A Wise Woman’s Guide to Life & Love

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If you only knew …

Do you want know how loved you are? Ask The Lord. Then listen closely. He tells you in at least a million ways each and every day. In Creation. The Scriptures. His Still Small Voice.

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty;
    the whole earth is full of his glory.” (Isaiah 6:3)

But from everlasting to everlasting
    the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
    and his righteousness with their children’s children … (Psalm 103:17)

… and after the fire a still small voice. (1 Kings 19:12b)

The Father is so Majestic and has so much Love for you!
That’s why Jesus tells you about your need for a new wineskin.

“Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.” (Matthew 9:17)

My Translation: He gave His life for your old one. So you have a totally New Life in Him.
Because who you used to be cannot contain all the Love He has for you.

None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. However, as it is written:

“What no eye has seen,
what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind has conceived” —
    the things God has prepared for those who love him —

these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit.
The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. (1 Corinthians 2:8-10)

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His Yoke Is Easy

How’s your week going? Mine has been one challenge after another. No less than six separate situations were clamoring for my attention yesterday alone. Each demanding something from me and threatening to steal my peace. I was tempted to pass through the door of frustration. In fact, I put one foot on the other side of that threshold more than once during the day.

Then I remembered Jesus. What does He want me to do? How does He want me to respond? I know that frustration is not a fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), so Jesus would not respond that way. Ever. Not even for a moment. Then I remembered His words:

“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 is easy and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30)

The Truth of the Matter?

  • When I give my burden to Jesus, it is light to Him.
  • And it’s much, much lighter for me because, as I’m yoked to him, He pulls the bulk of my load.
  • I also believe His yoke is intended to slow me down. To teach me peace in the midst of chaos. To make me more like Him. And that’s always a Good Thing.

Throwback Thursday Wisdom

[callout]My hometown pastor put it this way:
“If you’re living your life stressed out, you’re yoked to the wrong ox.”[/callout]

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Dream Dancing

We all need to engage in Dream Dancing every day. Because what we think about, we bring about. So why not make it Beautiful?

However, many couples I see in counseling typically spend the bigger part of their days imagining the worst about one another. Then they’re surprised when their evening doesn’t go well. How crazy is that?

Let’s think Beautiful Thoughts About One Another!

No doubt, every Christian woman loves the idea of being swept off her feet by a godly man who knows how to lead – gently and confidently, protecting her and guiding her through life. Every Christian woman wants a husband who is willing to die for her, as Christ died for the Church, yes? A woman has no problem submitting to a man she truly believes has her best interest at the forefront of everything he does.

And every Christian man loves the thought of having a godly woman to lead – a woman who is confident and provides him with gentle feedback about how well he’s doing … especially if she’s adept at making him look good in the process. What Christian man would not want a wife whose desire is only to please him and be his partner?

So let’s follow Paul’s advice:

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. (Philippians 4:8)

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