Good Saturday Morning my lovelies,
I know you are already writing - but if you are blocked I jotted a quick poem to stir you. Remember, you don't have to write pros. It doesn't even have to be original - adapt something and make it your own. That is exactly what we do with the bible ya know. God just asks us to think on it, meditate on it and then let it take on your life and you it's.
So to day, walk around in your cloak of letters, words and phrases that praise God. Write them, speak them, sing them. Reach through someones chaos and touch them with them. Let God be in every moment of your day - because He is you know!
That is my prayer for us all today,
Kisses in Christ,
Candace
Letter, Words, Phrases of Praise
Writing and thinking; thinking and writing
Fills the lines of this day
As my thoughts go
So goes my life
This is the truth that I say
The glory of God
Fills the letters that combine
The words come together to praise
All moments are His
This day he has blessed
Glory to His name on High
By Candace Huffmaster
Showing posts with label poetry - Proper Perspective by the Waters Edge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poetry - Proper Perspective by the Waters Edge. Show all posts
March 12, 2011
February 23, 2011
Want To; Have To; Ought To: What To Do???
Good Morning All,
Again, what a glorious day - isn't it. Open a window, or roll one down...(or if you don't know what I'm speaking of press the window down button -haha) - now take a big wonderful WHIFF - that's what I'm talking about! Sunshine, Whimsy, Freshness.....spring is in the air isn't it!
So with all this freshness and new life abounding - let's talk about putting some dead things underground and planting things that will show beauty in it's place.
We are going back to Genesis for the day - maybe two who knows?? We stopped with "God's Story Being Told in Genesis 3 where God was enforcing "But, you must never eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil because when you eat from it you will certaily die".
God tells us that WE choose a blessing or a curse - this is what Adam did. God "had to" enforce what He put in place. Genesis 3:22-24 (GWT) states:
We "want to" hold it, taste it, experience it (whatever it may be). BUT we know what we "have to" do in order to be following the rules. Rules, guidlines, authority, regulations do you feel the heaviness and rigidity coming on when you read those words. But they are necessary to keep everything moving and flowing without calamity. Then comes the accountability when the two extremes battle it out and our higher self realizes what we "ought to" do. This causes anxiety due to the pressure of our will.
At this moment we find ourselves paralyzed walking through the middle of this intersection. Vehicles are entering from each road: A convertible coming down Want To Lane, a minivan on Have To Drive and a crossover at Ought To Road - when a SUV from "What To Do Parkway comes tearing up to the intersection ......... Are we just going to stand there and let these cars run us over or are we going to move? What makes us choose which way to move? Is it just fate?
How do we make a decision in such a crisis?
Let's go back to Adam and Eve. God told Adam there were going to be elements to protect against. He had already framed where Adams mind set should have been focused. He had told Him this one thing NOT to do - or he would certainly die. God told him "What To Do" there should have been no pause to begin with - BUT Adam "Wanted To Do" something different. Wanting to do something is much different than actually doing it. Wanting is part of the process of figuring out who we are, what we look like in comparison to those rules, regulations, guidlines and authority. That is the reason it feels heavy. That is what the law of God was set for. Remember, the law brings death.
Be very aware of this: If you park on those things you are going to be road kill! They are just road signs along the way. So today, park yourself in your puzzle box. Just pick up one piece and ask God to help you perfectly place it. Ask Him to help you understand what He meant when He whispered to me:
One last thing in reference to sweeping out debris or organizing our puzzle pieces - Think about how upset we as moms get when we really do a great spring cleaning and everyone comes in dropping stuff, tracking things in and cooking in our fresh perfect house.
Can you imagine if God allowed that to go on in Eden. We would be recreating this world with all the frustrations we go through ETERNALLY. So let's thank Him for His patience, mercy and grace as we the houses of our mind!
With the Love of our Christ,
Candace
Again, what a glorious day - isn't it. Open a window, or roll one down...(or if you don't know what I'm speaking of press the window down button -haha) - now take a big wonderful WHIFF - that's what I'm talking about! Sunshine, Whimsy, Freshness.....spring is in the air isn't it!
So with all this freshness and new life abounding - let's talk about putting some dead things underground and planting things that will show beauty in it's place.
We are going back to Genesis for the day - maybe two who knows?? We stopped with "God's Story Being Told in Genesis 3 where God was enforcing "But, you must never eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil because when you eat from it you will certaily die".
God tells us that WE choose a blessing or a curse - this is what Adam did. God "had to" enforce what He put in place. Genesis 3:22-24 (GWT) states:
Then the Lord God said, "The man has become like one of us, since he knows good and evil. He must not reach out and take the fruit from the tree of life and eat. Then he would live forever." So the Lord God sent the man out of the Garden of Eden to farm the ground from which the man had been formed. After he sent the man out, God Placed angels and a flaming sword that truned in all directions east of the Garden of Eden. He placed them there to guard the way to the tree of life.Let's think through the chain of events here - Adam and Eve were just livin' the dream. THEN (da, da, da, DA) enters the slimmy serpent. " Look at the pretty piece of fruit EVE" "Don't you want it" "Oh, you know you want it" "You have got to taste it - it's like nothing you've ever tasted before". The thoughts start...
We "want to" hold it, taste it, experience it (whatever it may be). BUT we know what we "have to" do in order to be following the rules. Rules, guidlines, authority, regulations do you feel the heaviness and rigidity coming on when you read those words. But they are necessary to keep everything moving and flowing without calamity. Then comes the accountability when the two extremes battle it out and our higher self realizes what we "ought to" do. This causes anxiety due to the pressure of our will.
At this moment we find ourselves paralyzed walking through the middle of this intersection. Vehicles are entering from each road: A convertible coming down Want To Lane, a minivan on Have To Drive and a crossover at Ought To Road - when a SUV from "What To Do Parkway comes tearing up to the intersection ......... Are we just going to stand there and let these cars run us over or are we going to move? What makes us choose which way to move? Is it just fate?
How do we make a decision in such a crisis?
Let's go back to Adam and Eve. God told Adam there were going to be elements to protect against. He had already framed where Adams mind set should have been focused. He had told Him this one thing NOT to do - or he would certainly die. God told him "What To Do" there should have been no pause to begin with - BUT Adam "Wanted To Do" something different. Wanting to do something is much different than actually doing it. Wanting is part of the process of figuring out who we are, what we look like in comparison to those rules, regulations, guidlines and authority. That is the reason it feels heavy. That is what the law of God was set for. Remember, the law brings death.
Be very aware of this: If you park on those things you are going to be road kill! They are just road signs along the way. So today, park yourself in your puzzle box. Just pick up one piece and ask God to help you perfectly place it. Ask Him to help you understand what He meant when He whispered to me:
"The Sojourn IS the answer....The Question an Endless Plight"Today I pray for us all to "Be Still, and Know He Is God".
One last thing in reference to sweeping out debris or organizing our puzzle pieces - Think about how upset we as moms get when we really do a great spring cleaning and everyone comes in dropping stuff, tracking things in and cooking in our fresh perfect house.
Can you imagine if God allowed that to go on in Eden. We would be recreating this world with all the frustrations we go through ETERNALLY. So let's thank Him for His patience, mercy and grace as we the houses of our mind!
With the Love of our Christ,
Candace
July 8, 2010
Wait For It.....Wait For It....
The Freedom of Wait
Oil Painting by Candace Huffmaster
Psalms 56:5
"All day long they twist my words and trouble my affairs; all their thoughts are against me for evil and my hurt."
When I think of the Psalms and how "human" they are, I cannot help but see my own face reflecting back at me in the many moments of mere humanity. How can we do anything but fall on our knees and thank God that we are blessed to be able to live beyond the Psalms. How fortunate are we to be able to lay the weight of our "humanness" at the feet of the cross, to wait expectantly for the Holy Spirit that has settled down right within us to comfort, teach, lead, empower and show us the way out. There are days when I see the world from such a selfish view of how everyone is picking on me, but then I hear the Holy Spirit whisper "but you know the truth and the truth has set you free- choose life and love them ....for ME." Selah (pause and calmly think of that)
While my computer has been down, I have had the time to read over some older notes. Pray over where God has something to say and read some of the books that I have not had the opportunity to immerse myself in.
Needless to say, I have had some very vulnerable points during the past month and up to this time. Even though I was aware of the spiritual battle in and around me, there have been confusing crossroads at many points. This is when I have to stop, pull close to God and ask for the ancient path so that I may truly hear and see the way that gives rest to my soul.
One of the things I know, is that the spirit of Jezebel is alive and devouring many individuals who are unaware. We will get to this tomorrow. What I want to focus on today is the "Patience of Wait" and the "Freedom of Wait". Just as God's word is active / alive, so are we even as we wait on Him. Waiting is a growth process....when we allow it to be completed in us. I learned something about this as I was waiting on my computer to be restored. Maybe someday I will put this whole learning experience to paper. But for now I wanted to bring up this older lesson:
At what point do we take action?
- reflect on the poem Proper Perspective by the Waters Edge in the archives.
Do we wait to find out if God has anointed us?
Do we wait on the Lord or just strike out on our way without consulting Him…assuming?
In John 8:3-11 the scripture is relaying the story of people who knew God’s word. They were correct in what they said. Look at the way Jesus handled this situation. The men came in loaded with scripture. THEN they asked Jesus ‘what do you say”. No doubt, Christ could see the position of their heart. They were throwing the words at him…..desiring to trap Him. They had already trapped the woman; they were self righteous, leaning on their own understanding.
How many times do we logically recant facts, fit them to with memories to back up our emotions and then come into the presence of an individual poised upright and throw?
Look at the position that Jesus took. He ducked! He restrained emotions. He let it fly right over him.
He did not cower in defeat, he gave moment to the situation. He gave them time to do the same thing. They used their moments to persist in throwing vocabulary at the situation.
Then Jesus stood up, he was not controlled by their words or gestures. He was not provoked to retaliate. He simply spoke the truth.
Let’s compare Jesus’ choice of truth’s to the leaders.
They both were stating true facts.
“Teacher this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act. Now in the law of Moses it states to stone such women. “
“He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”
They were stating Moses scripture, from God
Leviticus 20:10 If there is a man who commits adultery with another man's wife, one who commits adultery with his friend's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
Deuteronomy 22:22 If a man is found lying with a married woman, then both of them shall die, the man who lay with the woman, and the woman; thus you shall purge the evil from Israel.
Jesus was did not deny what they said he confirmed his purpose by God (have someone find these verses Matthew 5:17, John 15:25, Galatians 6:2)
Matthew 7:12 So then, whatever you desire that others would do to and for you, even so do also to and for them, for this is (sums up) the Law and the Prophets.
• 2 Samuel 12:5 Then David's anger burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan, "As the LORD lives, surely the man who has done this (A)deserves to die.
• 6"He must make restitution for the lamb (B)fourfold, because he did this thing and had no compassion."
• 7Nathan then said to David, "(C)You are the man! Thus says the LORD God of Israel, '(D)It is I who anointed you king over Israel and it is I who delivered you from the hand of Saul.
What is the position of your "self" taking? Remember when God was speaking to Cain he asked him "why is your countenance down" What is your stance on waiting for God - Do you fell empowered at the thought of this? Or do you feel weak? Reflect on what God said in Ezekiel:
Ezekiel 22:30 (the message)
I looked for someone to stand up for me against all this, to repair the defenses of the city, to take a stand for me and stand in the gap to protect this land so that I would not have to destroy it. I couldn’t find anyone. Not one. So I’ll empty out my wrath on them, burn them to a crisp with my hot anger, serve them with the consequences of all they’ve done. Decree of God “the Master”.
Let us be the one that when He calls, He will find us speaking up and waiting for Him at our watchpost!
With the incredible, unstoppable and merciful love of our Christ,
Candace
Oil Painting by Candace Huffmaster
"All day long they twist my words and trouble my affairs; all their thoughts are against me for evil and my hurt."
When I think of the Psalms and how "human" they are, I cannot help but see my own face reflecting back at me in the many moments of mere humanity. How can we do anything but fall on our knees and thank God that we are blessed to be able to live beyond the Psalms. How fortunate are we to be able to lay the weight of our "humanness" at the feet of the cross, to wait expectantly for the Holy Spirit that has settled down right within us to comfort, teach, lead, empower and show us the way out. There are days when I see the world from such a selfish view of how everyone is picking on me, but then I hear the Holy Spirit whisper "but you know the truth and the truth has set you free- choose life and love them ....for ME." Selah (pause and calmly think of that)
While my computer has been down, I have had the time to read over some older notes. Pray over where God has something to say and read some of the books that I have not had the opportunity to immerse myself in.
Needless to say, I have had some very vulnerable points during the past month and up to this time. Even though I was aware of the spiritual battle in and around me, there have been confusing crossroads at many points. This is when I have to stop, pull close to God and ask for the ancient path so that I may truly hear and see the way that gives rest to my soul.
One of the things I know, is that the spirit of Jezebel is alive and devouring many individuals who are unaware. We will get to this tomorrow. What I want to focus on today is the "Patience of Wait" and the "Freedom of Wait". Just as God's word is active / alive, so are we even as we wait on Him. Waiting is a growth process....when we allow it to be completed in us. I learned something about this as I was waiting on my computer to be restored. Maybe someday I will put this whole learning experience to paper. But for now I wanted to bring up this older lesson:
At what point do we take action?
- reflect on the poem Proper Perspective by the Waters Edge in the archives.
Do we wait to find out if God has anointed us?
Do we wait on the Lord or just strike out on our way without consulting Him…assuming?
In John 8:3-11 the scripture is relaying the story of people who knew God’s word. They were correct in what they said. Look at the way Jesus handled this situation. The men came in loaded with scripture. THEN they asked Jesus ‘what do you say”. No doubt, Christ could see the position of their heart. They were throwing the words at him…..desiring to trap Him. They had already trapped the woman; they were self righteous, leaning on their own understanding.
How many times do we logically recant facts, fit them to with memories to back up our emotions and then come into the presence of an individual poised upright and throw?
Look at the position that Jesus took. He ducked! He restrained emotions. He let it fly right over him.
He did not cower in defeat, he gave moment to the situation. He gave them time to do the same thing. They used their moments to persist in throwing vocabulary at the situation.
Then Jesus stood up, he was not controlled by their words or gestures. He was not provoked to retaliate. He simply spoke the truth.
Let’s compare Jesus’ choice of truth’s to the leaders.
They both were stating true facts.
“Teacher this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act. Now in the law of Moses it states to stone such women. “
“He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”
They were stating Moses scripture, from God
Leviticus 20:10 If there is a man who commits adultery with another man's wife, one who commits adultery with his friend's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
Deuteronomy 22:22 If a man is found lying with a married woman, then both of them shall die, the man who lay with the woman, and the woman; thus you shall purge the evil from Israel.
Jesus was did not deny what they said he confirmed his purpose by God (have someone find these verses Matthew 5:17, John 15:25, Galatians 6:2)
Matthew 7:12 So then, whatever you desire that others would do to and for you, even so do also to and for them, for this is (sums up) the Law and the Prophets.
• 2 Samuel 12:5 Then David's anger burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan, "As the LORD lives, surely the man who has done this (A)deserves to die.
• 6"He must make restitution for the lamb (B)fourfold, because he did this thing and had no compassion."
• 7Nathan then said to David, "(C)You are the man! Thus says the LORD God of Israel, '(D)It is I who anointed you king over Israel and it is I who delivered you from the hand of Saul.
What is the position of your "self" taking? Remember when God was speaking to Cain he asked him "why is your countenance down" What is your stance on waiting for God - Do you fell empowered at the thought of this? Or do you feel weak? Reflect on what God said in Ezekiel:
Ezekiel 22:30 (the message)
I looked for someone to stand up for me against all this, to repair the defenses of the city, to take a stand for me and stand in the gap to protect this land so that I would not have to destroy it. I couldn’t find anyone. Not one. So I’ll empty out my wrath on them, burn them to a crisp with my hot anger, serve them with the consequences of all they’ve done. Decree of God “the Master”.
Let us be the one that when He calls, He will find us speaking up and waiting for Him at our watchpost!
With the incredible, unstoppable and merciful love of our Christ,
Candace
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