Author: Maggie P

I am an imperfect Gods Girl, A powerful, passionate woman of God whose goal it is to enrich the lives of those around me, to minister to the hearts of women, to come to the end of my life having used all my gifts and talents God has given me. I am a legacy leaver, Christ follower. I am God's Girl.

It’s The Little Things

The above photo is an older picture of Steve and I but is still one of my favorites… I was thinking this morning about all the little things Steve does to show me he loves me , of course he tells me often but it is the little things that speak volumes to me. This morning as I write this post I saw that my office trash was gone, I forgot to empty it and today is trash day, Steve took the bag to the curb for me, this may seem like no big deal to most but it is a big deal to me.

These days he does so many little things for me, I have chonic illnesses that there are no cures for, on good days I have high energy but on most days(even some of the good days) I wake up with little to no energy. Steve has been my basic caregiver on those days, he does so much and I feel so bad for him. Most days he finds me on the couch when he gets home from work, I have a job outside the home and am very foutunate that it allows me to work how I can and when I can, I have a very understanding boss.

Steve does nity-nine percent of the cooking mostly by choice but partially by nessesity, it takes everything I have energy wise to just get through most days. Why am I explaining all this? Well you see as I started out saying it is all the little things Steve does that make this big differnce, from cooking my favorite meals, to turning my car to face out the driveway so i don’t have to back out of our driveway to bringing home my favorite treat although my waistline could use a break from that one. When the wearther gets warmer , all I have to do is ask and he will take a walk around the neighborhood with me and go as slow or as fast as I can go and make sure I don’t over do it. On trips he does most if not all the driving even when he is tired ( I don’t know how safe that is but he insist on doing so) that is until I insist I take over so he can rest. I love traveling with him and look forward to our trips together!

This year we will celebrate thirty-five years of marrriage and there still is no one I would rather do life with, so you see it really is all about the little things in life because the BIG things soon become little things in the bigger picture. I love you Steve and continue to look for little ways to show you so. Here is to another thirty-five years and then some…

Thank you God for bringing Steve into our lives and for giving him the patients to be the helpmate that he is today. May I be half the person he is to me if not more. Help us to always put you in the center of our lives , it is because of you that we are in this life together. Help us to remember that a cord of three stands is not easely broken. In you name I pray this . Amen

Saved To Serve A God Styled Life,

Maggie P

Word of the year 2023

https://www.dayspring.com/yourwordquiz#/home

Rooted

Ephesians 3:17

Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.

 

Last month I took a quiz to discover my word for the year of 2023, I have done this for the last three years and this year my word is ROOTED and I thought this would be a good month to talk about what it means to be rooted in love and in Christ word. In Ephesians 3:17-19 it says; 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through your faith. And may you, having been [deeply] rooted and [securely] grounded in love, 18 be fully capable of comprehending with all the saints (God’s people) the width and length and height and depth of His love [fully experiencing that amazing, endless love]; 19 and [that you may come] to know [practically, through personal experience] the love of Christ which far surpasses [mere] knowledge [without experience], that you may be filled up [throughout your being] to all the fullness of God [so that you may have the richest experience of God’s presence in your lives, completely filled and flooded with God Himself].The definition of rooted we are going to use is “deeply felt”, God desires our love for Him to be deeply rooted in faith and in word,

I am using the Amplified Bible for these verses. In this book Paul was conveying encouragement to the leaders and church of Ephesus while in jail in Rome, Paul had three fruitfull years of ministry, speaking bodly and doing miracles through the strength of God and had come to care deeply for the leaders and people there. Paul shared the deep love of God that he has for us all. These verse feel like a love letter to us, a very beautiful letter.  I can’t help but feel a deeply rooted joy and love for God when reading these verses, Agape” is one of several Greek words for love. When the word “agape” is used in the Bible, it refers to a pure, willful, sacrificial love that intentionally desires another’s highest good. This is just one kind of love God the he desires for all of us.

Our love for God and His word should be deeply rooted in our minds,hearts and souls, may we show that love to others through words , thoughts and actions. may you be filled up [throughout your being] to all the fullness of God [so that you may have the richest experience of God’s presence in your lives, completely filled and flooded with God Himself].

Dear Lord, May we keep your word and love deeply rooted in our heats, my we experience the hights and depths of your love. As we trust you Lord to make a home in our heart, to grow deep down into your love and keep us strong.

Saved To Live A God Styled Life,

Maggie P

 

Portion

Lamentations 3:24

What does portion mean? a part of a whole; an amount, section, or piece of something. To divide (something) into shares to be distributed among two or more people.When I think of this word I think of the weight loss journey I am on and think in terms of food portions or the term portion control.

In college and probably before then I let portion control go out the window, I used food as a soother for all the horrible emotions I experienced, in the 80’s that seems to also be when fastfood and restaurants decided to supersize their portions, so now you could upgrade your portion to supersize, I don’t know about you but McDonalds french fries back then were my passion, oh my who knew that they could taste so good and be supersized, that was the beginning of the end for me, samwiches also became supersizeable, in 1986 I was pregnant with our daughter and mid-way through my pregnancy I craved Stombolies, these samwhiches were served on a basic small loaf of italian bread, a carb lovers dream! While carrying our daughter I believe she enjoyed them as well and I contribute that to her coming into this world with a head full of hair and of course the heartburn that would follow eating a stromboli.

So what does this have to do with God being our “portion” it is simple when we allow God to be our portion and our control(guide) our lives are not perfect but we experience a life centered and balanced, just like when we use portion control in our eating habits, our bodies get the right nutrients and we are healthier for it. When we live our lives with God as our portion, we allow Him to work through us and He guides our paths, forever and always my portion you,God alone will be.

Lord, Great is your faithfullness, your mercies are fresh every morning, you are my portion, my hope is always in you! In your name I pray this. Amen.