wise words from Lysa TerKeurst

Do you ever catch yourself getting into a funk because of the way someone looks at you or talks to you or maybe even the way they choose NOT to talk to you? We feel put off, and then we put on a ratty robe of rejection and wear it all day long.

But I don’t want to keep being a slave to my runaway emotions and assumptions. I don’t want my days to be dictated by the moods of other people. And I really don’t want the rejections of my past feeding my propensity to feel rejected today.

I want the kind of emotional stability I read about in the Bible:

“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.” (Zephaniah 3:17 ESV)

I love the thought that God is in our midst and that He will quiet me by His love.

Yes, please. I’ll take an extra-large order of that every morning. Today, instead of allowing off-kilter interactions with others to cause a downward spiral of wonky feelings, let’s ask God to quiet us with His love.

Lord, we are predetermining that no matter what happens today or how people react to us, we are going to stand on the truth that You love us. Your love is a fact that doesn’t change, not a feeling that sways with situations. May Your love settle us and bring out the best in us today. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Isn't it amazing how we can feel so rejected by people?? Help me Lord, to remember that you love me no matter what, and that is the most important love I can receive from anyone. I so needed to hear this today and maybe you do to. Blessings friends.

Love, Kristin

Doing Lent Together Challenge

So I joined a facebook group that is doing a lent challenge of not giving up food or anything like that, but giving up malicious talk and gossip. This is something I struggle with, so I joined and have noticed that I've been doing better, but today was a struggle, I can remember some moments of not saying what I was going to, but today took a bad hit, ugh.

This was one of the posts, which really resonated with me. It talks about not just not saying mean things, but not even think them. This hit home, even though I might not say the bad words or thoughts, I should not even be saying them.

https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/16641021_687170154787821_8659602295170089042_n.jpg?oh=b4596ebc0507add388c00e807605644d&oe=59609B47

take a look at this post....

If you are on FB, you should consider joining, its called Doing Lent Together Challenge and every day there are three posts with a quote, bible verse and a prayer. Its based off of a book by a Christian author named Karen Ehman and the book is called Zip It. I don't have the book yet, but the daily posts are great reminders, so check it out!

Happy Friday!

my week off was HEAVENLY!!!

so I puppy sat for my parents last week (while they were in Florida) and it was so wonderful! I've now experienced what its like to be retired and I cannot wait. Only have 40 more years to go! LOL!!!

It was just nice to take a breathier, but going back to work after a week off is SOOOOO hard. ugh. could use some prayers, I'm sure reading my emails alone will take forever.

Lord help me to remember to just breathe and I started a challenge for Lent (not lint-which is what I thought it was called when I was a kid-LOL!) to not say bad things about others. So if you catch me gossiping or talking bad about others call me out on it please. This challenge is so needed for me, its so hard, especially in customer service.

Wish me luck! Let's have a great week!

PS so happy my parents are home, our puppy is such a handful and always needs attention! LOL! I love her though! I used a line that my mom always told us kids "keep playing nicely", which she would say when my brother was about to beat up me and my sister. ha! I kept telling Casey, "You are supposed to be an outdoor dog, so go play- and keep playing nicely!" heehee!! So fun to be back at the house I grew up in, when I walked the dog I would go on all the trails that I went on as a kid, so nice to just get away. I encourage anyone who can to take a week off work, its so refreshing! let's hope it lasts!

check out this message....

so good, so scary, so thought provoking! its called three chairs

http://freegrace.tv/watch-talks

okay seriously, just read this and it is totally what my pastor talked about last sunday....

check it out here:

http://annvoskamp.com/2017/02/how-to-be-intentional-about-building-our-best-word-robe/

and she even talks about Moses and his "speech impairment". Its amazing how God just knows what you need to read.

I forgot in that verse that God says to Moses, "Did I not give you the ability to talk or not? I will give you the words", this is such a great reminder to not put limits on God. He knows what he's doing!