Ripples on the Water

Ripples bubble and gurgle in circular patterns at the disturbance where a stone pierced the calm. The patterns expand, diminish and disappear.

Today, my cup is full. The Lord has demonstrated that I am chosen and significant. By joining the accountability group at our church, the match is so profound. I needed to see a life reflecting the power of the resurrection. As a child weaned from her mother, I sit quietly and know He never took His eyes off of me from the moment I was conceived. Ephesians 1:6 says we are chosen before the foundation of the earth to be holy, blameless, etc. My eyes have seen that this is true. He is so constant, unchanging, consistent and true to His Word and Promises.

There are so many mysteries, but only pride would rob me of this special place of resting in my Daddy's arms. I don't have to have a theological debate on predestination, but I know He is consistent with passionately longing for everyone to "come to the water" "as the deer pants for water"... for now the thirsting is quenched. Somehow in His Sovereignty He knows in that place of Chosen who will be nestled in the Shepherd's arms. He knows those who are struggling and He knows when they will come to the end and find Him Sufficient.

Old and New

The old is dead and gone and useless unless new meshes with the old for something meaningful. All new is useless also. New places and faces without meshing with the old will soon become old. I've learned recently that the stronghold used to keep me from being all that God wants in my life is self-pity. It is so destructive. When a fresh, new insight infuses the old with how much I have been given... my family, my husband, friends, which pales in how much Abba Daddy loves me and showers me with His radiance. What I want to be dead and useless this year is negative, critical thinking. He came to give LIFE, overflowing LIFE. I can appreciate the old, the roots of Christianity and missions mindset from my parents. A care for other people, etc. also came from the past. The new can revive the past where judging is allowed to die. Building up and freeing personalities for reaching potential will replace the critical spirit. After all, it is God's job to judge.