OLD FAITHFUL

Today,I journeyed out to Yellowstone National Park, just so I could watch the awesome beauty of "Old Faithful". It always amazes me, that it is just like clockwork, and faithfully erupts on schedule, everyday.
Just like this geyser, only much more so, is the faithfulness, of our Mighty God!
He is so awesome, and is always faithful to shower us everyday, with His blessings, if we'll just show up, and look for them..........
Becky,
July,2000

CLOAK OF GRACE

...........It was freezing cold, as I drove along today, so I pulled my coat around me, and turned up the heater in my car, to get warm. This reminded me of so many situations in my life!
...........When we are cold, numb, and indifferent, our Lord wraps His cloak of Grace around us, for warmth, to remove the numbness. ...........If we are hot, with anger,and frustration, He lays His cooling hand upon our hearts, to cool our emotions.
..........When we have fallen into the well of despair,He throws down His lifeline, to rescue us from sinking.......and as we begin our walk,
stumbling over soooooooooo many, many sins,
He just, lovingly picks us up, in His arms, and carries us to safety!
..........What an awesome God!!!
Becky,
July,2002

TRY IT;YOU'LL LIKE IT !

"Even if a person feels uwanted, God has a special plan for every life" Is that not the neatest thing? To know, that even when I may feel unloved by everyone around me, that the God of the Universe,understands me,and still has a specific and very important plan, or purpose for me to cultivate. You know, I have always said, I would like to be a blank piece of paper for God, and He could just fill me out and use me as He saw fit.(There are some days, I wish He would include some Whiteout with it, though!)...........But, when I allow God to use me,He can work this specific plan out.............in His time, even using this 'ole bod! It's a neat outcome, for somebody, who at onetime,felt like they weren't worth very much, in their own eyes........Try Him;you'll like Him!
Becky,
January,2004

THE BEGINNING OF THE JOURNEY

..........There were enough people who didn't know how my "Journey's" got started,so I decided to tell the story once again. It is, after all, kinda neat, in itself, and worth repeating! ................................................................................................
After 911, I was pretty torn up, and wanting to reach out to people, but not knowing how, until one night, as I was going to bed,this "Voice",whom I presumed to be from God, said:"I want you to send encouraging emails out to people". Now, I was pretty sure this voice must have been from God, because I was carrying on a conversation with it(Him), and I don't talk to air! I said,"Okay, what do You want me to call this email?" To which He replied,"Journey To Christ". I kid you not, folks.......This was wild for me. As I put my head on my pillow, I thought, I have just been visited by the voice of God, and I better get busy with writing something fast! So, the following morning, was my first entry on November 23rd,2001..........3 years ago!
My goodness, how I have grown!(My first entry The 1st Road)
Sometimes, the 1st road we take to our destination, seems to be the one that we think is going to be the quickest and the smoothest............and then we have a flat tire,or we get lost.It seems like the first thing we do, is to become impatient. We've got to hurry up and get there, instead of taking just a little bit of time, and enjoying God's roadside landscapes.
.........Thanks for continuing on my journey with me. There's never a dull moment, and we always know who the Victor is,at the end of this journey! Jesus Christ!
Becky
December,2003

LIVING WATER

As I thought about Christ's "Living Water", I realized that the water we are use to using, is stagnant, and still, just like our lives! We so often become infected with the bugs of "idleness", when if we would just take a sip...........
.........Just a sip, mind you, of the Real,"Living Water", that God, has so freely provided through His Son, Jesus Christ, we would always be alive, refreshed, and able to give of ourselves!
And that's from just a sip!
..........Imagine what would happen, if we take Him up on His word, and actually "drink"from His living water?
Becky
December,2003

FAITHFUL AND INGENIOUS

............I have been writing my "Journey's" now, for 903 days, and always with the idea of coming closer and closer to Christ, in my walk. Oh, what a small road I started out on,in October, of 2001, and yet, God, inHis infinite faithfulness, has allowed me to stumble, succeed, and even move away, from 25 security filled years in Aiken,SC, and chart new courses in Beaufort,SC.
............It never cease to amaze me, that my God follows my progress daily, and is right there, for me, with just as much concern, if I have a cold, as when I had my brain hemmoragh in 1996. I mean, who, in the whole world, would ever dream of moving the radiologist, who read my charts, when I suffered my cerebral brain hemmoragh, from Aiken Regional Hospital, all the way down to Beaufort Memorial Hospital?.........Only God could have orchestrated that one!...."It just so happened", that I had to have a hip replacement in December, of 2003, and needed to have an X-ray done, so I very smugly re-introduced myself to this radiologist, and boy was he surprised! He even thought I looked a little better, since the last time, he had seen me!(I guess having to have your head shaved, before, counts, huh?)
The funny thing, though, is when I had to have a mammogram done. The technician found a dark spot on the X-Ray, and when she told me,I told her to contact this particular radiologist, and he might be able to clear up any confusion.(I thought I was pretty sure I knew what it was!) I didn't want to get all upset, if it was what I thought......When she returned, she was smiling too.........Seems he told her, that the tubing from my shunt for the brain hemmoragh goes under my right breast, and will always show up spotty!
Now, you tell me, that I don't have a faithful and ingenious God, to do all of this, for little 'ole me?!
Becky
January,2004

MERGING TRAFFIC GOD'S WAY!

............As I was driving today,I came across a merging traffic sign. I slowed down and watched for the oncoming traffic, so I could safely slip back into the traffic pattern, and as I did so, I thought about all the times that Christ wants to merge into my daily traffic pattern and become part of my life, and yet, I have to ask myself,"Why do I have to let the "Me" merge into society first, instead of letting Christ merge out first, in Me"? I always seem to let "Me" show "Myself" instead of letting Christ show up in Me.
If I will let Christ merge into my life ALL the time,first, then my traffic pattern won't be so confusing!
Becky
Sept. 2003

THE FRUIT OF THE VINE

.............While driving back to Aiken today, I drove through Montmorenci, and this was the first time I had actually seen the wine vinyards, when they had been pruned way back, and were totally barren. Even though they had been stripped clean, I knew they would be growing back in the Spring.
This is true of us, as Christians,too.When God needs to clean our Spiritual house,he often prunes the weeds out of our lives, and takes out the bad habits we have, leaving us "seemingly bare", but within a short amount of time,(and the word of God) He will start a healthy sprouting in us, again! (only better!)
Becky
January,2004

NEW CREATURE IN CHRIST

Saturday,February 26th,2005
..............As I drove down Palmetto Boulevard to the beach house, at Edisto today,I noticed all the beach front houses that had once been run down. These were the plain 'ole "beachy type" homes, that had been refurbished, and made over on the exterior, and polished up, to look like they had stepped out of a "BetterHomes and Gardens "magazine! I couldn't believe my eyes! I wondered if they weren't the same old houses on the inside, though........even with all the makeover on the outside.
...............So many of us think, that, if we just fix ourselves up, on the "outside", we'll be presentable to the Lord, and acceptable to those around us. Nothing could be farther from the truth! Christ doesn't dwell on how we look,(unless, it's a direct result of our relationship to Him!)but He is concerned with our thoughts , on the inside, and what we do with those thoughts!
...............In the long run, we too, might have a new house, but it will be one that God builds within us!


Becky
January,2004

EVERYTHING YOU NEED

God's light encompasses me.


God's love covers me.


God's power shield's me.


God's presence looks out for me.


If I am here, God is also.
Whooppeedogs!
When you begin to trust God, stay right there. Don't go traipsing off, on your own way again, and get lost into doubt and worry.

He is everything you need!


Becky
Sept. 2003

THE CURE FOR HOMELESSNESS

.............As I journeyed down the big city streets, I noticed many homeless people all propped up, against concrete walls. Some were even sleeping in cardboard boxes. It was soooooooooo cold out, that I wondered, just how they kept themselves warm. It wouldn't be easy, that's for sure.
I wondered, if any of them knew Jesus................He has a home for each of us,you know, if we just believe in Him. Isn't it wonderful to know, that wherever we are, and whatever our circumstances might be, we are never left "homeless", if we but believe?
.....................Then, we can dwell in the house of the Lord, forever!!!

Becky
July,2002

FAITHFULNESS

I have been writing my journey,now, for 903 days, and always, with the idea, of coming closer and closer to Christ! Oh, what a small road I started out on, in October, of 2001, and yet God, and His faithfulness, has allowed me to stumble,succeed, and even more, to move away from my security blanket, in Aiken, to Beaufort...............Won't you join me, on my journey? Fasten your seat belts, because this too, will be a bumpy, but wonderful journey to Christ!
.......................Becky