I have shared several writings with you in which some of them were birthed just by walking and seeing something in nature and then Holy Spirit brings it all together for me/you. As I walked yesterday the eagles were very active soaring in the sky. I took a few pictures to share with you. I trust that you will appreciate viewing a few shots of different areas in which nature inspires me. If you look around you I would suspect that there are also places to sneak away to in nature for you to quiet yourself and reach out to God. Maybe your place of peace may be sitting by a stream or a babbling brook or even the ocean with the sound of the waves crashing as they roll in. If you are not by an ocean or large body of water there may be a lake or even a pond in which you can find peace there. I have even at times brought out a fountain and turned it on outside. There seems to be something so very soothing when the soft sound of water seems to be around you.
I have been under a bit of pressure lately and it seems to be that when I get outside I no longer feel confined to the pressures and I am able to be free. Free to pray and focus not only on the beauty that is abound in nature but also in hearing the gentle, still, soft voice of Holy Spirit guiding me. Peace begins to flow and I am restored again. This allows me to then minister to others via words of encouragement or to create something for someone else. It is in these times that I truly feel as though there is nothing between me and the Father. You may never know this but there are more than I can count, times in which I sit down to write and I let Holy Spirit flow through me and I actually sit at my computer and say these words "I am so amazed at how creative you are Holy Spirit to come up with what I just wrote." I then thank Him profusely and am reminded that yes, He is creative because he is the Creator. Father, Son & Holy Spirit three in one. My heart leaps today because I had to speak forth words the other day and I wanted to run from speaking them forth. I am not afraid to enlist the help of another when I need prayer. That is just what I did. My idea of a prayer at that moment would have been to ask God to let me bite my tongue and just say nothing. I knew better than that. I sensed that the prayer of the person that I asked for prayer would have probably went something like this. "Father give her the right words to speak forth what you have placed within her heart. Let her not have fear and be the voice for others that will not speak forth like she will do. Bless her and keep her safe." I will never know if those were the words prayed or not. I did have the opportunity presented to me to speak forth words. I did. It was as though they were hand picked for me to share. When I was finished it turned into a blessing. God is ever faithful. Tell me you see Him as faithful in your life also. I am not naive to think that others do not feel this very sentiment.
I learned something new the other day. I was told by a neighbor that each year the eagle adds to the nest and it just keeps growing and growing. One of the pictures I have posted is actually a shot of the tree in which the nest is located. I drew a jagged pencil circle around it so you can get an idea of the nest.
Do you ever feel like God is moving in everyone else's life but He seems to be in slow motion in your life? I do. I see His hands moving in my life but I tend to be a bit impatient at times and I want to speed things up. Guess what? I cannot and God will produce what needs to be produced in perfect time. Not my time but His time. Today was one of those days in which outside was beckoning me to join in with nature and feel freedom. I knew it was going to rain today it was not until I started to hear the pitter-patter of rain drops that I kicked into gear and grabbed my umbrella and out I went for a walk in the rain. There was a strong wind as I hit the open field area. I do not know why I like wind and rain? I had to really hold onto my umbrella today. I did not see one eagle out today on my journey. I am told that the eagles had a few more eaglets born this year (according to my neighbor.) I heard several birds singing their songs this morning outside my window. It was not until I was walking that I saw one of my favorite birds, the mourning doves. I saw a few perched on a rooftop making their cooing noises and it reminded me how much I wish I was able to wake in the morning to their sounds. Be it any portion of the day there seems to be something soothing about the simple sound that comes forth from them.
Today it seems like I do not have any deep insights to share. I am just sharing from my heart with you today. That's all right isn't it? All the pictures you see displayed today are from my nature walks. Be at peace this very hour and let blessings not only fall upon you but be postured to receive them. Take the gospel message with you to wherever you go this weekend. There may be someone that really needs to hear about Jesus. You know, they may look happy on the outside and have the perfect outfit on but their heart is truly troubled and laden down with much burden be it the pressures of life or they may be a sickly person. I urge you to please not pass them by, for what if you were the one sent to them and it was only a matter of a few days before they were to draw their final breath. I implore you to not pass them by, would you want someone to pass by your unsaved loved one? To never have the opportunity to have had someone share the gospel of good news with them. I know that Jesus would not want them left behind He would would want them resting in His very bosom. Comforting them with His love, healing power and presence. Do not let them go by without extending the smile of Jesus and the kindness also of Jesus through your life to them.
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