What is of importance to you?
To me one of the most valuable aspects of this life is my time.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, 
“Everything on earth
 has its own time
 and its own season. 
There is a time 
for birth and death,
 
planting and reaping, 
for killing and healing,
 
destroying and building, 
for crying and laughing,
 
weeping and dancing, 
for throwing stones 
and gathering stones,
 
embracing and parting. 
There is a time 
for finding and losing,
 
keeping and giving, 
for tearing and sewing,
 
listening and speaking.
 There is also a time 
for love and hate,
 
for war and peace.” (CEV)

So what are you doing with the time that God has given you?

Psalm 90:12, “Teach us to use wisely
 all the time we have.” (CEV)

Do you recognize, He who gives you life?

Job 33:4, “The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life.” (NIV)

Why not take a deep breath…inhale the precious gift of life…
Recognize, Rest and Restore yourself in the truth of God’s love…

Life is worth the Living!

Isaiah 42:5-8, “God, the Lord, created the heavens and stretched them out. 
He created the earth and everything in it. 
He gives breath to everyone, life to everyone who walks the earth.” (NLT)

The following is “Part 2”of an interview that I did last summer on the "The Barb Marshall Show" with Love your Life Ministries. I hope you enjoy a snap shot of my heart and how I have been carefully shaped and molded by the Lord.

Caprice <><
P.S. If for some reason you are unable to view this video go to the website below
www.crossroads-ukiah.org/womens-blog

Jello…do you like jello?

I never have cared for the taste of jello, but I was always fascinated by it as a child. I remember watching my mom as she would place watery jello into a jello-mold, then place it in the refrigerator, a little time later out it would come with much ceremony, the mold would be flipped upside down onto a plate and out would come a duplicate of the mold. I was always impressed by it’s transformation!

So what are you allowing to shape and mold you?

I was thinking about how it is the jello that conforms or is transformed by what contains or molds it into shape. When the jello goes into the mold it has the nature of something that is fluid and pliable; it then converts into something that is of substance and takes on it’s shape.

Romans 12:2, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” (NIV)

So again I will ask you; what are you allowing to influence and shape you as a person…what are you rubbing elbows with in this place we call home?

Jesus knew who to keep connected to and then how to reflect that which is transforming.

2 Corinthians 3:17-18, “The Lord and the Spirit are one and the same, and the Lord’s Spirit sets us free. So our faces are not covered. They show the bright glory of the Lord, as the Lord’s Spirit makes us more and more like our glorious Lord.” (CEV)

How about you? What pattern is shaping your form?…Here is a voice of wisdom…

Spend time with the Lord for He is good. And then your face will be bright with a reflection of “His Glorious Love”! 


Caprice <><

Mother, sister, daughter, wife, BFF, Ministry Leader…
how is it that I can be all of them…
yet still be just…
me?

I wear many hats, 
yet I have one purpose…
to be all that God created me to be. 

So who am I or who are you in the scheme of this life?       

 I am His…


John 1:12, “But to all who believed him and accepted him, 
he gave the right to become children of God.” (NLT)

You are His beloved!

1 Peter 1:3-5, “What a God we have! And how fortunate we are to have him, 
this Father of our Master Jesus! 
Because Jesus was raised from the dead, 
we’ve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, 
including a future in heaven--
and the future starts now! 
God is keeping careful watch over us and the future. 
The Day is coming when you’ll have it all—life healed and whole.” (MSG)

To whom am I united or connected?

Galatians 3:28, “Faith in Christ Jesus is what makes each of you equal with each other, 
whether you are a Jew or a Greek, 
a slave or a free person, 
a man or a woman.” (CEV)

How does this connection work?

Romans 8:28, 
“And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good 
of those who love God 
and are called according to his purpose for them.” (NLT)

This bond is revealing…

John 13:34-35, “But I am giving you a new command. 
You must love each other, 
just as I have loved you. 
If you love each other, 
everyone will know that you are my disciples.” (CEV)

What is the purpose of this bond?

To glorify God and complete the task…thus I need to be transformed…

Romans 12:2, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, 
but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. 
Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is--
his good, 
pleasing and 
perfect will.” (NIV)


Go for it!

Be you…Be His!

 

Caprice <><

I took on a project this winter…a really BIG project! 
Over the years what started as one or two Scottish broom bushes, became an invasion 
of a plant that is not native to our area. This bush is really pretty when it blooms, but that is about it. 
No other benefits, only a huge take-over! 
I have been working at removing it from a section of our ranch and believe me this is not an easy task! 
Oh how much simpler it would have been if I would have tended to it on a regular basis.

You see this noxious plant obstructs good growth in forests, meadows and fields. 
What starts as a little yellow color that is pleasant to the eye soon takes over, blocking out all other good growth. 
We, too, need to be aware of the things that choke out the good life. 
Anything that is noxious to us is harmful to our lives and health…
it can result in a moral, spiritual or social corruption.

Matthew 13: 3-7 “What do you make of this? A farmer planted seed…Some fell in the weeds; as it came up, it was strangled by the weeds.” (MSG)

Do you ever feel like you can’t see the light of day?

Those things that should have never been allowed to take root, have crowded your vision?

Matthew 13:22, “The seed cast in the weeds is the person who hears the kingdom news, 
but weeds of worry and illusions about getting more 
and wanting everything under the sun strangle what was heard, 
and nothing comes of it.” (MSG)

Why not start today and weed out the toxic growth in your life that blocks the “Son” from shinning his love into your heart. One weed at a time is a good beginning; 
before you know the beauty will return to your field! 

Caprice <><

I stood by the window this morning as the sun rose to dawn a new day. As the rays of light entered the room I noticed some ugly spider webs that had been hidden from my view in a dim room the other afternoon. Spider webs I miss when cleaning a room because of poor illumination always frustrate me. Then it struck me…isn’t that true of my own life?

Ephesians 5:13-14, “And when all things are brought out to the light, then their true nature is clearly revealed; for anything that is clearly revealed becomes light. That is why it is said, “Wake up, sleeper, and rise from death, and Christ will shine on you.” (GNT)

If I choose not to expose the cobwebs of my heart, mind and actions, I become hindered in my life as a believer. We need to live in the light of the day, by the rays of the “Son shine” that help to reveal the webs of our own lives. We need to rid the cobwebs from the windows of our souls.

Romans 13:12, “Night is almost over, and day will soon appear. We must stop behaving as people do in the dark and be ready to live in the light.” (CEV)

Won’t you live in the light of the “son” trusting that His way is the best way? Put away for good the things of darkness and begin today in the rays of His light.

Proverbs 28:13, “A man who refuses to admit his mistakes can never be successful. But if he confesses and forsakes them, he gets another chance.” (TLB)

I will get out my vacuum and rid the window of the webs as soon as I finish this blog and then I will shine some light into my own life so I can see clearly the walk I am intended to walk as a child of the Lord.

“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen. Not only because I see it, but because I see everything by it. “ C. S. Lewis

Caprice <><

Note: I was gone last week serving with the California Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Ministries. I will be sharing some stories with you soon!