Jan 22, 2017 |
Frankly, On Faith: How Important are You?
by Molly Jo Realy @RealMojo68
Frankly, On Faith.
Do you often wonder if you matter? If anyone knows the real you? Or worse, if they discovered the real you, if you’d be discarded?
I’ve got Good News for you.
Are you ready?
Wait for it . . .
God knows you.
And you know what?
He’s sticking around.
Yup. That’s right. There’s nothing you’ve done or haven’t done, will do or won’t do, that can remove you from His love and care.
Know how I know?
The Bible tells me (and you) so.
“And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.” ~Luke 12:7, NLT
“He counts the stars and calls them all by name.” ~ Psalm 147:4, NLT
“How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me!” ~Psalm 129:17-18, NLT
Imagine~ God loves you so much He pays attention to every atom of your being! Every. Single. Atom. I don’t know ’bout you, but I don’t count the hairs as they wash down the drain. I don’t number the grains of sand that are tracked into the house then swept up and tossed back outside.
But He does. If the littlest parts of you are so important, can you allow yourself to experience how great, how deep, how vast His love, care and attention is for all of you?
There’s no abacus big enough to count the smallest part of this equation.
Allow yourself to be surrounded by His greatness, as He allows you to grow into yours.
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With some sweet tea and a beautiful sand castle,
~Molly Jo
Frankly, On Faith: God Knows Your Importance
And Frankly, My Dear . . . That’s all she wrote!
May 27, 2012 |
I’ve always loved the dual purpose word: Beat (a rhythm, an action). Class (a group, a status). So “resume” and “resume’ ” aren’t exactly the same thing, but… it’s late, so that’s all the brain-power you get from me right now.
This post is scheduled for Sunday, but I’m writing it Friday night. Actually, I’m linking it.
It’s going to be a non-writing weekend for various reasons, plus I’m trying to boost my blog popularity (like that’s anything new). So the following is a list of my Very Important Posts from the last few months. These are the posts that have either been nationally featured on BlogHer.com and/or received great attention in other ways. It’s sort of a review, if you will. My Resume’.
In a few days, I hope to resume my blog writing intently. Along with two devotions, the book series, the correspondence course, and the short stories for contests/submissions.
I missed posting “What’s the Word? Wednesday” on the 23rd, but I’ll have a new one posted next week.
In the meantime, feel free to click on these (or any posts) and leave your comments and feedback.
And now for (I hope) your reading enjoyment, the Frankly, My Dear Mojo reading list for May, 2012:
Lessons Learned: The Louie Edition
How to Survive a Midnight Movie Premiere
More or Less: 29 Words
What I Learned on Women’s Retreat [The Big Whammy!]
The Long Goodbye: What FLASHPOINT Means to Me
Prom!
Dear God, Did You Forget About Me?!
What’s Your Writing Style? Creatively Overcoming Writer’s Block
Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Meal Memo in a Jar
Davy Jones is Dead
Permission to Write
New Inklings Press
Mojo TV Review: “Once Upon a Time”
Teeter x Totter
A Good Name
Following Fabian
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
Dec 1, 2011 |
I recently watched a made-for-TV Christmas movie: a woman needed a life change, was granted 12 wishes, she used them selfishly, then spent the remaining time “fixing” the problems she created, and they all had a Merry Christmas. She was guided throughout the movie by an Angel who gently guided her toward selfless love. In the end, it was all wrapped up neat and tidy.
It was campy, low-budget and disgustingly predictable.
But it got me thinking.
If I had 12 wishes that I absolutely knew would be fulfilled, what would I wish for? The first few immediately come to mind: world peace, financial stability, health and happiness for the family. After that, it gets a little tricky. Because I really want to focus on important things. But what’s important to me may not be important to someone else. Or the world.
That’s okay. Some things don’t need to be important to everyone else. Just some things to some people. I know the list will change with time, but if I had my own Fairy Godmother or Personal Angel to grant me 12 Wishes of Christmas, here’s what they’d be:
1. I wish for my entire family (birth, extended, in-laws) to be, and remain, debt free.
2. I wish for permanent world peace.
3. I wish for everyone in the world to live by the Golden Rule: To Do Unto Others, to respect everyone, and stop being selfish.
4. I wish for the world to be free of sickness of all kinds: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual.
5. I wish for Megan and I to have our book series completed, published, and prize-winning.
6. I wish for our book series to be made into movies.
7. I wish for the world to less electronic and digital; and more personal and home-made.
8. I wish for all animals to be cared for.
9. I wish for everyone to be accepted, loved, cherished, and treasured.
10. I wish for Christ to be more accepted, and “political correctness” to be abolished.
11. I wish to be the best mom ever, for ever.
12. I wish for everyone I love, to know how much I love them. For ever.
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote.
