Colors:  Rest and relaxation colors…Kelly Green/Murex Mauve/Bubble Bath Blue. This combination of colors is one of my favorite. :Blue, Green, Purple…are the colors that tell the story of my life. 

Value of Concentration: Relax In God’s Presence

Memory Verse: I breathe in the quiet of The Spirit.

Good Morning, ABBA, Father,

It is a warm, sunny morning. Sitting on my big, country porch, the scents of summer fill me with an essence of peace: new mown grass/hay, the flowers and herbs blooming on my porch. My Cup of Fancy, hot Peach Tea, steams from my teapot. My Lavender Candle flickers, as its scent fills the air.

Sounds also bring peace. Today it’s the whirring of the tractor, as my husband heads toward the wheat field. The birds are singing their glorious anthems, as they sit atop the Mighty Burr Oak.  My Labs, Petie, Sadie,(choc) Bama (white) sleepily wrestle and play at my feet.

If you live in the city, you can always create your Prayer Closet. In my case..during yucky, Ohio winters, I am upstairs in my War Room/Prayer Closet.

It’s the place where I meet you, ABBA.  It’s the place where I curl up on your lap.  I seek ..you find me.  I read….you teach me.  I listen…you speak to me.  AND….This only happens when I digest Your Holy Word.  The peace that passes all understanding, fills my spirit, mind, body, and soul.

Before I retired, I was up at 5:30 am.,and at school at 7:30am.  However, before I walked out the door, I tried to at least spend 15 mins. in Your Presence, as I sipped my Cup Of Fancy.

I knew that if I filled myself with you, before I left the house, You would carry me throughout the day. No matter what problem would arise at school or at home, You were there to stabilize my mind and emotions.

ABBA, I no longer recognize the woman I was 50 years ago.  You have recreated me. Praise You, Father for your Grace and Mercy. 

Oh yes, there are still times that I worry, and become fearful about certain situations. However, You are there to carry me, hold me, and guide me to,”Be still and know that I am God.” 

I always took time during my busy school day to pray, or listen to worship music. Then at the end of the day, I always allowed myself,”A little bit of down time,” with my ABBA.Thank You, for claiming me as your own. Thank You, for blessing me this day,

MY CHILD: IT IS AMAZING….the peace, strength, and wisdom, one accrues through a relationship with Me. You notice it and speak these words so often to others;”It is God and only God, that got my family through that situation.”

You have spoken so often of your dear friend, who lost her husband two years ago; “She walks in the peace and strength of the Lord.  It is God, and only God, living within her that is helping her.”

YES, IT IS ME!  Once you have that deep connection with the Divine….you know from whence your power comes.

Yes, breathe in the power of My Holy Spirit.  Rest and relax in Me.

I love you.

Your,

ABBA, Father

Psalm 91:1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in The Shadow of The Almighty.

Proverbs 3:5 Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.

Isaiah 30:15 For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: In returning to Me, and resting in Me, you shall be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength.