... follow that star ...

Dear God, 

Your perfect plan ... how impatient I am ... I just have to keep my eyes on that star ... 

... follow that star ...

Love ya always 

Teena

...

... praise ...

Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
   How unsearchable his judgments,
   and his paths beyond tracing out!
“Who has known the mind of the Lord?
   Or who has been his counselor?”  “Who has ever given to God,
   that God should repay them?”

 For from him and through him and for him are all things.
   To him be the glory forever! Amen.

Romans 11 : 33 - 36

... Born Is The King ... by Hillsong

Christmas is coming  ... make a Joyful sound ... let His Praise resound ...

... Psalm 19 ...

                    

 Psalm 19

The heavens declare the glory of God;
   the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech;
   night after night they reveal knowledge.
They have no speech, they use no words;
   no sound is heard from them.
Yet their voice goes out into all the earth,
   their words to the ends of the world.
In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.
 It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
   like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
It rises at one end of the heavens
   and makes its circuit to the other;
   nothing is deprived of its warmth. 

 The law of the LORD is perfect,
   refreshing the soul.
The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy,
   making wise the simple.  The precepts of the LORD are right,
   giving joy to the heart.
The commands of the LORD are radiant,
   giving light to the eyes.  The fear of the LORD is pure,
   enduring forever.
The decrees of the LORD are firm,
   and all of them are righteous. 

  They are more precious than gold,
   than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,
   than honey from the honeycomb.  By them your servant is warned;
   in keeping them there is great reward.  But who can discern their own errors?
   Forgive my hidden faults.  Keep your servant also from willful sins;
   may they not rule over me.
Then I will be blameless,
   innocent of great transgression. 

May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
   be pleasing in your sight,
   LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. 

...

... sometimes ...

Dear God,

... sometimes God ... I just don't get what goes on in my head ... and I serious am glad you do ...

... some days are switched on ... I am listening and following and clear ... stepping out into what you are asking of me ... YES YES YES

... and the next day ... I am making excuses and saying NO to your voice ... then justifying why I said NO to your lead ... murky sludgy ... what is going on Teena ... 

 

... but my resolve is to keep on keeping on ... through the good and the bad days ...

Love ya always

Teena

...

... heart words ...

Hey God, 

" Do not be quick with your mouth,

do not be hasty in your heart

to utter anything before God.

God is in Heaven

and you are on earth'

so let your words be few."

Ecclesiastes 5 : 2 

... my heart is wanting more of you ... i just have to keep building on small steps ... i don't want to get lost in my own selfish agenda ... I want a clear vision of you and your voice ...

Love ya always 

Teena

...

... spend time in His courts ...

 

Dear God,

... while in China I was listening to what you were saying to me ... from every angle I was hearing you say ...

- I am listening - Are you still praying -

I now know that the coming year will be a year of prayer.  Being prayerful in everything I do. 

"When Moses went into the Tent, the pillar of cloud would always come down and stay at the entrance of the Tent while the Lord spoke with Moses. Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud at the entrance of the Tent, they stood and worshiped, each person at the entrance of his own tent."

Exodus 33 : 9 - 10

 

Love you beyond belief

Teena

...

... laughter ...

Hey God,

... nothing beats a good belly laugh ... the kind of laugh that is stomach crushing and sends tear rolling down your cheeks ...

 thanks mate ... you are the bestest ever ...

Love ya always

Teena

...

... last supper ...

Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci

... don't get stuck ...

Dear God, 

thanks for reminding me how important it is to not get stuck  ... stuck in a frozen cold heart ... stuck in indifference ... I don't want to be the sad old grumpy lady ... help me to always be open and available ... help me to be the person who takes the time to listen ... help me to be the person that says YES ... 

 

... cant live without you and your Love ... 

Love ya always

Teena

...

... only for a while ...

Dear God,

How could it be possible that after years of reading my bible ... at church this Sunday I heard this verse for the first time ... or maybe my ears and understanding finally let me hear it.  Thank you for sharing this revelation at church ... you are the best.  

Sometimes when we do the right thing but feel bad because people react in a way that is uncomfortable ... it is good to remember that this will pass ... the uncomfortable will fade and the time will show a a new way forward.

 I know I distressed you greatly with my letter. Although I felt awful at the time, I don't feel at all bad now that I see how it turned out. The letter upset you, but only for a while. Now I'm glad—not that you were upset, but that you were jarred into turning things around. You let the distress bring you to God, not drive you from him. The result was all gain, no loss. 

Distress that drives us to God does that. It turns us around. It gets us back in the way of salvation. We never regret that kind of pain. But those who let distress drive them away from God are full of regrets, end up on a deathbed of regrets. 

And now, isn't it wonderful all the ways in which this distress has goaded you closer to God? You're more alive, more concerned, more sensitive, more reverent, more human, more passionate, more responsible. Looked at from any angle, you've come out of this with purity of heart. And that is what I was hoping for in the first place when I wrote the letter. My primary concern was not for the one who did the wrong or even the one wronged, but for you—that you would realize and act upon the deep, deep ties between us before God. That's what happened—and we felt just great. 

2 Corinthians 7:8-11

Love ya always

Teena

...

... words that awaken memories ...

Dear God, 

As you know I take a long time to read a book ... but one thing I do love, is savoring the words ...

Especially when they are words that awaken memories of my past or words that set a picture in my mind.

I am reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett ... and love this paragraph ... 

"I push open the metal door, get a cart, and put Mae Mobley up front, stick her legs through the holes. Long as I got my white uniform on, I'm  allowed to shop in this Jitney.  I miss the old days, when when you just walk out to Fortification Street and there be the farmers with they wheelbarrows calling out, "Sweet potatoes, butter beans, string beans, okra.  Fresh cream, buttermilk, yellow cheese and eggs."  But the Jitney ain't so bad.  Least they got the good air-conditioning."

there is something about a supermarket ... no matter which country or which decade we live ... 

... the urge for old ways to return ... the idea of locally grown vegetables ... grown by people you know ... and community ...

Love ya always 

Teena

...

... blog review HOPE 103.2 ...

Dear God,

... as you know I had my blog reviewed on the radio last week ... below is a podcast link where you can listen to the review ...

http://www.hope1032.com.au/Mp3.asp?ChannelID=27&year=2011

it was exciting to hear that someone can read my blog and totally get what I am about ... what I think is a big jumbled mess (my conversations) was so clearly interpreted by someone ... they totally got my intention and heart for you ...

... I just want the world to love you , like I love you ...

... my dream would be for more God Blogs all over the world ... to start a revolution of God Blogs ...

Lord, you have examined me and you know me.

  You know everything I do;
      from far away you understand all my thoughts.
 You see me, whether I am working or resting;
      you know all my actions.
 Even before I speak,
      you already know what I will say.
 You are all around me on every side;
      you protect me with your power.
 Your knowledge of me is too deep;
      it is beyond my understanding.

Psalm 139 : 1 - 6

Love ya always

Teena

...

... local church blessings ...

Dear God,

today I was sitting in church and had a wave of gratitude come over me ...  I belong to an amazing church ... the speakers that I am exposed to weekly is beyond belief ... people who teach your word in a way that expands my mind and opens my understanding ... people that are living and working in their God Zone ... 

Reggie Dabbs was this mornings teacher ... he has a way of taking a verse and making it so simple to understand ... He is so full of you, it oozes out of him ...

 

... thanks for making your word alive ... living breathing ... personal experience is everything ...

Love ya always

Teena

...

... I can only imagine ...

Dear God,

... pondering about the delights of heaven ... this song by Mercy Me - I can only imagine ... speaks my heart ... the wonder of heaven and heart ... the pinnacle ... such a beautiful song ... 

... what a cool word  ... pinnacle ...

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pin·na·cle

   /ˈpɪnəkəl/ Show Spelled [pin-uh-kuhl] Show IPA noun, verb, -cled, -cling.

noun

1.a lofty peak.

2.the highest or culminating point, as of success, power, fame, etc.: the pinnacle of one'scareer.

3.any pointed, towering part or formation, as of rock.

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thanks God for everything ... thing past and future ... especially eternity to look forward to ... with You!

Love ya always 

Teena

...

... I will find a way ...

Dear God,

thanks for blessing the world with this song by Jason Gray




Love ya always

Teena

...

... a smiley heart ...

Dear God,

... I am reading a book called 'For the love of God' ... which is writings about you from many different people. ... this was what I read tonight ... 

"We were able to smile a lot when we were young, but life is so hard that when we grow up, we hardly smile.  I know people who have not smiled for ten or twenty years.  The seeds of the smiles in the depths of their consciousness have not had a chance to rise for a long time.  They only ask, "What is wrong?"  So, asking the questions, "What is right? What is not wrong?"  is a good beginning."

God help me never to forget how to smile ... how to experience your Joy and Life.

"One thing I ask from the Lord,
this only do I seek :
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,"

Psalm 27 : 4

Love ya always

Teena

...

... with all that I am ...

Dear God,

... there are so many ways to find you ... there are so many ways to praise you ... there are many ways to know you ... there is only one you  .... your love is greater, wider, higher and deeper than even we can understand ... you see everyone and know everyone ... no one can hide from you ... and nothing is beyond your hand ...

But Jesus beheld [them], and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Matthew 19:26

I am very blessed 

With all that I am ... I will praise you. 

Lift Up Your Eyes
I see heaven before me
Angels passing around me
Here i stand in awe of your beauty
Captured by your holiness

Lift up your eyes
All of heaven's in worship
Angels rejoice and the clouds will be filled
With the wonder of your name
With the wonder of your name

The train of his robe fills the temple with glory
Heavenly hosts fall before him in worship
Crying Holy,Holy,Holy is the Lord God Almighty

( Planet Shakers song )

Love ya always

Teena

...

... I Can ...

Dear God,

my tears after watching this story ... my heart actually felt more like your heart ... the love of a father for his son ... 

                ... mold me make me more like you ... 

                                ... you are amazing ...

Love ya always

Teena

...

... pray ...

Hey God,

... you are so good to me ...  thanks for giving me a creative spirit ... and helping me to explore more  ... please help my perfectionist attitude when I need to let go and discover new ways ...

Love ya always and forever

Teena

... 

... I am ...

After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward. ” Genesis 15:1-3   

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless. Genesis 17:1-3 

And God said to him, “I am God Almighty; be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.  Genesis 35:10-12

...

... finding my true north again ...

Dear God,

What am I blogging for ?  What was my purpose?


My evaluating continues ... with clarity appearing between the cracks.

I really want to be creative … do art and make collage postcards ... and I have become a lot distracted by my blogging.

Time to get my focus back ... Time to get to the business of getting my hands dirty

Time to stop listening to all the reasons why not and get back on track!

Thanks God because all of this is about you and for you ... love ya

Always

Teena

...

... Yes I can ...

Hey God,

Being so sick this winter with the flu and sinus has given me the opportunity to reassess.  

What I have come to realize about myself is that ... I like the ideas and planning but suffer in the execution. 

I have also come to realize that I am not a workaholic kind of girl ... I need daydream time and sleep and sunshine time.

They are the boundaries that I have to work within to maintain good balance in my life ... and sustain doing my own business long term.  Yes I can still create and expand within these boundaries.

So here we go again God ... Help me be more understanding of me ... Help me work with the gifts you have created in me ...

Love ya always

Teena

..

... celestial garden ...

Dear God, 

this photo from the Hubble Space Telescope NASA amazes me ... you have created an awesome celestial garden

 the wonders that are out there ... your hand on your creation

And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years,  and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so.  God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.  God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth,  to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.  And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day. 

Genesis 1 : 14 - 19

Love ya always 

Teena

...

... water planet ...

Dear God,

I have been consumed lately by the amazing pictures NASA takes of our earth ...

NASA calls us The Water Planet ... "Viewed from space, the most striking feature of our planet is the water. In both liquid and frozen form, it covers 75% of the Earth’s surface. It fills the sky with clouds. Water is practically everywhere on Earth, from inside the planet's rocky crust to inside the cells of the human body."

Love ya always

Teena

...

... songs of salvation ...

Hey God,

... I have been a bit sick this week ... and having the time to dwell on all your goodness to me ... thanks a zillion trillion  ... Jesus you keep me moving on ... there is so much to do in this life time ... as I look out my window I see a world of possibility and a world in need ...

... there has also been a song at church (All to us by Chris Tomlin) that resounds with me ...

Precious cornerstone, sure foundation You are faithful to the end We are waiting, on You, Jesus We believe You're all to us

 ...

Let the glory of Your name be the passion of the Church
Let the righteousness of God be a holy flame that burns
Let the saving love of Christ be the measure of our lives
We believe You're all to us

Love ya always

Teena

...

... Glory worship ...

Hey God,

There is something about worship that moves my soul into another place ...

... it is like I am leaving the old ground behind and beginning to journey on new ground ...

... it is like business is being done in the heavenly realms when church worships ...

There is something about hundreds of people all declaring your name and giving you the Glory.

Love ya always

Teena


....

... faith ...

Hey God, 

... faith is some thing we cannot see or touch yet my whole life depends on it ...

Trying to explain to someone this experience I have with a living God who is SO real and tangible to me ... is at times a tongue twister to say the least ... my words do not do you justice but I know your spirit makes up for all my short falls ...

... thanks for giving me the faith of a mustard seed ...

Love ya always 

Teena

...

... contrasts ...

Dear God,

... life seems to be full of contrasts and color at the moment ... not only when I look outside my window ... but also inside my heart ... I seem to feel the warmth and glow of contentment ... as well as the compassion for hearts breaking ... mixed with the erratic buzz of a new neighbor moving in ... and a sense of winter and hibernation encroaching ...

thanks for being my one true love ... forever

 

Love ya always 

Teena

 ... 

... Lord ...

' O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!'

Psalm 8 : 1 - 9