Fire for HIM

Standing in backyard All around the ground fluttered Yellow butterflies

" Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore."  (Psalm 16:11 KJV) I came within inches of sabotaging the back end of my van.  What stopped me?  Well, the little voice telling me to put on the brakes.  I was backing up and not looking fully behind me.  Three times I was told to watch:  when I put the car in reverse, as I backed up, and then again as I proceeded backwards.  I decided to listen at last, just in case.  I tapped on the brakes, and looked around for the electric pole.  I had to look for a little while, for it was directly in my blind spot and literally less than 2 inches from my back bumper!  He wants to speak to us in the day to day.  What if I had not listened to the paternal guiding and checked for the obstacle?  There would have been unpleasant results.  He loves me enough to speak. Wil...

Today is NFL Sunday.  I was enjoying the game, but was very tired from the full weekend.  My four hour nap on Saturday does not count - one hour per child born is certainly excusable on rare occasions.  As I lay down on the couch to participate in the game this afternoon, I closed my eyes for just a moment.  I almost let the cheers and whistles lull me to sleep and then  I began daydreaming.  I was remembering a day I played quarterback.  Since I had kinda been the boy of the family, my dad taught me to throw a football, among many other things usually reserved for boys.  You see, I had been named John in the womb.  My heartbeat, the doctor said, had to be male.  Surprise!  I was a girl...later a ballerina, in fact.  But I loved the moments with my dad.  He taught me to corral cows, maneuver a truck, drive a golf ball, and throw a football... all before I was ten.  I still prefer to work outdoors over housework an...

As I was watching an interview today of a lady that had been pressured by her boyfriend to go through multiple abortions, my heart began to break.  This lady found the love of God through it all, and I felt the Lord's heart ache.  I was drawn to intercede on behalf of those who have gone through similar circumstances...or even those like me that had been told they had a dead womb. Although I have never had a baby ripped from my womb, I felt as if I was sitting in their place and was overcome with emotion and then a renewed hope!  The power of the Holy Spirit enveloped me and I felt as if I stood in their place and God was moving on their hearts and lives and even renewing wombs.  I know God moved today and miracles happened  Hearts were changed and even bodies made new.   I began thinking how this was a parallel to the hopes and dreams that God has placed within each one of us.  Jeremiah 29:11-13, of which so many of us are familiar, says, "For I k...

Many of us face clouds in our lives.  Back in August, I began to be drawn to the skies and found encouragement there. Over and over, I have found myself looking into the sky, finding sweet peace.  Within the cloudy sky, the sun finds a way to break through.  One dark morning, sunlight was yet a small window.  As I stood and watched the morning open from behind the clouds, I was stirred to remember that He is always pouring His love out upon us - in buckets upon our head.  He loves us always...but so very nice to remember when we need it the most.  I was able to take courage to stand strong through the adversity I was facing, all the while delighting in His promises of the day.  While I was looking into the sky, the following poetry bubbled up from my heart:   Grays and Blues In Billows and Puffs Hovering and Moving About Silently and Sweetly Sunlight Opening a Window From Dark Widening Still As...