"CONSIDER THE LILIES"

By: Donna Selma Lind  

Working in my Gardens this week I can't help but sense the "Master Gardener" along side of me. The one who created each and every bud, blossom, leaf , petal and flower.

The Creator who hung the moon and dotted the stars in the sky. I stand in awe as I inspect the exquisiteness and unparalleled beauty of each plant and flower He has so lovingly created! 

"Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these." Matthew 6:29

"Even the Bees can't resist their beauty!"



Take time to smell the roses and explore God's beauty today!

"The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever."
Isaiah 40:8

HALLELUJAH!

PRAISE THE LORD AND SHARE THE GOOD NEWS!

DONNA  SELMA  LIND

"THE HEART OF THE FATHER"

By: Donna Selma Lind

"How great is the love the Father has lavished on us that we should be called children of God." 1John 3:1

Do you know how much your Heavenly Father loves you?

He made you special!

" Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart."

Jeremiah 1:5

Our image of our Heavenly Father is one of the most important things about us.                

Why?  Because it determines our relationship with God and others .

If we have been wounded by our earthly Father , we need healing and help to understand the perfect love of our Abba Father.

"Abba" in Hebrew means Papa it's a term of tender endearment by a beloved child .        "Abba" expresses our relationship with our Heavenly Father .

"You're just like your Dad!"

As we grow closer in our relationship with our Heavenly Father we begin to develop more of his nature and character traits.

As children of God we have our Heavenly Fathers DNA. (Divine Nature of Abba!)

What is in the DNA ?

The Divine Nature of Abba is the Heart of the Father. A heart filled with life, abundance, healing, wholeness, freedom, provision, restoration and Love.

Yes Love , because God is Love!

Along with Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Gentleness and Self Control.      

Galatians 5:22

   We cannot imagine how much our Abba Father loves us!                                                     

 You are so special to him! He even knows the numbers of hairs on your head.  

 He has saved all your tears in a bottle. He knows everything you have  ever been through and everything you are going through right now. He will never leave you.

He is always on the side lines cheering you on.

He loves you! He loves you! He loves you!

"And may you have the power to understand, as all Gods people should, how wide, how long, how high and how deep his love is for you."

Ephesians 3:18

"You have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God's spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, Abba Father."

Romans 8:15

HALLELUJAH!

PRAISE THE LORD AND SHARE THE GOOD NEWS!

~DONNA SELMA LIND ~

"THE CHICKEN LINE"

By:Donna Selma Lind

 My husband picked up some chicks  a few weeks ago.
Yea, he's a real chick magnet!
Actually I was with him when he picked them up...some were blondes, a few redheads and several  dark brunettes .
There was about 40 of them and I wasn't sure everybody would fit in the truck but he squeezed them in the back seat and they cackled all the way home!

The dogs didn't know what to think. Especially Judah. The closer the chicks got to him, the more Judah whined and wimpered. He tried to keep still but after a few minutes Judah crossed the line. You know.... the chicken line! 

Judah dreaming of Chicken Nuggets.

The line that represents an opportunity on the other side, one you won't get if you stay on the safe side. The line that is a little scary and a little thrilling at the same time.
The line that says "Hey , I see you over there standing in the safe zone.
I dare you to cross over to my side! ( insert dangling carrot )
I have a reward for you over here, but you have to take a step over the line.

We all have chicken lines in our life to cross over. Some are big, some not so big.
Nevertheless, we won't recieve the prize until we take the first step.
Some rewards are temporary some are eternal. Like our salvation. Taking that step leads to our eternal life with our Father in Heaven. Amen.  
Not taking the step also leads to eternity but it won't be with the Lord.
We may have an opportunity to start a new job,  go to school or partner in a new business venture but we are afraid we might fail. We will never know until we take that step.
We are tempted to sin. That is a line that we do not want to cross.
Sometimes it is standing up for truth and what is righteous.
Jesus stood up for truth and what was right.  He stood for the little children, the widows and orphans.
And when the adulterous woman was going to be stoned to death, Jesus drew the original chicken line in the sand and said to the angry mob "Let any one of you who is without sin throw the first stone."
No one dared to cross that chicken line!
Some lines we cross are  good and some lines we cross are not good.  It's up to us to seek the Lord and ask for wisdom to know when to cross the chicken line.

So far Judah hasn't crossed the chicken line again , although he did try to kiss a few of the little chicks!

"Lead us not into temptation."

Is there a chicken line in your life that you've been tempted to cross?

If it will bring Glory to God then what are you waiting for? Go ahead cross that line!
I double dog dare you!  Come on go for it! Dream big. Don't be a chicken.
                                         With God by your side you can do it!

        HALLELUJAH !

                               PRAISE THE LORD AND SHARE THE GOOD NEWS!
                                                  
                                                                      ~DONNA SELMA LIND ~