Develope a Palate

Develope a Palate
Daily intake of the Word nourishes the Spirit. Jeremiah's Menu is an exercise in recognizing God's Word made flesh in and around me. Eating the Word in a way that supplies the spiritual nutrients needed to grow. The Menu is offered with the hope of inspiring you to taste and see that the Lord is good. Bon Appetite!

Quote Du Jour

Quote du Jour
Christians may differ on a variety of points, but they have all one spiritual appetite; and if we cannot all feel alike, we can all feed alike on the bread of life sent down from heaven. At the table of fellowship with Jesus we are one bread and one cup. As the loving cup goes round we pledge one another heartily therein. Get nearer to Jesus, and you will find yourself linked more and more in spirit to all who are like yourself, supported by the same heavenly manna. ---Charles Spurgeon, Morning and Evening

Friday, March 2, 2012

whatever: a new perspective

The day spent watching my child compete...

My heart revealed... base... still so entangled in the ways of the world...

With each step toward the win... relief... joy... get 'em!
With each step toward defeat... heart clenched... disappointment... ugh!

My emotions tied up in a game... out of my control... like a roller coaster... up... down... up... down...

Stability... peace... came as I remembered the true identity of every Believer...

I am a child of God in the Kingdom of God...
The Kingdom is not in trouble....
I am not in trouble...

The heart of a teaching... The Good and Beautiful God ...Life ...Community... a study bent on replacing false narratives... with true narratives... Kingdom narratives... the ones Jesus lived by... a bent I'm trying to achieve...

And we know that for those who love God
all things work together for good,
 for those who are called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28
ESV
(emphasis mine)

In the Kingdom... all things... whatever... work for good...

In the midst of watching competition... I remembered... the same is true for my Believing offspring... I prayed...

Lord... my child is not in trouble... Your Kingdom secure... use whatever to grow him to be whatever You want him to be... for Your glory... for Your purpose... win... lose... whatever...

My heart changed... moment to moment... a new roller coaster ride... glimpses of truth... and a heart that still needs lots of work...

Lord Jesus... continue to move me into Your Kingdom... day by day... moment by moment...

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