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    Finding Peace Right Where You Are

    Nature has a way of quieting the noise of the world.

    The birds chirping outside.

    The gentle falling of the rain.

    The sound of the waves as you walk along the beach.

    It is hard to describe how almost instantly that sound calms my spirit.

    Standing by the ocean brings me such peace.

    Maybe it is because during these times I pause to listen and let my worries go.

    I can’t always get to the beach, lovely as that would be, to find that peace.

    But there is another place I have access to every day.

    No car ride or flights required.

    It’s in His Presence.

    A place where I can sit and calm the storms in my mind.

    It is the place where I know I can always find peace and restoration.

    “Don’t fret or worry.
    Instead of worrying, pray.
    Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.”
    ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭6‬-‭7‬ ‭MSG‬‬

    Friend, if you want to experience His peace today, take the time to sit with Him for a while.

    He is always near.

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    Still Beautiful

    The petals hugged the edge of the curb.

    They had fallen into random piles on the road.

    I decided to reshape one of the piles and add a heart in the middle.

    Even though the petals had fallen from their original place, they were still beautiful.

    And that is what God does with us.

    Regardless of our falling away, He still sees us as beautiful.

    Worthy of His love.

    He helps to reshape our hearts when we let Him in.

    Will you let Him into your heart today?

    “And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.”
    ‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭36‬:‭26‬ ‭NLT‬‬

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    Entwined with His Heart

    I could see my husband looking toward the sky this morning when he called me outside.

    Shifting my gaze upward, I could see three eagles flying together overhead.

    It is not uncommon for us to see one or even two at times, but three?

    Oh how marvelous His creation is when we stop to notice!

    My thoughts immediately went to this verse in Isaiah.

    I love to read different translations of Bible verses, and this one spoke to me.

    “But those who entwine their hearts with Yahweh will experience divine strength. They will rise up on soaring wings and fly like eagles, run their races without growing weary, and walk through life without giving up.”
    ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭40‬:‭31‬ ‭TPT‬‬

    Some variations say those who trust in the Lord, wait on the Lord or hope in Him.

    But to entwine my heart with Yahweh’s?

    What a beautiful posture to start Holy Week.

    Friends, my prayer is that as you entwine your heart with His, that you will find renewed strength and soar like the eagles.

    Blessings in heaps.

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    His Light

    Someone shared this scripture that spoke to me.
    Maybe it will speak to you, too.
    Whatever darkness you are facing right now, remember His light surrounds you.

    “Listen, my enemy. Don’t gloat over me when I fall, for I will get back up even stronger. Whenever I feel darkness around me, Yahweh himself will be the light that surrounds me.”
    ‭‭Micah‬ ‭7‬:‭8‬ ‭TPT‬‬

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    Wherever You Are

    I love when my husband sends me pictures when he is away.

    However, this breathtakingly beautiful picture made me wish I was there instead of up north in a blizzard warning.

    Who wants to be waiting for a blizzard?

    Sometimes we all wish we were somewhere else.

    Maybe we are living in the middle of our own personal storm, and long for peace and beauty in our lives.

    But we are reminded in His word that God is always with us.

    Both in our storms and our sunsets.

    God knows exactly where we are.

    And He delights in every detail of our lives.

    “The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.”
    ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭37‬:‭23‬ ‭(NLT‬‬)

    That brings me peace.

    Even in the middle of a storm.

    Wherever we are, He is always with us.