Revealing the Heart

Today's Peacock!  P - Prayer and Praise leads to Preparing and Power E - Encouraging A - Advocate C - Can  O - Oppressed C - Corruptible K - Knowledge Today's Peacock is filled with Prayer and Praise!  Why prayer and praise?  Because in Matthew it says "Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation."  The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."  Every day my flesh battles with diabetes, depression and high blood pressure, just health issues, not even the temptations that are put before us each day!  God tells us in his word to be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. (Is the Lion after you today?  I don't need to ask, because God's word says he is.) "1Peter 5:8.  He also tells us to resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.  We are not alone in this ...

My first Love! Today is Peacock challenge number 2!  A friend motivated me to design a Peacock.  I am sending the challenge back to her because she is an artist too.  I want to see her paint a beautiful Peacock and post it on facebook.  Or if she has one already scan and post it!   As I think of this beautiful bird, I wanted to use it as a symbol of God's LOVE.  So I have picked some letters that spell out the beautiful creation of God's word!  Each represent a feather in the wind, something like the Holy spirit is to our heart.     P -  Peace    E -  El shaddai, Eyes to see, Eternal Life     A - Amazing Grace, Anchor, Angels    C - Cleansed by the Blood    O - Obedience    C - Comfort, Compassion and Church    K - Key - Kindness, Kingdom of God Peace -  Ephesians 2:13&14 "But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off ha...

The Hand of God!  \ I decided to put something beautiful within the mix of cups I have been working on.  A friend of mine periodically will send me images of Peacocks because she thinks they are beautiful and so do I.  Every time I see a peacock in full bloom, meaning their feathers are completely spanned to display a breathtaking array of color, almost Heavenly as you view the translucent hue from one feather to the next.  Only the hand of God could create such a beautiful combination of color and design!  What a thankful heart to be able to view such a spectacular show of color!  And as I think of all of creation and it's uniqueness and creativity, it makes my heart burst in JOY!  To have eyes that can detect each color and be able to see it change by the amount of light it reflects.  To be able to see each and every creature and it's own design, the butterfly, the moth, the horse, the cow, the zebra, the deer, the lion, the giraf...

Cup of the Day!  What's your cup of the Day?  Today was an "Awehaa" moment!  Like Oprah always says when she gets a revelation, she has an "Awehaa" moment!  Except my revelation came from the Holy Spirit.  We hear often that we are made in secret and we are fearfully and wonderfully made. (Psalms 139:14) Just think about it, there is no other YOU walking on the face of this earth.  YOU are an original!  YOU are custom made!  WoW!  Just take 5 minutes and think about this!  If a painting is valuable when it is in it's original state, how much more valuable is the REAL thing! That REAL thing is YOU!  Without YOU, it just wouldn't be the same!  Without YOU and every little unique, quirky, and special thing, the world would be missing out, without YOU!  So, whoever YOU are, take a sip of this "living water" and see how you feel! God made YOU after the image of Him, with your own special attitude, ideas, eyes, nose...

Cup of the Day!  Do you ever just need a fresh glass of water?  Do you ever just need to hear good things, instead of bad?  -- The list goes on, bad health, a person's bad actions, bad weather; can we see through the bad?  Doesn't bad stop you in your tracks?  It's like a thick, grey cloud that hovers, choking life. I speak encouragement today, let it cut through and clear the bad, clear the choke.  I speak love, let it melt the bitter!  I speak a good report on all that are reporting, allow the sun to shine!  Don't cap off the light, allow it to glow stead, strong in the dark! I speak living water over a parched heart and dry soul!  Until it is beating strong with JOY!   Isaiah 55:1 Heart Homework: John 7:37 &38 - Just ask Jesus!

Cup of the Day!  Whats in your cup today?  Today I want to concentrate on how God sees you verses how the world sees you!  It might make the difference in how you see things in general??  Psalms 139:14  "I will praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Today's story.... At lunch time I knew I had to take care of my driver's license; it needed an address change.  It was time for me to get that little star on my license indicating that I had gone through the identification process, now legislated since the incident of 911.  Those that don't know what I am talking about, it is a little star on your license after you have presented all of your proper identification, proving who you are as a person; such as your birth certificate, your marriage license, your social security card, and divorce decree if you had filed for a divorce showing a name change.  Unfortunately, for me, I had misplaced all my paperwork, si...

Cup of the Day!  What is in your cup today?  Does it taste sweet or bitter?  John 4:10  "Jesus answered and said unto her, if you knew the gift of God, and who it is that speaks to you, give me to drink; you would have asked of him, and he would have given you living water!" Today's short story Just an ordinary day with things to think about.  We had a discussion at work today brought on by the newspaper calling and wanting to do an article on concealed weapons.  One of the girls in our department was going to take a course in concealed weapons and the newspaper wanted to interview her.  I understand why; because in today's world there is so much evil and man's heart is filled with fear.  Out of protection, we want to make sure we are prepared!   But are we prepared, even with a gun?   I am for the "freedom" to have guns; but at the same time I despise them.  I still have the echo in my ear from w...