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The Heart of God & Sitting Among Friends Blog Party #34

Jaime Wiebel — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 07:14:00 +0000

You may have noticed a few changes around here. I started blogging about a year and a half ago. At that time not many people were stopping by. It didn’t really matter, though. I had started this adventure because I felt the calling from God to do something different with my ministry and I needed to be obedient.

Not knowing what that meant or how it would look, I went into this thing totally blind.

In fact, I didn’t even know what blogging was. I didn’t have a computer, the internet and I didn’t have any social media accounts. (I know, what era was I living in? It’s okay, I’ve heard it before.)

I finally jumped on my tablet. Grabbed a site and started right in.

The name of my site actually came from my first post and just became the name of my blog. Divine placement, I suppose. And my site address can from my email address. Don’t ask me why.

I had started doing this from a recommendation from my husband. Yes, the one that said to me this week, “That is a lot of work.”

Finally, after this long, I was able to put into words my heart’s greatest passion.

With a shortened version of my original title and a description that spoke the words of my heart.

Seeking God In All I Do has become Seeking God and Finding Our Identity In Heart of God is my greatest desire for myself and for all of you.

The inspiration came from none other than my four-year-old little girl. Isn’t it funny who God will put in the right place at the right time to speak truth into our heart?

I, after a year and half of blogging, couldn’t get the right few words to let people know what this site is about. What I am about. What my passion for sharing God with the World Wide Web is about.

Although, I have had this conversation with many people. It took the purity, innocence and honesty of one of God’s little princesses to lay this simple phrase on my heart.

During our family devotion the other night, which I am learning is too precious to miss, I asked my children why we read the Bible.

My little girl looked me in the eye with her sweet little voice and said, “So we can know God’s heart.”

I had to catch my breath and keep from melting right in front of her. I kissed her sweet face and said, “That is exactly right.” How do children know what our hearts have a hard time saying?

Why else would we read the Bible? God wants us to know His heart. The thought of that makes me overwhelmed with feelings I barely have words for.

A God that I do not deserve to wash the feet of, wants me to know His heart and He only asks us for one thing in return, for us to give Him ours.

Not only does He want me to know. He wants you to know.

He wants you to know He loves you with an Everlasting Love. Jeremiah 31:3

He wants you to know He has called you and He knows Your name. John 10:3

He wants you to know no matter what your hurt or sorrow is, He will wipe your tears and replace your sadness with joy. John 16:20

He wants you to know no matter what you fear, He has redeemed you and you are His. Isaiah 43:1

No matter your past, present, or future, He has a plan for you. A plan to lavish His grace and mercy into your heart and life. Jeremiah 29:11

Not matter what you think you have done to never deserve the love of a father, He has called you child. 1 John 3:1

Friends, the heart of God is beyond our comprehension. It is greater than we can understand but we can be certain about one thing. His great love for His us is beyond what we could ask or imagine.

If you missed my post last week, also inspired from the mouth of one of my babes, you can know God. You can be certain that He has called you His own.

If you are ready to experience the kind of Love I can barely muster into words, check out this post. It will tell you how and offer you great a great resource for further questions. If you ever need to talk about how you can be certain to know you have a relationship with Christ, I would love to chat. youresewtrendy@gmail.com.

This week, I have had the privilege of having guest blogger, Rachel Britton. Read her post, A Pure Heart for Prayer. I love her space and her encouragement to a healthy prayer life. She has a new eBook available at her site called Tough Love Prayer Challenge. Guess What? It’s FREE! Just sign up for her mailing list, which always has great content.

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God’s Perfect Plan and Sitting Among Friends Blog Party #16

Jaime Wiebel — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 06:37:00 +0000

He was called chosen

Rufus. Not a big name like Peter, Paul, John and James. But, Rufus. You may have never heard of him. That is very possible. I could only find reference to Rufus in two verses. Why would we notice him? What does his name have to do with us? Why is his story so fascinating? Well, friends, I am glad you asked.

Get ready to get to know Rufus. I have been plowing over his two verses, reading commentaries and trying to decide how he is like me. Really? We are two worlds and lifetimes apart.

Introductions Please

A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross. Mark 15:21

Rufus, the son of a certain Simon of Cyrene. If you are not aware of Simon’s story, it is part of God’s perfect plan. Simon was traveling back into Jerusalem as Jesus was exiting the city gate collapsing under the weight of the cross He was bearing for you and me.

Christ had been beaten, ridiculed, spit upon, slapped in the face, and then forced to carry His cross to the place where He would be hung for all who came near to see. Faint from his journey, the guards grabbed a man from the crowd to carry the cross.

Enter Simon. The guards forced him to carry the cross in Jesus’s place to Golgotha. One brief moment in time. One brief encounter with the King of All Kings changed his course and the course of his sons.

Many people from Cyrene were Jews. They had their own temple in Jerusalem and when they came to celebrate Passover they would gather at the temple. Not at this hour. Not for this Cyrene.

His course was changed

Why would Simon’s course need to be changed for God’s purposes?

Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me, too. Romans 16:13

Not only was Simon’s course changed, read this verse in Romans carefully. Paul says, greet Rufus. From the references I have read, it is probable that this is the same, Rufus.

Can you imagine the impact carrying the cross had on Simon’s family? Here we see Rufus was chosen in the Lord.

Chosen. This usage of the Greek word literally means, properly selected, especially as a deeply personal choice. Chosen out of a personal preference (intention).

The Lord had a purpose and a ministry for Rufus to fulfill. He was God’s personal choice and was chosen with intent.

Something to Ponder – If God intently chose Rufus, did He place Simon at the city gate knowing the impact it would have on Simon hence impacting Simon’s son Rufus?

I do not pretend to know the thought processes of a Mighty God but I do know God always has a perfect plan.

Mark adds their names to Simon’s encounter at the cross because by this time (Mark’s gospel) he and his brother, Alexander, were well known in the ministry.

Simon was pulled from the crowd. Although we know very little about him, we see the probable impact it had on his children. God’s purpose for His chosen is in the furthering of His kingdom. We can certainly see evidence of that in His chosen child, Rufus.

What has God done in your family to get you where you are in the furthering His kingdom? If God chose you, what are you doing to spread the Good News of the Gospel?

Our Story was changed

This story is so amazing to me. I love to read through Bible history and see God’s plans laid out in perfect fashion. I am comforted in knowing God knows the plan He has for my life.

One verse I treasure is from Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

That is our Good, Good Father, Friends!

Next week, I will share my Rufus story with you. I hope you will come back to see how I see my family tree playing out in this beautiful story.

In the meantime, I encourage you to write your Rufus story. Maybe share it with us at Sitting Among Friends.

How have you seen God impact your family tree to get you where you are? Maybe you are the first in your family to come to Christ, how are you impacting future generations?

Maybe you have not yet come to Christ but you see how He has been in pursuit of you and protecting you and you want to make that decision. If you have not yet made a decision for Christ, I would love to have a conversation with you. Find my contact information at the bottom of this page.

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Flooded With Peace and Sitting Among Friends Blog Party #12

Jaime Wiebel — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 07:39:00 +0000

I was heading down the road to begin my hour drive to the University Clinic.

All of a sudden, I was overwhelmed with uncertainty and worry. The tears began to flow. I have been down this road before with my little guy.

Some of you may have experienced something similar. You go to the doctor for a routine or not so routine visit and they look you over and their conclusion, “I don’t know.”

I don’t know how many times I have heard this from doctors. These are top-notch doctors in their field of medicine. This is not about their lack of qualifications.

This is about a God who is not concerned with how much we know or think we know, he finds ways to remind us that He’s got this one. He knows.

I know that doctors don’t know everything but that is one diagnosis I don’t like to hear. I want to cry out, “tell me something, anything at all but not, “I don’t know.”

Diagnosis – I don’t know.
When my son was 7 weeks old, we opened a diaper to discover blood. Diagnosis, “I, don’t know.”

When he was 3 and 5 months old he had a systemic reaction to vaccinations (this is not a post about vaccinations). Diagnosis, “I, don’t know. In fact, we have never seen this before and can’t find any other cases.”

When he was 3 and 4 years old we questioned his balance and excessive falling. Diagnosis, “I don’t know.”

So here we are on another trip with Dr. “I don’t know.”

I think I am okay as long as I can get an answer. My drive alone with a small child depending on me is leaving me completely overwhelmed.

As I begin to quickly lay this at the feet of Jesus and cover this in tear-filled prayers, He gently reminds me, “I know.”

He knows. I don’t know and the doctors may not know but He knows.

I felt an overwhelming rush of peace and calmness flush through my aching heart. These words play over and over in my head like a sweet melody, He knows. He knows!

We can choose to be consumed by trying times. We can be overtaken with worry, regret, doubt and fear.

We can take comfort and relinquish this to the All-Knowing God who has already seen this all play out. In fact, He has set a path for us and marked a way for us to see it through.

With my son, this time, turned out to be okay and most of our “I don’t know” diagnoses have been revealed. God is awesome and always has a way of us relying on Him alone.

I hope these verses throughout were an encouragement and they speak to your heart in times like these when you, too, are in a place of uncertainty. Left with the question or the feeling of who knows.

Be assured, my friends,

God knows!

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You Are His Masterpiece

Jaime Wiebel — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 06:16:00 +0000

Ephesians 2:10 says: For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

I love this verse right from the beginning.

Garden in Giverny

When I was in college, I began to love Claude Monet paintings. I had them on my walls and would frame things that he had painted. I even had a pop-up book with his gardens and paintings in them because I love the beauty of them.

I loved the serenity and relaxing themes he painted. The colors he used in the paintings gave me a sense of calmness when I looked at them. The pictures drew me in to the scene and I wanted to be in that spot.

This is a picture of his garden in Giverny that inspired some his paintings and some of my favorites. He created masterpieces that have been admired for generations.

Ephesians 2:10 says that we are God’s masterpiece. When I think of those breathtaking paintings, it helps me appreciate all that God put into our creation.

Genesis 2:7 tells us the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground. He didn’t just speak us into existence. He took up the dirt of the ground and carefully and lovingly formed us. He cared about his creation so much that He made us His masterpiece.

Psalm 139:13 You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb.

When I was pregnant with our first child this verse became very real to me. The imagery of our Heavenly Father taking the time to intricately create us, to knit all our delicate parts. And with every brushstroke finally arrive at a masterpiece of His glorious work.

What an Awesome God!

In Christ, he has created us anew and not only for the sake of becoming a new creation but so we could do the good things He planned for us long ago.

Although I do not know how much time I have on this Earth, I can be sure of several things. God has my life planned for me.

Verse 10 says He planned it long ago. Long before I became a thought. Long before my grandparents became a thought, he knew the plans that He had for me.

Anyone ever unsettled about the things they cannot see? About the future they cannot foresee?

We were made anew in Christ so we could do the good things he saw for us long ago. Even though we cannot see the plans the Lord has for us, we can rest assure that He knows.

We can rest assure that He has planned good things for us.

Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Many people know and love this verse. It gives them hope in a life that can sometimes seem as if it were filled with despair.

But listen carefully to the middle of this verse my friends, it says “declares the Lord.” This was not just said by anyone. This was not just in passing. This was declared by the Lord. I don’t know about you but I find it so comforting to know the Lord declared “I know your future and it is for your good.” It is for His good.

I often times have the children I am teaching say back to me, “And if God said, I believe it.”

Do you believe it for yourself? Do you believe you are a masterpiece of an Awesome Creator? In Christ, He has made you anew and has good plans for you.

So don’t wait another moment, Go and do the good work that He has created you to do.

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