Drawn to God's Beautiful Creation

James 4:8
Come near to God and He will come near to you...
For every action there is an opposite and equal reaction. Bring back memories of 6th grade Science: Newton's Law of Physics? An object will remain at rest unless it is acted upon by an external force. Force yields energy and creates some sort of movement
...so it is with the spiritual realm.
We just can't see it as plainly as we can with the physical.
However, a spiritual push will yield probably not an equal reaction, surely it is more than we can ask or imagine...
He never just stays put, He is always moving, breathing and extending his hand to us for when we are ready to call on Him. ***but look how He calls out to us!

There's so much to be thankful for...
Come let us bow down in worship,
Let us kneel before the Lord, Our Maker,
For He is our God and we are the people of his pasture,
The flock under his care...Psalm 95:6

Psalm 121:5-8
The Lord watches over you,
the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
The Lord will keep you from all harm,
he will watch over your life;
the Lord will watch over your coming and going,
both now and forevermore.

In fact, the Lord has commissioned his creation to watch over us,
And teach us about Him and True Life... at this point, however,
We are faced with a challenge to employ a holy discernment,
With which He equips His People who seek His Law/Precepts/Character...
But still His Protection is better than sunscreen.

I guess it could be classified as spiritscreen.

The unexpected...

Sometimes we are taken by the unexpected...
Beit in a moment's contemplation...
...delighted in the unimperfected...

As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways,
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
As the rain and the snow come down from heaven,
and do not turn to it without watering the earth,
and making it bud and flourish,
so that it yields seed to the sower,
and bread for the eater...
So is my word that goes out from my mouth.
It will not return to me empty...
But will accomplish what I desire,
and achieve the purpose for which i sent it.

One Certian Thing that is Perfect and Holy...
The Word of The Lord. Isaiah 57

I will declare...
that I am constantly humbled and learning,
from the experience and wisdom of others...
from their generosity, from their forgiveness,
from their love, and unconditional support...
And from their belief and faith in an awesome God...
who saves, restores, and sets His People on fire.

Inclined to track down the truth, stylishly.

We look for light, but all is darkness;
For brightness, but we walk in deep shadows... Isa. 59:9
... ... ...
To share your food with the hungry, and provide a wanderer with shelter, when a stranger is naked to clothe him, and to protect your family....
Then, His light will break forth like the dawn, his healing will quickly appear, His righteousness will go before you...

And the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard. Isa. 58:7/8

The Impulse
yessss...at the Impulse
of Thy Love....
which we all know is ever-flowing,
so we don't have an excuse-

Take my life, and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise.
Let them flow in ceaseless praise.

Take my hands, and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love;
Take my feet, and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee.
Swift and beautiful for Thee.

Take my voice, and let me sing
Always, only, for my King;
Take my lips, and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee.
Filled with messages from Thee.

Take my silver and my gold:
Not a mite would I withhold;
Take my intellect, and use
Ev'ry pow'r as Thou shalt choose.
Ev'ry pow'r as Thou shalt choose.

Take my will, and make it Thine,
It shall be no longer mine;
Take my heart, it is Thine own,
It shall be Thy royal throne.
It shall be Thy royal throne.

Take my love, my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure store;
Take myself, and I will be,
Ever, only, all for Thee.
Ever, only, all for Thee.

-This heart doesn't want to be anything but thine own.
...it is thine own
And even when I screw up, He still calls me his.

I feel like my life was just missing out on such a HUGE piece.
Worth it? Not even a question.

Meanwhile, I think I'm intaking too much caffeine, but I'm hesitant to go with caffeine-free beverages. I just don't know if I can give up my cup of JOE!
















howstuffworks.com:

Several methods are used to remove caffeine from its natural sources:

* Methylene chloride processing
* Ethyl acetate processing
* Carbon dioxide processing
* Water processing

Methylene chloride is a chemical used as a solvent to extract caffeine from many raw materials. Molecules of caffeine bond to molecules of methylene chloride. The materials are softened in a water bath or in steam. The next step is to process the materials with methylene chloride by either of two methods:

* Using the "direct" method, caffeine is removed by directly soaking the materials in methylene chloride.
* Using the "indirect" method, caffeine, which is water soluble, is extracted by soaking the materials in water. Many of the flavors and oils are also extracted during this process, so the solution is treated with methylene chloride and then returned to the material for reabsorption of the flavorings.

Ethyl acetate processed products are referred to as "naturally decaffeinated" because ethyl acetate is a chemical found naturally in many fruits. Caffeine is extracted in the same way as with methylene chloride processing, but ethyl acetate is the solvent.

To decaffeinate using carbon dioxide (CO2), water-softened materials are "pressure cooked" with the gas. At high pressures and high temperatures, carbon dioxide is in a supercritical state, acting as both a gas and a liquid. It becomes a solvent with its small, nonpolar molecules attracting the small caffeine molecules. Since flavor molecules are larger, they remain intact, which is why this process retains the flavor of the material better.

Caffeine extraction with water is used primarily for coffee decaffeination. The process is similar to the "indirect" method used in methylene chloride processing, but no chemicals are used. After the caffeine is leached out of the material by soaking in hot water for a period of time, the solution is then passed through a carbon filter for caffeine removal. The water is then returned to the beans for reabsorption of flavors and oils. In the "Swiss Water Process," the same method is used, but instead of soaking in water, the beans are soaked in a coffee-flavored solution. This results in the caffeine being extracted without removing the coffee flavors.

Caffeine is not removed completely using any of these methods, but under federal regulations in the United States, caffeine levels must not be above 2.5 percent of the product in order for a product to be labeled "decaffeinated."

Most of the caffeine removed in processing is manufactured for use in other products, such as medicines and soft drinks. For example, less than 5 percent of the caffeine found in cola drinks is actually from the kola nut, and many of the popular "high caffeine" soft drinks do not contain kola nut extracts at all. The caffeine content of soft drinks is primarily, and sometimes completely, from the addition of caffeine extracted from decaffeination processes.

and Apparently (extra side not of importance)
-decaf coffee can raise levels of LDL cholesterol...
It seems as though nothing is entirely safe.
Should I be telling people all day that they can have unlimited amounts of decaffeinated products? I feel like I should also throw in a disclaimer...."do your research." But this is what they are paying for, for someone else to research it and put it together for them.

That's a lot of trust.

Playing...
with color.
lightnesses.
shades.
design and whatnot.

...two of my favorites.
~Momma.
~The Apple.

How cool is that?






And on the subject of favorites...how about:
Love that is better than life...Psssssalm 63.

Bramamour
maybe this kind of love is too crazy to really get...
maybe its not seen on FOX News,
and maybe you can't force it if you try really hard...
and although its not broad casted from man constructed
satellites in such a way as to really reach all the nations...
understanding comes not by merely seeing or hearing...


Your Goodness is too Great,
For our minds to calculate.
Your Loveliness too grand,
For the world to understand.
Your love too beautiful,
To reside in just one soul.
Your mercy all too vast,
from present, future, past...
That you'd give your only son,
And He'd say, "Your Will be done."

Now, I know in part, then i shall know fully, even I as I am fully known.
Bramaveras.