Grateful, not Dead

Accord v White Tail doe.  No real contest.  Accord needs fixing.  White Tail beyond fixing.

Occurs to me that there is no time to react.

When the event is going to happen, it is too late to act to prevent.  The prevention, if it is going to happen, has to happen in advance.  Loss mitigation was in place.  Incident prevention was not.

It has been a while since I was in an accident.  I am going to learn from this one and use it.

But mostly, I am going to thank my Father in Heaven for his love.

Astounding

Nobody said it would be like this.  Maybe those who know are going on being astounded by even more astounding love, so they are too busy to say.  Actually, Steve Avant acted like this was his experience of grace, but I did not want to believe him.

Look.  I get a call that historically sent me.  Now, no send.  Just good questions to ask and good actions to take.  Then a soul at rest.  Then knowing...knowing what to do next and when, and all a soul at rest.  Then having acted, among other souls, still a soul at rest and still knowing what to do when, at rest.  Favor and grace at every turn.  Clarity of mind, absence of fear.

This is Kingdom living.  Thank you, Father.  Please keep me astounded.  Please continue to give me opportunities to receive love and give it away.

Glory!

I really must not really get it. There is so much mercy and favor, and I get may extra measure today, and do not believe it.

We must think that life in Christ is without adversity. I find myself disappointed. But it is in the adversity that the grace is both needed and available. I am not grateful for the adversity,but I am learning to be grateful in the adversity. I have to go back and look at that word. This is like getting slapped into alertness, it is such a rich blessing. My AWE is restored.

It is so much about a restored soul. I will let you, Father, walk me through to the place you want me to stand, and walk me from there to the next one. And I will praise until I worship, worship until your glory is manifest, and I will stand in your glory to reflect it upon you.

Hold me, Daddy. I am trembling. But not from fear or poverty or anger.

Favor

Unmerited favor in the Kingdom of God.

How is it possible to explain what is happening and has happened during this walkabout with Jesus? There is favor like unexpected. It would not be possible to describe the favor. I could not have predicted. Maybe I thought I could have, but in retrospect, no.

The thing is that there is no way to know what excavation, turning over, planting, harvesting is going to happen in a place which was never even recognized as having potential. So there are blossoms, and nothing was expected. There is fruit, where nothing was anticipated.

It makes it impossible to steer, which is really good. Thank you, Father that you make trying to steer useless.

I went adventuring with my King this weekend. I had two distinct opportunities to stay at home "on the porch" or go adventuring. In both instances, my soul said I should stay home, and my Lord said I should go out walking with Him.

Adventuring was better. And He kept me. So I am okay, and I am stretched by daring to trust Him. He said that He would never leave me nor forsake me.

Decisions of the magnitude made this weekend will never appear so big again. Now what will appear big, and will require leaning on the arm of my Beloved, will be the next arena for growth, and the next, and the next. Each marking parts of my life that I want to retain control of.

Father, I know there is a day coming when all of me is resting on and trusting all of You. I thank You for the promise of that day. In the meantime, thank you for each moments mercy, grace, favor, wisdom, patience, love, courage, and hope.