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Blessings, Sean, River, and my feathered friend Marvin Walking and living in Victory! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gwen Tweedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 6:14 AM Subject: {dbilg} Fw: Womens Email Devotional - Friday September 26, 2008 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "TruthMedia Women's Devotional" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gwen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 6:44 AM > Subject: Womens Email Devotional - Friday September 26, 2008 > > > : > : > : QUIET TIME DANCE > : > : > : by Lynn Mosher > : > : **We would love to have you join us for a chat: > http://thelife.com/interactive/chat.html > : > : Whirring lawnmowers. Annoying blowers. This was how my morning started. > How could I attain quiet for a conversation with the Lord? > : > : I walked to my family room window and looked out. Beautiful blossoms > arrayed the trees, and at the same time, spewed out their allergy-packed > pollen as thick as fog, prompting tissues to peek out of all my pockets. A > brisk breeze released the grip of the "helicopters" on the maple trees, as > the tiny descendants concealed the ground in a blanket of ancestry. > : > : As I stood there gazing at God's hand of creativity, a brief, sprinkle > fell delicately on our patio, animating the dried seedlings and causing > them to hop and dance. > : > : Giggling at the delightful sight of dancing seedlings, the thought > crossed my mind: sometimes the blustery winds of a new season blow against > us, loosening our grip on the Lord as our Vine. In letting go, we find > ourselves lying on the ground, disconnected from our fellowship with Him. > : > : When this happens, we usually misunderstand the point of what has come > our way. Yes, sometimes the enemy blows his hot blast of affliction upon > us, but, other times, it is God's sweet breath of purpose, which brings > about a new growth season in our lives. It is not meant to cause us to > release our grip but merely to tighten it and bring forth new blossoms of > growth. > : > : Along with His wind of purpose, God occasionally sends showers, whether > as gentle dew or great downpours as an answer to our prayers. Either way, > we are not always hopping and dancing at the answer He provides. > : > : When we learn to welcome, with open hearts, all the elements of each new > season in our lives, whether heat, cold, rain, or drought, as being the > gentle guidance of the Lord to rejuvenate us, praise and thanksgiving will > begin to emerge from deep within us. Starting down in our toes, it will > bounce around, creep up into our throats, and dart out, causing our spirit > to delight and dance before the Lord. > : > : When you feel like a dried seedling lying on the ground, do you welcome > the rains of circumstances that fall upon you? Do you understand that they > are sometimes the answers to prayers? Do you dance in praise to the Lord > for them? > : > : Joel 2:23 says, "Rejoice in the LORD your God! For the rains He sends > are an expression of His grace. Once more the autumn rains will come, as > well as the rains of spring." (NLT) > : > : ~Lord, May I recognize those things that come into my life as elements > of guidance and may I welcome them with dancing feet in praise and > thanksgiving. In Jesus' name, Amen. > : > : Questions: How do you respond when difficulties come your way? 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