Sitting thoughts part 1: God often prepares my heart well in advance of each season my life enters. Brings to mind the adage that hindsight is twenty twenty, but in truth it’s just the Lord preparing the way. During faithful forty, as we focus more heavily on mindset, I’ve noticed God walking amongst us in an interesting way and I’ve felt a sweet unity of purpose overall as He does so. I kept track of impressions of your mindsets and the mindsets in general and I thought it would be fun to recap them. It was more challenging than I thought and it’s by no means a complete representation of the month. I plan to try and write a poem incorporating each mindset but my genius is escaping me and I ain’t no John Bunyan lol but I’m making progress 😁 Alex: My prayer focus: strength, grace, energy, pain, and health. Childlike faith. Do not fear the pain of the past: dive in, acknowledge it fully, know it, own it, then give it to our Father for healing. Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp… walking the narrow way. Baptism of Christ, johns response. Brian: prayer focus: faith and family Focus on tasks. Worry/needs…. Giving it over to God. Seeing with the eyes of a child. Robin: prayer focus: heart, healing (especially for his brother), endurance, uncommon grace and strength. Proverbs 17:17 a friend loves at all times and a brother is born for adversity. Jer. 29:11 I know the plans I have for you. Lesley: prayer focus: faith, strength of heart, igniting the warrior spirit Zach Williams: face to face, names of God. Cultivating a heart for true worship, growth in prayer and as a grandmother. Woman at the well, zacchaeus, 1peter in Sunday school, Isaiah study(listening as she walks), reflections on counting blessings. Luke 10:17-24, 2 Tim 1:7, Satan falling like lightning…. God has not given us a spirit of fear but of courage, strength, and a sound mind. Aedwards: prayer focus: faith, heart, warrior spirit Struggling with self, keeping faith, keeping promises. Hebrews 11:1 faith is the substance … Ezekiel 36-37. Lisa Harper podcast, prayer, a heart for our Father. Monkeyskeeper: focus: family, faith, strength Jesus calms the storm Matt. 8:26,27, addresses faith of disciples. Luke 10, Matt 5, Elijah, overcoming worry, thoughts on sacrifice and discipleship. Pride, humility, responsibility, accountability… reconciliation. Our faith is not a onetime act, persevere daily in following Christ, Jesus washing disciples feet, service. Gen 50:20 what man meant for evil… trading bitterness for wisdom. Jess: focus: family, faith, health, heart Leadership, growth, learning, and teaching the children. Drawing strength from the Lord and finding peace in the chaos.

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