KM Wilsher: Word Wednesday

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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

THIRDS ~ BLOG DAYS OF SUMMER

THIRDS
BLOG DAYS OF SUMMER
WORD WEDNESDAY

The first third of a hike is difficult for me. I'm usually a little slow, but, more than that, the flame of motivation is barely lit.

I roll through the waves of emotions

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

BLOG DAYS OF SUMMER ~ Word Wednesday

BLOG DAYS OF SUMMER
WORD WEDNESDAY
by KM Wilsher

Revelation. Lots of encouragement in Revelation. Lots of encouragement to "overcome" and I need that right now, for sure. . .

To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. Revelation 2:7

However, a friend of mine posted this verse on her Facebook a while back:

He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me. Ps.18:19

Something clicked inside of me when I read it. He delights in me? Me the sinner, the one who makes all these mistakes? The selfish girl, whose mind wanders all day?

Sure I try hard and most of the time, and every moment is lived for Him. I know he forgives me, but it goes further. He delights in me?

Of course, He does.

Suddenly I found myself in a "spacious place". My heart swelled and peace overtook my emotions. . .

What are you reading this week?

Stay tuned to BLOG DAYS OF SUMMER! Lots to do this summer 2010 :0)

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Word Wednesday ~ Wild Horses

SO I open the verse for today:

“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.”- Psalm 23:1-3

And I can hear Susan Boyle sing “Wild Horses”. It floats from the other room where my mom is listening to it.

I read the verses from the 23rd Psalm and think of the last few months where I have not really believed that the Lord is my Shepherd. I mean, He’s my Father, and my God. . .but I’ve not chosen to think of Him as my Shepherd or my friend. I have really felt like He is out there watching me, not in here between the blue canopy and the green carpet walking with me and guiding me.

Why, you ask? Because He has seemed to be so silent.

But this past week He has spoken. . .Can’t explain it. He just started to whisper. . .or I heard Him whisper. . . “Things are about to change. Take my hand.” And, true to these whispered words, change is in wind and He is no longer silent. Here is the biggest and best change of all: His voice, His comfort, His peace.

So I listen as the Wild Horses keep dragging Susan Boyle away, and I wonder why I felt so distant from him before. Are my Wild Horses: anxiety, despair, worry? I think so. I think these Wild Horses have been dragging me away for several months. In the silence, I have grasped onto to the reigns of anxiousness and sat in the saddle of depression rather than taking His hand. . .

That’s okay though, cause I just heard Him say again: “Things are about to change. Take my hand.” Forget the horses, I am going to take His hand.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

WORD WEDNESDAY

This week I've posted a few words I wrote inspired by the Word.

Thunder vibrates the ground. Millions of drops shower, dripping down my neck and soaking my shirt. My jeans stick to my legs. Waves of water pour over my head and onto my icy hands, as I hammer the nails into the wood. Each nail holds a 2x4 that will eventually hold the walls around the homeless family we came all the way from the United States to help.

I smile as the saw obeys my arm, and the measurements really work -- Wish I'd paid more attention in algebra.

However, this 37 year old body's aching back, makes me wonder if I will be able to finish the 3 day build. The rain brings questions why I have come in the first place. And the loneliness. Loneliness?

Yep, an older single amongst teenagers building homes for those who don't have one. The youths in stylish t-shirts and Vans run around and laugh and jump, enjoying their adventure in Mexico. I don't fit in, totally. They are respectful, caring, even playful at times -- Of course they are, they are followers of Jesus Christ.

Sure there are people my age, but they are couples. I watch as one man lifts some 4x6's for his wife He deposits them closer so she won't have to bend. Another man in red, plaid flannel hands his keys to his girl so she can go and fetch them lunch. She trots off, wet pony tail bobbing, to the F150 with a heater.

We raise the walls and slap stucco on. I put in 110% shoveling mortar for cement, ignoring my aching back.

Pony tail girl returns with their food using her clear, plastic raincoat to shield their sandwiches.

Man, I'm hungry.

Plaid flannel man wrings out his under t-shirt and complains about the rain and the cold. Wet pony tail girl encourages him. She says lovingly, "Sometimes God lets the rain come. He allows the storm to show us we can persevere - that He will help us persevere."

Tears sting my eyes and a lump forms in my throat as I look up to the sky -- something I do sometimes when my Heavenly Father amazes me. Rain drops tickle my cheeks, and my heart soars through the misty gray sky. Yes, He will help me persevere and tomorrow we will hand this family of four --the one that has eaten and slept on the ground of Sonora, Mexico all their lives-- the keys to their new home.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Word Wednesday

WORD WEDNESDAY. A day to post words about the Word.
What are you reading this week?

I have been urged to study about God's love for me. Think that would be a no-brainer after He sent His Son to die for me, that I might have everlasting life in His lands. . .

Alas, it is not. Whether it is my nature to feel that I am unlovable, or I have been nurtured to think that I am unlovable, that is my burden. Thus my quest is to learn to accept love, fight hard to see love and let myself give love without obligation.

My quest starts with the word of God. My pop culture sends me images to the opposite.
This week this verse stood out to me.

PSALM 33:15-18
NO KING IS SAVED BY THE SIZE OF HIS ARMY

NO WARRIOR ESCAPES BY HIS GREAT STRENGTH

A HORSE IS A VAIN HOPE FOR DELIVERANCE

DESPITE ALL ITS GREAT STRENGTH, IT CANNOT SAVE

BUT THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE ON THOSE WHO FEAR HIM

ON THOSE WHOSE HOPE IS IN HIS UNFAILING LOVE.

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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Word Wednesday

Word Wednesday. A day to post words about the Word.

I remember a long time ago when I first began searching for God, I would run to wise council and mentors and say, “_____ just happened. What am I to do?” And “I don’t know what to do about _____ in my life. I am so scared.”

Most of the time the wise ones and mentors would tell me, “It’s going to be all right. Just keep praying. Keep your faith.” It would drive me crazy, but I’d go home and pray and work on my faith.

Many years later, as I now run to God in prayer and say, “_____ just happened. What am I to do?” And “I don’t know what to do about _____ in my life. I am so scared.”
Well, sometimes His answer and direction hits like a light bulb in a dusty, dark basement, but most of the time I hear God say, “It’s going to be all right. Just keep praying. Keep your faith.”

I was discussing this earlier tonight in my small group. It reminded me of
Psalm 46:10 (New International Version)
10 "Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth."

And I guess what sticks out in these verses is not the Be Still part. Tonight what sticks out to me is
I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth.

See, when I run ragged and shout “What am I to do?” and “Where should I go?”
In prayer and in council, the focus is on me. This verse does not say, “Be still and know that I am God – know that I will make KM’s every wish come true.” And it doesn’t say “Be still, KM’s ship is just around the corner, about to come in and deliver all your needs, and healing.” It says, He will be exalted. He has a plan, and the plan is about Him.

I guess if I went through all the things I think I want – Jesus Exalted – is the best thing for Him, for the nations, for the earth and for KM.
So tonight I am peacefully still. I wait and watch, for He will be exalted in all the nations, and all the earth and in me. I see that as a promise.

What are you reading this week?

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Word Wednesday by KM Wilsher

This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.

— Psalm 34:6 (NIV)

While standing in the middle of the dark forest, sometimes I forget to remember that he has saved me. Saved me so many times in so many ways. And I forget that all those
“Worst things that could happen” never happen.

And if they ever do? He will save me. Psalm 34:6

Our church did a gift survey. You know, an assesment that helps identify your specific spiritual gifts. I was surprised that one of mine was Faith. I mean look at the above paragraph.

Have you ever done a Spiritual Gift Assesment?
What Gifts of the Spirit are strong in you?

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Word Wednesday by KM Wilsher

WORD WEDNESDAY
Have you missed it?
WORD WEDNESDAY is not a Bible study, sermon or deep devotional, just a place to reflect on a verse or passage that may have touched us this week.

Psalm 35
1 Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me;
fight against those who fight against me.
2 Take up shield and buckler;
arise and come to my aid.
3 Brandish spear and javelin
against those who pursue me.
Say to my soul,
"I am your salvation."
_______________________________
These are rough times.

* My sister in Christ is seperated from her husband for 15 more months.
* My other sister, a single mother, is without car and in refi negotiations for her house.
* My other sister's daughter went to live with her father for now.
* Another sister is unemployed.

Speak to us oh Lord, as we wait upon you, comfort us, strenghthen us.

What are you reading this week?