Seven Journaling Jots to Inspire You #Week 38
My brain is a dry desert this week...
My weekly personal note:
(Skip down to the weekly journal jots if you prefer.)
Good afternoon,
My brain is a dry desert this week. In simplified terms, that means, “I’m lacking the motivation to write or create.” Glancing back at what I’ve written so far? One sentence and one Bible verse. sigh.
I don’t mind sharing these personal struggles with you because it’s never been my intention to pretend that I always have my act together. I don’t.
So, what’s the next best thing to do?
Stir up my senses with a good, swift kick!
I’m in the midst of making garlic pasta. Haha! That’s our favorite meal (hubby and mine as well). We LOVE the pungent, spicy flavor of garlic. (Our breath afterward, not so much. LOL)
The original recipe calls for 3 cloves of garlic — and I daringly use a WHOLE head of garlic.
If I put less than that, my hubby wants to know where all the garlic flavor went. “Did you change the recipe?” Haha! (No worries! We’re both on the same page because I absolutely love a huge load of garlic flavor as well.)
By making our favorite recipe today, I’m hoping to spring back to life my wilted imagination and creativity. I’m already anticipating that first bite!
I don’t think I mentioned here on Create With Me the recent death of my brother, but I wanted to share something wonderful about God’s timing and sufficient grace…
My brother had given my mother a necklace for her birthday “early” this year. It was a “mom” necklace. Sadly, on her birthday, she received the heartbreaking news that he had died. On his funeral day last weekend, she wore that shiny silver “MOM” necklace.
It was certainly a bittersweet thing…but I explicitly saw God’s hand in it. He ALWAYS knows just what’s around the corner — and always mercifully prepares in some way to carry us through. A touch of loving grace.
Thankfully, God doesn’t slumber on the job, as I’ve done at times. Ha! He is always dependable...always good…and always there for us during the trials of life.
You can read a recent devotional of mine here if you haven’t yet:
https://herchristianhome.com/theres-sufficient-grace-for-you/
Chat again soon….
Keep walking in faith,
Rhonda White
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” - Psalm 51:10 kjv
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(Save the image above, and find a creative way to use it.)
7 Journal Jots: (Use these ideas for your own journal or ministry)
“If you want the Holy Spirit to fill the Holy of Holies of your life, you must move out first.” - Dr. Ken McComas
There are 66 books that the Devil hates. Are you reading them? You’ve got to take time to be holy — Read the Bible every day.
THIS » Adopt the “I CAN” life. (Philippians 4:8)
“As sinners, we have no right, and as believing sinners we have no reason to complain; for all our concerns are in the hand and care of our Best Friend.” - John Newton (March 10, 1748, is considered his day of salvation. He wrote “Amazing Grace.”)
God is NEVER done with you.
Find out how GOD is like and ACT like Him!
*QUESTION: God LOVES righteousness, do you? [Righteousness: to be on the level, to be morally & legally just. Refreshing Daily in God’s Word, Feb. 2022]
There are blessings that come with living righteously…
Psalm 11:7 (KJV) says, “For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.”
Matthew 5:6 (KJV) says, “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”