Shalom! Need some help with parts of this one:
OK... I am running a race with another person (well, not really a race where one of us will win; more like a timed race where we have to finish in a certain amount of time). We had to run either 16 or 26 laps to finish. I was not totally sure how many we needed to run, but that was OK because I knew that would keep me focused on running and not on the number of laps. The race was inside - we ran through the hallway from a room outside of the kitchen to the bathroom, circled around the toilet (??) and ran back. I think I was tallying the laps on my hand somehow, but I was more focused on pacing myself to the other person to make sure I finished in time.
There was someone in the kitchen who kept asking me random questions when I ran through. It seemed he was either unaware that I was in the race, or only cared about getting his questions answered. After I had done several laps, he asked me another random question. I was really nice and asked him if I could please answer him when I came back through. He just kept on talking like I had not said anything, and it irritated me that he was so unconcerned about what I was trying to do. He really seemed to be asking me stuff just to distract me, and when I finally stopped to answer him, that is exactly what happened. Apparently I sat down and dozed off for a quick second. I bolted back up, wondering how much time had lapsed, and began the race again. This time the lap took me outside through the back yard and it was really hard for me to run because of the condition of the lawn. The sprinklers were on and the ground was way too saturated and had huge muddy holes in it. Several people were taking care of the lawn and I told one of them that they needed to turn off the sprinklers.
In Love with the Father,
Running a race thru my home
Running a race thru my home
Yolanda 
Psalm 150:6 - Let everything that hath breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!
Psalm 150:6 - Let everything that hath breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!
HI Yolanda...interesting dream...what came immediately to me is the walls of Jericho and how they came down. I wonder if you are pressing in to the Lord in prayer for deliverance from any strongholds in your home just now?
If so let us rejoice because where we are faithful to obey He will grant us victory and THE WALLS WILL COME TUMBLING DOWN...
Grace
charlie
If so let us rejoice because where we are faithful to obey He will grant us victory and THE WALLS WILL COME TUMBLING DOWN...
Grace
charlie
Charlie
Jesus said: I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:3
Jesus said: I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:3
Aloha Yolanda and Happy New Year 
Thought about this one and gonna give it a go but please dismiss what doesn't fit!
The race--the race you are called to run
The home--thinking your church home
The only part I was a little concerned about is the person in the kitchen and the people taking care of the lawn: I usually think of the kitchen as the place the Word is being prepared to be fed and the lawn, "one sows, one waters but only God gives the growth"....so I was wondering if maybe there are people within the Body, specifically those who are sowing or feeding the congregation the Word that are in some way hindering you as you run your race for Him?
Thought about this one and gonna give it a go but please dismiss what doesn't fit!
The race--the race you are called to run
The home--thinking your church home
The only part I was a little concerned about is the person in the kitchen and the people taking care of the lawn: I usually think of the kitchen as the place the Word is being prepared to be fed and the lawn, "one sows, one waters but only God gives the growth"....so I was wondering if maybe there are people within the Body, specifically those who are sowing or feeding the congregation the Word that are in some way hindering you as you run your race for Him?
***More To Come***
Eph 3:8...proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ 9 and...enlighten everyone about God’s secret plan—a secret that has been hidden for ages in God who has created all things.
Eph 3:8...proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ 9 and...enlighten everyone about God’s secret plan—a secret that has been hidden for ages in God who has created all things.
Hey Yo.
I read your dream before. Then I heard this recently and for some reason it reminded me of your dream. I guess because it speaks of the challenges we have with our inner lives. Anyway, not that I am up with all the advice but looking beyond the finer details to the point I think he is getting it in regards to more essential things. Here we go:
Baz Luhrmann Lyrics - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be
it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by
scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable
than my own meandering
experience…I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked….You’re not as fat as you imagine.
Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing
bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that
never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday that scares you.
Sing.
Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your
life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t.
Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.
Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children,maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s.
Enjoy your body, use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own..
Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you
should hold on.
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live
in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will
philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize
that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.
Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will
look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen…
---It may be that the backyard may have to do with dwelling in the past.
For your prayerful consideration.
Feel free to toss what may not fit.
Love in Him,
Joanne
Aka: Yolanda
Aka: Consuela
I read your dream before. Then I heard this recently and for some reason it reminded me of your dream. I guess because it speaks of the challenges we have with our inner lives. Anyway, not that I am up with all the advice but looking beyond the finer details to the point I think he is getting it in regards to more essential things. Here we go:
Baz Luhrmann Lyrics - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be
it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by
scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable
than my own meandering
experience…I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked….You’re not as fat as you imagine.
Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing
bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that
never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday that scares you.
Sing.
Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your
life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t.
Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.
Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children,maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s.
Enjoy your body, use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own..
Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you
should hold on.
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live
in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will
philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize
that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.
Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will
look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen…
---It may be that the backyard may have to do with dwelling in the past.
For your prayerful consideration.
Feel free to toss what may not fit.
Love in Him,
Joanne
Aka: Yolanda
Aka: Consuela
Enjoy the journey