An Oxygen Infuson

Hey, hey.......I'm back! Great time in the mountains with my family, but so glad to be sleeping in my own bed. :) I love the mountains and I love to camp, but after 8 days in the woods - hello city. (wink) Remember - no Life Group this Sunday due to the holiday, but we will meet next weekend on September 8th at 6:00pm. Please let me know if you can attend. Many of the days while on vacation it rained. Those of you who have traveled long seasons with me know I love the rain, but camping in small quarters and sitting around the campfire in the showers means a lot of smoke to infiltrate one's hair and burn one's eyes. Only TRUE camp people are not bothered by the effects of rain while camping - that would be my husband! Me, not so much. However, as I was sitting one night around a smoky fire, waiting for the heat to dry the wood enough to burn and not smoke (reminding myself all the while that "I am a city girl"), I began to stare intently into the flames of the fire and really concentrate on the burning action of the wood and the coals. Then I began to hear the "voice" of the fire and I began to contemplate how different voices burn (speak) within us and their affect. The fire would meander in and out of consuming flames and smoky pockets where too much water on the wood affected it's ability to burn well. Then, my husband would add OXYGEN and the fire would erupt and the smoke shift. I'm going somewhere with this, I promise. You see each of us burns calories daily - that is a metabolic principle. Now we burn calories differently depending upon a large number of factors. However, we all burn. There have been times when I was operating at peak capacity and burning well and others when I was merely smoldering. That's when I needed an oxygen infusion. The Lord began to remind me that we often associate "voice" with oxygen and wind. Often when smoldering, Terry would get the bellow and gently infuse the fire from the bottom with LIFE. I wonder how many of us have had others speak into our smoldering seasons with life-giving words and cause our resolve for health to catch fire again? How many of us have been encouraged by the voice of the Holy Spirit who ignited our journey again and reminded us that poor health is not God's best plan? How many of us have encouraged ourselves more times than we can remember? After watching this principle acted out in front of me, I was once again encouraged that God sees and God knows. Always! Here's the truth I see - the more oxygen we added to the fire the brighter it blazed. There are times when all of us need someone to breathe freshness into our journey. We are all going to have seasons. STAY in the burning zone with great food and health choices and trust that God, who loves you more than you love yourself, will bring the right "voice" (oxygen infusion) to keep you at maximum capacity. Question for the day: do you need the Holy Spirit to infuse your fire today or a friend to come along side as your bellow? Ask the Lord to send the voice/wind/oxygen infusion to ignite your health journey. Then remember it's easier to keep a fire going as opposed to starting from scratch. Stay to the journey. Much love, PK PS - my book is finishing the first edit stage. I am beginning the journey of soliciting speaking engagements, preaching opportunities, book signings - etc - as I prepare to go and share about FREEDOM as God sends me. If you have somewhere that you would like me to come and share - please let me know. I am planning to launch Freedom Connection Ministries, Inc. in early 2014. I am moving in God's timing and direction.