#gods will

Dear God,

I feel like I have run into a wall. What is going on? Why can’t I move forward? Are you trying to protect me from something ahead? Are you trying to teach me something? Are you working on something and the time is just not right? Maybe you are trying to teach me PATIENCE!

Please help me to see your will and learn from life’s lessons. Please encourage where I am, give me patience and wisdom, and motivate me to move in the direction you want, when you want. Thank you for being with me.

In Jesus’ name,

amen.

Dear God,

There are so many things I can do…or not do. I can sit and do nothing or I can attempt to do many things. Please show me, Lord, what will you have me to do? I am open to your leading and willing for You to work through me to accomplish Your will. Whether my purpose is to accomplish something small or great, I know that it is important to the work of your kingdom and your plan for my life. Guide and direct me, please.

In the name of Jesus I pray, amen.

I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. —Psalm 40:1

With so many instantaneous forms of communication today, our impatience with hearing a reply from others is sometimes laughable. Someone I know sent an e-mail to his wife and then called her by cell phone because he couldn’t wait for a reply!

Sometimes we feel that God has let us down because He does not provide an immediate answer to a prayer. Often our attitude becomes, “Answer me speedily, O Lord; my spirit fails!” (Ps. 143:7).

But waiting for the Lord can transform us into a people of growing faith. King David spent many years waiting to be crowned king and fleeing from Saul’s wrath. David wrote, “Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart” (Ps. 27:14). And in another psalm he encourages us with these words, “I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. He . . . set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps” (40:1-2). David grew into “a man after [God’s] own heart” by waiting on the Lord (Acts 13:22; see 1 Sam. 13:14).

When we become frustrated with God’s apparent delay in answering our prayer, it is good to remember that He is interested in developing faith and perseverance in our character (James 1:2-4). Wait on the Lord!

We are all Trees, rooted in cement.

Broken down and tired; of living life on a marry-go-round.

But with time, patience and Love we can grow into magnificent creatures, tall, in power, stronger than ever, rooted in who we are, what we are, our purpose and clear in our mission.

We need sun to shine.

We need water to cleanse & drink from.

We need air to breathe.

And our roots will grow, we will rise.

All we need is LOVE.

I know thyself.

I heal thyself.

I love thyself.

Therefore I am gold. I can and will continue to fill the cracks of my broken shell. Creating a magnificent piece of art once again. Stronger than ever.

And I am rising to the occasion.

I am a tree full of life.

I am a rising star.

I no longer submit to you.

I no longer submit to two.

I surrender my will to God & my Goddess self.

Lovingly Devoted to my healing, my growth, my unconditional love, because I speak my truth. I listen to the words coming out of my own mouth, I hear what others who speak to me say, I process and eliminate what is for me and what is their own words they need to hear for themselves. I know my shadows but instead I turn them into shade. I see all the signs because I open my eyes and no longer turn a blind eye. I am the work. I am progressing in my mental, soul, physical, spiritual growth. I am consciously aware. Self-Empowering. Guiding my own self. A beacon of light. Stunning, intuitive and Loved, A Gem. A beloved daughter of the earth. A Hopeful Soul. A Goddess. Emanating my divine feminine essence. A Pioneer orchestrating my path of mastery.

Seek within you and you shall find. Get to the root of the problem. Ask yourself what patterns are you repeating. Am I choosing myself or am I listening to Linda or Larry. Do they know you better than you know yourself.

Mend. Rest. Let Go. Heal.

Breathe in and push it out of your body a breathe that sounds like a wave, blowing out all the inner hate, the anger, the fear, the doubt, distractions, avoidance, sabotage, abandonment, and the darkness. Breathe in light, clarity and feel your way through the darkness. Exhale the darkness, the chaos and confusion. And release the burden of the weight of the world, you only have two hands, one body, one heart and one mind and they are beautiful and you are alive. Breathe in life! Grow beloved. Feel, Heal that inner child. Imagine who you are and see your beauty.

Love Heals. Period.

XO

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Passing of Saint John of God – Juan Zapaca Inga (1684-1685)

Prayer to St John of God

Saint John of God,
heavenly Patron of the Sick,
I come to you in prayer to seek your help in my present sickness.
Through the love which Jesus had for you
in choosing you for the sublime vocation of serving the sick,
and through the tender affection
with which the Blessed Virgin Mary placed upon your head
a crown of thorns as a symbol of the sufferings
you would undergo in the service of the sick
to attain to your crown of glory,
I beg you to intercede for me to Jesus and Mary
that They may grant me a cure,
if this should be according to the Will of God.

Prayer to St John of God

Saint John of God,
I honour you as the Patron of the Sick,
especially of those who are afflicted by heart disease.

I choose you to be my patron and protector in my present illness.
To you I entrust my soul, my body, all my spiritual and temporal interests, as well as those of the sick throughout the world.

To you I consecrate my mind, that in all things it may be enlightened by faith above all in accepting my Cross as a blessing from God; my heart, that you keep it pure and fill it with the love for Jesus and Mary that burned in your heart; my will, like yours, it may always be one with the Will of God.

Amen.

The plans of God are hard to follow. Not usually because they seem stupid… because usually they seem AMAZING and wonderful and exciting and… you get the picture. They’re hard to follow because a lot of the time you have to WAIT for them. And who really likes to wait? Not me.

Some people are blessed with patience, some are not… but when a plate of cookies is placed before you and you’re told to “wait 5 minutes for one”, it’s really hard to resist reaching out and taking one. You’d rather walk away and do something else for 5 minutes than stand there and stare at what you’re going to get but can’t have just yet.

That’s the worst part - you’re GOING to get it, but you can’t JUST YET.

1 Peter 5 has a few words on the matter. In verses 6 and 7, Peter says:

“So be content with who you are, and don’t put on airs. God’s strong hand is on you; he’ll promote you at the right time.Live carefree before God; he is most careful with you.”

He’ll promote you at the RIGHT TIME. Not your time, not the fun time, not the soon time, the right time. Which, of course, is never your time, or the fun time, or the soon time.

A wise person I once knew said this to me: “Often, we get God’s movement in our lives, but fail to wait around to hear his MOMENT.” It’s so very true, isn’t it?

And then in verse 10, Peter takes a moment to assure us once more at the benefit of waiting for God’s time:

“It won’t be long before this generous God who has great plans for us in Christ-eternal and glorious plans they are!-will have you put together and on your feet for good.”

Now THAT is a promise. “Glorious plans they are!”… how can you resist that?

I’ve seen this in my own life - I only recently have seen God begin to do something in my life that he gave me the passion and vision for 5 years ago. I tried to do it myself when he gave me the plans, but it never worked without him steering the ship. And once I gave up and did the other things he had for me to do, he suddenly PLOPPED my deepest desires down into my lap.

And now I have another big test… more big promises… that I don’t want to wait for. It’s hard. But I know it will be glorious.