Stuff I Don’t Get

Posted on February 21, 2013 by lyonsroarforgod

There are many things that I don’t get…stuff that evidently is God’s domain, stuff He has reasons for that I just cannot understand. And on hard days, that just has to be enough. It’s what I grab onto and hold onto with all my might. God’s got it…God’s got it. Some lyrics from U2’s Yahweh song really say it well:

“Take this soul, stranded in some skin and bones

Take this soul and make it sing, sing…

Yahweh…Yahweh….always pain before a child is born

Yahweh…Yahweh….still I’m waiting for the dawn…

The sun is coming out…the sun is coming up on the ocean…

Take this heart, take this heart, and make it break…”

(U2, “Yahweh”, HTDAAB)

He is teaching me something good, and it will be alright. I’m waiting for the dawn, the sun that I know is coming out over the ocean. I’ll be there with a big smile on my face and arms open wide to meet it. Slainte, Lisa

Oceans of Questions

Posted on February 7, 2013 by lyonsroarforgod

God always answers in the deeps, never in the shallows of our soul. –Anonymous

Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time. –Oswald Chambers

Don’t tell God how big your storm is, tell the storm how big your God is. – Anonymous

My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. – 2 Corinthians 12:9

Blessings and God’s mercy on your day. Lisa

Jenga and Life

Posted on January 14, 2013 by lyonsroarforgod

We love the game “Jenga” at our home. The thrill of finding that loose piece, and then placing it on top without making the tower fall, is a simple thrill that makes us all happy. Near the end, you end up practically holding your breath so that tower will stay up and in one piece. “Don’t fall, don’t fall,” is the constant refrain.

But eventually, it falls. And guess what? We rebuild the tower and start again.

The obvious comparison is there in our lives. We eventually fall, or fall short, in some way. We can’t be perfect all the time (or even some of the time) and stand straight and tall and unwavering forever. But the amazing news is that Jesus will pick us back up, dust us off, and let us start the game over totally new with His strength.

“The Lord is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all He has made. The Lord upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.” -Psalm 146:13b-14

Don’t give up; the tower can be rebuilt. Blessings, Lisa

Invincible Summer

Posted on January 8, 2013 by lyonsroarforgod

In the depth of winter,

I finally learned that within me there lay

An invincible summer. – Albert Camus

I love this quote. Strength, hope, future. And that strength, hope and future lies in God. He will not let me go, and He won’t let you go either. Rest in that today. Slainte, Lisa

*Speaking of summer vs. winter, the results of yesterday’s escape poll are in.

Which beautiful place in the world would you be?

Answer	Votes	Percent
Floating in Caribbean blue waters	3	43%
Exploring a castle on the cliffs of Ireland	2	29%
Hiking the mountain of your choice	2	29%
Other (leave your choice in the comments section)	0

Stuck In a Moment

Posted on January 4, 2013 by lyonsroarforgod

Things happen sometimes…and not always good things. School things, work things, home things, health things…this list could go on until we were both really down. 🙂 And sometimes your mind can just get stuck in a loop, playing that mistake or that problem over and over again until it’s almost bigger than it is in reality. For those of us who enjoy their imaginations, it can be a particularly troublesome aspect. How to get out of the imagining, the thinking too hard, and into action steps to try to make the problem better. Two things have been helping me lately…. this verse: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” (Matthew 11:28,29b)

And this song: “Stuck in a Moment” c 2000 U2 (excerpts)

“You’ve got to get yourself together; you got stuck in that moment

And you can’t get out of it…

And if the night runs over, and if the day won’t last

And if your way should falter along the stony pass,

It’s just a moment, this time will pass.”

It will pass, and God is my rest. That’s what I need to know. Be encouraged in whatever you’re facing today and keep walking. Slainte, Lisa

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Lisa Lyons

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