Cultivate Connection Meditation

Receive What is Your Word? This week’s word was sent in by Sherry. Receive is a verb, an action word with many meanings.  Mostly, it involves taking in and accepting something. One definition is to give permission to enter. Are you willing to fully receive the gifts He has for you? For we should not try to open each, picking and choosing only the things we fancy, while discarding those that d...

Flourish What is Your Word? Our first word for 2022 was sent in by Barb and it is the word flourish. God isn't wanting us just to be happy, He desires us to flourish! It is an active word, it is overflowing. Barb shared "I crave for the Holy Spirit to flourish in me and all this year." What a beautiful prayer.  But the godly will flourish like palm trees     and grow...

Light Overcomes Darkness Sometimes, victory goes to the wicked. At least that’s the way it seems when we look through our own eyes, relying on our own understanding. Isn’t it interesting how 2,500 years since David put pen to paper the world around us seems to have stayed the same in many regards. Fortunately for us, we can draw from history to see how God causes nations to rise and fall, and brin...

Courage to Expect Do you believe God is going to show up for you? When hard circumstances stand in your path, do you meet them with a mindset of encouragement? Wait for and confidently expect the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for and confidently expect the Lord. - Psalm 27:14 (AMP) Blessing you to stand in the courage of God. May hope arise as you stand boldly in faith...

Confident in God’s Love and Power God’s hope never leads to disappointment. When we walk in the confidence which is rooted in His love, we cannot help but be contagious, instilling hope in those around us.  I would have despaired had I not believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. - Psalm 27:13 (AMP) You were given His hope when you were saved. Praying your...

Breathe In Breathe Out Adopted as sons and daughters, you are on this planet to release God’s kingdom. May He fill you to overflowing, blessing all who encounter you. Although my father and my mother have abandoned me, Yet the Lord will take me up [adopt me as His child]. Teach me Your way, O Lord, And lead me on a level path Because of my enemies [who lie in wait]. Do not give me up to the will o...

An Invitation Is there an area in your life you need to cry out to the Lord? Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud; Be gracious and compassionate to me and answer me. When You said, “Seek My face [in prayer, require My presence as your greatest need],” my heart said to You, “Your face, O Lord, I will seek [on the authority of Your word].” Do not hide Your face from me, Do not turn Your servant away in an...

I Will Sing Will you choose to enter into the house of the Lord? To seek refuge from the storms of life. To sit in a place of peace in His presence. It is one of His greatest gifts to us. His house is my shelter and secret retreat.     It is there I find peace in the midst of storm and turmoil. Safety sits with me in the hiding place of God.     He will set me on a rock, high a...

One Thing I Desire King David earnestly sought to dwell in the house of the Lord, and now we have become a dwelling place for the Lord. We are with Him and He is with us. How beautiful is that? I am pleading with the Eternal for this one thing,     my soul’s desire: To live with Him all of my days—     in the shadow of His temple, To behold His beauty and ponder His ways  ...

My Heart Will Not Fear With God on our side, what is there to fear? The One who created all, and all things were created for, is our light and salvation. We have nothing to fear. The Lord is my light and my salvation — Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the refuge and fortress of my life — Whom shall I dread?  When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh, my ad...

Connection Through Prayer Just as Jesus prayed to His father, prayed for His disciples, and prayed for His enemies, we are to pray as He did. This is our connection point with each other and with our Heavenly Father. Now I am coming to you. I told them many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled with my joy. I have given them your word. And the world hates them because...

Come and Pray Do you believe God hears your prayers? Will you come and call upon Him in prayer? For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for prosperity and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. - Jeremiah 29:11-12 (NASB) You will answer me, God; I know you always will. Hear my wor...

Pray Pray Pray What does it look like to live a life of constant prayer? For our hearts to desire what is godly and true.  I pray that the light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination, flooding you with light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of his calling—that is, the wealth of God’s glorious inheritances that he finds in us, his holy ones! - Ephesians 1:18...

If My People God is everywhere. He is omnipresent and infinite. He hears all and sees all, including your prayers. When we come before Him in humility, our cries for forgiveness do not go unanswered. And My people who are called by My name humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their la...

Faithful to Pray When we pray, we come before God in humility and thanksgiving; desiring that His passion becomes our passion. To be one of His faithful intercessors who does the will of our Father. Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and began praying this in regard to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people:...

Ever Praying Ever Expecting One day Jesus taught the apostles to keep praying and never stop or lose hope. He shared with them this illustration: “In a certain town there was a judge, a thick-skinned and godless man who had no fear of others’ opinions. And in the same town there was a poor widow who kept pleading with the judge, ‘Grant me justice and protect me from my oppressor!’ “He ignored her...

Jesus Prays Prayer is how we release God’s kingdom on Earth, but how should we pray? Thankfully we have an account of Jesus teaching His disciples the answer to this specific question. So Jesus taught them this prayer: “Our heavenly Father, may the glory of your name be the center on which our life turns. May your Holy Spirit come upon us and cleanse us. Manifest your kingdom on earth. And give us...

Easter From our home to yours, enjoy this weeks meditation on the resurrection of Jesus. Today is a joyous day to celebrate; for Christ Jesus rose from the dead. We partake in His overcoming death when we fully believe He is who He says He is, the Son of God. Very early Sunday morning, before sunrise, Mary Magdalene made her way to the tomb. And when she arrived she discovered that the stone that...

Transformation The moment you accepted Christ as your savior, your old self was transformed into something new and wonderful. Each day we are empowered by the spirit of God to become more like Jesus. Now, if anyone is enfolded into Christ, he has become an entirely new person. All that is related to the old order has vanished. Behold, everything is fresh and new. - 2 Corinthians 5:17 (TPT) We can...

Be Intentional What does it look like to be intentional at seeking God’s kingdom? To treat this as the most important thing, even if it means looking different than those around us.  So be very careful how you live, not being like those with no understanding, but live honorably with true wisdom, for we are living in evil times. Take full advantage of every day as you spend your life for his p...

Victorious Death’s sting is no more. Sin’s power is gone. Jesus has conquered the world. He holds the victory over every problem on this planet. We must be courageous as we look to Him to find victory over every circumstance we face. You see, every child of God overcomes the world, for our faith is the victorious power that triumphs over the world. - 1 John 5:4 (TPT) And everything I’ve taught you...

Heal Jesus healed all who came to Him. “I’ve come to set the captives free” and that freedom includes healing. What testimonies of healing is God bringing into your heart? Fill your thoughts with my words until they penetrate deep into your spirit. Then, as you unwrap my words, they will impart true life and radiant health into the very core of your being. - Proverbs 4:21-22 (TPT) He personally ca...

Holy Simplifying Are you running the race God has marked out for you, or are you running someone else’s? Let us discover how to navigate life's terrain with God's help; overcoming every challenge that lies before us. Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance...

Surrender Our society teaches us to glorify self, yet God’s upside down kingdom states those who do so will lose their lives. His will is for us to know that through surrendering our lives to Him, we gain everything in return. Yet still, Yahweh, you are our Father. We are like clay and you are our Potter. Each one of us is the creative, artistic work of your hands. - Isaiah 64:8 (TPT) When you liv...

Execute Jesus had goals, mainly to do the will the Father. He asked his followers to count the cost and to perform all actions as if they were being done unto the Lord. Where is God calling you to execute the plans and purposes He has for your life today? Then Jesus spoke up and said, “My food is to be doing the will of him who sent me and bring it to completion.” - John 4:34 (TPT) So don’t follow...