My Soul...

Wait in expectation

Psalm 5:2-3
Listen to my cry for help,
my King and my God,
for to you I pray.
In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you
and wait in expectation.

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 2/26/2007 0 comments    

Living in The Power of Hope

Living in The Power of Hope
is the topic during service today
a timely message in my recent state of turmoil and distress
I am reminded to humble myself
and come to the One who brings comfort

Proverbs 3:34
God resists the proud
but gives grace to the humble

A lot of times, our distress is brought about by pride
trying to put on "God mode" when we try to handle things on our own
putting things on our shoulders and toughing it out, so to speak
when all we need to do is humble ourselves, surrender and bring it all to God.

When we lean on Him, we experience hope....

2 Corinthians 3:12
Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.

....And boldness brings freedom

humble=surrender=hope=boldness=freedom

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 2/25/2007 0 comments    

Labels: Sermon Notes

Consoled by an Angel

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 2/25/2007 1 comments    

Labels: My Poetry

On Reflection and Meditation

{On Reflection}

Follow effective action with quiet reflection.
From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.
-Peter F. Drucker

A quiet reflection with a thanful heart
recognizing that all that there is
and all that we are
is by His power

{On Meditation}

Holding the word of God in your heart
until it has affected every phase of your life...
... This is meditation.
-Andrew Murray

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 2/07/2007 1 comments    

{On Faith...}

Little faith will bring your soul to heaven;
great faith will bring heaven to your soul.
-Unknown

Faith is to believe what you do not yet see;
the reward for this faith is to see what you believe.
-St. Augustine

Faith sees the Invisible,
believes the Incredible,
and receives the Impossible.

my thought:
Faith attaches itself to our plans
and we begin to fearlessly decide


{...And Anxiety}

Every tomorrow has two handles.
We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety
or the handle of faith
-Henry Ward Beecher

The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith;
and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.
-George Mueller


{...And Miracle}

For the truly faithful, no miracle is necessary.
For those who doubt, no miracle is sufficient.
-Nancy Gibbs

Faith does not, in the realist, spring from miracles,
but miracles from faith.
-Lloyd John Ogilvie

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 2/07/2007 0 comments    

On the wings of prayer

On the wings of prayer
I soar to new heights
I am in communion with my Maker
and the cry of my soul
beholds joy beyond measure
my soul ascends
and I am cast away
on the wings of prayer

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 2/06/2007 0 comments    

Labels: My Poetry

{On Change}

Out of difficulties grow miracles.
-Jean De La Bruyere

All change is a miracle to contemplate

Growth requires change, change brings forth growth

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 2/06/2007 0 comments    

Live Life...

...and feel God's pleasure

link to: Tag at the Park

John 10:10b
"I have come that they may have life,
and have it to the full."

Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself in the Lord
and He will give you the desires of your heart.

There is not in the world a kind of life
more sweet and delightful
than that of a continual walk with God.
-Brother Lawrence

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 1/20/2007 0 comments    

No need to doubt

{On Decision-making}

James 1:2-8

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds,
because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete,
not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God,
who gives generously to ALL without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
But when he asks, he must believe and NOT DOUBT,
because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord,
he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.

Responding to trouble with trust is the difference
that turns one person better and the other bitter

Trust eradicates any doubt
and doubt turns to hope
expecting and knowing
that God will act
and will reveal His goodness
and His greatness

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 1/20/2007 0 comments    

HIS greatness

In last Sunday's service' opening prayer,
the pastor asked us to reflect on the song we just sung.
Particularly on the lyrics, how great is our God.
He asked us to think of His greatness
in our everyday lives, while driving...etc.
and tears of joy welled up as I meditated on the awesome wonder
I feel everyday I drive my children to and from school.
I bask in the beauty of God’s artwork and am filled
with absolute awe and admiration deep within my heart
and I pray that may it never depart, may I never lose that sense of wonder.

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 1/16/2007 0 comments    

Key to Happiness

My mom & I attended service
and the message is entitled "A Healthy Perspective on Life".
It's part I of a series called Healthy, Balanced and Free.
The message called to mind new year's resolution(s).
And mine for 2007 comes from Matthew 6:33

But seek first HIS kingdom and HIS righteousness
and ALL these things will be given to you as well.

I resolve to live for Jesus and to know HIM more.

The message also called to mind a quote:
"there is no key to happiness
the door is always open"

A happy, healthy life is
a matter of perception,
a matter of faith.
If we truly believe
then happiness is inevitable.

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 1/07/2007 0 comments    

As another year comes to an end,....

May we...

....Remember the Reason for the Season
and take time to reflect on its true meaning
....Celebrate the birth of our Savior
Rejoice!
....Offer Him our gift
discover our gift and live out His divine plan

For...
What we are is God’s gift to us
What we become is our gift to God. - Eleanor Powell
And...
Every happening, great and small,
is a parable whereby God speaks to us,
and the art of life is to get The Message. - - Malcolm Muggeridge

...Receive and believe The Message
for He is the Truth
...Walk with Him
for He is the Way
... Invite Him in so that He may live within us
for He is the Life

Merry Christmas & A Blessed New Year Everyone!

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 12/21/2006 0 comments    

{Walk your Talk}

"You call ME Master and obey ME not;
You call ME light and see ME not;
You call ME the Way and walk ME not;
You call ME life and live ME not;
You call ME wise and follow ME not;
You call ME fair and love ME not;
You call ME rich and ask ME not;
You call ME eternal and seek ME not;
If I condemn you, blame ME not."

"It is not how high you can jump that matters,
but how straight you can walk when you hit
the ground again."

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 11/14/2006 1 comments    

we forget...

"We worry about what a child will become tomorrow,
yet we forget that he is someone today."
~Stacia Tauscher~

Oftentimes we get so busy raising our children
we forget to enjoy them.

We get so caught up in cleaning our house
that we forget to enjoy it.

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 11/08/2006 0 comments    

{Difficulties to Blessings}

I was watching the show, Room by Room,
on HGTV and as the host was showing how
to decorate a room with fabrics, she said:

"Don't let the task overwhelm you,
let the finished product overwhelm you."

This brought to mind a quote
from an angel friend:

Looking back,
We see with great clarity,
What once appeared as difficulties
Now reveal themselves as blessings.
~Dan Milman~


My prayer:
Dear God,
I know that sometimes in the heat of my problems
My human nature blurs my “vision”
Help me remember...
...that just as my body needs exercise,
so too,does my spirit need challenges to exercise my faith
...that even when I can’t see solutions to my problems
I just need to have faith and trust in YOU
Because to YOU everything is possible
...that though I may not see past my present afflictions,
through YOU and in YOUR due time,
these difficulties will be manifested as blessings

One day...we shall gratefully see
that God's great refusals
were sometimes the truest answers
to our prayers."
~P.T. Forsythe~

Out of difficulties grow miracles.
-Jean De La Bruyere

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 11/08/2006 0 comments    

{On Discipline}

No discipline seems pleasant at the time,
but painful.
Later on, however, it produces
a harvest of righteousness
and peace for those
who have been trained by it.
~Hebrews 12:11~

The word disciple comes from the word discipline.
To be a disciple of Jesus, we must discipline
ourselves to follow HIS ways.

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 11/08/2006 0 comments    

{On Afflictions}

Afflictions are opportunities
for God to demonstrate
HIS sustaining grace
and show
HIS work in our lives.

We all go through all sorts of afflictions in this world.
We can allow them to either break us or lift us up.
The choice is ours. If we choose God's way,
our afflictions can lead us closer to HIM.

My prayer:
Dear God, I thank you and praise you
...for working out all the situations in my life
including my afflictions.
...for using my afflictions to lead me closer to YOU
and to glorify YOU.
...for always guiding me to chose the better path
...and for sending angel friends through that path
reminding me that I need these afflictions
so I will not rely on my own self
and to always come to YOU.

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 11/03/2006 0 comments    

New Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity to
accept the people I cannot change,
the courage to change the one I can,
and the wisdom to know it's me.

-Author Unknown

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 10/23/2006 2 comments    

Our Gift

What we are is God's gift to us.
What we become is our gift to God.

-Eleanor Powell

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 10/23/2006 1 comments    

The Art of Life

Every happening,
great and small,
is a parable whereby God speaks to us,
and the art of life is to get the message.

- Malcolm Muggeridge

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 10/14/2006 1 comments