Wyld Creativity: Christmas 2014

Monday, November 17, 2014

Christmas 2014

Merry Christmas!

It's that special time of year again and last night, Nov 16 ( probably the earliest I have ever started by the way!) I put out all of my Christmas decorations!

It was a lovley wintery night. I was watching the Toronto Santa Clause parade after work and was feeling inspired to get the season started in my little home!

I have been living in the midst of so many different experiences and life changes. I am really blessed to say that my Faith is growing stronger and I am growing deeper in my walk with Christ.

I have been watching a sermon series called "Small Things Big Difference" By the awesome preacher Craig Groeschel. The series was last years 2014 January kick start as opposed to New Years Resolutions that never seem to stick! I am getting started early and am excited because it's so true! The more I fix my thoughts everyday on God, the closer we become and the little things I do like pray first thing in the morning and allow my mind to be fixed on eternal things through out the day bring big changes, ultimately these little things are drawing me closer to God's destiny for my life. Exciting stuff, ....I know right?!

One of the things Craig talks about is decerning One word for the upcoming year that you will focus on. I have been thinking a lot about it this week and I believe that word for me this year is TRANSFORM. I was also thinking, REFINE but I believe that I am not at that place yet in my life. I strongly desire for my mind and thoughts to be fixed on Eternal things to the point where It becomes who I am. I have comes strides in being at peace as opposed to worry, positive not negative and more Godly than worldly but I know I need to TRANSFORM to live out these charachteristics and that is what I am going to be focusing on this year. This weeks sermon challenge was to think of one thought to repeat over and over again to remind ourselves of the word we chose.

I thought it was interesting that I wasn't totally sure on the word TRANSFORMATION and then Craig talked about how the renewing of our minds brings TRANSFORMATION and he quoted the scripture verse in Romans that encompassed everything I need to focus this year on. It was pretty awesome to hear! So this verse is going to be what I repeat in my mind each day to help me TRANSFORM.

Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Merry Christmas!

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Anonymous said...: Beautiful my sweet:); November 30, 2014 at 10:41 PM

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The Story of a Prince and a Girl who Dreamed of finding Her Prince.

Once upon a time there was a young woman named Ruby; she lived in a far way kingdom where only the stars in the sky could light the way. The kingdom was tall and made of stone. Inside, it had all of the finest linens and tapestries with winding stair cases, golden mirrors and exotic flowers that stretched the kingdom’s stone walls. The kingdom was surrounded by a large creek bed and had a large wooden draw bridge outside the tall black iron front gates. Beyond the kingdom were many forests, pastures, rivers and hills.

The young woman lived in the kingdom with only her two servants Nigel and Jasmine. They had been with Ruby ever since her mother gave birth to her and have cared for her and loved her since the great royal war that took her family tragically away from her. Years had past since then and Ruby was a young woman now. Since the great royal war she had not seen another person beside her servants. The lands had been deserted as other kingdoms were destroyed and abandoned. No one knew this kingdom existed. It stood in a far off place that only one deserted over grown pathway in the forest would lead to.

Ruby spent her childhood growing up playing with all the animals in the forest, she had names for all of them and would spend her days dancing in the pastures and walking along the creek bed throwing stones into the water. She was content those days as she lived free and enjoyed every tree, every stone, and every pathway near the kingdom. She loved her home but she missed her family and many times she felt alone.

As Ruby grew older she began to stop playing in the pastures and instead she spent her days walking along the creek bed dreaming of finding love and not being alone anymore. Every night outside her balcony she would spend time looking out into the stars and making wishes that one day soon a wonderful man would find the unmarked path in the forest that would lead him to her kingdom.

Nigel and Jasmine were very old now; Ruby took time to care for them and tended to their needs. She would gather food from the garden and make them food to eat and get them blankets to make sure they were comfortable when it was cold. She was not sure how much longer they would live but one thing she knew was how much she admired they’re love for one another and she hold that in her heart for as long as she lived.

It was a warm fall evening; the leaves from the trees were lightly falling as the sun began to set. Ruby was standing on her balcony in her long white silk night gown. As the dark sky began to shine, a light breeze bustled against her gown and her long brown hair blew lightly in the wind. She stood with her hands on the balcony ledge and wished to the stars like she had so many nights before singing” Star light Star bright bring my prince home to me tonight” She stared up into the dark blue sky and began to talk more to the shinning stars.

Just as she was looking up into the sky, talking to the stars a man was following the pathway from the forest that leads to Ruby’s kingdom. He was beginning to approach the edge of the pathway he had began journeying on earlier that day and was about to step on to a beautiful white shiny stoned pebble walk way that would lead up to a draw bridge and to Ruby’s kingdom.

The young man had been travelling for months only eating what he could find along the pathway. Henry was a prince from the golden city of Persia. He was on an expedition when he was captured by rivals and taken to a far away land where he was imprisoned in a place he did not know. Months ago after many nights planning Henry escaped while the guards were sleeping. He thought he would be able to journey home by recognizing land marks but once he had fled the guards he realized that he was further from home then he ever imagined and much to his dismay he did not recognize any of his surroundings. He had been following the sun in hopes of finding his way home. Each day he walked further hoping that one day the pathway would lead him to his family.

Earlier that day Henry had been walking though the forest with large green bushes and fruitful trees around him when he saw a small unmarked pathway that was ragged and old. There were no fruit trees, only old tall trees and an old pebble pathway that seemed run down and abandoned.

He was going to continue to walk on the pathway he had been but something caught his eye as he walked past this abandoned trail. Henry saw a small red ruby attached to a ring lying in between some wet leaves. The sun was shining on it and it glistened and shinned at him. He bent down and lifted the leaves around it away and dusted the ring off and looked at. The ring was prestigious and fit for a princess. He thought about continuing on the main pathway road through the forest but he was drawn down this unmarked pathway. He wondered if this ruby red ring belonged to someone. He put the ring in his pocket and began to walk along the jagged unmarked pathway. He noticed that there were no markings along this pathway so it appeared that no one had walked this pathway for many years.

To Be Continued…

Wyld Creativity

Overcome.

Monday, November 17, 2014

Christmas 2014

Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will.

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