Dear Friend Stuck in the Sea of Uncertainty,

In the midst of a continued uncertain journey ahead, we wait, we hope, we pray...



Send some rain, would You send some rain?
'Cause the earth is dry and needs to drink again
And the sun is high and we are sinking in the shade
 
Would You send a cloud, thunder long and loud?
Let the sky grow black and send some mercy down
Surely You can see that we are thirsty and afraid
 
But maybe not, not today
Maybe You'll provide in other ways
And if that's the case . . .

We'll give thanks to You
With gratitude
For lessons learned in how to thirst for You
How to bless the very sun that warms our face
If You never send us rain

Daily bread, give us daily bread
Bless our bodies, keep our children fed
Fill our cups, then fill them up again tonight
 
Wrap us up and warm us through
Tucked away beneath our sturdy roofs
Let us slumber safe from danger's view this time
 
Or maybe not, not today
Maybe You'll provide in other ways
And if that's the case . . .
 
We'll give thanks to You
With gratitude
A lesson learned to hunger after You
That a starry sky offers a better view if no roof is overhead And if we never taste that bread

Oh, the differences that often are between
What we want and what we really need

So grant us peace, Jesus, grant us peace
Move our hearts to hear a single beat
Between alibis and enemies tonight
 
Or maybe not, not today
Peace might be another world away
And if that's the case . . .

We'll give thanks to You
With gratitude
For lessons learned in how to trust in You 
That we are blessed beyond what we could ever dream
In abundance or in need
And if You never grant us peace

But Jesus, would You please . . .

Dear Friend with Faith like a Seesaw,

the following is from one of my favorite devotionals, Jesus Calling ~

Relax in my healing hold presence. Allow me to transform you through this time alone with Me.  As your thoughts center more and more on Me, trust displaces fear and worry.  Your mind is somewhat like a seesaw.  As your trust in me goes up, fear and worry automatically go down. 

{via Joe Blanck}

Time spent with Me not only increases your trust; it also helps you discern what is important and what is not. 

Energy and time are precious, limited entities.  Therefore, you need to use them wisely,  focusing on what is truly important.  As you walk close to Me, saturating your your mind with scripture, I will show you how to spend your time and energy.

Ephesians 5:15

 "Be very careful, then, how you live —not as unwise but as wise"

Psalm 119:105

" Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path."

Sincerely, 

Dear Worried Friend,

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“Worrying is carrying tomorrow's load with today's strength, carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time. Worrying doesn't empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.” 

―Corrie ten Boom 

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"Look at the birds of the air..." 

{maybe 'Three Little Birds' ...  ;)  } and be reminded not to worry .
 

Sincerely, 

Dear Friend, It's All GOOD!

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Sincerely,

Dear 'Debbie Downer',

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Sincerely,

Dear Friend In Pursuit of Happiness & Peace,

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Acts 17:24-28,

“God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. Nor is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things. And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grasp for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’”

C.S. Lewis Song {Brook Fraser} lyrics

If I find in myself desires nothing in this world can satisfy,
I can only conclude that I was not made for here
If the flesh that I fight is at best only light and momentary,
then of course I'll feel nude when to where I'm destined I'm compared

[CHORUS]
Speak to me in the light of the dawn
Mercy comes with the morning
I will sigh and with all creation groan
as I wait for hope to come for me
Am I lost or just less found?
On the straight or on the roundabout of the wrong way?

Is this a soul that stirs in me,
is it breaking free, wanting to come alive?
'Cause my comfort would prefer for me to be numb
And avoid the impending birth of who I was born to become

[CHORUS]

[BRIDGE]
For we, we are not long here
Our time is but a breath,
so we better breathe it
And I,
I was made to live,
I was made to love,
I was made to know you

Hope is coming for me
Hope, He's coming


He's always here waiting & longing for you, my friend...

Sincerely,  

Dear Friend With an Uncertain Road Ahead,

In the midst of uncertain circumstances...

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"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."

 Isaiah 41:10

Sincerely, 

Dear Impatient Friend,

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Sincerely,

Dear Friend Stuck in a F U N K,

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What is at least ONE good thing about your day today??

Sincerely,

Dear Grumbling Friend,

Lately I've been feeling ultra prone to grumble and complain.

Be it due to the mounting uncertainties looming in our families not-to-distant future

or simply lamenting about challenging behaviors/interactions from my children - 

I'm just feeling plain BLAH because of it all.   

And, I'm ready to 

SHAKE. IT. OUT. 

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What better time than Easter to declare war on negative thoughts and attitudes that the devil is clearly trying to weigh me down with.   

With the Lords help,  I'm ready to say, "NO" to temptations to 
grumble, complain or wallow in self pity.

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Who's with me?

"Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation,           

in which you shine like stars in the universe."

 - Philippians 2:14-15.

Sincerely, 

Dear Friend in need of Renewal,

I'm finding myself in a bit of a 'funk' more often than I'd like these days.  

Tuning my mind and heart on my ROCK & REDEEMER for relief and renewal in the midst of it...

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