Good Morning Garden

I WANT YOU TO BE ALL MINE. I am weaning you from other dependencies. Your security rests in Me alone–not in other people, not in circumstances. Depending only on Me may feel like walking on a tightrope, but there is a safety net underneath: the everlasting arms. So don’t be afraid of falling. Instead, look ahead to Me. I am always before you, beckoning you on–one step at a time. Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, can separate you from My loving Presence.

Deuteronomy 33:27       The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemy before you, saying, “Destroy him!”

Romans 8:39          Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Michael & Alison Smitherman

The Singing NetSurfers

I will sing to my Lord as long as I live, I will sing

praise to my God while I have my being.

The need for security is among the highest of universal human needs. Yet true security can not be achieved by our own efforts. It is only when we depend on God for security that we find it. How, one may ask, can I trust that which I cannot see or feel. The answer is that we do not see and feel God with our sensory faculties.

We must go beyond our physical perception and learn to use our metaphysical or spiritual perception. This happens when we pray and commune with God in our hearts (spirit) and mind (consciousness) and our will. It is there that we feel, hear and experience God. Those who do not believe in or spend time in the spiritual world, cuts themselves off from God. Yet even then, we are not separated from God. God is ever present, we have just closed our hearts to him and ignored his presence.

A man with his eyes closed is just as blind as he who cannot see. He could stand in the brightest light, yet see nothing but darkness because his eyes are closed. The light is still there, waiting on us.

Un-separated

Z gardener

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SEEK MY FACE, and you will find more that you ever dreamed possible. Let me displace worry at the center of your being. I am like a supersaturated cloud, showering Peace into your mind. My Nature is to bless. Your nature is to receive with thanksgiving. This is a true fit, designed before the foundation of the world. Glorify Me by receiving My blessing gratefully.

I am the goal of all your searching. When you seek Me, you find Me and are satisfied. When lesser goals capture your attention, I fade into the background of your life. I am still there, watching and waiting; but you function as if you were alone. Actually, My Light shines on every situation you will ever face. Live radiantly by expanding your focus to include Me in all your moments. Let nothing dampen your search for Me.

Philippians 4:7 MSG    Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.

Michael & Alison Smitherman

amduo@bellsouth.net

I will sing to my Lord as long as I live, I will sing

praise to my God while I have my being.

What is the “one thing” that every human seeks? At its core, the goal of all of our seeking is for peace. That freedom from disturbance, conflict, worry, fear, stress and anxiety that allows security, harmony, joy, hope and love to define our lives. There is a sure way to find true inner peace. But it is not to be found in seeking worldly things. Nor can it be found by seeking it alone.

True peace can only be found by seeking and being with God. We may find physical comfort, some solace and bounty by building up material things around us. But true peace can only be found within us and it only comes through our relationship with God. We may slake our thirst and appetite with food, but to quench our thirst for true peace, we must drink from the well of faith.

When we seek God first in all things, all things will happen to us for our best good. More so than we ever dreamed possible and more than is ever possible on our own.

Christ’s peace be with you,

Z gardener

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COME TO ME, and rest in My loving Presence. You know that this day will bring difficulties, and you are trying to think your way through those trials. As you anticipate what is ahead of you, you forget that I am with you–now and always. Rehearsing your troubles results in experiencing them many times, whereas you are meant to go through them only when they actually occur. Do not multiply your suffering in this way! Instead, come to Me, and relax in My Peace. I will strengthen you and prepare you for this day, transforming your fear into confident trust.

Matthew 11:28-30         “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke easy and My burden is light.”

Michael & Alison Smitherman

The Singing NetSurfers

I will sing to my Lord as long as I live, I will sing

praise to my God while I have my being.

Each of us will awaken to face days of trouble, fear, difficulties and trials. Some will awaken to the reality of a lost loved one, some to the test results we fear and others to a conflict with one we love. Yet, even as we rise on such days, we are instructed not to relive old hurts or fret about troubles on the horizon. This only compounds the problems rather than resolving them.

Instead, we are to relax and melt into God’s arms. Just as when our earthly Father’s (or other protectors) cradled us up into their arms when we were certain a monster lurked under our beds, or when we fell and skinned our knees, or when life or love collapsed around us. We are to trust God in the same way. Then we will feel that same sense of confidence, safety, comfort and well being that comes from being rescued by our protector.

Then God will strengthen us and God will prepare us for the day ahead. And that day, regardless of its outcome, will be one we spend in Eden.

In God’s arms today,

Z gardener

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