There is a Time for Every Season Under Heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1

As the years have gathered my days, I've grown. I have come to a point in my life where I truly enjoy God! I let Him love me and I love Him back! I let Him comfort me and I then go and comfort others. I don't blame God any more but, I see Him in everything! The journey IS life, we will never arrive as long as we walk on this earth so I've learned to see each day, each moment as a chapter in my life's journal whether it be a great day or a dark season, God is in it with me.

I'm also aware that the enemy is always prowling about with one mission in mind, to rob me of my joy and to get me to doubt God. There are times when I lend ear to the whispered lies and I become ensnared. Not for the long lengths of time as when I was younger and thought God was responsible for pain and suffering. I've grown in the grace and knowledge of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and I find myself falling much less and for shorter periods of time. That's because I read God's Word each day and I have a personal relationship with Him!

I have struggled with worthlessness because of the things that happened to me in my life. Growing and healing is a process and He is teaching me about many things that I look forward to sharing! This blog is a place for my thoughts to find their voice! I hope you enjoy visiting here just as if you were going to a friends house.

Jesusdeevah is a name I chose because it reminds me that I am set apart, special, precious and treasured by my Father in Heaven! So much that He sent His only beloved Son, Jesus, to suffer and die for me! Then, on the third day He rose from the grave and conquered sin and death so that I could be with Him forever! The lie is that I'm worthless, the truth is that I am worth dying for!

John 3:16,17... For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son so that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life! God did not send His Son into the world to condemn it but to save it!

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Neglect Not Your Gift



Neglect not the Gift that is in Thee
1 Timothy 4:14


Life is not about existing but creating. It’s not a noun but a verb. Before you can live a fully joyful life you must rescue your soul by revealing it, healing it and breathing new life into it. If asked, how many human beings could define their soul? Yet, each day we arise and exist carrying this void in us that longs and needs to be filled. Where is your soul? What is your soul? Why is your soul? Imagine your soul being a child and you are the one chosen to take care of him or her.  Is it loved, fed, hydrated and nurtured? Is it safe, protected, defended? When it’s sick is it comforted, healed and cleansed? Do you teach it, guide it, encourage it and forgive it? We do that for our pets, friends, family and even strangers. But, we neglect our own precious soul. Inside every human being is a soul that needs all these things and more.


Your soul is “who” you are! It’s your personality, your talents and your character. Your soul is what fills your body, mind and emotions. It’s not just a temporal existence but an eternal one! Your soul is entrusted to you by your Creator and it’s your job to take those talents and develop them to their fullest potential and to the glory of God.  I believe the physical body grows but more often than not the soul is damaged, abused, neglected and malnourished. We spend more time just busying ourselves with materialism rather than taking some quiet time for reflection and spiritual growth. Rescuing the soul is a perilous journey that will take a human being back and beyond everything they have ever experienced. It takes special time that’s set apart from the sin of busyness.  It’s confessing that we have neglected and ignored the “good part” of us!


We empty our soul minute by minute into the needs that demand our time and how often do we take time to fill it again? To revive the starved soul takes a determination and commitment to being still and trusting God. It’s traveling from adulthood back to childhood and back again through meditation and all the while knowing that you are being healed and filled by the God you love and who loves you! All this for one specific reason, to rescue the soul-child, give it goodness and encourage it to be all that God intended it to be and provide it with a safe place next to your heart where it can thrive and grow! With a healthy soul we can not only serve others but have a heart full of joy left over for ourselves.
Jesus said, "Come to me, all of you are are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28
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donna said...

Dottie, Thanks for sharing. Truly inspirational. In His love, donna

August 8, 2011 at 6:47 AM

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