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Crossing My Bridges Blog
INSPIRATIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL STORIES
Temporary Beauty
Look at the lilies! They don’t toil and spin, and yet Solomon in all his glory was not robed as well as they are”. Being grateful for the small things, seeing them as provision and thanking God for them, opens your heart and mind to receive more of His provision, and knowing it is just for a season, it is as temporary as the flowers helps keep your perspective.
BLOOMING IN THE DESERT
What is the difference between thriving and surviving? Indigenous plants flourish and thrive because they are in their home environment and have adapted to the conditions, so they grow strong and healthy. Ask God where He wants you to bloom, be it the desert, mountains or meadows. Wherever it is He will display His glory through you.
FLOWERS ARE A BLESSING ON YOUR HEAD
When you experience grief through the loss of a significant person in your life, flowers help to comfort and cheer you through the dark days. Elton John rewrote the words of” Candle in the Wind” to sing at Princess Diana’s funeral, he said ‘Goodbye England’s rose”, what a comfort that was to the English people as they mourned her loss.
YOU WILL NOT BE BURNED
Sometimes when we are going through a time of intense grief and struggle, trials and tribulations, God is using the same process that the protea requires. Perhaps there are a lot of old ideas and beliefs that hinder us and need to be burnt out. Perhaps our ‘shell’ is so hard it takes the extreme heat of the trials to trigger growth for us. Perhaps it is the timing – it is also unpredictable.
Wind Energy
Like a windmill when you are facing difficult situations, you need the courage to face them head on, as a windmill faces into the strongest wind, the sails or blade of the windmill are set to capture the most energy.
Soaring on Wings Like and Eagle
What if we were to ask the Holy Spirit to let us rise up on eagles’ wings to ride out the storm on the thermals, where we do not fight the wind, but use it to help us move forward?
Seeds Need the Wind
“there are some things that you cant be sure of, you just have to take the chance and plant your seeds anyway”
RESURRECTION
There are times in transitions that you will feel thoroughly depleted as you have used all your energy to cope with just getting through the day. But as the journey progresses you learn new ways to cope or it is necessary to take a regular rest breaks to recover. What you really need is that refreshing rain to bring you to life again and flourish and thrive.
Align Yourself with Your Season in Life
It is very comforting to know that as long as the earth remains there will be seasons and if you align yourself with the seasons of your life and know which season you are in, it makes it much easier to navigate your life and transition.