“As you go through this day, look for tiny treasures strategically placed along the way. I lovingly go before you and plant little pleasures to brighten your day. Look carefully for them, and pluck them one by one. When you reach the end of the day, you will have gathered a lovely bouquet. Offer it up to Me with a grateful heart. Receive My Peace as you lie down to sleep, with thankful thoughts playing a lullaby in your mind.”
- Jesus Calling
Romans 8:38-39; Psalm 4:7-8
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
bliss.
Today was probably one of my favorite days. Well mostly at midnight. I’m involved in a bible study group (meaning 100+ people, aka my family) called Wednesday Night Bible Study, catchy I know. We have decided to have a week of prayer to hear what God has planned for us for a retreat we are going on this weekend. We have never done something like this but what they have asked of everyone is to sign up for a few hours during the week when you can go in and have God time. Forget what other problems are going on and worship. They have a sweet room set up with blaring music, twinkle lights, writings on the walls, a cross, and the Holy Spirit is surely there. So every hour, someone is there, praying. From midnight to midnight Monday morning until Sunday night, there is praying taking place upstairs in our meeting place.
I was supposed to be the first one there Monday morning at midnight. Still not recovered from the daylight savings switch my plan didn’t go accordingly. Decided to sleep for two hours before my shift, set my alarm for 12. My alarm ended up going off at 11 because it hadn’t been changed to the correct time so I tried again. Ended up waking at 1 because my alarm that I set I didn’t hear and the other one I didn’t turn on. By this point I had missed my shift so I went back to sleep.
Luckily, I signed up for the midnight shift every day and God surely met me this Tuesday morning. The second I walked into the room I was filled with joy and the Holy Spirit welcomed me in. The music was so awesome to listen to and as I read my bible, completely distracted by everything else going on in the room, I was hardly able to take it all in at once.
Now the great debate is going on as to whether I should stay there for a few hours while I spend time with Jesus and sleep in tomorrow morning. It sounds pretty good to me! Let the praises ring.
Have a blessed day!
I was supposed to be the first one there Monday morning at midnight. Still not recovered from the daylight savings switch my plan didn’t go accordingly. Decided to sleep for two hours before my shift, set my alarm for 12. My alarm ended up going off at 11 because it hadn’t been changed to the correct time so I tried again. Ended up waking at 1 because my alarm that I set I didn’t hear and the other one I didn’t turn on. By this point I had missed my shift so I went back to sleep.
Luckily, I signed up for the midnight shift every day and God surely met me this Tuesday morning. The second I walked into the room I was filled with joy and the Holy Spirit welcomed me in. The music was so awesome to listen to and as I read my bible, completely distracted by everything else going on in the room, I was hardly able to take it all in at once.
Now the great debate is going on as to whether I should stay there for a few hours while I spend time with Jesus and sleep in tomorrow morning. It sounds pretty good to me! Let the praises ring.
Have a blessed day!
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