For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).

Upon reading this (for about the thousandth time!)…my heart suddenly melted. HOW MUCH our God loves us! HOW MUCH our Savior left behind for us!

After reading this, came a poem…

“He Left Exalted”

Though highly exalted by heaven and throne
He sacrificed kingship to make earth His home.

How much did Jesus give for us? Everything. ALL God wanted Him to. ALL that His huge love compelled Him to do.

Father God, King Jesus, Holy Spirit,
Make us so full of Your love that it doesn’t drip out of us occasionally, but POURS onto everyone we meet. Help us to see that obedience and sacrifice is more important than ALL else we do in Your name. Help us to care about people’s souls more than anything in the world. We love and praise you! Thank You for sacrificing for us. Amen

With love from the Father to you, have a wonderful, loving day!

Tina

Moms, here’s my poem just for you!❤️ A Mother’s Love

A mother’s love, a baby’s touch

Are gifts from God who blesses much

He sees our want and gives us more

Than anything we’ve asked before

A mom’s desire, a calling dear

To choose and serve the Lord in fear

He gives us grace to lead and pray

Our children follow him each day

A tearful heart when things go wrong

When trials don’t produce a song

Still, moms are known to do their best

To praise the Lord in every test

That children learn what matters most

Is nothing that a mom will boast

But seeking help from up above

She’ll show her children God’s pure love

Thank you God for moms You make

Whose selfless hearts serve for our sake

Whose lofty goals aimed at the throne

Help guide us to our second home

Tina Crute

Thinking about how God designed you especially like He wanted. A poem I wrote about that:)

The Design

An oak tree can’t become a pine

by wishing it were so.

A pine cannot become an oak,

its leafy bowers grow.

But in the wishing dawns a truth

that just amazes me.

Our God has made us all with care

just as He’d  have us be.

We’re beautiful, our Father says,

with purpose and design.

If we become like someone else,

we miss His plan divine.

So if you start to doubt your worth,

remember what is true.

You’re custom-made by God alone,

to be uniquely you.

Much love to all! Enjoy being YOU today and always!

Tina

Do you check the weather report daily so you know what to wear? I do! It makes me feel prepared for the day if I am dressed for what I know may come. Rain, snow, sun and wind require different clothing and being prepared may prevent some problems.

It’s the same way with our spiritual lives, only maybe we don’t check the conditions of our soul as often? Why is that, seeing as our soul weathers all kinds of trials, temptations, storms, hurts and sins?

We know these things will come, but why are we not more prepared?

In my humble opinion, it’s because we cannot control the weather, but we seem to think we can handle most of what life throws at us, on our own, until we can’t.

Then, we (myself included) look to God for help. And, of course, He is always there for us.

Maybe, just maybe, we could prevent the jolt of these surprises by praying for wisdom ahead of time, patience before we encounter a difficult client, and strength, before ours runs out. Maybe the storms would not be so bad that we feel drenched?

Here’s a verse for some inspiration for today!

Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16

Just a thought for today:) With love from the Father to you, have a “prepared by prayer” kind of day!

Tina

It’s a poem day! Sometimes we need a little refreshment, rest and recharge in a busy world, agreed? That’s what this poem is about. Nothing in the world can satisfy like time alone with God!

Freshen Me

Make me fresh with rivers of Your love

And give me rest from all my worldly cares

My soul needs only Your help from above

Release my being from the stress it wears

Show me light that only pure can give

And guide me right to holiness and good

For You alone can teach my soul to live

Deliver healing now where hurt has stood

Take my cup that’s full of shallow thought

And empty it for portions of Your grace

I want to give up all that I have sought

And make my mission just to seek Your face

And…Because the enemy and world will seek us often, daily and forever, we need to seek God often, daily and forever!

With love from the Father to you, have a great and refreshing start to your week!

Tina

Good morning! It’s a poem day! This picture stirred my heart, as Jesus loves us, His little lambs, so very much.

             I Love You, Lamb

I love you, lamb. I’ve got you now.

I’m joyful that you’re home.

Where did you go, my little lamb?

Why did you want to roam?

Did something lead you far away?

What did you hope to find?

Did somewhere else seem better than

The pasture that is mine?

The world out there is scary lamb.

Things aren’t all that they seem. 

Though shiny things will catch your eye

Don’t fall for things that gleam.

Let me be your guide, my lamb.

I truly know what’s best,

For I was once a lamb myself,

My life put to the test.

You’re worth my life, oh precious lamb

So that you live what’s true

At times you’ll have to suffer some

But then I’ll carry you.

I’ll protect you always, lamb

And if you graze with me,

You’ll feed on truth and joy and love

For all eternity.

² Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”Matthew 26:27-29

Resurrection Sunday came and went, but my heart is still celebrating. Yours too? What a wonderful God we serve! It’ll take forever to praise Him enough.

And that’s what He bought for us, our forever with Him!

When Jesus was raised to life…

He raised hope.

He fulfilled prophecies.

He declared our debt paid.

He proved God’s  power.

He exemplified perfect love.

He gave all He could.

It blows my mind all that God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit accomplished in three days! Our pastor put his heart and soul into showing us God’s perfect heart and plan.

God’s awesomeness propels my soul to sing, praise and bow to Him and proclaim Easter every day!

Dear Lord and King, One day a year is not enough to praise You fully, because Your goodness never ends.Guide my heart to treat You like the King you are and the servant I am, every day. Thank You for loving us enough and so much! Amen

With love from the Father to you, have an amazing day:)

Tina

It’s a poem day! I was deeply moved by my church’s Good Friday praise service to write this …

Glory In my Soul

At times I cannot see the hope, the glory that’s to come

but my soul’s vision never fails to point my heart toward home

The hope that is invisible dwells ever in my soul

The Lord lives there and guides my voice to make His praises roll

In one accord the church sings on with Hope who lights the way

We soldier on to glory land where vision’s bright as day.

….Thank you, Lord, for hope that’s visible to our souls that makes us praise You. Thank you for Your spirit-led church.

With love from the Father to you, have a memorable Easter and a hopeful soul, for He lives!

Tina

Is your house like mine, in that when you want to add something new to the house, you have to get rid of something to fit it in? My husband and I down-sized to a pretty small house so we would have to keep the clutter to a minimum. It keeps us in check!

It dawns on me this morning, that a small house is kind of like our hearts. Like homes, we collect things we love in our hearts.We may need to de-clutter our hearts though, to give Jesus more room. As for me, I can sure get rid of more ‘self.’ Truth be told, it is often hard to part with old stuff you are used to, like selfishness, pride, even worry.

I think we try to fit more Jesus in our hearts with real intention. But to get more of Him, we have to free up space for Him. We do that by letting go of our love for worldly things and worldly habits and attitudes. Jesus is not of this world. He wants us to not “fit in” or be of this world also.

1 John 2:15-17 Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.

When we desire to give up things that are not in Jesus’s character so that we can become more like Him, He will always help as much as we need, for as long as we need!

Dear Jesus,

Just as our house gets cluttered with things that we treasure, our hearts get cluttered as well. We don’t want to house the world’s values. We value You most of all. Please show us things that we need to get rid of, so we can give You more room to do Your work in us and we can become more like you. We love You so much! Amen

With love from our Father to you, have a great day!

Tina