Monday, August 12, 2024

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Monday August 12^th, 2024

Motivational Reads / Daily Devotions from Biblegateway.com - Daily Verse

^16-20There’s more to sex than mere skin on skin. Sex is as much spiritual mystery as physical fact. As written in Scripture, “The two become one.” Since we want to become spiritually one with the Master, we must not pursue the kind of sex that avoids commitment and intimacy, leaving us lonelier than ever—the kind of sex that can never “become one.” There is a sense in which sexual sins are different from all others. In sexual sin we violate the sacredness of our own bodies, these bodies that were made for God-given and God-modeled love, for “becoming one” with another. Or didn’t you realize that your body is a sacred place, the place of the Holy Spirit? Don’t you see that you can’t live however you please, squandering what God paid such a high price for? The physical part of you is not some piece of property belonging to the spiritual part of you. God owns the whole works. So let people see God in and through your body.

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Thinking Out Loud – Journal Thoughts/Prayers / Mind Maze Overflow

Hi my name is binge watcher and generally not paying attention to length or the fact that it will be my nemesis because I get hooked and run on empty until the series is over.

What I have learned with this series although I am almost at the end and need to ask for lots of forgiveness because it is one that sucks you in with the super-natural vampire, wolves, fairies, shape shifters. But also, an abundance of raunchy mature content that should never be available to watch like it is today.

I am human and yeah far from perfect. And I like lions, tigers, and bears along with vampires, werewolves etc. I could do without the gore, but it has kept my attention too good.

Bottom line though; there is only one true blood and that is Jesus Christ.

Yes, you have the name of it and it is an older one that I had not seen but ran across on when I had some time to just relax and I turned the tube on with the remote surfing while forcing myself to take a break from trying to conquer the list of shifting and organization I have going on here at the home front.

Breaking down and dumping everything that I have not looked at and/or even touched in a while.

Got a lot going on here always being on the run, always having something planned every day of the week if not work, its volunteering if not volunteering, getting my mom, if not getting my mom its working… You get it and apparently my grand did as well because she gave me a book this weekend, The Self Care Planner.

I know my age is creeping up on me, always looking really tired cause I been on this chaotic mission for the past few years where I got caught up helping someone or thought I was a few years back and well just about buried myself. Since then, I took a job extremely demanding and been working my butt off all the while family needs arise and well, I could go into details, but the bottom line is. I am tired.

But not giving up yet.

I thank God every single day he allows me to make it through and each morning he calls me to get back up and do something again.

Thank You Jesus for convicting me of what the truth really is. Despite all the worldly karma, and chaos all around while trying to find distractions all the while I should just be sitting quietly in your beauty.

I am not always that Martha but gosh, can I tell you distractions are what allow me to get through this life at times. When trying to live with unconditional love knowing it is one of the hardest things we will ever be called to do.

With all the noise, hate and anger and so much uncertainty for each day. Some days are so much easier than others. But we are called to love the least of these everywhere every day. And to separate who they are from what they do or don’t do. Really calls for purposing each and every day dying to self. Within all those big things that you have let others down or you have been let down. Or just what seems really stupid suddenly assuming there is more to it or judging someone for how they look or that they must have motive and not just care or perhaps look the way they do because they too are burying themselves with distractions and getting lost within them.

Things really changed for me that few years back. I guess none of us are ever the person we were yesterday. (hopefully) we are growing forward and living in what real truth is.

I hope I am not the person I was, and I know I am not. I remember the day still I woke and realized I did not know exactly when I changed and truly openly fell in love you Jesus. But I am truly beyond blessed knowing you have called me and been leading me since. And yes, as I seek forgiveness for the big and small things outside what you would call me to be or do. As you allow me to forgive and let go of those painful moments that have pulled me back on the path of yours.

Perfection takes time and I pray I am forever in your timeline throughout eternity.

Forever who I am because you allow me to be Jesus. Thank you

I will continue to do my best with what I have to work with and best not to let the world get to me or me to those you have blessed me with be hurt by any lack of self-care that distracts me so badly I react leaving marks by actions or words.

Most importantly Lord let me handle what does get to me the way you would.

If I have you, I have everything; but please know this heart and aging asks to not lose your favor and blessings. I so want to just play in the yard and admire your beauty.

Living simply and full of unconditional love. Pure Agape love!

Forever freely given and maybe blessed to truly see what it is like to receive. No expectations, no agenda. Just able to breathe in all you allow.

For everyone out there riding that wave you do not understand. It will get better than another will come. This is the wilderness that we are called to grow forward for something so much more!

Don’t give up no matter what it is and if you need to find your distractions. Just do it with Jesus living on the inside of you. Do it without selling your soul or harming others. Be your best self in all that is good and of value as you are priceless.

Meet Jesus right where you are. And call upon him every single day you are given.

I will never be a theologian, but I will never stop being a vessel for all that brings even a glimpse of light and hope. Even if it is just for this soul itself. We should never have to prove who we are to anyone. Be yourself and if those you circle up with don’t get it. Find a new circle or get face down and have God’s loving arms hold you tightly and call upon him to fill your circle.

Well not sure why my mind maze gets to share all that is chattering within. But I pray goodness, protection and abundant truth for all you are. Heal us Jesus and show us the way!