What Do Our Hearts Reflect? September 28, 2009

Reflection of Heart Clouds in the Water

Originally uploaded by BL1961

My actions & reactions are directly related to my heart. So what does this mean? First off, I need to make sure that I don’t ues the excuse of being human to justify myself. Secondly, I think I do need to use the fact that I am human as a reminder that Jesus is superhuman & he is my go to guy. Every action & reaction I have reflects my relationship with him. So rather than acting or reacting in a way that I know is the right way means nothing unless I feel it in my heart. Doing the right thing just b/c it’s the “right thing” might be all well and good for others involved, but does me no good if it isn’t heartfelt or raised a question for me to look further at myself. Anyway, just a little glimpse in my noggin

Let me know my thoughts!

Do U Take Time to See What’s Inside? September 16, 2009

Rise, oh king butterfly

Originally uploaded by wondermade

“U only get 1 chance to make a 1st impression” and thank God for that. I believe we all, at times, can give the wrong or misleading first impression of ourselves. Don’t you? Someone may be shy and seem stuck up, or may have been hurt alot in the past therefore put up a wall and seem rude or uncaring. We all do it b/c we r human, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t take time to go deeper. I think being human isn’t an excuse, rather a reason not make personal judgement based on outer appearance or personality. With that to say, I am by no means comparing intuition with first impressions, but that is another blog entirely. Another quote “don’t judge a book by its cover” is probably most accurate. You have to get past the cover b4 you really get to know the story. I am glad that God doesn’t judge this book by its cover and looks at my heart instead!

what am i doing with my time? July 9, 2009

looking the time passing by

Originally uploaded by x a m i x i ☂ { studying for biology exam }

Curious if it is just me. I feel like there are so many things I would like to be doing, working on, reading, dedicating some of my time to, etc. The problem is that I don’t do most of it. I think it must be time management problems. I feel like by the end of the day I have wasted portions of it that could have been used on other stuff. I am not talking about kicking out me time, but how much time am I wasting on stuff that may not really matter in the world. This is really weighing heavy on me right now. Am I alone?

Your Joy to Lose?!? June 2, 2009

Joy

Originally uploaded by ~ Paige ~

Joy! I was reading Unlimiting God by Richard Blackaby tonight and it left me thinking about my joy. It is mine and can’t be taken from me, only I can relinquish it. It is completely up to me as to how I react to any and every situation. No matter what goes on in my life I am left with the big decision. How do I react to the situation and with what attitiude to I look at with. Seeing as I have been such a pro at worrying and being anxious, I have given up my joy many times. I do think that it is possible to be sad, hurt, etc. and have joy at the same time, just not anger and negative unproductive emotions. I hope that I can keep joy in my life in all situations . This has to be a conscious choice and effort on my part & I am going to do my best to greet all that comes my way with joy.

What do you think on your joy not being able to be taken away? leave a comment

Hmmmmm… May 31, 2009

Hmmmmm?

Originally uploaded by hellochris

My mind tends to spin in cirlces sometimes faster than I can keep up. While reading my devotional this morning, Jesus Calling by Sarah Young, something hit close to home. Specifically my over thinking brain… it suggested letting Jesus control my thoughts. My thougths tend to run circles around me and can cause me to be anxious instead of trusting. I tend to think ALOT. How, what, why, where, when, and what if can take up alot of my time. I am thinking this is somewhat pointless a good bit of the time. hmmmmmm…. So I am going to try and make it a point to make the most out of my thoughts, in a positive way, by letting my thoughts be controled by the One who actually has control.

I hope that I am not the only one with this overthinking thing… let me know if I am not alone on this one and what you think.

Am I Running on Empty? May 16, 2009

Water Pitcher – 31

Originally uploaded by Ginther

 

I am a water pitcher & the water is what I pour out to others in all that I do.  I am very guilty of not taking time out for myself. As a mom, wife, friend, and any other hat that may fall on my head, I need rest to refill my pitcher. Not when I’m exhausted, but when I’m not exhausted is the time  to take  to relax & refill my mind, body, and soul. My personal Sabbath.  Our souls are beautiful and I am guilty of not taking as much care of mine as I take of daily things that don’t measure up to more than tasks.

• when a cup is almost empty, I refill it
• when my cabinets are almost empty, I refill them
• when my gas tank in your car is empty, I refill it
• when my mind, body, and soul are getting empty… do I refill or push forward on empty?  usually push forward

God found it important enough to mention rest in the Bible, and didn’t say to get it if you can fit it in, He made the time and so should I.

I must ask myself – If I am pitcher of water (water = eneryg, what I pour out to others, my heart, etc.) Am I running on empty or making the time to fill up again?

NEXT BLOG: What am I filling my pitcher up with? (yikes)