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Andy Lee

Living Abundantly by the Life in the Word

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Living with Purpose beyond today: Leaving a Legacy

March 21, 2014 / Andy/ 6 Comments

…He also set eternity into the hearts of men. (Eccl. 3:11)   I held her wrinkled, gnarled hand gently. The clippers in my hand only snipped tiny pieces of a nail at a time. It took longer this way, but one big clip always caused her to jump. I’m not sure if it really hurt. But arthritis fills each joint in …

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This definitely isn't your typical Thanksgiving Bi This definitely isn't your typical Thanksgiving Bible reading plan, BUT they are such powerful scriptures to prepare our hearts for the week of serving others. I hope they stir your hearts. What would our holidays be like if we started each day asking the Lord how we can serve someone today? What a great thing to teach our children and grandchildren. Sometimes that service is in our own families. Who will I bless today? Who will I give grace today? I'm praying for our hearts to be warmed, our bodies energized, and our minds filled with ideas of how we can use our blessing to bless others this Thanksgiving week. Some of us will be overwhelmed with all the preparation serving our families with all we have. Deep breath. It doesn't have to be perfect. Pray for eternal vision of what's really important when we gather together and who we need to invite to join us. You can grab the printable on the link to my website in bio. Happy Thanksgiving! Much love and grace to you all. #Biblereadingplan #mondaymotivation #morningmessage #thanksgiving #servingothers #giving
Some years Thanksgiving is harder to celebrate tha Some years Thanksgiving is harder to celebrate than other years. I love the turkey, giblet gravy, cranberry sauce, dressing, and green bean casserole. I embrace the cooler weather, gold and garnet leaves, and the almost naked trees, and I love gathering with family and friends–whoever can come. Yet, there have been many years when I’ve missed the people not sitting around my table. As a child, Thanksgiving was one of my favorite holidays. When I grew up and moved away, it was always a struggle not to be sad if we couldn’t travel home. But the great thing about being a military family was there were always others who needed family that day too. So, I invited other people to celebrate this day of thankfulness with us. There were years when I really missed my grandmother’s homemade rolls and my mom’s cornbread dressing. These were years when a hole in my heart made the celebrating difficult, but I’ve learned a secret to those difficult holidays when there is a heaviness, an emptiness, and grief overshadows my joy. This is what I do when celebrating Thanksgiving is hard: 1. Give myself permission to do something nontraditional like cooking hamburgers on the grill or baking lasagna. 2. Invite someone who needs a family to share the holiday with mine. 3. Practice thankfulness. Intentionally speak out loud the things I’m thankful for. 4. Serve at a homeless shelter. Enjoy a low-key day if it’s just our little 5. family and make a memory like playing football outside or taking a walk together. The bottom line is: No matter what our feelings are telling us, we always have so much to be thankful for. Whether you are struggling to find joy this Thanksgiving or you simply would love something to help stir thankful spirit in you, I've made a thankful journal with 7 scriptures, prompts, and lines for you to pen your thoughts. Link in bio. Let the Lord bless you and make you a blessing as you soak in these verses of thanksgiving and praise. You are so cherished. Your heart so dear and important. How do you celebrate when you have a hole in your heart?
Do you find it hard to use your gift? Does it feel Do you find it hard to use your gift? Does it feel like doors constantly close or somebody is always better at it, so why even try? Does the world really need another person to serve or teach? YES!!!!! YES!!!!!! YES!!!!!!! Only you can teach the way you do. Only you serve with the grace, empathy and energy you have. Here's the thing about gifts; we are all called to serve and to teach, but some of us just have more passion doing it. You are needed to use your gift right. where. you. are. In your family, school, job, church, neighborhood, friend group. Serve. Teach. Love. These may not be your best gifts, but they are needed. You make a difference. What are you most passionate about doing for the Kingdom? Stop comparing and let God use you! #spiritualgifts #servingothers #teaching #giving #thanksgiving
Well, what was to be a LIVE interview here on IG d Well, what was to be a LIVE interview here on IG didn't work with @catherineulrichbrakefield, so we did the next best thing, we videoed it and put the conversation on my YT channel. If you are a reader or a person with a book in your heart, or both, you will enjoy watching this interview with award winning author, Catherine Ulrich Brakefield. Catherine shares how her readers inspire her, why historical fiction is so important, and the value of research. Come hear how she writes her books and her advice to anyone with the dream to be an author. For more about her books visit her website at https://www.catherineulrichbrakefield.com/ What is your favorite genre to read? If it's historical fiction, what's your favorite book? The link to video is in my bio. #authorsofinstagram #historicalfiction #historicalfictionromance #romance #christianromance #christianhistoricalfiction #interviews #youtube #advicetowriters
When we think of "giving" we think of giving stuff When we think of "giving" we think of giving stuff. But this week's verses on giving focus on the spiritual gifts given to you, gifts of faith. I pray that as you read through and chew on each verse, your passion will stir inside of you, and just as God has graced you with your gift, you will be stirred to use it joyfully and freely. Maybe it is the gift of encouragement, encourage!!! Tell somebody how amazing she is or how well she is rocking those new boots! Maybe it is the gift of prophecy, which means the gift of preaching the Word, then preach! Go girl! Give the truth in love boldly! If it is the gift of giving, go for it! Be free in your generosity! If it is the gift of leading, don't shrink back! If it is the gift of mercy, bless you! Share that mercy fully. Oh my sisters, I am just about ready to explode. The Lord has shown me so much lately about who we are in the Kingdom, and the gifts of the Kingdom and the call for all of us to be salt and light. Here's the thing: we are each given special amounts of grace and faith toward particular gifts--these are the things we are most passionate and succeed in. BUT even if you don't feel especially moved or equipped in a certain area, we are all called to these wonderful things. We are all called to give, to extend mercy, to share our testimony, to give generously, and to be leaders somewhere. God sees you. He loves you. As a person who has trusted Jesus as the Savior of the world and your soul, you hold the Kingdom of God within you. Share it with every bit of faith and grace God has given you. It's okay to ask for more too. Second helpings are allowed and encouraged the Lord's table. Okay, that's enough of my passion. What is yours? Sometimes we may feel it boastful to share what our gifts are, so let me ask it this way, "Of these gifts in Romans 12, what are you most passionate about? What stirs your soul and gets you excited or you most freely do?" Share please! There's something about speaking it out! Claiming it! Encourage others as you step out in faith. When we share our gifts, we are giving God glory and living thankfully. #giving #thankgiving #giftsofthespirit #encouraging #biblereadingplan
Ya'll, this is so much more than giving things or Ya'll, this is so much more than giving things or money or help. The context of this scripture is really important. “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” When I read these verses together, I'm cut to the heart. I do not want to judge people, but we do it all the time. Don't we? Yet at the same time, I know the sting of judgment, because we're judged all the time by others, aren't we? It's awful! It's awful because in judgment we feel condemned. But Jesus says, do not condemn. In our judgment, do not condemn. And then He says to forgive. How do we do this? I don't think we can do it without praying this simple prayer, "Help me see people as you do, Lord. Help me think the best of each person who crosses my path today whether in busy traffic, at the store, or in my job. Help me not condemn but forgive them just as you have forgiven me. I'm not perfect either. Amen." Jesus promises a blessing when we live this way. I love this principle of faith-full living. Live with this perspective today. Start with rush hour traffic or in the car line dropping off the kids and receive the blessings He promises. #give #forgiveness #biblereadingplan #verseoftheday #thanksgiving #nourishyoursoul
When Radiant Influence launched, I began a Instagr When Radiant Influence launched, I began a Instagram Live series interviewing the endorsers of the book--wonderful human who were also authors of amazing books. It was so much fun, I continued the series interviewing authors of all genres sharing the topic heavy on their hearts. These interviews are also meant to encourage anyone who has a book on their heart with excellent advice from these authors who have been in the publishing industry for many years. In the process of recording this interview with RJ Thesman, we had technical difficulties with IG, so we recorded a Zoom video and now it lives here on my channel. It's not my normal teaching, but maybe it is just what you need right now. We do discuss writing and how to get started writing your book, but we also talk about the heartache of Alzheimer's, Covid, and the need for caretakers to take care of themselves. I would love to hear from you in the comments if you would like to see more of these interviews with authors and the topics they share from marriage to emotions to taking care of yourself in difficult times. #authorinterview #howtowriteabook #writercoach #alzhiemers #dementia #fictionwriters #caretakersneedhelp
When I started to write my post for this month and When I started to write my post for this month and gather scriptures for the November reading plan, the obvious choice was thankfulness. But that’s not how the Lord led me. I am so thankful for every single blessing, yet I felt a nudge toward a focus on giving to those who don’t have the blessings I have. Join me this week as we let the Lord lead us each day as we chew on each bite of His word. You can get the full article and 30 day printable on my website. The link is in my bio. We are blessed to be a blessing. Who will you bless today? #thanksgiving #giving #biblereadingplan #mondaymotivation #biteofbread #faithwithoutworksisdead #loveyourneighbor #nourishyoursoul
Dear friends, I really wanted to do Faith Friday t Dear friends, I really wanted to do Faith Friday today, but alas, it's not going to be. But here's the thing, I pray that today, as I give myself grace to say ,"I just can't today," this will give you grace too. I know sometimes we really need to grit our teeth and get the job done, the assignment turned in, the dinner cooked, the laundry folded, but sometimes it really is okay to rest in grace. One of my quotes from Radiant Influence is, "Live out of the place of God's graceful leading." So, I don't know what you're struggling with today, but I want to speak grace over you. If you are tired, it's okay to rest. The dishes will get done tonight or tomorrow. I find that God gives me bursts of grace-energy to do chores I can't get done throughout the week. So, even though I am not live on video today, I pray this word about grace, and my choice not to push through (recovering from a root canal yesterday) and writing this little blurb of grace instead, will encourage you to embrace grace in your life today. You are cherished. I pray you know. #grace #faithfriday #christianliving #itwillgetdone #jesuslovesyou
I love this scripture. What a powerful reminder to I love this scripture. What a powerful reminder to live our lives with open hands and perceptive hearts. With this verse in mind, I’m going to pray for us today. I don’t want to miss anything! “ Lord, I do pray you fill us with your Spirit unto overflowing that we would have hearts and minds quick to give. Don’t let us overthink it! And help us live lives prepared to give! Let us have cash ready or gift cards or extra food on hand. Make us generous givers. Thank you, Lord. Amen.” #giver #givingback #generosity #christianlove #thankfulheart #biblereadingplan #dailyverse #womenintheword
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