Truth

Remember this?

"You can't handle the truth!"

What I can't handle is a lie. Is there such a thing as a little white lie? A secret kept...to protect "others" ....or is it ourselves we are protecting?

Deception....

I am a firm believer that the truth will set you free, but even I find myself backing away from telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

Would a lie keep me from having a relationship with my Lord? Is it the lie....or the sin we are hiding

I know that speaking complete truth can be unrealistic...for instance.

A friend names her new baby some off the wall name, and you just cringe... when she asks you if you love it, ......which you don't.... is it a lie to say you do?

This example is where we all can go to justify our lies. White, black, purple, blue or yellow.... isn't it really just a lie...an untruth?

I wonder if lying is something we now take for granted. The media lies, government lies, teachers, preachers, and ...... well, let's just say..."man" is known to lie.

So....let us then go to the one who is without sin, clean, pure and holy.

The truth maker. The source of THE TRUTH... Christ.

I no longer expect "man" to be my God. I don't hold others to a higher standard than I do myself, because I know The ONE TRUE GOD...and He has set me free!!!

Truth be known..... I love my Lord, and I'm not ashamed to shout it to the world..... real freedom comes through Christ Jesus.

There you will find TRUTH.

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Laughter

I was looking back over pictures I took on a camera I had misplaced years ago and I noticed some thing...
Laughter.

Our family has gone through a very trying time. Families can hurt, and families can heal...

What makes the laughter fade?

Life.

Life can be so overwhelmingly stressful sometimes that we just take things...everything too seriously......and we forget to laugh.

Most of the times I write a post, I write about how Christ has helped lead me through this journey called... life. This post is a little different..

My life with my Lord is personal and involves....me and Him.

My family is made up of just three.
Small number, but we had a great time together. We laughed.... a lot!

Somewhere along this journey of life, we forgot to laugh. Truly belt out in pure enjoyment of life...as a family.

I know laughter is the best medicine and we are in need of a transfusion.... a hearty dose of the giggles.

Just realizing how much laughter radiated from us, made me long to hear that sound again.

Pictures speak a thousands words, it is said....
And looking through old photos brought back a million laughs. It is a wonderful sound....of happy times...of a family.......my family.

So, I guess it's not too late to name a New Years resolution, since I didn't make one......

I want this year's pictures to be filled with laughter. Happy times. Joyful sounds that will echo through the years to come.


*** This commercial cracks me up.....every time!

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Weighed down

This past week was stressful. We went to tour a college with our son. As I reflected on his leaving home for college I became increasingly weighed down with emotions.
I am very proud of our son. He is a normal teenager with exceptional empathy for others, loyalty to his friends, intelligent, but best of all he is saved.
My blood always runs deep with emotions. Facing the next stage in life can also weigh me down. But I'm glad to have been raised in a Christian hone where I was taught that love lifts us up. Sometimes when life seems to be a bit overwhelming, its good to know that I don't have to face it alone. I can put my trust in the one who holds me and knows the pathways ahead.

Jeremiah 29:11 " For I know the plans I have for you.."
So glad that my Lord has it all worked out!

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Perspective

Sometimes the things we perceive about others, are not always as they seem. Sometimes, the things others perceive about us, are not always as they seem.

So, do we just have misguided perceptions?

Perceptions are merely, one's point of view.


While we "think" about the motives of others, we tend not to "think" about how others perceive our actions.

The old saying goes.......... "actions speak louder than words" may be true for some, but I also think what comes out of our mouths, comes from within.....

"What's in the well, will come up in the bucket!"

We've all stuck our foot in our mouths......from time to time.... intentional....or not. Don't you want a pass for your slip up? Don't others deserve the same pass from us as well.

My mantra is this: Think the best about a person, FIRST.... not the WORST.

Wouldn't you want others to give you the benefit of the doubt? Wouldn't you want a DO-OVER?

Follows the golden rule: Do unto other as you would have them do unto you? Even with our perceptions.

Ultimately, the opinions of others do not define us. BECAUSE...

"For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God." 1 Corninthians 2:11

blogging......year one.

Matthew 6:1
Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

After reading today's bible verse....I had to ask myself........

Does this apply to me?

This verse made me stop and question the reasons behind my writings.

Why do I blog?

I began blogging a year ago, because I felt God leading me to write. I needed Jesus to speak to me, comfort me, and through studying my bible....

He did....through His WORD........the words began to flow.....
This blog has been a journey of the WORD.

I have shared very personal thoughts, emotions ...life experiences.... so why expose my life for all to read?

I couldn't hold it in.. I wanted too... as crazy as that sounds....

The posts just came....one after another....helping me grow to know my Savior more...... post by post...

I know without a doubt that God has been with me this year....in a very personal way.

My words are real and very personal...but I pray that the words I write do nothing to bring attention to myself.......but complete praise and honor to God.

I have developed great respect for several other bloggers.....they're listed on my page...(check them out) They share real stories, reflections on their own journey through this life.  But more importantly, they know who Jesus Christ is and express His love and saving grace in their words.

So, on my first year blogging anniversary....I hope you have come to know the love, hope, and grace of my Lord and Savior...

Is my writing done? I don't feel like God has lead me to stop...just yet.

You see, I have come to know HIM more through it.......and I want to know more and more everyday.

Love and blessings,

Robyn

The Truth About Forever

Forever!   Is it overused in casual conversation???  Do we take, FOREVER lightly?

Such as:

"That movie lasted forever!"

"I sat in traffic......fooorrr---eeevvvveeerrrrrrr."

"I could sit on this beach with my feet in the sand, forever."

"I am forever forgetting things."

"I will love you, forever."

Is FOREVER relative to us in this day and time........

FOREVER- for a limitless time..... (Webster)

Synonyms: always, eternally, everlasting, evermore, permanently

John 3:16......"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
So, I contemplated on this word........forever.......

and I realized that what I view as forever, is just "time".... because MY forever will come to an end.
But my life AFTER I die, pass away, go to be with the Lord.... will be ETERNALLY FOREVER, PERMANENT, LIMITLESS.....

Who Do You Want To See?

We laid my grandmother to rest yesterday... and I awoke thinking about heaven...my Father...my grandmother.... those who have passed before me.

And I kept thinking of this passage of scripture...

Psalm 27:8  Your face, LORD, I will seek.

Sure I want to see my loved ones..but really....

I WANT TO SEE MY HEAVENLY FATHER!!!!

my earthly father and I are very close. He loves me, he protects me, he gives me Christian concil and he has been my biggest supporter.

I can only imagine what love will overflow from my heavenly father...I just can not fathom it.

I have been blessed with a great dad. For that I am eternally grateful.... because his love for me has shown me just a glimpse of the love God has for me.

And so, when I pass from this life into Glory.. the very FIRST person I want to see is my heavenly father.........
Isaiah 46:3-4 (New Living Translation) 3 all you who remain in Israel. I have cared for you since you were born. Yes, I carried you before you were born. 4 I will be your God throughout your lifetime— until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you.

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Aftermath of Christmas

The feelings of excitement and anticipation seem to quickly fade after Christmas. After the gifts are opened, the meal is eaten and the love expressed.....life returns to normal....
I'd rather my normal be filled with excitement, anticipation, and love every day of my life..not just on Christmas.

How can I accomplish this?

As I did during the holidays...thinking of others, sharing, and spending time with family and friends.

Most importantly, being grateful for my Savior. Remembering the source of all hope... Jesus Christ.

God has blessed me so much throughout my life. I have had bad situations as well, but when I focus on the negative I'm stealing my own joy. when I focus on the positive, and acknowledge them as blessings, I have peace, hope and joy.

Not to say that maintaining a positive attitude is easy, because it is not...some days it just seems impossible.

But, when I talk to God, when I read his Word...I change. My heart changes. My attitude changes.
I can't change the nature I was born with without Christ. Will I be negative, sure...I'm human. Will I be sad, sure I'm human..

But:.......I know who to look towards to help me through those times.

As Christmas ends, and the New Year begins, I am challenging myself to be more focused on Christ, others and the positive...and cast negativity aside. This is my challenge to myself...but I hope its affects are far reaching.

2 Timothy 1:7

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