Ponder Point: Weathering the storms ...

Last night we had another storm come through which literally had such high winds it was blowing side ways. We got a lot of rain however since it was blowing sideways our rain gauge only showed a half inch. The wind was so strong that our bird feeders were literally suspended on their sides in the air (should have got a picture), the weighty metal deck chairs were all pushed over to the rail on the far side, the bird house didn't fly so well and was smashed to bits, the lattice roofing was drooping, and the heavy metal rain gauge was twisted sideways.

Makes me ponder the way our lives are impacted when the strong gails of life blow through in noted challenges. Where do we end up on the other side? Like the bird feeders - Hanging in place ready to feed the birds that come the morning after? Like the deck chairs - In a new position because we were not grounded firmly where we were? Like the bird house - smashed to pieces scattered across the ground (but still repairable!)? Like the lattice roofing broken and drooping? Like the rain gauge - still standing but slightly skewed with a different perspective?

Today I'm choosing Joy and to be like the bird feeders, standing the sideways hails of life and come morning, ready and in position to do my purpose. Some storm challenges are easier than others however I have the mindset that I AM an OVERcomer and a DOer.

 #mfb2017 #ichoosejoy#iamanovercomer #iamadoer #behealthyhisway #mfbponderpoint #lifelessons#blessed

Bikers and Gardeners Paradise Necessity!

Look what we got today!

Sacred Mountain bar soap - totally good for you physically, spiritually and emotionally.   We haven't tried the bar soaps so checking them out after all the great reviews and studies I've been reading.

The Deep Relief is an absolute must now that motorcycle riding weather (and gardening time) is here!  Makes riding (and outside back bedding work) even more of an outstanding adventure!

Weekend here we come!

You can get yours and support our family mission and My Father's Blessing Ministry at:

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Frozen water lines and life lessons

Life Lesson / Ponder point:

So as many are aware, our water froze up Sunday while we were gone to church and other meetings.  It has been a fun challenge of life without water but as always there is growth and victory.

Here's my insight challenge:

Our faucet was wrapped and insulated, electric water hose with heat strip, heater in the underneath storage compartment (we call basement) - everything set up for cold.  However, life throws curve balls.  Who knew that inside this faucet and piping were rusted, corroded areas that at the most inopportune time would release chunks of rust into the flowing stream of water.  As a protective and health mechanism we have a screen to filter before it enters the hose as well as two different filters on our RV for it to go through before we consume.  Sometimes protective measures that are not kept in check can collect the debris as intended but if not cleaned routinely  the screen fills up with the junk which diminishes pressure and water flow.  The restrictred flow builds up pressure at the filter screen which then applies excess back pressure bringing attention to the weakest part of the system which then does what any solid mass will do, explodes or splits or as some would say 'rips a new one'.  At this point what was to keep fluid flowing through the hose is being released everywhere but where its suppose to be going, thus causing shut down and blockage or in this case ice in the hose supply and a beautiful (if you're observing from a heated area) ice sculpture.  However this ice sculpture is not usable as a centerpiece (unless it's a plumbers convention at an ice rink).  It becomes yet another hinderance in being able to make needed repairs bringing more work, delay and time spent in obviously freezing cold temperatures.  

This so resembles our life.  We have hurts and baggage from the past that has been buried and not dealt with.  We have protective mechanisms that we put up to protect ourselves.  However these protective mechanisms often times keeps God and the ability to heal out too.  Then at the most inopportune time, something breaks loose and totally causes us to pressurize and explode or "rip a new one".  This then brings even more damage requiring repair/healing.  The apparent outside damage can often distort and put the focus of need in the wrong areas neglecting the original root cause.  This in turn can bring delay that is misconstrued as inability to heal as you are going after the side effects and not the root.  Often times people get discouraged chasing the outside damage and give up before getting to the root cause and healing needed and give up, quit.  Falling into the lie that they are beyond help, they can't be healed, losing hope.  This is a lie of the enemy and not truth.

God has blessed me with loving me through past abuse and healing which has the victory in using the knowledge and experience gained to be able to walk through the valleys with others.  He has create me with a passion and love for others and has given me the desire to look beyond the outer appearance and go for the root cause to allow Him to work in and through me and our family to help others find their victory and freedom in Him.  To be a life line of hope.

I am so thankful for the insight, downloads, visions, knowledge, experience, tools and training He has given me, my family.  He never ceases to amaze me in what depths of darkness He can break through with using the Holy Spirit's guidance of His scripture promises, prayer and essential oils.  When He brings someone into my life to love and minister to in scripture, prayer and oils ... I never know what it's going to look like but I do know that when I say "Yes" to Him and follow His leading, victory is always there.  He is very creative.  In ministering to leadership He takes and heals the wounded but He also takes the healthy and makes them even stronger.  Not only does he bless and heal the hurting, I also receive His blessing in my obedience to His calling.

The end of 2015 and beginning of 2016 brought such a deep urgency and intensity to no longer be complacent and wait for others to come and ask.  2016 is a year to go forth boldly and help free others from past bondage so they can have more time of LIVING and more ability to GIVE to others.

What areas of your past is He asking you to lay down and break free from?  Our family is here to help you or connect you with others who can help you.  Stand on His promise to you that He has victory in every situation.  2016 is the time to stop being a VICTOM and start being the VICTOR.

Don't delay, plant your feet and go after your VICTORY.  If God lays it on your heart for us to help, then make the effort and reach out to us.  We are honored and blessed to help.

Here's to LIFE VICTORY in 2016!

Essential oil tool:
Young Living Envision
- to help support breaking off confinement and overwhelmed and releasing freedom and vision.

Highlighted scripture:
I Peter 3:1
Our actions are what influence and win even the hardest of those closest to us.  How we walk challenges out speaks louder than our words.

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Who or What's waiting on you?

Today I had the delight of seeing my husband unexpectedly drive up after he had left hours before for work.  I was immediately inspired to rush to the door and bend down ready to pucker and kiss him immediately when he opened the door to show him how much I love, treasure and delight in him.  Well, I stood at the door bent over and puckered watching for his shadow, listening for the truck door to open and close and my door to open ... and I waited.  I then stood up to save my back and de-puckered.  Figured I'd could take action as soon as I saw his shadow through the frosted window.  After a while thoughts of, maybe I should just go sit down, maybe he's just grabbing something from outside and not coming in, maybe I should text him and let him know I know he's here and take some of the surprise away, then finally to ... what if he doesn't come in and just leaves and misses out completely never knowing I was standing at the door just waiting for him to open the door.  Then I totally glimpsed that THIS is how God is with us WITHOUT the thoughts of maybe I should, what if ... He unfailingly waits ever patiently at the door puckered and ready to kiss us with blessings as soon as we open the door and allow Him too.  He doesn't even think about sitting down or going out to meet us ... He just lovingly, patiently waits for us even when we don't come to the door and just drive off going our own way ... He still waits for us.

Makes me ponder how many blessings and kisses I have missed out on because I didn't respond to the prompting of my heart / spirit (God's messaging system).  Thankfully I have been and am more purposeful on following and acting on the promptings from within.  So here's to 2016 and being even more aware and receiving even more of God's kisses and blessings that He is patiently waiting to shower on me.

Oh and for the record ... I chose to stay by the door until I either heard him drive off or he opened the door.  I myself and my husband were rewarded (at least from my perspective it was a reward! LOL) with a kiss from me before his feet ever left the ground to enter into our home.  So thankful that I got to sow appreciation into him and his day.  Praising that he did come in to our home instead of just driving away.

Love your neighbor as you love yourself ... So, How's that working for you?

Love your neighbor as you love yourself ... So, how's that working for you?  You fulfilled and living in your best? Neighbors fulfilled and living their best?

In the past I have tried to fill the expectations of others to gain the desired acceptance and love of ones that didn't have the concept or ability of empowering or loving others to their best.  Hindsight (and now a heart passion of mine) of firsthand experience of deeper understanding of the Biblical teaching of Matthew 22:38:

YLT translation:  and the second [is] like to it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself;

AMP translation:  The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for others].’

NKJV translation:

And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

I'm great at loving my neighbor ... just in the past have sucked (excuse the brashness of the word but it pretty much sums up how I totally missed this) at loving self.  The amplified translation really drove it home for me with the added "unselfishly seek the best or higher good for others" as you do for yourself.  Hmmm ... I am a motivator, encourager and empowerer for others but imagine what God can do through my life if I do as He mandates in His word and do it for myself first.  Then and only then will I have the best understanding of to do it for best others.  As I ponder that I come to understand and link it to my message to my family that sometimes what you think is best and want to do is not what is best for the other person and doing it can actually weigh them down, hold them back, cause more burden/delay.  So what I'm getting is that, in my loving myself I go after seeking His best for myself in all areas of my life (heart, soul, mind, and strength/body) and from what/how I learn and grow in doing such, I am able to love and feed others from.

I am so kicking the twisted mindset I have been fed and received to "sacrifice loving self (for the good of others)" and just jump to "loving others" omitting the "as yourslef" and making a stance to taking a step in faith and walk into better awareness and understanding of "loving self" so I can love others even more fully into their best that they were created for.

Now to get my mini steps in place to make sure it happens in monumental upward progress of success.

Please share steps you take to love yourself so you can love others better.  I would appreciate insight of those who have gone before me on this path.  Post in comments or email me if it's to personal to share here.  Thanks in advance!

Happy New Insight to Loving yourself Blessings!

Introducing an Emotional Release tool: SARA Essential Oil

SARA Essential Oil

SARA™ is an empowering blend of essential oils designed to help soothe deep emotional wounds while encouraging stability and recovery from past trauma or destructive memories. It may help individuals release and begin recovery from the traumatic memory of sexual or ritual torment and other forms of physical or emotional abuse.

Usage: For aromatic use. Diffuse. Apply over temples, nose, crown of head, forehead, throat, base of neck, navel, and lower abdomen. Possible skin sensitivity. If pregnant or under a doctor’s care, consult your physician.

Ingredients: Ylang ylang (Cananga odorata), geranium (Pelargonium graveolens), lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), orange (Citrus aurantium), blue tansy (Tanacetum annuum), cedarwood (Cedrus atlantica), rose (Rosa damascena) and white lotus (Nymhaea lotus) in a base of almond oil.

EarthKosher Certified

Use for: Emotional Release, Emotional Healing, Relaxing

Disclaimer: Testimonials about essential oils are an effective way to learn and share. With this kind of knowledge, we can each take control of our own health. The statements in our written articles and/or on this website have not been evaluated by the FDA. Products and techniques mentioned here are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. However, when you give the body what it needs then the body can heal itself as God intended it to. Please use extra caution when using the oils on animals, as some of them are very sensitive. (c) Michelle Wendt 2015

You can purchase/order your essential oils from us as a customer or wholesale www.BeHealthyHisWay.com   Go to Team Member page and select the name of the person who sent you to our Team Page or click on my name Michelle Wendt .

BE HEALTHY HIS WAY is a calling/way of life He as put on the My Father’s Blessing Ministry Team hearts so we are here to help and pray as He leads and you allow.

You can also order direct from YoungLiving.com using our associate # 1072606. You can sign up as a customer or a distributor which gets you wholesale pricing and special offers. There’s no monthly minimum required and no yearly renewal fee if you order at least once a year.

Whether you purchase direct from us or using the Young Living Site as long as you enter our Associate Number #1072606 as a customer or signing up to get as a distributor to get wholesale prices it will support our ministry and those He brings to us.

Feel free to call/text 816-728-1080 or e-mail MyFathersBlessing@gmail.com if you need assistance.

Created to Serve,

Michelle Wendt
My Father’s Blessing Ministries
Young Living Associate #1072606
MyFathersBlessing@gmail.com

My personal Garden of Eden

What an amazing gift! Last Thursday our team had a Menos Oil Ministry event to bless our team members and fill them up to be able to go forth and bless others.

I was so blessed besides all of the wonderful things I received from each of the oils during my ministry time one of our amazing team members was looking at the labels on the oil bottles that were selected for my “Garden of Eden” and based on the oil names and order they were administered in she saw this word for me,

“Because of your prayers, I will give you a mighty purpose, a Gift to magnify it. I promise you this.”

With all that transpired during my time in my “Garden of Eden” I so receive the above word. It is so right on!

Here’s my special “Garden of Eden” at Thursday’s Menos:  Magnify Your Purpose, Frereana Frankincense, Magnify Your Purpose, The Gift, R.C., Ylang Ylang.

Thank you Roxanne for being open to see and discern. Thank you Kathleen for facilitating for my garden. Thank you Father God for loving me so much to create such an amazing “Garden of Eden” for me and bringing me to new levels of body, mind and spirit health and wholeness with your amazing oils! I am SOOOO BLESSED!!!

Natural Vitamin E rich Oil Substitutes

THANKS FOR ASKING!!!  With the warm weather coming upon us, we are breaking out the skirts and shorts paying more attention to our skin as it is being exposed.  Our Team enjoys making  skin care items for our health benefit as well as being good stewards.  For those seeking the health benefit of Vitamin E and looking for alternative oils for your recipes here’s a great reference guide for substitutes.  We don’t personally recommend nor use some of the oils on this list; however we want to give you the information and ability to choose for yourself what you prefer.  We love to pass on information to help you create a healthier you!  We share this information to be helpful to you.  Our Team is a team that shares and laughs together. Come Join Us!

Natural Sources of Vitamin E Among Oils

OIL	Vitamin E ( mg per 100 gm)
Wheat Germ Oil	150 mg
Hazelnut Oil	47 mg
Sunflower Oil	41 mg
Almond Oil	39 mg
Safflower Oil	34 mg
Rice bran Oil	32 mg
Grapeseed Oil	29 mg
Babassu Oil	19 mg
Flaxseed Oil	17 mg
Peanut Oil	16 mg
Corn Oil	15 mg
Palm Oil	15 mg
Canola Oil	14 mg
Oat Oil	14 mg
Olive Oil	14 mg
Soybean Oil	12 mg
Poppyseed Oil	11 mg
Apricot Kernel Oil	4 mg
Palm Kernal Oil	4 mg

(Data taken from NutritionData.com)

My Father’s Blessing – Be Healthy His Way Team

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Come join our Young Living Team, we love to learn, laugh, improve ourselves, share our experiences and knowledge putting in to practice loving others as we love ourselves. (Which means we have got to love ourselves fully to be able to love others fully.)

Michelle Wendt Young Living Distributor #1072606 Michelle@BeHealthyHisWay.com

Josiah Wendt Young Living Distributor #1416146 Josiah@BeHealthyHisWay.com

Disclaimer:  Testimonials about essential oils are an effective way to learn and share. With this kind of knowledge, we can each take control of our own health. The statements in our written articles and/or on this website have not been evaluated by the FDA. Products and techniques mentioned here are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. However, when you give the body what it needs then the body can heal itself as God intended it to. Please use extra caution when using the oils on animals, as some of them are very sensitive. (c) Michelle Wendt 2015

No temptation has overtaken you … or have you allowed it?

What a day!  I keep finding myself frustrated instead of walking in His peace.  Stopped to seek His leading and felt lead to get out my Young Living Peace and Calm essential oil.  I smelled it and applied it to my forehead and heart area while praying asking for guidance to how I can walk this day regaining my peace and joy seeking any areas I needed to repent and give over to Him.  I love how God works and how He uses the Young Living essential oils to  take me to even higher and deeper levels with Him with prayer.  Here’s where I was lead:

1 Corinthians 10:13 (NKJV)

13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

This verse was a part of my study time today. If you asked me, I would currently say that I am experiencing frustration and not temptation in my life. So I ponder, where is the temptation this verse speaks of currently in my life? Am I being tempted and blinded to it? or ignoring it? Is temptation in my life the root cause of the frustration that I’m experiencing?

I can so easily and … being soul baring honest today … I have actually given spoken authority to allow others and their actions to bring frustration to my life and my action or re-action to their action or lack of action. Wow! I guess that definitely feeds into Sunday’s John 15 vine and branch study time. Today, I am not bonded in and drawing from The Vine as I am called to be. Today, the actions I have chosen to walk out in response to people and environment around me … would be such that I do not see bearing good fruit – all things are possible with Christ; however, I’m not feeling joyful with my day thus far so I’m thinking I need to prune this stinking attitude or temptation and get my good fruit bearing on.  Ultimately I have the authority in my life to choose where I’m drawing from with my every breath … so I’m taking back control and choosing God’s peace.

So thankful that even in the most frustrating times, God has a way of getting my attention and getting me to stop, draw in a deep breath, release it and then draw in His breath of peace while I seek what I am allowing to disrupt His peace that He has for my life. Are you living your day bearing good fruit or needing a pruning?

I’ll leave you to ponder and examine your life, I’ve got some amazing warriors that I get to go repent to and ask for forgiveness for not bearing good fruit.  Then I get to spend the rest of my day producing good fruit and speaking good in to others that I had thrown rotten fruit at.  Redemption … what a sweet gift and opportunity!

Choose Joy! Free Hope Tank Fill

Here’s a text that I got to share with a wonderful person who gave me permission to share it here on the blog as we wanted it to overflow to all.  So enjoy and Receive fully!

Beautiful morning to you!  God brought you to mind during my study time.  He loves you so much and wants you to remember what you see with your eyes is not always truth but His Word and promises are always truth.

The theme I’m getting for you today is JOY!! (If you had the Young Living Joy oil I would suggest anointing yourself and wearing it as a covering.  If you want to purchase it or sign up to get it at wholesale we’d be honored to assist you and have you on our Be Healthy His Way Team!)

His Word is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow.  Here’s His promises He has for you to be standing on and know that He loves you:

Psalms 126:5. Those who sow in tears shall reap in Joy.

Isaiah 51:11 So the ransomed of The Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing, with everlasting joy on their heads.  (You) shall obtain joy and gladness. Sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Keeping His commandments and abiding in His love brings us:
John 15:11 These things I have spoken to you that My joy remain in you, and that your joy may be full.

Romans 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Wow, How exciting!  We don’t create our hope, God himself produces hope in us! That’s so reassuring and energizing! If hope runs low then get back to being opened to receive from God, whip into His filling station to get a fill up on hope!  It’s even free!  In fact … I’m going to take some time myself and top off my Hope tank now.

Love you much!!

Zyto Technology

 ZYTO Technology?

ZYTO technology relies upon an array of biocommunication principles and concepts that provide users with deeper insight and information when making decisions related to health and wellness. On a basic level, ZYTO technology is designed to energetically ask your body questions and then analyze your body’s specific responses.

1. Digital Signatures

ZYTO Scan technology uses Virtual Stimulus items, or VSIs, which are computer-generated digital signatures that represent specific physical stimuli. These digital signatures are stored in the ZYTO software. The ZYTO software considers these VSIs in light of readings being taken by the ZYTO Hand Cradle.

2. The Hand Cradle Chip

The Hand Cradle measures and sends to the software the Galvanic Skin Responses taken as the ZYTO software runs through a preset library of VSIs. Note that this same specialized chip is also used in other ZYTO hardware products.

3. Galvanic Skin Response

Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) is an established technology (used in, among other things, NASA monitoring of astronauts) that measures fluctuations in electrical conductivity of the skin as the body responds to the external stimuli. The Hand Cradle records GSR readings from the skin that are sent back to the ZYTO software for analysis in light of VSIs.

4. Coherence Patterns

The ZYTO software analyzes the data for patterns of coherence. Coherence is a state where two or more things exist without conflict. By tracking the body’s Galvanic Skin Responses, ZYTO technology can calculate shifts in coherence to VSIs. In other words, the shift patterns indicate whether VSIs exist in coherence or conflict with the body.

5. Biological Preference

After the data received from the hand cradle is plotted and analyzed for coherence, each response is assigned a positive or negative score, referred to as the Deviation Ration (dR). Positive dRs represent a biological preference (increased coherence), while negative dRs can be thought of as a representing biological aversion (conflict).

6. Prioritized Results

The ZYTO software then creates a detailed report that translates the analyzed data and your biological preferences in an easy-to-read graphical interface. Essentially, the report presents the body’s responses, the body’s responses ranked in order of priority, which can then be used to facilitate better decision making about your health and wellness.

For more information or to schedule a bioscan Email:  Michelle@BeHealthyHisWay.com  or   Josiah@BeHealthyHisWay.com.

To purchase a Zyto Compass for your own use: https://www.ZYTOCompass.com/af/mwendt

DISCLAIMER:  The information contained herein is for educational purposes only and as a guideline for your personal use.  It should not be used as a substitute for medical counseling with a health professional.  Neither the author nor publisher accepts responsibility for such use.

What Is My Body Telling Me?

Everybody (and every body) is different, often making it difficult to know what is best for you. Now you can use the innovative ZYTO scan technology to discover information specific to your body’s unique needs. We call this highly specialized information your biological preference.

Using ZYTO biocommunication, allows you to gather a vast amount of data about your body. ZYTO scans are a stimulus-response exchange between ZYTO software and your body. The responses generated by your body’s energetic system and tracked using the ZYTO software, provides valuable information at a level you are most likely not consciously aware of.

Here’s a basic example: your body can receive vitamin C from either eating an orange or from eating broccoli. You may prefer the taste of oranges, but broccoli might actually be the best choice for you if YOUR body is able to extract and process the vitamin C from broccoli more efficiently than from oranges. Perhaps if you were to scan oranges and broccoli in a ZYTO scan you might discover that your body responds more favorably to broccoli, or maybe even unfavorably to oranges. In other words, you might discover that your body has a biological preference.

Biological preference does not indicate deficiency, nor does it represent a diagnosis of illness or disease. As the basic broccoli/orange example demonstrates, biological preference simply means that during the scan you responded more favorably to the electronic stimulus linked to broccoli.

Using ZYTO biocommunication you can discover specific, individualized information that will hep you design a personalized health and nutrition program specific to your body’s needs. ZYTO scan technology provides insights and information that can make a significant difference.

For more information or to schedule a bioscan Email:  Michelle@BeHealthyHisWay.com  or   Josiah@BeHealthyHisWay.com.

To purchase a Zyto Compass for your own use: https://www.ZYTOCompass.com/af/mwendt

DISCLAIMER:  The information contained herein is for educational purposes only and as a guideline for your personal use.  It should not be used as a substitute for medical counseling with a health professional.  Neither the author nor publisher accepts responsibility for such use.

Discomfort Bomb Recipe

Great recipe for a natural discomfort relief.

5 drops Young Living Copiaba
5 drops Young Living Frankincense
5 drops Young Living Idaho Balsam Fir

Put in a capsule.

Disclaimer:

Testimonials about essential oils are an effective way to learn and share. With this kind of knowledge, we can each take control of our own health. The statements on this website have not been evaluated by the FDA. Products and techniques mentioned here are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. However, when you give the body what it needs then the body can heal itself as God intended it to. Please use extra caution when using the oils on animals, as some of them are very sensitive.

How's your lamp light shining?

John 1:6-8 HNV "There came a man, sent from God, whose name was Yochanan [John}. The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him.  He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light."

We are sent from God as a witness that we might testify about the light, that all might believe through us.  Wow!  What an impact that scripture has made on me.  I, like Yochanan [John] am a lamp that shines the Light [Christ].  So … I have to stop and ask, how am I doing?  How well is my lamp reflecting the light of Christ?  Are others believing because of how I am living my life? my choices? my actions? my love for self? my love for others? my ability to forgive myself? to forgive others? 

What type of lamp light was I created to be?  What type of lamp light am I actually being?  

Here are just a few that have come to mind:

A light controlled by a switch - either fully on or fully off.  

A dimmer light - Either fully off or when on, on at varying degrees of brightness from barely there to full on bright or somewhere in between.  

A hazard flashing light - Only used when there is a problem.

A blinker - on one moment and off the next.  Only used when making a deviation from the path and even then not always being turned on when deviating and making a direction change.

A headlight - If old style - only on when turned on at night (in today's times that's if one remembers to turn it on or someone warns and flashes that we are proceeding without light).  If modern style then we are on all of the time but still primary use is during the night or stormy times to light the way  immediately in front of us on our journey.  We can be low density (which many drive using all the time instead of using the high density bright lights and having to remember to "dim" our headlights when others are approaching.) or high density bright beam lights. 

Christmas lights - All pretty and colorful, either solid or twinkling with part of us on at all times for the season; however once the season is over we are packed away for all the other seasons until our one season comes around again.  

A lighthouse - Shining 24/7 for others to help navigate, giving direction and keeping their paths focused on God, aware of and avoiding snares/traps/dangers.   There for all to use and giving 100% even though you may never know those that were directed by the light that shined through you.  

A search light - Radiant light that pierces the sky to be seen for miles and miles to draw others to come and find out what is the big deal.  We aren't the big deal but our lives reflecting His goodness and greatness through us draw others near so that they can come and meet Him for themselves receiving His salvation,  focusing on Him, believing Him, knowing Him, loving Him, walking with Him, partaking in His fullness.  He is the BIG DEAL.   

I also must ask myself, am I tending my lamp properly and to my best ability?  Am I keeping it in good operational shape - trimming the wick, keeping the oil full, prepared to be lit as He beacons?  Or am I busy running after other things or world busyness that I am too tired or distracted to make sure I am fulfilling the reason I was sent. Am I living such that anyone would see Christ in and through me and choose to believe in Him?  Am I drawing others to Christ or am I part of the attack of the busyness to distract and keep them away from Him?  No matter what, when you stop and look at it, you are either living so others can believe because of you OR you are living so that others are in unbelief and lost.  You're either for or against, there's no fence riding.  What an amazing love and confidence Christ has in us to give us such an impact on all His precious children young and old.  

Honestly, my life in and love for Christ has grown so much during my years; however I can see myself in each of the different types of lights.  I have had to stop, repent and ask His forgiveness for not living up to my best at the different stages of my life.  In this new awareness I strive to live more fully reflecting Him through me so others are not delayed in their belief because of me and my action or lack of action.  I am exhilarated with the simple understanding that I am here to be a lamp testifying of His light so others may come to Him and know Him.  As easy and simplistic as that is, I find myself knowing that every time i achieve my best He will then give me more wisdom and knowledge that will always keep me reaching and obtaining new levels of best in Him.  He will always keep leading me on in great anticipation of new levels of awe all my days as His lamp on this Earth.   I must keep Christ perspective that obtaining our best is a great thing and opens us up to continual new levels of best.  And if I stumble, then I must get up, repent, learn and keep moving forward and upward.   I must make a point to not adopt the world's perspective that we're never good enough no matter how hard we try, that our best just means failure as more is always expected.  For me, it is an awesome promise that He always has more for me so that in my pursuit of knowing Him I will never tire nor reach an end.  I am only limited by what I myself limit myself.  Hmm, to totally understand that fully - that I am the only thing holding me back.    With Him the possibilities and expansion is unlimited!  Thank you God!!  

Reconciled or Unreconciled?

Our Foreign Ambassador assignment or job description while we are serving here on Earth:

2 Corinthians 5:18-20 New Living Translation (NLT)

18 And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. 19 For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. 20 So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!”

Definition from Freedictionary.com:

rec·on·cile  (rkn-sl) v. rec·on·ciled, rec·on·cil·ing, rec·on·ciles v.tr. 1. To reestablish a close relationship between. 2. To settle or resolve. 3. To bring (oneself) to accept: He finally reconciled himself to the change in management. 4. To make compatible or consistent: reconcile my way of thinking with yours. See Synonyms at adapt. v.intr. 1. To reestablish a close relationship, as in marriage: The estranged couple reconciled after a year. 2. To become compatible or consistent: The figures would not reconcile.

For us to be able to walk out this assignment, we need to make sure that we are walking reconciled with God so that we can, through our daily walk/life, witness to others on how to be reconciled through our actions and not just our words. Once we are walking in a close relationship with God our lives will speak for us and reflect His love to others especially those that are hurting and distanced from God. For others to know that God is capable of forgiving them and being in relationship with them they need to see that we are able to ask God for forgiveness AND forgive ourselves and others, repent - walking out the consequences of righting the relationship and leave it in the past as forgotten and paid in full by the blood of Christ.

So, in preparation for your final job evaluation, take time now and do a personal review. Are you reconciled or unreconciled?  

What Does Grieving my Mom His Way look like for Me? Insight Hut #123

Today the journey started with healing ministry class at Faith Life Church with Brother Joey Woodward beginning a new teaching on "Hope in God".  Just another fine example that God leads you and gives you the insight teaching He desires to expand in you when you listen and say "Yes" to Him -- even when you don't know what you're fully saying "Yes" too!  It's always, always worth the step of faith to say "Yes".  He's never lead me wrong yet and always gets me out of or through challenges I get myself in to if I lose focus and wander a bit.  I will possibly share more about Brother Joey's teaching - however for clip notes, it covered Colossians 1 entirely and Romans 15:13 and concluded with he and his lovely wife praying with me as God brings this next season of His retreat and healing refuge from a thought (that he gave to Malachi when he was about 2 yrs old and Randy and I about that same time frame too) to a BE.  After the teaching we were speaking and I shared my quest for grieving my mom His Way and my struggle of what that looked like, Brother Joey spoke the word O death where is they sting.  I Cor 15:55.  It rang affirmative with my spirit … there was no sting in my mom's death.

So, after a refreshing rest this afternoon, I now find myself lead to Insight Hut #123.  And lead I was.  There are so many to pick from but every time I tried to settle for another Hut He prodded me on to receive His best or fullness of Insight Hut #123.  As I come up to it I can tell its not been used often.  The leaves are built up more than any of the others.  The table is covered with debris and dust webs from lack of use.  There are at least 10 other Insight Huts in view yet this one stands very much alone.  The trees are mostly young saplings with some mature but not predominant trees.  (Represents those stuck in grief mode?)

It would appear that grieving is a time or season you do alone, possibly in proximity of others grieving but each person is unique in its journey so thus alone.  You can take heart that others have been here before you and may be on the journey now so even though you're alone, you're not truly alone or abandoned.  You can walk your individual journey along side others who are walking their own personal journey.  Just keep your eyes and focus on your journey and don't compare to anyone else's!  Otherwise you might get lost in the journey of grief and stay longer than you should or need or even worse, plant your roots and remain the rest of your earthly days.

The many saplings speak a time of tenderness and newness to me.  This is a new season of life, a new start.  In the case for me its a new season …. of living as His Ambassador in this foreign land without my physical mentor, my nurturer, my comforter … my precious mother.  She's been there for me since before my first breath.  She loved me from the moment she knew God was creating me inside of her.  Okay, her thoughts and words might not have been so loving and kind when she though I was a violent flu; however as soon as she knew it wasn't the flu and wouldn't pass but be in her life for the rest of her life … SHE LOVED ME!!!  What insight and revelation of God's love to me.  Except we went from 1) being His thought to 2) BEing and there was no ill thought of flu, discomfort of sickness, no dread, no icky (technical term) feeling … just pure love, joy and delight at His creation.  Wow!  And I've been honored to be a mom and experience that intimacy of love.  Thank you God, I'm so humbled and will strive more to love fuller my family and those you bring to us to love.

So here I am again … What does grieving my mom Your way Lord look like for me?  I want to get it done and launch fully whole into this new season.  Just like my mom, I chase after Him seeking to please Him and honor Him.

So … if in doubt, look up the definition to identify or define according to some dictionary what the baseline or meaning of the word is -- it even gives you different tenses i.e. noun, verb, past, present, transferal? (I think I missed English that day!)

GRIEF:  to cause great distress or sorrow.

SORROW:  a feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune suffered by oneself or others.

DISTRESS:  extreme anxiety, sorrow or pain.

So … here I sit pondering those definitions.  "SORROW: a feeling of deep distress caused by loss ..."  Hmmm, I didn't lose my mom.  I know where she is.  She fulfilled her assignment in this foreign land and was able to return home to hear "Well Done".  "… disappointment …" my mom's life was anything but a disappointment.  Her life walk inspired all (even sometimes when I fathered it didn't).  I experienced moments of sadness while she was till alive when I looked at the challenges of life she lived in, the abuse, the neglect, the sacrifices … but wait!  There's more!!! (And no extra shipping charge either!  God already took care of that fee.)  The Lord brought to mind we either receive our rewards and treasures here on Earth OR we store up eternal rewards and treasures in Heaven.  My mom so got that and choose an eternity of rewards and treasures rather than Earthly ones that break, have be be cleaned, replaced, moved, etc.  "… or other misfortune suffered by oneself or others."  Suffered - yeah she went through some intense pain in the flesh in the final month but her sweetness remained and she endured for  His gain praising Him through the pain and tears.  If you read her obituary then you know her passing had no part of suffering or distress and honestly -- it was so sweet and anointed it brought great joy to both Randy and I that we were witness to her eyes being opened to the Heavens and her pure vocal response in seeing her Savior and Lord, her Comforter, her Provider, her Lover and the wealth of rewards and treasures she honestly in her humility had no clue were awaiting her.

Randy and I were so humbled that He loved us and let us witness it.  That I got to hold her and kiss her goodbye as she prayed / conversed with God in a language only He understands then sang her way into Heaven while I held her physical body that housed her spirit until He received her spirit in His arms with the ultimate, long awaited hug from One who was dearer to her than any other.  No greater love have I witnessed or felt.  Even now these tears I'm shedding are tears of thanksgiving, of being so humbled that He allowed me, little (okay maybe not so much presently) ole me to hold her and hand her over to Him.  The One i know and trust.  The One who loves my mom even more than I.  Suffering or distress?  Absolutely NOT!  It was like receiving top honor or recognition … and I was just being who He created me to be, loving as He poured in to me, tending, serving the mentor He purposefully chose for me.

"DISTRESS:  extreme anxiety …" …. Nope!  We knew where she was going and it's far better than any taste of Heaven she may or may not have had on this Earth.  "…sorrow…" -- Are you kidding me?  Sorrow would have been her being stuck here after her assignment was done.  "… pain." -- We, from our first breath of birth, are guaranteed achieving at least one goal in life and that's death.  We all will accomplish it, the journey on the way is up to us and how well we live out our days on Earth.  So I  knew it was a definite goal and my mom would strive to succeed at it giving Him her absolute best -- which she did.  The only pain I've really experienced is right now and its the chill as the temperature drops and I sit outside writing this wishing I had a blanket or warm fire … but that's not grief related.

So again, I look at the definitions of grief -- the World's definitions.  They don't apply in this situation.  I know my mom and I are just His Foreign Ambassadors doing our assignment here so we can go home. This is just temporary.  I was blessed with a lifetime of her love, mentoring, nurturing, comforting me, encouraging, praying and speaking into my family - my amazing husband and awesome sons - as well as all the spiritual children and people He brought into our lives.  I was given an amazing gift of a little over 22 months to love on, honor and give back to my mom before she completed her assignment.  I played games with my mom, laughed with my mom, cried tears of joy and sorrow, prayed, prayed … and prayed with my mom .  I got to share new levels of light He imparted to me because of the high mantle she achieved and launched me from.  She lead as Jesus lead -- from behind, encouraging, supporting and launching me to be able to do all she knew and could do and even more.  She praised with me and celebrated all God has, is and has yet planned to do in our lives and ministry.  She lived through me.  She dreamed with me.  She laughed with me.  She praised Him with me.  She prayed WITH and FOR me.  I chose to honor her and celebrate her life while she was still living it.  We laughed together.  God allowed me to speak into my mom and right wrong perceptions or false truths that she was under.  We loved together.  We laughter together.  We praised together.  We laughed together.  We prayed together.  We laughter together.  His Joy was not a stranger to us.

When Holy Spirit opened my eyes that my mom had no clue the impact she had on this Earth for His Kingdom -- I began a purposeful celebration of her life by requesting friends and family to express the way my mom impacted their lives.  When the emails, cards, letters, Facebook comments began to come in, we would read them.  She looked at me and asked where all this was coming from and why.  With all the love in my heart I told her that I firmly believed she would benefit more by celebrating and acknowledging the impact she has and had on people's lives  while she was still alive rather than after she was dead.  She laughingly agreed with me.  I firmly believed in Celebrating her while she was with us and could enjoy it and laugh with us rather than later when frankly, she wouldn't care and it wouldn't matter to her.  Sooooo …. CELEBRATE mom we did.  Even during her two days of silent resting in preparation for her end of assignment promotion Holy Spirit lead me to speak all the appreciation and thankfulness for all the things He brought to mind that my mom did.  I had 48 hours of speaking into my mom's spirit and was blessed beyond blessed and could have continued on if time allowed as there was still far more she did but … the eternal rewards and treasures covered the rest.

So,  I'm finding myself thinking there is nothing to grieve.  I have no regrets or uncompleted issues with my mom.  She lives on in and through me.  She is a part of me, my husband and my sons and that is to be celebrated and praised.  I may experience moments of homesickness - but I did that while I was growing up when we were apart and we were always reunited which we will be this time too.  I am choosing to praise and celebrate my mom and laugh with her even while she is at Home waiting for me to get there.

My mom dreamed and prayed with me as God revealed to us His plans of having us steward His yet to come retreat and healing refuge.  I feel my mom's completing her assignment and going Home was/is a gift to our family so we could freely, whole-heartedly go after pleasing God by starting this new season and level of ministry.  It overwhelms me all the plans God has shared, is sharing and reveals and blows me away as I know its just a glimpse of what He has planned if we just continue to say "Yes".  My faith and belief are ever growing because as in every situation in the past, He positions us so He is strongest in our weakness allowing all the glory to go to Him.  We know what and where He is leading we can't obtain or do on our own … but our God whom we love and serve can and already has it covered. We just need to submit ourselves, say "Yes", get out of His way and hang on!  He's always provided and lead us well, far beyond anything we could imagine and He keeps expanding our ability to imagine.  Wow!

Thank you Mom and Thank you God for giving me such a role model to walk out You for me.

Let's CELEBRATE!

                                … And that's How Grieving my Mom HIS WAY looks like for me.

I wonder what Insight Hut He has in mind tomorrow and what the insight will be.  Nothing but joy and anticipation from me!