Bloomin

Good Friday Morning!
Is it a glorious day or what?
I was touched so much in the last two days by you guys. You are toooooo much!
My heart swells when I think of you. Did that sound corny? Sorry!

Here is a little snippet from my morning.
Julia and I have been watching the below mushroom grow. The last few mornings it has been getting taller--but it just had a little ball on top.
This morning when we went out for the bus we both noticed at the same time that our maturing mushroom had finally bloomed. I don't know if mushrooms could be said to "bloom"--but during the night last night our little mushroom burst forth.
I thought it was cool that Julia said, "Look what happened to our mushroom Mom".
Our mushroom--it just tickled me.

Fast forward and now I am inside with my cup of coffee spending some time with the Lord. Yes, if it is in the morning I must have a cup of coffee during my God time. They seem to go good together.
I have been reading in 2 Corinthians. Today I was in the 4 & 5 chapters. Usually I read until something hits me and then I stop--usually--and think about what the Spirit is telling me.

These were the two verses--
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen it eternal. (4:17)
We live by faith, not by sight. (5:7)

My spirit just shouted glory!!!!! when I read those this morning.

I felt like I got it. I got something new. I have heard those verses hundreds of times. I guess I would say that sometimes I hear them and they go in one ear and out the other. This morning they really hit me. Can I explain what I got? No. But it sunk deep. A little greater understanding --isn't that what we hope for?

I had a picture in my mind of God and Jesus looking down on me--kind of like Julia and I this morning admiring and noticing the change in our mushroom----then turning to look at each other with a grin on their faces saying, "She got it. She finally got it.".

When you have one of those light bulb moments with the word---He knows. He is proud of you when you stop long enough to "get it". And yes, I think He takes pride in our growth. You do when your child learns something don't you? How great to know that our growth lifts the heart of our Father.


Are you believing the lies
Your eyes are saying?
That beliefs are just delusions
And not worth obeying?
We put one foot down seeing the ground
But if we will step forth with our hearts--
We will be heaven bound.
Bound no more by our earthly thoughts
We will step forth in the freedom that His blood bought.
To walk on the wind that His glory sends
To be lost in His love
never
more
to descend!
Glory!