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Qualities of a Spiritually Healthy Person

9/25/2016

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“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”                                                                            Jeremiah 29:11
 





Good Morning Friend,
 
            Here’s a big hug for you if you woke this morning a little stressful or worried.  Feel the squeeze!!!!!   Ahh, relax a little.  It is going to be ok.  Honestly.  I understand it doesn’t feel like it at this moment.  My oldest son has a great phrase he repeats to me when I get a little uptight.  He says, “It is what it is.”  When trials come your way, there’s often a lesson to be learned.  Accept the reality of this moment.  Live in the now. What you think of as a terrible thing, God can turn into a blessing.  It is all about trusting God while on the journey.
 
            I have decided to write some devotionals about what it means to be a spiritually healthy person.  Our first lesson is:
                                              Let go, let God.
            You will know that you are growing spiritually when you are comfortable with “not-knowing.” You have given up the need to control how your life and the life of those you love unfolds.  Instead you have learned to live in the now and to trust God with yoar tomorrow.  Feel the peace of surrender; it is pure bliss.
 
                                                                        Loving you always,
                                                                                                Linda

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May Your Sleep Be Sweet

9/18/2016

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When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.                              Proverbs 3:24




​Hello Sweet One,
            It is quiet here this morning.  I invite you to sit with my words for a minute or two and contemplate their deeper meaning for you.  Come on, take a moment for reflection.  My question for you is not trivial, it is vital to your well-being. Ok, here it is: “Did you make your bed this morning?”
            This inquiry, I firmly, honestly believe, is foundational to your mental and spiritual health.  Outer order contributes to inner calm.  Order creates serenity. God created the world with a plan and a rhythm.  Season follows season.  Night follows day. Each day is twenty-four hours.  Each hour is sixty minutes and each minute contains just sixty seconds.  Nothing random.  
            So I ask you, is your life hectic and out-of-sync?  If so, start your day with a routine and include making your bed as part of that plan.  You need a sanctuary.  If you are home all day or when you return after a hectic day at work, savor the serenity of your bedroom and claim it as sacred space.  Perhaps lay a mat on the floor where you might do some stretches, relaxing your body and mind for quiet meditation and prayer.  Light a lavender scented candle to contribute to your relaxation practice.  My prayer is that you create a sacred space in which to center yourself and receive the blessing of inner calm.  Begin by making your bed.                                                                        

                                And may your sleep be sweet,
​                                                               Linda    


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Is it raining in your life?

9/4/2016

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When the ground soaks up the falling rain and bears a good crop for the farmer, it has God’s blessing.                                                                   Hebrews 6:7                                                                 Hello friend,
            Growing up, I loved Broadway musicals.  South Pacific was, and still is, one of my favorites.  It is set on a South Pacific island during World War II where a naïve young Navy nurse named Nellie Forbush becomes romantically involved with Emile de Becque, a French plantation owner. At one point, Nellie is reconsidering her relationship with Emile and decides to break up with him and sings the wonderful “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair.”  Have you ever wanted to wash something, or someone, out of your hair?  There are times when we might all need to wash away all our troubles and call forth freshness into our lives, if not with shampoo, then why not reconsider your thoughts about rain?
            In Hebrews, Paul tell us that falling rain enables the ground to bear a good crop.  How does that apply to us?  When it rains in our lives, we can wish it away, or we can reconsider the healing and nourishing properties of it.  What is the storm in your life brewing?  Contempt?  Self-pity?  Anger?  Could you put aside your perceptions of the storm and consider what God might be doing in your soul?  What is He trying to grow in you?  Patience?  Endurance?  Strength? 
            The most cleansing substance on earth is water.  Can we re-imagine rain as an energizing waterfall, rejuvenating our body, mind, and spirit.  Allow yourself to be aware of its healing powers.  Take a few moments and study the rain.  Look for individual raindrops and remind yourself that you are as fearfully and wonderfully made as each unique droplet.  Listen to the sound of the rain and allow yourself to feel at one with the universe.  Imagine the rain as a healing wash on your body flushing away all fear, doubt, or discouragement from your spirit.  Cleansing.  Refreshing.  Renewing. Producing new growth.  I love that God tells us that He will bless us when we soak up the falling rain and use it to produce new fruit.    Linda                                         
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