A major disappointment is often a Divine appointment in disguise. If you only look at the natural situation you will only see a worldly view. Things happen for many reasons. Often, there is a lesson to be learned…an opportunity to grow and change in a positive direction.
If you live Kingdom you do not get entangled with earthy drama. You may even have to walk away from what would appear to be right according to worldly standards. To live Kingdom often requires the opposite action and outcome on your part. To live Kingdom is to bring the Kingdom of God
As Christmas draws closer, please take a moment to be sensitive to those who face challenges whether health, financial or relational. Christmas is a wonderful, joyful season but for many it is a difficult time of the year and the added stress can be overwhelming.
Step back a bit and be cognizant of the true needs of others. I spoke yesterday with a woman whose husband just went home to be with the Lord, a hardworking father of 4 who had no extra money for Christmas and a man whose son just passed as well. Some have lost loved ones
Here we are in the third week of Advent already! I pray that amidst the preparations for Christmas you are staying focused on the real ‘reason for the season.’ May this phrase never become a cliché that is spoken in haste without a real understanding and depth of awareness of Jesus Christ this season and always. May He reign in your heart and bring immeasurable joy minute by minute into your life.
Joy is the focus of this third week of Advent. Joy is a feeling of great happiness. Joy is exhilarating. Joy
For those of you who are not on certain Social Media sites, I publish “Short Takes” every day. Below are the takes for last week. Also are included links to short posts “From the Archives of Esther’s Warriors Ministry.” I pray they bless you and keep you striving toward a full Kingdom walk ‘for such a time as this!’
God Bless,
Michele
~You do not know until you know. ~Worry not in the interim. ~Actually, “Worry not.” ~ Jesus
~To live with hope is to live with expectation refusing to accept defeat!
Life is precious. Life is so very sacred. How do you spend your life minutes? Are you thankful? Are you joyful? Or, do you incessantly complain about your job, coworkers, family members and friends?
A very special person in my life, who I have known since he was a little boy, just passed from this world. He was like a son to me. Throughout his life, but especially in the months preceding his death, we were blessed to have some deep conversations. He said he was not angry with God at all about his situation or whatever the outcome. He
For those of you who are not on certain Social Media sites, I publish “Short Takes” every day. Below are the takes for last week. Also are included links to short posts “From the Archives of Esther’s Warriors Ministry.” I pray they bless you and keep you striving toward a full Kingdom walk ‘for such a time as this!’
God Bless,
Michele
~Encourage one another. ~An uplifting word can do so much to soften the rough edges of someone’s day!
~Worry diminishes the positive flow of life. ~Worry blocks God’s voice. ~“Worry not.” ~ Jesus
Storms in life, like any natural storm, ultimately pass and give way to sunny skies. Do not quit. Do not become fearful.
When storms do come (and they will), hold on to your faith. He is right there with you. Wait out the storm. It will pass. He’s got this!
For it is written:
“On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. And
This week marks the beginning of the Advent season. Derived from the Latin word adventus which means coming, the next weeks are spent in anticipation of commemoration of the birth of the Messiah. As Christians we also wait for the second coming of Jesus Christ to earth. As we await Christmas and His second coming we have an opportunity especially in this Advent season to ‘start again’ as His mercies are new every morning.
Three Steps to Walk Lighter This Month:
The weeks before Christmas in our society can be wrought
People watching at restaurants is one of my favorite pastimes. What I know is that no one eats alone. Whether with others at the table or not, cell phones or computers are always present and in use. I have seen entire meals spent on the phone while a person is sitting with someone.
WOW-when did we as a culture become so disrespectful of one another? 99.9% of what I hear (for some reason folks talk extra loud on their cells) is just chatter. Turn off the electronics! Really engage with those around you.
One Christmas tradition I shared with my family was Christmas tea. It was a special time to share tea and conversation. When my Dad passed, my Mom and I carried on the tradition until she moved to another state. I then looked forward to our telephone conversation as we shared our Christmas tea across the miles, until she joined my Dad.
Without her there, my Christmas gatherings with my cousins became all the more special to me as that was my family connection. They were a large family so it would always fun to see them and catch up on
