It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood....

It is a B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L day in Ohio, friends!! The sun is shining, the sky is blue, and I really do not need a coat to be comfortable (I am warm-blooded, though). As a sat in the sunshine this morning, I wrote:

Lord, I want to bathe in Your Word as one would soak in a luxurious tub. "Your Word is Life to Me," and I intend to choose life daily!

"This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the LORD is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob" (Deuteronomy 30:18-20, NIV).

We've been battling a few things, haven't we? I don't know and understand all the things happening around me, but You Know! Lord, be my commander in battle. Fill me with love and grace to endure as Your daughter -- a princess.

"Who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?" (Esther 4:14, NIV).

"This is what the LORD says to you: 'Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God's" (2 Chronicles 20:15, NIV).

In response, I felt the Lord impress on my heart:

Carnal desires and needs are upsetting you, Heidi. Look to me for fulfillment and purpose because I define you!

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity" (Jeremiah 29:11-14, NIV).

"Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things" (Colossians 3:2, NIV).

With this, my whole outlook changed - Thank You, Jesus!