tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26230987678974315042024-03-13T16:07:20.666-07:00 Kove's BlogEncouragement, lessons, and sharingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06262498391081910965noreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623098767897431504.post-689329301128428542015-11-25T21:19:00.000-08:002015-11-25T21:19:43.933-08:00I've Moved!Hello,<br />
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Thank you for stopping by!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06262498391081910965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623098767897431504.post-38134823736061588502013-07-31T08:45:00.001-07:002013-07-31T08:45:49.399-07:00Summer Break<p dir=ltr>It seems I have taken the month of July off from blogging. <br>
I wish I could say it was intentional.</p>
<p dir=ltr>Summer has simply gotten in the way.</p>
<p dir=ltr>God is showing me great things. I want to share them with you. I guess I need to get better at recognizing a changing season and adjusting my schedule and expectations accordingly. Its not like I didn't know summer was coming. I did. I just didn't know all that summer was bringing with it, or rather I didn't realize the time and energy the things summer was bringing would take. I knew some of them would be "lots of work" but I didn't translate that into hours invested. I tried, but I need much more practice.</p>
<p dir=ltr>I planned lots of time to write. Time for projects, maybe getting ahead for when we start back to homeschooling? Oh no, it was not to be so, at least not the way I planned it.</p>
<p dir=ltr>God has been pouring into me this summer. The pouring in and the processing are not quickly coming to a finished product.I wanted to keep posting on my One Word, Dream. I seem to be stuck there though. All my other projects and processing hasn't left me time for study about my word.I am doing a great Bible Study with a wonderful group of women. I'll be telling you more about it in September.<br>
How has your summer been? What you expected?<br>
What are the blessings?<br>
What are the struggles?</p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06262498391081910965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623098767897431504.post-2387599628744497852013-06-26T10:00:00.004-07:002013-06-26T10:00:56.910-07:00Are You Listening?<div dir="ltr">
When I am seeking God for an answer.... Well no that is not quite right. <br /> </div>
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Last week I slowed down and realized He was speaking, I just wasn't paying attention. His still small voice will not drown out the barrage of my thinking. I have to do that. </div>
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I was out in the field where I help my friend garden. Thoughts were racing through about schedules, friends with cancer, relationships, finances - life. In the midst I kept signing the words to the chorus of a country song. "That's my job, that's what I do. Everything I do is because of you, to keep you safe with me. That's my job you see." I was getting pretty annoyed. I wanted answers, solutions. </div>
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Back to pondering and trying to figure things out. After a couple of hours my thoughts had run out -part of why I so enjoy working over there. </div>
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Then I heard the still small voice. "That's my job, that's what I do. Everything I do is because of you, to keep you safe with me. That's my job you see.<i> I have been signing this to you. I will take care of you, it's my job. Everything will be okay. Better than okay.</i>" </div>
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I thanked Him for continuing to speak until I finally listened. I thanked Him for taking care of me and all that concerns me. </div>
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The song was no longer running through my head. A new song was there, <i>Kentucky Rain</i>. I guess you can tell I grew up on country music! I was singing it wrong I learned, but I believe I was singing it right from the Father.</div>
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The words I sang the rest of the day were "Love keeps pourin' down like the ol' Kentucky rain." My husband found it on YouTube later. The song is about a lost love. The singer is pursing their love even out in the dark, cold rain, vowing not to stop until they are found. <br /> </div>
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I bask in the knowledge that God did and still does pursue me the same way.</div>
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<b>How do you hear from God?</b><br />
<b>Are you willing to listen for Him to speak in new ways?</b><br />
<b>I would love to hear from you about how He encourages and directs you.</b></div>
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As I watched Brian drive away this morning I looked around. The words to a song came "Oh what a beautiful morning. Oh what a beautiful day. I've got a beautiful feeling every thing's going my way."<br />
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While it is a beautiful morning, overcast, but the sun shining through, green, growing, peaceful- beautiful, I do not have that wonderful feeling of everything going my way. Quite the contrary if I look at things. However,
I have something better.<br />
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I have the promises of God. Romans 8:28 was the first to come to mind. "And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,"
(NET) We really should read on. All things working for our good is a wonderful promise, but there is more.
Verse 29 tells us we are predestined, planned out ahead of time, to be conformed to the image of Jesus. <br />
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Meditate on that for a wonderful feeling! To be assured of being conformed to the image of Jesus! Verse 30 says we are called, justified and glorified. That is quite a package. God is doing it all.<br />
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Who indeed? Not that we won't have opposition, we will. The more favor God shows us the more opposition will rise against us. It won't do any good though. God Himself is for us!
I don't know about you but I need this verse burned on my heart.<br />
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Do you avoid God because He must be so tired of you messing up? I do. I get lost in focusing on my mistakes and don't love or accept myself so how could a perfect God? I don't have to know how. I must take it by faith. I can explain it to you, but I need it real- where I live from- to be changed.<br />
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I often feel I disappoint Jesus. I don't walk in the freedom and authority He died to provide. Verse 34 clearly tells me He is not condemning me. <b>He is praying for me.</b> Jesus Christ the perfect Son of God is <b>praying for me</b>. Praying for you, too. Once I get through the weight of that- what a beautiful feeling!<br />
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As I said, with all this favor here comes the opposition.<br />
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Complete victory! Complete victory over any opposition because Jesus who loves us took care of everything.<br />
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Jesus is praying for me. God is conforming me to the image of Jesus. I have complete victory through Jesus who loves me.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06262498391081910965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623098767897431504.post-49587314313076470382013-06-05T09:00:00.000-07:002013-06-05T09:00:13.414-07:00Asking the Wrong Question<b id="docs-internal-guid-50e66be8-0aed-976c-038e-864aa024bd18" style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-50e66be8-0aed-976c-038e-864aa024bd18" style="font-weight: normal;">I can think of more than one project I had charged off into and made a mess of because He gave me a glimpse of my purpose. I set out to work on it right away. I’m enthusiastic about new projects. I work hard. Too often I work on my own, missing God’s provision and grace for the task at hand. I think often He is showing me a glimpse so I can pray and prepare, not so I can get busy. I don’t listen well when I’m busy. Do you? </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rather than ask "What is the dream?", or "What life will look like when I 'arrive'?" I need to ask questions like: “What do I do now? Right now?” “How can I love you today, Lord?”</span><br />
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If we had learned we don’t abstain from sex because we’re “waiting.” We abstain because we love Him.</blockquote>
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If I’d had on my bulletin board, “Fall in love with Jesus.” That’s
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If I’d learned who He is, what He wants, how to give Him everything,
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If I’d learned that it’s not bad to pray for a husband, but that my
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This week I was struck when I read this young woman's post. She eloquently highlights my point in <a href="http://kovesblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-god-called-destiny.html" target="_blank">A god Called "Destiny"</a>. how the goal, the destiny, the desired outcome replaced God. </div>
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It is subtle. Deception is sometimes hard to find. </div>
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She voices the disillusionment and confusion that comes from having the order reversed, focus on destiny then God, whether it is intentional or not. </div>
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How easily, how slight an adjustment can take us off course, or get us back on. </div>
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Ponder whether there is somewhere you are seeking the gift, the outcome, the goal, the dream instead of the Giver Himself.</div>
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God is not the means to a desired end, though He throws that in the deal. God is the end. He is everything. </div>
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I did a search for the word destiny in the scripture. Most of the time it is used referring to the destiny of the wicked or fools. Isaiah 65:11 really caught my eye. The people of Israel sound like Americans today. They have left the holy mountain, true and righteous worship, and now pursue a god called "Fortune" and a god called "Destiny". The Hebrew word (meniy) translated destiny in</div>
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A god called "Destiny". </div>
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I have been guilty of being in that camp. I have spent far more time pursuing a dream, not even working at accomplishing something, just trying to get the idea of the dream just perfect. </div>
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I am not saying dreaming is wrong, nor do I believe fortune is wrong. It is a matter of priority and purpose. There is no doubt God has purpose and plans for each one of us, good ones, too. However, neither the dream nor the fortune can be more important than pursuing God, listening for His voice and responding to it. </div>
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What follows is a stern warning. Death by the sword! Those who do not listen and respond are condemned to die. <br /> </div>
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The Lord requires that we listen and obey. His servants will eat, drink and rejoice! "My servants will shout for joy as happiness fills their hearts!" His servants are defined as those who respond to his voice. They obey His commands. <br /> </div>
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I have seen in my own experience how holding the dream or vision of destiny too closely, esteeming too highly, causes a crushed spirit. It is God alone who can satisfy. </div>
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A shift in focus is needed. The resources I have directed to seeking my destiny must be redirected. The resources must be used to learn to hear and practicing to obey. Fulfilling my destiny will be a by product. He will lead and direct me to learn skills, build relationships, make career moves, whatever is needed to have me in the place He most wants to use me. I will eat, drink, and rejoice along the way. It takes so much pressure off finding a dream and calling, my 'destiny'. <br /> </div>
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I often think I need to see the big picture, what will it all look like, where exactly am I going in my life. (What is my destiny?) I realize now I need a far bigger picture than that. I need an eternal picture. I need a God big enough to trust with the next step one step at a time. A belief big enough to step out whether I can see the step or not, mush less miles down the road.</div>
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I will listen and obey today. I abandon the god called 'destiny'.</div>
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In our purpose driven world today have you slipped with me into have 'destiny' be a god instead of a tool? </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06262498391081910965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623098767897431504.post-84393094943349848652013-04-23T11:25:00.002-07:002013-04-23T11:25:25.015-07:00Questioning: Who Am I?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Who do I want to be?<br />
Who am I made to be?<br />
What are my passions?<br />
What are my talents?<br />
Where is my voice?<br />
What is my purpose?<br />
What does it look like?</div>
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I can remember doing sketches like this one since junior high. I can picture specific ones, even a college art project full of questions. At first this was not a happy thought. I was quite discouraged to be swimming, maybe wallowing, in a sea of questions, again. Some of the same questions, still.<br />
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At almost 40 years old I'm seeing for the first time that perhaps questioning is just part of the way I am. I'm a thinker. I'm a planner. I've always felt wrong for all my questions I've always felt I should have the answers. I guess like question were bad if I didn't have the answer. I wouldn't be much of a thinker or a planner if I didn't see things that needed answers, would I?<br />
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It's not bad to have the question and no answer. It's wrong to dwell on the question without seeking the answer (wallowing - which would be why I was discouraged? Have been over the years?).<br />
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I thought I personally needed to supply the answer, like it wouldn't be okay to find the answer or get help with finding answers. Of course there is no way I can have all the answers to the questions I ask. I have God given resources all around, and within me. I am not enough by myself.<br />
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Seeing this thinking about questioning being wrong, needing to have all the answers written out it is obviously wrong. Having it within me I hadn't even seen it.</div>
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Jesus said "I am the way." The way where? Well to heaven, to eternal life. So much more than that, too. He is the way to answer my questions. He is the answer to my questions. He created me. He has plans for me, good ones! If he has plans that would be the answers I'm looking for.</div>
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Holy Spirit has sealed me and lives inside me. He knows all the plans for me. He is always communicating the Father's thoughts to my spirit. I have to learn to listen, choose to listen, chose to respond.<br />
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I believe seeing questions and seeking answers as part of my make up is another part of knowing my <a href="http://kovesblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/trading-disappointment-for-identity.html" target="_blank">identity</a> so I can pursue God's dreams for me.<br />
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Is there something about your personality that has frustrated you? Ask God about His intentions for that trait. Satan loves to twist our God given strengths and gifts to our destruction. Brought back under God's plan they will be part of reaching our destiny.<br />
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I'd love to hear from you. Please leave a comment below. <br />
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This post is part of my One Word 2013 series. To read more search <a href="http://kovesblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Dream" target="_blank">Dream</a> on this blog.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06262498391081910965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623098767897431504.post-17700335495745226012013-04-19T05:00:00.000-07:002013-04-19T05:00:00.966-07:00Looking at Family Relationships<div dir="ltr">
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Today we started a project to evaluate our family relationships. The idea came from <i>Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes... in you and your kids </i>by Turansky and Miller. </div>
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Each family has more relationships than we may realize at first glance. 5 family members is not 5 or even 10 relationships.</div>
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We began by putting each family member's name on the white board. To make it a little more fun everyone got their own color. We included God, so we have 6 people in our relationship map.</div>
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Next each person is connected to every other person. We drew their relationships in their color.</div>
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We are also in relationship with ourselves. That is 6 relationships per 6 people for 36 relationships! Give yourself some grace, that's a lot to manage!</div>
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We talked briefly about only being able to directly control your relationship with someone, not their relationship to you. We can influence another to improve their relationship with us, but not control their response.</div>
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What needs improving in that same relationship? <br />
What could <b>I </b>do to work toward making this relationship what I would like it to be?</div>
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We'll do one a day until we've gone through them all, including our relationship with ourselves.</div>
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We'll have more discussion and hopefully set some goals of things to improve on while realizing there is good in every relationship, even if they sometimes hurt us or frustrate us. With younger children simply talk through the concept. It's easy to see how we relate differently to each member of our family if we pause to look at it.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06262498391081910965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623098767897431504.post-59326011892517767162013-04-16T22:10:00.001-07:002013-04-16T22:10:44.015-07:00Dream Sketches, Sort of...<div dir="ltr">
I went and overwhelmed my brain and my schedule this week.</div>
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Writing something worth your reading seems out of reach. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06262498391081910965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623098767897431504.post-41030703412279865962013-04-10T11:03:00.001-07:002013-04-10T11:14:04.169-07:00Let the Wind Blow: Revisit and UpdateMaybe it the season. Maybe it's about dreaming.<br />
I want to share this post again. The original portion was two years ago, updated a few months later. <br />
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A post about a storm in my life... (read the post by clicking the link below)<br />
<a href="http://kovesblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/let-wind-blow.html?spref=bl"> Let the Wind Blow</a>: I originally posted this in April. I really need the reminder today as the clean up continues. God is faithful, in him I put my trust. ...<br />
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<b>April 2013 </b><br />
The winds of that storm rarely gust anymore. A great measure of healing has come. Most of the big trees survived and are doing well, some we're still loving and praying for recovery. I feel we're in a long winter. It's hard to tell about the flowers and the gardens. I long for spring. I long for big projects and improvements, but sense it will only be a season of cleaning, repairing, mending - being faithful in small things before larger things are revealed.<br />
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New winds are stirring. I pray for warm, encouraging south winds. I know there are cold, harsh north winds. This creates the whirlwind to transform me to His image.<br />
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While I long to see the end result I will choose to be content knowing I am on the Rock that will not be shaken though all else is shaken.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06262498391081910965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623098767897431504.post-91781268233793454172013-04-09T16:05:00.000-07:002013-04-09T16:09:29.205-07:00Disillusionment for Hope<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: Apr10;">I went to Webster to see
what Daniel had to say about disillusionment. I found he had nothing to say. It
was not a word in 1828. Well, he didn’t put it in the dictionary at least. One site
online said it was first used in 1591, though Meriam-Websters site says not
until 1855. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyway it now means
“disenchanted” which means to free from illusion. </span></div>
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This search is feeling like
my search to find out that dream meant something that happens when you’re
sleeping. Not really what I was after. I think what disillusionment means to me
is confusion, uncertainty, and doubt - ultimately rooted in fear. </div>
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I didn’t like the
definition of being freed from illusion because that would mean I had been foolish
enough to be following an illusion. I think that’s exactly it though. Without
meaning to or knowing it I was following the illusion of what I wanted my dream
to look like. I was focused on the illusion of my dream instead of on the
unchanging face of God, so when the dream dies I am disillusioned, and rightly
so.</div>
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The first step to regaining
hope is to lose the illusion. I tend to be very idealistic, which if I’m honest
would mean I have illusions of what I think things will be like if my dream
came true. I guess maybe I’m delusional? I have had illusions like:</div>
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<li><span style="mso-bookmark: Apr10;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>I’ll be content when….<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span>Fulfillment is in x, y, or z. </li>
<li>if I could just get my act together... </li>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: Apr10;">This is hoping in the
dream, or the illusion of a dream. Hope can only be found by focusing on the
Dream Giver. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></div>
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There is hope because He
is.</div>
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He is faithful. He is good. He is gracious. He is wholly unable to change
or break a promise.</div>
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He is hope.<br />
<br />
Have you been disillusioned?<br />
What did you do? <br />
Where do you find hope? </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How appropriate that <a href="http://kovesblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Dream" target="_blank">my journey into the word Dream</a> has brought me to trading discouragement for courage. I have certainly been discouraged – this
week even. I need to focus on trading the discouragement for new
courage.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the wake of dying
dreams I have been disappointed and discouraged-even disillusioned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I've had some really big dreams die. This
week however it was a small thing that had me discouraged. I had an event that didn't turn out like I had hoped. I'm not sure why a few people
not coming to an event would make me question everything about my writing. For
a while it did though, a failed event meant I was a failure in everything, in
every way. That's discouragement.</div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">DISCOURAGE, v.t. discourage. <br />
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1. To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits; to
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The great trade is that God always has courage to offer - His
courage. After a much too long pity party yesterday, today I set out to find
new courage. It takes courage to dream again. There are a lot of questions and
hurts when a dream dies. In my pity party I was lamenting to my husband about
where I should put my time and how much time I should put into marketing my
books. Lack of courage reared its head when the most obvious solution was to
personally contact churches about my books. "I can't do that."
"I don't know what to say." "What would I present?" I was
disappointed and discouraged. Courage had left me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"I'm not good at small
talk." "I hate cold calls." "I hate feeling like I'm trying to sell myself or push
my product." Somehow the fear makes me forget that I have a valuable tool to
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm in need of
courage to revive my dream of selling books. I'm in need of courage to revive dreams for my future. Where do I start?</div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">COURAGE, n. [L., the heart.] Bravery; intrepidity; that
quality of mind which enables men to encounter danger and difficulties with
firmness, or without fear or depression of spirits; valor; boldness;
resolution. It is a constituent part of fortitude; but fortitude implies
patience to bear continued suffering.<br />
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Courage that grows from constitution, often forsakes a man when he has occasion
for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty, acts in a uniform manner.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
explanation after the definition reveals a truth. We can take courage because
we will to but how much greater when the courage comes from God. We’ve read His
word we’ve heard His voice so we are full of courage.</span></div>
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Courage comes from remembering who I am and who's I am. I
guess dealing with disappointment restores courage too. I have to change my
thinking to be courageous. I also need to change some actions. There are skills
I can practice and acquire to give me courage. I can put together a
presentation and practice it. Being sure I'm putting my time and effort where
God wants it to go will give me courage.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know I can have
courage because scripture repeatedly tells me to have courage. It's a choice - my
choice. I can look at the mountain or I can look at the God who moves
mountains. I will learn to be courageous.<br />
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What do you do when you lack courage? Are the helpful or hurtful?<br />
Do you have any new ideas to try to gain courage?</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06262498391081910965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623098767897431504.post-12176957404829184992013-03-26T16:03:00.000-07:002013-03-26T16:03:00.934-07:00Blessed Holy WeekI am <a href="http://kovesblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/taking-break.html" target="_blank">taking a break</a> again this week. <i>Easter is About Jesus: Family Devotions for the Easter Season </i>is in it's<a href="http://kovesblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/focus-on-jesus-easter-2013.html" target="_blank"> first season</a> and I was not as prepared as I thought I was.<br />
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<br />
At church on Sunday we had an inspiring teaching about Holy Week. I'm sharing the link with you.<br />
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<a href="http://www.northgatealaska.com/media/" target="_blank">The Centrality of Our Holy Week - Sondra Markwardt</a></h2>
She has been studying Jewish history and culture, it brings such a richness to the Easter story. There is a bit of "family" business at the beginning, wonderful things God's has done in our house, then the teaching. I hope it will bless you in your meditations of Jesus this Holy Week.<br />
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It's all about Jesus! I hope to get notes up, too. If I do I'll add a link here. <br />
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Check out <a href="http://christmasisaboutjesus-devotion.blogspot.com/2013/03/easter-2013.html" target="_blank">Focus on Jesus </a>for devotions and activity ideas I've posted this season.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06262498391081910965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623098767897431504.post-68208941669675474392013-03-18T10:53:00.000-07:002013-03-18T10:53:59.070-07:00Vocabulary Spelling City Review - Part 2<!--[if !mso]>
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This is the first season <i>Easter is About Jesus: Family Devotions for the Easter Season</i> has been available. It would seem I did not adequately prepare. Now I'm finding I don't have a post about dreaming ready for this Wednesday. I'm giving myself a break until after Easter.<br />
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You can read about One Word, mine for 2013 is Dream by clicking the word "Dream" on the right under "Labels".<br />
You can read the posts I'm doing for Easter on <a href="http://christmasisaboutjesus-devotion.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Focus on Jesus</a>.<br />
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Blessings on you and your family as you focus on Jesus this Easter.<br />
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Of course if you don't have a copy yet let me know right away and I'll get it to you. Books can be ordered from me on <a href="http://www.kovescove.com/apps/webstore/" target="_blank">Kove's Cove</a> or send me an<a href="mailto:mukkove@kovescove.com" target="_blank"> email</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://christmasisaboutjesus-devotion.blogspot.com/2013/03/easter-2013.html?spref=bl">Focus on Jesus: Easter 2013</a>: Easter is coming, March 31st this year. Easter is About Jesus: Family Devotions for the Easter Season is ready for this Easter. To help yo...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06262498391081910965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623098767897431504.post-47616040372408000092013-03-06T13:04:00.001-08:002013-03-06T13:04:30.723-08:00Verses on Courage<div class="verse">
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Have I not commanded you? <b>Be strong and courageous</b>. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the <span class="sc">Lord</span> your God is with you wherever you go.”
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Be watchful, <b>stand firm</b> in the faith, act like men, <b>be strong</b>.
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The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are <b>bold</b> as a lion.
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I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In
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Then David said to Solomon his son, “<b>Be strong and courageous</b> and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the <span class="sc">Lord</span> God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the <span class="sc">Lord</span> is finished.
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Wait for the <span class="sc">Lord</span>; <b>be strong</b>, and let your <b>heart take courage</b>; wait for the <span class="sc">Lord</span>!
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Then you will prosper if you are careful to observe the statutes and the rules that the <span class="sc">Lord</span> commanded Moses for Israel. <b>Be strong and courageous</b>. Fear not; do not be dismayed.
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But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “<b>Do not fear</b>, only believe.”
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With him is an arm of flesh, but<b> with us is the <span class="sc">Lord</span> our God</b>, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people took <b>confidence </b>from the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
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And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered
together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and
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“Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my
behalf, and do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my
young women will also fast as you do. Then I will go to the king, though
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And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the
Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, except that the Holy
Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions
await me. But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to
myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received
from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
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After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!”
And he said, “Here am I.” He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac,
whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a
burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” So
Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of
his young men with him, and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood for the
burnt offering and arose and went to the place of which God had told
him. On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from
afar. Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; I
and the boy will go over there and worship and come again to you.” ...<br />
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Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, “O
Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. If this be
so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery
furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, be
it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship
the golden image that you have set up.”
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The goal
of the process of dealing with disappointment, discouragement and
disillusionment is to replace them -one of the great mysteries of the Kingdom.
We trade disappointment for out identity in Christ Jesus. We trade discouragement for
God’s courage. We trade disillusionment for God’s hope and purpose.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When our
dream dies we are disappointed, in our emotions. It can also seem we’ve been
dis-appointed, removed, from our actual appointment in life. The dream dies. Now
what?</span></div>
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<span class="fwsanitized"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">I struggle with remembering my identity and knowing my appointment when I revert to trying to
figure everything out. I lose my identity when it was tied to my dream instead in Christ alone. I don’t always walk by faith very well. I like things
very planned. I like to know what to expect. I have learned to walk by faith in
many areas and in many seasons. When a dream dies it seems to shake me and
cause me to question everything, or almost. Maybe that is good. A refocusing,
realigning process.</span></span></div>
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<span class="fwsanitized"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">The trouble comes when we confuse the disappointment in our emotions for
actually being disappointed or removed. In the very real and powerful emotions
of grieving we can think our identity has been lost, but it’s only the dream,
and possibly only for a time. We have a God of resurrection.</span></span></div>
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I think we see this with King David in the Psalms. He expresses
his deep disappointment and hurt even to despair. In the end he always comes
back to the goodness of God in His promises. He goes through the grief and the
pain of a dream dying. He expresses his disappointment but comes back to his
divine appointment. He remembers who God is and what God has appointed him for
and the promises made to him. We must grieve and go through that process when a
dream dies. Even though my dream has died and I'm hurt I have not been
disappointed. I still have purpose. I still have calling. I still have good
works to accomplish.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">God knows
who he designed us to be and what he designed us to do. You have an unchanging identity in him. You may have specific
verses that remind you of this, hopefully you have words of hope and
encouragement others have spoken over you to remind you who you are. If you
don’t know what you are appointed for ask God to reveal who he made you to be, find
people who see more in you than you see in yourself. And here are some verses
to get you started or to add to your list.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We have an identity in Christ and are appointed to do certain things. God
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<span class="fwsanitized"><i>For it is God which worketh in
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<span class="fwsanitized"><i>That whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he
gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn
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<span class="fwsanitized"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">He has appointed you a minister of His new covenant, signed in Jesus
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<span class="fwsanitized"><i>Not that we are sufficient of
ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
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but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. 2 Corinthians
3:5-6</i></span></div>
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<span class="fwsanitized"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">If you’re like me you want a written plan of specific steps, details of
your appointment. Go to this class, follow this career, or get involved in this
ministry. The verses I listed don’t give that kind of detail. They do give a
greater perspective though. God has an appointment for each one in the work of
His Kingdom. Knowing that in the general sense gives hope for seeking the
specifics. Faith is required to please Him, knowing every step and detail would
make faith impossible. </span></span></div>
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<span class="fwsanitized"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">To learn your specific appointment there are many helpful tools like
personality and strength tests. God has placed passion in each heart for
different things, those help, too. Other people can give you direction. Most
importantly seek the Father. He speaks to you. He knows you. He knows your
strengths, weakness, and passions. He alone must be the final authority on your
appointment.</span></span></div>
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We are appointed to praise. We are appointed to encourage
one another, build each other up. </div>
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I have a great God to glorify. I have a great commission to
fulfill. I have a family to love.</div>
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I'm realizing as I reread this I did not include verses for my identity in Christ. I'll try to come back and add some. What are your favorite? </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What does processing a dead dream
look like? The process needs the right tools and the right environment for
healing. Dead dreams must be dealt with so we are no longer defined by them and
so we don’t stink. I’m no expert but here’s what I’ve got so far.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1. Grieve. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2. Repent if needed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3. Refocus on God. Remember God’s
promises, they haven’t changed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4. Seek wisdom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">5. If it was a dream from God ask
for a resurrection. If not ask for a new dream.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Grieve.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Every
dream that dies is a loss, likely more than one. Going through the process of
what we lost, or perceive we lost, can teach us a lot about ourselves, our
faith, and our relationship with God. Grieving may reveal people we need to
forgive – ourselves, others, and even God. It may also reveal places we were
off track in which case we must…</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Repent.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Sometimes
we go after God’s dreams our way, or in our time. I’ve often told my children
doing the right thing at the wrong time is wrong. It’s true for us, too. We
need to repent of going on our own schedule. Maybe it was entirely our dream.
Then we need to repent of going our own way. We get back on track by…</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Refocusing on God</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">:
Our identity, our worth, everything is in Him alone. Deeper understanding and
believing of this truth will anchor us through our healing. He is faithful. He
keeps his promises. Life will not be perfect, but He is. Praise Him with a
truly grateful heart for the blessings you have, even when a dream has died.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Seek wisdom.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
God’s wisdom can reveal ways He is working even the death of your dream for
your good and His glory. Dead dreams still speak to you; or rather Satan speaks
for them. They accuse us, remind us of failure. They speak lies against the
character of God and His promises. They make circumstances seem more real than
the promises of God. Learn from your experiences with dead dreams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>True friends and God can give you wisdom for
next time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Part of processing a dead dream is
to see which part of it was God’s. Maybe God’s part of the dream was the
mission and the vehicle was or own thinking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The process of dealing with
disappointment, discouragement and disillusionment is to replace them -one of
the great mysteries of the Kingdom. We trace disappointment for God’s
appointment. We trade discouragement for God’s courage. We trade
disillusionment for God’s hope and purpose. I’ll write about how to do that
next week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I'd love to hear how you have dealt with your dead dreams. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06262498391081910965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623098767897431504.post-89103098937878206402013-02-17T18:03:00.000-08:002013-02-17T18:03:11.245-08:00What's in My Heart?<span style="font-size: small;">I want my children to know and experience the God of heaven. God who cares about them enough to speak to them. One way He speaks is in our imagination, through words or pictures. Listening for His voice takes practice and discernment. This is an exercise we do from time to time. I've used it in classes of children as well as with my own. It can be a great opportunity to connect and minster to their needs. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">We made a very simple book
of folded paper (8.5 x 14) stapled at the edge, no cover, no binding. I
love the creative options of making books, but today the focus was on
our hearts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We looked at what was in our heart and entered it in our newly made journal. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I saw doubts, failure, and confusion raining down.</td></tr>
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<span class="fw_sanitized"><span style="font-size: small;">Then we asked God how he saw our hearts and entered that in our journal.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">God saw he sent blessings as water for me to grow and all is for His glory.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heart of negative emotions, but God sees a strong man of God.</td></tr>
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<span class="fw_sanitized"><br /></span><span class="fw_sanitized"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06262498391081910965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623098767897431504.post-33708891016616512332013-02-16T17:45:00.001-08:002013-02-16T17:45:45.281-08:00Vocabulary Spelling City Review - Part 1Practicing spelling words can be a boring task. It also can be quite time consuming with three children who need practice. Since we homeschool it is sometimes good for someone other than me to help them with things.<br />
I have used some of the free features on Spelling City in the past. I like to enter my own list or just to change things up a bit with some learning games. <br />
Now I'm excited to try out all their new features. You'll see why and how in the following disclosure:<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I've been given a Premium Membership to VocabularySpellingCity.com for a candid, personal, online review.</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-size: small;">VocabularySpellingCity helps students study word lists using 25 different learning activities such as <a href="https://www.spellingcity.com/sentence-unscramble.html" target="_blank">Unscramble</a>,
<a href="http://www.spellingcity.com/hangmouse.html" target="_blank">Hangman</a>, <a href="http://www.spellingcity.com/wordfind.html" target="_blank">WordFind</a>, and <a href="http://www.spellingcity.com/Games/crossword.html" target="_blank">Crossword Puzzle</a>.
Parents can create their own
<a href="http://www.spellingcity.com/Find-A-Spelling-List.html?utm_source=Backoffice&utm_medium=T4L+Email+List&utm_term=spellinglists&utm_campaign=VSCReview_Invite" target="_blank">spelling lists</a>, find published lists already available on the site,
or use any of dozens of <a href="http://www.spellingcity.com/teacher-resources.html" target="_blank">free teaching resources</a> on topics such as
<a href="http://www.spellingcity.com/multiple-meaning-words.html" target="_blank"> Multiple Meaning Words </a> and <a href="http://www.spellingcity.com/possessive-nouns.html" target="_blank"> Possessive Nouns </a>. Be sure to come back in three
weeks to read about my experience.</span><br />
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There might be more free memberships available for bloggers. If you're interested, find out how you can <a href="mailto:nancy@spellingcity.com" target="_blank">review VocabularySpellingCity.com</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Looking forward to trying it out. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06262498391081910965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623098767897431504.post-58683920415650077412013-02-12T17:38:00.000-08:002013-02-12T17:38:11.929-08:00Disappointment, Discouragement, Disillusionment<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCyh7urQppBqcygO8oTbCnKXRsACplw7mInK7iZ-MgzONmPWGTAuy5RfYi-H6c5d1TijMcPJ6ELm_sTHeCrCfOhCoG-6TAXxZDOuGEfWdzgHwEhCcljQSKHMjse79PP_1jCXa8h4ubPE/s1600/IMG_7501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCyh7urQppBqcygO8oTbCnKXRsACplw7mInK7iZ-MgzONmPWGTAuy5RfYi-H6c5d1TijMcPJ6ELm_sTHeCrCfOhCoG-6TAXxZDOuGEfWdzgHwEhCcljQSKHMjse79PP_1jCXa8h4ubPE/s320/IMG_7501.jpg" width="320" /></a>My family and I are taking a class at church using <a href="http://store.ibethel.org/p6116/dream-journey?ref=62" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dream Journey</i></a> by Andy & Janine Mason.
I didn’t know about the class before I chose my <a href="http://kovesblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/one-word-2013.html" target="_blank">One Word</a>. It gives me a great opportunity
to work through some of my issues with dreaming. Sometimes I feel like I need a
daily course instead of weekly. The topic of what to do with
dead dreams brought many insights.</div>
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When a dream dies we are affected by disappointment, then
discouragement, and maybe even disillusionment. </div>
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Disappointment can mean not meeting expectations or being removed
from office. Dreams die for a number of reasons. Things didn’t turn out like
expected. People didn’t understand or cooperate. We are hurt. We question who
we are and what we are supposed to be doing. “Who am I?” “What am I appointed
for?” “Have I been removed from my appointment?” </div>
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Discouragement is the lack of courage. We can’t go after
God’s dreams without courage. When a dream dies it may seem like it took all
our courage with it. It didn’t work this time, do I really want to try again?
It doesn’t seem to be working, do I want to go on?</div>
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Disillusionment is filled with confusion. It’s a hope
stealer, sometimes even a faith killer. Who am I? What am I doing? Did I
misunderstand God’s plan or purpose? What do I do now? Why try again?</div>
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I think processing, dealing with; healing from dead dream
restores hope, courage and sense of purpose. It may even resurrect a dead
dream.</div>
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Your dream may not be dead. It may just appear dead to you
because you had an expected outcome or an expected route to travel. Part of that disillusionment. God’s plan may
be quite different than ours. There may be an element of the dream God gave you that you
then took off with and missed where He intended you to go. God’s results don’t always look like ours. God may indeed
have given the dream, but without all the details. I think of<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/296696.Bruchko" target="_blank"> Bruce Olson</a>, a
missionary to the Motilone people of Columbia. He had a love for languages. He
thought he was meant to go to lots of schooling to use that love a languages.
God gave him a commission to the Motilone people. He couldn’t even understand
them. Eventually God used Bruce’s love and knowledge of languages to help the
Motilone’s write down their language and translate the scriptures for them to
read. It was God’s dream, but did not look the way Bruce expected. There were certainly times he thought he's dream was dead and so was he, for that matter.
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We must work through our disappointment, discouragement, and disillusionment. More on processing a dead dream next week.</div>
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I have asked before what to do when a dream dies. This week
in my Sunday school class I gained some insight into the answer. It seems
fairly straight forward, but still I had obviously missed it.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWmZB4EIoYoL_UmPUJdEl7icWOL7n9DfPU9Tid_Pf30fBWUUzBWAnYMt3K0ASynA9piNYaUzXBhrV59oMZnE1aMc_1d4zYwjMoshWwmvij58iYSzvffv4uvTlQ5CDuTK0AG8twPemGEY/s1600/IMG_6090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWmZB4EIoYoL_UmPUJdEl7icWOL7n9DfPU9Tid_Pf30fBWUUzBWAnYMt3K0ASynA9piNYaUzXBhrV59oMZnE1aMc_1d4zYwjMoshWwmvij58iYSzvffv4uvTlQ5CDuTK0AG8twPemGEY/s320/IMG_6090.jpg" width="320" /></a>What do you do when anything you love or is important to you
dies or is taken away? You grieve. See that was obvious. So the dream is dead
and I’m sad, mad, and confused. Perhaps in moving on, trying to be positive and
grateful the grieving process gets cut short. Unfinished grief leaves little
room for new dreams. A dead dream raises so many questions. Why didn’t it work?
What do I do now? Who am I? I thought I knew but it didn’t work out. Where was
God? I thought I was pursuing a dream, an assignment from God, was I wrong? I
thought I knew His voice, don’t I?</div>
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I saw in class this week that I have many dead dreams, too
many of them not fully processed. </div>
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Borrowing from the analogy in class, dead things stink.
Trust me on that one if you have no first-hand experience. I don’t mean like
freshly harvested meat, I mean it died and was left to rot. When our dream dies
we know it and we hurt, we are aware like we are aware of the stink of
something rotting. </div>
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If we’re not careful we can stink to those around us, too. </div>
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After a time the rotting thing dries up and doesn’t smell
anymore. Our dead dream stops hurting so much and we forget about it. It’s
still there. Satan knows about our dead dreams and he uses them to speak to us.
“You can’t do that. Remember last time you tried?”, “God wouldn’t ask you to
risk that.”, “Who do you think you are?”, “Why would God ask a failure like you
to do that?” I’m not sure but I think a properly grieved and processed dead
dream won’t give Satan any ammo.</div>
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I have many dead dreams, as I’ve said. One is a child. A
child I never held alive in my arms. For a time Satan had a heyday with me over
my loss. Over the years I grieved and processed the loss of my son. I still
miss him. I still can be overcome with longing and sadness. I no longer
question who I am or my purpose in life because my son died.</div>
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I have other
dreams that have died that have left me in a tailspin about who I am and what I
am supposed to be doing. Those are the ones not fully grieved and processed. Having
realized this I am in the process re-established God’s truth in my soul about
those dreams.</div>
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