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This week, I feel like what I have to share is very odd, but I hope that I can communicate it in a way that you can understand and maybe ponder a little. You all know, because I have said it approximately 435 times, but I am reading 1 John right now.   J   In fact, I went back to the beginning to work through it a second time with a friend and I have really been enjoying starting back over, sitting in the same short passages… but finding new things I missed the first time.   The Spirit does not waste time in the Word of God. I promise, I will circle back to that, but first, I have to explain where this analogy first came from.  Back when I was reading through the Bible, I was sitting in the prophet books.   Specifically, I am talking about Isaiah (ch. 6), Ezekiel (ch. 1), and then finally Revelation (ch. 4), where each of the authors (Isaiah, Ezekiel, and John the Apostle) process these “throne room scene” experiences.   In these books there is a lot of “it w

This week, God had a theme of treasure for me to unpack.   Does he ever do that with you?   You read a book, He communicates an idea that encourages your heart.   But then you forget it 10 minutes later.   You go out for coffee with a friend, and the same idea is uttered in their spirit led heart.   “Do you hear me, daughter?”   You turn on the radio, and it’s there too.   “I really want you to get this.” You open your Bible, and every verse, even if you are in some obscure book, relays the same concept.   “LISTEN TO ME!” He does this often with me, and even when I was not faithfully in the Word, He would find such obscure ways to speak to me.   That’s been my week. So, in the study on 1 John, I was digging into the word “Abide”.   Go figure, right?   John really runs with that idea, which probably stemmed from Jesus as the vine, telling us to abide in Him.   What the heck does that mean, though?   According to Merriam Webster, it means the following: Definition of  ab

This week has been one of those weeks where I have felt so intently, the intense weariness of my flesh, but also the incredible empowerment of His spirit alive in me. For the sake of all honesty, I began this week in a very fleshly place.   In my spirit, knowing that God was requiring of me more than I could do apart from Him, but frankly, wanting to jump ship and give up.   In response, I reached out to a couple women who are great encouragers in my life.     Both of them responded in a godly manner.   Not allowing me in my flesh to remain unchallenged, but with such grace and love.   Those are the people we need to seek out for counsel guys, the people who will call us on our crap, while loving us, and loving our Father. One reminded me of the painfulness of being pruned, and how it reminds us of God as the vinedresser.   It hurts, but I want to bloom, I need to be healthy.   She directed my eyes towards the faithfulness of my Father, completing His goo