SEEKING!

Seeking?

Ask yourself this question.

What am I seeking after? Truly seeking!?

1)One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after:that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple.(Psalm 27:4)

2)You have said, "Seek My face." My heart says to you,"Your face LORD, do I seek."  (Psalm 27:8)

3)But seek first HIs kingdom and His righteousness. and all these things will be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33)

Still Seeking?

Be still and listen to what the LORD is saying to you as you read the above verses aloud. 1, 2, or all 3!

CHOOSE: AN (ART) FORM OF WORSHIP

Nothing like falling in love with a piece of sculpture and having the one you love,  buy it for you. Add to that, the delivery by the sculptor herself (Heidi Walter) and you have the perfect anniversary gift.

"LEAN"---HEIDI WALTER,  Mixed Media Conceptual Sculptor
I wanted to create a contrast that illustrates people's posture in life, or on issues. People usually find what they are looking for. You can lean way in , or away. Some are eager to look and others, refuse. What are you looking for? 

YOU WILL SEEK ME AND FIND ME WHEN YOU SEEK ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART. (JEREMIAH 29:13)

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Every time I walk by it, I am drawn to it in a new way. Scripture floods my mind. 

On this our 48th anniversary, I see those magnifying glasses and am grateful to share Psalm 34:3 with hubby.

MAGNIFY THE LORD WITH ME AND LET US EXALT HIS NAME FOREVER!

Simply seeking.....

4/10/12 Seeking.............

• simple faith 
• simple sustenance
• simple serenity

....for  sacrificial giving, strategic service and sowing seeds of hospitality.

 A simple quote from C. S. Lewis and a simple scripture passage kept me focused.

Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.  (Classic quotes collection, C. S. Lewis)

Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone. Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name. (1 Chronicles 29: 9-18)

Simply said, it's all about seeking Him.

GOD'S WORD FOUND

2/18/13 Brief bedside prayers. Scurrying to get out the door. Physical therapy earlier than usual. In Mississippi----though worth the drive. Arrived "just in the nick."

"But God," I thought. "This is "Meditation Monday" and my head is muddled--- full of stress induced chaos."

But God....provided.
As I drove home, God's word was "front and center" as I pulled up behind a Brim's delivery truck. 

Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call on him while he is near. (Isaiah 55:16)

Seek---while He may be found---Today is a good day for seeking.

Call on Him---He's always near.

God's word found.....on the back of a truck!

Time Concept

11/7/12 Sweet "faith friend" Sally Klinke told me that as a young person her mom was always telling her that she had NO concept of time. I, on the other hand, have been told by my family members that I am time compulsive. We are both "working" on these areas.

In recent years it seems that all women are driven one way or another by time---living (or struggling) by another's idea of perfect timing, dealing with amounts of time, too much time taken up by "urgencies of work or needs of others, too little time for all the world says we SHOULD accomplish and much too  little time available for relationships with family and friends. And oh yea----did I mention God!

God's "time economy" is different from ours. There is always enough time to accomplish all that He requires---time allotted for His purposes.

I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness,
    and you will harvest a crop of love.
Plow up the hard ground of your hearts,
    for now is the time to seek the Lord,
that he may come
    and shower righteousness upon you.’ (Hosea 10:12, NLB)

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added (given) unto you. (Matthew 6:33)

All things. Even time. Previous verses in that chapter remind us that it's the Lord who grants our life span (time). 

This week within the time which He granted me, I found that seeking Him first (before the onslaught of    my virtually impossible schedule) resulted in an amazing conclusion. Time redemption. It wasn't why I sought Him, but God....gave it to me anyway.

A new concept of time. Time Redemption. It's His to give and He does, when we seek him FIRST!