Fire for HIM

About fifty yards away, movement caught my eye.  Two things had happened to allow me to see such a tiny, magnificent creature positioned so far from my home.  Without the sunlight streaming through the treetops, it would not have been possible to see the spider working on his web.  Without watching, I would not have noticed.  But a gift was presented to me this very morning.  Not just the beautiful arthropod, suspended between the power lines, but a lesson was etched on my heart and found it's fingers into my mind.  In that moment, a question formed in my brain:  What gifts lie in wait for us everyday, if we were watching for them?  The light drew my attention outdoors.  The continued watching allowed me to see.  I was reminded of a wondrous parallel.  His light is everywhere, even the angels and Holy Spirit seeking to rescue those in darkness.  My heart cries out this morning, let His light shine into every heart and life to...

Translucency defined:  The act of letting light pass through...as frosted glass. (Webster's) Most everyone has observed or used frosted light bulbs.  We were replacing a few yesterday.  They are very fragile objects, but they change the appearance of a room, making everything in it more visible.  I heard a testimony a few days ago of an individual that had submitted their heart to Christ after running for years.  They described seeing the world through different eyes and hearing the birds chirp for the first time.  Their focus was no longer on themselves, but their senses picked up on all that God delights in.  He delights in us.  Some of us are more fragile than others.  We are all different, hand-crafted by the same Creator.  What if we truly let His light shine through our humanness, giving Him the ultimate glory?  That is my desire today.  I long to see myself through His eyes, grasp hold of my purposes like never befor...

Today is a cloudy day.  It has been a cloudy day in more ways than one.  Clouds seem to block the sun, but they always have a potential of rain. You see, I did something I try never to do.  I went to sleep last night, without releasing the weights of the day.  This is never good for me.  It forms clouds blocking my heart.  Yuck! Yesterday, before I allowed junk to roll in and rest in my back yard, a song was pouring up from my heart.  This morning, the lyrics of that song kept tumbling in my mind.  My heart was stirred at their meaning. My eyes down Heart heavy with the world Weary, tired, and longing for nothing... Then I saw the Lilly turn I looked up The branches swayed with the wind I looked at the clouds And saw the sun break through I felt your love - I felt your love I saw the light I heard Your truth I saw Your love break through You are amazing Speaking to me Sayinw you made me lovely You said, "My uniqueness is from You" "My p...