From “After the Sermon Series”
My little nugget of truth hit me on a Saturday this time.
Yes, it can come at anytime if we allow ourselves to be open enough to receive what God is showing us, telling us or nudging us to see.
It also came to me in a form of a little nugget, my granddaughter, Adalynn. ❤️
I was babysitting her for the first time overnight for her mommy and daddy to attend a wedding out of town.
She loves her routine and I wasn’t quite sure if bedtime would go smoothly since mommy and daddy were not home.
But bedtime came, and so did her tiredness. I know sometimes she likes to be rocked, sometimes not so much and certainly wasn’t sure how she would react she mommy wasn’t the one putting her to bed.
We set up for the stair climb and brushing of the teeth and it was going really smoothly. I just kept on trucking on and desiring to make her feel comfortable knowing this could be very unfamiliar to her or even a little rough spot.
Brushing of the teeth, check.
Pajamas, check.
Bedtime tickles, check.
Quiet atmosphere, check.
Now it was the time. I asked her if she wanted me to rock her. And in her cute little voice, came her cute little “yeah”.
My heart melted for a second since these times don’t always happen and a grandmother doesn’t always get to have those moments.
We sat in the rocker and I started to rock her. For the first minute or two, you could tell she wanted me to hold her and rock her by her squeezes, but also at the same time, she couldn’t quite get comfortable.
My desire was certainly to make her comfortable so she could rest. That was the one thought that was in my mind.
There it came. That quick. The butterfly thought.
I heard the whispers of God saying, “Yes, I want you to rest in me at times too. I love when my children come and rest especially if they are walking unfamiliar roads or not quite at ease. Sometimes it feels uncomfortable for them at first since it isn’t the normal thing to do but rather, they rely on their own strength and squirm a bit with unease”.
I thought, “Wow”. Isn’t that the truth? We go about our own business just like a toddler who is becoming their own personality, branching off when they don’t need us as much, sometimes just saying “no” to the bigger picture they don’t see or understand, or just going and going and not realizing the rest that they truly do need. In above all, God is there, wanting us to rest in Him, feeing that comfort and knowing we are taken care of by His arms.
If you need to, read that again. I wanted to convey a comfort and to have my granddaughter know that I am taking care of her and things and I have her best interest at the very core of my heart. I would have answered any and all questions (if she could convey her fears) to have her know she is safe.
How much more, with His infinite wisdom, does he know what is best for us, how to comfort us, protect us and make us at peace.
After the two minutes or so, my granddaughter settled in, buried her head in rest and let me hold her and I could feel her body resting in peace. When I laid her down, she wasn’t quite asleep but I do know she felt safe enough to drift off.
The next time you are traveling on unfamiliar roads, shaky ground, feel uneasy, anxiety is tugging at you, my prayer is that you know your Father God’s heart is to help you through, hold you so you can rest, and bring peace to you so you are comforted.
Here is to unfamiliar roads traveled in peace….
~Kelly Savage, Revivify ME
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It is never too late to be awakened.
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It is never too late to learn.
It is never too late for transformation.
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Do you ever get the Feeling that God is withholding something from you? As a whole or something in particular?
Have you Been praying and not getting what you feel you should? Or what you think you need? Perhaps it is the timing that you are questioning and it is taking a lot longer than you feel necessary.
Maybe, you just want something that bad you are holding onto the faith that it will be delivered soon? But soon doesn’t seem to come?
Thought twister.
Could it be God protecting you? Have you ever given that a thought?
Here’s Another thought twister.
Maybe that through the time you are waiting for it, your heart is being made ready or being tweaked and the very thing you are looking for so desperately doesn’t seem to feel the same or you realize you don’t need it.
OR Do you just want to stomp your foot and say “but why”? Or the ole ‘why me?”
So, we are going to explore that for just a moment but I do want to present the best suggestion there is……..you explore it WITH GOD, asking Him questions, looking for answers and leaning on Him to give you the answers.
But here is a little insight of what I know and have experienced myself.
Be prepared to wait, be still, and start with surrendering what your thoughts are on the subject to the one who Knows everything about what you are looking for and every nook and cranny along the way…..
Start with the simple, heartfelt prayer “God, give me your eyes to see this and YOUR understanding”
Say it. Mean it and open your heart to what that means. I do promise a whole new perspective will becomes yours.
Instantly? Maybe. Could it take some time. Probably. Will it happen, it will …..with faith as God works with your heartfelt prayer and your surrendering,
God will surely give you his eyes to see situations possibly like you never have before.
So, Could it possibly be that He worked, is working, and will forevermore work behind the scenes…… all to protect you or prepare your heart, change your heart as He sees fit all to give you the best?
I definitely have faith in that and have lived many scenarios like that. Actually, still am. I can tell you that when I starting surrendering, it didn’t feel good all the time. At times it seem releasing, at times it seemed hard and then other times, you know that stubborness of knowing you should let go and not wanting to. The truth remains that as I did and started living a lifestyle of surrendering and asking for His eyes, my world changed.
Do I live like that all the time. No. Here is where I bring out the realness in me. I sometimes go on autopilot, rogue and start doing just to do and thinking I have everything under control. News flash – this isn’t the best way to stay under His wings, however, Here is the good news. When I recognize it, and talk to Him and ask Him to bring me back, He does.
My whisper today was right out of the blue where a memory popped up and it was from a time that was not the best season in my life but I felt an overwhelming peace that the things that I thought should have happen but didn’t, the things I wanted to see come to fruition but never did, and the times in my life where things disappeared and I wondered why I had the loss and I had to grieve through, was Him actually protecting me, guiding me, changing my heart and constantly inviting me back to His protection all to where I am at in my life today, living my best life yet.
Allow the Holy Spirit to enlightened you as you surrender your thoughts, your wants, desires and life all in believing and having faith that He really does have your best interest, wants to give you great and mighty things even more than you can think, and loves you that much that He will do what He needs to in order to protect you.
Here are just a few scriptures to read and spend some time with allowing Him to speak to you through them.
Romans 8:28
Isaiah 55:8
Hebrews 3:10
Isaiah 40:31
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Hi! It’s Kelly Savage with the Butterfly Thoughts Podcast. Welcome and Thank you for joining me as we take our transformation journey day by day, thought by thought and we are doing it together! In a few short minutes a day, we provokingly reflect and challenge ourselves to a different perspective….. starting with just one thought. I coined them Butterfly Thoughts because we need to be reminded that transformation comes in stages and can bring about beauty for butterflies and our lives.
Today’s episode is……”Keep It In Balance”
So, today was one of those days. I am afforded the opportunity to work a Saturday to have a day off during the week. Saturdays along with my other work days, I work hard and get an impressive amount of work done. You see, I am definitely one that is driven by productivity.
So, there I am, at home, starting my day at my work computer. On my day off. Answering emails, finishing a spreadsheet and boom, my butterfly thought flew in. Well, maybe BOOM is the wrong adjective there but I will say the thought came not as quietly as most butterflies fly in.
“Keep it in balance” – that it all I heard but honestly …….it is all I needed to hear.
I was reminded that …. I work hard, but I can play just as hard. That’s the beauty of balance and my reminder brought that beauty into my mind and gave me a choice, a decision, to keep it in balance.
Welcome Sunday night once again! Yes, Monday is right around the corner and to be honest, I myself had to hold on real tight to my Momentous Monday thoughts! So much to say and so much to whine about but you don’t want to hear my little issues I am sure 🙂
Sooooooo, I said to myself…”knock it off” and practice the very things I am saying for all of us to do together.
So here we are and what can be our thought of today and I came across one that is a pretty popular saying. If this is the first time you are hearing it then let it be life changing. If this is the 50th time you are hearing it, then I invite you to be with me and let’s look at our reactions to the things around us and what is happening in our life right now.
The phrase? …….drum roll please…..
“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it”
hmmmmmmm, food for thought huh?
Let it soak in today as I will and see what it means to us and in our life. It really can be life changing if we start reacting and responding differently to our situations and life around us.
In fact, let’s just go one step further. Responding is even different than reacting……
Ok, now that I wowed you and gave you this deep information to ponder 🙂 – when the situations arise on our Monday, let’s dive deep and see how we have the power to turn in around…… kind of like that turn the frown upside down 😦 🙂
Happy Sunday night into our Momentous Monday!
Kelly Savage
Hello!
So, I am on the hunt to making Mondays momentous! Who is with me? Who wants to not feel the Monday blues anymore and have a different view when Sunday night rolls around and, of course, that Monday morning alarm? Hence, why I am posting this today so we all can read it, soak it in and already have a different perspective for Monday.
I want it…… 🙂 ……..well, actually, now that we are talking about it, I want to do my best to feel that everyday and making the best out of the small moments. Does that REALLY mean I will have a great day everyday!? NO!!! Imagine me saying that with a very exaggerated, slightly sarcastic tone because that is the tone I am saying it in. 🙂 🙂
What i am trying to convey is that I do believe, in our worst of days or just a bad day in general, might not be able to hit us the way some of them have in the past if we “take on” a different attitude or tweak some things in our mind. Is that possible?! YES!!! I said that “YES” with a very excited, determined tone 🙂 – Am I convinced? 100% since I have been there over and over AND OVER again in my life.
We do have the ability to view things differently, give present issues a tweaked perspective and to find good over bad. That is in our control and if you can see it…..that actually becomes exciting.
Let’s do it together. Each Monday, (or Sunday to prepare us:) we will explore what we can do practically to help ourselves not dread our days.
So……..what are we going to do today? Let’s start small – simply do something different today! Simple? Yes…..but will you do it? That’s right, it REALLY is up to us. Will our day, tasks, issues….stop us? Hmmmmmmm, this is up to us………but let’s start.
Take a different road to work and see different things. Take a picture of what speaks to you and you can remember it for your first Momentous Monday. Look at your pictures on your phone to recall old time memories. Call someone that you haven’t seen for a while but they have been on your mind. Listen to a different song or play your favorite song and dance while no one is watching. Write down a goal and re-visit it often. Try a different food and explore.
Here’s something different – let’s all put our phones down in this day and age and have a real time conversation and re-connect 🙂 –
Last but not least, if you really are having a bad day, and I have had them a plenty, yet you still want to press through in faith and hope, you could write some things down that you are thankful for, proud of or things that make YOU smile and say a small prayer. Perhaps, reflecting on them will help you throughout your day.
Let me know what kinds of different things you did to make your Monday momentous!
Happy Monday-ing ! 🙂
Kelly Savage
Who likes the idea of a cheerleader for themselves? Someone who cheers us on when we really aren’t “feeling it”? Someone who would, at all costs, be there pulling us along and believing in us when we are not believing in ourselves. Our own personal cheerleader that is only a phone call away, a room away, a hop skip and a jump away 🙂 but would be there in a split second just for us if we need them.
Ok, we might not like the “cheerleader” cheer in our ear especially when we are feeling down and bad within ourselves and feeling like we are not accomplishing anything. But, minus the “cheer”, think about a person, a team player there for you in the manner you need them.
It might be quiet that you need and them sitting with you, saying nothing. It might be a touch you need and reassurance that they will not leave your side. It might be you need them to try, in their way, to make you smile and see the brighter side because you just can’t at that moment. Are you trying to accomplish a task in your life and just can’t seem to get over the hump of the task? Maybe you need someone to work with you and accomplish it together.
Every relationship we have is different and every person might need different things and in different ways. That’s what great about human nature diversity and something we can embrace about each other if we choose ! Communicate (there’s that word) as to what you need and vice versa. The relationships we are in are present all over our life. We are in relationships at home and work, all day long. We actually hold great power as to how we will treat these relationships and what we could accomplish together.
“How can I help you right now?” “What can I do for you?” “I’m not sure what you are going through but I want you to know I am here to listen if you want” and even “Let’s come up with a plan to accomplish this task” are just a few examples of communication with a spirit of togetherness. It sends the message that the relationship is important and that you are willing to work as a team.
Then listen. Listen to their heart. Listen to their ideas. Love languages are different and we need to respect what each needs let alone accepting each other’s opinions. That’s right. I went there and I said it. I know that is a tough one to do. 🙂 although like in all teams or even sports, every one brings something different to the table yet work as a team realizing their pros, cons, strength and weaknesses. We can learn something from everyone. That’s when there is a spirit of togetherness and power to accomplish things – like building a bridge :).
Take a moment, imagine yourself in a situation. Downtrodden, depressed, or maybe just unsure of yourself and need reassurance that SOMEONE has your back. You might be stepping out in unknown territory, trying something new or can’t accomplish an ongoing task, struggling with personal issues, or want to just know that you are not alone and feeling like your best friend is right there with that familiarity and comfort or at the very least, a helping hand.
Teamwork is helpful anywhere and we all know, that when we have teamwork in the true sense of the word, things can go smoother, more things get done, progress happens quicker and the power of more than one not only creates but accomplishes great things.
Ok, here it is the call to action. If anyone knows me, I believe love is an action word let alone respect, understanding, acceptance, patience and so much more. They all need to be words of action that all can see within our lives.
Remember, it’s what you put in that you will get out even with just this little activity. I thought of a recipe and when we make a cake. All of the ingredients have to be put in precisely right for the cake to come out the way we want it to and our relationships and teamwork is the same metaphorically. If we put in all the right ingredients……..love, respect, acceptance, patience, kindness, teamwork, understanding, etc, we will produce many great relationships and accomplish many great tasks – even building a bridge 🙂
Happy Teaming! 🙂
Kelly Savage
PS: this is an excerpt of a book that I am writing and so excited to share it with all of you. I am a firm believer in teamwork and relationship building through the love of God within us.
Ok my friends……. we are embarking on making Monday’s Momentous.
First, the definition of momentous – 1) sufficiently great 2) important to be worthy of attention 3) noteworthy.
Second, the synonyms of momentous – notable, worth of attention, remarkable, important, of importance
Are they NOT powerful words and meanings?! What did that do to you just reading those definitions? A little different than what we are used to when we are thinking about Mondays, right?
But what if?
What if we started thinking about Monday’s in a different way? What if we didn’t have such a negative perception of Mondays? Where did that even come from anyway?
Why not make Mondays something different?
I can’t wrap my head around why we don’t embrace it at times as a beautiful day just because we are getting up!
Hold on please……. am I saying that I wake up every Monday so hoping to run into work and get my work on? No! Not every Monday! 🙂 HOWEVER, sometimes I feel like that on a Wednesday, Thursday or Friday! So, what’s the difference of waking up and charging the day or waking up and already can’t wait until nighttime?
Gratefulness………. gratefulness from our heart………. deep within our hearts….. that’s where its at my friends. Gratefulness and thankfulness.
Ahhhhhhh, when we have that, it so changes our perception on just about everything we have, we are and what situation is going on in our life. Yes, even the most challenging seasons in our life make us who we are and stronger.
What I do think we need to be reminded of are the great things we do have…………family, friends, loved ones, a job, the ability to work, think, grow, make money and so much more!
So, how can we make this a Momentous Monday?
Take time, sit and just think for a moment of the things you do have, the things you are thankful for, the things you couldn’t imagine your life without and some things we possibly take for granted.
If we learn to be thankful in the smallest of things, our attitudes will change to be thankful in the bigger things and possibly even the most challenging of times.
Food for thought! Go ahead….. make today a Momentous Monday! Hope your day is great!
Kelly Savage
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