Prayerful Thoughts Over Morning Coffee

 

For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 117:1-2

 

 

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Redemption’s Kiss

Listen to the silence

Whose music stirs the soul,

And whose breath,

Like a kiss,

Touches me

And leaves me forever new.

By Martha L Shaw – ©2013

Daily Retreat?

We all need reminding . . .

Quiet times with the Lord should not be considered a luxury which we hope to fit in, but instead a necessity to begin the day with.  A retreat . . . a meal for a hungry soul.  A retreat is livegiving but need not seem unattainable!  One can take place in our own livingroom, in our favorite chair . . . simply by getting up a little earlier.  The difference it will make in our day, in our life, is beyond description!   Try it!

Transformation

BE INSPIRED TO FACE YOUR CHALLENGED!

The Psalmist

I’ve had a change of lifestyle

Through the last 40 years
I’ve walked through hills and valleys

I’ve shed a lot of tears

My life before was earthly

Filled with drugs and drink

My mind was in the gutter

My tongue spewed only stink

But then I met my Savior

He washed my sins away

He’s changed my life completely

Now mercy fills my days

There’s still vestigial sins

That haunt my tongue and mind

Every day I ask the Lord

To free me from my pride

For pride us what will keep me

From giving all to Him

When I control this heart of mine

My transformation wins.

In response to the daily prompt

https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2018/08/30/your-daily-word-prompt-Vestigial-august-30th-2018/

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Prayerful Thoughts Over Morning Coffee

Learn to dance and you will

more keenly hear the music! –

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Love Song

Your whispers

In our quiet place

Are a symphony.

By Martha L Shaw ©2014

Prayerful Thoughts Over Morning Coffee

When we approach the world around us looking with the eyes of Christ, our blindness is immediately healed. – #Martha_L_Shaw – #Prayerful_Thoughts_Over_Morning_Coffee

Prayerful Thoughts Over Morning Coffee

Do you ever have trouble sleeping?  I sometimes do.  I never did as a child.  If I close my eyes right now, by day, I can still recall the soft murmuring of Mama and Daddy talking in the other room.  I didn’t always understand what they were saying, but I felt safe and loved and knew everything would be okay and felt their comforting nearness as I drifted off to sleep.   I am not that innocent little girl anymore but whether I am feeling alone or not, my Abba is always near and loving me too!  All I need to do is let go, let Him take care of me, and rest knowing He will never abandon me . . . just like my earthly parents never did. Amen

DON’T HATE MONDAY!

Tee shirt vendors got it wrong!  God gave us a new day . . . let’s be hopeful . . . thankful even!  Attitude matters!

 

I awakened to a quiet house.

It was very early

and the only noise was

the soft sound of my dog asleep nearby.

Sensing my gaze,

she stumbled out of bed and followed me.

I sit sipping my first cup of coffee

and breathe in the peaceful soft sounds of the new day.

I don’t know what the day brings

but I know who brought it.

That is sufficient.

By Martha L Shaw – ©2018

 

 

 

BE A BELIEVER!

We are human!  We fall short, we grow impatient, we begin to consider “what if . . .”  Take it to the Lordand be washed in His grace and know His amazing love!

Hope NOT Misspent

 

The clouds lingered long.

Will the light never return?

The dampness of my tears,

The ache in my limbs,

The longing for something more . . .

All forgotten in an instant

As my gaze found the sun!

By Martha L Shaw – ©2014