Musings and Marvelings on my Jesus Journey

  I am meditating on.... Romans 15:13 , I am so excited about this new Blog area, Meditations! The Scripture is paramount in my life influencing the trajectory of my musings and marvelings! Dictating how I live each day. Or at least it does when I am heeding the Spirit! So what better thing to write on, then the Scriptures themselves! Of late, I am not working on a Bible Study per se, but reading the Word, randomly to hear what the Lord would speak to my heart as I open it and read. As a young Christian, this was my method, to read and to journal. And the Lord spoke so beautifully, as we all can attest that He does, when we intentionally spend time in His Word.  Now I tend to love doing Bible studies and workbooks; digging in more deeply to certain themes/books etc. This too is good! But this summer, I am back to reading and journaling;) "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness....

I am musing about..... Seeing Jesus. There is a verse in the New Testament that always kind of grabs my heart and attention. It is from John 12:21.  "And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast: The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying "Sir we would see Jesus." "....we would see Jesus". I love that! Is that not what we all want? Is that not what we all yearn for, everyday? To "See Jesus"? To see His presence around us? To see His workings in our lives and our loved one's lives? To see Him working in the world? Soon after reading this and feeling compelled to write about it, I started looking for an appropriate photo. My searching eventually took me to the internet where I researched pictures of Jesus. Not wanting to infringe on a copywrite concern, I ended up purchasing a poster. Of Jesus! Well, kind of. When you look at it, wanting to see Jesus, you don't. ...

  I am musing about.... Parted Clouds and Bubbles The other day I got a text from a dear friend. She shared a beautiful little story. She had been struggling and had taken a long walk under a cloudy sky. She was talking to God. As she thought on her challenges, she remarked aloud..."I am so alone". At that very moment, the clouds parted and the warm sunshine poured down upon her. God was reassuring her of His constant presence, that He was there walking with her through the cloudy days. Later that day, I was reminded again of God's love for His children. I had been staying with our grandsons for several days while their parents were on a trip. The boys wanted to "do bubbles". We headed to the garage and found the big bottle of bubbles. But alas, no wand. I told them I was going to quick go into the house and see if I could find something that worked. I opened a kitchen cupboard. The first thing I noticed was a grater. This just might work I thought, as I quickly...

  I am musing about this: Can we love our country too much? Is to love America to not love the world? There seems to be those who think that it is wrong to be nationalistic; to really love and care about one's country. First, are they right? This is something we must all consider and evaluate. Are we "worshiping our country"? Do we have it on too high of a pedestal? Are we valuing our nation above other nations in a way that somehow indicates that we do not genuinely care for the good of other nations? Let us think about that. (Pause) (Ponder) (Pray) As I consider, I realize that God had a special love for His "chosen" people, His nation of Israel. He desired their obedience and wanted to bless them (to even gather them to Him as a Hen with her chicks). He had a plan for them. It was His hope, His desire, His plan, that ALL nations would be blessed through them. So...do we acknowledge that we, in this beautiful blessed USA, are also  BLESSED BY GOD THAT WE MIGHT...