Today is going to be a crazy day! Gotta clean the house because we have guests coming tomorrow night, (Well, I guess I also need to clean the house simply because it needs to be cleaned!), do some laundry, carve a pumpkin, get up to the school to help with fall parties, whip up a quick dinner before Jimmy works off duty, and MC Family Movie Night festivities! All with the knowledge that tomorrow will be even busier! Such is the life for this season, and that's ok by me. I have really been wanting to get some time to organize my thoughts on all that God has been speaking to me so that I can share it with you and hopefully offer some encouragement, but alas, I do not see that luxury on the horizon. Maybe I should pray and ask Him to either carve out some time or give my brain extra multitasking power!!! So, once again, just a tiny little post today-SIGH. I have an overwhelming desire to share some little bits of encouragement that I have received from the Bible study I'm doing on Wednesday nights-Esther by Beth Moore-so here ya go....

"Repentance is NOT your punishment. It's your glorious right of daughtership. Your invitation to restoration." MMMMMM HMMMMMM-let that one soak in for a minute. That's a life changer right there!

"As painful as the process may be, that which shatters our superficiality also shatters the fetters of our fragility and frees us to walk with dignity and might to our destinies. We are not the fragile flowers we've considered ourselves to be. We, like Esther, are the warrior princesses of God." Oh man, this is so true of my life over the recent years and I can't wait to write more about it!

"Beloved, in the times of greatest struggle when you make the Godward decision over convenience, earthly comfort, or carnal pleasure, you too have come to a critical moment in the fulfillment of your destiny. A defining moment. A war is being waged over your head in the unseen realm, and a great cloud of witnesses is cheering you on. You have no idea what's at stake." Does any body else need to know they've got a huge cheering section just for them? I sure do! I need all the help I can get to make the "Godward decision" over what I want!

"As hard as trusting can be, living with constant fear is harder." All I can say is "Amen"! I can guarantee that nobody knows this statement to be more true than ME!

"Beloved, do we believe that the only way to do something acceptably is to do it perfectly? Sometimes God is more aware than we of just how much He requires of us. He knows how hard it's going to be for us. .....Sometimes, just surviving certain tasks without falling apart is our best and in those times God is not ashamed of our performance. He's proud of us for fighting overwhelming human emotions to do His will. God isn't interested in our stellar performance but in our hearts. He loves our willingness and obedience despite our insecurities." I just want to shout "Go ahead!" I know Beth Moore wrote that but good grief, I heard it in my heart and it sounded just like God's voice! And I KNOW somebody else out there needed to hear THAT today! Thank you Lord for reminding me that You aren't looking for perfection and that You KNOW how hard certain things are for me. And thank You, thank You, thank You that you are still proud of me (did anybody else need to know that He's proud of them?) when I just barely scrape by and survive those difficult tasks of obedience!

Well, I hope that someone has been encouraged! I know I have!