When life gets a little crazy and you wish the world would stop for a bit so you could take a few deep breaths, it might help to dwell on things too wonderful to understand. Grace weaves her way into the small and miraculous if we would simply practice receiving her. I’m attempting to make it a weekly practice here, to pause in time for the soul to breathe in the wonder.
Like the way yellow and green shoot up from a small brown seed
the way of a creation creating
and the way words bring life to me now because someone was brave enough to say them back then.
What are the things too wonderful for you today? The way of …
The way of Stillness: How my physical limitations do not in anyway limit my heavenly father.
The way of Joy: Turning to the Tree Of Life because there is no KNOWING outside of Him.
Thanks you Emily for this treasure today.
The way God ministers to my heart through the hearts of others.
The way quiet mornings with my Life-giver make long days enjoyable.
Your heart is beautiful, Emily!
the way God loves me unconditionally…for this former performer, it is good to know that he loves me. period. the end.
nothing to do with me or my works..everything to do with him. just him. his death on the cross. his resurrection. HIM.
The way of the unknown…perfectly planned, perfectly timed…perfectly held in the traveling….
the way He takes things Satan meant to harm and turns them into good.
the way of healing creating me new.
the way His word is new even after all these years……
the way He loves my children more than I do…..
the way He gifts us so we can minister to each other.(thank you)
The way He floods the hopeless heart with HOPE!
Love your spiderweb picture. They fascinate me. I love coming across ones that just seem to be hanging in midair. I am pretty certain some spiders have superpower jumping skills!
The way of learning.
The way of knowledge.
The way of empowering me to change the world.
I am a student at the University of Southern California and follow your blog every day. You offer simple reminders of the little things, and I am so thankful for that. Too often I get swept up in life and forget to take a few steps back and notice the beautiful. The creation. The manifestations of my blessings.
Beautiful words and even more beautiful photos. Thank you, Emily!
The way of His wisdom……it is always pure, peaceful, protective, and life giving.
The way of His Love…..He is concerned with the things that concern me. Psalm 138:8
The way of His strength…….He has shown Himself All Powerful to me.
Happy Wednesday, Emily!
P.S. If you would remember me in prayer today, I would be so thankful. This pastor’s wife is going into “one of those kinds of meetings” this afternoon. I wondered if a prayer from one pastor’s wife to another might be a blessing.
It requires courage for me to even ask for prayer…..what’s up with that?
The way the morning air comes at me so clean, and the sun keeps rising again and again. The way my husband loves me through all my imperfections, and prefers me above all others.
The way of the Lord is too wonderful to me…seeing His plan unfold under such contrasting circumstances.
The way of trying something new to find that you have to wait. My husband once told me that patience is love waiting. I am constantly being redirected to this teaching point.
Brooke
I’m receiving Grace everyday in the way my husband is loving me through my cancer diagnosis and treatment, the way my friends and family are rallying around me, and the way I am seeing blessings through every step of this process.
The way of my children coming with hugs and kisses and smiles after a tantrum (kid’s or mama’s).
oh, me too! Heaven knows, me too!!!
The way of Greek salad.
So not joking.
OH. Yeah!
rest. how we can truly rest in Him.
The way a friend accepts me and reminds me that my issues aren’t to be minimized because hers seem bigger–they’re all life. I am in awe of this Grace.
The way I get another chance every day to live in a graceful state.
The way they sing, whole-souled, watching my face for the smile which says “well done.’
The way of thick fog in a morning after a night of rain.
The way that mistakes openly acknowledged open the way for laugher, for more grace.
The way of longing for beauty: it’s true. I do.
And if you seek, you do find: that’s true, too.
The way of my little boy picking a flower just for me, or my oldest telling me her secrets, or my 7 year old lighting up when I walk into her classroom.
Also? I LOVE that book, Walking on Water.
The way He takes my cry for help and provides the strength and grace I need to feel Joy instead of Grumpiness. Oh, He is faithful!
The way I can start over every day.
Today I was really struck by my need to be present in the way of grace! I had just sat, tears-streaming, at my computer, blogging about how hard it is for me to be in God’s grace sometimes, and then I saw this post of yours! I think the Lord’s very sweetly reminding me about grace today. Thank you!
I’ve been thinking about you a lot in the last few weeks. You wouldn’t know it, for I haven’t commented very much. Truth be told, I’ve been holed up, working on a talk I’m to give next Monday at a Renovare’ Essentials Conference in Pennsylvania. The title of my talk (I didn’t choose it; it was assigned to me): “Grace: The Foundation of Life with God.”
Hmmm. Yes. Most definitely yes.
Do I have profound thoughts to offer? Not particularly. But partly because of your ministry here, I have more understanding of grace than I used to. So I thank you.
And I thank you for this post. I think I told you that I’m doing a weekly linky party on Mondays now–”Grace Imparted” at Imparting Grace. My creativity in naming things knows no bounds. If you’d ever like to join the small group assembled there, I’d surely love to have you. My hope is to encourage people to think in terms of how everything is gift from God–every big and small thing a product of His grace.
Love you, sweet friend!
Hi Emily,
I didn’t know where to put this comment.
I didn’t want to enter the giveaway because I immediately clicked the links and had
the ebook download to my nook.
I guess if I was to comment on this post I would say that I am loving the way that God is using you
and how you are allowing yourself to be used.
Thank you for your vulnerability and candidness.
I am loving and devouring your book and I wish that I could sit and buy you a cup of coffee and chat awhile.
Also your post today, just hit a tender spot.
Lately, I have felt like the dream of writing a book is too lofty and out of reach.
I sat and listened a few months ago, as I friend stated emphatically that one has to be pursued by an agent.
It felt impossible to even daydream, when you have a teeny little
blog that barely creates a ripple in an ocean of amazing writers with huge followings.
So once again, thank you for allowing me to feel a bit discouraged yet not remain there by instead, getting
better armed and encouraged!
Bless you abundantly!
I’m a bit late to this, but I wanted to comment anyway. Last week, I found out that I am pregnant with our first child! I have been so busy trying to be the same as I was before the knowing, trying to keep up at work, mentally spinning over all the unknowns – work, health, money, etc. – that I haven’t really taken the time to quietly marvel at the fact that right now, God is knitting a baby within me. That little blip on the ultrasound screen, that the doctor wasn’t sure was anything, that blip is our baby. In about 34 weeks, that blip, Lord willing, will be a real, live baby in our arms. I think that’s what is top on my to-do list this weekend – marveling.
Oh, Walking on Water! I just love that book.