Little gems and other assorted nuggets of thought from the staff of 88-7FM The Cross
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God IS IN The Unexpected
4 Nov 2009, 1:17 pm
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Good Morning!! I hope this day finds each one of you blessed and encouraged . . . KNOWING that our GREAT GOD is on the throne and IN CONTROL!! He is WITH US, even in the midst of "the unexpected!"This morning, when I was rushing to finish up tonight's dinner, gather up all my things and head out to work at The Cross, I inadvertantly locked my back door as I was closing it, not realizing my keys were INSIDE on the hook. After making acouple of unsuccessful calls to those who have an extra key, I called Phillip, at the station, to ask for a ride. Then, as I have come to condition myself, I said, "Okay, God, . . . THIS did NOT take You by surprise. So, what am I supposed to get from this (other than, "haste makes waste!") - - and could we HURRY, PLEASE!!! I have to go on the air in 20 minutes & it takes five minutes to GET there (as You know :) ). I didn't get a profound, booming revelation in the moment, but did begin to realize that I had not really even noticed how beautiful the morning was : the cool air, changing colors of the leaves in the trees framing our home, set against the backdrop of the bright blue skies . . . tiny flowers growing out of the stump of a tree . . . WOW!! I had to take out my phone and snap some pictures!! It wasTHEN that I noticed . . . I wasn't anxious or stressed out!!! In fact, I felt like I was on some kind of 'field trip' in my own front yard . . . because I stopped to consider the truth of Who is ACTUALLY in control. Even in our mistakes, He has a BLESSING - - if WE will but put our reactions and thoughts in check just long enough to give Him an opportunity, even in the small things, to bring joy into the midst of our choices and schedules!! We ARE His heart and He desires to lavish His love on us . . . so LET'S LET HIM . . . even in "the unexpected!" Stay BLESSED!!! :) Jenny
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"Light up the Night"
1 Nov 2009, 2:55 pm
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 Last night was Halloween...or "you know, that thing." :) We have made it a tradition in our neighborhood to get together with our friends and let the kids just have a good time, trick-or-treating and playing and just having fun, as God intended! Last night we decided to do something just a little bit different: we invited the WHOLE neighborhood to a "Light up the Night Block Party."
It was amazing! We had food, fun, and fellowship, and at the end of the party, we had a hay ride...or as one sweet boy called it, "A hay back ride!" It was my favorite part of the night as we all cuddled close in a lighted trailor going from house to house. But, the icing on the cake was the songs that ALL the kids began singing: "He has the whole world in His hands" and "Jesus loves the little children". It was beautiful (if not a little loud) as they raised their joyous voices, not only in praise to the Light of the world but in invitation to other children that they passed. One little girl added, "Jesus loves ALL the little children of the world, and that includes you..and you..and you." And she was right, amazingly and abundantly correct, and I am pretty sure that God smiled generously as we traveled the streets last night, shedding just a little light on an infamously dark night!
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MORE GOD!!
21 Oct 2009, 12:42 pm
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 Well, here we are after another FULL week of living LIFE!! :) And, AGAIN, I have to quickly add . . . we ARE so very BLESSED!!! Between the excitement of full schedules at work, school, sports, and other activities, we can sometimes allow a spirit of overwhelm to slip in. When, in reality, what we need to do is PRESS IN HARDER!! MORE GOD!! We WILL be able to hear FROM Him, if we are looking TO Him!! When we are involved in things that are not "of God," even if they're 'godly,' we find ourselves drained and overwhelmed!! But, as we set our eyes on Him and tune our ears to Him, our hearts will be sensitive to His direction!! Remember : "What God ordains, HE SUSTAINS!!" So, when we find ourselves lacking, in any way, we must look for MORE GOD!! He IS FAITHFUL!! As we LOOK to Him, . . . He WILL show up!! He will direct us, if we will give Him the opportunity, and give us the chance to make the necessary adjustments!!
In EVERY situation . . . our answer IS STILL . . . MORE GOD!!!! Be encouraged today, and STAY BLESSED!! :)) Jenny
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One of THOSE days?
4 Nov 2009, 10:05 am
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 Ugh. Ever have one of those days? I think I'm having one today. It's sad how down we can get when we continue trying to do things our way, instead of focusing on God and how HE wants us to do them. When we look to Him for our strength and quit depending on our own, when we really lean on him and depend on him, that is when he can do something extraordinary with our lives. I'm learning to lean on him today, and that's a good thing.The Lord directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way? Proverbs 20:24
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HOW HE LOVES US!
14 Oct 2009, 1:15 pm
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 OK! So I'm not so happy right now because I had just finished my blog and sat down to do a break live on the air and the battery on my laptop ran out . . . SO! Oh, well, here we go again! :)
Does anything like that ever happen to you? UGHHH!!! The "unexpected disruption" to our plans, leaving you saying, "Now what?" Well, the good news IS, no matter what takes US by surprise, NOTHING EVER takes God by surprise! HALLELUJAH!! And, He's ALWAYS ready . . . with a provision . . . to help us through, whether the simple, precious grace to start over on our blog :), or a healing touch for an ailing body, His perfect peace to settle a restless spirit, the mercy of His forgiveness, or the comfort of His Holy Spirit to a broken or heavy heart !!
If we will let Him, He wants to be our EVERYTHING . . . and He is ABLE to BE and DO all that He has promised!! Check out the David Crowder Band's "How He Loves" and let it sink in deep!! In spite of all our 'human -ness' :) we ARE His heart's desire . . . and OH! How He Loves Us!! WOW!! Keep your mind set on Him . . . and STAY BLESSED!! :) Jenny
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//Rob
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