Sunny&80The Times (#jammed daily devo, day 256)
Posted on September 13, 2018
September #jammed: Free Grace.
Day 256: Grace in time.
“He has made everything beautiful in its time.” Ecclesiastes 3:11
“I can’t tell time,” my nine-year-old stated. 
She typically doesn’t have study much at all to maintain straight A’s. So, when she runs into something that doesn’t come naturally, she’s not sure how to swim through the effort it takes most everyone else to learn things. Telling time doesn’t come naturally to her, so she’s alluded by it a little. But time isn’t going away.
“There’s no out-running time,” I explained, “eventually you have to be able to show up for work on time, plan how long it takes you to get to dance, and to know when things open and close …how long it takes to complete things …it’s not going away.” (eye roll.)
Today’s verse seconds that motion, doesn’t it? The entity of time isn’t going away, and our ability to tell it is pretty crucial. Though God doesn’t reveal the mysterious exact time that Christ will come again …we know He will. We anticipate it and recognize the passing of days.
His timing is our very existence.
“There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.” Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
There was a time for Christ to walk this earth. A time to witness His miracles. A time for His death on the cross. A time for our grace. Each life walks the earth in His time.
Each of us have something that seems a little too hard to conquer in our lives. The key to sailing over our hurdles is to allow Christ to lift us over them. The magic of understanding why comes in letting Him have control.
Father, Praise You for time. Thank You for the way You organize each day and stretch the minutes of our lives. We confess that we don’t always take the time to thank You for the day we are living in, and pray that You allow us to cherish life in Your time. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Get the conversation started by commenting below, and let’s encourage one another as we face life in 2017 armed with grace!
#greatgrace17
Happy Timing,
Megs
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The 31 Squares (#jammed daily devo day 19)
Posted on January 19, 2018
January #jammed : Grace in Life’s Face
Day 19: Lend Grace Our Calendar
The number of minutes in a month’s block cannot encompass our expectations, but God’s 
crafted each day with enough time to accomplish His will. I want to shed a self-pitiful tear ever time I see a calendar square that’s so full I have to click to see the rest of it.
God took thirty years’ worth of days to prepare and equip His Son, but human nature caters to the rush. Jesus’ ministry didn’t begin until His thirties. Failure to prepare is like trying to squeeze a hot glue gun before it has warmed up. Nothing we rush ever sticks.
I love that today’s verse says that” God’s grace rested on Him.” Motherhood has taught me the value of resting in God’s grace. When we seek God’s will through prayer and study of His Word, He will busy our lives with purposeful activity.
Jesus came to earth as a funny, patient, and kind man. He performed miracles, yet He simply walked most everywhere He went. He prayed to His Father before, throughout, and after every circumstance. He leaned on the truth in God’s living Word as the basis for all He did.
The path to more fulfilling calendar squares is to walk with Christ.
Father, You are powerful to know our purpose, and just in how You lead us there. Thank you for sending Your Son Jesus to earth, so that we may look to His steps as proof of Your grace and direction of our hope. Forgive us for skipping over Your preparation, and thank You for always being there with a re-do. Never forsaking us, always loving us. We pray for Your help to obey and grow in maturity. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
What square of your life is jammed too full to hear God’s voice? Get the conversation started by commenting below, and let’s encourage one another as we face life in 2017 armed with grace!
#greatgrace17
Happy Planning!
Megs
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The Times (#jammed daily devo, day 256)
Posted on September 13, 2017
September #jammed: Free Grace.
Day 256: Grace in time.
“He has made everything beautiful in its time.” Ecclesiastes 3:11
“I can’t tell time,” my nine-year-old stated.
She typically doesn’t have study much at all to maintain straight A’s. So, when she runs into something that doesn’t come naturally, she’s not sure how to swim through the effort it takes most everyone else to learn things. Telling time doesn’t come naturally to her, so she’s alluded by it a little. But time isn’t going away.
“There’s no out-running time,” I explained, “eventually you have to be able to show up for work on time, plan how long it takes you to get to dance, and to know when things open and close …how long it takes to complete things …it’s not going away.” (eye roll.)
Today’s verse seconds that motion, doesn’t it? The entity of time isn’t going away, and our ability to tell it is pretty crucial. Though God doesn’t reveal the mysterious exact time that Christ will come again …we know He will. We anticipate it and recognize the passing of days.
His timing is our very existence.
“There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.” Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
There was a time for Christ to walk this earth. A time to witness His miracles. A time for His death on the cross. A time for our grace. Each life walks the earth in His time.
Each of us have something that seems a little too hard to conquer in our lives. The key to sailing over our hurdles is to allow Christ to lift us over them. The magic of understanding why comes in letting Him have control.
Father, Praise You for time. Thank You for the way You organize each day and stretch the minutes of our lives. We confess that we don’t always take the time to thank You for the day we are living in, and pray that You allow us to cherish life in Your time. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Get the conversation started by commenting below, and let’s encourage one another as we face life in 2017 armed with grace!
#greatgrace17
Happy Timing,
Megs
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The 31 Squares (#jammed daily devo day 19)
Posted on January 19, 2017
January #jammed : Grace in Life’s Face
Day 19: Lend Grace Our Calendar
The number of minutes in a month’s block cannot encompass our expectations, but God’s crafted each day with enough time to accomplish His will. I want to shed a self-pitiful tear ever time I see a calendar square that’s so full I have to click to see the rest of it.
God took thirty years’ worth of days to prepare and equip His Son, but human nature caters to the rush. Jesus’ ministry didn’t begin until His thirties. Failure to prepare is like trying to squeeze a hot glue gun before it has warmed up. Nothing we rush ever sticks.
I love that today’s verse says that” God’s grace rested on Him.” Motherhood has taught me the value of resting in God’s grace. When we seek God’s will through prayer and study of His Word, He will busy our lives with purposeful activity.
Jesus came to earth as a funny, patient, and kind man. He performed miracles, yet He simply walked most everywhere He went. He prayed to His Father before, throughout, and after every circumstance. He leaned on the truth in God’s living Word as the basis for all He did.
The path to more fulfilling calendar squares is to walk with Christ.
Father, You are powerful to know our purpose, and just in how You lead us there. Thank you for sending Your Son Jesus to earth, so that we may look to His steps as proof of Your grace and direction of our hope. Forgive us for skipping over Your preparation, and thank You for always being there with a re-do. Never forsaking us, always loving us. We pray for Your help to obey and grow in maturity. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
What square of your life is jammed too full to hear God’s voice? Get the conversation started by commenting below, and let’s encourage one another as we face life in 2017 armed with grace!
#greatgrace17
Happy Planning!
Megs
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The Melted Ice (#jammed daily devo day 1)
Posted on January 1, 2017
January #jammed : Grace in Life’s Face
Day 1: Let’s Embrace Grace in Fleeting Minutes.
“May God give you grace and peace.” 1Thes. 1:1b (NLT)
Life runs short of breath unless we embrace grace in the process.
My daughters captured the rapid passing of time as they checked the accuracy of their new watches every thirty seconds.
“Has another minute gone by already?” I sighed to myself, remiss of the backfired plan to encourage a little independence.
All I really wanted was to cut down on their sloth-ness and my need to holler as we get ready to go somewhere …anywhere …and never on time. A great way to exude grace is to be on time without yelling at my kids …right?
#unattainable #pipedreams #theyarestillnotready #losingmygrace
My girls suddenly realize how fast time slips away, but I’ve known all along.
“God’s amazing grace be with you!” 1Thes 1:1b (MSG)
Amazing. Yes! Give me that, please! And, now!
God whispered a sarcastic little bug into my ear …”I am.”
“In” God the Father. That’s important, because it “indicates the vital union and living relationship that Christians have with the Father and the Son.” (NIV Study Bible Notes)
Jesus walked on earth to conquer the separation between God and His people forever, at the time God carefully crafted. We strive, not realizing what He’s always known.
Grace …God’s slow steps of holiness being perfected over a lifetime, like watching the ice melt into the Great Lake every Spring. It didn’t freeze overnight, nor will it be navigable at the first sign of sixty degrees. With Jesus as our Savior, painful and trepidous seasons of growth are laced with as much grace as celebratory milestones.
Father, You are love. Your love falls on us through Your grace. Your grace seeps into the cracks of our hearts through Jesus. Praise you for your Son, and His sacrifice on the cross that granted us peace in Your presence, forever. Forgive us, Father, for we doubt, worry, and hurry through life. Bless us with the ability to embrace Your grace in our everyday lives. In Jesus Name, Amen.
In what small way will you choose to embrace grace this year? Get the conversation started by commenting below, and let’s encourage one another as we face life in 2017 armed with grace!
#greatgrace17
Happy Grace-getting!
Megs
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