A B C's of Thankfulness..

1 Thess. 5:16-24
Rejoice always;
pray without ceasing;
in everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
Do not quench the Spirit;
do not despise prophetic utterances.
But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good;
abstain from every form of evil.
Now may the God of peace
Himself sanctify you entirely;
and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete,
without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass.

"A thankful heart is a happy heart..that's why I thank God every day!"
Thankfulness really does keep our hearts in perspective.

ABC's of thanksgiving ..for me this year..

A - All of my friends here, and everywhere...really too many to list. I'm so blessed to have such an incredibly huge circle of friends.
B- Beans..Coffee beans. Coffee...:-)
C- Church on the Rock, my home church family. I love you all. (As well as all the other church family I have from the body of Christ!)
D-Denver, I love living in this place..so much sunshine.
E- Eggs, yes I actually like them again. They'e become a staple in breakfast. SImple things..but a blessing none the less!
F- Family (Dad, Mom, Michael, Cilla, jace, Rylan, Christy, Konrad, Shayla, Baby, Julie, Andy, Jodi, Jesse, Mindy, Renae, Jamon and Emily..and of course all of my extensions of family.
G-God, my creator, lover of my soul..Thank you for radically transforming my life.
H- Holy Spirit, thank you. Move in and through my life.
I- Ice Cream. Yummmmm!
J-Jesus, thank you. My life is Yours.
K-Kids, such part of my life- Isaac, Jada, Emily, Ivan, Reegan, Keeana, Zoe, Shane, Jocelyn, Jubilee, Jessa..
L-Learning, I don't ever, ever want to stop. The more we learn the more there is to learn.
M- More and more and more and more God..He just keeps getting bigger, the longer I know Him.
N-Nature, so simple yet so complex.
O-Orange flavored candy. Yes it's still my favorite after all these years.
P-Provision, I am constantly reminded of God's faithfulness every single day of my life.
Q- Quality conversation...
R-Restoration, I've seen more healing and restoration and redemption this year in the lives of those around me than ever..God continue to increase it, Bring it!
S-Snowboarding. I'm so excited for the coming season!
T- Tennis, I enjoyed playing all summer with Abbi and Chey and random others who would join us.
U-United Pursuit Band, one of my current favorites..so anointed in worship. I love worshiping God with their music.
V- Vineyard church. Reaching up, reaching in, reaching out.
W-Water, my favorite drink.
X-treme hail storm that totalled my car, making it paid off! Rather a blessing in disguise!
Y- Year of adventure, it so quickly passed with....
Z- Zero regrets for living life sold out to the King of Kings.

Heart cry.

People.
They are what make up life.
People.
Conversations. Laughter. Tears.
Color of life. Dancing with joy together.
Weeping together- seeing the pain...
and the hope.

God's heart breaks when we discount
the art of His creation -others.

When I walk into a room-
what do I see?
Do I see God's design?
The kaleidoscope of beauty?

Or do I fail to recognize it
because of selfishness and pride
because of hardness
because of blindness
because of my own lens..

.....Jesus
Fill me up God.
Fill me to overflowing.
Let your love so fill me up that
when I see others-
I see You.

So quickly time goes! Where do we spend it?!
The trip to Nashville brought with it for me a time of refreshing, renewed vision and energy to keep pressing in to what God has for life with Him.
When we ask- He gives
When we seek- We find
When we knock- He opens the door and welcomes us in with arms wide open.
When we ask for more of Him; He rejoices. When we seek His face- we see it and when we knock on the door of his heart, he invites us to enter in.

Psalm 25:12-14
Who is the man who fears the LORD?
He will instruct him in the way he should choose.
His soul will abide in prosperity,
And his descendants will inherit the land.
The secret of the LORD is for those who fear Him,
And He will make them know His covenant.

Nashville was a much needed time for the school with teaching on a life style of worship, our identity in Christ, Hearing His voice and obeying.