Security, Comfort and Peace

 I do want a husband and a family and a  home life that makes me feel comfortable, safe and is my peace.

I want security - the state of being free from danger or threat:

 comfort: providing physical ease and relaxation

peace: freedom from disturbance; tranquility

Biblical secure:

It is also used to describe a security that rests in hope and is safe (Job 11:18)1. To believe that our salvation is eternally secure is to have confidence in God’s preserving power2.

It is also used to describe a security that rests in hope and is safe (Job 11:18)1. To believe that our salvation is eternally secure is to have confidence in God’s preserving power2.

 Freedom from fear or apprehension; confidence of safety; whence, negligence in providing means of defense. 

In the Bible, comfort means encouragement, whether by words or the presence of another to help in time of need1. It implies a need that is exclusive to humans, and the idea of comfort involves at least two parties: one who gives the comfort and one who receives it2. God's comfort is unique, infinite, and available at all times3. It is the ultimate source of man's support, help, and comfort4. The promises in the Bible bring comfort, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit, but they must be combined with faith to be realized5.

Biblical peace is not just a state of calm or quiet, but a supernatural work of the Holy Spirit that indicates a relationship with God and a response to His grace123. It means completeness, wholeness, welfare, harmony, and well being, and it is often translated from the Hebrew word shalom or the Greek word eirene345. Biblical peace can be experienced by accepting Jesus Christ as Savior and yielding to the Spirit of Christ12.

There is freedom in not needing to grasp for things, I will help you overcome your loneliness with my love

Hey sister, while praying, I think that the Lord shared with me that He will be your shield and support during this time.   “I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.”

‭‭Psalm‬ ‭18:1-3‬ ‭(5/18/22)

Peace does not come externally 

I have forgiven you of much Kristina - I want you to love much - to love with abandon and not thinking of the cost- to love my children bc I love them - for my sake- I see beauty in my creation- yes you - even you! Don’t think you are exempt from my promises and stop discounting my Word by your actions and emotions - to the pure everything is pure but to the tainted even what is pure has been rejected

You never really wanted marriage and parenthood - you wanted freedom in me

I want to make you a woman of peace(4/21/22)

My way is a lonely long path but Kristina it leads to LIFE. Few find it. I want you with me. Don't turn back to yourself. You know where that leads. Giving yourself away in love is never wasted. See your gifts as gifts to me. Not to people. Honoring my household is honoring me. I will help you.

Come my way. Don’t fear the cross. You’ll find that it’s the greatest Joy possible 

While praying for you I saw a picture for you up test. 

I saw the Lord give you a  new shield of faith. Your shield was old and tattered. But the one He wanted to give it was new and strong and different in a good way. He wanted you to experience the reality of the shield of faith to extinguish the fiery arrows of the evil one. I think He wants to train you for more victory personally 🙂 5/18/22

Someone who doesn’t know what is happening just gave me this word - I believe the Lord gave me this verse for you to encourage you. 

““Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭11:28‬ ‭NIV‬‬

God wants to show you that he is there and he loves you and he wants to comfort you. He will give you rest and what you need to keep serving him.

Also the Lord told me on 2/23 - “why are you here?” Is it for me? psalm 27:4 - I have a right to change things up - I want to build a warrior not a routined robot. “I need to help you let go of these rhythms and routines so you can embrace my reality - you are not worthless when you don’t have plans - seek me instead” I want you to be like that well watered tree I want to free you from your fears Kristina

I am making you an ADVOCATE FOR OTHERS. 

He told me “I love you Kristina - that is why I am doing these things. I want to wake you up. To humble you. To show you that I am in charge. You don’t call the shots. I do. I want you to see my hand in this discipline. I want you to see my love for you - there is nothing you can do to change it (His love).”

This is for your deliverance- I have to wound you to heal you. This is brokenness Kristina

If you only knew the mercy waiting for you you wouldn’t hesitate

Picture - hands grasping idol (marriage) - can’t grasp that and have joy at the same time (hands are full)

Give me Jared - I don’t want you to put your hopes on him

“I want you to be free” “ I will be your security”

I’m making you versatile

Just enjoy my presence Kristina - you don’t have to “go” anywhere (in life) I love you for you. Not for what you can do for me. I want to give you my love for my people 

“I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs—how he can please the Lord. But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife— and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband.”

‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭7‬:‭32‬-‭34‬ ‭NIV‬‬

https://bible.com/bible/111/1co.7.34.NIV

I will deliver you (6/29/23) - (from obsessive fantasy thoughts)

So I’ll stop living off of how I feel and start standing on your truth revealed - JESUS IS MY STRENGTH MY SHEILD AND HE WILL NEVER FAIL ME all I ever wanted was your heart (casting crowns) song woke up to 6/30/23

I want to purify your desires for marriage

Give me time

I believe the Lord gave me a picture for you. I saw Him giving you a bouquet of flowers, but it wasn’t your usual fav. They were purple and unique and really beautiful. My impression in that is that God has in mind to give you new desires in Him, something more beautiful than what you may expect, even if different from what you want.

“For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭23‬:‭12‬ ‭NIV‬‬

It is a reality before God, that those who chose the humble way, he will exalt. It is sure to happen. Pursue humility in all your dealings, and you will find yourself exalted, even if it means in the age to come. 5/3/23

I want to meet you in those quiet places - I am your sustenance and your joy

I have made you for this Kristina - communion and fellowship

Romance isn’t bad Kristina but in my time and not contrived

I am committed to you (9/8/13)

I was praying for you this morning and had the impression of God’s absolute delight in helping you when you face temptation or even fear about going back to old sins and wrong ways of thinking. It was like I saw you facing those temptations and I felt His eagerness to teach and transform you through those things. Keep trusting Him! (8/18/23)

“You can never give up too much for me “  10/3/23 - Matt 19:27-28 Peter answered him, “We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?”

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.

4/18 Hey sister I have an encouragement for you:

“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬ ‭

Lord help my sister and I and the fellowship to surrender to you. Help us to come to you needy surrendering our self righteousness and desire for sin. Let us sacrifice our wants and desires becoming living sacrifices so that we may receive the grace to overcome.

Bless you sister and have a good day :-)

Put it in my hand- anything you suffer for my sake is worth gold in the end. Keep trusting me. 

I want you to use your gifts for my Kingdom not yours

Morning Krissy

Test this with the Lord

Believe the Lord wants you to know the He is committed to helping you and that He loves you…

For Zion’s sake I will not hold My peace, And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, And her salvation as a lamp [that] burns."

— Isaiah 62:1 (NKJV)

"The LORD has appeared of old to me, [saying:] “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you."

— Jeremiah 31:3 (NKJV)

11/24/22

You’re loved by the Father and your family. I believe he just put that on my heart for you 

Seek me with your extra time / Your PLANS 

“He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day,”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭91:4-5‬ ‭NIV‬‬

https://psalm.bible/psalm-91-5

Why are you putting your hope in people?

I’m ready to stop fighting 

Are you?

When you are you won’t be afraid

Godly sorrow / real repentance 

You won’t find in marriage what you are searching for / that deep acceptance comes from me / how do I receive it? - Let me drive - you won’t always know where you are going but you’ll always get there on time

You’re already married, you have been loved, pursued and accepted by me. Now you are changing because you love me, not bc you have to but bc you get to, you want to be more like Me

His Word

 What does God’s Word mean to you? Are your ideas about character or morals based on what is socially acceptable, or do you desire to know and please God by following what He says in His Word? Reading the Bible regularly, memorizing the Scriptures, praying, and developing relationships with other believers will transform your thoughts, attitudes, and actions. As you develop a deeper consciousness of God and apply the Scriptures, you will increasingly possess the inward qualities that will keep you growing in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. What will you do to move forward in your Christian life today?

2 Peter 1:3-21

New King James Version

3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the [a]corruption that is in the world through lust.

Fruitful Growth in the Faith

5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control [b]perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither [c]barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.

10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; 11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Peter’s Approaching Death

12 For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth. 13 Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this [d]tent, to stir you up by reminding you, 14 knowing that shortly I must [e]put off my tent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me. 15 Moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my [f]decease.

The Trustworthy Prophetic Word

16 For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. 17 For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” 18 And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

19 [g]And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; 20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private [h]interpretation, 21 for prophecy never came by the will of man, but [i]holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

Be Ready

 Nearly every generation of Christians has believed they live in the last days. We live in a time when people commonly ridicule anything related to believing in Jesus or living by God’s standards in the Bible. In what way do people who mock Christian beliefs influence your thoughts and attitudes? Christ’s return may not be immediate, but it is imminent. What needs to change in your conduct this week so that you will be blameless when He returns? Whether Jesus comes back this year, next year, or fifty years from now, He is coming! Are you ready?

God’s Promise Is Not Slack

3 Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), 2 that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of [a]us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior, 3 knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, 4 and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.” 5 For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, 6 by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. 7 But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and [b]perdition of ungodly men.

8 But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward [c]us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

The Day of the Lord

10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be [d]burned up. 11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, 12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

Be Steadfast

14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; 15 and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, 16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.

17 You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; 18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

Bloom

 

Two terracotta pots of geraniums have been out front this summer. Even with all the heat and lack of rain, they’ve had several brilliant red bursts of color these last months. I figured they were finished, since I’d pinched off the dead heads, but I found a few more buds promising a small late season encore. Unexpected blooms are the best of all. I have a dear friend whose life of simple devotion to Jesus is such a sweet fragrance to the Father. She tells me that she daily prays for me and my family. I think she’s the very definition of mercy and humility, though she’d never say it of herself. She resides quietly in a retirement community now, having never married. Visiting recently, I found a smiling face welcoming me. After warm pleasantries, our conversation wandered to Maryann’s joy-filled childhood days of ballet. She was quite a talent, even as a child. Her poised, graceful movements flowed so freely with the classical music masters. “The music seemed to speak to me, somehow.” She described a serendipitous moment when riding the city bus with her mother after her final dance class in a town she was leaving. A woman sitting across the aisle was a ballet enthusiast herself, and gave them the phone number of a woman, and encouraged them to give her a call. It turns out this woman, Shirley Elmore, was an accomplished ballet instructor in town, eventually helping to form the Cincinnati Ballet. Even more surprising, Ms. Shirley gave 8-year-old Maryann an interview and, seeing the raw talent, gave her individual lessons for a time. That relationship opened the opportunity of being selected to dance in the newly-formed Cincinnati Ballet. She caught several eyes and looks from other companies in New York, but age and family circumstances kept her from taking future steps. While she loved ballet, it was the music and moving gracefully to it that she had really enjoyed so much, a talent God gave her. She found other wonderful expressions of dance in church from time to time, but those beautiful joy-filled young days faded. But not in her heart.  “I sometimes wonder what might have happened had I taken a different path,” she said. “But Jesus found me, and here I am, looking for what God has for me in this stage of life.”

The life of prayer blooms wherever it's  planted

Being aware of Maryann’s background, the retirement center’s activities director invited her to attend a performance of a local dance troupe called “Princesses Ballet.” This local program serves girls aged 8-18 from low-income families, who use the disciplines of ballet to build character and find success in life. That evening returned so many wonderful memories, watching these girls give their best, keeping steps, and moving across the stage. The crowd appreciated it, too, giving a standing ovation at the finale. As a surprise, Maryann was invited to address the girls, as one who had danced in the Cincinnati Ballet. Both Maryann and the girls were thrilled and they peppered her with questions. Months later, another invitation was extended to Maryann, this time to speak about “How ballet changed her life,” at another performance of the Princesses Ballet. “I will if I can alter the topic just a bit.” She knew ballet hadn’t changed her life, but Jesus had. She asked if she might give each girl a heartfelt hug and offer a short prayer of blessing over each one, if they were willing. And so, it was set. The activity director of the retirement community drove Maryann to the performance, where she was again so moved by the sweet determination by each of the girls. In truth, none of these girls had the making of a prima donna, but the joy in their expressions revealed the heart. Afterwards, Maryann was called on stage, where it was explained that she wanted to give each girl something special. Dutifully the girls lined up at the direction of the company director, and Maryann leaned over with delicate arms, giving long, slow hugs to each. One by one they came and received, but the line didn’t decrease. There was a divine transaction going on in the hug and in the simple prayer. Once one was finished, the girls quickly got back in line for another hug and prayer. A little 5-year-old had returned, now receiving her third hug, and she began to cry, saying, “I miss my mom so much.” Well, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house, as Maryann blessed her and assured her of a mother’s love and a heavenly Father’s love, as well. Maryann lives a quiet life these days, and that’s the way she likes it, but sometimes she wonders how might God use her now? She answers, “Well I didn’t see this coming! Blessing those girls in such a unique way would never have happened had I not relocated here.” And there’s the truth: In season or out, the life of prayer blooms wherever it’s planted. The prayerful life poured out to God is like fresh-budding flowers late in the season. It always crescendos with a beautiful “Amen!” Geverdt Update - September 2023

Do not fear

 October 5 _Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not_.--ISA. xxxv. 4. Why shouldst them fill to-day with sorrow About to-morrow, My heart? One watches all with care most true, Doubt not that He will give thee too Thy part. PAUL FLEMMING. The crosses which we make for ourselves by a restless anxiety as to the future, are not crosses which come from God. We show want of faith in Him by our false wisdom, wishing to forestall His arrangements, and struggling to supplement His Providence by our own providence. The future is not yet ours; perhaps it never will be. If it comes, it may come wholly different from what we have foreseen. Let us shut our eyes, then, to that which God hides from us, and keeps in reserve in the treasures of His deep counsels. Let us worship without seeing; let us be silent; let us abide in peace. FRANCOIS DE LA MOTHE FENELON

Training for the Gospel

 

Our training is so complex. Who can say what forms a child into a certain kind of man? Our comfort is that the Lord knows the full story of our lives and will see to the training.

"Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation." Mark 16:15 RSV

Lord, what a blessing that You understand all the languages of the world and that You gave us Christians the commission to bring the Gospel over the whole earth.

 Corrie Ten Boom (Each new day - 10/5)