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Wednesdays with Jillene: story time

November 28, 2018 / jillenenarraway / Leave a comment

Are you ready for story time with Jill, the part of the show where Jill tells you a silly story from when she was young? Okay... honesty moment, the story I am about to tell is true... at least as far as I remember it. I asked my mom and she didn't recall this incident. … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: story time

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#lentphotodevotion #photochallengecomplete #love The journey to Easter through Lent has been powerful for me this year. I’ve enjoyed the daily devotional coupled with the word/scripture of the day picture. The community of people who joined me made this a rich experience and I’ve truly enjoyed everyone’s reflections! Today, on Easter we see the fulfillment of God’s love for us in Christ redemptive sacrifice and the restorative power of Christ’s resurrection. From here we have the chance to live each day remembering we are deeply loved by God and challenged therefore to live that love in response. A love that submits and gives our own life to God who gave His all for us. A love that beckons us to share this gift of mercy, grace and love with the world. Today may have ended the lent journey but tomorrow we get to live love(d). Where will that take you as you #liveloved to #livelove? “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” #1john4v18

Happy Easter from our clan to yours. My prayer is that today and EVERYDAY you experience the greatness of the Easter message of God’s amazing love for us! “In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭24:5-6‬ ‭NIV‬‬

#lentphotodevotion #fall There are truths we need to hear but sometimes they seem too hard to bear. Today’s scripture verse speaks truth, “Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” #john12v24 The truth we see so evident in Jesus we struggle to apply to our lives... because falling is hard, it hurts and it can be so hard to go on. The daily devotion put it this way, “The great spiritual truth at the heart of our faith is that loss is not the end. Loss is painful and real, but it is also the beginning of transformation.” And tonight I needed to reread my words from last year and preach the gospel to myself. I shared this post not too long ago but it’s worth a read again now: https://thinmoments.com/2017/03/08/wednesdays-with-jillene-waiting-in-the-wilderness/

#lentphotodevotion #pain Last year my friend (who is a professor of biology) posted this picture. As soon as I saw it, I called her straight away because I needed to know more about this cross her students saw in their microscope. You can read about it here: https://thinmoments.com/2018/03/27/wednesdays-with-jillene-a-remnant-of-a-stain/ I can’t imagine the pain Jesus endured on the cross. For Christ to cry out these words, I can’t imagine the suffering He experienced. “About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ).” #matthew27v46 That Jesus chose the cross for the redemption of sins is beyond my comprehension. But this Friday as I stare again at this image I’m reminded of how when we too face the end of ourselves we find the greatest gift. Not our physical end but when we submit ourselves to God and give our all to live for Him. It isn’t always easy. But just as Christ used the unimaginable to bring mercy, grace and love found in salvation so too we can know that even the darkest hours of our lives God does not waste and He is working all things to good and to His glory.

#lentphotodevotion #community There are times God swiftly and surprisingly reminds me of the global nature of the church. Traveling for a visit to Western New York we made an earlier than expected pit stop because a certain #narrawaggle was desperate to use the bathroom. We decided to make the most of it and have an early lunch. No sooner than the kids ordered their food I heard them chatting with a woman nearby. As the conversation progressed she asked about them reading the Bible, their life verse and encouraged them to memorize scripture. Before we left she taught two of the kids to make an origami ball. I love how my children see people I don’t even notice. I love how God connects us in community with people we just met. “Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, “What do you want?” or “Why are you talking with her?”” #john4v27

#lentphotodevotion #wonderful As I went to take a picture of these daffodils something unexpected happened. If you haven’t figured it out, I’m a big fan of nature and plants rank high on my list of fascinating things. Today’s scripture is, “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” #psalm139v14 Reflecting on the flower’s innate beauty I pondered how it was wonderfully made. But then I saw something else. First, the psalmist writes, “I am fearfully and wonderfully made...” Not just the flowers or other created things... but I am... me... I am wonderfully made. And then I saw my freckles. For most of my life I don’t think I’ve liked them. They seem a dominating feature. I even have freckles on my lips and in my ears... I remember once wondering aloud to my husband that I wished I didn’t have them. He responded that he loved them, that I wouldn’t be the same without them. They are part of what makes me, well, me. And tonight I pondered how even my freckles reflect that I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

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