Turtle Tuesday: On Track

 With large rocks in her path and curves into the unknown ahead, B, the On Track Turtle continues to crawl. "Full Speed Ahead" is the echo of her heart. Today B celebrates the fact she doesn't know where she is going. God has promised her more than she can ask or imagine. B is going to walk by faith and flat out BELIEVE what the Lord has said to her.  God Almighty has planned her path and yours. Maybe you need to get into gear today and Go Full Speed Ahead!  You aren't traveling alone. Fear Not my turtle friends!

 God, investigate my life;
    get all the facts firsthand.
I’m an open book to you;
    even from a distance, you know what I’m thinking.
You know when I leave and when I get back;
    I’m never out of your sight.
You know everything I’m going to say
    before I start the first sentence.
I look behind me and you’re there,
    then up ahead and you’re there, too—
    your reassuring presence, coming and going.
This is too much, too wonderful—
    I can’t take it all in!  Psalm 139:1-6

B His Girl

Turtle Tuesday: The Wake Up Word

This morning B woke up to the sound of a beeping alarm and a word from the Lord. Just one single whispered word.

Behold.  
By definition, behold means to fix the eyes upon; to see with attention; to observe with care.

The Lord's wake up word opened B's eyes to the unseen.  She turned toward the Son, Jesus Christ. B admits sometimes her focus is on so many other faces.   Today His beauty is in the eye of  B, the Beholder Turtle. B knows if she misses Him, she misses everything.

Behold. B thought it was worth sharing.  What's catching your eyes today?

One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after;  that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. 
Psalm 27:4

B His Girl

Turtle Tuesdays: Picking Up What I Laid Down

 It's been over two years since I have written a post on my blog. As I seek to change that today, I felt the need to pause and ponder why I stopped sharing.  I have to say stopping wasn't a thought out, prayed over decision. It just kind of happened. Tuesdays came and went. Before you know it, the turtle girl became comfortable in her shell of silence. To be totally honest, it brings tears to my eyes now. The effect of not sharing has had greater consequences for me than for anyone who would have read a post.  

A few weeks ago, I saw B, the long neck pencil. Her googly eyes caught mine and well, the rest is history.  I picked up the pencil. The Lord's message was very clear.  He had not withdrawn His call to write.  Today I am reminded The Lord has never asked me to do anything that felt like a slam dunk, but He also never ask me to go it alone.

Thank you Lord.  I am humbled by your grace and mercy.  I can do all thing through Christ who strengthens me. Phil 4:13

B His Girl

Turtle Tuesday: Gathering Dust

Sometimes when we are not doing what we dream of doing, discouragement can fall on us like dust.

Today B, the coconut turtle models this so well.  Let me tell you girls...B is being real here.  Dusty discouragement has been all over her.  This morning however, B read a post from her bloggy friend Alene about  The Gift of Encouragement.   Do you think mayb the Lord led B's little turtle toes to Alene's address?  B believes He did.

Here is part of what Alene had to say:
"The challenge for each of us this week is to specifically encourage someone. That person that is on your mind right now, write their name down and then follow-up with encouragement."   B immediately knew what she had to do. This turtle girl has been given the gift of encouragement, however she has not been using it lately.  So B  'pledged' to the Lord to wipe off the discouraging dust by encouraging a couple of her friends with these. 

These necklace pendants are going to b mailed today.  This action has removed the discouraging dust on B's shell.  Even though you may think she's a nut, it is all about shining for Jesus. Are you a little dusty also?  Don't let discouragement settle over you.  Use what you have been given.  It's enough.  (Satan will tell you different but it is more than enough in God's hands.)  If you do you will SHINE.

 Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms.
1 Peter 4:10-11


B His Girl

Radio Interview with Luann Prater and Ramona Davis of Encouragement Cafe

Hi Friends,

Need a little encouragement for the journey...Tomorrow on  Our Hiding Place Luann Prater  and Ramona Davis from Encouragement Cafe will be our guests.  (You may recognize Luann's name as a Proverbs 31 speaker.)

Betty Shoopman  and I are going to DRILL them for insight into how the Lord has been working in their life : )  Our inquiring minds and maybe yours want to know:

• How God birthed a radio show and Extreme Events? 
•  Do they wear an "I'm available Lord' sign on their heart? 
• Have they jumped out of their comfort zone into His? 
• Could God be calling me... aka YOU into something extreme?

Sometimes when we hear someones story of God's work in their life, we see His hand  more clearly in our own. I hope you can join us live or listen in the archives to hear how God is connecting ALL of us for His purpose.  Here is the link to Our Hiding Place,  live on Thursdays at 12:00 Eastern

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cwa-radio/2011/03/17/our-hiding-place

Blessings,

B His Girl

Turtle Tuesday:Brace Yourself...It's going to b a stretch!

Sometimes B, the turtle can't see what the Lord is doing in her life.

Ok.  Let me b a little more real here.  MOST of the time B does not clearly see what the Lord is working on in her life.  Can anyone relate??? But sometimes the Lord sends B a clue, a puzzle piece to give her a glimpse of His work in the construction zone of her heart.

My clue was in a gift Christmas morning from my friend B the Artist. The message was wrapped in the shell of a turtle. The first thing I noticed when I saw B, the dangly leg turtle is her issues with walking.  Her feet could not touch the floor.  She was grounded AND there was nothing she could do about it.

The reason B's legs caught my eye is because I was looking at my own.  I was having issues, much like B's.  My ski accident before Christmas left me in great pain and I could not walk either.  B, the dangly leg turtle and I had a lot in common. We were both grounded in the desert and our parts were not operating correctly. 

As the new year began I stayed in hiding, propped on a pillow reading many of your 'word for the year' posts.  Most of them sounded encouraging.  Some of them sounded almost glamorous. (SOAR)  I wondered what word the Lord would give me.  I wanted a good word too. The Lord answered my request.

STRETCH TO WALK
Oh. STRETCH TO WALK.  Surely there must b a mistake. My word(s) sounded difficult.  Stretch to walk wasn't in the list of words I was hoping for. It didn't sound exciting like soar.  I wondered if I could I draw again.

Fast forward. Today is the 63rd day of the new year.  I haven't forgot my word(s).  In fact I am in physical training to 'walk' properly every single day.  I am learning I have to b intentional if I want to walk again with a normal gait.  For 6 to 8 hours a day, I have to lay down and wear this brace.  I think God wants to use this time to stretch me.   To b honest, I have always known God's plans for me were a stretch.  But I also know He is the author of the HimPossible Dream.  And for the record, I am still dreaming that dream. Whether I am walking, soaring, or limping, I have committed to follow Him and finish my race with my eyes on the prize.  I guess I will keep stretching until the Great Physician says its time to go forward.

These words apply to you today if you want to do something in life that ONLY God could make possible.

Brace Yourself...It's going to b a stretch .  But...you can do it.  All things are possible with God.

B His Girl

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