A Field of Grace

Today on aholyexperience.com Ann shares about the need to have a space inside of your soul, a place of God's peace that can still your heart when circumstances around you are unsettling. A place to be still with God. This is what I want to nurture in my soul!

When I was young girl I lived in an area where there were few fences, the fields were wide and when you would take a walk, it would take you a while before you came to a fence. Even then, the barbed wire was loose and you could bend down, swing your leg over the bottom wire with ease and continue your hike. The air was clean and I felt free.  Now that I am in a big city again, there are times when I feel the ache in my soul for peace and quiet. This is what I must nurture in my soul! A place where the Word of God is waiting to minister to my needs. A place where I can rest in my relationship with my heavenly Father.

I am reminded of one of the verses in James 1 - "…humbly accept the message God has planted in your hearts, for it is strong enough to save your souls." A beautiful field planted with His Word, that reaps a harvest of salvation, daily restoring my soul! I pray you find this restoration place.

You gotta read this!

On aholyexperience.com today Emily Freeman writes a piece that is very beautiful - a call to find our beauty in Christ, in the beauty God has for our every day lives. Take a moment and read it!

Set the Tone

When I started studying James, I skipped right past the greeting. When I backed up a few days later, I realized I had missed the “tone of voice” for the passage. "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ." James is setting the tone and background, and servanthood is the key! Every single day we are faced with opportunities to choose whether we serve others or serve ourselves. Here in America we hear and see so much that tells us we are entitled, we deserve more. It creeps into our mindset, unless we stay in the word and keep our eyes on our servant King! Can we do this exercise? Insert our names into the phrase - " Janice, a servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ..." and then move and speak.