Making His Mark With Beauty
KB, Inc’s world-wide motto is alive
Hip, Hip Hooray! Now our organization is seeing beauty emerge all around the world. When we changed our "slogan" from Loving Who You Were Divinely Created To BE to Reaching Through Chaos, Seeing True Beauty Emerge we did not quiet understand why - because we knew the first one was correct. However, we had to believe in what God saw beneath the chaos in order to find the faith which enabled our perseverance to help others not only see what we saw, but believe in it.
As we began telling women and children that they were desired, loved and had a reason to not be afraid, we saw them embrace the " idea" of hope. But as we stuck by them~ encouraging them to believe that even as God forsaken as life can feel at times, there are always lovely moments too; we noticed they were actually reaching out to grab onto that hope and tucking it away to protect it. But the day we understood with His understanding was when we saw His "beauty mark". It was the day that all the pieces collided to perfectly mesh. For the first time I know I saw the elusive Kaleidoscope Butterfly. Although it was one moment it was also many and there will be many more. Because as we are walking and relating to these lovely individuals God is revealing precious details which are transforming their minds to see that they, themselves, need to BE BEAUTY in this world of chaos.
We are witness to the fact that there is not a more beautiful sight than His hand reaching through their chaos to share in very real ways.
Our work is simple but true:
We believe True Beauty is as a seed planted within you, tenderly tucked into a deep, dark space. Alone with such dreams of grandeur, restlessly squirming, simply dying to be released! It truly believes there is something much larger and unique it is to be. It feels it could bestow beauty and goodness upon an unaesthetic world. “Just as the butterfly is always within the caterpillar – so too your beauty is fighting to take flight and ride the breeze. You are a kaleidoscope butterfly, a vision foreseen in the mind of the Great Divine. He delights in what you have to offer. He created you to rise above and be seen. So flutter your jagged, shattered pieces in His sunlight. His hand merges all our shapes in His time. To Him we are not missing or broken we are His Delight and perfect in His sight.
We make our request known and know it is His will:
Do not look with your eyes to perceive reality. Do not allow this world to diminish what He sees. Push through the weight trying to hold and bury you. Stand tall in His continence, mercy and grace. Reach up and out with your arms wide. Turn your face to be set on the sun. Allow your bud to blossom. Be open for all to see and embrace. Release the joy in your heart for their pleasure. Allow it to pour out, free. Keep it flowing till the scent of it rises - as a fragrant offering of what you believe all heaven can now see.
So allow us to encourage you "BE the Beauty in chaos no one can stop you – honest!"
With the Love of our Christ,
Kisses,
Candace
Showing posts with label love angel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label love angel. Show all posts
August 5, 2011
March 1, 2011
Pieces of Peace
My peace I leave you - Not as this world has but the peace of my Father. If you knew my Father you would know me - You have seen me, you have seen my Father. God first loved the world and gave His only begotten Son ~ God is Love. Love is the highest calling...............
If we believe all the above pieces of scripture - how does Fear even have opportunity to enter into our thoughts??? Satan and his angels fell, they now spend their whole existence trying to make us believe we too are going to fall. Those angels made a choice, their choice was to enter into this spiritual battle with God.
God created us to be pieces of His peace - right here on this plane. He told us His story, who's we are to be "if we choose to accept Him". Today as we are thinking deeply about the roads we have traveled and the thoughts we were thinking along the way, won't you take a step outside? Go outside the walls of your home or work even if just for one moment. Go outside the walls of your own thoughts if just for one moment. Look up into this magnificent space above us. Realize if just for this one moment that you are connected to all life. All that you see - you are a piece of it and it of you because it is part of the God of the universe and you are a piece of all that is.
No matter how we might try we cannot disconnect from life. Even in death God says we still exist. Today, think life, think love, think bigger than any problem you have had, will have or face during your waking hours today. They are but passing moments and you have made it through so much - that alone should prove to you that you CAN make it - Just don't quit, give up or lay down. Take a rest - sure! But praise God in your rest and He will raise you up with more courage, power and vision of victory through Love.
I also added a devotional by Os Hillman - addressing forgiveness - I know you will understand the reasoning.
If you can't get outside -or the day is not as pretty where you are - watch this video from U2 - Magnificent. I hope it encourages you to find your voice and raise it to our Lord God Almighty ~and go ahead sing out with that original voice God gave you for him to enjoy (don't worry if no one else enjoys it =D)
Learning the Art of Forgiveness
TGIF Today God Is First Volume 2 by Os Hillman
Tuesday, March 01 2011
"Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us" (Luke 11:4).
"I'm sorry for speaking to you harshly last night," I said. Then the Holy Spirit reminded me to add the second and most important part of my admission. "Will you forgive me?" Without this request we have only partially repented of our sin. It is important to humble ourselves before those we sin against. This is repentance. If we only say we are sorry we are only stating remorse for our actions.
Jesus modeled this in the Lords Prayer: "Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us" (Luke 11:4). When I owned my advertising agency I once filed a lawsuit against a client who refused to pay a $140,000 bill. However, the Lord instructed me that because I had also sinned in the situation, I was to drop the suit. My next move was to talk to my former client. I tried phoning him, but he wouldn't return my calls. Finally, I reached his secretary and said, "I want you to take this message down and give it to your boss, word for word - no changes: 'I have sinned against you. I know that I don't deserve your forgiveness, but I ask your forgiveness for filing the lawsuit against you. You are no longer obligated to pay the balance you owe me if you don't feel you owe it.'"
I could hear the secretary begin to cry on the other end of the line. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. About an hour later, my former client called. We hadn't spoken for six months. We reconciled the relationship.
The next few years were incredibly difficult because of the financial setback I suffered, but God provided for my needs. Looking back, I realize that this was my Judas Test. I passed the test when I let go of my resentment and asked to be forgiven, and God was glorified in the situation.
If we believe all the above pieces of scripture - how does Fear even have opportunity to enter into our thoughts??? Satan and his angels fell, they now spend their whole existence trying to make us believe we too are going to fall. Those angels made a choice, their choice was to enter into this spiritual battle with God.
God created us to be pieces of His peace - right here on this plane. He told us His story, who's we are to be "if we choose to accept Him". Today as we are thinking deeply about the roads we have traveled and the thoughts we were thinking along the way, won't you take a step outside? Go outside the walls of your home or work even if just for one moment. Go outside the walls of your own thoughts if just for one moment. Look up into this magnificent space above us. Realize if just for this one moment that you are connected to all life. All that you see - you are a piece of it and it of you because it is part of the God of the universe and you are a piece of all that is.
No matter how we might try we cannot disconnect from life. Even in death God says we still exist. Today, think life, think love, think bigger than any problem you have had, will have or face during your waking hours today. They are but passing moments and you have made it through so much - that alone should prove to you that you CAN make it - Just don't quit, give up or lay down. Take a rest - sure! But praise God in your rest and He will raise you up with more courage, power and vision of victory through Love.
I also added a devotional by Os Hillman - addressing forgiveness - I know you will understand the reasoning.
If you can't get outside -or the day is not as pretty where you are - watch this video from U2 - Magnificent. I hope it encourages you to find your voice and raise it to our Lord God Almighty ~and go ahead sing out with that original voice God gave you for him to enjoy (don't worry if no one else enjoys it =D)
My love to you all today and forever,
Candace
Learning the Art of Forgiveness
TGIF Today God Is First Volume 2 by Os Hillman
Tuesday, March 01 2011
"Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us" (Luke 11:4).
"I'm sorry for speaking to you harshly last night," I said. Then the Holy Spirit reminded me to add the second and most important part of my admission. "Will you forgive me?" Without this request we have only partially repented of our sin. It is important to humble ourselves before those we sin against. This is repentance. If we only say we are sorry we are only stating remorse for our actions.
Jesus modeled this in the Lords Prayer: "Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us" (Luke 11:4). When I owned my advertising agency I once filed a lawsuit against a client who refused to pay a $140,000 bill. However, the Lord instructed me that because I had also sinned in the situation, I was to drop the suit. My next move was to talk to my former client. I tried phoning him, but he wouldn't return my calls. Finally, I reached his secretary and said, "I want you to take this message down and give it to your boss, word for word - no changes: 'I have sinned against you. I know that I don't deserve your forgiveness, but I ask your forgiveness for filing the lawsuit against you. You are no longer obligated to pay the balance you owe me if you don't feel you owe it.'"
I could hear the secretary begin to cry on the other end of the line. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. About an hour later, my former client called. We hadn't spoken for six months. We reconciled the relationship.
The next few years were incredibly difficult because of the financial setback I suffered, but God provided for my needs. Looking back, I realize that this was my Judas Test. I passed the test when I let go of my resentment and asked to be forgiven, and God was glorified in the situation.
June 2, 2010
Story To Be Told
We are continuing on with "God's Story being told" today. In the scriptures from Isaiah 48 we want to look at verse 6 specifically.
In understanding what He meant from all the verses we have been through, we realize He has been disclosing everything to us bit by bit. For instance His story starts from the very beginning. He did not start us in the middle of what was going on. He tells us step by step creation as well as the reason for it. In the verse 4 and 5 He is reiterating the reason for this. "Because we are Obstinate" The word because tells it all. It means the reason for the condition. The only reason God would painstakingly and repeatedly tell us things is because He love us. He desires a better life for us. He desire a relationship with us. He tells us that we do not have a high priest that cannot understand our dilemma. Why would He allow Christ to suffer...because He loves us and cares for us. We know He says He first loved us. Do you believe that? We know a lot of information about God, we say be believe it. God stated in this verse that He did all this because He "knew". The Hebrew word that we derive this from is Yada, meaning to know by experience. It also means to discern be acquainted. These are living words not black and white. They are rich, full of experiential knowledge. When we "know" things about God do we know them in this way? Look at what the verse below states about this type of "knowledge"
I Corinthians 8:1 Now concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge makes arrogant, but love edifies.
Below I have put a few select verses on Love. We know that love covers a multitude of sins. We will be picking up here tomorrow.
Be blessed...BeCause you are Blessed. My prayer is that today you walk under His cover this day and Know what He knows...in all ways.
With Love,
Candace
Romans 13:10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
John 14:21"He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him."
John 13:34"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
"You have heard; look at all this. And you, will you not declare it? I proclaim to you new things from this time, Even hidden things which you have not known".In verses 4 and 5 He was saying that He told us everything before hand because He knew we were obstinate. We have looked at our defiant natures several times. Today I would like to look at our nature from God's view point.
In understanding what He meant from all the verses we have been through, we realize He has been disclosing everything to us bit by bit. For instance His story starts from the very beginning. He did not start us in the middle of what was going on. He tells us step by step creation as well as the reason for it. In the verse 4 and 5 He is reiterating the reason for this. "Because we are Obstinate" The word because tells it all. It means the reason for the condition. The only reason God would painstakingly and repeatedly tell us things is because He love us. He desires a better life for us. He desire a relationship with us. He tells us that we do not have a high priest that cannot understand our dilemma. Why would He allow Christ to suffer...because He loves us and cares for us. We know He says He first loved us. Do you believe that? We know a lot of information about God, we say be believe it. God stated in this verse that He did all this because He "knew". The Hebrew word that we derive this from is Yada, meaning to know by experience. It also means to discern be acquainted. These are living words not black and white. They are rich, full of experiential knowledge. When we "know" things about God do we know them in this way? Look at what the verse below states about this type of "knowledge"
I Corinthians 8:1 Now concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge makes arrogant, but love edifies.
Below I have put a few select verses on Love. We know that love covers a multitude of sins. We will be picking up here tomorrow.
Be blessed...BeCause you are Blessed. My prayer is that today you walk under His cover this day and Know what He knows...in all ways.
With Love,
Candace
Romans 13:10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
John 14:21"He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him."
John 13:34"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
May 21, 2010
Before You......
There is a difference between having a conversation with God and debating with God...
Let's use an example of a parent and child to stress where we are going with this:
Child, "Dad I need to talk with you. I am thinking of moving to where the economy is a bit better and there are more jobs in my area of expertise." "I know you have done this many times so I would like to know what you think; you know my skill set as well as this industry."
Dad, "I thought you might be thinking of this so I looked around and a company told me they will be opening up a new location right here. The merger should be finalized in a couple of weeks. I planted the idea of you coming on board with the men I was speaking with. They are going to talk with the branch manager."
Child," Well I appreciate that Dad, however, I really think I just want a change of scenery." "I just want to move and think the closing of our location is the perfect opportunity."
Dad, "I know it seems like that son, however, I have been looking all around the US for other businesses that are stable enough for you to consider moving; as well as all the expenses that go in to that move." "It just is not good timing, you will face undue hardship if you go now." "Before you set your mind, please take the time to consider these things."
In our passages we have been looking at how the spirit of God goes before us. We know that His word tells us to consult with Him in all our ways so that our spirit may prosper and our souls may find rest.
Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb,I knew you.Before you were born,I set you apart for my holy purpose.I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.”
Matthew 5:12 Rejoice and be glad because you have a great reward in heaven!The prophets who lived before you were persecuted in these ways.
Matthew 6:8 Don’t be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
God is working on something...something larger than we can wrap our human pixels of comprehension around. There was much more I wanted to say today...but I hear Him saying Shhhh. Be silent....Be still.
So...of course this made me remember a time years ago when He said this to me.
I have no idea what it is ....but I know He does, I will go find it now. Be Still and Know He is God - That is my prayer for us all today.....Back in a minute with the close of this post.....
Linger and Listen
Shhhhhh…
What a marvelous day, my love,
Feel the warmth of my love,
Rest in the fragrance that circles my home.
Linger…
Here at my side and partake
Of the gifts I so richly provide.
Your love for me grows as you trust in my ways.
Listen…
My love to my heart as it speaks,
To you my dear, longing to please me,
My love runs so deep; you can never run out.
Peace….
You partake and peace you release,
Because in you I do dwell,
Your light shines to all,
Whether it’s day bright or dark night.
Silence…
You hear when the voice is not true
And no memories do you now have.
Share in my delight of the spirit in flight.
By Candace Huffmaster ©
Let's use an example of a parent and child to stress where we are going with this:
Child, "Dad I need to talk with you. I am thinking of moving to where the economy is a bit better and there are more jobs in my area of expertise." "I know you have done this many times so I would like to know what you think; you know my skill set as well as this industry."
Dad, "I thought you might be thinking of this so I looked around and a company told me they will be opening up a new location right here. The merger should be finalized in a couple of weeks. I planted the idea of you coming on board with the men I was speaking with. They are going to talk with the branch manager."
Child," Well I appreciate that Dad, however, I really think I just want a change of scenery." "I just want to move and think the closing of our location is the perfect opportunity."
Dad, "I know it seems like that son, however, I have been looking all around the US for other businesses that are stable enough for you to consider moving; as well as all the expenses that go in to that move." "It just is not good timing, you will face undue hardship if you go now." "Before you set your mind, please take the time to consider these things."
In our passages we have been looking at how the spirit of God goes before us. We know that His word tells us to consult with Him in all our ways so that our spirit may prosper and our souls may find rest.
Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb,I knew you.Before you were born,I set you apart for my holy purpose.I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.”
Matthew 5:12 Rejoice and be glad because you have a great reward in heaven!The prophets who lived before you were persecuted in these ways.
Matthew 6:8 Don’t be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
God is working on something...something larger than we can wrap our human pixels of comprehension around. There was much more I wanted to say today...but I hear Him saying Shhhh. Be silent....Be still.
So...of course this made me remember a time years ago when He said this to me.
I have no idea what it is ....but I know He does, I will go find it now. Be Still and Know He is God - That is my prayer for us all today.....Back in a minute with the close of this post.....
Linger and Listen
Shhhhhh…
What a marvelous day, my love,
Feel the warmth of my love,
Rest in the fragrance that circles my home.
Linger…
Here at my side and partake
Of the gifts I so richly provide.
Your love for me grows as you trust in my ways.
Listen…
My love to my heart as it speaks,
To you my dear, longing to please me,
My love runs so deep; you can never run out.
Peace….
You partake and peace you release,
Because in you I do dwell,
Your light shines to all,
Whether it’s day bright or dark night.
Silence…
You hear when the voice is not true
And no memories do you now have.
Share in my delight of the spirit in flight.
By Candace Huffmaster ©
October 20, 2009
Love Angle
Loving people the way they need to be loved does not always coincide with the way they want to be loved. Agreement will necessitate maturity of discernment.
In thinking about loving someone as we should, there is a very important factor of love that is overlooked, in my opinion, and that is intent. We cannot truly love someone without our intent being, caring for and commitment toward, the receiving individual. In other words, whomever that intent is in favor of is whom the object of our “love” is directed at. This is how we know if we are in fact in love with someone else or simply in love with ourselves.
If our actions are ultimately neglecting the nurturing, encouragement, or support of the one we are in the relationship with, then whether our intent is to do that or not it is still happening to them. We cannot see how harmful our actions, words, etc are unless we are open to looking at our true love angle.
It is important to understand neglectful behavior happens when we commit to relationship, but then do not have the discipline or selflessness to follow through due to lack of discipline within ourselves. This has to do with areas in which we as individuals have to address maturity principles and seek wisdom.
Our word “understand” is from a Hebrew word, BYIN –which means to discern , perceive, observe, pay attention, to be intelligent, to heed, to instruct, to teach, to attend to, to be sensible. It pertains to superior knowledge. One must know how to use information wisely, we perceive through our senses. As Jesus noted in Matt 13:13 it is possible to hear without perceiving. This understanding is a gift from God. We can pray for it and God can reveal it. The seat for this ethical insight is the heart. (Proverbs 28:5) We must diligently pursue it.
My Prayer for us all is that we mature into our head, which is Christ. Then our love will be complete; missing nothing!
Much love to you all,
Candace
In thinking about loving someone as we should, there is a very important factor of love that is overlooked, in my opinion, and that is intent. We cannot truly love someone without our intent being, caring for and commitment toward, the receiving individual. In other words, whomever that intent is in favor of is whom the object of our “love” is directed at. This is how we know if we are in fact in love with someone else or simply in love with ourselves.
If our actions are ultimately neglecting the nurturing, encouragement, or support of the one we are in the relationship with, then whether our intent is to do that or not it is still happening to them. We cannot see how harmful our actions, words, etc are unless we are open to looking at our true love angle.
It is important to understand neglectful behavior happens when we commit to relationship, but then do not have the discipline or selflessness to follow through due to lack of discipline within ourselves. This has to do with areas in which we as individuals have to address maturity principles and seek wisdom.
Our word “understand” is from a Hebrew word, BYIN –which means to discern , perceive, observe, pay attention, to be intelligent, to heed, to instruct, to teach, to attend to, to be sensible. It pertains to superior knowledge. One must know how to use information wisely, we perceive through our senses. As Jesus noted in Matt 13:13 it is possible to hear without perceiving. This understanding is a gift from God. We can pray for it and God can reveal it. The seat for this ethical insight is the heart. (Proverbs 28:5) We must diligently pursue it.
My Prayer for us all is that we mature into our head, which is Christ. Then our love will be complete; missing nothing!
Much love to you all,
Candace
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