Been sitting on John 14:6. "Jesus said to him, I am the Way and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father except by (through) Me." Amplified version.
This morning I just went to "I am the Way."
Then - "He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake." Ps. 23:3b
The Way. Paths. Are we going on an adventure, God?
Another - Ps. 139:24b. "and lead me in the way everlasting."
Then boop! He gives me a visual of He and I walking/hiking/climbing through very rough terrain. Very rocky mountains. I see no trees! Just rocks!
Jesus is holding my hand. Directing my feet. "Oops, see that stone there? Step over it." Or "kick it!"
He is the Way. We are going through this life together.
Then at a certain point we reach a protected place with a sweet pool of water.
A cave?
I hear the water dripping, echoing off the walls of the cave. See it reflecting. Smell the clean fresh air.
It isn't dark. He is the Light of the world. And He is right beside me. He lights my way, my paths.
Where is the pool? The cave?
"He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty." Ps. 91:1
Nuf said.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Insults and Scorn
Was reading Psalm 69. Starts out "Save me," and "I am forced to restore what I did not steal." Wrongfully accused.
Further down. "Oh God, You know my folly and blundering; my sins and my guilt are not hidden from You."
More. "Because for Your sake I have borne taunt and reproach;" and "When I wept and humbled myself with fasting, I was jeered at and humiliated;"
I ended up asking God when have I wept and humbled myself? When have I for zeal for Your house endured the church eating me up? When have I become a stranger to brethren, born taunt and reproach?
Father said, "You didn't have to. Jesus did it for you."
Amen.
Jesus, You took away my reproach. Bore my sins, insults, and scorn.
"What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You care for him?" Ps. 8:4. You create the heavens and the earth. You are Creator of the universe.
And You died for us on that cross.
Further down. "Oh God, You know my folly and blundering; my sins and my guilt are not hidden from You."
More. "Because for Your sake I have borne taunt and reproach;" and "When I wept and humbled myself with fasting, I was jeered at and humiliated;"
I ended up asking God when have I wept and humbled myself? When have I for zeal for Your house endured the church eating me up? When have I become a stranger to brethren, born taunt and reproach?
Father said, "You didn't have to. Jesus did it for you."
Amen.
Jesus, You took away my reproach. Bore my sins, insults, and scorn.
"What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You care for him?" Ps. 8:4. You create the heavens and the earth. You are Creator of the universe.
And You died for us on that cross.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Focus!
Learning. God is so patient.
Been in Ezek. 40:4. All of Ezekiel, but I'm sitting on that verse.
In this book, an angel took Ezekiel in the spirit, to view the temple. The angel measured it with a reed and told all the measurements and configurations to Ezekiel. Then told Ezekiel to tell all to the house of Israel!
Now if that had been me, I would have said, "Ju ... just a minute, while I go get my notebook. I'll never remember all that!"
Uh-huh.
Verse 4. "And the man said to me, son of man, look with your eyes, and hear with your ears and set your heart and mind on all that I will show you, for you are brought here that I may show them to you. Declare all that you see to the house of Israel."
In other words - focus!! Set your heart.
Ezekiel wasn't an angel. He wasn't a robot. A droid. (DROID!) He was a human, like you and me.
He did just that. He remembered all and wrote it down for us.
God is challenging me.
I went to a writer's conference recently and attended a class taught by Angela Hunt. She demonstrated to us something similar. Her Memory Palace. She had us choose a category - plants. We spoke out about 18-20 different species and she envisioned her neighborhood, placing each plant there. She was able to recite back to us each plant kind without peeking! Amazing!
I believe she was using Ezek. 40:4. And I can too!
I'm gonna work up to my grocery list!
Been in Ezek. 40:4. All of Ezekiel, but I'm sitting on that verse.
In this book, an angel took Ezekiel in the spirit, to view the temple. The angel measured it with a reed and told all the measurements and configurations to Ezekiel. Then told Ezekiel to tell all to the house of Israel!
Now if that had been me, I would have said, "Ju ... just a minute, while I go get my notebook. I'll never remember all that!"
Uh-huh.
Verse 4. "And the man said to me, son of man, look with your eyes, and hear with your ears and set your heart and mind on all that I will show you, for you are brought here that I may show them to you. Declare all that you see to the house of Israel."
In other words - focus!! Set your heart.
Ezekiel wasn't an angel. He wasn't a robot. A droid. (DROID!) He was a human, like you and me.
He did just that. He remembered all and wrote it down for us.
God is challenging me.
I went to a writer's conference recently and attended a class taught by Angela Hunt. She demonstrated to us something similar. Her Memory Palace. She had us choose a category - plants. We spoke out about 18-20 different species and she envisioned her neighborhood, placing each plant there. She was able to recite back to us each plant kind without peeking! Amazing!
I believe she was using Ezek. 40:4. And I can too!
I'm gonna work up to my grocery list!
Friday, March 19, 2010
On the Hot Seat
Yesterday morning, I was thinking. Yeah. I know. It's dangerous.
When I first set up this blog with the title, Ball of Fire Woman, five people had spoken fire, or ball of fire, over me, in prayer.
I just realized I might have jumped to conclusions with what God meant. Fire. Ball of Fire. I got kinda puffed up. "Yeah! I'm on fire for God! I'm hot!" HA!
Maybe He was just telling me that He has a lot of crap He needs to burn out of me!
Uh huh.
Ouch.
When I first set up this blog with the title, Ball of Fire Woman, five people had spoken fire, or ball of fire, over me, in prayer.
I just realized I might have jumped to conclusions with what God meant. Fire. Ball of Fire. I got kinda puffed up. "Yeah! I'm on fire for God! I'm hot!" HA!
Maybe He was just telling me that He has a lot of crap He needs to burn out of me!
Uh huh.
Ouch.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Open Letters
Yeah. I know. It's been a long time since I've written!
All excuses. ... but I've been ... yeah. I have been writing a novel, if that works!
Anyway, this morning, I felt God nudging me with 2 Cor. 3:2,3.
"[No] you yourselves are our letter of recommendation (our credentials), written in your hearts, to be known (perceived, recognized) and read by everybody. You show and make obvious that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, not written with ink but with [the] Spirit of [the] living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts."
We are letters from Christ. What is in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, speaks volumes to others about where we spend our time.
Ouch!
Copyright©Bonnie Lacy
All excuses. ... but I've been ... yeah. I have been writing a novel, if that works!
Anyway, this morning, I felt God nudging me with 2 Cor. 3:2,3.
"[No] you yourselves are our letter of recommendation (our credentials), written in your hearts, to be known (perceived, recognized) and read by everybody. You show and make obvious that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, not written with ink but with [the] Spirit of [the] living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts."
We are letters from Christ. What is in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, speaks volumes to others about where we spend our time.
Ouch!
Copyright©Bonnie Lacy
Friday, May 22, 2009
Speak it Out!
It has been 2 months since my last post. I am well, but very busy!
I have been in Exodus, chapters 14 and 15.
God's people looked back and saw the Egyptians coming after them, looked forward and saw the Red Sea blocking their way, and started whining and crying. Moses told them to fear not. "The Lord will fight for you," he said.
God moved and stood between Israel and their enemies! And as the chariots moved forward, God bogged the wheels down! Amazing!
The huge part is that Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea (after he had parted the sea the same way!) and the sea returned to its normal flow, drowning the Egyptians.
Afterward, God's people were dancing and singing praises to Him. Ex. 15:13-16 really stuck out to me. The news of what God did for his children spread all over, even to other enemies. The Philistines, men of Edom, Moab, Canaan. Terror fell on them and melted their hearts.
I was then reminded of Rev. 12:11, "And they have overcome (conquered) him by means of the blood of the Lamb and by the utterance of their testimony, for they did not love and cling to life even when faced with death." (Ampl.) It says here that they conquered the devil by the telling of their testimonies.
Our enemies are conquered by telling what God has done for us! Fear has to go when we tell of how good He is to us! And terror fills the hearts of our enemies when we speak of God's greatness!
Copyright©Bonnie Lacy
I have been in Exodus, chapters 14 and 15.
God's people looked back and saw the Egyptians coming after them, looked forward and saw the Red Sea blocking their way, and started whining and crying. Moses told them to fear not. "The Lord will fight for you," he said.
God moved and stood between Israel and their enemies! And as the chariots moved forward, God bogged the wheels down! Amazing!
The huge part is that Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea (after he had parted the sea the same way!) and the sea returned to its normal flow, drowning the Egyptians.
Afterward, God's people were dancing and singing praises to Him. Ex. 15:13-16 really stuck out to me. The news of what God did for his children spread all over, even to other enemies. The Philistines, men of Edom, Moab, Canaan. Terror fell on them and melted their hearts.
I was then reminded of Rev. 12:11, "And they have overcome (conquered) him by means of the blood of the Lamb and by the utterance of their testimony, for they did not love and cling to life even when faced with death." (Ampl.) It says here that they conquered the devil by the telling of their testimonies.
Our enemies are conquered by telling what God has done for us! Fear has to go when we tell of how good He is to us! And terror fills the hearts of our enemies when we speak of God's greatness!
Copyright©Bonnie Lacy
Friday, March 20, 2009
Hand to Hand
A few days ago, I went back home to a family funeral. My cousin and I were sitting with her mom (who is my mom too!).
As we started to file out, my cousin leaned over to ask if I would take her mom's hand and be on one side of her while my cousin held her on the other side.
So I took her hand and tucked her arm under mine and we walked out of the church.
She doesn't see well at all and needs a walker. She is as sharp as a tack though! And funny.
I have a picture of her hand in my mind though. As I got out of the pew, I turned around and looked for her hand to grab and reached for it.
There she is - not sure of herself - not able to see well.
What is she thinking? "How am I going to walk down this aisle? Do people see me? What do others think and see?"
And this hand reaches out to grab hers and tucks her arm in arm and someone else on the other side, walks with her. She is surrounded, empowered, blessed, comforted. Enabled to do what she needs to do.
I have such a picture of her hand. Waiting, immobile, unsure.
Then - contact. Peace arrives!
God is so like that. He is waiting for the moment. He sees our unsure hands - our hesitation. We can't see what's ahead.
And through a sweet word from a person, or someones touch. Or a direct Word from Him...an answer from someone who saw, and followed through on the Holy Spirit.
He reaches out and grasps our hand, our heart, at just the right moment. He sees the indecision and grabs our heart. Leads us to where we need to be.
So sweet. So powerful.
Let us be willing, looking for His guidance to lead us into those paths of righteousness and peace. In our daily life - areas of insecurity.
Draw us there Father!
As we started to file out, my cousin leaned over to ask if I would take her mom's hand and be on one side of her while my cousin held her on the other side.
So I took her hand and tucked her arm under mine and we walked out of the church.
She doesn't see well at all and needs a walker. She is as sharp as a tack though! And funny.
I have a picture of her hand in my mind though. As I got out of the pew, I turned around and looked for her hand to grab and reached for it.
There she is - not sure of herself - not able to see well.
What is she thinking? "How am I going to walk down this aisle? Do people see me? What do others think and see?"
And this hand reaches out to grab hers and tucks her arm in arm and someone else on the other side, walks with her. She is surrounded, empowered, blessed, comforted. Enabled to do what she needs to do.
I have such a picture of her hand. Waiting, immobile, unsure.
Then - contact. Peace arrives!
God is so like that. He is waiting for the moment. He sees our unsure hands - our hesitation. We can't see what's ahead.
And through a sweet word from a person, or someones touch. Or a direct Word from Him...an answer from someone who saw, and followed through on the Holy Spirit.
He reaches out and grasps our hand, our heart, at just the right moment. He sees the indecision and grabs our heart. Leads us to where we need to be.
So sweet. So powerful.
Let us be willing, looking for His guidance to lead us into those paths of righteousness and peace. In our daily life - areas of insecurity.
Draw us there Father!
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