Pondering and Counting

Counting...

Pondering prayer

•  Clear-mindedness and self-control make all the difference (1 Timothy 4:7)
• Am I praying the request or the answer?
• Asking the hard question - what is my motive for praying this?

Pondering self-control

•   It's really be spirit-control
•   It is a result (2 Peter 1:5) - Faith to goodness; goodness to knowledge; knowledge to self-control; self-control to perseverance; perseverance to godliness; godliness to brotherly kindness; brotherly kindness to love. 
•  Ultimate result:  "you will never fall and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ."  WOW!

Savoring the moments...

• just because phone call from my beloved hubby
• hearing encouraging words from the wee one to his older bro
• sweet bedtimes full of back pats/rubs, kisses and "got your nose"
• stories from their perspective
• the sound of rain and watching the ground soak it up instantly
• family checking in

Simply thankful for...

• a great pediatrician
• antibiotics and the flavoring that goes in it!
• people willing to pull together as a team
• toe-stepping messages
• seeing familiar stories in a new light; getting "the rest" of the story
• Grace
• Fernando Ortega and how his music calms me because of where it takes me... to the throne of Jesus

  

 

Thankfully counting

1427.  Goodness!  Hearing my wee one tell me he was too big for me to call him "sweetpea".
1428.  That I was challenged to be a world changer.
1429.  Hmmm - being a disciple is like being God's shadow.  Brings new perspective.
1430.  learning so much about prayer.
1431.  snuggles and hugs with my eldest
1432.  movie date night in with my honey!
1433.  the assurance that God gets me through no matter what!
1434.  the reminder of the importance of a thankful heart and how He uses it to transform me.

Counting One by One

Romans 15:13 - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

1411.  2 broken vessels delivering His messages to 37 women from 6 different churches... priceless!
1412.  The wonder of how the Spirit leads and moves.  All that is required is obedience.
1413.  That God gave me the picture of the lioness to share at the Ladies Retreat.  Tuesday of the next week, I get to see one up close!  She (the lioness) expressed this quiet, calm almost restful confidence about her.  Too cool!
1414.  Music that He uses to cut through all the stuff!
1415.  A Pastor that shares great messages!
1416.  Working out date night details
1417.  Sweet requests from the elder and the wee one.
1418.  The power of the question, "What is the truth?" and the impact it has on the elder, the wee one and dad and mom!
1419.  Chick-fil-A Leadercast (and the co-worker who paid for me to attend!)
1420.  That God grew me as a leader, gave me confirmations and grew my ministry vision!
1421.  My very brave, beautiful sister
1422.  Excitement of a live arena football game - Go Jacksonville Sharks!
1423.  the sound of thunder, in hopes that rain will be near sooner rather than later.
1424.  Prayer - the privilege, the passion, the point, the pilgrimage
1425.  Quote from the Leadercast - "The choices you make, make you."
1426.  thinking about what I have truly entrusted to Him and what He's entrusted me with - 2 Timothy 1:7-14

Entering the 1400s

Numbers 23:24 - The people rise like a lioness; 
   they rouse themselves like a lion

1396.  football fever setting in (yes, it's early!)
1397.  safari style explores with my guys
1398.  the joy only a bounce house can bring
1399.  laughter at Popsicle stick jokes
1400.  how my husband love stood up for himself and for God's glory
1401.  sneaking hugs and kisses with my husband love
1402.  getting excited about the lioness - His church - rising up to be who He has called her to be!
1403.  sunshine with a great breeze blowing
1404.  that sister love got to jam-out to the Newsboys live
1405.  sweet bedtime snuggles
1406.  challenges that require more than what we've got
1407.  quality fun family time
1408.  the boys pretending to be hunting (they were the quietest they've ever been in the car!)
1409.  a rose picked by the wee one's sweet little hands and presented with pride and love
1410.  walking the road of life with sisters

The empty tomb is the only reason that my emptiness can be filled by Jesus alone.

1385.  Seeing my wee one get excited about Easter and enthusiastically sharing, "Jesus is alive!"
1386.  football in the front yard
1387.  sweet sister time
1388.  perfect weather days
1389.  baking with my boys!
1390.  that redbox carries some good family flicks
1391.  the joy my husband love has with eating Cadberry eggs
1392.  the sovereignty of God
1393.  the sweetness that comes from my boys when they want it to
1394.  great lunch meeting with a customer who is also a sister
1395.  when details start coming together

Exodus 6:6-8 -  ⁶ “Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. ⁷ I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. ⁸ And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD.’”


1364.  breaking of the habit of running to other things rather than My Father first.
1365.  family fun time
1366.  laughter - the belly kind that just seems to go on and one
1367.  watching my boys sleep
1368.  cooking adventures with the boys
1369.  a good haircut
1370.  pounds going away
1371.  snuggles
1372.  the privileges of praying with friends through life's craziness
1373.  a good solid rain
1374.  being able to know that the battle is on and already knowing the enemy's strategy
1375.  Noticing that sometimes the Princess is already rescued, but the battle rages on
1376.  family adventure trips
1377.  the hope of the cross
1378.  the hope of the Resurrection
1379.  writing and where He led me!
1380.  everything I do can be worship, if I choose it!
1381.  reading through my feeble attempt at a prayer journal for my boys.
1382.  God's timing and divine appointments for "Picture This"
1383.  weather perfection
1384.  great messages through FOUR ZERO

1351.  my boys learning about courage
1352.  the hope of rain
1353.  the wee one, "Momma, tell me about your work adventure."
1354.  the wee one, "Momma, I thought I lost you! I'm so glad you're home!"
1355.  the eldest choosing to be brave during his eyedrops for pink eye
1356.  the joy of ministry
1357.  worship
1358.  watching fun movies together
1359.  contentment revisited
1360.  freedom to be real
1361.  complete healing of thorns
1362.  an anniversary that passed without notice
1363.  walks to the park