Touch-Five Minute Friday

This week's prompt occurs in the Bible over one hundred times. I am always encouraged to read how many jesus reached out to touch.

Touch....

Power in our hands

To crush or to soothe

To tear down or build up

To uproot or plant

To nurture or suffocate

Give and receive

Some hate it, while others love it

Pull away from or seek out

How many times is enough?

Live in a world where

Tactile is how we and

Others

Understand

Care and can

Heal hearts

How will I use the power in my hands?

STOP

Luke 24:39 "See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have." (NASB)

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Five Minute Friday-Next

Happy Easter and Resurrection Day! I'm just jumping in with this week's new prompt. 

Next.......

First socks, next shoes. 

A natural and predictable sequence. 

First morning, next afternoon.

I like to know what's next, don't you? 

I like to plan. 

I think about what I'll say or do next when so and so says such and such. 

Always anticipating and trying to know what's going to be best.

Jesus predicted His own death, but nevertheless, the disciples didn't and couldn't really 

fathom it all.

They scattered.

Some denied, while others hid.

They didn't get it when the unexpected came next. 

They were blown away.

STOP

2 Corinthians 2:9" However, as it is written: 'What no eye has seen,what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived' the things God has prepared for those who love Him." (NIV)

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Lack-Five Minute Friday

I missed last week, but here I am for this past Friday's prompt. In America, we certainly have a lot of resources. Sometimes I wonder if we have too many. So, I had to take a little extra time to think on what do I really lack?

Lack........

I had to think on this one a bit. What do I lack that I truly need? God has been so generous providing for my physical needs-the bare necessities of life, along with great relationships I enjoy with family and friends. So what more could a girl or anyone ask for?

If I ask myself this question in light of Psalm 119, I know there is plenty. Those who seek God with their whole hearts and are diligent to keep all of his ways are blessed. There is a standard to reach for and a rock to firmly plant our feet on, but honestly, I'm not actively seeking and pursuing with all my heart.

STOP

Psalm 119:1-2 "How blessed are those whose way is blameless, Who walk in the law of the Lord. How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, Who seek Him with all their heart."(NASB)

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