His

July 14, 2017July 15, 2017 / Susie Stewart / 7 Comments

His was the kiss on your cheek

kind and sweet

His was the pat on your back

encouraging

His was the embrace

warm and sincere

His was were the eyes

truly seeing

His was the laughter

enjoying your joy

His were the tears of empathy

when you suffered

His is the heart

who understands you

His was the life, pure and beautiful

ungrudgingly given for you

– Susie Stewart

We love because He first loved us.

– 1 John 4:19 (NIV)

May your unfailing love be with us, Lord,
even as we put our hope in You.

– Psalm 33:22 (NIV)

But You, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,
slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.

– Psalm 86:15 (NIV)

See what great love the Father has lavished on us…

– 1 John 3:1 (NIV)

When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.

– John 11:33 (NIV)

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Jericho Has a Gondola?

July 8, 2017July 8, 2017 / Susie Stewart / 6 Comments

Hey Everyone! I intended to blog everyday, and tried, but I just didn’t have the time, energy, or bandwidth to be able to. So I will do my best to recapture each day, if not only for myself, to keep the memories alive. This was the most special trip I’ve ever been on. Profound is an understatement.

Our hotel, the Ma’agan Eden Kibbutz Village on the Sea of Galilee was very beautiful, as you can see by these photos. This is a Kibbutz, which is a communal living cluster of homes and occupations. The hotel is part of it.

What these photos don’t really show you is the sweeping view of the Sea of Galilee. Taking that in was so beautiful. Tiberius was right across the lake through the haze. This time of year typically has a lot of haze.

It was interesting to observe Jews as families living and vacationing together. A wonderful sense of community and togetherness.

From this resort we headed out for a day of touring.

As we were driving around in our bus we would often see huge groves of banana palms covered in a massive box of netting to speed up growth and preserve as much water as possible inside.

We headed to Capernaum (or as our tour guide Daniel referred to it, Ca-per-na-HOOM), first thing this day because it can be one of the hotter places. Jesus spent two years here.

We walked around and in the area of where the synagogue was. You can see the difference in the color of stone from ancient times to more recent. In Jesus’ day the stone was at the bottom, darker, volcanic.

Being in Capernaum thrilled my heart. I imagined Christ walking in this town, spending time with people, teaching, and healing. He healed Peter’s mother most likely in this spot a modern-day church has been built over. We spent some time praying in the church.

We looked out at the water from Capernaum and stood with a statue of Peter with the inscription, “Thou art Peter, and upon this Rock I will build my church.” ~ Matthew 16

We then drove through Tiberius. What a cool town on the hills of the lake! Andy was kind of obsessing over Tiberius.

On to the Mount of Beatitudes! Catholics have made this site, thought to be the place where Jesus spoke the Beatitudes, into a very beautiful spot to visit and worship in.

By the way, we were very blessed to have Bob Siegel and his wife Dana along with us. Bob is extremely knowledgeable in all things Bible and has his own radio program (bobsiegel.net). He spoke to us on descending stairs as Jesus would have spoken to the people on that hill, being at the bottom of the group. The Missions Pastor from our church, Crossroads Community Church, who did such a great job of leading our entire group to the Holy Land, is standing next to Bob teaching. Bob is his brother-in-law.

As we drove away from the Galilee area and headed south to the desert, I though a lot about how it would be to travel in the hot sun through these parts. Not an easy thing. Below is when we passed over one part of the Jordan River.

As we followed along the Jordan River path, we were right next to the border with Syria and with Jordan. You can see the security fences in the photos below. It was sobering to see first hand what the Jews need to do in order to protect themselves from hostile neighbors.

Trees planted always made a stark contrast with the rocky desert. Did you know that in the last 100 years, Jews have planted over 200 million trees in Israel? It adds so much!

One of the most shocking things for me during this day, was seeing Jericho. In all my imaginings growing up, I did not expect Jericho to look like this! Aaannd, modern day Jericho has a gondola! Who knew?!

In Jericho we stopped for lunch at the Sultana Restaurant. When we stepped off the bus it was 117 degrees and when we left it was 119. What?!?! The food was delicious and I especially loved this dessert. The staff of the restaurant were entertaining and made even our meal a drama. One of our team members, Carlie, was used as a model to demonstrate a dead sea mud mask that you take off with a magnet!

This man asked us if we wanted to buy a flying carpet. 🙂

One thing I didn’t realize before visiting Jericho is how close in proximity it is to the Dead Sea. All such a barren desert area.

Our guide brought our attention to a monastery cut into the mountains where they have kept the skulls of priests for hundreds of years, and to a very old sycamore tree like the one Zachaeus climbed.

As we headed to Jerusalem, large areas that have held refugees were also pointed out to us.

We saw surprising Jewish settlements in Arab areas, like this one on the hill.

Bedouin camps camps at the foot of mountains.

and Palestinian neighborhoods

I was struck by the differences in Arab and Jewish neighborhoods.

We drove steeply uphill through the desert until we got to

Jerusalem!

What a vast, interesting, beautiful place.

We overlooked the city from a place where many names were recorded of people who had given over a million dollars to help enhance and build Jerusalem. One of the names you might recognize – Steven Spielberg. Many Jews from all over the world contribute generously to furthering the building, education, agriculture, and more.

Not far from this site, was Bethlehem. We overlooked the city and the hills where the shepherds saw the angels at night. It looked nothing like I had imagined. I felt thankful to see what it was really like. Bethlehem is a town that is mostly muslim now, which also surprised me.

I took a small piece of this hyssop plant and brought it home. It has a very strong scent.

“Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.” ~ Psalm 51:7

“Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin and put some of the blood on the top and on both sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out of the door of your house until morning.” ~ Exodus 12:22

“A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. When He had received the drink, Jesus said, ‘It is finished.’ With that, He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.”

– John 19:29-30

This was a sharp, beautiful thistle, and a ginormous aloe vera plant.

As if all of this wasn’t enough to fill a day, we got to go to a portion of the Jordan River and get baptized! How wonderful is that?

Thank you to Bob and Guy for baptizing us! And thank You Jesus for giving us a reason to testify to new life in You!

We capped it all off with a night out near the Old City at a happenin’ mall. We happened to be there for a light show and presentation. The old is mixed with the new in so many amazing ways in this city.

My favorite part of the evening was watching people dancing in the streets together. It was joyful and just made me happy.

So! Believe it or not, that was all in one day! The whole week the Israel Tour Company did such a phenomenal job making sure we experienced everything we intended to experience with the longer stay. I’m so grateful. Onto the next day!

I rejoiced with those who said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
Our feet are standing
in your gates, Jerusalem.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May those who love you be secure.
May there be peace within your walls
and security within your citadels.”

– Psalm 122:1,2,6,7 (NIV)

Photos by Susie Stewart

The Day That Was Not To Be

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 / Susie Stewart / 8 Comments

Every day

the imperfections of life

show up

and those things,

those disappointments,

that hard stuff

threatens to hold us …

My husband and I, we have been anticipating the trip of a lifetime for many months. A touring trip to the Holy Land, to Israel. And this wasn’t supposed to be just any vacation, but a chance to walk where Jesus walked. To be at the heart of His heart. And to do this with 43 other people from our church. We gave up our yearly trip to Uganda to go on this trip.

We counted down the days until our departure.

And the day finally arrived on Tuesday of this week. Our group all smiles, met at the airport, luggage in tow. We arrived extra early since our group was so big. Everyone got there on time, and we talked and got to know one another at the gate.

Excitement was in the air.

People started to stand in boarding lines, while we stayed seated, preferring to sit in the terminal than in the still plane. As we talked with our friends, we kept glancing up at the lines. Why weren’t they moving?

“There has been a slight delay in boarding. We appreciate your patience.”

Didn’t give it another thought. Then the same announcement came again.

Then this.

“A ladder has hit the side of the plane and they are assessing the damage.”

Ok. How much damage can a ladder do to the side of an airplane?

“I’m sorry to tell you, but a ladder has hit the engine, doing damage to it, and the pilot has made the decision to cancel this flight. You can re-book a flight by going back to the ticketing counter.”

Wait a minute. What?!

A LADDER canceled our flight???

Hmmmmm…

This was inconvenient. But we’ll be on another flight in no time.

time

But in the imperfect

we look to The Perfect

We handle our circumstances with a loose grip

and we hold tight to God

We know not the complexity

of Sovereignty over Billions

in the imperfect

And remind ourselves

it’s not all about me

Our Missions Pastor, our fearless leader, handled all with wisdom and grace, and we all prayed. Back at our homes we waited for word.

Each hour and each day that passed by, I felt the loss of time in the place I dreamed to go. Each site, recorded in the Bible, I wouldn’t see.

We were scheduled to leave on Tuesday, and with such a large group, we now are scheduled to leave on Friday.

Days lost…

And I felt peaceful and I felt ok with it all. Until last night. All I felt was sad and disappointed.

All our preparations

all our planning

are really subject to the brokenness

of this world

and the guiding hand

of Almighty God

Those plans sit in our heads

and sometimes

that’s where they stay,

never to come to fruition

And we learn to say

“It is well with my soul.”

When I woke up this morning, sharing my heart with the One who knows me best, He reminded me about something I said to my husband at the airport on Tuesday.

“When you are in love, you are content to be anywhere as long as you can be with that person.”

I want to be in Israel today, but I’m at home. The sadness is real and the disappointment is real. But I know I don’t have to sit in that place.

God gives perspective.

My Love dwelled in the Holy Land

walking among us

And now He dwells here with me

in my heart

and I am blessed

He is teaching me

contentment

in Him

Lord-willing, I look forward to sharing with you about our experiences in Israel. I bow my plans to my Sovereign’s nod.

– Susie Stewart

The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son, Generous inside and out, true from start to finish.

– John 1:14 (NIV)

A person may plan his own journey, but the Lord directs his steps.

– Proverbs 16:9 (GW)

For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster to give you a future and a hope.

– Jeremiah 29:11 (AMP)

Don’t be anxious about things; instead, pray. Pray about everything. He longs to hear your requests, so talk to God about your needs and be thankful for what has come. And know that the peace of God (a peace that is beyond any and all of our human understanding) will stand watch over your hearts and minds in Jesus, the Anointed One.

– Philippians 4:6,7 (VOICE)

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To Be With You

June 18, 2017June 18, 2017 / Susie Stewart / Leave a comment

Jesus,

You have been loved by your Father

Forever

And how thankful we are

that You want to share that love

Welcoming us in,

the adopted

into the intimacy

already there

How blessed

are the Children of God

And You not only welcome us

but You long for us

You want this great big family

of loved ones

How encircling is Your heart,

my Lord

I can’t wait to be with You

where You are

– Susie Stewart

Father, I long for the time when those You have given Me can join Me in My place so they may witness My glory, which comes from You. You have loved Me before the foundations of the cosmos were laid.

– John 17:24 (VOICE)

But for all who did receive and trust in Him, He gave them the right to be reborn as children of God

– John 1:12 (VOICE)

And now, children, stay with Christ. Live deeply in Christ. Then we’ll be ready for Him when He appears, ready to receive Him with open arms, with no cause for red-faced guilt or lame excuses when He arrives.

– 1 John 2:28 (MSG)

How blessed is God! And what a blessing He is! He’s the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in Him. Long before He laid down earth’s foundations, He had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of His love, to be made whole and holy by His love. Long, long ago He decided to adopt us into His family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure He took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of His lavish gift-giving by the hand of His beloved Son.

– Ephesians 1:3-6 (MSG)

Father, I want those you gave Me
To be with Me, right where I am,
So they can see My glory, the splendor you gave Me,
Having loved Me
Long before there ever was a world.
Righteous Father, the world has never known You,
But I have known You, and these disciples know
That You sent me on this mission.
I have made Your very being known to them—
Who You are and what you do—
And continue to make it known,
So that Your love for Me
Might be in them
Exactly as I am in them.

– John 17:24-26 (MSG)

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All Is Grace

June 16, 2017 / Susie Stewart / Leave a comment

All

Grace

It covers

and infiltrates

and should flow freely

from the ones who have received it

from God

Grace has a way of bringing

a sigh of relief

to those in it’s presence

Grace loves freely

and without a catch

It doesn’t dwell on the failures

and the wrongdoing

Grace can’t be anything

but gracious

and it heals and mends

in this broken place

All is grace

– Susie Stewart

Now God has us where He wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus. Saving is all his idea, and all His work. All we do is trust Him enough to let Him do it. It’s God’s gift from start to finish! We don’t play the major role. If we did, we’d probably go around bragging that we’d done the whole thing! No, we neither make nor save ourselves. God does both the making and saving. He creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join Him in the work He does, the good work He has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better be doing.

– Ephesians 2:7-10 (MSG)

Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.

-Romans 6:14 (NLT)

For out of His fullness [the superabundance of His grace and truth] we have all received grace upon grace [spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing, favor upon favor, and gift heaped upon gift].

-John 1:16 (AMP)

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You’ve Been Played

June 9, 2017June 9, 2017 / Susie Stewart / Leave a comment

I say to you

and I say to myself

Don’t get played

Don’t walk into the trap

the enemy has set for you

He is slick

and he is sneaky

He doesn’t play fair

And before you know it

you’re caught up in the same old stuff

You can’t get over

how clueless the people around you are

You grab hold

of those old vices

those addictions

those escapes

You stray from truth

and become complacent

You forget the now

and that being offended is a choice

You forget that grace should reign

in you

and through you

And you’ve been played

By the one who seeks to divide

who seeks to destroy

who wants you bitter

who desires your downfall

And when you realize you’ve been played

you don’t hesitate

You run back

to Solid

to Grace

to Authentic

to Alert

to Unity

to Love

You embrace your Father

and thank Him

for opening your eyes once again

to the true enemy

– Susie Stewart

The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows].

– John 10:10 (AMP)

When you forgive this man, I forgive him, too. And when I forgive whatever needs to be forgiven, I do so with Christ’s authority for your benefit, so that satan will not outsmart us. For we are familiar with his evil schemes.

– 2 Corinthians 2:9-11 (NLT)

He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.

– John 8:44 (NLT)

Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could He die, and only by dying could He break the power of the devil, who had the power of death.

– Hebrews 2:14 (NLT)

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God Doesn’t Need You

May 17, 2017May 17, 2017 / Susie Stewart / Leave a comment

God doesn’t need you,

you know

But He’s

desperate

for you

He longs deeply

with a Father’s heart

God is fulfilled in Himself,

gloriously satisfied

but He would go to great lengths

just for you

He was willing to give Himself,

to give His Son

He gave up Heaven position

in perfection

to enter our broken world,

to walk with imperfect

He was willing to spend years

in dust and dirt and filth

like us

And He didn’t have to

Love

compels

the heart of God

and pure love made Him so desperate for YOU

that He allowed His own torture

and murder

He didn’t need to!

and He didn’t need you!

But

He was

desperate

for you

when you reject that gift,

that Deity sacrifice

you couldn’t turn from a greater treasure

It’s absurd

– Susie Stewart

This is how much God loved the world: He gave His Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in Him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending His Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in Him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust Him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person’s failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to Him.

– John 3:16-18 (MSG)

The Lord appeared to me in a faraway place and said, “I love you with an everlasting love. So I will continue to show you my kindness.”

– Jeremiah 31:3 (GW)

There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

– John 15:13 (NLT)

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Grace Flow

May 3, 2017 / Susie Stewart / 2 Comments

Today, my friend

I pray for you to know

really know

the grace that is yours

I pray that in the midst

of all the Have Tos

and Suppose Tos

and Got Tos

that you find the rhythms

of God’s grace flowing in you

That you enjoy

just being loved

And that you don’t forget to breathe in grace

and exhale praise

strengthened by God

knowing He is not burdensome

I pray this for you today

– Susie Stewart

But if it is by grace [God’s unmerited favor], it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace [it would not be a gift but a reward for works].

– Romans 11:6 (AMP)

– John 1:16 (AMP)

So you, my son, be strong [constantly strengthened] and empowered in the grace that is [to be found only] in Christ Jesus.

– 2 Timothy 2:1 (AMP)

Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to Me. Get away with Me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with Me and work with Me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with Me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.

– Matthew 11:28-30 (MSG)

The amazing grace of the Master, Jesus Christ, the extravagant love of God, the intimate friendship of the Holy Spirit, be with all of you.

– 2 Corinthians 13:14 (MSG)

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Darkness

April 14, 2017 / Susie Stewart / Leave a comment

You descended into darkness

for Me

willingly

You were covered in it

Light of the World,

You chose the dark

of torture

of death

of condemnation

of sin

of the tomb

for me

And if You hadn’t,

I would be floundering and suffering

in darkness

Lost

and alone

So thank You,

sweet Savior

for clothing Yourself in darkness

so I could be clothed in Your Light

– Susie Stewart

Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged. The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on His head. They clothed Him in a purple robe and went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they slapped Him in the face.

Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews gathered there, “Look, I am bringing Him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against Him.” When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”

As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!”

But Pilate answered, “You take Him and crucify Him. As for me, I find no basis for a charge against Him.”

The Jewish leaders insisted, “We have a law, and according to that law He must die, because He claimed to be the Son of God.”

When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid, and he went back inside the palace. “Where do you come from?” he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer. “Do you refuse to speak to me?” Pilate said. “Don’t you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?”

Jesus answered, “You would have no power over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.”

From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, “If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar.”

When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge’s seat at a place known as the Stone Pavement (which in Aramaic is Gabbatha). It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon.

“Here is your king,” Pilate said to the Jews.

But they shouted, “Take Him away! Take Him away! Crucify Him!”

“Shall I crucify your king?” Pilate asked.

“We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered.

Finally Pilate handed Him over to them to be crucified.
So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. Carrying His own cross, He went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). There they crucified Him, and with Him two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle.

Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: Jesus of nazareth, the king of the jews. Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek. The chief priests of the Jews protested to Pilate, “Do not write ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that this man claimed to be king of the Jews.”

Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”

When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took His clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.

“Let’s not tear it,” they said to one another. “Let’s decide by lot who will get it.”

This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled that said,

“They divided My clothes among them
and cast lots for My garment.”
So this is what the soldiers did.

Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother, His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw His mother there, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.
Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. When He had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, He bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. But when they came to Jesus and found that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones will be broken,” and, as another scripture says, “They will look on the One they have pierced.”
Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds. Taking Jesus’ body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs. At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid. Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.

– John 19:19 (NIV)

God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

– 2 Corinthians 5:21 (NIV)

“No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again.”

– John 10:18 (NLT)

As I watched the vision unfold, thrones were set in place, And the Ancient of Days took His throne above all. His clothes were the purest white, as white as snow, and the hair of His head was like the finest wool. His throne was a flaming fire, set on wheels that blazed like the sun.

– Daniel 7:9 (VOICE)

So Boring

April 5, 2017 / Susie Stewart / Leave a comment

If you think

church stuff

is boring

If you think

answering to God

is stifling

If you think

Jesus-following

is all about rules

Wake Up!

Because you are asleep

Open your eyes

to a full and abundant life!

Realize true hope

and unexplainable peace

and overflowing joy!

See

Hear

Taste

Experience

your creative

inspiring

mind-blowing

God!

Dive in to the deep

of His

swallow-you-up Love!

Know the calming serenity

of wrongs paid for unmerited

Find your DEEP

in Jesus!

It’s available

to EVERYONE

Why would you not choose

Abundant?!

– Susie Stewart

The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows].

– John 10:10 (AMP)

I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord. They are plans for peace and not disaster, plans to give you a future filled with hope.

– Jeremiah 29:11 (GW)

I pray that God, the source of all hope, will infuse your lives with an abundance of joy and peace in the midst of your faith so that your hope will overflow through the power of the Holy Spirit.

– Romans 15:13 (VOICE)

The Eternal One will never leave you; He will lead you in the way that you should go. When you feel dried up and worthless, God will nourish you and give you strength. And you will grow like a garden lovingly tended; you will be like a spring whose water never runs out.

– Isaiah 58:11 (VOICE)

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