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This amazing child\u0026nbsp;enjoys\u0026nbsp;getting up early to milk the cows with her daddy. When I say\u0026nbsp;early I’m talking about 3:45 AM!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003ERecently she went out to milk the cows with her dad and found herself tired, needing some rest.\u0026nbsp;She put on her dads flannel shirt, crawled into a large round bin of towels in the barn, curled up and fell asleep.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/img_2332.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #009bc2; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"IMG_2332\" class=\"  wp-image-2379 aligncenter\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/img_2332.jpg?w=347\u0026amp;h=491\" style=\"border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 20px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\" width=\"347\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"border: 0px; color: #33cccc; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThis is such a perfect picture to me of what it means to rest in the Lord.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWe cover up ourselves with his love and his grace. We try to get as close to Him as we can. \u0026nbsp;We are so much like this little girl wearing her father’s flannel.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-image: none; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 1.1em; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6; margin: 20px 20px 10px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 17px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWouldn’t it be nice to\u0026nbsp;curl up and get comfortable, letting all our\u0026nbsp;pretenses go, where there is no fear of what we look like, just pure abandonment at His feet?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWhat we find there is blissful. 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font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 20px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 15px;\"\u003EThe word\u003Cspan style=\"color: #777777;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"border: 0px; color: #33cccc; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Erest\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #777777; font-size: 15px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;i\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 15px;\"\u003En Greek is\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Eanapauo\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.4;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAnapauo\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.4;\"\u003Emeans\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Eto rest\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Erelax\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Eto calm\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Eto refresh\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAnapauo\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 15px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;has the\u0026nbsp;root\u0026nbsp;word\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Epauo\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 15px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;in it. Pauo is where we get the word pause. So in essence the word rest in Matthew 11 means to\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"border: 0px; color: #33cccc; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;pause, to stop, cease\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #777777; font-size: 15px;\"\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 15px;\"\u003EJesus is asking us to come to Him and stop, pause, rest!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EI need to crawl up and lay at His feet today! How about you?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/?action=view\u0026amp;current=reflectsig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4085792200979997482\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/rest.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/4085792200979997482"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/4085792200979997482"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/rest.html","title":"Rest"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-7908025124781917433"},"published":{"$t":"2015-06-20T13:30:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-06-20T13:30:01.360-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mark 5"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rest"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shoes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"weeds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Wrong Shoes "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cheader class=\"single-entry-header\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.8em; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"comments-link\" style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/header\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"single-entry-content\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; float: left; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 606.515625px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThis morning I was in a hurry. I wanted to get to some pesky weeds that had been leering at me. Throwing on\u0026nbsp;shorts, t-shirt,\u0026nbsp;tennis shoes, hat and bug spray, I was going to tackle those bothersome\u0026nbsp;weeds once and for all! Fortunately, I was in the flower bed just in the nick of time! There were weeds on top of weeds! Some were hiding inside of plants and others had no shame at all, they were right there for all the world to see!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/weed.png\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #009bc2; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" target=\"_parent\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"weed\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-2346 aligncenter\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/weed.png?w=300\u0026amp;h=300\" style=\"border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 20px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EAn hour later the weeds had been sufficiently plucked from the soil and then I\u0026nbsp;got out the big gun! \u0026nbsp;Weed spray!\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EHopefully in my zealousness to permanently remove the weeds no flowers were hurt in the process.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWhen I returned inside, I removed my shoes and then it became clear to me! I was wearing two\u0026nbsp;very different tennis shoes!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/shoes.png\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #009bc2; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" target=\"_parent\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"shoes\" class=\"  wp-image-2342 aligncenter\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/shoes.png?w=358\u0026amp;h=358\" style=\"border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 20px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\" width=\"358\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-image: none; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 1.1em; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6; margin: 20px 20px 10px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EHonestly, I never even looked at the shoes. I was blinded by my urgency to get the job done! I thought that one felt different from the other one, but never stopped to look at it.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EI’d like to say that this is the first time that I\u0026nbsp;wasn’t paying attention, but that would not be the truth! \u0026nbsp; Sometimes I\u0026nbsp;need to slow down so that I don’t miss the important stuff. This is a sign to me that I need a rest. \u0026nbsp;Not just sleep, but some soul keeping, tending to the hidden places of my heart and mind.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-image: none; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 1.1em; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6; margin: 20px 20px 10px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"border: 0px; color: teal; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003ELike the weeds that have sprung up in my garden I have weeds that need to be tended in my life. I must return to the important stuff not just the urgent ones!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 22px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EJesus showed us what the important stuff is.\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EChildren\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003ERelationships\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003ECelebrations\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EGrace\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EForgiveness\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003ESacrifice\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003ETime with the Father\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003ERestoration\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EHeaven\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003ESlowing down for this go, go girl is difficult! Only Jesus can adequately cause me to stop and listen. The urgencies of this world are definitely the wrong shoes for me!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"border: 0px; color: #33cccc; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EIt reminds me of this song\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003ESlow me down oh Lord slow me down\u003Cbr \/\u003EHelp my heart to hear Your sound\u003Cbr \/\u003ESpeak into my life Lord speak now\u003Cbr \/\u003ESlow me down oh Lord slow me down\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EClear my mind oh Lord clear my mind\u003Cbr \/\u003EBring me peace that I cannot find\u003Cbr \/\u003ETake my worldly thoughts break my pride\u003Cbr \/\u003EClear my mind oh Lord clear my mind\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWake my soul oh Lord wake my soul\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith this mess I’ve made make me whole\u003Cbr \/\u003EOf this life called mine take control\u003Cbr \/\u003EWake my soul oh Lord wake my soul\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003ESlow me down oh Lord slow me down\u003Cbr \/\u003EHelp my heart to hear Your sound\u003Cbr \/\u003ESpeak into my life Lord speak now\u003Cbr \/\u003ESlow me down oh Lord slow me down\u003Cbr \/\u003ESlow me down oh Lord slow me down\u003Cbr \/\u003ESlow me down oh Lord slow me down\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.invubu.com\/music\/show\/artist\/Robbie_Seay_Band.html\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #009bc2; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" target=\"_parent\"\u003ERobbie Seay Band\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/jesus.png\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #009bc2; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" target=\"_parent\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Jesus\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-2353 aligncenter\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/jesus.png?w=300\u0026amp;h=300\" style=\"border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 20px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"border: 0px; color: #33cccc; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EOften God speaks to me in the moments of my daily life. \u0026nbsp;Today I hear Him asking me to slow down, meet with Him and rest. These shoes feel like the right ones!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThe apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cu style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Ewith me\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EMark 6:30-32\u003Cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;My prayer is that as you and I\u0026nbsp;encounter the urgent, the\u0026nbsp;challenges and the crazy that we find a holy place. Where we can Go with Jesus and rest.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/?action=view\u0026amp;current=reflectsig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/extension\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fblogger.g%3FblogID%3D3361548540048617590%23editor%2Fsrc%3Ddashboard\u0026amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fjanncobb.files.wordpress.com%2F2015%2F06%2Fweed.png%3Fw%3D300%26h%3D300\u0026amp;xm=h\u0026amp;xv=sa1.36\u0026amp;xuid=pSf8UcT5FVRn\u0026amp;description=weed\" style=\"background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image\/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 179px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 273px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/extension\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fblogger.g%3FblogID%3D3361548540048617590%23editor%2Fsrc%3Ddashboard\u0026amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fjanncobb.files.wordpress.com%2F2015%2F06%2Fweed.png%3Fw%3D300%26h%3D300\u0026amp;xm=h\u0026amp;xv=sa1.36\u0026amp;xuid=pSf8UcT5FVRn\u0026amp;description=weed\" style=\"background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image\/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 179px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 273px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7908025124781917433\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/the-wrong-shoes.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/7908025124781917433"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/7908025124781917433"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/the-wrong-shoes.html","title":"The Wrong Shoes "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-7010747987829063451"},"published":{"$t":"2015-06-16T12:47:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-06-16T12:47:34.884-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Praise"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Psalm 42"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"turn your heart"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Turn your heart to praise Him"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/i-will-yet-praise-him.png\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #009bc2; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" target=\"_parent\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"I will yet praise Him\" class=\"  wp-image-2319 aligncenter\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/i-will-yet-praise-him.png?w=339\u0026amp;h=339\" style=\"border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 20px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\" width=\"339\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/i-will-yet-praise-hime.png\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #009bc2; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" target=\"_parent\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EHow in the world did I end\u0026nbsp;up here? I am the happy person. The one people want to know where my joy comes from. The one that doesn’t seem to have any problems. Yet, I find myself in this place.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-image: none; border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 1.1em; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6; margin: 20px 20px 10px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 17px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThis\u0026nbsp;is the\u0026nbsp;ebb and flow of life. \u0026nbsp;Living in the joy of knowing that\u0026nbsp;I am loved and redeemed and in the despair that I\u0026nbsp;can never measure up to who He has designed me to be.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EPerhaps it has to do with\u0026nbsp;heart issues that affect the way we feel? We’ve been talking about loving God with all her heart and turning our hearts back to him, but the question remains how do we really do that?\u0026nbsp;How do we turn our hearts back to God when they’ve chosen other things and other people. How do we become\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/11\/turning-our-hearts-back-to-god\/\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #009bc2; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" target=\"_parent\"\u003Eface-to-face\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;again with God?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EIn Psalm 42:5 the Psalmist asks, “\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EW\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Ehy so downcast O my soul”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and then he goes on to say,\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;“put your trust in God.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EInterestingly all of\u0026nbsp;Psalm 42 gives us a picture of someone who once had an intimate relationship with God but now feels the distance. He writes,\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"line1\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EAs the deer pants for streams of water,\u0026nbsp;so my soul pants for you, my God.\u0026nbsp;My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.\u0026nbsp;When can I go and meet with God?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 22px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"border: 0px; color: #33cccc; font-family: inherit; font-size: 17px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EHave you been here; Totally set free to love Jesus, desiring to be in His presence?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003ESo what happens to us that we find ourselves like the Psalmist crying out in verse 5\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"line1\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EWhy, my soul, are you downcast?\u0026nbsp;Why so disturbed within me?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"line1\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EPut your hope in God,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"line1\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003Efor I will yet praise him,\u0026nbsp;my Savior and my God.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"line1\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EDowncast- Bowed down, crouching, sinking\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"line1\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EDisturbed\u0026nbsp;means literally,\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cul style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.3; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cli style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Eto growl as a bear;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Eto sound, or make a noise, as a harp, rain, waves;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Eto be agitated, troubled, or anxious in mind: to moan internally. \u0026nbsp;(Barnes’ Notes on the Bible )\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EHere is my version of the verse,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"border: 0px; color: #33cccc; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWhy soul are you bowed down, sinking under the weight that you are feeling? Why are you so agitated and growling like a bear?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003ELife is full of struggles. Each of us face little ones and big ones on a daily basis.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EStruggles of\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EFaith\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EFinances\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EFeelings of insecurity, anxiety, anger, resentment, jealousy….\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EFriendships\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EFrustrations\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EFamily\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EFear\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-image: none; border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 1.1em; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6; margin: 20px 20px 10px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 17px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWhen we turn our heart toward God and\u0026nbsp;see who He is, our hearts can\u0026nbsp;once again rejoice even in the midst of struggles. This is the reason that we can rejoice in the Lord always. Struggles come and go, but His character stays the same!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EIt is then that we\u0026nbsp;can begin to understand what the psalmist was talking about at the end of Psalm 42:5-6\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"stanza\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"line1\" style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EWhy, my soul, are you downcast?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"line1\" style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EWhy so disturbed within me?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"line1\" style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"border: 0px; color: #33cccc; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EPut your hope in God,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"line1\" style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"border: 0px; color: #33cccc; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003Efor I will yet praise him,\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003Emy Savior and my God.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"line1\" style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"border: 0px; color: #33cccc; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003EMy soul is downcast within me;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003Etherefore I will remember you\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003ELet’s focus today on\u0026nbsp;turning our hearts to praising God.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThe act of praise flows out of our reverence and gratitude for God. When we praise God for who He is we are invited into a deeper relationship\u0026nbsp;with Him.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EPraise turns our heart\u0026nbsp;focus\u0026nbsp;from our struggles\u0026nbsp;to the unchanging character of God.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 26px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"border: 0px; color: #33cccc; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;He is\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cul style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.3; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cli style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EFull of glory \u0026nbsp;Psalm 138:5\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EGreat Psalm \u0026nbsp;145:3\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWise and powerful \u0026nbsp;Daniel 2:20\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EGood Psalm \u0026nbsp;107:8\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EMerciful and faithful \u0026nbsp;Psalm 89:1\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThe One who saves us \u0026nbsp;Psalm 18:46\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EKeeps His promises \u0026nbsp;1 Kings 8:56\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EForgives sin \u0026nbsp;Psalm 103:1-3\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-image: none; border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 1.1em; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6; margin: 20px 20px 10px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.4; margin: 22px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"border: 0px; color: #33cccc; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EPraising God turns our hearts back to Him and when we do, we find peace.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EIsaiah 26:3 \u0026nbsp;We will have perfect peace when we trust him\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EMay you today turn your heart to Praise Him.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/?action=view\u0026amp;current=reflectsig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7010747987829063451\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/turn-your-heart-to-praise-him.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/7010747987829063451"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/7010747987829063451"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/turn-your-heart-to-praise-him.html","title":"Turn your heart to praise Him"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-4922871586129182348"},"published":{"$t":"2015-06-11T06:01:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-06-11T06:01:00.366-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Elul"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Heart"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panim"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Turn your heart towards Jesus"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/heart-2.png\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/heart-2.png\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"heart-2\" class=\"  wp-image-2296 aligncenter\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/heart-2.png?w=300\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/heart-2.png?w=300\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"310\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003ERemember when you were so in love with Jesus that nothing else mattered? When your\u0026nbsp;heart burned with love and devotion for\u0026nbsp;your savior? When you\u0026nbsp;first became a Christ follower and your\u0026nbsp;heart was completely His?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003ESomewhere along the way of our lives with Him have begun to slightly turn from our\u0026nbsp;first love to other things.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"highl\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"highl\"\u003E\"Yet even now,\" declares the LORD, \"\u003Cstrong\u003EReturn\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;to Me with all your heart, And with fasting, weeping and mourning;\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;And rend your heart and not your garments.\" Now return to the LORD your God, For He is gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness And relenting of evil.…Joel 2:12-13\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"reftext\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"reftext\"\u003EThe word \"\u003Cstrong\u003Ereturn\u003C\/strong\u003E\" in this verse in Hebrew is\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/biblehub.com\/joel\/2-12.htm\" href=\"http:\/\/biblehub.com\/joel\/2-12.htm\"\u003Eshub\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan data-mce-style=\"color: #008080;\" style=\"color: teal;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;shub means-to turn back, return\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EIn the Jewish faith the time period of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EElul\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;usually occurs in late\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EAugust\u003C\/b\u003E–\u003Cb\u003ESeptember.\u0026nbsp;Elul\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Eis a time of repentance in preparation for the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E“\u003Cstrong\u003EElul\u003C\/strong\u003E,” in Hebrew when the letters are read as an acronym, reminds us of the verse,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\"I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine\" \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003EOr in my translation,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EGod has my heart!\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding-left: 30px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding-left: 30px;\"\u003EOften when speaking of the time period of Elul it is said that we enter\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ci\u003Eachor el achor\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, meaning “\u003Cstrong\u003Eback to back,\u003C\/strong\u003E” and by the end of Elul we are\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ci\u003Epanim el panim\u003C\/i\u003E, “face to face.\u003C\/strong\u003E”\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\" style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\" style=\"color: black;\"\u003ESometimes our hearts turn toward other things and we don't realize that we have turned away from God. If we stay turned for too long we can feel distant and disconnected from Him. \u0026nbsp;Sometimes we even convince ourselves that God has moved from us.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EIf I am honest, I have been in this turned away position. I am not mad at God, I didn't mean to \u0026nbsp;become back to back. Somehow as I was focused on work, taking care of my mom, doing ministry and living I\u0026nbsp;began to slowly turn away from my first love. This post is so for me! Today is the beginning of my time of Elul. I am choosing to seek God and turn towards Him.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan data-mce-style=\"color: #008080;\" style=\"color: teal;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan data-mce-style=\"color: #008080;\" style=\"color: teal;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhere is your heart today? \u0026nbsp;Is it turned away from God? (back to back)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EJames tells us that God will be close to us if we come to Him.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDraw\u0026nbsp;near to God and he will draw\u0026nbsp;near to you. James 4:8\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan data-mce-style=\"color: #008080;\" style=\"color: teal;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan data-mce-style=\"color: #008080;\" style=\"color: teal;\"\u003EAre you willing to turn around, to become face to face with God again? (\u003Ci\u003Epanim el panim)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan data-mce-style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003E\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/my-heart-says-of-you-e2809cseek-his-facee2809d.png\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/my-heart-says-of-you-e2809cseek-his-facee2809d.png\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"My heart says of you, “Seek his face!”\" class=\"  wp-image-2295 aligncenter\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/my-heart-says-of-you-e2809cseek-his-facee2809d.png?w=300\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/my-heart-says-of-you-e2809cseek-his-facee2809d.png?w=300\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"327\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan data-mce-style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan data-mce-style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan data-mce-style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003EIf you want that closeness and an intimacy with God again you\u0026nbsp;must\u0026nbsp;be willing to\u0026nbsp;turn around and look at Him. When you look into His eyes you will feel both the embrace of your savior and the reassurance of His love for you.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan class=\"small-caps\"\u003ELord\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;would speak\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;Moses\u0026nbsp;face\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;face, as one speaks\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;a friend. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; Exodus 33:10\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMy heart says of you, “Seek\u0026nbsp;his\u0026nbsp;face!” Your\u0026nbsp;face,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan class=\"small-caps\"\u003ELord\u003C\/span\u003E, I will\u0026nbsp;seek.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EPsalm 2\u003C\/em\u003E7\u003Cem\u003E:8\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EMay you be blessed as you seek His face once again.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/?action=view\u0026amp;current=reflectsig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4922871586129182348\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/turn-your-heart-towards-jesus.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/4922871586129182348"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/4922871586129182348"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/turn-your-heart-towards-jesus.html","title":"Turn your heart towards Jesus"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-273975219650508166"},"published":{"$t":"2015-06-08T06:30:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-06-08T06:30:02.288-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"bara"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Deuteronomy 6"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kardia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Love God with all of your heart"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Love Him with all of your Heart"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EThe command is clear, \"\u003Cem style=\"line-height: 1.7;\"\u003ELove the Lord your God with all your heart\". \u0026nbsp;S\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"red\" style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003Eometimes I am a little confused as to what it means.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EHow do I love God with my heart?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Lets look a little closer the heart and the significance it has\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cem style=\"line-height: 1.7;\"\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/images.jpeg\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/images.jpeg\" style=\"color: #1b8be0; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7; text-decoration: none;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"images\" class=\"  wp-image-2281 alignleft\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/images.jpeg\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/images.jpeg\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); color: #222222; display: inline; float: left; font-style: inherit; height: auto; line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-right: 1.225em; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%; padding: 6px;\" width=\"201\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThe heart is seen everywhere, necklaces, emoji's, stationary, T-shirts, \u0026nbsp;cards and just about everywhere you look a heart can be found. Around the world the heart represents one thing, love.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EIn the bible the Hebrew word used in Deuteronomy 6:5 for heart is \"\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003Elebab\"\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;and in the new testament the Greek word for heart is \"\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003Ekardia\u003C\/strong\u003E\". Luke 10:27\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ELebab and kardia combine thoughts and emotions. It is\u0026nbsp;the seat of the emotional and intellectual life.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; color: #111111; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EWhen commanded to love God with all of our heart it means to love Him with our thoughts and emotions.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EGod deserves to be loved with pure heart.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;The writer of Psalms seems to express it\u0026nbsp;so well.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ECreate in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EThe\"\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003Ebara\u003C\/strong\u003E\" is the same word used when speaking about God creating the universe in Genesis. This verse is asking\u0026nbsp;God to create\/re-create your heart to be a pure sanctified heart.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: white; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 4px; color: #222222; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px 2em 0px 1.5em;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003ETry praying this, \u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan data-mce-style=\"color: #33cccc;\" style=\"color: #33cccc; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EL\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003E\u003Cspan data-mce-style=\"color: #33cccc;\" style=\"color: #33cccc; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003Eord \"bara\" my heart so I\u0026nbsp;may love you more!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; color: #111111; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; color: #111111; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EIn Proverbs 4:23 we are told to guard our heart\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAbove all else, guard your heart,for everything you do flows from it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 23px;\"\u003EOur relationship with God begins with our hearts and so we should protect it from anything that could contaminate it.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #76a5af; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EWhat comes to mind that needs to be removed in order for your heart to be protected?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; color: #111111; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EMoses challenges the people of Israel to have a deep understanding of who God is in Deuteronomy 4:39\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAcknowledge and take to heart this day that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #76a5af; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EHow does this thought of God's authority strengthen your heart?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; color: #111111; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EGod wants us to be connected to Him and His word.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"line-height: 1.7;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EFor this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the\u0026nbsp;Lord:\u0026nbsp;I will put my law within them, and I will write it\u0026nbsp;on their hearts.\u0026nbsp;And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Jeremiah 31:33.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EGod has already written His word on your heart! This is why His word penetrates our hearts so well!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EHow do we love God with all of our hearts?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ELove Him with our thoughts and emotions\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ELove Him with a heart that has been \"bara\" recreated and pure.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ELove Him with a protected heart\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ELove Him by having a deep understanding of who He is.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/25\/names-of-jesus\/\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/25\/names-of-jesus\/\" style=\"color: #1b8be0; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7; text-decoration: none;\"\u003ENames of Jesus\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ELove Him by knowing His word that is written on our hearts.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/?action=view\u0026amp;current=reflectsig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #76a5af;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #76a5af;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENext in this series, Turning our hearts back to God\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/273975219650508166\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/love-him-with-all-of-your-heart.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/273975219650508166"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/273975219650508166"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/love-him-with-all-of-your-heart.html","title":"Love Him with all of your Heart"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-5315645852604988826"},"published":{"$t":"2015-06-04T07:30:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-06-04T07:30:00.436-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Deut 6"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"love God"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mark 12"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mark Batterson"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Love God"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/love-god.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/love-god.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"love God\" class=\"  wp-image-2264 aligncenter\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/love-god.jpg?w=300\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/love-god.jpg?w=300\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"435\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ELoving Jesus is more than following rules. It's more than doing all the right things. It's more than loving the unlovely.\u0026nbsp;It's more than following the 10 Commandments, being a good Christian, going to church or even reading your Bible.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EI've been struggling with this concept this week\u0026nbsp;while\u0026nbsp;reading\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.markbatterson.com\/books\/all-in\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.markbatterson.com\/books\/all-in\/\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMark Batterson's book All in.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ETo be ALL IN he suggests,\u0026nbsp;\"We\u0026nbsp;d\u003Ci\u003Eon’t let what’s wrong with you keep you from worshiping\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003Ewhat’s right with God.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EI'd like to go slightly different route here.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EBeing All In means that my heart is completely His\u0026nbsp;because\u0026nbsp;Jesus is my one true love. This affects everything in my life.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EHow do I love Jesus with everything I am?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EIt's no surprise that Jesus addressed this as did the old testament. (\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/biblehub.com\/deuteronomy\/6-5.htm\" href=\"http:\/\/biblehub.com\/deuteronomy\/6-5.htm\"\u003EDeuteronomy 6:5\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"red\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"red\"\u003EThe Lord our God, the Lord is one.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"red\"\u003ELove the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"red\"\u003EThe second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;There is no commandment greater than these. Mark 12:29-31\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EIt is pretty straightforward, but not easy! Maybe that's why it's called the greatest commandment!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ELove God\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EWith all of your heart\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EWith all of your mind\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EWith all of your soul\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EWith all of your strength\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ELooking at this list I am slightly terrified.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EHow do you Love God with everything you are?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EHow do you love someone who you cannot see?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EHow do you love someone who is not tangible?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EThere is hope when we love God.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ERomans tells us that when we love God He works for our good.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EAnd we know that in all things God works for the good\u0026nbsp;of those who love him, who\u0026nbsp;have been called\u0026nbsp;according to his purpose Romans 8:28\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EThis helps me want to love Him more! He is working for me as I grow in my love for Him.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EI was watching the series A.D. this week. Where Saul and Peter are discussing Saul's conversion to Christianity. Peter says to\u0026nbsp;Saul, \"I was with Jesus, he was my friend, my Lord. I love him. \u0026nbsp;Saul then turns to Peter and tells him,\u0026nbsp;\"I have seen him and now I feel him, here as\u0026nbsp;he touches his heart.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EI was moved by that little gesture because that's how I feel.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EI may not have ever seen Jesus visibly, but I know He is with me because I feel him with me. He has made His presence known by giving me peace and joy.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EYou\u0026nbsp;may not feel Him or His presence. If that is so I want to encourage you today to ask\u0026nbsp;Him to make His presence known to you. The bible promises that if we draw near to Him, He will draw near to us.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EJames 4:8\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EJoin me on the next post to\u0026nbsp;look at what the bible says about loving God with all of our hearts.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/?action=view\u0026amp;current=reflectsig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5315645852604988826\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/love-god.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/5315645852604988826"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/5315645852604988826"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/love-god.html","title":"Love God"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-3701534827259662258"},"published":{"$t":"2015-06-01T06:00:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-06-01T06:51:31.094-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Running From"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Running From........"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"running\" class=\"  wp-image-2254 aligncenter\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/running.jpg?w=288\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/running.jpg?w=288\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"347\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EAt some point in our lives we will find ourselves\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003Erunning from or running towards\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;something. It all depends on the day or hour for me. \u0026nbsp;The following posts may be helpful to you as you\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan data-mce-style=\"color: #33cccc;\" style=\"color: #33cccc;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Reflect\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;on this area.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/10\/the-hiding\/\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/10\/the-hiding\/\" title=\"The Hiding\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E1. The Hiding\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/12\/running-from-him\/\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/12\/running-from-him\/\" title=\"Running From Him\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E2.\u0026nbsp;Running from Him\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/15\/running-from-his-call\/\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/15\/running-from-his-call\/\" title=\"Running from His Call\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E3.\u0026nbsp;Running from His Call\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/18\/running-from-forgiveness\/\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/18\/running-from-forgiveness\/\" title=\"Running from Forgiveness\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E4.\u0026nbsp;Running from Forgiveness\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/22\/running-from-forgiveness-part-2\/\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/22\/running-from-forgiveness-part-2\/\" title=\"Running from Forgiveness part 2\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E5. Running from Forgiveness pt 2\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/24\/running-from-the-pain\/\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/24\/running-from-the-pain\/\" title=\"Running from the Pain\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E6.\u0026nbsp;Running from\u0026nbsp;the Pain\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/27\/running-from-discipline\/\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/27\/running-from-discipline\/\" title=\"Running from Discipline\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E7. Running from Discipline\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/29\/no-more-running\/\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/29\/no-more-running\/\" title=\"No more Running\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E8. No More Running\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #45818e;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EJoin us on the Reflect link \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/p\/reflect.html\"\u003ERunning from.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/?action=view\u0026amp;current=reflectsig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3701534827259662258\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/running-from.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/3701534827259662258"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/3701534827259662258"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/running-from.html","title":"Running From........"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-1112066730318686680"},"published":{"$t":"2015-05-29T06:00:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-05-29T06:00:01.875-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Batterson"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Caine"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"If gathering"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"running"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"No More Running"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/i-surrender-2.png\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/i-surrender-2.png\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"I Surrender-2\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2236\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/i-surrender-2.png?w=300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/i-surrender-2.png?w=300\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003EThis theme of\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;running\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;has been going on for quite a while in my life. I have been\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003Erunning\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;from past mistakes, hurts, fears, disappointments, and the unknown.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ERecently, everything I have been reading and experiencing shouts to me\u0026nbsp;the same thing, \"Surrender,\u0026nbsp;stop running, give in and let go\"!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EAs\u0026nbsp;a strong-willed woman this is no easy task! For years I would pride myself with the, \" I can do it by myself, I got it\" attitude.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EJust the typical outwardly self-assured and confident superwoman complex\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u0026nbsp;But inside when the façade is down there's insecurity\u0026nbsp;and doubt.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EThe truth is God did not make us so that we could be self-sufficient. He created\u0026nbsp;us to be in relationship with Him.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EHe is the creator, we are the created.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EHe is the vine, we are the branches.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EHe is the potter, we are the clay.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EHe alone gives life eternal!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAre you ready to stop running?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EI have been bombarded with this theme of surrender and what I've been reading has\u0026nbsp;shook me\u0026nbsp;up! I love how God connects the dots for us.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAll In\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;by Mark Batterson. One of his phrases that stuck with me is \"\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAre you following Jesus or are you asking Jesus to follow you? \"\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUndaunted\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;by Christine Cane \u0026nbsp;She's challenging me\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Eto trust God, to let go and let him lead.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003ESeveral months ago we hosted the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/ifgathering.com\" href=\"https:\/\/ifgathering.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIF Gathering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at our church.\u0026nbsp;You can read more about\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/10\/the-if-movement\/\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/10\/the-if-movement\/\" title=\"The IF Movement\"\u003EIF here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;The\u0026nbsp;premise behind IF is simple. \"\u003Cem\u003EIf God is real, then we want to live like it\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\"\u003ENotice a theme?\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EGod wants us to live a surrendered life, to stop running from ...............and let Him lead, guide, redefine us redirect us, restore us and reinvigorate us!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EI am so glad that God has given us scripture that tells us how we can surrender daily to Him.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/i-surrender.png\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/i-surrender.png\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"I Surrender\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2235\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/i-surrender.png?w=300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/i-surrender.png?w=300\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\"\u003ESurrender your Emotions\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003ELuke 10:38-42 \u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"text Luke-10-41\" id=\"en-NIV-25405\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"woj\"\u003EMartha, Martha,”\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;the Lord answered,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan class=\"woj\"\u003E“you are worried\u0026nbsp;and upset about many things,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"text Luke-10-42\" id=\"en-NIV-25406\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"woj\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"versenum\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Ebut few things are needed—or indeed only one.\u0026nbsp;Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EMartha wanted Jesus to be just as upset as she was!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan data-mce-style=\"color: #33cccc;\" style=\"color: #33cccc;\"\u003EQuestion: How can I surrender my emotions to Jesus?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESurrender your Plans\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003ELuke 22:41-42\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan class=\"text Luke-22-41\" id=\"en-NIV-25906\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"versenum\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHe withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down\u0026nbsp;and prayed,\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan class=\"text Luke-22-42\" id=\"en-NIV-25907\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"woj\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"versenum\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E“Father, if you are willing, take this cup\u0026nbsp;from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EJesus could have run from this call, instead He prayed and gave His life for us.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan data-mce-style=\"color: #33cccc;\" style=\"color: #33cccc;\"\u003EQuestion: How can you daily surrender your plans to the Lord?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\"\u003ESurrender your Pride\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EJohn 13:12-17\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"text John-13-12\" id=\"en-NIV-26643\"\u003EWhen he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan class=\"woj\"\u003E“Do you understand what I have done for you?”\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;he asked them.\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan class=\"text John-13-13\" id=\"en-NIV-26644\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"woj\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"versenum\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E“You call me ‘Teacher’\u0026nbsp;and ‘Lord,’\u0026nbsp;and rightly so, for that is what I am.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan class=\"text John-13-14\" id=\"en-NIV-26645\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"woj\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"versenum\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003ENow that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan class=\"text John-13-15\" id=\"en-NIV-26646\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"woj\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"versenum\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EI have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan class=\"text John-13-16\" id=\"en-NIV-26647\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"woj\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"versenum\"\u003E16\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EVery truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master,\u0026nbsp;nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan class=\"text John-13-17\" id=\"en-NIV-26648\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"woj\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"versenum\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003ENow that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EJesus gave us an example that he wants us to follow.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan data-mce-style=\"color: #33cccc;\" style=\"color: #33cccc;\"\u003EQuestion: What area of pride needs to be surrendered to Him today?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\"\u003ESurrender your Selfishness\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPhil. 2:3-4\u003Cspan class=\"text Phil-2-3\" id=\"en-NIV-29395\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"versenum\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EDo nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.\u0026nbsp;Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"text Phil-2-4\" id=\"en-NIV-29396\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"versenum\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Enot looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan data-mce-style=\"color: #33cccc;\" style=\"color: #33cccc;\"\u003EQuestion: How can you show the love of Jesus by putting someone else before yourself?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\"\u003ESurrender your Anger\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E1 Peter 3:8-9\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"text 1Pet-3-8\"\u003EFinally, all of you, be like-minded,\u0026nbsp;be sympathetic, love one another,\u0026nbsp;be compassionate and humble.\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan class=\"text 1Pet-3-9\" id=\"en-NIV-30434\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"versenum\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EDo not repay evil with evil\u0026nbsp;or insult with insult.\u0026nbsp;On the contrary, repay evil with blessing,\u0026nbsp;because to this\u0026nbsp;you were called\u0026nbsp;so that you may inherit a blessing.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan data-mce-style=\"color: #33cccc;\" style=\"color: #33cccc;\"\u003EQuestion: Who can you bless instead of harboring anger towards?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EHonestly I\u0026nbsp;could go on and on! Please don't be overwhelmed. If you will just pick one of these areas to surrender and offer it before the Lord I believe you will see change. Let's stop running together and live our lives surrendered to Him.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/?action=view\u0026amp;current=reflectsig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1112066730318686680\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/no-more-running.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/1112066730318686680"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/1112066730318686680"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/no-more-running.html","title":"No More Running"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-7830454390725456397"},"published":{"$t":"2015-05-27T05:55:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-05-27T06:03:28.788-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"American Ninja Warrior"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Discipline"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"running"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Running from Discipline"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\"\u003E\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/untitled.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/untitled.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Untitled\" class=\"  aligncenter wp-image-2219\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/untitled.jpg?w=300\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/untitled.jpg?w=300\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"378\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\"\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\"\u003EThis is certainly not a popular word\u0026nbsp;-Discipline\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EIt brings with it all kinds of images some healthy and others\u0026nbsp;not healthy. Before we talk about what discipline is I want to be clear, I\u0026nbsp;am\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ENot\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;talking about Punishment. Discipline is not punishment. Discipline is training, correcting, recreating, smoothing out the rough spots. Disciplining is an act of love.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003ELet's chat\u0026nbsp;today about the discipline that is required to become stronger in your faith. The Bible talks about an athlete training their body, getting it into shape. \u0026nbsp;As we \u0026nbsp;do a word study\u0026nbsp;today on \u0026nbsp;discipline maybe it will help us figure out why we run from discipline.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EI suppose some of this comes from what I watched last night\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.nbc.com\/american-ninja-warrior\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nbc.com\/american-ninja-warrior\"\u003EAmerica Ninja Warrior.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;I can just hear the announcers as they say it in that\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Every dramatic voice.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EI love the show. I love it because I know these people have worked hard and they're doing things that there's no way my body could ever do!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EAthlete after athlete competed in events that they have trained for. Some of the events have\u0026nbsp;been common in the past and there are\u0026nbsp;brand-new ones that they just have to adapt to in the midst of the competition. I was glued to the television watching these athletes who are strong agile fail one after another. Only a handful of the over 40 competitors made it to the ending of this initial competition.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EWe can\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EDiscipline\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;our body to be stronger.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan data-mce-style=\"line-height: 24px;\"\u003EI love biking and as I have begun this\u0026nbsp;season I realized quickly that I am so out of shape. \u0026nbsp;Hills are so much taller, longer and it takes me a long time to get up them! It is frustrating to admit that I\u0026nbsp;was undisciplined over the winter months to exercise.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ENow is the season of discipline\u003C\/strong\u003E! If I want to bike longer,and faster I must train!\u0026nbsp; It means my body is going to be sore, I'm going to be slower and it's going to take a while to get back into shape. Discipline is key if I\u0026nbsp;want to become stronger!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\"\u003EEver wonder why we run from discipline?\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003EScripture tells us that God\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003Edisciplines\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;those He loves but we still run. Do any of these ring true for you?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003EWe run because we think it might be painful\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003EWe run because we just don't want to do it\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003EWe run because we want control\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003EWe run because we are comfortable and don't want to change\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003EWe run because we've always run from discipline\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;God uses discipline in our lives for many reasons.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDiscipline is a blessing\u003C\/strong\u003E, God uses it to correct and teach us.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E“Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. Job 5:17\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBlessed is the one you discipline, LORD, the one you teach from your law; Psalm 94:12\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDiscipline Points others to God. When we listen to Him.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray. Pro. 10:17\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDiscipline helps us understand God.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThose who disregard discipline despise themselves, but the one who heeds correction gains understanding. Proverbs 15:32\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDiscipline requires a response from us\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EYet they did not listen or pay attention; they were stiff-necked and would not listen or respond to discipline. Jeremiah 17:23\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDiscipline is a sign that you are God's child.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEndure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? Hebrews 12:7\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDiscipline produces righteousness and peace.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENo discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Hebrews 12:11\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EI love how the Message puts this!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EIn this all-out match against sin, others have suffered far worse than you, to say nothing of what Jesus went through—all that bloodshed! So don’t feel sorry for yourselves. Or have you forgotten how good parents treat children, and that God regards you as his children?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMy dear child, don’t shrug off God’s discipline,\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ebut don’t be crushed by it either.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIt’s the child he loves that he disciplines;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ethe child he embraces, he also corrects.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGod is educating you; that’s why you must never drop out. He’s treating you as dear children. This trouble you’re in isn’t punishment; it’s training, the normal experience of children. Only irresponsible parents leave children to fend for themselves. Would you prefer an irresponsible God? We respect our own parents for training and not spoiling us, so why not embrace God’s training so we can truly live? While we were children, our parents did what seemed best to them. But God is doing what is best for us, training us to live God’s holy best. At the time, discipline isn’t much fun. It always feels like it’s going against the grain. Later, of course, it pays off handsomely, for it’s the well-trained who find themselves mature in their relationship with God. Hebrews 12:4-11\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EIf you have been running from discipline, remember that today can be the day that you stop. Ask God where He wants you to grow and ask Him to show you how to submit that area to Him.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EThe next blog post will discuss living a life that is surrendered\u0026nbsp;to Jesus. \u0026nbsp;No more running.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/reflectsig.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/reflectsig.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"reflectsig\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1544\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/reflectsig.jpg\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/reflectsig.jpg\" width=\"220\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; 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color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/m-i-l-kc2a0-m-o-u-s-t-a-c-h-e.png\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/m-i-l-kc2a0-m-o-u-s-t-a-c-h-e.png\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" class=\"  wp-image-2209 aligncenter\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/m-i-l-kc2a0-m-o-u-s-t-a-c-h-e.png?w=300\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/m-i-l-kc2a0-m-o-u-s-t-a-c-h-e.png?w=300\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"picture taken by federico stevanin\" width=\"353\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003EAfter several lessons about a wonderful book,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003EPancakes for Supper\u003C\/span\u003E, the first grade teachers and I decided to have a culminating event by making pancakes with the first grade classes. This required strategic planning\u0026nbsp;of materials, staff and more importantly the group of children that each of us would be supervising. Let's just say that some of our first grade students do not have much impulse control! \u0026nbsp;After setting up the tables with pancake mix, water, measuring cups, wooden spoons, spatulas and electric griddles we were ready to discuss the activity with the students.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EWith as stern of a voice that I could muster I repeated this phrase several times. \"\u003Cstrong\u003EDo not touch the griddle, it is hot and you will get burned.\u003C\/strong\u003E\" Convinced that we were ready to begin the pancakes making began.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EWe stirred the batter and talked about the hot griddle several more times. Before I could even pour the batter on to the griddle one of my most impulsive students reached out and touched the griddle with his finger. When I asked him why he would do that he said that he just wanted to see if it really was hot! \u0026nbsp;For the remainder\u0026nbsp;of the class he had his one blistered finger in a glass of cold water. When he had to take his finger out of the water, because it was time to go home he began to cry, \"It hurts, I don't want to take it out!\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThis little boy reminded me of how we run from pain\u003C\/strong\u003E. After we have done what we know is not good for us or what God has told us not to do we experience pain. We will try anything to avoid the pain of our consequences. The problem with running is that we can never out run God!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMy good friend Wayne Anderson used to say, \"The hound of heaven will catch up to you!\"\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EToday I\u0026nbsp;went for a bike ride. Usually this time of year I begin my exercise routine of longer and longer rides. The first ones are excruciating because my body is not in shape. It's not too difficult to talk me out of riding at first because I\u0026nbsp;know that it can be painful.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ESometimes I\u0026nbsp;run from the pain of training\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EThe disciples knee-deep in the midst of spiritual training with Jesus had many times when they probably\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003Ewanted to run from the pain of learning the same lessons over and over again.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;They were with Jesus in the town of Bethsaida along with the crowd of people on the mountainside. Imagine the pain that they felt when Jesus turned to them and said, \"You give them something to eat!\" (Luke 9:13) or when they had to collect all of the leftover baskets of food!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003ESome people are like the Samaritan woman who\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003Eran from the pain of being alone\u003C\/strong\u003E. As Jesus unfolds her story in John 4 we learn that she has been running from one relationship to another.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EPerhaps it's just human nature to run from consequences!\u0026nbsp;I think that this may have been the reason behind this verse.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIf we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. I John 1:9\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EJesus knows how and why\u0026nbsp;we run from the consequences\u0026nbsp;and calls us to just fess up so He can clean us up!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EJust like the father who ran to meet His prodigal son, God runs to embrace you as you come close to Him. He will stand with you in the midst of whatever consequences that you have to endure whispering, \"\u0026nbsp;I am with you always\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIsn't it time to stop running?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/?action=view\u0026amp;current=reflectsig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5232726015877085843\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/running-from-pain.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/5232726015877085843"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/5232726015877085843"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/running-from-pain.html","title":"Running from the Pain"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-4350513058715732442"},"published":{"$t":"2015-05-22T06:30:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-05-22T20:08:59.121-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Forgiveness"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Running from Forgiveness Part 2"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/grace.png\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/grace.png\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Grace\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2194\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/grace.png?w=300\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/grace.png?w=300\" width=\"319\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ESometimes the hardest person to forgive is yourself.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EDo any of these resonate with you?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EIf only I hadn't done....\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EWhy do I keep on sinning?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EI am not good enough to be in the presence of God.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EHow could He ever choose me after what I've done?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EThere's no going back now.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EI am so stupid!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EI have caused so much pain, how can I ever face them?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EWhat have I done?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EExtending God's grace to myself can be difficult because I know the depth of my sin. \u0026nbsp;Oh how I've let him down, let others down and gone back on my word.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EGratefully we don't have to look very far in Scripture to find others who feel the same way\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EDavid cries out to God, \"\u003Cem\u003EYou, God, know my folly; my guilt is not hidden from you. Psalm 69:5\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EWe\u0026nbsp;all\u0026nbsp;struggle with God's forgiveness\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EHere's where the good news comes in.\u0026nbsp;There is a path to forgiveness that\u0026nbsp;begins with Jesus himself.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EIf you can get yourself to face him, to come into His presence, to look into His loving eyes, you would know\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EThe depth of His love for you\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EHis arms are open wide\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EHis tear filled eyes understand your pain\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ECome child, come and rest. Give me your burdens,\u0026nbsp;He whispers\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EYou can stop running.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EI love you, I forgive you, now let's Move On!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch4 data-mce-style=\"text-align: justify;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EI have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.\" Isaiah 44:22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: justify;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003EIt's time to stop and hating on yourself and let God's grace fill you, restore you and lead you.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: justify;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: justify;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ePi7CEwsD8g\/T5PlU15VS4I\/AAAAAAAABmE\/RwSMA18Tb60\/s1600\/reflectsig.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ePi7CEwsD8g\/T5PlU15VS4I\/AAAAAAAABmE\/RwSMA18Tb60\/s1600\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4350513058715732442\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/running-from-forgiveness-part-2.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/4350513058715732442"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/4350513058715732442"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/running-from-forgiveness-part-2.html","title":"Running from Forgiveness Part 2"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ePi7CEwsD8g\/T5PlU15VS4I\/AAAAAAAABmE\/RwSMA18Tb60\/s72-c\/reflectsig.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-5207616590466177087"},"published":{"$t":"2015-05-20T06:00:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-05-20T06:00:00.906-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Forgiveness"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"running"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Running from Forgiveness"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/forgive-2.png\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #009bc2; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Forgive-2\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-2188 aligncenter\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/forgive-2.png?w=300\u0026amp;h=300\" style=\"border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 20px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EI can never forgive this person for what they have done\u003C\/strong\u003E! I remember vividly saying that about the man who had abused me when I was a child. For years I pushed people away because I\u0026nbsp;was afraid of getting too close, too vulnerable, open to being hurt again. I held on to the forgiveness because then I had control! I wish that I had learned the truth about forgiveness earlier. Even after I had become a Christian this hidden area in my heart was difficult to let go of. I had\u0026nbsp;been running for so long with the pain of what happened to me that\u0026nbsp;I could not see, comprehend or experience the forgiveness that was offered to me. \u0026nbsp;If I couldn’t take it in than I could never extend it to someone else.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 1.1em; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 20px 10px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 17px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EI was running because I knew what God’s word said.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EI was to forgive others in the same way that\u0026nbsp;I had been forgiven.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EIt’s straightforward, plain and simple, no doubt about it, we are called to forgive .\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif;\"\u003EFor if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. Matthew 6:14\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif;\"\u003EBe kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:32\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EForgetting was difficult!\u0026nbsp;He didn’t deserve forgiveness! Surely God was not asking me to forgive this man.\u0026nbsp;But the closer I got to Jesus, the more I studied his word, it was clear that God was calling me to extend grace and forgiveness to someone else. That was not my plan and it made absolutely no sense to me. But isn’t that the way things are with the kingdom of God?\u0026nbsp;It may seem like foolishness to others but God\u0026nbsp;always has a plan and a purpose behind what He calls us to do. Often we run from forgiving others because it’s incomprehensible to us.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2013\/01\/13\/looking-for-love\/\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #009bc2; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EYou can read more of my story\u0026nbsp;here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EI’m not running from forgiving anymore\u003C\/strong\u003E. God has melted away that area and instead has replaced it with a new hope, purpose and joy. He has removed the barriers that had so long caged me in given me instead the ability to get close to others. If I would’ve kept on running, \u0026nbsp;I would have missed out on what God wanted to fill me with.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cul style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.3; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cli style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EGrace\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EHope\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EJoy\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EPeace\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Eand the ability to draw close to others.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EIt’s interesting that when we forgive others how much easier it is to except the forgiveness that Jesus offers to us.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EIs there someone you need to forgive today?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;If you don’t have the strength to do it that’s okay because Jesus wants to come alongside of you and help you with that.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif;\"\u003EAnd He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong. \u0026nbsp;2 Corinthians 12:9-10\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EI’d love to hear your story about forgiving someone and what happened because of it.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/?action=view\u0026amp;current=reflectsig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5207616590466177087\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/running-from-forgiveness.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/5207616590466177087"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/5207616590466177087"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/running-from-forgiveness.html","title":"Running from Forgiveness"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-8223170084486357264"},"published":{"$t":"2015-05-15T06:39:00.003-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-05-15T06:39:53.847-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Running from His Call"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003EI became a Christian at the age of 14. I'll never forget the night Dan Webster our Youth Pastor spoke about God's love for us and that he wanted to be our ultimate Daddy. This spoke directly to my heart and pulled me into the arms of Jesus. As a young Christian I thought that my life would be filled with hugs and kisses, sitting on my father's lap. God would be a daddy that would protect and care for me. Giving me lots of love. \u0026nbsp;While He is all of that, there is so much more to following Him.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: white; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 4px; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px 2em 0px 1.5em;\"\u003EThrough the years I have learned much about and struggled with obedience, following His call, going to\u0026nbsp;make disciples and dealing with unrelenting sin in my life.\u0026nbsp;At times following Jesus is simply a response to my deep love for Him and at other times, it's difficult to follow the call that He has\u0026nbsp;set before us.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003EOnce again I am grateful that he has revealed to us\u0026nbsp;people in His word who have struggled with following his call. On the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/12\/running-from-him\/\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/12\/running-from-him\/\" style=\"color: #1b8be0; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Running From Him\"\u003Elast blog\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003EI shared\u0026nbsp;about Jonah who ran from God. He ran because he didn't like the call that\u0026nbsp;was extended to\u0026nbsp;him.\u0026nbsp;Today I'd like to look at a couple of others who are mentioned in the Bible who had difficulty following His call and instead ran in one way or another.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/1.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/1.jpg\" style=\"color: #1b8be0; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7; text-decoration: none;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"1\" class=\"  wp-image-2173 aligncenter\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/1.jpg?w=300\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/1.jpg?w=300\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); clear: both; color: #222222; display: block; font-style: inherit; height: auto; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0.4em auto 1.625em; max-width: 100%; padding: 6px;\" width=\"327\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EMoses\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;had excuses of why he wasn't strong enough. (Exodus 3:11)\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EJeremiah\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;when told by God that he was to be a prophet to the nations declared that \u0026nbsp;“\u003Cem style=\"line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EI do not know how to speak; I am only a child.” \u0026nbsp;Jeremiah 1:6\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;I love God's response when Jeremiah tries to run from His call\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem style=\"line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EBut the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. \u0026nbsp;Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem style=\"line-height: 1.7;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth. \u0026nbsp;See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.” Jeremiah 1:7-10\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: white; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 4px; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px 2em 0px 1.5em;\"\u003EGod is intimately aware at\u0026nbsp;how He has gifted us and knows that He will be with us. He is the one who has appointed us! We will not fail if we will just listen and follow His lead.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003EI desire\u0026nbsp;to be obedient\u0026nbsp;when I hear the voice of God asking me to do something or directing me in a path. I want to\u0026nbsp;say, \"Yes Lord,\", but I struggle sometimes to do it immediately, and at other times it may take me a month or two or even a year or two. Today I\u0026nbsp;went to have my hair done. \u0026nbsp;Honestly it is one of my favorite things to do! I was too late to see my regular stylist so I\u0026nbsp;had to wait for whoever was available. \u0026nbsp;When\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;woman\u0026nbsp;came over to me I was nervous because I\u0026nbsp;had never been under her care before. Quickly into our session I\u0026nbsp;realized that God had brought me into the salon for her. Here lies the problem, I didn't want to be \"\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003Eon\u003C\/strong\u003E\" today. I was tired and wanted to have a restful, relaxing time. \u0026nbsp;Instead, I was smack in the middle of a woman who was shattered inside and crying out for someone to listen. I heard the call to love her, to share God's love with her and I battled for a few moments if I should. \u0026nbsp;I had just met her and she was holding my hair in her hands! You know God won! He reminded me as she was sharing her heartache with me that He would fight for her. I was able to bless her with His love and His\u0026nbsp;promise. Thank you God for always reminding me to follow your lead!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; color: #111111; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 1.4em; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 0.8125em;\"\u003ELet's dive into this together.\u0026nbsp;How willing are you to follow His\u0026nbsp;call in these areas?\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cul style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; list-style: square; margin: 0px 0px 0.825em 2.5em; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cli style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EForgiving others\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EServing when you're tired\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EStepping out of your comfort zone\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EMoving to a new city, state or country\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003ESharing your testimony with others\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003ETalking about Jesus\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EPraying with others\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003ELoving the unlovely\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EGiving up your rights\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EIf you had difficulty answering Yes Lord to any of these, why not ask the Lord to soften your heart today?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/?action=view\u0026amp;current=reflectsig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8223170084486357264\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/running-from-his-call.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/8223170084486357264"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/8223170084486357264"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/running-from-his-call.html","title":"Running from His Call"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-6636397751273408407"},"published":{"$t":"2015-05-12T06:38:00.003-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-05-12T06:38:27.676-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Closeness"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Running From Him"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/still-running.png\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #009bc2; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Still Running\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2164\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/still-running.png?w=300\u0026amp;h=300\" style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 20px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThis is not a popular topic,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Erunning from God.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;However, if we are honest we are guilty of it from time to time. Interestingly the\u0026nbsp;thing is that we don’t have to run an all out sprint, it may be that we run away in little ways. We turn from Him\u0026nbsp;and turn towards other things.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EI can pour myself into things. When\u0026nbsp;I am all in, then I see nothing else. Projects are my favorite way to run from God. When my body and mind are fully occupied with a project then there is little time to reflect on what God has asked me to do.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-image: none; border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 1.1em; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6; margin: 20px 20px 10px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 17px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EPicture me in my cooking apron, in a mess of a kitchen because when I cook there is food everywhere! I have a plan of attack and we are going to get it done! Spaghetti sauce is simmering and bubbling on the stove, muffins are baking in the oven, and I am cutting up chicken for my next cooking masterpiece, I begin to hear God whisper,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003E“I miss you, Come and rest”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E. I brush that thought aside and continue in the direction of my cooking plan. After all, I have wonderful food to prepare! On the radio a song that reminds me of how good it is to be in God’s presence comes on and I enjoy it for the moment then rush to take out the muffins. Two hours later I am exhausted from the cooking and cleaning, but feel proud of what I have accomplished. Deep inside I am a little sad, He was here and I ran to my need to be busy. I chose to not acknowledge Him.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 26px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 20px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EJonah ran\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EJonah was scared to do what God had asked him to do so he simply ran away!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003EBut Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD. Jonah 1:3\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 26px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 20px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EHe ended up in a very fishy\u0026nbsp;situation!\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EI couldn’t resist! \u0026nbsp;Imagine finding yourself in the wet, stinky, dark belly of a whale! Scripture says that he was there for 3 days and nights! I would imagine that he had time to ponder his reasons for running from God.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 26px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 20px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThen He called out to God\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003EHe said: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry. Jonah 2:2\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EI love this. \u0026nbsp;It doesn’t matter why we run, what we are running from or running to. Our God listens when we cry out to Him. \u0026nbsp;He is gracious and abounding in love.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 26px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 20px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThe truth is\u0026nbsp;none can run\u0026nbsp;from God.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003ECan anyone hide himself in secret places,\u0026nbsp;So I shall not see him?” says the Lord;\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;“\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003EDo I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord. Jeremiah 23:24\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-image: none; border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 1.1em; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6; margin: 20px 20px 10px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 17px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EIt’s time we just admit that we are like 2 year olds who think that if we put our heads under the blanket that God will not see us. Why not just come out of hiding, stop our running and just spill whatever we have on our hearts before the Lord. We would save ourselves a lot of heartache if we will just stop and acknowledge Him.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Ch5 style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.3; margin: 22px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003EYou have searched me, Lord,\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003Eand you know me.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003EYou know when I sit and when I rise;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003Eyou perceive my thoughts from afar.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;You discern my going out and my lying down;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003Eyou are familiar with all my ways.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Before a word is on my tongue\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003Eyou, Lord, know it completely.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;You hem me in behind and before,\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003Eand you lay your hand upon me.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003Etoo lofty for me to attain.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003EWhere can I go from your Spirit?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003EWhere can I flee from your presence?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;If I go up to the heavens, you are there;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003Eif I make my bed in the depths, you are there.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Ch5 style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.3; margin: 22px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-family: 'Droid Serif', Times, serif; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003EPsalm 139:1-8\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 26px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 20px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EQuestions to Reflect on\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cul style=\"border: 0px; color: #777777; font-family: 'Droid Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.3; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cli style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EAre you Running from God today?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWhere have you fled to?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: square; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWhat would it look like if you stopped and called out to Him?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/?action=view\u0026amp;current=reflectsig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6636397751273408407\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/running-from-him.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/6636397751273408407"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/6636397751273408407"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/running-from-him.html","title":"Running From Him"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-5200146902758913626"},"published":{"$t":"2015-05-11T06:44:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-05-11T06:44:00.273-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Closeness"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Genesis"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"God pursues"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"The Hiding"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Hiding"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003EI can think of no greater place to acquire a clear picture of distancing oneself from God than in Genesis.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: white; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 4px; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px 2em 0px 1.5em;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003EAdam and Eve had everything we crave closeness, intimacy, communion and perfect communication with the God of the universe, then In what must have seemed like an instant everything changed.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003EWe know the story: the tree, the apple the sin and inevitably the separation.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; color: #111111; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 1.4em; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 0.8125em;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EThe Hiding occurs when we see our sin\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EThen the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis+3%3A7\u0026amp;version=NIV\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis+3%3A7\u0026amp;version=NIV\" style=\"color: #1b8be0; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7; text-decoration: none;\"\u003EGenesis 3:7\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003EFor Adam and Eve it began with covering their nakedness.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EBefore this they were naked and not afraid\u003C\/strong\u003E. Sin changed everything about their relationship to each other and with God himself. It brought a desire to hide and it brought shame. When they began to see the consequences of their actions and realized that they had to own up to them,\u0026nbsp;they started\u0026nbsp;to hide.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003EWe aren't any different! I try to cover up my sins by being too busy to stop and reflect on them or by simply avoiding things that are too deep. Spending time with God is\u0026nbsp;difficult when I am in this hiding stage,\u0026nbsp;I push everyone, including God away from me.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: white; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 4px; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px 2em 0px 1.5em;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003EI have a dear friend who lives in California, 2000 miles away for me. We have known each other for over 20 years and has stood by me when I have been in hiding. She will call me and leave a message,\u0026nbsp;\"Just checking in, please call me\". \u0026nbsp;Normally, I will call her back and we will get caught up, but during a period of hiding I won't even listen to the message.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem style=\"line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EThere is this little voice inside of me that says, \"Don't connect, don't get close, she'll know that you are struggling if you talk with her!\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003ELovingly, she pursues me until I call her.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EThis good friend reminds me of the deep love that Jesus has for us. He waits, pursues ands welcomes us back.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003EIt is in these times that I cling to the truth of God's word. I am so grateful that He has shown us the frailties of people throughout scripture. \u0026nbsp;it's so comforting to know that I\u0026nbsp;am not alone in my hiding.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cbr data-mce-bogus=\"1\" style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/where-are-you.png\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/where-are-you.png\" style=\"color: #1b8be0; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7; text-decoration: none;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Where are you?\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2143\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/where-are-you.png?w=300\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/where-are-you.png?w=300\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); color: #222222; font-style: inherit; height: auto; line-height: 1.7; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%; padding: 6px;\" width=\"354\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; color: #111111; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 1.4em; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 0.8125em;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EGod pursues us\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003EWhen we read on in Genesis we see God pursuing them.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EThen the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. \u0026nbsp;But the Lord God called to the man, “\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EWhere are you?\u003C\/strong\u003E” He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis+3%3A8-10\u0026amp;version=NIV\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis+3%3A8-10\u0026amp;version=NIV\" style=\"color: #1b8be0; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7; text-decoration: none;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Genesis 3:8-10\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: white; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 4px; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px 2em 0px 1.5em;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003EIf I stop long enough, I hear God calling out to me,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003E\"Where are you\"?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;In that moment everything can change. What has seemed like a huge chasm is now remedied. if I will stop, come out of hiding and return to Him, those times\u0026nbsp;of closeness will be felt again\u0026nbsp;and all is well. In that\u0026nbsp;moment I am reminded\u0026nbsp;that I am His beloved and He is near.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EI\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003Ef you have been farther from God that you want to be, than\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem style=\"font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003Ewhy not stop and ask Him to be close again?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/?action=view\u0026amp;current=reflectsig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5200146902758913626\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/the-hiding.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/5200146902758913626"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/5200146902758913626"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/the-hiding.html","title":"The Hiding"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-6654522241402107389"},"published":{"$t":"2015-05-08T06:44:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-05-08T06:44:12.935-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Closer to Jesus"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Closer to Jesus"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7c7c7c; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px; margin-bottom: 1.7em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThere’s been a theme in my life recently. What does it means to get close to Jesus?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7c7c7c; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px; margin-bottom: 1.7em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/pr.jpg\" style=\"-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #cf9e38; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"pr\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2106\" height=\"370\" originalh=\"370\" originalw=\"370\" scale=\"1.5\" src-orig=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/pr.jpg?w=370\u0026amp;h=370\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/pr.jpg?w=555\u0026amp;h=555\" style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%;\" width=\"370\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7c7c7c; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px; margin-bottom: 1.7em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EAll of these things have the\u0026nbsp;common thread of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Ebeing with Jesus.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7c7c7c; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px; margin-bottom: 1.7em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThe Bible tells us to\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Edraw near\u0026nbsp;to God and he will draw near to you,\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Eabide in him and he will make His\u0026nbsp;home with you,\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;T\u003Cem style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Erust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding in all your ways acknowledge him and he will direct your paths.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7c7c7c; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px; margin-bottom: 1.7em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EAll of these speak\u0026nbsp;about a closeness to Jesus. Jesus himself tells us that when he leaves he will give us another, the Holy Spirit will\u0026nbsp;be a comforter, our helper. He will be with us-whispering “\u003Cem style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EI am\u0026nbsp;close”\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background: rgba(238, 238, 238, 0.2); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7c7c7c; font-family: Raleway, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; margin: 15px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1.7em; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.7em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EBut to be honest I don’t always feel close to Him and I am fully aware that He hasn’t moved. It must be me. I move away with\u0026nbsp;my actions,\u0026nbsp;thoughts and the directions I choose to go in my life. \u0026nbsp;Inch by inch I withdraw\u0026nbsp;and before I know it our friendship has been strained. It’s not as though I feel like He’s mad at me but we’re not as close as we once were.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7c7c7c; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px; margin-bottom: 1.7em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EHave you been there?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7c7c7c; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px; margin-bottom: 1.7em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EAre you there right now?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7c7c7c; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px; margin-bottom: 1.7em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWe know of God’s love, that Jesus died for us\u0026nbsp;and that he desires a\u0026nbsp;relationship\u0026nbsp;with us \u0026nbsp;but we are\u0026nbsp;not as close as we\u0026nbsp;once were. \u0026nbsp;There is this distance that seems to be separating you from Him\u0026nbsp;and you just don’t know what to do.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7c7c7c; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px; margin-bottom: 1.7em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EIn this study were going to look at people who have an experienced distance from God and what God’s response was to them.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7c7c7c; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px; margin-bottom: 1.7em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EI am looking forward to\u0026nbsp;growing closer to Jesus.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7c7c7c; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24.4799995422363px; margin-bottom: 1.7em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Want to join me for the next little while discovering how to grow closer to Jesus?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/?action=view\u0026amp;current=reflectsig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6654522241402107389\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/closer-to-jesus.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/6654522241402107389"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/6654522241402107389"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/closer-to-jesus.html","title":"Closer to Jesus"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-3372105771583886609"},"published":{"$t":"2015-05-03T09:28:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-05-03T09:28:36.016-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dementia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lesson #7"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"press in"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Lesson #7"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhen it gets\u0026nbsp;Hard, Press in\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EI wish I could have a redo! This afternoon I went to visit with my mom. \u0026nbsp;She had been looking for something but couldn't find it. \u0026nbsp;I suggested a few places that we might find it\u0026nbsp;and eventually it was found. Normally she would have been happy about finding something that was lost, but on this day she seemed particularly agitated.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EIt must be tough to manage the emotions when\u0026nbsp;things have been removed from you; your memories, your control and even\u0026nbsp;decision-making.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat happened next I so wish that I\u0026nbsp;could do over\u003C\/em\u003E. \u0026nbsp;In the moment of a conversation my mom lashed out in\u0026nbsp;such anger that I was a little nervous at what would happen next. Instead of pressing in to the Spirit ,\u0026nbsp;I responded in my sternest teacher voice for her to sit down and told\u0026nbsp;her that this behavior was unacceptable.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAs you can imagine it didn't go over very well.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EI know why things did not go well. I was relying on my ability to handle a tense situation. Mustering up my power, my strength, my words and then watching as everything escalated.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EOn my own, I have no grace, no kindness, no patience. I am an empty broken vessel without the love of Jesus.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EFortunately after a calmer conversation my mom apologized and we moved on.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThis experience\u0026nbsp;taught me that when life gets hard I need to press in to\u0026nbsp;Jesus.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EI had forgotten in that moment that\u0026nbsp;He alone can fill me with grace, peace, joy, wisdom, patience and power.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/ephesians-6.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/ephesians-6.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ephesians 6\" class=\"  wp-image-2087 aligncenter\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/ephesians-6.jpg?w=296\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/ephesians-6.jpg?w=296\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"379\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIf anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 1:19\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat does it mean to Press in to Jesus?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETo physically be close to Him\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWho touched me?” Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003Epressing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;against you.” Luke 8:45\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETo earnestly seek after Him\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENot that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003Epress\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Philippians 3:12\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EI have learned so much from this terrible disease of dementia. Thank you God for using every teachable moment to refine me.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/?action=view\u0026amp;current=reflectsig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3372105771583886609\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/lesson-7.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/3372105771583886609"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/3372105771583886609"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/lesson-7.html","title":"Lesson #7"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-4472547021619407494"},"published":{"$t":"2015-04-27T13:02:00.005-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-04-27T13:02:39.006-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dementia"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Lesson #6"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EThere is\u0026nbsp;Joy in the Small Things.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003EOne of the things my mom and I love to do together is cook. I think that I developed my fascination with cooking from my mom. I remember being so happy when I would get home and the house would be filled with fragrant aromas\u0026nbsp;of spaghetti or chocolate cake, my grandmothers recipe. We didn't have much money growing up and often my mom would use whatever she could find to create a flavorful masterpiece for our family. After I had a family of my own I thought often about what my mom would put together to serve to us. These specialties were comprised of the things that we had. Sometimes all we had was top Ramen and mixed vegetables. To this day our daughters love Top Ramen and I know it's because of what I learned from my mom;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: white; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 4px; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px 2em 0px 1.5em;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EUse what you\u0026nbsp;have and serve it with love.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003ENow that my mom has dementia cooking can be difficult. She doesn't always remember that it's unsafe to taste things like chicken unless they're cooked, and directions must be given one step at a time. Nevertheless this last Saturday we decided that we would cook together for a few hours. I set things out and had a plan in my mind before mom arrived. We were going to cook some chicken recipes and Brats.\u0026nbsp;We would\u0026nbsp;see how far we would get. \u0026nbsp;A little before 10 AM mom showed up with her walker and seemed tired. I was nervous, could this really happen?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003EAnd then God gave us a brilliant idea! Her walker had a seat on it and if we pushed it up to the counter placing a cutting board on the counter it was the perfect height and place for mom. One item at a time, she worked through cutting or stirring, mixing or adding and she felt needed.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003EThere was a moment when I had to look away because my eyes filled with tears realizing we had little moments of joy. The small things that she could accomplish brought her such satisfaction, as they did me.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003EAt the end of our three hours of cooking we enjoyed the fruits of our labor! \u0026nbsp;We made banana muffins, zucchini muffins, mustard mushroom chicken, brats and peppers, and chicken tortilla casserole. I would say not a bad three hours work!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003EForever we will have that time together and I'm so pleased to know I can still cook with my mom. It's\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003Ea lesson I've learned in making small moments into big moments.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003EIt reminded me of how God does that with us. When we take the time to look, we see his hand everywhere.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003ESmall moments are big moments when we realize they been given to us by the creator of the universe.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cbr data-mce-bogus=\"1\" style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/little-wishing-a.png\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/little-wishing-a.png\" style=\"color: #1b8be0; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7; text-decoration: none;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Little wishing a\" class=\"  wp-image-2078 aligncenter\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/little-wishing-a.png?w=300\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/little-wishing-a.png?w=300\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); clear: both; color: #222222; display: block; font-style: inherit; height: auto; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0.4em auto 1.625em; max-width: 100%; padding: 6px;\" width=\"459\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EToday as you go through your life don't miss the small things.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003Ethe smile\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003Ethe verse\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003Ethe flower\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003Ethe bird\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003Ethe hug\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003Ethe memory\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.825em;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003EGod's goodness is all-around take some time to thank him fo\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/?action=view\u0026amp;current=reflectsig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4472547021619407494\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/04\/lesson-6.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/4472547021619407494"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/4472547021619407494"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/04\/lesson-6.html","title":"Lesson #6"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-1793725747513338286"},"published":{"$t":"2015-04-24T06:30:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-04-24T06:30:00.147-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dementia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Exodus 14:14"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lesson #5"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rest"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Lesson #5"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELesson #5 Rest is important\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EEyes pop open and I realize I slept through the entire night! Not once did I turn over and begin to wonder, \"Is she was okay?\" I never looked at my phone to see if there were multiple phone calls from her begging me to bring her home. I just slept peacefully, blissfully drooling and dreaming. Delighted \u0026nbsp;in rest.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003ESleep is nothing new. We all do it, but sometimes it's interrupted by noises, phone calls, children crying, thunder and sometimes, it's just our minds that will not rest.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EOver the last month my sleep has been interrupted by thoughts of my mom and by phone calls from her in the middle the night.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EMy mother's\u0026nbsp;once routine lifestyle had been interrupted by a hospital stay and an even longer rehab hospital where nurses came in and things weren't familiar. Let's just say that\u0026nbsp;her anxiety level went through the roof!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EWhen her sleep became\u0026nbsp;interrupted, my sleep became\u0026nbsp;interrupted. Much like an infant whose schedule has not been solidified, my mother's sleep schedule had been changed.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EBlissfully this morning, after having my mom return to her home I slept! I slept good and hard and awoke this morning with a delighted sense of rest.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EIt's what I've been praying, craving, and hoping for. \u0026nbsp;In the scheme of things it may not seem like that big of a deal, but when my rest becomes a jumbled mess, it's more like a nightmare. I don't respond in kindness ,my brain has less ability to think clearly and throughout the day all I can think about is taking a nap. It reminds me of when my children were small and I lived in that world of little rest.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EA few days ago a good friend reminded me of what the Lord wants to do for me. The Lord will fight for you, you need only to be still.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Ca data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/the-lord-will-fight-for-you-you-need.png\" href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/the-lord-will-fight-for-you-you-need.png\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"The LORD will fight for you; you need\" class=\"  wp-image-2067 aligncenter\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/the-lord-will-fight-for-you-you-need.png?w=300\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/the-lord-will-fight-for-you-you-need.png?w=300\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"392\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EThis verse has been enfolding me in the arms of Jesus reminding me of his deep love.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat exactly does it\u0026nbsp;mean, that He will fight for me?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EThe Lord fights for us in many ways.\u0026nbsp;One of my favorite verses says He is a victorious warrior.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHe with us in the Fight and will be Victorious\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe LORD your God is in your midst, A victorious warrior\u003C\/strong\u003E. He will exult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EZephaniah 3\u003C\/em\u003E:17\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Battle is His\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYou will not have to fight this battle.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E2 Chronicles 20:17\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGod Hears us and Delivers us\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhen the righteous cry for help,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003Ethe Lord hears, and delivers them\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;out of all their distress and troubles. Psalm 34:17\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EI've spoken much about this image of the Lord going before us and\u0026nbsp;being our rear guard, but honestly it's how I live my life now. Trusting that He has\u0026nbsp;gone before, that he has checked out the land and He knows what's there. It's living in the belief the If He is real then He has\u0026nbsp;prepared a way and that He is following behind me to clean up my messes, to protect me from behind.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBut then there's the question of how do I be still?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;It's not one of my best attributes to be honest. I know how to stop. I know how to ask Jesus to meet with me and for the Holy Spirit to remind me, but I'm not so good at doing it over and over. These verses encourage me to be still to cause anxious thoughts to be held captive before the Lord. \u0026nbsp;It is then that He speaks softly to me and gives me rest.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EI'm praying that this is a new season of rest.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003EWhere do you find rest where do you need the Lord to fight for you?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/?action=view\u0026amp;current=reflectsig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1793725747513338286\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/04\/lesson-5.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/1793725747513338286"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/1793725747513338286"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/04\/lesson-5.html","title":"Lesson #5"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-3522642413271292409"},"published":{"$t":"2015-04-16T06:00:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-04-16T06:00:06.366-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dementia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lesson #4"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Lessons I am Learning Lesson #4"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1984004974365px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/holy-spirit.jpg\" style=\"-webkit-transition: all 0.3s linear; border: 0px; color: #ff8f85; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s linear; vertical-align: baseline;\" target=\"_parent\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"holy spirit\" class=\"  wp-image-2037 aligncenter\" height=\"266\" originalh=\"266\" originalw=\"363\" scale=\"1.5\" src-orig=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/holy-spirit.jpg?w=363\u0026amp;h=266\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/holy-spirit.jpg?w=545\u0026amp;h=401\" style=\"border: 0px; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0.5em auto 0px; max-width: 100%;\" width=\"363\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1984004974365px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003ELesson #4\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1984004974365px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWhen our memories fail us. God will\u0026nbsp;remind us of the truth! This is good news!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background: url(https:\/\/s1.wp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pub\/adelle\/images\/blockquote.gif) 20px 25px no-repeat rgb(248, 248, 248); border: 0px; color: #888888; font-family: Lora, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.6rem; font-style: italic; margin: 1.25em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1.25em 1.25em 1.25em 3.75em; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EBut the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. John 14:26\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1984004974365px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EReading this passage gave me restored hope for my mom. \u0026nbsp;After telling her\u0026nbsp;the same things several times, I can get so down. When I read these words of Jesus my hope is restored.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1984004974365px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EI have been praying this truth over her. The Holy Spirit will remind you of everything that Jesus has said. \u0026nbsp;It may not make her memory of everyday tasks any better, or her ability to remember what she ate for breakfast, or what we talked about 10 minutes ago. It will however solidify some important truths.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1984004974365px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003ETruths that Jesus wanted all of us to remember\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1984004974365px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EHe gives us rest\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1984004974365px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Erest\u003C\/strong\u003E. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.\u0026nbsp;Matthew 11:28-29\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1984004974365px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EHe gives us Peace\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1984004974365px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EPeace I leave with you; my\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Epeace\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1984004974365px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EHe gives us Joy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1984004974365px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThese things I have spoken to you, that my\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Ejoy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;may be in you, and that your joy may be full.\u0026nbsp;John 15:11\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1984004974365px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EHe gives us Life\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1984004974365px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. \u0026nbsp;The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Elife\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eand have it abundantly.\u0026nbsp;John 10:9-10\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1984004974365px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EHe gives us Power to Overcome\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1984004974365px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThe light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003Eovercome\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;it. John 1:5\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1984004974365px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EI am praising God for these reminders today. God loves\u0026nbsp;my mom so much that He sent His Holy Spirit to speak these words of Jesus to her very soul.\u0026nbsp; God is so good to us!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/?action=view\u0026amp;current=reflectsig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3522642413271292409\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/04\/lessons-i-am-learning-lesson-4.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/3522642413271292409"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/3522642413271292409"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/04\/lessons-i-am-learning-lesson-4.html","title":"Lessons I am Learning Lesson #4"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-5943533485011480521"},"published":{"$t":"2015-04-14T07:00:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-04-14T07:00:01.575-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dementia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lesson #3"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Psalm 37"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Lessons that i am Learning Lesson #3"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/the-lord-makes.png\" style=\"-webkit-transition: all 0.3s linear; border: 0px; color: #ff8f85; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s linear; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"The Lord makes\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2029\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/the-lord-makes.png?w=300\u0026amp;h=300\" style=\"border: 0px; height: auto; margin-top: 0.5em; max-width: 100%;\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: #f8f8f8; background-image: url(https:\/\/s1.wp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pub\/adelle\/images\/blockquote.gif); background-position: 20px 25px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; color: #888888; font-family: Lora, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.6rem; font-style: italic; margin: 1.25em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1.25em 1.25em 1.25em 3.75em; quotes: ''; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EIt’s the place that makes sense to me, there I can put things in order\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EDo you have a place like that? The spot where you feel safe and things make sense. \u0026nbsp;Where everything has a place?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EYesterday sitting with my mom at the rehab hospital, we talked about the place that she feels\u0026nbsp;safest\u0026nbsp;-her apartment. She went in and out of confusion about where she currently is staying. \u0026nbsp;The\u0026nbsp;rehab hospital is not familiar to her. The room is not familiar, the people are not familiar ,the hallways are not familiar,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Eit’s not home.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWatching her try to make sense out of something that makes no sense to her is excruciating. Tears began falling from her eyes. “\u003Cem style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EI can’t wrap my mind around it, it doesn’t make sense to me. I want to go downstairs and see my friend Dale”,\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;She cried. In her confusion she couldn’t understand where she was and why she was there. After explaining to her that downstairs was different here than in her apartment she looked at me with utter confusion pleading, “I want to go home, it’s the place that makes sense to me!” \u0026nbsp;I so wish that would be the best place for her, but right now where she is, is the best place. It breaks my heart a little each time.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003ELesson #3\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThe things that make sense in my life\u0026nbsp;are thrones that create order and peace\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EGod’s Word\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EHis Spirit\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EJesus\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThe body of Christ\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWorship\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWhen these things are part of my life it has a rhythm and everything is in\u0026nbsp;order. Only\u0026nbsp;then do\u0026nbsp;things make sense to me. In these moments it is when God intervenes into my life and I have peace.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWithout these, nothing makes sense to me.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThanks mom for another lesson that I learned from you.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/?action=view\u0026amp;current=reflectsig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5943533485011480521\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/04\/the-lessons-that-i-am-learning-lesson-3.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/5943533485011480521"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/5943533485011480521"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/04\/the-lessons-that-i-am-learning-lesson-3.html","title":"The Lessons that i am Learning Lesson #3"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-2294833921223801008"},"published":{"$t":"2015-04-11T09:21:00.004-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-04-11T09:21:46.430-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dementia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Luke 12:15"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Oh what I am Learning Lesson #2"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003ECleaning, sorting, organizing, trashing and hauling\u0026nbsp;away have been the mode of operation this week. In the hope that my mother who has dementia may be returning to her apartment, my husband and I began to clean her apartment. We have known for a while that she had hoarding tendencies, but until we examined her belongings more closely we had little knowledge of how much she collected.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EOutwardly the small one bedroom apartment appears tidy and put together, but under the surface, in drawers, closets, and refrigerator the evidence revealed her addiction to stuff. \u0026nbsp;It seems as though anything that she really likes she has multiples of.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EMultiples meaning 8-10 of the same thing\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u0026nbsp;This could be food, clothing, flashlights, shampoo, or laundry detergent.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EShe hasn’t always been this way. The Dementia has increased her need for things. I believe that her possessions\u0026nbsp;have brought\u0026nbsp;her comfort.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003ELesson #2\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EPossessions only Bring Temporary Joy\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/life-is-not-measured-by-how-much-you.png\" style=\"-webkit-transition: all 0.3s linear; border: 0px; color: #ff8f85; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s linear; vertical-align: baseline;\" target=\"_parent\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Life is not measured by how much you\" class=\"  wp-image-2022 alignright\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/life-is-not-measured-by-how-much-you.png?w=397\u0026amp;h=397\" style=\"border: 0px; display: inline; float: right; height: auto; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.5em; max-width: 100%;\" width=\"397\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThe funny thing about dementia is that you don’t remember certain things. In my mothers case she has vascular dementia which causes her to have a difficult time remembering new information. When\u0026nbsp;she purchases something she will forget that she has it and purchase another. Her joy of that new possession is very limited. The results of dementia are clearly seen throughout her apartment with the mounds of multiples that we found.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EBefore I judge her I must admit that I too have a love for things. Looking\u0026nbsp;in my closet,I do not need anything rather, I want things. I have looked at my clothing as a form of comfort.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EJesus warned us about loving things too much\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThen he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.” Luke 12:15\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: #f8f8f8; background-image: url(https:\/\/s1.wp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pub\/adelle\/images\/blockquote.gif); background-position: 20px 25px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; color: #888888; font-family: Lora, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.6rem; font-style: italic; margin: 1.25em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1.25em 1.25em 1.25em 3.75em; quotes: ''; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EAs He spoke about the rich young ruler Jesus knew that the joy of our hearts can only be fulfilled by a relationship with himself. He alone can be our comfort.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EHe has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.\u0026nbsp;Micah 6:8\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThanks mom for teaching me to Love God more than possessions!\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/?action=view\u0026amp;current=reflectsig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2294833921223801008\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/04\/oh-what-i-am-learning-lesson-2.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/2294833921223801008"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/2294833921223801008"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/04\/oh-what-i-am-learning-lesson-2.html","title":"Oh what I am Learning Lesson #2"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-4076687242129910209"},"published":{"$t":"2015-04-10T09:22:00.005-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-04-10T09:23:10.140-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dementia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hebrews 13:5"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The lessons I am Learning- Lesson #1"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/learning-is-the.png\" style=\"-webkit-transition: all 0.3s linear; border: 0px; color: #ff8f85; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s linear; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Learning is the\" class=\"  wp-image-2007 aligncenter\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/learning-is-the.png?w=356\u0026amp;h=356\" style=\"border: 0px; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0.5em auto 0px; max-width: 100%;\" width=\"356\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EAt this time in my life I am shocked by how much I am learning.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EIt seems as though there are lessons to be learned\u0026nbsp;around every corner,\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EIn every joyful situation,\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EIn the midst of\u0026nbsp;conversation,\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWithin difficulties and painful events,\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EIn beautiful\u0026nbsp;sunsets and starry skies\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EListening to\u0026nbsp;the rainfall and taking in the sunshine.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EI am not sure if my eyes have been opened and therefore I am more teachable or if God is shouting in the midst of the painful period that involves caring for my mom with dementia.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EBecause I have nothing else to rely on with this disease of dementia I cling to God. Often this is my prayer.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EShow me your ways, Lord,\u003Cbr \/\u003Eteach me your paths.\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuide me in your truth and teach me,\u003Cbr \/\u003Efor you are God my Savior,\u003Cbr \/\u003Eand my hope is in you all day long. Psalm 25:4-5\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003ELesson #1- Mom needs to feel Safe\u0026nbsp;and Not Alone\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EYesterday I was frustrated with her insistent pleads to come home from rehab. It seemed that the harder I tried to explain that she was going to be fine the more she cried out. On one hand it broke my heart to watch her cry in deep\u0026nbsp;distress and anxiety, but on the other hand I just wanted her to relax and settle in\u0026nbsp;with where she was at. My heart was so torn.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EIn the evening\u0026nbsp;we had very loud thunderstorms that rattled our home. Our dog Spunky is so afraid and needy when these occur. In the midst of her repeated attempts to find comfort, she cradled herself as close to me as possible. You might find this to be a cute, sweet scene but at 2 am it didn’t appear that way to me. As I tried to comfort her I was reminded of my mother who also was so afraid of being alone. She just wants to be reminded that she is not alone.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThis lesson is true of every person I know, no one wants to feel alone in this world. For my mom, the afternoon and evening time is like the resounding clatter of thunder. It stirs up fear and anxiety that whisper to her the lie that no one is there for her.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: #f8f8f8; background-image: url(https:\/\/s1.wp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pub\/adelle\/images\/blockquote.gif); background-position: 20px 25px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; color: #888888; font-family: Lora, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.6rem; font-style: italic; margin: 1.25em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1.25em 1.25em 1.25em 3.75em; quotes: ''; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EMy job is to remind her that God is always present.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. Hebrews 13:5\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/reflectsig.jpg\" style=\"-webkit-transition: all 0.3s linear; border: 0px; color: #ff8f85; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s linear; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"reflectsig\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1544\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/reflectsig.jpg?w=640\" style=\"border: 0px; height: auto; margin-top: 0.5em; max-width: 100%;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4076687242129910209\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/04\/at-this-time-in-my-life-i-am-shocked-by.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/4076687242129910209"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/4076687242129910209"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/04\/at-this-time-in-my-life-i-am-shocked-by.html","title":"The lessons I am Learning- Lesson #1"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-6466654627254346151"},"published":{"$t":"2015-04-08T07:37:00.003-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-04-08T07:37:53.109-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dementia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"freedom"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Phone Calls"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThe phone calls from my mom in the middle of the night range from humorous to heart wrenching. Currently she is in a Rehab hospital following a week-long hospital stay. Unfortunately the hospital stay ramped up her dementia to a whole new level. Previous to this stay she forgot things, would get confused and sometimes look at you with a blank stare. Now however, the stares are more often, the confusion is throughout the day and evenings have become a terrifying time for her.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EAlmost everyday at 5pm she will turn to us and ask, “am I going home with you?” We reassure her that she will be safe at the hospital and that we will see her tomorrow. This is very common with dementia patients and is referred to as Sundowners. After we leave she will call again to say that she wants to go home, we reassure her and she falls asleep. \u0026nbsp;Depending on the night, she may call up to 5 times. In the beginning I answered every call, but now I let it go to voicemail and just pray when the phone vibrates.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EAt times the calls are very humorous. She has told us that she has been kidnapped, that her bed is in the church chapel, and my favorite one, that she is in someone’s apartment whose name is R.N..\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EUnfortunately for her these are more than funny calls. They are her cries for help. Usually she asks that I come and get her, that she is scared and wants to go home. My heart has been broken as I listen to her plead over the phone. I can only imagine the torment that she is going through.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: #f8f8f8; background-image: url(https:\/\/s1.wp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pub\/adelle\/images\/blockquote.gif); background-position: 20px 25px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; color: #888888; font-family: Lora, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.6rem; font-style: italic; margin: 1.25em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1.25em 1.25em 1.25em 3.75em; quotes: ''; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThis morning’s call gave me some insight to the prison that she is locked within. “Jann, this is your mother, I am downstairs in the basement. I am in my bed and I can’t get out. Please come and help me!”\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThe Lord helped me see through this call that she feels desperately trapped and alone.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EHow I wish that she could take in and fully grasp how much God loves her.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EAnd I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge —that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:18-19\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWe all have fears that hold us captive. For my mom it is the fear of being alone and not in control. These fears manifest themselves in our actions and thoughts.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/14\/free-at-last\/\" style=\"-webkit-transition: all 0.3s linear; border: 0px; color: #ff8f85; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s linear; vertical-align: baseline;\" title=\"Free at Last\"\u003EI also have fears\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;that hold me captive, fears of failure and disappointment. These fears however can be conquered.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWe demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003ETaking every thought captive is difficult but is\u0026nbsp;necessary if I want to be free!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EI have to admit, that there have been times that her calls are an inconvenience and I have not wanted to answer. Today my heart has been changed. My mission is to come alongside of her and bring her comfort when she is fearful and remind her that she is loved and chosen by God. He alone can free her from her chains.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EYou are not forgotten! Jesus has already set you free.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWhen Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” Luke 13 :12\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"free\" class=\"  wp-image-1997 aligncenter\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/free.jpg?w=371\u0026amp;h=371\" style=\"clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0.5em auto 0px; max-width: 100%;\" width=\"371\" \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EGod desires to set us free from the things the take us captive, Thank you Father for setting us free!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/?action=view\u0026amp;current=reflectsig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6466654627254346151\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/04\/phone-calls.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/6466654627254346151"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/6466654627254346151"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/04\/phone-calls.html","title":"Phone Calls"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361548540048617590.post-6564505618385262834"},"published":{"$t":"2015-04-02T07:00:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-04-02T07:00:02.447-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dementia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fly a little higher"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Grace"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Laura Sobiech"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Moment by Moment"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; line-height: 19.16666603088379px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/1169b805786adabc1d3cf8334daa2dd5.jpg\" style=\"-webkit-transition: all 0.3s linear; border: 0px; color: #ff8f85; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s linear; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"1169b805786adabc1d3cf8334daa2dd5\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-1988 aligncenter\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/janncobb.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/1169b805786adabc1d3cf8334daa2dd5.jpg?w=246\u0026amp;h=300\" style=\"border: 0px; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0.5em auto 0px; max-width: 100%;\" width=\"246\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; line-height: 19.16666603088379px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EI had the great pleasure recently of being part of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/ifgathering.com\/\" style=\"-webkit-transition: all 0.3s linear; border: 0px; color: #ff8f85; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s linear; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EIF:Gathering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;both in Austin Texas in February and then here locally at our home church Corinth Reformed for our IF:Corinth gathering. One of the speakers was Laura Sobiech\u0026nbsp;whose son fought a courageous battle with cancer and then eventually he\u0026nbsp;passed away. This mother spoke of how her family made each day count\u0026nbsp;knowing that death was\u0026nbsp;looming around the corner. You can read more about it at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/flyalittlehigher.com\/\" style=\"-webkit-transition: all 0.3s linear; border: 0px; color: #ff8f85; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s linear; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Efly a little higher.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; line-height: 19.16666603088379px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EI could not help but correlate the anguish, heartache and uncertainty that I felt with my\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/janncobb.wordpress.com\/2015\/03\/30\/sorrow-and-joy\/\" style=\"-webkit-transition: all 0.3s linear; border: 0px; color: #ff8f85; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s linear; vertical-align: baseline;\" title=\"Sorrow and Joy\"\u003Emom’s dementia\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; line-height: 19.16666603088379px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EQuestions kept racing through my mind,\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; line-height: 19.16666603088379px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EHow will I tell her it’s time for her\u0026nbsp;to get more care?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; line-height: 19.16666603088379px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWhere’s the best place for her?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; line-height: 19.16666603088379px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EHow will her dear friend Dale feel when we move her?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; line-height: 19.16666603088379px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWill she fight me when I tell her it’s time?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; line-height: 19.16666603088379px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EHow will I\u0026nbsp;possibly resist those childlike eyes that look at me and say,” I don’t want to go, I’m scared?”\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; line-height: 19.16666603088379px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWhile I was listening to this mom share her story of\u0026nbsp;heartbreak she said something that has stuck with me.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: #f8f8f8; background-image: url(https:\/\/s1.wp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pub\/adelle\/images\/blockquote.gif); background-position: 20px 25px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; color: #888888; font-family: Lora, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.6rem; font-style: italic; margin: 1.25em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1.25em 1.25em 1.25em 3.75em; quotes: ''; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.833333015441895px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E“We did it moment by moment. We didn’t look ahead to what was going to come, although we were prepared for that, we took every moment, embraced it and\u0026nbsp;lived in\u0026nbsp;it.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; line-height: 19.16666603088379px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThis is only possible by the grace of God!\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; line-height: 19.16666603088379px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EThis week will be\u0026nbsp;one of those moments I have the blessing of sharing with my mom. Every day has a new moment. Every day has a new phone call from my mom asking, when she can come home, telling me how scared she is.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; line-height: 19.16666603088379px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EI’m asking God for the grace to get through those moments and the next ones.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; line-height: 19.16666603088379px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EI’m holding tightly to the His promise that,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003Emy grace is sufficient for you\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote style=\"background-color: #f8f8f8; background-image: url(https:\/\/s1.wp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pub\/adelle\/images\/blockquote.gif); background-position: 20px 25px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; color: #888888; font-family: Lora, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.6rem; font-style: italic; margin: 1.25em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1.25em 1.25em 1.25em 3.75em; quotes: ''; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.833333015441895px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EJesus\u0026nbsp;promises that\u0026nbsp;He\u0026nbsp;will be with me.\u0026nbsp;I’m banking on it, trusting and it believing it, embracing it, living it today!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; line-height: 19.16666603088379px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003EWhat do you need his grace for today? How will you hold on to his promise of being with you today? Who needs to hear this promise that you could share this with?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Muli, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; line-height: 19.16666603088379px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003ELiving in the moment filled with His grace and his promises.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/s271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/?action=view\u0026amp;current=reflectsig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i271.photobucket.com\/albums\/jj142\/slmdhmac\/reflectsig.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6564505618385262834\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/04\/moment-by-moment.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/6564505618385262834"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3361548540048617590\/posts\/default\/6564505618385262834"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thereflectionofhim.blogspot.com\/2015\/04\/moment-by-moment.html","title":"Moment by Moment"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17884645011134488716"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});