Such a beautiful and serene image ! I echo your thoughts and feelings on this past week. Listening….and that poem! So convicting yet so true as we “attempt “ to listen and do what our Lord would do….i fail miserably and daily 🥺
Me, too! Don't you think we all do at one time or another in our human weaknesses & frailties?
I'm glad that you found that image to be serene so that you get a glimpse of this earthly place I live, and a taste of how beautiful it can be when the Son shines in as one day we will see in that glorious heavenly place! "Today I will Listen" helps me to know how much I need to improve but also realize how much our Lord really does Listen and the wonderful way that He does - with hope that I will do better in my attempt to Listen well (the last part) because with others, I am sure that I do much in that first part. So I will practice for when I meet you, because there is so much I want to hear from you (and I will need to Listen with attention, respect, humility, patience, etc.). Hopefully in the years left on earth, I will improve. Thank you for sharing and listening so well to me, through our writings. Sometimes, I think it might be better that way (cuz we can edit but I often don't & should) yet we can express & think, which I fail to do when I speak. So much to work on still. Listening being one of the most necessary, especially as hearing fades with aging. I thank God that I still can hear the sweet songs of the birds outside & listen to music to calm my heart & spirit. I treasure the songs that come to you & you share them so I can read and SEE God right where He's meeting you through The Blue Book by His sweet Spirit. Sometimes I need to search to find so I can LISTEN to how God is speaking words of comfort, peace, strength and grace with His unfailing love that He has for each of us. I imagine Him singing those lyrics as He stirs them up in your heart & much more. He delights in you so much. And I have been given the blessing to delight in knowing the Jesus in you & you (bit by bit) a little more. Let's keep listening to each other in written one words, verses, songs, thoughts & feelings shared. OK, sis?
Such a beautiful and serene image ! I echo your thoughts and feelings on this past week. Listening….and that poem! So convicting yet so true as we “attempt “ to listen and do what our Lord would do….i fail miserably and daily 🥺
ReplyDeleteMe, too! Don't you think we all do at one time or another in our human weaknesses & frailties?
DeleteI'm glad that you found that image to be serene so that you get a glimpse of this earthly place I live, and a taste of how beautiful it can be when the Son shines in as one day we will see in that glorious heavenly place! "Today I will Listen" helps me to know how much I need to improve but also realize how much our Lord really does Listen and the wonderful way that He does - with hope that I will do better in my attempt to Listen well (the last part) because with others, I am sure that I do much in that first part. So I will practice for when I meet you, because there is so much I want to hear from you (and I will need to Listen with attention, respect, humility, patience, etc.). Hopefully in the years left on earth, I will improve.
Thank you for sharing and listening so well to me, through our writings. Sometimes, I think it might be better that way (cuz we can edit but I often don't & should) yet we can express & think, which I fail to do when I speak. So much to work on still. Listening being one of the most necessary, especially as hearing fades with aging. I thank God that I still can hear the sweet songs of the birds outside & listen to music to calm my heart & spirit. I treasure the songs that come to you & you share them so I can read and SEE God right where He's meeting you through The Blue Book by His sweet Spirit. Sometimes I need to search to find so I can LISTEN to how God is speaking words of comfort, peace, strength and grace with His unfailing love that He has for each of us. I imagine Him singing those lyrics as He stirs them up in your heart & much more. He delights in you so much. And I have been given the blessing to delight in knowing the Jesus in you & you (bit by bit) a little more. Let's keep listening to each other in written one words, verses, songs, thoughts & feelings shared. OK, sis?
My precious friend and sister of the heart, I can’t imagine NOT sharing those things!
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