Do you have a goal or are you going through something right
now that you cannot seem to see any hope at the end of the tunnel? There are so
many ideas I want to implement, so many dreams I want to manifest; yet I
personally cannot see how I will get there. My mind is filled with lists after
lists of what needs to be done. Hopefully, this post will help you to get your
dreams out as well.
In order to quiet my mind and soul, I worshipped God through
Phil Wickham’s songs “You’re Beautiful” and “This is Amazing Grace”. These songs never fail to move me to the
point of tears, or feeling the awe-ness of the King of Glory. Phil sings in his
captivating voice, “this is amazing grace, this is unfailing love, that You
would take my place, that You would bear my cross, You laid down Your life, so
that I would be set free…” Does that speak to your heart? It did mind. Knowing
that God loves me, an unworthy individual who cannot hold a candle next
to some of her amazing friends and yet, God loves me more than enough for me to
fill whole and complete – despite my shortcomings. Yes, God loves you, too, but
it is up to you to experience His love for you. I can only share my own
experience and share about God, but only if you are interested. I build
relationship by loving people; I don’t shove my beliefs on people.
Me: Father God, I am
grateful for Your Love, I have the apartment all to myself and I am okay with
it. I can still remember when I hated being alone. My soul would war against my
peace and my mind. Sitting still and not having anyone around would drive me
mad. Back then, before I knew You; I would rather have a lunatic next to me
than be in the apartment alone. But now, I know I am never alone because of
Your Love. You are with me always, and I thank You for that.
Father God: Remember
when you lost your sight on me when you first moved to New York? How unhappy
you were and how you felt you had to read a list of prayers to protect you from
the chaos at work? When you didn’t read the list, something bad happens.
Me: Yes, but I have
noticed that I don’t read that list anymore.
Father God: Did
anything bad happen when you didn’t?
Me: No, but I have
been praying and speaking to You out of my heart and not out of obligations. I
know You are not a genie, but during that time, I needed Your protection and praying
that list kept me at ease. [Readers, you can see that list below.]
Father God: I don’t
fault you. It only felt more scripted, more from the mouth rather than from
your heart. I want your heart.
Me: I am sorry Father.
I know You care more about the heart than anything else. This morning, I was
thinking of the book I want to work on. I am asking for Your participant in
this. I want it to be Your book, too; but I feel overwhelmed and cannot see how
to make this work.
Father God: Do you
remember that comment you read by E.L. Doctorow? He said, “writing is like
driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but
you can make the whole trip that way.” Well, when you are driving, you can only
see a few feet ahead of you. That’s all you need to focus on, just take it paragraph
by paragraph. And I will be with you to guide you through…
Of course there was more to our conversation, but that is
all I am willing to share.
This will probably be the last collage for a while. I want
to start with true art journaling. There will be a separate blog listing
supplies and three simple techniques. Below, using the collage steps listed
from last week’s post [add link here], I have been thinking about creating a
book.
“I am the one who
feels overwhelmed with the idea of producing a book that I am glued in bed, unable
to be productive in the direction I need to go. But there is hope. There are
many colorful, brilliant ideas I can partner with God to produce. I can see
them in front of me, a rainbow of books ready to be born.”
Prayer Points for Protection.
- Almighty Father, I commit my life into your hands, please keep me and my love ones in your secret place. Please keep us where the hand of the enemy cannot touch me in the name of Jesus!
- Almighty Father, I pray that a thousand of my enemies may fall at my side, and ten thousand at my right hand; but it shall not come near me nor my family, in Jesus name!
- No weapon formed against me shall prosper and every tongue that rises up against me in judgment shall be condemned in Jesus mighty name!
- Most High God, my life is in your hand, please be my defense. Protect me when I go out, protect me when I come in, protect me all the days of my life in the name of Jesus!
- Unchangeable Lord, please don’t let me be a prey in the mouth of the wicked in the name of Jesus!
- Almighty father, my life is in your hand please deliver me from the snare of the wicked that are hunting after my life day and night in the name of Jesus!
- Everlasting father, please frustrate all conspiracies and evil scheme directed against me in the name of Jesus!
Thank you, Almighty God for answering all my prayers. Amen.
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