Bridgette Hester's Blog - Posts Tagged "godwink"
Friendship
Friendship is one of those things that we often times take for granted. We don't mean to do so, but life happens, and you forget to be grateful for the people in your life that make an impact on you. I have strange friends, crazy friends, meek friends, loud friends, healthy friends, sick friends (I mean ill, not sick in the head...lol), some that I have lost touch with, some I see every day, & some I see whenever life affords and opportunity. Each is unique, each is amazing in their own right, and each blesses me in ways that can't be put into human description. God has been so gracious to allow me to reconnect with friends I thought I had lost, and to have friends that build me up, support me, and allow me to be who I am without any reservation. In turn, those friends also allow me to do the same for them.
Proverbs 27:9 says
"Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel."
I am grateful for every minute of every instance I have with my friends. Some friends have left me through the years through time, distance, & death, but I would not be the person that I am today if I had not been touched by each friend that has entered my life.
Take time to tell your friends you love them, remind them how they impact your life, make sure that you make them feel appreciated and loved. One day they may not be there for you to tell them. I pray that all my friends are aware of how much they mean to me, the love & respect I have for them, & and immense impact they have each brought to my life.
Proverbs 27:9 says
"Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel."
I am grateful for every minute of every instance I have with my friends. Some friends have left me through the years through time, distance, & death, but I would not be the person that I am today if I had not been touched by each friend that has entered my life.
Take time to tell your friends you love them, remind them how they impact your life, make sure that you make them feel appreciated and loved. One day they may not be there for you to tell them. I pray that all my friends are aware of how much they mean to me, the love & respect I have for them, & and immense impact they have each brought to my life.
Obedience
Life can be trying at times, but life isn't stressful, it is joyful! Toils of everyday life and responsibility can weigh a girl down, but I find that I do things (at a minimum to try and do things) ---ALL things--- with a glad heart, stress seems to dissipate and there can be joy in every little thing.
Even though there has been loss in the lives of friends lately, I try and concentrate on fact that God loves us and doesn't forsake us. He has a plan greater than I can fathom, and I find that to be a great comfort. Especially when things happen in life and we are left questioning "WHY???," great things can manifest themselves.
God has a great plan afoot in the Heavenlies...we don't know why, and it's not our place to know why. HE will reveal that to us when the time is right. Having faith in that, resting in His love and knowing I don't have to take care of everything is a relief. It's not my job to take care of everything, that is His job. The best I can do is to listen what He tells me, and to do my very best to be obedient and serve with a glad heart... God will take care of all the other things.
I rambled on to make this point....Worry, stress, fear, anxiety, and doubt are not of God. Don't let these things control your actions, attitudes and state of mind. Most especially, don't allow those things to distract you from being obedient and serving others.
Even though there has been loss in the lives of friends lately, I try and concentrate on fact that God loves us and doesn't forsake us. He has a plan greater than I can fathom, and I find that to be a great comfort. Especially when things happen in life and we are left questioning "WHY???," great things can manifest themselves.
God has a great plan afoot in the Heavenlies...we don't know why, and it's not our place to know why. HE will reveal that to us when the time is right. Having faith in that, resting in His love and knowing I don't have to take care of everything is a relief. It's not my job to take care of everything, that is His job. The best I can do is to listen what He tells me, and to do my very best to be obedient and serve with a glad heart... God will take care of all the other things.
I rambled on to make this point....Worry, stress, fear, anxiety, and doubt are not of God. Don't let these things control your actions, attitudes and state of mind. Most especially, don't allow those things to distract you from being obedient and serving others.
Excerpt from my book....
“Providence” is God providing for you the things and people in your life that you need in any given season. You might not know it at the time, and often times, it is after some event that you realize He had protected and provided for you all along. Th is scripture from Exodus
most vividly gives me a picture of not just God’s providence, but God’s
protection as well [emphasis mine].
Exodus 33:18-23 NIV:
“18 Then Moses said, “I pray You, show me Your glory!” 19 And He said, “I Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the LORD before you; and I will be gracious
to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion on whom I will show compassion.” [Providence] 20 But He said, “You cannot see My face, for no man can see Me and live!” 21 Th en the LORD
said, “Behold, there is a place by Me, and you shall stand there on the rock ; 22 and it will come about, while My glory is passing by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by [protection]. 23 “Th en I will take My hand away and you shall see My back, but My face shall not be seen.”
I first heard this scripture referenced in bible study by my friend Lena. It makes me weepy when I read it now. Th rough this verse, I see the time leading up to and the day of Jonce’s death. For a year and a half preceding his death, it was as if God had put me in a place to
provide some protection of what was to come. He placed me in the “cleft of the rock” known as my circle of friends. Once the storm of Jonce’s death was upon me, He covered me with his hand to protect
me. I still hurt, mourned, and grieved (and still do) the loss of my husband, but His hand was over me the entire time (verse 22).
He protected me from tools the enemy may have used against me. He
protected me from an onslaught of depression, anxiety, ill will towards
the driver of the truck, and hateful spirit of heart (verse 22). After the
storm had settled, I realized he was in front of me, walking forward,His back to me, his hand extended behind him beckoning me to grab a hold of Him (verse 23).
most vividly gives me a picture of not just God’s providence, but God’s
protection as well [emphasis mine].
Exodus 33:18-23 NIV:
“18 Then Moses said, “I pray You, show me Your glory!” 19 And He said, “I Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the LORD before you; and I will be gracious
to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion on whom I will show compassion.” [Providence] 20 But He said, “You cannot see My face, for no man can see Me and live!” 21 Th en the LORD
said, “Behold, there is a place by Me, and you shall stand there on the rock ; 22 and it will come about, while My glory is passing by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by [protection]. 23 “Th en I will take My hand away and you shall see My back, but My face shall not be seen.”
I first heard this scripture referenced in bible study by my friend Lena. It makes me weepy when I read it now. Th rough this verse, I see the time leading up to and the day of Jonce’s death. For a year and a half preceding his death, it was as if God had put me in a place to
provide some protection of what was to come. He placed me in the “cleft of the rock” known as my circle of friends. Once the storm of Jonce’s death was upon me, He covered me with his hand to protect
me. I still hurt, mourned, and grieved (and still do) the loss of my husband, but His hand was over me the entire time (verse 22).
He protected me from tools the enemy may have used against me. He
protected me from an onslaught of depression, anxiety, ill will towards
the driver of the truck, and hateful spirit of heart (verse 22). After the
storm had settled, I realized he was in front of me, walking forward,His back to me, his hand extended behind him beckoning me to grab a hold of Him (verse 23).
TV Interview!
Email received today:
"WATC TV 57 is greatly anticipating your appearance on ATLANTA LIVE for Wednesday, April 10th, 2013. The program is aired from 7-9 p.m, and you will need to arrive at the studio by 6:00 p.m."
I will be on the program in Atlanta on 4/10/2013 to discuss my book, Godwink: On the Wings of Butterflies." Please say prayers that God gives me peace, comfort, and the right words for this event :) We will also be discussing my non-profit, Hubble Foundation. You can find all the information here when Atlanta Live airs:
http://www.watc.tv/atlanta_live.htm
"WATC TV 57 is greatly anticipating your appearance on ATLANTA LIVE for Wednesday, April 10th, 2013. The program is aired from 7-9 p.m, and you will need to arrive at the studio by 6:00 p.m."
I will be on the program in Atlanta on 4/10/2013 to discuss my book, Godwink: On the Wings of Butterflies." Please say prayers that God gives me peace, comfort, and the right words for this event :) We will also be discussing my non-profit, Hubble Foundation. You can find all the information here when Atlanta Live airs:
http://www.watc.tv/atlanta_live.htm
