Showing posts with label meditation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label meditation. Show all posts

Friday, October 04, 2013

PPF: The Proverbs 31 Woman

Join me as I do 31 Days of posts,
writing from the HeART!
You'll find other fascinating posts
on The Nester, all doing a series of 31 Days!!!


I'm taking the MADE e-course, and for this week,
we are taking up the Proverbs 31 woman.
Here, the mother of King Lemuel
describes to him the qualities to look for in a wife.

"Listen, my son! Listen, son of my womb!
A wife of noble character who can find?

    She is worth far more than rubies.
 
Her husband has full confidence in her
    and lacks nothing of value.
 
She brings him good, not harm,
    all the days of her life.

She gets up while it is still night;

    she provides food for her family
    and portions for her female servants.
 
She considers a field and buys it;
    out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
 
She sets about her work vigorously;
    her arms are strong for her tasks.
 
She sees that her trading is profitable,
    and her lamp does not go out at night.

She opens her arms to the poor

    and extends her hands to the needy.

She is clothed with strength and dignity;

    she can laugh at the days to come.

She speaks with wisdom,
    and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
 
She watches over the affairs of her household
    and does not eat the bread of idleness.
 
Her children arise and call her blessed;
    her husband also, and he praises her:
 
“Many women do noble things,
    but you surpass them all.”
 
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
    but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised."


This is a picture of the ideal woman, 
the perfect woman.
I guess if we aim for being the perfect woman,
we will be disappointed in ourselves!
I think we can only pray 
to be better than yesterday.
One step at a time...
being focused, intentional,
purposeful, goal-oriented.
I'm asking myself,
"Where do I want to improve
so that my husband will praise me and say,
"You surpass them all!"?


Every week I choose one wonderful visitor
who leaves a comment
to receive an ATC from me.
I know it takes so much time and effort
to leave a comment
and I appreciate it soooo much!

This week,
Random.org chose
 #19, Marilyn Lamoreux,
who wrote "Pick me! Pick me!"
in her comment!
Unfortunately I'm going to have to google her!
When I click on her name ,
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

WOYWW: Great are the Works of the Lord!

I woke up late today and
so I decided to make my painting simple
and easy to do.
I also decided to spare you a picture
of my messy desk.

After drawing, I used carbon paper to transfer
my drawing on to my ready made background.

Here is my drawing.
Now to get out my paints and brushes.

The verse I am illustrating is from
the Book of Psalms-
"Great are the works of the Lord!
Ps. 111:2

So many exciting things happening
in the world today.
Yes truly how great are the works of the Lord!

And the amazing thing is 
He wants to do work through you and me!

Great are the works of the Lord...
what does He want to do
in this world?

When Jesus saw the widow
he was moved with pity for her
whose only son had died. (Luke 7:11-17)
The Greek expression that Luke used
to describe Jesus' feeling means
"to have mercy from one's inner core."

As we are called to be Jesus to others,
let us remember Teresa de Avila's poem,
"Christ has no body but yours
No hands, no feet on earth but yours
Your eyes are the eyes with which he looks
Compassion on the world
Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good
Yours are the hands with which he blesses
all the world.
Yours are the hands, yours are the feet,
Yours are the eyes, you are his body."

Every week I choose one wonderful visitor
who leaves a comment
to receive an ATC from me.
I know it takes so much time and effort
to leave a comment
and I appreciate it soooo much!

This week,
Random.org chose
 #11, Mel Caldicott of
a beautiful lady with many wise words!



Monday, September 09, 2013

Stretch out Your Hand!

"Stretch out your hand," Jesus said to the man
with a withered right hand,
and the hand was restored.
There is more to this story than a healing.
In the Jewish mind, the right hand was
the hand of power and strength.
It was the "good hand". 
You never shook another's hand with your left.
You ate with your right hand
and reserved your left hand for 
cleaning up dirt, cleaning your waste in the toilet.
Remember that in Jesus' time.
the Jews ate with their hands, no utensils.

Many biblical historians also believe
that this man was a stone mason
and had crushed his hand while working.
This man had lost his livelihood,
his role as a provider and leader of his family,
he lost his place in society, and his dignity.
When Jesus restored his right hand,
this man regained his role in his family and in his society.

There are today many in our society
in need of God's healing and restoration.
Just yesterday I heard a widow share about her trials
and I was thinking how I could help her.

Especially as she was one of those 
I look up to.
A sister in the Lord who has persevered
in spite of many challenges.

"Teach us to number our days aright." Psalm 90:12
To make our days count.
To not squander the valuable gift of time.
To waste it on frivolous things.
If there is something I can do for others
to heal and restore them,
that is something worthwhile to do.

I am going to pray and think about
what I can do to help this widow
with 2 sons
who does not have any livelihood.


Every week I choose one wonderful visitor
who leaves a comment
to receive an ATC from me.
I know it takes so much time and effort
to leave a comment
and I appreciate it soooo much!

This week,
Random.org chose
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