Graves' This and That

 These weeks have been a time of fighting the good fight of faith.  I must learn to speak TRUTH to my default mindset.  It has been well developed and has been with me most of my life.  Now is the time to continue to practice a Truth mindset rather than the inferior  mindset which has been too well used.  I compare my mindset to a passage from Psalm 107:17, "For He shatters the doors of bronze and cuts into the bars of iron."  Mindsets can imprison or can be torn down by TRUTH a lot like the fortresses that we build up in the mind.  What a process, learning to take every thought (almost) to the obedience of Christ.   Holy Spirit, stand guard at my thought closet mindset and quickly tap me when the liar wants to whisper his garbage to me!  We are more than conquerors...HE says so!  

In accordance with Jeremiah 29:11, God still has a plan and a purpose for me.  As I am seeking His will, I desire to hear Him say from Isaiah 30:21, "And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, "This is the way, walk in it," when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left." I have left the classroom professionally...I HATE the term, retired.  I am not finished.  I want to burn out like Caleb from fighting giants and taking fortified cities so he could settle where God had promised Him. My desires: Doing what delights Him and in turn will delight me, ministering Him to others, and providing a part-time income. I still have good health, a "good" mind (good is relative!), energies to minister, and time to do so.  I have left behind the 60-70 hour work week for my health, sanity, and being too far removed from 10 year olds!  So Father, thank you for giving me Your Best.