Monday, February 6, 2017

THE PINES STAND TALL AND CONFIDENT

I have been in awe of the pine tree since I have been living in the woods. They are not a pretty tree. Evergreens have never been my favorite. I love the hardwoods; especially oaks.  I admire their beautiful change throughout the seasons. But, there has been something about the pine tree that has caught my eye since living here.  They stand straight and tall with a certain confidence.

The pine tree
at daybreak comes alive with brilliant rays of hope
at sunset stands strong with a quiet confidence
  at night reaches endlessly into the heavens
awaiting the new day
the pine tree
strong, confident, assured

We are confident in all this because of our great trust in God through Christ Jesus
2 Corinthians 3:4 NIV

Today, I stand confident in you Lord!

Sammie Jean,



Thursday, February 2, 2017

CHANGE BEGINS WITH ME

CHANGE BEGINS WITH ME...Father, help me to be the CHANGE that you want to see on this earth

On my walk in the mornings I see several dirt trails that I can take. I tend to take the same path everyday. I'm a creature of habit. Change is hard for me. But, my husband said this morning, "Let's take a different road today." We did. The view was refreshingly different. We walked close to the creek and saw that the water from the creek had overflown the bank and was everywhere. This back water ran into the woods and probably, quickly changed everything around it. I'm sure it was a shock to the environment at first, but as God created it to do, it adjusted. I can just imagine how all the woodland animals, big and small, came rushing to this new place to get a drink of fresh, cold water.

Father, God, help me to yield to you in every area of my life; physically, spiritually, and emotionally. Help me to be yielding to the change that you want to make in me...my family, and possibly the world around me. A yielded vessel...to you. Today, if you ask me to take a different road, I pray that I will be willing. I know that this change will produce something beautiful, because that is who you are.  And maybe, just maybe, this change, will cause the "banks" of my life to overflow with fresh water for others to drink from.

a garden fountain, a well of living water, and flowing streams from Lebanon
Song of Solomon 4:15


Living Loved,
Sammie Jean
maybe, just maybe this change will cause the "banks" of my
life to overflow with fresh water for others to drink from