My Divine Notes

Ephesians 5:17 Don’t act thoughtlessly, but try to find out and do whatever the Lord wants you to.  Death has taken too many people who have been part of my life during the last year.  All were young except for my Mother.  This week another childhood family friend took his last breath after a long illness. I had wished him a blessed new year of life in mid-September.   I want to yell, "God, please stop!"   But I know better.  Instead,  it occurs to me that I should be living each and everyday with that last breath in mind.   One day, I will close my eyes and breathe a last Blanca breath.  And I will move into eternity with my ancestors.  While I'm here, I resolve to:  Not keep grudges Smile at strangers Be friendly to all Care about my neighbors Love helpless animals, and  Listen compassionately   Because I know... this earthly life is not...

Isaiah 65 The Bible makes me strong. 17 Look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth,       and no one will even think about the old ones anymore. 19 I will rejoice over Jerusalem     and delight in my people. And the sound of weeping and crying     will be heard in it no more.  20 No longer will babies die when only a few days old.     No longer will adults die before they have lived a full life. When it’s hard to see through the valley I don’t know about you and your life, but I know that sometimes I’d like to wipe all the pain, sorrow and major hassles of my life away. That’s the truth. Sometimes life becomes overwhelming and I want to push back and grasp for some semblance of normal. The problem is that once you are in the valley facing whatever shadows, there’s really no going back to ‘normal.’ My life is not ideal right now. I can say that this broken ankle is not...

2 Corinthians 1:4 He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. I’m in a season of sorrow as I watch my mother slowly start to leave her earthly body. She’s in hospice care. Other key people in my life are also facing serious health issues, and I’ve also had to deal with the “thorns” that I battle. I am taking care of myself by sharing my burdens with the Lord and with the people who are closest to me. In short, I’m doing all I can humanly do to remain in God’s peace. And most days, I’m amazed at the joy in my heart regardless of my circumstances. But some days it’s hard… I feel helpless when Mom’s in pain and I watch her suffer but not complain. All I can do is reassure her that the staff is doing all they can to keep her comfortable and that I love her. And then I cry and my heart breaks and that’s when I feel deep sorrow. I remind myself that Jesus wept (John 11:35...

Written June 19, 2011 John 14:6 (GW) 6 Jesus answered him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one goes to the Father except through me. Those details between the lines: The journey without my Dad A few days ago I wrote a tribute to my dad for Father’s Day on my Facebook page. But it’s what I didn’t write that’s been in my heart.   My dad died when I was 12 years old, read my Divine Note #49 for background. Knowing God as my Heavenly Father changed my life. I’m sharing notes from an impactful sermon “Healing the Father Fracture” by Pastor Gregory Dickow . ·         Many people know God as friend, savior, master, etc., and those are all important, but ·         We must know God as our Heavenly Father because we’re living in a fatherless and un-fathered generation ·         Many men have no or had no father figure; many parent through their own brokennes...