"Trey Tuesday" - August 25, 2020

 A Visit to the Vineyard  

Jesus Himself said, "I am the Vine, you are the branches" John 15:5

Notice He didn't say that He is the Vine and His disciples can choose to be branches of other vines depending on their preferences/comfort/need/wants?!?  

There is One Vine = Jesus

And the rest of us are branches = together.

So let's live like the messy, sweet, sticky, intertwined Vineyard of God that we are!

"If you remain in Me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing."  John 15:5

"Trey Tuesday" - August 18, 2020

 Fading Flowers

Beautiful summer flowers in their vase remind me of Trey...a once vibrant and bright little boy.  But as the blossoms fade away, I think of Trey leaving this earth and arriving in Heaven.

But that's not the end....what happens next?!

The fading flowers drop seeds which can grow in to new fields of flowers!  :)

And Trey left manyyyyyy seeds behind of God's life and light and love which continue to grow in each one of us!

What kinds of seeds are you leaving in your path?

"Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them."  Psalm 126:6

"Trey Tuesday" - August 11, 2020

 Nothing

There are soooooo many friends and family and coworkers and neighbors we haven't seen in months.  Sooooo many special occasions canceled, postponed, or celebrated without us all being together.  Add in some current events/issues/policies/decisions/preferences and we have a recipe for feelings of division and isolation.

And then - one day - you pray about a friendship.  And your phone dings with a text from a lifelong friend who just so happens to be in town!  AND you have endless time for catching up!  :)

Or an emergency hits your world and you cry out for prayer!

Or you experience a huge victory that you just can't wait to celebrate!

Or a major life event that changes your family/job/home/health and your friends gather around you!

We don't need to feel alone - we are NOT alone!  NOTHING can separate us from the love of God!

"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."  Romans 8:38

"Trey Tuesday" - August 4, 2020

Speak Lord

There are countless memes and tweets and posts and podcasts joking about all that has happened this year.  The year 2020 seeeeeeemed to be such a nice round number, but we have now associated it with trauma, drama, and much emotion.

Have you had enough?  Are you listening?  

I don't have any answers for you.  Hey - I don't even know what the questions are!  But I do know the Author and Perfecter of our faith.  The Creator of our very life.  The Manager of the wind, the waves, the grains of sand, and the number of hairs on my head!  He also knows the innermost struggles, thoughts, and hopes of my heart.  And I rest in Him.  Unchanging, everlasting, eternal Jesus - the same yesterday, today, and forever. (Hebrews 13:8)

Can you stop looking for answers everywhere else for a moment?  Can you cease striving?  Take a deeeeeeeep breath and listen for the voice of the Lord in the midst of the storms.

"'Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening."  I Samuel 3:9