“The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalms 27:1 (NIV) I (easily) Fast track to crazy Fast track to anger Fast track to panic Fast track to Freaking Out You (only) Calm the Storm in Me Thanks for being BIGGER than all the things:
Ummm
“But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.” Luke 6:35 Love my enemies Ummm Is it enough to Not wish them dead anymore Is it enough to Not plot against them anymore Is it enough to Not think about them anymore Is it enough?
Emissary
“A generous person will prosper, whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.” Proverbs 11:25 Be an emissary Of goodness Of kindness Of resources Of justice Of peace Of love Be the good that I You We So desperately need (it will do you good too) (and you can take that to the bank)
You are His idea
You are His idea His perfectly perfect idea No matter what (happens) No matter who (does what) No matter when (things went south) No matter how (bad it gets) No matter where (things got off track) He is for you He is working to bring about His perfect idea of His perfect plans for You Go ahead Get on board This is going someplace good
We were not built
The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down. Proverbs 14:1 (NIV) We were not built for soulless spaces We were built for Love Peace Joy Hope Beauty Kindness Care “He knows our frame, He remembers we are but dust.” Psalm 103:14
There’s a better way
Betray Betrayer Betrayed Betrays Forgive Forgiver Forgiven Forgives Forgave Love Joy Peace Goodness Kindness Gentleness Self-control Life Life Life Life Life
Always?
“Look to the Lord and His strength, seek His face always.” 1 Chronicles 16:11 Always? What does that even look like? In a world full of Netflix Food Dogs Friends Google and Family (just to name a few of the things) That distract And distance And disconsolate From the goal and the purity of You
It’s not personal
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against rulers, again the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Ephesians 6:12 (NIV) It’s not personal (Well, OK, it’s personal) But it’s not the person You can Dial it back You can Look big picture You can Fight the real enemy It's not them It's them
Hard, not hard
“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9 (NIV) If you And you You will 1 2 3 Hard Also Not Hard
Forgave
“You forgave the iniquity of your people and covered all their sins.” Psalm 85.2 (NIV) I can’t believe that you find it easier than we To forgive You know more You see perfectly And yet you do Freely Fully Completely
Colleen R. Jantzen 