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Over the past few months, this Blog has featured a few of the Books that I have written, and I have plans for more of these to be featured when that theme resumes again in February. However, for this month I was hoping for us to take a short pause, so we each can reflect on where God may have us in our walk with Him and where He may be leading us next. <\/em><\/p>\n Just Be…<\/strong><\/p>\n Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, Now that we are several weeks into the beginning of this year, perhaps your thoughts still wander as you think on all the hard things that happened to you last year.<\/p>\n Maybe you feel that not much has changed and nowadays the weeks and months have blended into looking very similar and all seems the same ole, same ole.\u00a0 At least, that might be how it feels to you.<\/p>\n Honestly, you might be able to relate, like many friends and family around me \u2013 as well myself \u2013 believe that the last several years have felt like four seasons of winter.<\/p>\n So, here are a few ways to stop, reset, recalculate and focus solely on our relationship with the LORD to \u201cJust BE<\/strong>\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n My friend, I don\u2019t know about YOU, but thinking on these things helps me to see the Eternal Perspective of my life and has even inspired me to create a NEW area of ministry within the April Sky Ministries umbrella. I will share more about that over the next month or so. For now, I pray YOU have been softly encouraged, and that God will sweetly watch over you and your family as all of us take steps further into this NEW YEAR.\u00a0<\/p>\n BE Blessed ~ Jodie<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In 2011, I collected several writings of my poems, and decided to self-publish my first Book, \u201cThe Trusting Time\u201d A Collection of Christian Poetry. Originally,\u00a0I started\u00a0this writing project\u00a0never once\u00a0expecting\u00a0to write more books later. However, God had other plans…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14159,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"If You Give A Squirrel an Acorn\r\n\r\nThis is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 <\/em>\r\n\r\nIt is out of all the seasons God has created it is the time of Autumn when such beautiful colors in leaves begin to fall as small creatures busily prepare for harvest. Squirrels are especially very fascinating watching them hurry and scurry up and down the tallest tree. These funny and quirky furry friends seem to almost always get along with everyone including various birds of every kind \u2013 while at the same time focusing on their daily assigned tasks until sunset.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the squirrels, the acorns are a pretty interesting part of God's Creation too, because of there small size, yet their potential growth turning into an oak tree after many years.\r\n\r\nThese reminders of God's Creation are all around us and while much of what He gave us provides endless beauty and sometimes also entertainment; everything HE has created carries a message from Him. A central message found not only in the four seasons of the year but also within the of seasons of our lifetime.\r\n\r\nThis message often compels us to the Calling to worship the Creator and to trust Him by learning more about who HE is. In fact, not only is there a wonderful spectacle perfectly unfolding and accessorizing each element pulling us closer to enjoy HIS Creation\u2026 We are given beautiful moments in detail all through the pages of HIS WORD. So often, these glimpses of eternity leave us breathless, as we fix our eyes and heart on HIM. Any time worshipping God is a time well spent as it also helps preserve our earthly time spent, with our very own family and friends.\u202fSoon a Holy tugging ever so gently, reveals to our heart His Love for us and how HE desires to tuck us inside the tender Heart GOD, as HIS very own Keepsake!\r\n\r\nMy Sweet Friend, do you KNOW this Creator, Sustainer, and Savior? Do you KNOW JESUS, God\u2019s Son, Loves YOU? It is a LOVE for YOU, that is bigger and stronger unlike anything HE has created, and similar to the way an acorn from an oak tree, grows\u2026 When you will place your faith in JESUS, HE will grow the tiny faith from your heart to much, much MORE because His Love for YOU is everlasting!\r\n\r\nJohn 3:16 says it like this ~ For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16<\/em>\r\n\r\nSo will YOU ACCEPT JESUS as YOUR SAVIOR?<\/strong>\r\n\r\nEphesians 2:8-9 reminds us that ~ For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith- and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast.<\/em>\r\n\r\nAnd\u2026 IF YOU GIVE YOUR HEART to JESUS...<\/strong>\r\n\r\nRomans 10:13 says ~ For everyone who calls on the Name of the Lord will be saved.<\/em>\r\n\r\nPlus, when you do YOU CAN KNOW YOU ARE SAVED!<\/strong>\r\n\r\nSince we are told in I John 5:11-13 that ~ This is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. That You May Know I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.<\/em>\r\n\r\nNow Praise HIM for YOUR Salvation! ~ Jodie","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories-of-him"],"yoast_head":"\n
I will be exalted in the earth! Psalm 46:10<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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