A Current Of Love ...Leading To Fellowship Of the Unashamed

     Yogi said, "If you don't know where you are going....You'll end up somewhere else."
All through childhood and as a young person I felt drawn to spirituality but lived with a emptiness within. I longed for balance, integrity, and purpose. I found peace when I accepted Jesus as my personal Savior. My pilgrimage into spirituality flows with the current of love. This conversion enabled living a guided life through spiritual insight... and a purpose to become who He planned me to be for His glory. It didn't come quickly,,, I learned the value of using affirmations  (messages of care and nurturing that we give ourselves.)  Affirmations call attention to  internal qualities. It takes time, but it's worth it. It has led me through 65 years of "knowing where I am going" and I have become a part of .....  "The Fellowship of the Unashamed."...  An Affirmation oft  renewed....
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 I am a part of the  "Fellowship of the Unashamed."  The die has been cast. The decision has been made. I have stepped over the line. I won't look back, let up, slow down. back away or be still.

My past is redeemed, my present makes sense and my future is secure. I'm finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, mundane talking, cheap giving and dwarfed goals.

I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits or popularity.

I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean on His presence.love with patience, live by prayer and labor with Holy Spirit power.

My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions few, my Guide is reliable and my mission is clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded or delayed. I will not flinch in face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity or meander in the  maze of mediocrity.

I won't give up, shut up, let up, or slow up until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up and spoken up for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus. I must go till He comes, give till I drop, preach till all know and work till He stops me. and when He comes for His own, He will have no  problem recognizing me. I am a committed believer, a satisfied servant of my Lord Jesus Christ. My banner is clear and in that hour my hope will be realized and my joy will be full. It will have been worth it all. I am a part of the "Fellowship of the Unashamed."  ~ Clipped from a Ministry bulletin 50 years ago, placed in my Bible,  my affirmation often renewed~

Who Am I When No One's Looking?

    A little girl grew up in a small rural community where a handshake was your bond and you didn't have yards of paper work every time you made a decision..... but that was our world eighty some years ago.... 

today, It doesn't take much to realize honesty isn't valued in our society.  Yes, people talk about transparency in government and business. But in everyday life, a great number of folks still live as though deception is a necessary part of being human. I'm thinking about my own experience: how often have I justified stretching the truth for any number of reasons? Perhaps I wanted to avoid awkwardness of giving an honest feedback to a friend or colleague. Or maybe I wanted to cover up a bad decision. 

What a Comforting Thought.....

   My world between the years 1926 and 1939  was lived in daily relationship with a Great-Grandfather, three Great-Grandmothers, two Grandmothers, two Grandfathers, a dozen Uncles and Aunts, Cousins by the dozens. Most family lived within a five mile radius. At the end of the war in 1944, I began to notice major changes in life. By the time I was raising my own family, it was becoming a new age in all areas. I now have family members from Florida, Carolina, California, Illinois, Colorado, Penna., etc. even Alaska. It's kind of difficult  to have one-on-one relationships, even with your Grandchildren when they never see you. This has grieved me  for many years. I've never seen two or three of my Great-grandchildren....
    Bill often said, "Never assume anything."  I realize that long ago that I had assumed my Grandchildren would have the same family relationships I had as a child.  Can it still happen in this mobile, technical world?
I usually am a more realistic thinker, but this saddens me. What I hoped and prayed for was not  what I received... but I still expect I will somehow know, because of my prayers and love .....
"What a comforting thought---to imagine our grandchildren facing some tough decision someday or feeling lonely in some far-off place and suddenly remembering a grandmother's love---and being comforted by it."

Thoughts on learning to Balance and Live ...Now

Thoughts on Learning to Live Life...Now