire a gentle and quiet whisper.” 1 Kings 19:11b-12 (MSG)

There is a lot to be said for remaining calm in the face of a catastrophe.  If I am focused on the hurricane, the earthquake or the fire, I am going to miss God.  In the post, I Need to Unplug, I wrote, “If I don't take at least a few moments each day to slow down, to be still, to interrupt the clutter of all the things I am thinking and doing, I can't very well expect to hear God's whisper.”

Following that verse, God took me over to John:

“I am the way and the truth and the life.” John 14:6 (NIV)

I asked God to show me the way.  His immediate response, by way of my morning devotionals was, “Be quiet and listen to Jesus.  Follow him and you’ll be on the right path.”  Darn if those ain’t some words to live by!

:D

Making Right Choices

I never heard of Joyce Meyer before a friend gave me one of her devotionals when I went into treatment.  Now I am learning more about the message she shares and I. Love. Joyce. Meyer.  She's awesome.  And what I'm hearing so far is right in line with where I am right now and the messages God has been sending.  Obviously, I suppose, since God speaks in many ways and therefore could very well be speaking to me through Joyce Meyer.  There's no such thing as coincidence.  :)

Right now she's in the middle of "Joyce's Boot Camp: Get Your Faith in Shape," a series of videos and articles about, well, getting your faith in shape.  I discovered it after I started following her on Twitter.  I've watched "Making Right Choices" parts 1 & 2 so far.  Fantastic.  I plan on finishing that chunk of the boot camp, then going back and watching it from the first video.

And as encouragement for the way I'm currently trying to address my issues and change my life, Joyce said, "As you feed yourself with the Word of God, that spiritual part of you will get stronger than the fleshly part of you.  And God will give you VICTORY."

"And a good amen wouldn't hurt anything right about now."  --Joyce Meyer

Amen!  :D