Fire for HIM

"...God is strong, and he wants you strong. So take everything the Master has set out for you, well-made weapons of the best materials. And put them to use so you will be able to stand up to everything the Devil throws your way. This is no afternoon athletic contest that we'll walk away from and forget about in a couple of hours. This is for keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish against the Devil and all his angels." (Ephesians 6:10-12 MSG)     I had purchased some Gerber Daises for a friend of mine.  I have not made the delivery yet, so we have been caring for them in the mean time.  They usually have their fuzzy middles facing up and their hot pink pedals stretching out like rays of sunshine.  Today, we pulled into the driveway, and each of the blossoms were bowing low to the ground.  They needed water.  My children hurried to water them to bring them back to life. It has been my life's desire to always be pleasant ...

"But let all those who take refuge and put their trust in You rejoice; let them ever sing and shout for joy, because You make a covering over them and defend them; let those also who love Your name be joyful in You and be in high spirits." (Psalm 5:11 AMP)   God has made a covering over us.  Picture a giant, golf-sized umbrella over your head.  He covers us.  It is not always easy to trust Him in every circumstance, but He IS there - over us.  When we submit to Him, we give Him permission to hold His umbrella over our heads, wherever we go.     In the midst of a physical battle, I felt barraged by hell's rocks of fury.  I was exhausted and found myself wondering about the presence of heaven in all of it.  Most of us have been there.  If you have not, maybe you will.  I do not wish it on anyone, but we find ourselves stronger and better rooted on the other side of these ...

"In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will rest ore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation." (I Peter 5:10 NLT) Lately when I worship, I see myself spinning on ice with my head held back in abandon.  The Word has many scriptures on dancing before the Lord.  When my heart reaches out to Him or I know He is there, I begin to see a dance of worship in my mind that corresponds to my heart yearning to spin before Him.  The ice I have seen this week is like a frozen pond out in a forest.  The sun is shining.  It is beautiful.  My mouth is curved up in a smile, and my body is spinning wildly and with graceful movement.  I do not know how to ice skate.  I have been a few times, and my efforts are less than fluid.  Ballet doesn't exactly transfer to the ice without training.  My home...