Taken by beauty

I am taken

by beauty

choosing awareness

in each moment

awe

and so 

breathless

 

Biting into something sweet with with L. L. Barkat

 

Not my words

The only words

I desire

are His

that my pen 

would move

to the rhythm 

of His Spirit

touching where He wills

breaking and repairing

hearts

once formed

by His hand

stubborn unyielding hearts

like mine

 

 Sharing a sweet bite with L L Barkat

 

Sword sharpening

I do not lift

my pen alone

but wait in silent prayer

for His prompting

acknowledging the power

words have to break, to build

to begin a war

or declare victory

All I write

a pale shadow

of His heart

For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, 

it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; 

it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. 

Hebrews 4:12 NIV

Cherishing His ways with Jennifer

Sharing a bite of sweet with L. L. Barkat

 

Hush of awe

Hushed with quiet, hushed with awe, I shut the cover of my journal
always gratefully surprised that my Lord would choose to share His heart with me

How can you shine My light when you are busy polishing your own?
It is not your reflection that the world needs.
Do not worry that a cloak of humility will hide you
for it is only then that I am seen.
This then is why I call you to die
die to all your humanness
die to your self hood
die to your self-ish-ness
so that the Me in you would burst forth
This like the rising sun in Isaiah 60:1

Arise [from the depression and prostration in which circumstances have kept you—rise to a new life]! Shine (be radiant with the glory of the Lord), for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you! Isaiah 60:1 Amplified

A bit later in the morning, flickering about the internet world, I connect with a friend who says God has been speaking Isaiah 60 into her heart.

The hush falls harder, yes, through and through indeed.

Triple connections today --

believing that nothing is coincidence with Jennifer

having a bite of something sweet with L. L. Barkat

joining Emily and the broken yet redeemed

Straight up, no chaser

Ground level, yes

basic

straight up, no chaser

down to the bones...

Taking a big, sweet bite with L.L. Barkat

 

White hot

Passion I have never lacked

wild and unrestrained

often burning white hot

melts the very things I love...

Sharing a bite of something sweet with L.L. Barkat

 

A way in...

 

Because He first asked me

I can ask, seek and knock

praying every day

to climb inside

there abide

Joining L.L. Barkat for something sweet.

 

It's the journey...

 

No, I would not choose to land

for I hunger instead

to be lost in the journey

Joining L.L. Barkat for a taste of something sweet today

 

His music...

Praying that my word songs

are what He prompts

and pleasant to His ears

Sharing with L. L. Barkat and others with a sweet tooth on Wednesday

 

Not alone...

Trust not your own feelings....

Sharing in the sweetness today with L. L. Barkat

Beyond the turn...

for there is so much more than we can see...

 

 

Joining L L and more sharing a bite of something sweet today