Hello! …. and welcome!

This is a new journey for me.  I’ve toyed with the idea off and on for some time, and basically haven’t generated the courage to put myself on “paper.”  Truth?  God wouldn’t let me say “no.”  So I’m entering a new world!
Thanks for joining me on this journey.  I hope what you experience here inspires you, challenges you, and leads you to a greater understanding of your true Royalty within.

I’ve recently begun reading the book of Acts in the Bible.  In the very first chapter of Acts Jesus tells the disciples not to leave Jerusalem but to wait for the gift God had promised them, the gift of the Holy Spirit.  They ask Him “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”  I was struck with the idea that in spite of all that had happened, all they had seen and experienced, they still struggled with their preconceived picture of God’s reign.  These men had seen miracles, and had Jesus speak truth, encouragement, grace, and love directly into their lives, yet they still didn’t always understand.  They still wanted the privilege of an earthly kingdom, where the guy they knew was the guy in charge.
I had to admit to myself that I’m not much different.  I get an idea of how my life and my days will go.  I find myself trying to manipulate God’s Word at times to fit what I imagine, or I interpret scripture in light of  that imagined picture of life.  
A good example of this in my life is writing.  I’ve wanted to write since I was in Junior High and filled notebooks with stories and poems.  In my imaginary world, blocks of time will magically appear along with words that are bursting to come forth.  Ideas will flow and nothing will interrupt my thought process nor my filling the page with words.  hmmm….. that has NEVER happened!  

So what do I learn?  I learn that I need to listen to what Jesus speaks to my heart.  I need to be willing to follow His timing, and the way that He wants to do things.  God has given me His gift of the Holy Spirit, and He has a plan for my life.  In fact His plan is so awesome He desires to impact every day that I live.  How cool is that?  He is teaching me to ask “What do you want me to do now?”  I ask it every morning.   I ask it throughout the day.  I ask it when I finish a task, or when I’m beginning a task and it seems overwhelming.  I ask it when I’m interrupted.  I’m learning to ask when I have an unexpected free moment.  He’s making a difference in my every day life.  He’s letting me see His picture of what my life can look like.