Christ in the Clouds

I'm about to embark on a journey, but not the kind of journey that requires getting on a pla ne or in a car .  The kind of jo urney I speak about is one of sp irit ual grow th and my w alk with the Lord. We each have a unique  Christ-centered spiritual journey that we must go through in our lives, in order to become more like Him.  Each of our j ourney may be similar through the common stages we each travel spiritually.  L ately, I have struggled with some very deep and heart-wrenching family situations that have demanded more time, not only from me to be available, but I've also felt a great need to spend more time in prayer. "But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul." Deut. 4:29 In the 2 and a half years that I have been blogging, I have never taken a "real" blogging break. I have sometimes un-officially not posted on my blog because of time limits or not havi...

  It's been a very different (yes, I might even say, "difficult" ) weekend and now the week is turning out the same way. So I thought I would kind of mix things up a bit. I'm posting " Honey for the Heart " at the beginning of the week and my weekly "gratitude" post at the end of the week. Welcome to ...where I share different verses from the Psalms every week!   May you find truths about God, yourselves, and living life in the images and word pictures shared here!  ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡   "Hear my cry, O God ! "   .... I n terrible earnest , David shouted and lifted up his voice on high. Being in distress , this was vocally expressed with great fervency and importance. Sometimes the pressures of life may make us want to run away and hide, that no matter how hard we pray, we feel our prayers are getting nowhere. "Attend unto my prayer."   We may ask, "g ive it T hy consi...

I found out the other day that my awesome bloggy friend, Joan Davis, over at The Beauty In His Grip , nominated me for the Liebester Bl og Award! Now, to my knowledge, there's no trophy or monetary payment for this award. I t's more of a recognition f rom a blogger who has been encouraged by another Christian bl ogger. (Personally, having someone recognize my blog as being encouraging is better, anyways! Thanks again, Joan, for nominating me!! :)) I was nominated, along with 4 other bloggers, who, if they chose to, they could do the same.  Not only do the n ominees get to choose 5 of their favo rite blogs, but they get to answer 11 questions , presented by the nominating blogger. This is a great way for fellow Christian bloggers to get to know and encourage each other. So, with out further ado...   First, I'll be answering the questions that Joan presented to me. Here are the questions:   1. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why...

Already, this year, I have learned so much about what it means to be "fervent" for the Lo rd. O ther words that are used in S cripture to describ e this trait are "blaz ing " or "on fire".    "I have come to set the world on fire, and I wish it were already burning! "   Luke 12:49 What does f ire represent in the Bible ? It can represent the presence of God -- think pillar fire in Exodus (13:17-22) and the tongues of flame at Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4).   It can also represent eschatological judgment -- in Revelation, Satan and his army are consumed by fire (20:7-10).  Fire also represents purification -- Zachariah (13:9) and Malachi (3:2-3) each refer to God's intention to purify Israel like a refiner purifies silver by fire. source    When someone is "on fire", they can't sit still. They are in love with Jesus and they cannot keep this love to themselves . They are unselfish people. They love Jesu...

Welcome to ...where I share different verses from the Psalms every week!   May you find truths about God, yourselves, and living life in the images and word pictures shared here! ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ Are you broken hearted? Has your heart been torn apart by the events in your life?  Has your heart been broken by the people you love?  Does your mind feel the pain so much that you have trouble thinking of anything else? Do you feel crushed inside under the weight of your troubles? Every once in awhile I find myself in this state. My heart is crushed by everything that's happening around me, especially when it involves the people I love the most. That has been the case for me just re cently. I love my son !! But seeing him usually has been a bitter-sweet pill. Our times together can either be awesome and enjoyable or they can be excruciatingly stressful. (It usually is a little bit of both.) Prayer can be difficult an d tir ing when we are go...

I decided to take a break from my posts on being "Fervent" and share some things that have been heavy on my heart lately. Mostly, I've been struggling with how much the world (and especially the United States ) has not only become greatly secularized, but is often working overtime to tear down and degrade th ose who are claiming and living out their Christian bel iefs. Not only that, but I'm seeing how our own schools (funded by the state) and government (funded also by the citizens) are now trying to make it illeg al for Christians to express/ live out their Christian co nvictions. What we used to be able to do freely, without fe ar of being sued, reprimanded , and threatened has become a concern in many schools, businesses , and daily lives. There is a new movie , recently mad e by " Pure F lix " that w ill be opening in many theaters around the nation on Friday, March 2 1st. Here is a review by the Dove (award) Foundation : "This ...