‘Blessings’ Archive
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
May your understanding of the grace of Jesus extend far beyond any limitations or boundaries you may have previously imposed upon it. In addition to its soul-saving qualities, may the eyes of your heart be opened to its life-enhancing essence and its behavior-modifying nature.
May you be acutely aware of how our Father’s grace enriches your knowledge and how that knowledge primes you for a confident and successful launch into each new day.
May you grasp how empowering and how liberating it is to wake up each morning and have something wonderful to live for … to have a message of freedom and hope to share with the world … to be assured with each rising sun that your every thought … every word … and every action brims with purpose and deep value when its goal is to honor the Author of Grace.
May the sound of your own voice … the lyrical timbre of each carefully-chosen word … serve as a gentle reminder that His grace enriches your speech. May the faithfulness of the Living God … His sustaining power … and His steadfast love … pleasingly season your conversations … your testimonies … your reassuring words of encouragement … even your attentive, extended moments of silence as you sincerely listen to the needs … the desires … and the struggles of weary souls in search of meaning and significance in a world mesmerized by its own superficial beauty.
In each situation where you are called upon to speak and with every opportunity you are given to quietly listen, may you reflect the beauty and the serenity that flows only from a heart that has embraced the grace that emanates from the purest and deepest chambers of the heart of a just and merciful God.
May you never lack in any spiritual gift, and may you generously multiply your talents in service to others and in honor of Christ as you eagerly await His revealing on that final day.
May you thrive in the immeasurable riches of His grace, and may the lives of those you encounter along the way be equally enriched by His amazing grace … far beyond anything they have ever dreamed or imagined.
I Corinthians 1:4-9
~s
Tags: empowering, freedom, grace of Jesus, liberating, meaning, multiply your talents, purpose, significance, value
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Monday, February 27, 2006
Sometimes less is more. These three short blessings are from e-mails that I’ve sent to friends.
» May sacred rhythm in its holiest form dance its way through your words into the hearts of many hurting souls who need Jesus … His unconditional love … and His saving grace. You’re gonna be great!
» May the friendship you give return to you swiftly and in overflowing proportions.
» May you get just enough snow to make your heart happy and not mess up your travel plans.
~s
Tags: dance, friendship, less is more, sacred rhythm, Short Blessings, snow, travel, unconditional love
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Tuesday, January 17, 2006
I prayed for you today. I didn’t just think kind thoughts about you or flippantly release empty words into the air.
I spoke with the Living God … the very God that I struggle with in relationship daily … the Father Who nurtures my spirit … even when I resist and run away … the Creator of mornings … and mighty men … and memories … the Composer of the joyful songs of the earth … and the harmonies of the angels … the Author of the greatest story ever told … Who adds to its pages daily … the Brave and Gentle Hero Who would rather die for us than leave us alone in our sin.
I spoke to Him.
I asked that He give you strength and grace to be Jesus to the world … a beacon of hope to those who cannot find their way. I asked that He calm you and fill you with His Holy Spirit. I asked that He give you confidence … and humility. I asked that He teach you from His vast supply of wisdom so that you may speak His truth.
I asked Him to love you the way He has loved me … a love unearned … undeserved … a love that covers a multitude of sins … a love that only a Living God can give.
I believe He listened.
May you feel His Spirit nurturing your spirit … and when you enter the world today … may you find Him there waiting for you … anticipating your arrival … already answering a faith-filled, fervent prayer … prayed especially for you.
~s
Tags: author, beacon, composer, creator, Father, hero, Holy Spirit, Living God, love, prayed for you today, wisdom
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Tuesday, January 10, 2006
May our Father continually shower you with every spiritual blessing and with that mix of material blessings perfectly suited to your needs and your faith and your ministry. Each time you encounter a soul in need of healing, may you minister to them with confidence and humility.
May your heart be tuned to only hear the voice of the Living God. May no distraction ever drown out His words. May no person or thing ever cloud your vision of Him.
May He remind you … over and over again … that you are His child … and that you were created to live in relationship with Him. May the relationship that develops between the two of you be peaceful … harmonious … and unshakable. May you thrive in His steadfast love.
~s
Tags: confidence, drown, humility, Living God, physical blessings, relationship, relationship with Him, spiritual blessings, steadfast love, voice
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Tuesday, January 3, 2006
May Jesus be your inspiration … your greatest ideas … your holiest thoughts. May He continually increase … in you.
May you find Him in every moment … every smile … every heartbeat of today, and may He find you close by His side … laughing … listening … lost in His love.
May He smile as He rejoices in the morning … the moment … that the first thought of you dawned in His heart.
~s
Tags: first thought of you, heartbeat, holy thoughts, inspiration, Jesus, smile
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Tuesday, December 27, 2005
As Christ increases in you, may your love for Him and those He has created multiply greatly. May that love overflow as a blessing to everyone you meet, and may it return to you swiftly and in abundance.
May many faithful, trustworthy friends walk the red carpet to your heart’s door, and may you find in them the rich gifts of compassionate spirits … encouraging conversation … and fervent prayers. May you see in them true reflections of the ever-creating, ever-increasing Christ.
~s
Tags: Christ, compassionate spirits, love, multiply, overflow, red carpet, true reflections, trustworthy friends
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Tuesday, November 15, 2005
May your days on this earth be filled with many brothers …
… wise men sent by our Father to help you shoulder the load … to strengthen your faith … to mentor … to guide … to nurture your growing soul.
… equals sent to challenge you in your spiritual walk … to help you multiply your talents … to encourage your heart and refresh your spirit when the world would overwhelm you.
… youths to look up to you in admiration … to feed your inner hero … to remind you of your incredible value … and importance … and worth in this world and in the world to come.
May you find that the necessary load that comes along with these friendships … never weighs you down. May they not be heavy … may they be your brothers.
May Jesus be your greatest Friend … your truest Brother. May He never be a burden for you to bear.
~s
Tags: brothers, burden, encourage your heart, feed your inner hero, greatest Friend, heavy, Jesus, refresh your spirit, spiritual walk, truest Brother, wise men
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Tuesday, November 8, 2005
May thoughts of Heaven fill your heart.
May the golden streets inspire you to help someone along a rocky, difficult road that stretches before them.
May thoughts of Michael and Gabriel motivate you to be an angel to a soul struggling desperately with demons.
May the hope of an endless day with Jesus lead you to illuminate the path of a friend encircled by an endless night.
May the abundance of the Tree of Life encourage you to provide for those in need of food, clothing and shelter.
May the promise of our Father’s finger tenderly wiping away your tears stir you to bring comfort to those who weep.
May the welcoming King on His throne move you to raise your scepter when those who have wronged you enter your presence and request your grace.
May joyous worship break out in your heart and roll from your lips when you are counted worthy to suffer for the name of Christ.
May our Father’s kingdom come … in you.
May His will be done on earth this day because you understand that getting Heaven into you is more important than getting you into Heaven.
~s
Tags: be an angel, counted worthy to suffer, Gabriel, golden streets, kingdom, Michael, raise your scepter, thoughts of Heaven, Tree of Life, worship
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Tuesday, November 1, 2005
May the reign of Jesus in your heart be as refreshing … as invigorating … as cleansing … and much more so … than the cool later rains of autumn after a long, hot summer.
May His words be your words … may His love be your love … may His life be your life.
May you imitate Him in holiness and humility.
May He smile upon you and call you friend.
~s
Tags: friend, holiness, humility, may He smile upon you, rains of autumn, reign of Jesus
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Tuesday, October 25, 2005
May you fall in love with our Father … just the way He is. No stipulations … no buts … no conditions. May you see beyond all of your preconceived ideas … your wishes … your desires … of what you might imagine Him to be.
May the very Truth that He is emerge in your vision … unavoidable … crystal clear. May you understand as you have never understood before.
May everything that is you give way to everything that is Him. May you find yourself immersed in His steadfast love … His just discipline … His amazing grace … His obsession with all things holy … His fixation on all things righteous.
May His will be your one desire … may He be your One Thing.
May you see Him everywhere you go, and may the trivia you have gathered of Him become utterly lost in warm … intimate … holy … friendship … Teacher and disciple … sinner and Savior … Father and child. And may you be assured over and over again that of everything you know of Him … He is immeasurably more.
May your discovery of the mystery that is our God be an incredible journey from here to eternity. May you be accepted and fully forgiven through the risen, living Jesus.
~s
Tags: all things holy, all things righteous, fall in love, Father and child, fully forgiven, holy friendship, incredible journey, no stipulations, sinner and Savior, steadfast love, your One Thing
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