DEFLATED MATTRESS AND NO COFFEE!

What a morning! I told everyone in my last post that we are all on air mattresses for this last week in our old home. We make our transition this Friday. Well about 3am I heard my hubby mumble "I think we are sleeping on a hard floor, we have a hole in the air mattress" I was so tired that I thought I was dreaming all of this. I even thought I was sleeping on a hard floor in my dream, the dream felt so real at the time. Well, when my alarm went off at 6am I was shocked that the floor that felt so HARD in my dream was a reality! I think my lab jumped in bed with us last night and put a whole in the mattress!
I told myself as I got up off the HARD floor that "this is the day the Lord has made and I will rejoice and be glad in it!" I then headed downstairs to make my morning coffee and discovered someone left me about 1 teaspoon of coffee, now who leaves that much coffee and puts it back? My hubby thought he was being nice by leaving me enough for a Dixie cup! I really enjoy that morning coffee and now I was really trying to adjust my attitude! So I told my girls to hurry and get ready and Ill take them to the local doughnut shop for breakfast. Out the door we went at 7:15.....As I was in the drive through line I noticed it said 0 MILES TO EMPTY with 5 cars in front of me!!!!! Ok, now the morning was getting to me. I had to get out of line and get to the gas station. I did not plan on getting out of my car! I will not even tell you the PJ's I had to pump gas in!!! I was the laugh at the gas station I am sure!
What a morning that was certainly a little off course..... ya think? But God reminded me of how important it is to stay on course with Him. Some days can bring DEFLATED SITUATIONS, EMPTY COFFEE CUPS and A LACK OF FUEL. But we need to adjust our mental attitudes. This is not easy many times. Situations can be difficult and leave us feeling like we are on HARD GROUND!
Gods word says Romans 12:2 "and do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is good and acceptable and perfect will of God"
Life can present challenging situations but God has made a way for us to have a new way of thinking in the midst of every situation. It has been made possible through the Holy Spirit. I am thankful God changed my thinking today and got me back on track.
Remember in the beginning God spoke EVERYTHING into existence and it was GOOD. The world began to SPIN and God was still speaking and ordering everything into place. If your world is SPINNING allow God to continue to put it all in order! God works all things for the Good!
Have a great day friends and I pray that God renews your mind through the Help of the holy spirit! May we process our deflated, hard situations with His absolute truth.
God Bless
Heather

Put the movie on P A U S E!

Hello Friends!

I know it has been awhile since I last wrote and many of you have emailed me to see what has been going on in my life! I am so grateful for all my friends and family! I promise as soon as we get settled from this BIG move I will blog weekly. I really am excited to stay in touch with all of you through this blog! I think we can have real fun communicating, learning and growing as we watch how God speaks to us in our lives!
Well, the BIG MOVE is this weekend and next weekend. CHANGE is a huge part of my families life right now. We are making changes in almost EVERY area of our life! Now that can be stressful but you must make your attitude see it as an adventure! WE believe together as a family that God is up to something big in all of our lives. But unfortunately God never gives us a 7 step formula, He desires for you to take the sense of adventure! Nothing is very easy, predictable or comfortable at this time for our family. As a matter of fact starting this weekend we will ALL be on air mattresses in the family room together for one week, this should be an adventure in itself!

During this move I have reminded my family and myself that its not about us or the new adventure. Its about the Author and perfecter of our faith, who wants to write his story through our life. And if you read through the bible you discover that His favorite genre is Action-Adventure!

I am personally so excited right now about all the changes that I just want to get where I think God wants us to go very, very quickly! But that is not wise Heather! God has been really reminding me to SLOW down or I will miss the divine opportunities. It is so important for all of us to pace ourselves in times of change and stress. We have to be careful not to put our own spiritual blinders on and become our own interruption to Gods plans. This is so difficult for me! I want to be on a wild dash and run this journey so fast but it puts me out of stride with the spirit of God! Does anyone relate to my personality?

So God has reminded me that He has pushed the P A U S E button on my story! He really has to teach me to slow down! I want to share briefly what he has showed be and if anyone is crazy like me in times of change or stress I hope this is a reminder of why we need to "Be still and know that I am God" Psalm 46:10

P A U S E

P is for POSITIONING. God is always wanting to reposition us for the next chapter of the story He is writing for your life. But sometimes life brings us curve balls and we don't understand things. It is then very important to P A U S E. This is when God does something great. Will you allow Him to position properly so you can possess all His Purposes he has already written for your life. If you do not PAUSE you will RUN right past them!

A is for ADJUSTING. God is like our spiritual Chiropractor. If you allow Him to adjust you the twists and turns in your life will be a joy and not a heartache! Adjusting to change can be hard. If you are adjusting to a loss, illness, financial stress or anything else that causes the aches and stiffness to set in, allow God to adjust you.

U is for UNDERSTANDING. God wants you to have a peace and understanding in your life. He may not tell you all the details but He will teach you how to trust and understand His ways! This is the only reason we all still exist here on earth! God is desiring for our Understanding. He will use any and everything in our life to get His attention. How is your Understanding? Have you been stuck in a rut lately? how is affecting you?

S is for SURRENDER. I am learning to surrender all mu unknowns to Him who has created and already written my book! He knows how the story ends! I would be a fool to go off and write my own story! My success in this life is contingent upon my security in SURRENDERING. But I will admit, if you do not understand how God works then the surrendering is next to impossible.

How do you see the troubles, disappointments and surprises of life transforming you into the person God wants you to be?

E is for EXPECTANT. This is my favorite word. I have to put all my energy that allows me to run ahead of God and funnel it through the feelings of EXPECTANCY! This has helped me release any anxiety about what God has waiting ahead. I have stood on Him promises and visions He has given me. I am staying EXPECTANT on every promise and vision. I know God will position, adjust, help me understand and teach me to surrender. But its up to me to stay focused and Expecting all the BEST God has! His word says in Ephesians that He will do EXCEEDINGLY and ABUNDANTLY more than we can ask or imagine.

I am going away in July to learn how to take my gift of writing lessons and books and learn to better position myself into Gods purposes. I also am desiring to travel more with my speaking. I have written many visions down for years and God has brought many to pass. I know now He is moving me to Learn and Grow so I can spread His love and Word and accomplish even more with the gifts He gave me! Its important in ministry to stay on your knees and also surround yourself with others and you share your love and creativity. God will shape you and bring you to your DREAMS!

Habakkuk Chapter 2 in the bible says " WRITE THE VISION and make it PLAIN on tablets" see God tells you to write your desires down! But in the book of Habakkuk God also teaches us to Stand, Watch and WAIT for what God tells us! This is the part when God pushes the PAUSE button!

I encourage you to read the book of Habakkuk! It is only 3 short chapters!

Let me know if it inspires you to DREAM BIG WITH GOD!

I love you all and after the Big move I will be writing more!

Lets stay in touch.

Blessings

HEATHER

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