Tag Archives: Jesus

Stop the Madness and Pass the Green Beans!

August 21, 2019Spiritual Encouragementbranches, Christianity, faith, fresh green beans, Jesus, John 15, Truth, vine, who will hold me upT.W. Allgaier

Stop the madness!

Do you ever feel like you want to shout this from every street corner or closest mountaintop?

I have felt this way. In fact, I still feel this way.

I know…all will be well. God is good. All the time. And I truly believe that. Even in the midst of all the craziness called life.

But sometimes I just want to scream.

I am a crazy woman, as this picture would indicate. I played “farm girl” yesterday at my Uncle’s house and picked some produce from his gardens. The green beans are still cooking in the crock pot.

Life is not perfect. I have circumstances to deal with like everyone else. Someone actually indicated to me the other day that my life was perfect and I had it “altogether.”

Untrue.

I don’t have it altogether. I worry. I cry. I yell. I sometimes say inappropriate things.

Then when I am picking green beans off the vine the Father reminds me that He is the vine, and I am the branch. And that I am in Him and He is in me.

And that I don’t have to have it altogether because He already does.

And that I cannot do this alone, on my own. Jesus Christ is the only thing I can ever depend on. Alcohol, drugs, friendships, jobs, money, roles, careers…none of these things will hold me up.

I will only get through life with my Jesus. He is my vine. And I don’t do this alone.

How about you?

Be Encouraged Today~

Tammy

Manna and Grace

April 3, 2019Spiritual EncouragementChristian encouragement, desert, difficulties, encouragement in Christ, Exodus, Grace, He is enough, Israelites, Jesus, life's trials, manna, tough times, wandering, who I am in ChristT.W. Allgaier

***My last post was on manna, and I stumbled across this from two years ago…Abba is driving home a point in my life right now!***

I was thinking about the Israelites today. They were led out of bondage from Egypt. Then they complained to Moses and Aaron that they did not have enough to eat, they were in a desert after all!

So God gave them manna every day. They were told not to save it, to only use what they needed for that day. Then God would provide what they needed the following day and so forth.

But as expected, some saved it and it spoiled. If you want to read a good story, read Exodus, especially Chapter 16.

I was thinking about those whining Israelites and how God had already done so much for them…and yet they did not trust Him for their daily manna. Then I was humbled a bit. Continue reading Manna and Grace →

Words of Life and Death

March 6, 2019Spiritual Encouragementbig mouth, Christ, Christian encouragement, Jesus, large head, open mouth to insert feet, Proverbs 18:21, security, Surrender, why, words, words give death, words give lifeT.W. Allgaier

I have a really large head. I mean in the physical sense. And I have a really big mouth. In the physical and evidently verbal sense.

Anyone share those characteristics with me?

Okay the head is a little annoying. If I want to wear a ball cap I have to be sure and buy the kind that has the ability to be sized. No elastic band will do. Nope, it must be adjustable.

Now the big mouth is another thing. The dentist and hygienist have no trouble fitting their entire hand into my mouth for cleaning or filling a cavity. And most of the time my jaw isn’t even sore after the fact. No struggle there.

And thankfully it is big enough that when I need to put both feet in it they fit just fine.

Just say’in. Seems like I have done that of recent.

I have been reminded of late when Paul said …”why do I do the things I should not do and say the things I should not say?” My version, Romans 7:19

My security in this comes in Christ. I am surrendered to Him.

I make errors in judgement sometimes, but never with ill intent. I would not intentionally spew out hateful words or be ugly or rude on purpose. I certainly don’t wake up in the mornings, let my feet hit the floor and say, “hmmmm, who can I hurt today?”

I know that people who know me well know that is the case. Even if it is unintentional and brought to my attention, an apology is offered.

Words have the ability to give life or give death. In my weak flesh I sometimes want to choose death, but in my surrender to the Christ who lives in me I am given the ability to choose life.