Search-A Late One for last week's FMF!

Ok, so I'm really late on this one. It's been awhile since I did FMF on a Monday. It was a very busy weekend and by Sunday evening I was pooped. So here I am and here it is.

Search.....

How much of our lives are spent searching for someone or something?

One rock band from the 80's, Survivor, sang out, "The search is over. You were with me all the while."

If only we could say that of everything we are obsessed with finding. When do we keep searching and when do we give up?

Years ago, I lost a golden, hoop earring. After days, if not weeks of searching, I gave up. Thinking to myself, "Well, I'm not going to wear one large hoop. Why bother trying to find a match in the store?" So, I tossed it.

As time went on though, I came across the MIA golden hoop in my kitchen's junk drawer. Too late. I already tossed the other one.

STOP

Hebrews 10:35 " Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward." (NASB)

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Just- Five Minute Friday

Here we are for another Five Minute Friday as I am finally posting on Sunday evening. May you be challenged and encouraged!

Just......

Just a minute

I just saw him

God's ways are just and true

Just the right size

Where is the token in this? How do we see a sign of God's goodness in this? 

His ways are precise and exact! It's either right or wrong. There is an absolute standard of morality. It's clear, current, and unchanging. One knows where they stand and where they don't.

We need that! We yearn for security and consistency. The boundaries are firm and in place. They are not always easy, but it is clear!

STOP

"Enter through the narrow gate, for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it." (NASB)

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Confident-Five Minute Friday

I had one person in mind when I wrote this today. She is one of the most courageous women I know and has such a strong faith. Thank you Chris Cookie as I thank God for the gift of you!

Confident....

Confident He has her back

Confident in the face of challenges

Confident she will overcome

So long cancer, so long life of fear

So long anxiety, hello peace and cheer

So long mud and grime, hello fresh and clean

So long burdens, hello life again

Never down for the whole count

Back up and bouncing

Confident run wild

Will He make us this bold?

Can He strengthen our backs?

Will we persevere through the darkest of nights?

If He can't, we can't, but He can and He does

So we can

STOP

Philippians 1:6" For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus." (NASB)

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Build-Five Minute Friday

Here I am Sunday evening posting. I had not put much thought into this one, but I hope someone is encouraged and challenged. I keep asking in prayer for God to make creative use out of the towers that have crashed and burned. I have yet to see what this means.

Build.........

They love to build. They can never get enough time in the construction zone. My students think they are playing, yet I know they are learning. Learning what works and what doesn't. Seeing what three dimensional shapes can do and what will remain standing after going oh so high.

We all have our towers we've spent so much time and care creating. We all come to see sooner or later what remains standing. What and how we build is oh, so important. The sky is the limit, BUT where and how will we begin?

Even after our towers may come down crashing and burning, I am told God can and does make creative use out of the remains.

STOP

Psalm 127:1 "Unless the Lord builds the house, They labor in vain who build it.;" (NASB)

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Where-Five Minute Friday on Sunday

I let this one marinate for a bit. I hope you are challenged to ask yourself the same questions.

Where........

It's a question I've been asking more and more. Not knowing where and when to move on from the place I am. I'm also asking, "Where did the time go?" These years went a lot faster than I thought they would. 

However, more importantly, my heart has been searching for the Lion. The other morning, I awoke from a dream in which I was searching for CS Lewis' Aslan. I was in the Land of Aslan amongst crowds and then found myself traversing across a huge, flat plain covered in snow.

Where is He? I wanted one day with the Lion, face to face. It's times like these I find I need to look and listen carefully.

STOP

Proverbs 8:17 "I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me." (NASB)

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