“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” Princess Diana.
The meaning of kindness - the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.
Kindness can be found in the Bible 101 times.
Do we practice kindness from a genuine place in our hearts? Or do we show kindness only during a seasonal time of year, just for others to witness, or only when it’s convenient?
I have witnessed and feel we practice these acts better at certain times of the year. Like Christmas and Easter. Why doesn't the act of kindness follow us every day for life?
To truly see the ugliness of human behavior, we just need to scroll through our social media feeds or watch the news. It is a heartbreaker.
We all have our daily battles. We have all been touched by sickness: war, famine, and nature’s fury.
It's time to understand that we are doing this together. We must reach out with empathy, compassion, kindness, and, most of all, love for our fellow humans ....
Why wait? Start TODAY! Open your heart, smile, and lend a hand where needed...
To simplify this, I have always taught my children that they should not say anything at all if they do not have something nice to say.
I hope our world does not become silent, unless it is to pray to our Creator to open our hearts to a LOVE that is greater than we will ever experience.
It’s Him; It’s always Him.
Let's make our Heavenly Father proud of His Children's behavior... one act at a time...
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, and faithfulness. Galatians 5:22
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God Micah 6:8
Timeless means not affected by the passage of time..
This pass week was so busy… I had this thought dance through my head as I moved forward with the crazy days ahead. “STOP the world I want to get off” ! Have you ever felt that morning urge to kill your alarm clock ? The rush of the day pulling you from one life event to another? Schedules and deadlines to meet?
Time… tick tock, tick tock with each stroke of the clock, time becomes more precious…
How can we stop time??
You say thats impossible!!
But with God everything is possible!!! There is a place I run to stop the worlds madness… a place where I can catch my breath … a place where I can fill my soul with the sweetness of a love far beyond this world…
His beauty, His love, His kindness has no beginning it has no end…
He is my alpha and my omega… He does not count hours, minutes
or days … When I am in his presence I have His undivided attention…
He makes me feel like He has no better place to be than with me…
no rushing, just calm serenity… the world as I know it quietly fades…
No clock ticking, tick tock tick tock.. just the rhythmic beating of 2 hearts… Mine and my beautiful Creators…
To be swept away in His timelessness… is a gift that I can never truly explain…there are no words … It a soulful experience…
Timeless
It’s Him, It will always be Him…
Stop the world… even if it is just for a brief moment in time to be with Him… Your life will be forever changed.
They thought of God as eternal, in the sense that He is timeless or atemporal.
But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 2 Peter 3:8
"Agape is total love... Whoever knows and experiences Agape learns that nothing else in the world is important – just love." ― Paolo Coelho
Pattern meaning: A Biblical pattern is a spiritual model or example given in Scripture for purposes of imitation.
The word pattern is referred to in 8 verses in the Bible.
I truly had no idea how this word came to my mind.. It not a word that I would normally think of... Is this a pattern in my journey? Is this a word with more depth than I could ever wrap my head around..
As I opened this word I stepped back with great amazement... Many Bible scholars have studied in depth the patterns that seem to hold many secret messages throughout its delicate pages...
I do believe I have found a gold mind hidden here... But unless I am prepared to spend a lifetime studying these nuggets of wisdom I would need to address this word on a much higher level or isolate one pattern that speaks to my heart... I will wait for guidance...
Waiting on Him.. Now that is a pattern I understand... lol
This is such a daunting and challenging task... It is like trying to pick God’s brain... Which one of us is equipped to understand His complexity and depth? There are so many articles on the patterns in the written word. For instance, there are patterns that point us to Numbers, Prophecy, and Jubilee... just to name a few...
Pattern hmm is this a secret code from our Heavenly Father? How do we with our limited thinking unlock this code? What type of Mastermind can create such an intricately woven Masterpiece of literature?? It has captured and maintained the hearts and minds of humankind since it was written ... How did He organize and orchestrate this with such rudimentary supplies? They did not have the technology that we have grown accustomed to. Let's just look at the statics of the Book itself.
The Bible was written over a period of 1400 to 1800 years by more than 40 different authors. The Bible is a compilation of 66 separate books, divided into two primary divisions: the Old Testament (containing 39 books) and the New Testament (containing 27 books). It is believed that all of the books of the Bible were written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.(www.allabouttruth.org/when-was-the-bible-written)
I do believe the only way this could have ever been accomplished is by Divine Intervention and inspiration...
Just imagine the simplistic yet magnitude of this project.
I am sure many words were written by Candlelite and scriptures show us that they were inscribed with an iron tool on a lead or engraved in rock forever! (Job 19:24) They had no computers, no file sharing... No, delete or save buttons ... No spell check... And every beautifully written word pointed to Yeshua, the Son of God, the pages are filled with a poetic love story between the Trinity and all of mankind... He wrote the words in a way to keep our hearts and souls interested for centuries!! Will we ever unlock all the messages within its pages... Will we truly ever understand all the patterns? Will we grow in our knowledge to understand the magnitude of His great love ???
I feel so ill-equipped...
I can only stand in awe... His very presence blows my mind... He is so much more than my earthly mind can understand... I am so grateful that the pattern that fell from the sky into my heart that day was a “feel” clue. It is such a small word with such great power... He let me feel His love... He opened my spiritual heart and eyes. I know I should study this magnificent book, I should look for all the hidden clues...
But I will admit ... my attention span is not that broad.. As I began to read I seem to always be swept away to thoughts and conversations with Him... Many call it prayer some call it devotionals... I call it heartfelt...
As I traveled on this journey I have had the privilege of witnessing the great love He has for all of His children. As a parent that thought seemed simple enough for my earthly mind to understand...
But it did not stop there... His LOVE is real, His love runs deep His love WOWs me... It is way beyond what my heart and soul have ever felt.. it boggles my mind. As parents, we say we love our children. We would give our life for them... We would move Heaven and earth... And when that child looks at you with adoration, and smiles and says from their heart I Love You ... You smile and your heart melts.
And to think, our love is only a fraction of the LOVE our Creator shares!
Double WOW
It’s Him. it’s always been Him... there is no one that has ever or will ever come close...
He is the master of my heart and soul. I rest on the pattern of His Love!
“Your outer beauty will capture the eyes, your inner beauty will capture the heart.” Steven Aitchison
Meaning of beautiful- pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically:
There are 40 instances where the Bible speaks of beauty.
When this word landed in my mind, my mind drifted to what society has deemed as beautiful. How many of us are lured into those television commercials that seem to dictate what beauty should be ??? I do feel they give us false information and make many beautiful souls feel inadequate. These set goals have been driven by what man has outlined as beautiful. We have been guided by unrealistic expectations and opinions of other judgmental minds...
However, I do feel beauty goes much, much deeper. It is documented in scripture that God has made us in His image.
“Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us." NLT
How do we not see this beauty in all people, places, and things? How do we not see? Have we lost the ability to truly see beauty? Have we lost this gift?
I do believe we must understand and truly see His beauty before we can recognize it in others. His beauty radiates from within. It comes from His Love, His Kindness, His compassion for all His beautiful creations ...
It’s when that ugly word judgment comes into play that we miss out on the beauty before us.
Close your eyes and see Him with your soulful eyes... you will see and feel the essence of His beauty... It’s is beyond what our physical mind can even begin to understand. Just think if we could do this exercise with others... The outer appearance is not where the beauty lies... It’s how they make you feel within your soul... Feel the beautiful essence that radiates from within the one before you... Because that is where our true beauty lies... it’s in the love, in the kindness, in the compassion that you radiate from within your heart and soul.
He made each one of us uniquely beautiful in His image... He is a master at His trade... turn your eyes away from the judgment of man and look to our Creator for the validation we seek...
Shine the beauty that lies within you...
It’s Him. It’s always Him
Proverbs 27:19 “Just as water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person.”Andes
Solomon 4:7 “You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you.”
“The Master is here and He is calling for you. She quickly rose to find Him and fell at His feet.” John 11.
