tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12777276.post1589439344526917514..comments2023-09-02T09:31:26.472-07:00Comments on Confirm The Work of Our Hands: Twenty One Days In - It's All About HimShelley L. MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15037786480134738465noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12777276.post-80024209127936193872010-01-24T17:54:36.870-07:002010-01-24T17:54:36.870-07:00PJ, thanks for you comment! It's always good w...PJ, thanks for you comment! It's always good when we focus on others :o)Shelley L. MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15037786480134738465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12777276.post-3304424557800632502010-01-24T17:11:56.119-07:002010-01-24T17:11:56.119-07:00I like this post...like how you focused on a readi...I like this post...like how you focused on a reading. I also got to thinking on the idea that we need to trust our God given talents! (like you asked how could we have done Elijah's act...well, we all have great acts (that we may or may not know) but we must trust and USE the talents He has given us! My main way of focusing is to focus on others daily!PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00104319952137455099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12777276.post-67088720002833980332010-01-22T09:38:07.534-07:002010-01-22T09:38:07.534-07:00Glad you enjoyed the post Georgiana :o)Glad you enjoyed the post Georgiana :o)Shelley L. MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15037786480134738465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12777276.post-90528703268362607232010-01-22T06:52:49.076-07:002010-01-22T06:52:49.076-07:00Great post! It's so hard sometimes to take the...Great post! It's so hard sometimes to take the focus off ourselves and what we want out of life. This morning, this was part of my prayers. It really is hard to imagine that Elijah was like us, but I'm going to chew on that today.Georgiana Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148430180111786272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12777276.post-7320872637969362632010-01-21T17:26:46.024-07:002010-01-21T17:26:46.024-07:00Patrina, thank you so much for your words of encou...Patrina, thank you so much for your words of encouragement! They mean a great deal to me!Shelley L. MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15037786480134738465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12777276.post-85214678085099425862010-01-21T16:04:16.435-07:002010-01-21T16:04:16.435-07:00Good one Shelly.How do I keep the focus on Him rat...Good one Shelly.How do I keep the focus on Him rather than me? <br /><br />Praising Him with my mouth. I sing a lot of the hymns, being raised in a pastor's home and old country churches where they stood on the foundational hymns. God places a song on my heart -sometimes upon waking - and it is on my lips all day long. This revives my heart and sometimes depressed mind. Changes my position and puts Him first and foremost on my agenda - no matter what I'm doing through out the day. <br /><br />Reading the WORD - and journaling my spiritual dreams all keep Him in the forefront. Being an encouragement to others - even in the midst of my own dark valley sometimes, keep my mind off of my valley and on Him because that's what He's gifted me with - encouragement. His gifts in me lift me higher. <br /><br />Thanks for presenting the question. And thanks for struggling to persevere and write these words. Press on! God wants your voice to reach the mutitude of PEOPLE. He's created you with so much creativity and a loving insightful heart. Don't let the enemy tell you a lie. Just start writing - and the words will come. Tell the enemy to go, and start writing. I have to do the same thing. The enemy wants to steal our voice because he knows that the Lord has given us somethng of value to share. The enemy's goal against us is to keep our voice hidden. I believe that the Lord is going to anoint the gifting of written words for this season. Don't let the enemy rob you of God's words in you..<br /><br />Press on!<br /><br />In His Love, we are sisters :)<br />Parina <")>>< <br /><br />My word verification for this comment was PRIDE. I thot that apropriate for your question. Pride keeps us in the forefront - humitlty keeps God first.Patrinas Pencilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08103800317102189590noreply@blogger.com