Seasons

Summer went as quickly as it came.  I soaked  up as many precious memories with our son as I could.  We went to the beach, zoo,  and a few other places.  He's looking less and less like a baby and more like a little boy every day.  My heart doesn't quite know what to do with that fact other than to savor each moment and to give thanks to God.

The seasons go by so quickly. If you blink you miss them.   In just a few weeks fall will be here.  We will trade  sand filled shoes, baby dump trucks, buckets and shovels for beautiful fall leaves, cool air, warm cups of coffee and new ministry opportunities.

I am personally in a season of God growing me up.  He's challenging me, pruning me, and showing me that no matter what Season in life I find myself He's there, He's the answer, and He will provide at just the right time.   It's in this season that I am earnestly seeking His will for an area I've been asked to pray about serving in at my church.  I feel so ill equipped.  I have done nothing like this before.  There is a committment and a time factor.  I will not just feel a spot.  I will harken to the still small voice of the HOly Spirit and do what He says.

God is such a good God and in this season that He has me in, I listen, wait, and look forward to what He has in store!!!

Blessings,
Alicia

Praising His Name!

It's morning!  The fragrance of breakfast and coffee fills the air!  I head for the kitchen where my sweet husband greets me with a kiss and his usual "Good Morning sweetness!"  I greet him right back,"Good Morning Gorgeous!"  Yep, we still talk to each other that way after 17 years of marriage! We absolutely are head over heels in love with each other!  I mean who wouldn't like to wake up to a 6 ft tall, blonde headed blue eyed guy who loves Jesus with all of his heart and loves his wife and kid with a love that is simply breath taking?!!!!!  Be still my heart...I digress. ;)

I grab my coffee and reminise about yesterday's drive to work!  I didn't listen to my usual Spotify play list, I played my Christian music play list.  Earlier I'd prayed for the HOly Spirit to go before me and prepare the way for the day and to just be ever near me yesterday!  I plugged in my phone turned on the music and all the way down 64 Jesus reminded me of His unfailing love!

Yes, all the way to work I was praising Jesus!  You might say, "Alicia, you do that almost everyday on the way to work, we know that about you,"  YEsterday though I prayed something just a touch differently, I prayed, "HOly SPirit fall fresh on me today."  He did!  The Holy Spirit showed up in that car and made himself very real to me.

You can either start each day complaining or praising!  I choose the later!  Is it always easy?  No, but praising God always makes you feel better! Try it you might like it!!!!

Praising His Name,
Alicia

Under Construction

It's morning!  I cling to my cup of coffee and give great thanks to God for it since I've not slept much in the past two nights.  Two words...Sean, and Snoring!  Put the two together and you get the drift!  Working out in the heat as a mailman wears him out!  He  works really hard for our family and I am grateful!  

Just hours from now I'll get in my car and join the ranks of the working world.  A decision faces me.  Do I take 64 which is currently under construction for like a 10 mile stretch or do I take Jefferson Avenue, the road less traveled packed with traffic lights?  On 64 the traffic might be flowing smoothly or bumper to bumper.  It's packed with constuction workers, trucks, cranes, and a plethra of other things I have no idea what they are or what their purpose is.  Do I take the chance of getting slowed down?  It is still the most popular route and the route most people take.  If I take the road less traveled it causes me to slow down and notice my surroundings:  the people at the bus stop, the homeless person, the Verizon people striking.  

Just like the which route to take to work, daiy in our Christian lives we face the decision.  Do we follow the crowd and give into the various kinds of temptation this world offers, do we participate in gossip, visit websites we shouldn't?  We too are currently under construction being molded each and every day by the Master Carpenter.  Daily, He picks us up and dusts us off when we fail, showering us with endless amounts of mercy and grace packed with tons of forgiveness.  When we use the right tools and use them for the right purpose the road less traveled in this life isn't so bad.  The Bible is our instruction book and the Holy Spirit is our teacher!  

I don't know about you, but this body will be under construction until the day I see Jesus face to face.  Then He will gladly take down that under construction sign!  Until then I pray that you too will choose the road less traveled and take time to see the people, things, needs that God places right in front of you!

Blessings to you,

Alicia Roark