So life continues, experience is gained and emotions are stirred. Folks pursue when there is nothing appropriate to chase. Hearts are surrendered to others who lack acceptance of this responsibility. Relationships without guarded feelings and a cautious mind enables one to carelessly wander on to the battlefield of destruction. Perceptions of others become distorted.
Girls are eager to discover abiding love. They are anxious to accomplish tasks. Their aspirations are simply to receive all that they 'need' or 'want'.
The upcoming generation is being taught to pursue. If you want something or someone, but aren't in current possession of it then go after it!- a teaching that can have unfavorable outcomes.
This is a faulty lesson. I'm describing the dangerous perception of embracing the roll that another won't- often pertaining to relationships with, uh-huh, the opposite gender. (clarification moment; chasing after a person or thing isn't necessarily wrong or bad. Intentions, if not pure and/or cautiously presented can result in trouble).
Ladies are exposed to the defective fact that chasing after the hankering to experience an enchanting love is acceptable. The difficulty doesn't pertain to their dream of encountering an abidingly, satisfactory love. Yearning isn't shameful! Wanting to be loved is a desire woven within each person. The source that they're directed to is the temporary one of this world; ceasing to quench the thirst of acceptance. This is a desperate quest that if falsely guided will not produce the enduring satisfaction that is being scavenged for.
There are lame phrases uttered that lack originality. Usually the sentences are spoken at early ages- girls that are in search for a man when they aren't yet a woman. Their repetition throughout time make the enemy grin grotesquely with pleasure. Ladies scavenge the world for everlasting enchantments. Their pursuit leading them to an unreliable source.
The age in which people begin dating is a silly fact to ponder (junior high age: 12-14 yrs old). Their complaints after the ending of a relationship are laughable compositions of the heart. It's a touchy topic to speak of, because these are girls who aren't yet woman who desire to date a man, yet stumble across relationships with boys. They are chasing when they lack stamina. If the guy isn't what was expected then their view of the entire gender is skewed because...occurred. But, dearie, how old were you? Where were you in life? Were you chasing him? Was he the one in pursuit?
If one aspires to be with or marry a man then be a woman. Be patient, and redirect your walk to the source that allows one to mature. Strive to achieve the visions that God has proclaimed over your life. With him one is able to succeed in accomplishing immeasurable tasks, authentically experience emotions in unfathomable circumstances for various reasons, and encounter an enduring enchantment with an everlasting King!
When one surrenders their heart to the One who is eager to mend, revamp, reform and enhance it (your heart) the outcomes are incomprehensible. Abandoning personal desires and placing them in His mighty palms reflects the trust that you have in your Father, Husband, Refuge, Comfort, and Confidant. It reveals the notion that, "hey, I believe in your existence and have witnessed that you are my Provider, Satisfaction, Significant Other...I now trust in you to BE MY LOVE. Take my heart and have your will!"
The process of being a woman- having faith, and demonstrating trust by completely surrendering to the One most deserving. (Mark 14:3-9, Luke 7:37, Matthew 26:13).
Having facial hair ceases to make one a man. A woman isn't characterized by age (18 or I can legally drink white wine!).
A girl becomes a lady (woman) when she can rest securely without desiring an earthly relationship. She has encountered God's infinite grace, His abundant supply of blessings, and abiding enchantment for her that her perspective of the world alters; people of this world are incapable of pouring exceeding amounts of love over her life. The Lord is the only one who can surpass all limited expectations; refusing to worry about not getting married because Jesus is all that's needed. Ya catch my drift (I'm prayin').
A boy becomes a lad (man) when he recognizes the importance of leadership, respect, and brotherhood... Fear may not diminish, but nonetheless is willing to pin-point behavioral flaws of another- potentially placing them in an unfavorable position in order to strengthen a person. Opinions differ, the other may be acting crudely- conducting oneself with decorum when announcing the view spotted from your stance (you may have a more extravagant vision of the sunrise, but inform then allow them to mosey on over. You can carry them, but once they're set on ground that doesn't change the positioning of their feet or the direction in which they walk- the only person able to control oneself is the individual themselves) ...Ya got it! (hopefully)
'The surrender of my “love life” were some of the most freeing, exhilarating, and joyful times in my life! I fell more in love with Jesus than I ever have before and my relationship with Him deepened in new ways that I didn’t know were possible. Instead of always looking for my future husband, I began looking for God and waiting for Him to reveal more of Himself each day. I never really thought about whom I was going to marry again...I was so in love with Jesus, I really never had a conscious romantic thought about Jimmy. I was so focused on and in love with Jesus that I wasn’t aware of any other feelings that might be happening inside me. Needless to say, Jimmy’s proposal to start dating caught me way off guard.'
-Kelly Needham
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
An Abundance of Blessings
My Daddy's Response To A Prayer:
Emily, a blessing is anything that you have, but shouldn't,. Both of your Grandmothers have died. You shouldn't have experienced a relationship with a grandma, but with me, because of me, you do! You shouldn't have a sisterly figure to look at, and go out with daily, weekly, or monthly since Mary isn't near, but I've given you Christina (sisters best friend- a constant influence), Jessica, Jennifer, Erica, Suzannah, Jordyn, Bethany (leaders and friends)...You shouldn't have your mother. Without me- the Father who knows what's best for his beloved child- in existence and control over your life, none of these would have been. My daughter, a blessing is something you couldn't have without me!
Unexplainable Joy
Incomprehensible Peace
Grief/sorrow for surrounding people/world (depending on circumstances, beliefs and all)
Hankering to Pray
Unique Spiritual Gifts
Personal Love Languages
Defying Talents
Close Relationship with your Sister
Brothers who are: Protective, diligent workers who love on you, laugh with you and accompany you on spur-of-the-moment, occasionally planned-in-advance outings.
Spiritual sisters, brothers, mothers, fathers and grandmothers- leaders, mentors, teachers- constantly spiritually and emotionally encouraging and challenging
All blessings would cease to exist without your all-knowing, omnipotent and enduring presence. Thank you Jesus for your mighty abilities to provide me with all that I need. I praise you for never ceasing to exceed all personal expectations. YOU are a blessing to know and have a relationship with. Thank you for being a constant daddy, an everlasting comforter, a renewal-of-peace-maker, healer and all. Amen!
“When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place.”
― C.S. Lewis
Emily, a blessing is anything that you have, but shouldn't,. Both of your Grandmothers have died. You shouldn't have experienced a relationship with a grandma, but with me, because of me, you do! You shouldn't have a sisterly figure to look at, and go out with daily, weekly, or monthly since Mary isn't near, but I've given you Christina (sisters best friend- a constant influence), Jessica, Jennifer, Erica, Suzannah, Jordyn, Bethany (leaders and friends)...You shouldn't have your mother. Without me- the Father who knows what's best for his beloved child- in existence and control over your life, none of these would have been. My daughter, a blessing is something you couldn't have without me!
Unexplainable Joy
Incomprehensible Peace
Grief/sorrow for surrounding people/world (depending on circumstances, beliefs and all)
Hankering to Pray
Unique Spiritual Gifts
Personal Love Languages
Defying Talents
Close Relationship with your Sister
Brothers who are: Protective, diligent workers who love on you, laugh with you and accompany you on spur-of-the-moment, occasionally planned-in-advance outings.
Spiritual sisters, brothers, mothers, fathers and grandmothers- leaders, mentors, teachers- constantly spiritually and emotionally encouraging and challenging
All blessings would cease to exist without your all-knowing, omnipotent and enduring presence. Thank you Jesus for your mighty abilities to provide me with all that I need. I praise you for never ceasing to exceed all personal expectations. YOU are a blessing to know and have a relationship with. Thank you for being a constant daddy, an everlasting comforter, a renewal-of-peace-maker, healer and all. Amen!
“When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place.”
― C.S. Lewis
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
YOU CAN!
'Courage is scrounging up the ability to bravely encounter difficulties. Boldness is non-hesitantly responding to an arising challenge. Courage enables one to act. Boldness is doing.' -Emily Ann Bachand
Boldness is what I crave- I fear (sometimes and most often) interacting, speaking up, and occasionally acting upon... Worried about a lack of clear speech, proclaiming laughable falsehoods and ceasing to exceed all expectations set up for me.
I want courage in contrast to the danger of merely recognizing and then pondering- knowing without striving to accomplish, achieve, or overcome.
Oh Lord, I thought I was going to laugh and instead I started to cry- a reaction she didn't expect. I didn't fathom myself responding in tears. I'd suspect nothing else, I suppose. My sister-friend claimed,
"Hey Em, I want to tell you something. It's been a reoccurring thought during the past few times we've hung out...YOU CAN! God says, 'you can'."
And so, I CAN BE BOLD! I CAN slay doubt, defeat worry, and cause fear to singe in the scorching, fiery flames of ____!
I CAN trust God to be with me. He is the ultimate source of emboldening. Through Him, because of Him I am able.
And everyone said....AMEN!!!
Boldness is what I crave- I fear (sometimes and most often) interacting, speaking up, and occasionally acting upon... Worried about a lack of clear speech, proclaiming laughable falsehoods and ceasing to exceed all expectations set up for me.
I want courage in contrast to the danger of merely recognizing and then pondering- knowing without striving to accomplish, achieve, or overcome.
Oh Lord, I thought I was going to laugh and instead I started to cry- a reaction she didn't expect. I didn't fathom myself responding in tears. I'd suspect nothing else, I suppose. My sister-friend claimed,
"Hey Em, I want to tell you something. It's been a reoccurring thought during the past few times we've hung out...YOU CAN! God says, 'you can'."
And so, I CAN BE BOLD! I CAN slay doubt, defeat worry, and cause fear to singe in the scorching, fiery flames of ____!
I CAN trust God to be with me. He is the ultimate source of emboldening. Through Him, because of Him I am able.
And everyone said....AMEN!!!
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
A Kid Young At Heart- Day 3 & 4
When the power goes out...bare with me! These are coming to an end :)
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Hey, Everything's Right!
Praise the Lord for random urges to frolic, frisk about fearlessly and leap in joyful spirits . This song seems appropriate for every mirthful occurrence of the past week. When one loses one blessing, another is usually, unexpectedly lurking around the corner ready to take its place. Thank you Jesus for a big family, for an amazing Grandpa, snow, rain, sunshine and all (you know my heart, Jesus). I love that you care so much for us and are always present. Nothing compares to the jubilant experiences that I encounter with you near. The energy unleashed in your company is mind-boggling. PRAISE THE LORD! Amen!
Usually if one is not 'feeling' a certain way that they desire to, then act in a manner which produces such aspired emotions.
You aren't happy?! Huh...here's a novel idea, put on your happy pants and bouncing boots then leap like a bunny or skip shamelessly up the streets/sidewalks. If you're bold enough to go public with this action, then go for it. It'll make others smile which usually causes a personal grin...Or you could dance to this song or practice the swing dancing moves to some jazzy melodies. Whatever is on your heart, really will do.
Honestly, I have no particular reason for experiencing the joyous emotions, but that's part of the package of wanders unraveled on a daily/weekly basis. Eventually your emotions will follow the activities that you partake in. Not always, but usually!
Experiences alter as I get older. My siblings aren't able to be with me in all events as they used to be. As a result I am doing the activities by myself or am perhaps accompanied by my parents. Post consuming snow or taking to the streets and frolicking, the joyous personality sky rockets to unfathomable heights (praise the Lord for this!). Changes suck (depending on what they are). This is my personal perception, but amidst them all I've been able to break off a branch of fear and move forward.
Unfavorable events will play out but there's never a sequel to this life. There are upcoming chapters, however that will help determine the ultimate ending. What are you allowing to be imprinted on the pages? How is the tale impacting the world?
Despite what you may perceive there are surrounding people. Although some are silenced observers, there will be an audience of readers to the book that is being conformed. There have been numerous folks that I don't know who've come up to me at my school in the hall, during lunch and occasionally in the midst of class and they'll say, "hey, I've been watching you and think _____ about you" (usually complementing my hair or apparel.). I don't verbalize this fact, but usually the ball of curiosity rolling about in my brain is, "Who the heck are you?". These events begun at the end of my junior high years and have continued to occasionally occur throughout the past 4-5 years.
Therefore, what response is produced by the onlookers of your life? The audience won't always speak of their observations to the decisions you make and voice their opinions towards how 'great you look' on a particular day. This doesn't/shouldn't disclaim the fact that they remain watching you or are thinking certain thoughts of you, though.
The crucial point is that the adventures, spontaneous activities that you partake in and speeches that you make are being monitored. The audience notices when you are unhappy yet are partaking in various actions that doesn't seem practical for your 'emotional state'. I don't recognize that on days when I'm upset, how notably obvious my attitude is until someone will promenade up to me and venture towards inquiring about my life...'Em, you don't seem alright. You ok?'...'Uhhhhh, didn't realize it was that obvious...Frickadink!'. I hate purposefully displaying an unpleasant personality to make folks sympathetic for me. This desire is not one that is consistently victorious (body language- talk isn't the only form of communication).
(I put my faith in a friend to know me well enough and recognize when I'm upset. My mind says that, 'hey if you care enough, you would notice, and I shouldn't have to voice what I'm thinking/feeling'. This is a lofty position to stand in. It inevitably stirs up disappointment, because humans fail to exceed all expectations, but then I end up with God... Nevertheless it's not a fair pedestal to place my pals, and family members on).
When one displays unlikely behavior it is noticed and therefore the source of it is questionable. Why are you so crazy happy when ______ is happening? Oh, I have no idea... Maybe JESUS?!
Usually if one is not 'feeling' a certain way that they desire to, then act in a manner which produces such aspired emotions.
You aren't happy?! Huh...here's a novel idea, put on your happy pants and bouncing boots then leap like a bunny or skip shamelessly up the streets/sidewalks. If you're bold enough to go public with this action, then go for it. It'll make others smile which usually causes a personal grin...Or you could dance to this song or practice the swing dancing moves to some jazzy melodies. Whatever is on your heart, really will do.
Honestly, I have no particular reason for experiencing the joyous emotions, but that's part of the package of wanders unraveled on a daily/weekly basis. Eventually your emotions will follow the activities that you partake in. Not always, but usually!
Experiences alter as I get older. My siblings aren't able to be with me in all events as they used to be. As a result I am doing the activities by myself or am perhaps accompanied by my parents. Post consuming snow or taking to the streets and frolicking, the joyous personality sky rockets to unfathomable heights (praise the Lord for this!). Changes suck (depending on what they are). This is my personal perception, but amidst them all I've been able to break off a branch of fear and move forward.
Unfavorable events will play out but there's never a sequel to this life. There are upcoming chapters, however that will help determine the ultimate ending. What are you allowing to be imprinted on the pages? How is the tale impacting the world?
Despite what you may perceive there are surrounding people. Although some are silenced observers, there will be an audience of readers to the book that is being conformed. There have been numerous folks that I don't know who've come up to me at my school in the hall, during lunch and occasionally in the midst of class and they'll say, "hey, I've been watching you and think _____ about you" (usually complementing my hair or apparel.). I don't verbalize this fact, but usually the ball of curiosity rolling about in my brain is, "Who the heck are you?". These events begun at the end of my junior high years and have continued to occasionally occur throughout the past 4-5 years.
Therefore, what response is produced by the onlookers of your life? The audience won't always speak of their observations to the decisions you make and voice their opinions towards how 'great you look' on a particular day. This doesn't/shouldn't disclaim the fact that they remain watching you or are thinking certain thoughts of you, though.
The crucial point is that the adventures, spontaneous activities that you partake in and speeches that you make are being monitored. The audience notices when you are unhappy yet are partaking in various actions that doesn't seem practical for your 'emotional state'. I don't recognize that on days when I'm upset, how notably obvious my attitude is until someone will promenade up to me and venture towards inquiring about my life...'Em, you don't seem alright. You ok?'...'Uhhhhh, didn't realize it was that obvious...Frickadink!'. I hate purposefully displaying an unpleasant personality to make folks sympathetic for me. This desire is not one that is consistently victorious (body language- talk isn't the only form of communication).
(I put my faith in a friend to know me well enough and recognize when I'm upset. My mind says that, 'hey if you care enough, you would notice, and I shouldn't have to voice what I'm thinking/feeling'. This is a lofty position to stand in. It inevitably stirs up disappointment, because humans fail to exceed all expectations, but then I end up with God... Nevertheless it's not a fair pedestal to place my pals, and family members on).
When one displays unlikely behavior it is noticed and therefore the source of it is questionable. Why are you so crazy happy when ______ is happening? Oh, I have no idea... Maybe JESUS?!
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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