simple messages are the best

Questions of a sleepless mind and God's answers

Lord?

Are you there?

I am with you always.

Will I ever be rested?

I will give you strength.

Should I be fearful?

I will help you; do not fear.

Should I worry?

I am here, seek Me and my righteousness.

Can I get out of this darkness?

I am your light.

Can the pain go away?

I can heal you.

Will my troubles recede?

I give you peace.

Will the storms ever cease?

I can calm the seas.

Can I ever be happy again?

I make the poor in spirit happy.

Bible verse series

an artist's soul

An artist has the best of all worlds.

An artist can see within her own soul and another soul as well.

She allows herself vulnerability to see what the regular person misses.

She allows emotion to rule.

She trusts intuition.

She takes life as it comes and experiences things on every level her senses allow.

An artist is a rare soul indeed.

Great Idea-GIVEAWAY

Susie LeFond over at her blog http://mylifeonebitatatime.blogspot.com/ is promoting all the followers of blogs. We always enjoy comments on our blogs, even the challenging ones. So she is suggesting we thank them with some kind of give away this month. I will be out of town next week so my giveaway will be the last week of October (24-30). I just finished a new little booklet called AN ARTIST'S SOUL, containing inspirational writing and original artwork. So, anyone posting a comment with their snail mail address during that week will receive a copy. Here is a sample page.

quiet messages unlock the mind

Quiet messages penetrate the mind,

Conveying stillness to the inner spirit.

Words speak to the soul

That only the eyes of the heart can realize.

Taking a moment out of each day to allow these lessons

To enlighten and strengthen understanding

Lead to a better comprehension of life's purpose.

SONG OF FAITH



Magical Place Series

God’s grace is amazing.

An hour in prayer is sweet.

All blessings flow from God.

God is my fortress and gentle spirit.

I will tell of His faithfulness so great.

Fair is His Son who loves me I know.

How wondrous it is.

Hold me at your cross where you died and release my bondage from where you rose.

Holy Spirit, come sweetly.

Lead me, I will follow.

I stand on the promises of the Balm of Gilead.

My soul is well and my heart holds a melody.

Your way is mine Oh, Lord.

Holy is your word.

I need it every hour.

Your breath is my redemption.

I will walk with you with peace on earth.

Your vision is my vision.

I look up to you.

Make me see as you see.

I trust you, Holy Three, sweetly.

Lead me near your throne of grace.

Faith is kind of like magic.
You don't see it and suddenly just when you need it...poof! It's there!

Break free and live!

Today I realize I stand only at the edge of my life. Not quite living and not quite dead,

but merely observing it. I know it’s a good life but I fear surrendering completely to it.

 For real fear comes non in the living it or abandoning it but in the possibility of losing it.

Fairy tales do exist but only in the page or on the screen. Magical moments exist in the average lives

and if one fails to recognize them and treasure them then these precious moments may be lost forever.

Look for these moments daily and they will appear relatively easy and often.

 Daily even.

 Find the good in each day of your life.

With eyes wide open, see your life with your heart.

Live it with your spirit.

Experience it through all the senses of your soul.



random thoughts

An artist is a spirit in search of a soul.

Be silly at least once a day.

God’s hand touches an artist’s soul like no other person alive.

Deep inside the darkest soul is a tiny hole where the tiniest sliver of light can seep through.

Envy doesn’t appeal to anyone.

You are your own 3-headed monster.

Sometimes you must hold yourself up.

Life is a series of choices.

An artist’s message to the hurting world is that you can create your own world.

Magical places exist in each soul.

Your soul reveals messages from God, put there just for you.

Allow yourself a tumble or two.

We are artists out of the need to find purpose.

It is not wrong to be self indulgent.

Just accept life.

No one needs to get on a pedestal.

His light

will dispel any darkness

and you live through the pain

do you ever feel upside down and backward?

what if

What if yesterday was all there was.



What if tomorrow never comes.


What if today is always.


What if now is make believe.


What if past is real.


What if time is relative.


What if calendars fill up with nothing.


What if day planners fill up with everything.

What if life is a one shot deal….

Wait!

It is!

Make the most of it…

Now

Always and

Forever!

halos

is this.............

hiding in living color

going through the motions

wake

breathe

eat

sleep?

repeat

wake

breathe

work

sleep?

repeat

wake

breathe

dread

sleep?

repeat

wake

breathe

pray

sleep?

repeat

virtues

escape

finding rest in a restless place

A day unfolds;

details mount.
The night’s rest
was insufficient.
The body is weak.
The spirit is willing
Hope is found in prayer.
Strength is found is scripture.
The day moves forward
till last light.
Night falls.
The body attempts
to rest again.
The cycle repeats.
Where is a weary soul
to find respite.