Spirituality

Created To Be Loved

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Daily Prompt: Escape! Describe your ultimate escape plan (and tell us what you’re escaping from) My Escape – the Word of God. It allows me to leave this world and it’s troubles behind, and soar in the Spirit to new places. I escape from the cares of this life, the worries, the past, the pain, etc. … Read more

Altar of Love

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from walcoo.net
from walcoo.net

ALTAR OF LOVE

by Downhere

Lay down your weapons
Lay down your violence
Lay down rebellion
Your heart of defiance

Love will ask of you more than truces
If you’re willing to lose
Blessing far outweighs the loss when you lay it all
On the Altar of Love

Lay down your idols
Lay down your possessions
Lay down your shrines and
Your worldly obsessions

Love will ask of you more than treasure
When you’re willing to trust
Blessing far outweighs the loss when you lay it all
You lay it all on the Altar of Love

In the holiest room
Where the curtain was torn
By the ultimate wound

Oh, the Altar of Love
Where the glory resides
For the Father and Son
And the Spirit invite

Oh, the Altar of Love
To its form we are blind
But you know when it’s there
Like the sun through shut eyes

Oh, the Altar of Love
Yes, you come here to die
But you know that it’s good
Cuz you come out alive

Love will ask of you more than you can give
When you’re willing to live
Blessing far outweighs the loss when you lay it all
On the Altar of Love

GOD’S PROMISE TO YOU:

This is My commandment: that you love one another [just] as I have loved you. No one has greater love [no one has shown stronger affection] than to lay down (give up) his own life for his friends. You are My friends if you keep on doing the things which I command you to do. (John 15:12-14)

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Set me like a seal upon your heart, like a seal upon your arm; for love is as strong as death, jealousy is as hard and cruel as Sheol (the place of the dead). Its flashes are flashes of fire, a most vehement flame [the very flame of the Lord]! (Song of Solomon 8:6 AMP)

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And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint. (Galatians 6:9 AMP)

MY PRAYER FOR YOU:

Dear Lord,
Forgive us for clinging to worldly things. What we see is temporary, what we do not see is eternal. Today, we lay down our burdens, our troubles, our dreams, our desires – everything we are, and everything we are not –  at Your Altar of Love. Today, we choose You, in Jesus Name.

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Looking for Life

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Looking for Life © 2013 D Rasmussen She walks around the old cemetery, looking for life under all of the stones. Many secrets hiding in dark places, voices calling, the demons are faceless. * The more she walks in, the deeper it gets. Depression clouds want to bury her yet. The stones promise life, love, … Read more

Love Won!

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Christ Crucified

For the story and message of the cross is sheer absurdity and folly to those who are perishing and on their way to perdition, but to us who are being saved it is the [manifestation of] the power of God.

(1 Corinthians 1:18 AMP)

Under My Branches

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I recently joined a Song Writing Forum online to help me learn new things.  It’s a sort of online workshop. It is called CCCMNI, for Christian Songwriters, bands, artists, worship leaders, etc.  And the best part – free to join!  So yes, all you poets, come on over! The first writing exercise was this: “take some … Read more

Agony in the Garden

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Gethsemane – what does that mean? Gethsemane is a corruption into English of two Hebrew words GAT and SHMANIM. It is taken to mean “the place where olive oil is pressed”. Now, here is a further insight into the Hebrew words GAT and SHMANIM. GAT, as a Hebrew word by itself (Hebrew: gimel, tav), means a … Read more

180 degrees

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Daily Prompt: Tell us about a time you did a 180 — changed your views on something, reversed a decision, or acted in a way you ordinarily don’t. It’s funny how God can turn things around. The other morning my husband said this to me, “For someone who used to be stalked, you sure do … Read more

ACTION: A Word A Week Photo Challenge

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My daughter and her friend in ACTION!

(a few years back!)

I’m thanking you, God, from a full heart,
I’m writing the book on your wonders.
I’m whistling, laughing, and jumping for joy;
I’m singing your song, High God. (Psalm 9:1-2)

http://suellewellyn2011.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/a-word-a-week-challenge-action/

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More on MERCY, thank you Pat!

An Unusual Word

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More on MERCY, thank you Pat!

Have Mercy on us Lord

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 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior (Titus 3:4-6) God’s Sunrise will break in upon … Read more

One Question

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I was having fun today on my day off, until I downloaded a program and gave my computer a virus.  UGGGGGH!  I had a new toolbar, the internet was opening to a strange page, and I couldn’t upload to SoundCloud.  I hate when that happens!  I tried running the anti-virus program and the malware program and CC … Read more