... altered images ...

... thanks God ...

... learning a new way ...

Hey God,

...  aligning what my head knows with what my heart believes is an interesting journey ... sometimes it seems so easy ... and other times I keep holding onto old habits that have etched their way into my skin ... even though I know they aren't good for me ... fear can have such a hold sometimes ... 

... and then I hear your voice saying Love defeats fear ... light eats away at darkness ... and just talk to me about it ...

 ... where would I be without you ... I never want to see what that life would be ... I am going to stick to you like glue ... forever ...

Love ya always 

Teena

... heart of flesh ...

 

" I will put a new thinking inside you.  I will take out the stubborn hearts of stone from your bodies, and I will give you obedient hearts of flesh."

Ezekiel 36 : 26

... more Love lessons ...

Dear God, 

... I just got it ... one of my many lessons You are showing me ... about infinite Love and abundance ... 

... my idea of Your Love has been very immature ... I have been struggling with being selfish and keeping you to myself ... an insight into my real self came today ...  one that showed me what my head knows is one thing but what my heart believes is another ... in my head I know that Jesus is about inclusion for everyone but my heart is a hoarder and an excluder  ... I know it sounds silly ... I know your Love is infinite ... I need to feel this in my bones and truly believe it  ... I need to create a new belief system in my head ... 

... out with the old and in with the new ...

Love ya always

Teena

... plans ...

" God has made us what we are.  In Christ Jesus, God made us to do good works, which God planned in advance for us to live our lives doing."

Ephesians 2 : 10

... ever present ...

Dear God, 

... I don't remember a time when i didn't know you ... I always felt your presence ... even before I knew your name ...

... but recently I have come to a new understanding of you presence ... you knew me by name before you created the earth ... and how purposeful you are in wanting the very best for me ... 

... I take this all for granted most of the time until my eyes are opened to your great Love ...

... Thanks  ... 

Love ya always 

Teena

... light and shade ...

... stain glass ... beautiful colors that let in the light ... reflections ... shadows cast and stories told ...

... Thanks God ...

... God's Love ...

Dear God, 

... I am starting to see how competitive and performance driven I am ... such an overwhelming drive keep's me striving ... but I do hear you saying to start focusing on Your love for me ... take the emphasis off my love for you which keeps me in the striving trap ... 

... so I am starting to get the picture ... Your saying it's all about Your Love ... 

  
Thanks again

Love ya always  

Teena

... God is

" Trust in the Lord ... Delight yourself in the Lord ... Be still before the Lord and wait patiently..."

Psalm 37 : 3-7

... train the trainer ...

Howdy God,

... I have been asking for a while to be a better me ... for you to help me grow ... turning 40 has brought with it a sense of growing into You ... a new awareness ... I have been working hard on listening to my God Voice and training my selfish me voice to behave ... I had this confusion between relaxing and watching you move in my life and getting up and doing something myself ... what I found is a mix of both is the name of the game this week ... I have started listening to sermons on my ipod during the day which reinforce Your power and Your desire for my life ... I think all your training is beginning to kick in ... and I have started to believe more about possibilities ... Your momentum is moving ... thank you ...

Love ya always

Teena

... abundant ideas ...

 " Lord, you have examined me and know all about me."  ... " Lord, even before I say a word, you already know it.  You are all around me - in front and in back - and have put you hand on me."

Psalm 139 : 1-5

Hey God,

... ideas are everywhere ... how to capture them ... how to see them evolve ... life's journey ...

Love ya always 

Teena

... bloggers bible study ...

Hi God,

... it's me again ... all I seem to do is ask for your help ... I have this idea about starting a bloggers Bible Study ... a study for people who have a blog or want to start a blog ... but how do i do this?

Love ya always

Teena

... transformed ...

Hey God,

... here is the before and after photos ... who would have guessed that through the magic of picnik.com  this would be the result ... Thanks picnik and Thanks God

Love ya always 

Teena

                                                                                        

... Fear not ...

" Now let it grow, as a small flame grows into a fire.  God did not give us a spirit that makes us afraid but a spirit of power and love and self control."

2 Timothy 1:6-7

Hi there God,

... help me take my eyes off myself and put them on You ... I am constantly distracted but the noise of life ... Oh how I seem to get caught up in the ' who said what to whom ' ... instead of the real business of loving people and giving of myself to serve ... HELP PLEASE

Love ya always

Teena

... a topsee turvee life ...

Hey God,

Thanks for holding me up while the sorting out happens ...

Love ya always

Teena

... Me versus Myself ...

Hi God,

... there is this constant battle in my head between selfish me and God me ... selfish me says you can do it, it just takes hard work and be good, just make it happen and blah blah blah ( and that voice seems so loud ) ...

... the God me head space knows just let go and let God ... If it is a God idea He will make it happen, just be ready and available ... He will lead you in the right direction  ... I need to remember I am God created 1st and stop striving ... He will supply all my needs ... I know all this in my head but I need to start believing it and acting like it ...

Love ya always

Teena

... eyes to see and ears to hear ...

Dear God,

Open my eyes to see and my ears to hear all that you have for me ... eternal treasures ...

Thanks

Love  ya  always

Teena

... the awakening ...

Dear God,

... I think it is so cool that I am alive at this time ... able to experience the awakening of the internet ... to hear and see so many people globally ... an amazing resource ... the world is shrinking and You seem to moving to connect us all ... You are calling us to be one people ...  but are we listening???

Love ya always

Teena

... country girl at heart ...

... thanks for providing for all my needs God ...

Love ya always

Teena

... and the voice was clear ...

" Ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."

Matthew 7:7

 Dear God,

... you want me to be a storyteller ... telling bible stories in everyday language ... a God storyteller ... OK so I am not going to let fear be my focus ... Lord remind me to take my eyes off the fear and focus on You ... Anything is possible for You who created the earth ...

... while I sit with the storyteller idea for a bit ... what about the stationary shop ... where is that in my plan? ... and as I write these words I see the MY PLAN stand up and say 'hello' ... that is the selfish worldly me talking ... I need a God idea not a Teena idea ... 

Thanks mate for the reminder

Love ya always

Teena

... Breath of God ...

Dear God,

... my intention with this blog is to help me be closer to you ... what it has begun is a search through my favorite books to rediscover what inspired me in the past ... BREATH ... is a reoccurring theme ... BREATH OF GOD ...  

' Whole Prayer' by Walter Wangerin Jr. talks about ... "The keenest ears unto the Lord are those freest of worldly concerns; quiet ears, ears unhectored by the clamour of self and pride" ... " I can hear God breathing  in the night, as if we were runners side-by-side who achieve the same goal at the same time : friends."...

... help me God ... train my ears and mind to be quiet just like this writer experienced ... my selfish worldly self has such a loud voice ...

... i want to hear your breath as i am running ... when i am in bed late at night may i fall asleep to the rhythm of your breath ... and in the morning may i wake to that same calming  rhythm ... i have had brief glimpses of your breath over the years but i want to feel it all the time ... please let this be so ...

Love ya always

Teena

... waiting for clarity ...

Dear God,

This is for you ... while i am waiting for directions ...

Love ya always

Teena