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helpers poor pool man finally he got it replaced and we were in business except we had discovered that the reason i could never keep the pool clear is that we had a leak in our pump uh oh but fortunately we had rescued the pump from the pool at the old house thanks mom and it is working perfectly the pool area is still a work in progress the deck has boards that need to be replaced the pool rails need to be cleaned i did get our good steps put in but they re not perfectly balanced however we have the rest of the pool season to work these things out and i have a beautiful pool to swim in work around exercise in i am thankful as we went through the process of the pool remodel i ve also been going through a couple other projects i m redoing my floors inside which is a much slower process we had to replace a wall due to black mold yuck we ended up needing a new refrigerator and we tore one wall down completely the first week or so it drove me crazy that we weren t able to finish it immediately but i ve settled myself into the idea that it will get done in time i ve had yet one more project going this one is much more personal that project is me i watched myself on video a couple months ago ministering to a group of ladies and all i could see was how i had let myself go i have reasons fibromyalgia chronic fatigue medications genetics but those reasons had become excuses and i had packed 40 pounds on my short already overweight frame in the last couple of years as i watched the video i wondered if everyone else was as distracted by my appearance i decided then and there that it was time to do something i started praying and researching i settled on a plan that looked like it would work for me and it has with god s help i am well on my way to a healthier me not that the journey has been all that much smoother than with of my other projects some weeks it s been one step forward two steps back but the key is to keep moving forward and that leads me to the point of the blog as i ve been on these journeys and they ve all ended up being far more complicated than they should have been god has been speaking to my heart about the spiritual parallels there have been times in my life that i ve thought oh now i understand god only to find out that he s just revealed another piece of himself to me as i ve matured in him i ve come to realize that he grows us as we go look at david david was annointed as king long before he was ready for the crown god had lessons for him to learn then once david was crowned king he had it all together right wrong he still made mistakes big ones yet he always went back to god in fact god called david a man after his own heart in the book of job we read about a man who refused to curse god no matter the fact that he had lost everything so job had it all together right well not quite he did get very frustrated and very sassy with god then god had to remind him who was really in charge job turned his attitude around and in the end was a blessed man once again then there s peter peter was a disciple of jesus he walked with jesus daily loved jesus walked on water with jesus briefly confessed he was the son of god he saw things most people didn t get to see he even defended jesus against the guards who came to arrest him surely peter never faltered right wrong wrong wrong three times peter denied even knowing jesus after his arrest but in his love and mercy and goodness jesus forgave peter and gave him the opportunity to grow from it three times jesus asked peter if he loved him three times peter responded yes three times jesus told peter to tend his lambs peter readily agreed and went on to be a leader in the early church life is full of transition it s seasonal what is today may or may not be tomorrow the only way we can handle these ups and downs of life is with jesus you may have noticed in my pool chronicle that we hired a pool man he s an expert in his field because of that we were done in several days with the house project we re doing it ourselves and it s not done seeing a parallel there s only one expert on life that would be the one who gave you life so where are you today have you given up return to god are you trying to go it alone return to god are you feeling stagnant draw closer to god are you serving and loving god to the best of your ability but feel a but stuck and confused just keep loving and serving him here are some scriptures to help you out oh and those stories listed above the leigh version is pretty accurate but i really recommend you go read them yourself be blessed and tell someone you love them you will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart jeremiah 29 13 and rend your heart and not your garments now return to the lord your god for he is gracious and compassionate slow to anger abounding in lovingkindness and relenting of evil joel 2 13 have i not commanded you be strong and courageous do not be afraid do not be discouraged for the lord your god will be with you wherever you go joshua 1 9 the lord himself goes before you and will be with you he will never leave you nor forsake you do not be afraid do not be discouraged deuteronomy 31 8 trust in the lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding in all your ways submit to him and he will make your paths straight proberbs 3 5 6 i the lord do not change malachi 3 6 the lord is not slow in keeping his promise as some understand slowness instead he is patient with you not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance 2 peter 3 9 see i am doing a new thing now it springs up do you not perceive it i am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland isaiah 43 19 do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind then you will be able to test and approve what god s will is his good pleasing and perfect will romans 12 2 do not be anxious about anything but in every situation by prayer and petition with thanksgiving present your requests to god philippians 4 6 posted in uncategorized tagged bible change child of god christ christ alone christian christianity church direction faithful fear god god knows best god s promises jesus transition 2 comments swimming with daddy posted on june 19 2019 by meanderingswithgod good morning i m sitting on the balcony this morning watching the water amy and i are in florida this week we love treasure island the water is clear and calm the sand is white and the condo is almost on top of the beach i m pretty my place in heaven is going to be similar however when a storm comes the water is neither calm or clear yes that would be a blog all it s own but that s not where we re going this morning i managed to drag my chair body bible and coffee out about 8 30 normally by then folks are already staking out their place on the beach today however there were only a few stragglers on the beach the storm was bad enough last night to wake me up believe me that s bad so the water this morning is rough and angry the wind is still blowing for the most part the only souls brave enough to go out were the ones hoping to pick up treasures washed in by the churning waves except one cute little family now i saw this family at the pool yesterday so i already had a first impression i m a people watcher by nature and tend to notice things others might miss they are your basic family of four mom dad girl boy my best guess is that the girl and boy were about 4 and 2 as i watched the little girl laughing and playing in the pool i immediately noticed i could only see about 2 square inches of her skin above her legs everything else was covered by various protective equipment or covering she had an ear band on if you re not familiar it s this fabulous thing they ve come up with to keep water out of a kid s ears where was this when i was constantly fighting swimmer s ear as a kid i then noticed the telltale wires and attachments of cochlear implant she also had goggles sunblock super duper can t sink swimwear and a fearlessness that made me smile the parents were attentive loving interactive both kids were well cared for and protected i enjoyed watched them yes i know sound like a voyeur oops at any rate they weren t the kind of family that made me cringe when they showed up at they pool back to the beach this morning i noticed the dad had the little girl in the water he had her securely in his arms they were jumping splashing playing and the little girl knew she was safe in daddy s arms i imagined i could hear her giggling as they jumped the waves occasionally they would stop and pose for mom who was on shore taking pictures and tending baby brother god started speaking to my heart about his daddy s heart towards us he reminded us that he often takes us to unfamiliar territory but we are always secure in him isaiah 41 10 says so do not fear for i am with you do not be dismayed for i am your god i will strengthen you and help you i will uphold you with my ritghteous right hand as i watched that daddy hold his little girl i could feel my heavenly father s right arm holding me just as securely as i basked in that glorious thought the dad suddenly let go of the little girl and start swimming towards shore my mama s heart froze i was on the balcony of the sixth floor but was still ready to jump into action before my heart stopped completely i realized the little girl had followed suit she was swimming furiously towards the shore after about 5 strokes the dad stopped turned around and scooped his baby girl up he told her what a great job she did i realized then what was going on he was teaching her how to swim in the ocean i remember those days i had a dad who was convinced his girls needed to be as self sufficient as possible ocean swimming was definitely on the list of lessons as a result we are all strong swimmers and strong women i guess his lessons stuck but back to the story as the dad and little girl practiced their swimming he was never more than two steps from her she was never out of the range of safety his protective watch and long reach were right there oh my are you with me do you see god often carries us into places we can t survive alone if we re not careful we can quickly lose sight of him and forget his promises like this one be strong and courageous do not be terrified because of them for the lord your god goes with you he will never leave or forsake you deuteronomy 3 16 the little girl was able to relax and enjoy her swim because she trusted her daddy do you trust your daddy if not why when has he failed you hebrews 11 6 says without faith it is impossible to please god have you ever thought about that why why can we not please god without faith have you ever taken a kid swimming who didn t trust you to not let them drown it s miserable i think it must be close to that but seriously why ask him for something if you don t trust him to provide is he truly the lord of your life or a convenience store where you ask for what you want when you want finally the dad and daughter were done swimming they came ashore to high fives from mom the little girl had a huge smile on her face she already trusted her daddy but now her faith in him was a bit stronger and so it is with us and our heavenly father the more we trust him the more we see that we can trust him at first he may just carry us into deep water then before you know it you ll be swimming in waters you once couldn t even imagine he is so good his ways are so much higher than ours and you may never know why he takes you swimming in water over your head but nothing in his kingdom is wasted trust him he hasn t dropped you yet be blessed and tell someone you love them posted in uncategorized tagged beach bible christianity daddy faith god heavenly father jesus righteous right hand storm swimming trust 1 comment victim or victor posted on june 17 2019 by meanderingswithgod a few weeks ago i ran across the opportunity to purchase a devotional journal with matching shirt 100 days of less hustle more jesus i was in the midst of several different things and felt like the waves of the storm just wouldn t stop i immediately ordered a set and eagerly waited to start the sweet friend offering the set was also planning a facebook group to coincide with the devotional to give us all a place for support and feedback and more jesus time ironically the start date she had set was the first day of my friend trip with amy how perfect days one and two went perfectly well no problem day one was all about god himself being our peace i m down with that day two was about surrendering the things we ve been holding onto those things that we decide to handle ourselves okay that was a little harder but after a good talk with jesus i was ready then came day 3 it seemed innocent enough be authentic i m authentic aren t i i mean don t i tell you guys when god is dealing with me but here was the rub there was someone who god had been prompting to speak to me to walk in victory and for some reason i was having trouble making those things line up in my life i read the page over and over several times then shut the book unable to do the journaling that is a vital part of the study finally screwing up my courage i messaged my tormenter er friend who kept posting stuff on facebook about the victorious walk thankfully she s a patient listener as i poured out my heart the truth i didn t even realize came gushing out my internal battle came from a statement made from someone who chose to walk out of my life she implied i was a victim i have spit and sputtered about it ever since but since i couldn t shake it i was concerned there may be some truth there my friend was loving enough to speak truth to my heart first of all she did the most important thing a friend can ever do for us she pointed me back to jesus she told me to get in the word and pray i told her i was then she pointed out something i had never seen about myself now here s the authentic part i m not thrilled to share this but i ve promised to be real here so here goes that person who called me a victim was right ouch not all the time mind you throw a health issue at us bam strong warrior woman of god picking on my kids warrior mama need someone to pray with or for you let me grab my armor reject me oh poor me why is this happening why splat victim i could write you a book about why that gets me i could write you another one on why satan chooses to use that on folks who have rejection issues but you know what i really don t think that s going to change my victim status at all i don t want to be a victim i want to walk in victory and let god have all the glory so i did exactly what the friend said to do i read the chapters of the verses that were offered in the devotional then he woke me up at 4am and invited me to some precious time with him i would love to tell you that i was a gracious receipient of that gift but i actually asked could we not do it ...