Would you like to experience a miracle? “If you want to experience a miracle you must first experience a problem.” These words rang in my ear for days after spoken by my life group teacher. Probably because I have a problem and long for a miracle. What problem are you experiencing? Do you long for a miraculous act from God?
There’s something interesting about miracles…
Our company was awarded a new contract. As the Executive Vice President, I considered the task of incorporating and managing the details of this account on top of our already thriving business. In a realistic moment, I suggested to our president, “You may need to hire someone more equipped to handle this position. I don’t know if I can do it.” Her response…
How well do you weather the storms of life? Like many others, we closely monitored the hurricane weather updates in full alert. As I watched the strong winds whip the palm trees, almost bending them in half, I was curious how they could withstand such winds. After the hurricane made its way through leaving its damage behind, my curiosity led me to some quick research.
These two qualities left me pleasantly inspired & encouraged!
A unique end to another trip to Nashville! We hugged our family goodbye including our almost 38-week pregnant daughter anticipating the birth of our 3rd grandbaby.
On our way out of town, feeling a bit blue from the tearful goodbye, I had a desire to do something touristy! Do you want to know what we did?
“It’s been a very long time since I’ve been excited to purchase a material item” I told my friend Becky as we walked toward the Woodland Art Fair. This is a season where I am blessed beyond measure. All my material needs are met and I don’t seem to be desiring material wants. This certainly has not always been the case. I have lived in need and have wanted plenty.
It was kind of a big deal that I was wearing a swimsuit in public. I spent the morning at the neighborhood pool with my adorable grandchildren. We found pretend hidden treasures and carefully placed them in the treasure trunk located at the helm of the pirate ship.
The faulty wheel on my shopping cart pulled hard to the left as if it had a mind of its own. I determined I was too far into my shopping experience to walk all the way back to the cart corral for a replacement so I struggled my way through the entire store. It is nothing short of a miracle I made it out without causing bodily harm to another patron or without knocking over a store display.
If you could remove one thing from your life what would you choose? A pain or struggle, negativity, bad habit, a certain person, health ailment, heartache. I have begged God to remove a certain something from my life for years.
Weeds love to take root in the sandy foundation of our brick sidewalk. They are almost impossible to pull. After a heavy downpour I was walking down the sidewalk. Irritated by the weeds, I reached down to pull on it and it eased right out with little resistance. Next thing I knew I had weeded the entire walkway.
Here’s how God spoke to my heart through that experience.
What is your favorite thing to do on Saturday morning?
I was excited to have the morning to sit in a favored chair – the aroma of coffee laced with caramel macchiato at my side. The soft leather of my Bible snug in my lap. As the morning light filled the room, I soaked up God’s Word. I had no commitments to rush off to and was fully anticipating God to speak to me!
I received great encouragement from the following :
Have you ever felt like you’re not as talented or gifted as those around you? Do you ever compare yourself to others?
I attended a women’s conference this past weekend to help a friend in her booth. I was handing out free samples of lubricant and asking married ladies to sign up for a dare of the month to initiate a creative sexual encounter with their husband and that was a little awkward for me.