Teach Me to Do Your Will

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. — Psalm 143:10 

God's Word teaches me to do His will.

For He is my God.

May His good and holy Spirit lead me.

And keep my feet on level ground.

Here's the baby ring neck snake that crawled into our house yesterday.

We'd left the door open throughout the evening during dinner.

He knew a good place when he saw it.

Fortunately, Kyle spotted it and he and Kirk managed to get it into this bucket.

He released it safely into the wild.

The Earth Is Filled With Your Love, Lord

The earth is filled with your love, Lord; teach me your decrees. — Psalm 119:64

God fills the earth with His love.

His creation proclaims His goodness.

And His decrees are designed with me in mind.

I don't always pay attention.

But I do ask Him to teach me His decrees.

So that I can follow His commands.

And He can use me to fulfill His purpose.

Our family is blessed.

Let the Message of Christ Dwell Among You

Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. — Colossians 3:16

Today we celebrate the first day of Advent.

Our Jewish friends celebrate the festival of Hanukkah.

Both prepare us for the coming of Jesus.

We set up our nativity yesterday.

A fitting reminder of the season.

And of God's gift to us — His Son, our Lord Jesus.

Singing to God with gratitude in our hearts for his precious gift.

Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. — Colossians 3:16 NLT

God's message to us is filled with riches.

And richness.

He wants us to let Christ's message fill our lives.

So our lives in turn can be a place that glorifies him.

When happens, it helps to have a wise counselor nearby.

God commands us to teach and counsel each other.

Not with our own wisdom, but with the wisdom that God alone can give.

Singing to God

Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. — Colossians 3:16

The message of Christ is eternal life.

We love singing psalms and songs from the Spirit.

God has given us the voice to sing his praise. 

Through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit.

Singing to God with gratitude in our hearts.

Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly.

With all wisdom as we teach and admonish one another.

The sunflower is a great example of God's love shining on us.

Teach Me, Lord

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. — Psalm 143:10

It's not always easy to God's do will.

In fact, for me, it's rarely easy.

My daily prayer is for God to lead me on level ground and direct my paths.

Saturday our sweet neighbors brought me a wonderful new book that I finished reading last night.

It's called "Here's to You" and it's filled with quotes from a wide variety of people past and present.

How thoughtful and appreciated!

And they invited me to swim in their pool, which I did.

It was very refreshing on a hot day.

And it was good exercise to get me back in shape before I experience the exhaustion of radiation in a couple of weeks.

One of my favorite quotes (of many) from this book was on the page, "Here's to your spirit."

The quote is from Ashley Hodgeson, "Strength and courage aren't always measured in medals and victories, they are measured in the struggles they overcome. The strongest people aren't always the people who win, but the people who don't give up when they lose."

God is teaching me to slow down and do his will. And I am thankful.