It's been awhile since I have posted. I have been busy reading other people's posts and thinking ... or more appropriately ... comparing what I have to say versus theirs. I was not impressed. It has taken me a bit of time to realize that this is not a comparison game. I am writing my blog to simply get things off my mind and to move on. It is 'out there' in the web world and whomever wants to ... can. I do it for 'me'. Now I didn't have to write that out in black and white ... or did I? Maybe I did. Just so that I do not feel like I need to be 'as good as' or 'better than' someone else. I am just .. me.
I chose a word in January as prompted by our pastor at our church. A word to cling to..and to cherish. A word to give me strength and purpose. It took me awhile to decide. There are so many good words out there! I also wanted to make sure 'my word' was a good one! Not that I should be comparing. In the end, I had a good talk with myself. I think I was doing just that. Comparing my word to someone else's. The first word that came to mind was 'Faithful' and then I thought I needed something easier or more 'with it' or perhaps different letters. How silly is that! In the end, the word that I chose first became my word! F A I T H F U L.
HE is just that. Faithful. My scripture verse is Psalm 36:5 Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens; your faithfulness to the skies. For anyone who knows me...knows that I love the sky and the clouds in it. I have taken enough pictures of clouds and sunsets and sunrises and blue skies and clouds etc. The sky is enormous ... with emotion! I wish I could draw! I think that's why I take so many pictures...to store in my mind the images that I wish I could put to paper. Instead...they sit in my head! But, they are with me all the time...I remember them. And of course, they are 'new every morning' as the bible says! Lamentations 3:23 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. This leads me to another verse which I claim also. Psalm 86:15 But you Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God; slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
I have taken to reading a blog by Susie Teramura who I think is unbelievably gifted in writing, painting, making things. She expresses herself so well and she also writes cool stuff! She seems to be saying what I am thinking but she puts it down on paper! I love it..you may too! check her out!
https://susieteramura.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/new-every-morning/
But, back to why I mention Susie is the poem she wrote on May 3, about new every morning...she puts into her own words the scripture I also claim. She wrote '"your faithfulness and constant affection towards me will never end". You have to read the whole blog for May 3rd but it is so worth it! I love the imagery of God's Word as part of our every day stuff. He wants to be with us,
I end on that note. God's faithfulness. Visions of endless blue sky and character clouds.
