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Date: Tuesday, December 28th
Thought Movers, Motivations Touching to the Soul coming from
YouTube.com
Multiplied (with
lyrics) - Needtobreathe
Blanca - Even at
My Worst [Lyric Video]
Less Like Me -
Zach Williams (Lyrics)
Lauren Daigle ~
Love Like This (Lyrics)
Goodness Of God
(LIVE) - Jenn Johnson | VICTORY
TobyMac - Promised
Land (Lyric Video)
Micah Tyler - Walking
Free (Official Video)
Gratitude -
Brandon Lake | Moment
Meditation Opportunities coming from
Biblegateway.com The Daily Verse
Matthew
11:28 (NIV) New International Version
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I
will give you rest.
Thinking Out Loud – Journal Thoughts/Prayers / Mind Maze Overflow
Well, the end of 2021 is upon us and for some the
end of time. For many they never made
it into 2021 and others wish they had not as for all it has been beyond hard
and anything normal, we will be able to ever see again. The new normal’s are upon us. Be it pandemic, broken families, unemployment,
starvation of physical needs, emotional needs or just day to day.
I am beyond blessed even though the goodness of God
has taken me through so many lesson paths not just 2021 but the last few
years. As I would fight to not become
static or status quo and/or just go through the motions.
Miracles I believe that just being able to get
back up each new day given is a miracle in itself.
Choices well, we are all blessed with freedom of
will and freedom of choice. Even when we
are in situations that others take that from us.
I mean let’s face it we are so reality TV as
whatever people say the norm is now. We
are so great about selling our souls for sex, drugs and rock and roll and that 15
minutes of fame. Even when it has lasted
a lifetime that people become prisoners of what the world makes them and those
that make them sell out to steal, maim or even kill the real you in everyone of
us just to be something they are not. Because
the world says being rich and famous is what it’s all about.
Some of the greatest talents and gifts to mankind
suffered the loss of life even when they were still alive. Be it their own or their loved ones who burnt
up in the fiery furnace of luxury. Never
really finding the peace of God that is given; even if, even when they walked
with God their entire life.
What song is it that is left in your own soul that
will bring you back to life? Even after
the world has made it impossible somedays to hear the music any longer.
What memories have you been given to not be stuck grieving
because the one’s who were blessed to create them. But to mourn and let it go to God and bring
it back in all the beautiful moments, days, hours whatever it is that made your
heart smile.
I have lost many over these past couple
years. Not counting all those that are
connected to my heart strings but their loved one’s as well.
I personally do not know what tomorrow will bring
if it comes, therefore I absolutely do not know what 2022 has in store. At this time, I would start my count down
of planning my annual vacation and just go get on a cruise ship where no one
could find me and I could just shut down.
And God knew what he was doing cause the last ship I got on was a bucket
list check item. Getting on the very
expensive Jesus Freak cruise and taking my daughter and grands for a brief
couple of days, and all of experience nonstop worship and show them we can have
fun and enjoy life even when we are surrounded by a bunch of people called
Christ followers that claim to love the life that Jesus allowed them and lean
in on God every day.
People who are just people keeping it real. Or at least pretending really well. You know even I do it where we talk that talk
and forget to get stepping in that direction of love and kindness and turn off the
judgment switch and just do our best to live our best lives!
Man, that Pandemic when it came was so chaotic and
still is. People are still dropping from
impact zero on and all around the world.
Yet all we can see to take away most days from the news or chatter is
the darkness that it has brought upon us all.
You, me there is no difference. We all bleed red, and we are all trying our
best to do life no matter what that looks like. Sure, we may take the different steps of how
we are doing it or if we are stepping on others along the way or not.
But we are all trying to have a life and it is not
a one size fits all!
If you think you or I have the right to judge and
call out others for their faults in the journey even when you are totally blown
away by who you think someone was and that one day the stress and life of their
own spawn’s unbelievable disregard and foul intent just by simple words they
forgot to pause before publicly releasing them. We
do not!!!
Yes, we are called to lead by example. We are called to worry about our own and put
the handout to help others up even if it hurts sometimes.
Nope, I do not believe it matters if you have 5 cents,
two wooden nickels to rub together or a billion in the bank. However, the world is more and more corrupt
by the more we have and absolutely lacking the care to do anything but look
down on those do not like ourselves.
I am, no different. Maybe growing up street smart and being cut
by the same thorns in my journey gave me a little insight to never want to lose
heart for others or life itself. But I
absolutely could have been a statistic a billion times over. If it were not for the grace of God never
letting me go.
He has you too you know; even if you cannot see or hear him. Even if you disregard any of that chatter of
spirituality and the Jesus who died so you could live.
The great thing no matter who or what you
believe. Is the fact we all believe in
something. And our choices in life all
have results and consequences.
And no matter how we choose to point the finger
with words, actions, or deeds or even lack of.
None of us can escape the end.
Being a Christ follower and all honesty, does not
me I am free from burdens, hurts, habits, or hang-ups. By
far all it means is have been blessed with abundance of peace and deep love
that no matter what I still have and am somehow given strength and courage to
get back up every single time I go down.
Making me want more and more of Jesus not only from the inside out; bout
somehow to know what a love like that would feel like from the outside in.
Call it what you will and how I use to joke about
being a hippie for Jesus in this 20 something century without the sex, drugs but
yes gotta keep the music and rock n roll.
If that is one thing, I could be I would be my best self over and over
in peace, love, harmony and all that Gods purpose could be reflected in a world
that needs to know real love.
Crazy Love I think Francis Chan calls it in one of
his books. So indescribable its too hard
and crazy to put just one label on it.
My holidays this year too. Very weird.
Different like I am going through the empty nest all over again. To/for those that are not my own, but I have
given all I am to lead by example and help them direct their steps into their
own unknown future. And their reaching
back less and less now that they found their wings and I let them out of that
nest.
Wondering what next and wanting to continue doing
and being the next best version of myself.
You know each day I am allowed up a new day for new life, I am given. Filled with forgiveness but huge boundaries
yet not to be confused with walls.
Actions speak truth, words allow us to pretend and
play whatever foolish games we think we are getting away with. Even if we are for the time. In the end the consequences always come back
to take hold!
Now I can assure you the goodness of God does not come
without not only the gifts of lessons and blessings. But also, great healing and the ability and
depth of soul learning. Letting go
while you still hang on is where your hands switch up and you let go of all
that that is not consumed by Jesus.
Holding on is all that Jesus, lived, suffered, died, and came back to be
in and for you.
Oh don’t think there are not days I just want to
shut the world out and live in my little bubble and stop dealing with people. Then I remember how blessed I truly am in
everything I get from them. Be it just
words, a hug, truth, harmony, beats to my heart. Or great growing pains. It all comes with life and the balance to
not be consumed by the ugly and darkness that seems abundantly spreading like
the plague back in the days of way before even knew who Jesus was. One thing is for sure will be the fact that
the promise land is in all that He is, not was, not what will be. But is right here and now in the world given
with him.
Be it our kings of pops, kings and legends of Christian
hip hop, or even Kings of our imaginations or the Great lands across the ponds
of this USA. The one and only true King
sent his son Christ Jesus down in the flesh to hang on the cross and come back
to live within us. Through it all! The eternal paradise I hope to see the
day my soul is called back is beyond anything I can imagine. And the craving of wanting some of all of
it here and now well that just make me hungry for more of all Jesus is, was and
will be in this life. The end result
does not really matter any longer when the peace of God consumes all that you
are. You are beyond free.
Life is what it is until it is not and yeah how
easy it is to go get into stuff to take away what is missing or what
hurts. Personally, I pray you find
the Jesus in you that has filled me.
Cause once you do though we still have to put effort in every day
given. You will never has to mask or
try to hide in or from what should not be.
But you will be blessed in love, understanding of all the mercy, grace,
and peace.
It's never all roses. Sometimes there are lots of weeds and thorns
that strangle out the beauty until you ask God to groom, prune, cleave away all
that was into the light of hope towards the eternal destiny.
Anyway, this is my mind maze that you see. Shaking off what was, hoping for what will
be and blessed that even though this year is ending, and the future is
uncertain. What is will always be held
by Jesus and who holds my future and all the locks or keys.
There is always something to be grateful for. Be it just a new day to barely breathe or
beyond blessings that you can never explain, or others fully see. Each new day given is abundant mercy, grace,
and your ability to make a difference right where you are.
Not
sure if I will get out here again on this blog or move on over to what I should
be doing all along and working on the other pieces of me. No matter I pray you are blessed without
anything temporal but life; real God given life.
" Say no to anything that is not a high-value use of
your time and your life. ~ Brian Tracy"
I wish you enough of everything to get
through!
But
never too much to forget how to humble ourselves!
Regards and Blessings (AlwaysMeKelly)
