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The Power Of Our Thoughts
What kind of thoughts are hiding out in your head? How do they affect your heart, and how you feel about others?
It’s wise to check our thoughts and words, “Do they build up, honor, and leave others feeling loved?” Words and thoughts can change the trajectory of someone’s life, even ours. This screams, our thoughts are important to God for our good and for the good of others.
Truth: God knows our hearts, knows our thoughts and what we will say before a word is formed on our lips.
“You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord.” Psalm 139:4
“You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.” Psalm 139:2
Now, I’m not pointing a finger because I’m guilty of not always having the right thoughts floating around in my head – About myself and others. This can become a battle even when I start my day with the purest of intentions.
Knowing how God sees all and knows all should help position our hearts to receive his thoughts toward us. When we allow God’s thoughts toward us to rule in our heart, soul and mind the lies of the enemy are forced out!
It’s when we look up and not down at others we learn to appreciate the truth of God’s Word. (“Love your neighbor as yourself”) We learn to value the truth of how wonderfully and fearfully we are created. We begin to love like God loves!
Scripture comes alive as we experience in real time the Word of God cutting through the lies of the enemy, and the thoughts corrupting our minds and hearts. (Cutting through soul and spirit).
Imagine – Our thoughts aligned with God’s and the impact it would have on our relationships, and around the world!
I pray you will allow God’s Truth to permeate your thoughts as they resonate in your heart, and negate the lies of the enemy.
Whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable. If anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things.
Philippians 4:8
Onward,
Lorna
Psalm 90:12
Iron Sharpens Iron
Thank God for friends who do life with us!
What beautiful friendships I’ve been given with these women who love God, life and one another.
My move to So Cal was such an amazing experience God used in many different ways. As I reflect over those 5 years I’m humbled by how God loved me into a new season of healing, self reflection and most importantly – how he taught me to be happy single!
A few months back I told myself to get busy and blog about all God had done. His grace and life lessons were to be shared in hopes of encouraging others during life’s hard transitions. However, I did not realize my life was about to change in a BIG way. In a flash, and I mean in a flash God orchestrated some events and moved me back to the Bay Area.
Truly, I did not feel I’d ever move back…to live…to start again. It was not in my plan because I had fallen in love with So Cal, my church, the community, new friends and of course the beautiful weather and beaches. It was all so good!
However, what I missed the most about being away from the Bay Area was my precious family. Once again my heart overflows with gratitude for the time God is giving me back to love on the littles, and share in their life in a new way.
As I sit in my new apartment writing this morning there are streams of sunlight peeking in at me, and my heart is touched by God’s gentle reminder of what we all know so well.
“In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps”
Proverbs 16:9
Through it all God is faithful to fulfill all his promises and bring us what we need to accomplish all he has for us. So many things…whether it be new friends, new surroundings, or seasons of reflection and learning. May we never doubt God’s perfect plan and strategy in bringing his people to their greater purpose.
Onward,
Lorna
Light of The World
Empowered
God’s light shining into our dark places.
His Light and Truth infiltrating our thoughts and motives,
while disarming the power of darkness as we surrender to His ways.
Do you hear Him calling from the heavens, “Be strong and courageous!”
How I love the Word of God!
Only in surrender of self can we find our way in Christ as He lovingly and gently moves us into his ordained purposes! So we wait. We listen.
And He faithfully empowers and we are set free! He calls us His own!
…The Father knows me and I know the Father. (John 10:14-18)
Will every day be perfect? No. Will there be days we struggle? Yes.
But may we never forget, the more light we allow in
the less darkness there is to overcome.
You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.
Psalms 18: 28 & 29
Praying God’s presence will light up your world.
Love well, Lorna
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