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urned us around we ve turned we re embracing you janet mueller cathy schrock photo by zachary kyra derksen on unsplash repentance itself is nothing but a kind of circling to turn to the one by repentance from whom by sin we have turned away lancelot andrewes posted by janetfmueller may 7 2024 posted in poetry tags nation new song poem poetry prodigal repentence turn around usa leave a comment on god turn us around tension in the kingdom tension just the sound of that word causes my neck and shoulders to tighten and my jaw to clench most of us steer clear of it at every opportunity however i ve been noticing how many different tensions exist in the word of god and the kingdom of god there are principles that seem polar opposites and pull against one another causing tension love and truth kindness and severity of god strength and weakness wisdom and simplicity persistence and humility it s the last grouping i want to focus on persistence and humility which do we need more of to be a disciple of christ which exemplifies true kingdom living of course the answer is both but how can they exist together in harmony in our spirits herein lies one of the greatest mysteries of kingdom living when opposing forces pull us apart i e the need to persist in a given way and the need to humble ourselves and surrender we can become caught and taut in the tension there is potential for great conflict within us causing divided thinking and great conflict with others causing subsequent division but there is also potential for synergy where the outcome of both forces working together brings something greater than the sum of both parts so how do we harness the grit determination and tenacity of persistence with the meekness deferential submission and egolessness of humility i believe the answer lies in listening to the holy spirit and doing what he says at any given moment it also lies in the practices of leveraging and integration if we can leverage the best of persistence with the best of humility they can begin to integrate and work together in us transforming our character to be audaciously humble here s an example from christ s life in luke 9 51 56 niv as the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven jesus resolutely set out for jerusalem and he sent messengers on ahead who went into a samaritan village to get things ready for him but the people there did not welcome him because he was heading for jerusalem when the disciples james and john saw this they asked lord do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them but jesus turned and rebuked them then he and his disciples went to another village jesus resolutely set out for jerusalem that term resolutely set out is the greek word estērisen to set fast i e to turn resolutely in a certain direction or to confirm that is determination and persistence and when the samaritans in the village did not welcome him and provide lodging rather than call fire down from heaven to destroy them he and his disciples simply went to another village that is meekness and humility both persistence and humility worked together in perfect synergy as christ leveraged the best of both he committed himself to his sacred purpose to lay down his life in jerusalem at the cross the pathway there was altered slightly by choosing another village to go through but it still got him there in moments of tension in the kingdom it is easy to justify bold brazen action in our striving toward ambitious goals even god given goals however if we stay the course even when the pathway is shifting our purpose remains the same it remains sacred we may have to take a previously unforeseen path but we will complete the mission and that is the kingdom of god in people on earth pray with me jesus you are not distracted by any setbacks placed before you ignite in me the flame of your steadfast persistent spirit so that i may follow you in your kingdom and when i am rejected help me turn away and humbly move on as you do posted by janetfmueller april 10 2024 posted in devotionals tags conflict devotional devotions humility jesus kingdom of god persistence tension leave a comment on tension in the kingdom the women at the cross the women at the cross the women at the cross the women at the cross gazed at the broken body of our lord the women wept openly the women bowed so low the women beat their breasts oh what woe oh what woe the women stayed as close as close as they could dare the women would not leave his suff rings they would share the women waited long they sighed with every groan they watched him breathe in pain as if it were their own the women of the cross three marys and salome prepared anointing spices bought with their own money today we still stay close we do not walk away we will not turn aside from the broken body the women of the cross the women of the cross the women of the cross will see the resurrected holy body of our lord and a sword will pierce your own soul too luke 2 35b descent from the cross detail pontormo jacopo da 1494 1556 posted by janetfmueller april 10 2024 posted in poetry tags body of christ jesus poem poetry women at the cross leave a comment on the women at the cross troubled have you ever put a large load of laundry in the washing machine and have it shake rattle and roll if so you know what troubled means that machine is not going to settle down and run smoothly until the load is readjusted balanced or perhaps lessened likewise we ourselves sometimes need to offload some of what we carry these are troubling times the greek word to trouble is tarássō meaning to put in motion to agitate back and forth or shake to and fro it can mean to set in motion what needs to remain still or at ease it s means to agitate causing inner perplexity from getting too stirred up inside hmm sounds like my overloaded washing machine when he was on this earth jesus himself knew what it was to be agitated in heart and spirit the same god man who said let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid john 14 27b nkjv was himself troubled when jesus had said these things he was troubled in spirit and testified and said most assuredly i say to you one of you will betray me john 13 21 nkjv the same one who declared and you will hear of wars and rumors of wars see that you are not troubled matthew 24 6a nkjv was deeply distressed when the time of his death was drawing near now my soul is troubled and what shall i say father save me from this hour no it was for this very reason i came to this hour father glorify your name john 12 27 28a niv jesus response when he was deeply troubled was to surrender even more fully to his father likewise we can also surrender our overburdened minds and souls to christ our great high priest who sympathizes with our weaknesses hebrews 4 15 like overloaded washing machines our souls will not function well when carrying loads too heavy for them we are not wired for the barrage of news we hear every day paired with our everyday personal and relational anxieties it can all become too much if we have exposed our souls to more angst than we have the mercy to carry and the faith to intercede for we need to let it go we can carry a portion of the burdens of this world but not the whole of it we re not built for it however what we can carry is his glory and shine brightly in this dark world as we cry out father glorify your name pray with me father i surrender every heavy load to you today help me to carry only what you have assigned for me and let go of the rest enable my heart and mind to be readjusted so that i can be free to carry your glory posted by janetfmueller april 10 2024 posted in devotionals tags bible christianity devotional devotions faith god jesus peace soul care troubled about leave a comment on troubled if you water it they will come a children s story finnegan the frog was parched his wily tongue usually darting in and out was stuck to the roof of his mouth everything around him was bleached and brittle no rainwater was to be found even the bubbling brook was nearly dried up there were no mud puddles in their usual places even with his super high jump finnegan could not reach the birdbath where his bird friends were noisily splashing excuse me finnegan croaked but do you know where i could find some water on my level his feathered friends blinked as they stared down at him clancy the cardinal chirped up don t you know about the vegetable garden how can vegetables produce water the frog sputtered no no laughed finley the house finch the vegetables don t give us water silly it s the old woman who waters the garden every morning he proclaimed pointing his right wing in the garden s direction like a flash finnegan wasted no time hopping in the general direction of finley s pointed wing if i don t find water soon i m doomed he cried sniffing the wind he thought he picked up a whiff of damp earth spurring him forward arriving to the garden patch finnegan wondered with amazement it looks like a party is going on here the vegetables were bright green red and yellow standing out in stark contrast to the scorched grass surrounding the area and the garden was full of birds they flitted in and out disappearing momentarily among the green beans bell peppers and cherry tomatoes cardinals sparrows robins and finches with little mincing steps danced like fairies in and out of the garden tiny droplets of water lingered on the plants washing over the birds feathers wow it s a splash pad finnegan laughed finnegan s thoughts were interrupted by a deep melodious voice if you water it they will come turning quickly around finnegan came face to face with a wee old woman squatting down at his level h h h ow do you know frog language he gasped oh i know all the animal languages she chortled i ve been watering this garden for hundreds of years i m on assignment by creator god who taught me your language clearing his froggy throat finnegan managed a tiny oh he felt so small and insignificant next to the old woman go ahead jump on in she invited and with that the frog leapt in a single bound right next to a ripe rosy red tomato still glistening with water droplets in the morning sunlight a big fat drop of water landed smack dab into his wide open mouth and he swallowed it in a single gulp then another and another fell rapidly onto his tongue which fell free from the roof of finnegan s mouth the frog could hear laughing coming from the old woman who was joined by a chorus of birds all around him and finnegan joined in the revelry with his new found friends in the garden of life the lord will guide you continually giving you water when you are dry and restoring your strength you will be like a well watered garden like an ever flowing spring isaiah 58 11 posted by janetfmueller november 10 2023 november 28 2023 posted in short stories tags children s story frogs short story leave a comment on if you water it they will come influenced then suddenly looking around they no longer saw anyone with them except jesus alone mark 9 8 hcsb influencers they are abundant and each one is vying for my attention and a chunk of my time in hopes of obtaining another follower i don t think anyone intentionally means to follow so many influencers but we pick them up one by one as we mindlessly and sometimes intentionally scroll and stroll through our days on social media likewise i don t believe we intentionally determine to replace the holy spirit with people we don t know on our social media feed i for sure didn t but it is too easy to turn to other voices when they come so plentifully and effortlessly every time we look at our screens and before we know it we can substitute these voices for the voice of jesus many of these influencers are christians pastors prophets counselors writers and speakers each one touting their particular message 10 ways to find peace jesus is the chat gpt of our souls the best use of your short life how not to implode like the titan sub preparing for the coming shaking i rotate through my favorite voices comparing notes and trying to hear what god is saying in mark chapter 9 jesus leads peter james and john up a mountain by themselves to be alone he is transfigured in front of them elijah and moses appear with them and they re talking with jesus peter is afraid and doesn t know what to say so he blurts out let us make three tabernacles one for you one for moses and one for elijah and immediately a cloud came down and a voice came from the cloud saying this is my beloved son listen to him who has our ear it s easy to be focused on and influenced by other people of course teachers are gifts to the body of christ and we need them but we can become so concentrated on the life and teachings of others that we start building tabernacles for them in our minds and most of them we don t even know personally they are simply images and voices on our screens we don t have real relationships with them what if suddenly we turned off our phones and saw no one with us but jesus alone is his influence enough is the still small voice of the holy spirit sufficient jesus said his sheep follow him because they know his voice john 10 4b niv perhaps we need to unfollow the other voices for a season and tune into his alone janet mueller writer photo by nathan dumlao unsplash posted by janetfmueller july 12 2023 july 12 2023 posted in devotionals tags devotional followers influence influencers leave a comment on influenced posts pagination 1 2 3 11 older posts menu about me my favorite links about contact topics articles devotionals poetry reflections short stories snippets of life uncategorized archives july 2024 june 2024 may 2024 april 2024 november 2023 july 2023 april 2023 march 2023 january 2023 december 2022 november 2022 september 2022 august 2022 may 2022 april 2022 february 2022 october 2021 august 2021 may 2021 april 2021 december 2020 june 2020 may 2020 april 2020 february 2020 december 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