CALM ... in His Love

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"With His Love

He will

CALM

you"

Zephaniah 3:17

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When I cannot sleep

(which is too often)

I literally plead with God

to help me sleep

and then

I fell upon this verse

that I'm sure I've read many times

but make it into my

"Breath Prayer"

[remember that book by Jennifer Tucker]

at least that's how I found out about this practice of taking & turning scripture verses

into "breath prayers" of

Inhale & Exhale

Helps

a whole lot

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2024

is quickly coming to a close

and I have so much still

to learn about my

One Word

CALM

and

I am still finding more books

with

CALM

and

not enough time to read or finish 

yet

like other "One Words" you never 

really finish with them 

however

you don't have to

nor do you have to continue with them

as your FOCUS for the

next year.

They just continue with you

as you progress

forward

with

the new year

and a

new One Word

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For today

I just want to share two more books

that I've added to my

CALM

books

[one as a sample for now & the other in my 

Kindle Unlimited trial period]

"CALM Your Anxious Mind" 

by Carrie Marrs

{similar title to one of the last books I shared}

"Clear Mind, Peaceful Heart"

and the other one:

"A Deeper Kind of CALM"

by Linda Dillow

[she's written another one also on this]

"CALM my Anxious Heart"

but I chose the first one I listed for now

Since both of these are new authors for me,

and one was highly recommended 

with another book on another topic that 

I tucked away for now; 

I will have to adjust & read slowly

to gather as much as I can

about being

CALM

in my mind & in my heart

so much easier said (written) than done

Trust me, even after this full year

I've just skimmed the surface

with much work to acquire this

CALM

along with the

Peace it brings

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Powerful truth taken right away

from the first devotion of the first book

... (God) "He can ground you. He can bring powerful truths to mind, CALM your breathing, send helpers."...

"God, help me sense Your Presence right now."

 And then the second devotion is for Zephaniah 3:17 (the verse image in the beginning of this blog post) and the one that became my "breath prayer".The title of this devotion is: "His Heart's Wrapped Up with Yours" ... yes 🙌🏼 and "with His love, He CALMS me" ... quiets me ... wraps me securely.

At this point in my life, I can only imagine the wonder and awe of such all-encompassing Love that subdues all fears and insecurities that "wraps me" - "wraps my heart with His" but He does & He has, ever since the very beginning and every so often, I can pause and recall that first love, that first moment, with such complete awe that it actually does/did take my breath away and every time that I spend special moments with Him again and again, I am enthralled that His divine Love has remained all these years - steadfast, faithful and so powerful that "nothing can separate us" (Romans 8:38-39; 35) that closeness - do you sense the awesomeness of such closeness? entwining His heart with yours.

 If you breathe this verse as your prayer, often enough, I believe you, like I, can find the CALM in His Love. For God is love.

And in Him, hold your breath - now let it out, because He loves you; rest in the CALM and sense His Peace enveloping you; and all your thoughts, all your restlessness from all you face, let it go - yes, release & let it out and find your place in Him; totally wrapped - like that 'babe in the manger', wrapped in swaddling clothes - God with us, Immanuel - who came to us, wrapped Himself, His Godly self, in human flesh, out of Love. Divine love. That can take a heart of stone and turn it into a heart of flesh that loves & He CALMS our hearts with His as we surrender and invite Him IN (just like the INN, we need to make room for Him!) JESUS Christ, who we celebrate this season for this very reason. Love came down, so that we might love in return and show love to one another - just like Him. 

This Christmas (a week from now) invite Him in(n)!

You still have time to prepare Him room, but He'll come and love you just as you are, because He's waiting and wanting you to come and wrap your heart with His forever, by just believing & receiving all Jesus came to earth for ... to redeem each of us. It's one grand gift that you cannot afford not to open this year! This is my continual prayer for you and all your loved ones to receive Jesus Christ, Son of God, son of man, who died so you might all live eternally with God. His Presence is the best present you can ever receive! Open your heart to His. Unwrap this once and be wrapped forever in His Love that keeps giving and giving! Wrap ourselves in Hope, Joy, Peace and Love - HIS - redeeming Love that brings Him through us to one another and restores the CALM in us and around us.