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Next Week, God.

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I told God “Next week”.

Did you ever tell God “Wait”, “not now”, “maybe later”, or just a big fat “I don’t think so”?

I just told God, in church, “next week”.  Yes, that is correct.  In church.

Let me back up and explain so you can really see why I am confessing to you right now.

I was talking to God recently in the last several months and asking him to speak to me.  I wanted Him to lay on my heart of what He wants out of me; my next steps and how to serve Him.  I had nothing particular in my mind of what to do or even my own ideas.  I was opened to what He wants.  Or was I?

I asked Him to let me know what he wants, what He desires, AND I asked him to give me the ears to hear as well. The ears to hear is very important the heart to understand is very important.  I prayed for both things since I didn’t want to miss it.

Also, my prayers for these things have been a bit ongoing over the last couple of months.  I don’t know if I wasn’t quite settling down enough, quieting myself enough, or could it possibly be that I just didn’t like what I heard him and laid on my heart?

So, here it comes.

One day in church recently I was sitting quietly, and I was having my butterfly thoughts fly in, AKA Holy Spirit whispers. My heart was prepared and softened and my ears were attentive to what He had to say.

God’s instructions came. It was a simple knowing in my heart and the request was small.

I could have rejoiced knowing I pray specifically, He speaks specifically, I receive a knowing in my heart, a request from Him, and we move on to our next step.  I could have rejoiced in that.  I should have rejoiced in that.

I don’t know what happens in our human limited brain and knowledge, and all of our feelings and stuff, but I almost immediately said “how about next week God”?

What!? What did I just do?!

 I have been asking God for months of what I need to do, what He desires my next step to be knowing that the Bible says be faithful in the small things and then greater things will come.

I know.  Some of you are thinking, “why do that?”, or some of you are thinking, “yeah, I have been there”.

I am confessing right now.  I have limited knowledge, I have limited understanding against what He knows, understands, and merely of who HE is.  I do know this and also know He is constant; He is mighty and He is all knowing.  If He takes care of the smallest of animals and provides, He will do for me and you.  He knows what is best.  For everyone.  He knows what we need beyond what we think we need.  He knows what our wants will do to us sometimes and not for us.  He is all knowing.  He is all powerful and wants a relationship with us.   And He will not steer us wrong when we listen.

Did I immediately obey after I even knew I was wrong and was convicted in my heart.  Sadly, no, however, a day or so after that, I prayed and sure enough, the topic wrapped around again and came to my heart?  Indeed, it did.  Did I obey.  Indeed, I did.

You see, God does want us to have a relationship with Him.  A real one.  A personal one.  He wants us to communicate with Him and hear Him with Holy Spirit whisperings and as He speaks through His Word.  Obeying Him and His word is a part of our personal relationship with Him and a part that sometimes might not make total sense to us, but requires steps taken in faith in Him.

Why does obedience matter?  Here are just 3 good reasons.

  • God’s instructions are for our good. He wants good things for us, and He knows what is best.
  • It keeps us attuned to His Spirit’s leading.
  • Blessings follow obedience.  God wants to bless us, and the obedience opens the door to His blessings.  Psalms 119:32
  • True transformation occurs when we act on what we have heard.  James 1:22 compares hearing God’s Word without obeying it to glancing at our reflection in a mirror and forgetting. True heart transforming comes from be a doer and not just a listener.

Here’s to our spiritual ears being attuned, our heart being softened and prepared for true transformation taking place continuously in our lives.

Until next time,

Kelly Savage

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Unfamiliar Roads Made Peaceful

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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

Want some good news?

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Success takes time but…….

It is never too late for change.

It is never too late to be awakened.

It is never too late to evolve.

It is never too late to learn.

It is never too late for transformation.

It is never too late for all of this to happen in your life together and more.

No matter your age, your status in life, your location or what your current situation says to you, it is never too late.

I am here to encourage you that your time to be empowered, seek your wanted change, be healed, find encouragement you need and your time to shine is now.

Get encouraged, so you can encourage.

Change yourself so you can be the change the world needs.

Get healing, so you can pour healing out to others.

Love yourself and pour into you so you can pour out love to others.

Get uplifted, so you can uplift others.

My prayer all of you is to grab a hold of the truth that it is never too late.

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~Kelly Savage, Life Coach

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But Why, God?

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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 

Keep It In Balance

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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. 

New book Released

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Always Ask..What If? ~by Kelly Savage

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What If. Two words that can cause anxiety, confusion, and bombard you with never-ending thoughts.

In a world that recommends you to stay away from those what if thoughts and suggestions of how to stop those cycles in your life, welcome to a book that can change your perspective by introducing the exact opposite.

Always Ask..What If promises a different way of thinking and living a life of asking yourself one question routinely. That’s right. Always ask, “What If.”

Controversial suggestion? Debatable? Maybe.

Thought-provoking? Interesting? Hopefully.

The idea is to not get stuck in destructive “what ifs,” but to excitedly think that a “what if” thought could help you regain power that you didn’t even know you had lost along the way, or maybe never had, and to allow transformation in your life and open up doors to enjoying your life more fully each and every day.

There is a new, blank canvas awaiting the artist in you. By the different perspectives you will learn in this book and your choices that await you each day, your canvas becomes your art, your life and a whole new world opens up right in front of you.

Dive In. Allow this book and the workbook take you on a journey of new chapters, discovering personal growth and different perspectives that promise life-changing experiences.

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A Mother’s Prayer

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Talk about Motivational Monday!  I got a wedding to attend soon!  My son is getting married this Saturday to an amazing young woman and together they remind me of teamwork on steroids!  Sorry – it’s the best way I can put it! 🙂 – through life’s ups and downs and what it throws at us sometimes, this couple has worked with persistency to grow together and have fun doing it!

What does that have to do with motivation you ask?  Well, let me be real.  I have prayed their whole life to be able to find someone and share the next chapters of their life with that person and now this season is among them.

But, as a mother, you continue to only wish the best for your children and prayer has always been one thing that I truly believe in and have seen first hand how it works.

What does that have to do with your Motivational Monday?  What I would like is for it to remind each and every one of us that God is among us and He always loves to hear from us and our hearts.

So, today, my motivation took me to the upcoming bond of marriage and the prayer as a mother.

~May these two people who have found each other continue in the ways of love, grace, kindness, forgiveness and fun.

~ May life treat them good, fair and plentiful but through life’s stuff that happens, may the teamwork get stronger and they continue to have each other’s back in words, action and prayers.

~ May their life be protected in their relationship, their health, their minds and finances

~ May they continue to look at each other with acceptance, love, innocence and may life bring them remembrances of the times love was first felt.

~  May they continue to support each other in their individuality and their dreams making them happen and looking back, knowing, their commitment carried them through.

~ May laughter be plentiful and fun times be had, may they be each other’s priority, safe zone, cheerleader and who they run to when a bad day comes.

~ My wish, hope, want and prayer is for them to love and be loved like God loves them and to experience life to the fullest for what they both need and want 🙂

That is all a mother could ask for…..

Let this be a motivation for all of us to say a prayer today for yourself, ones you love or reaching out to people you know need a touch today.

Now that’s motivation!

Happy Monday!

Kelly Savage

 

 

As the Dawn Breaks…..so did my attitude

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As I got up with a little attitude today 🙂 , I looked out the window and saw the dawn breaking …..and today, it felt different.  Why? I don’t know? Was it because it was completely dark when I got up and I am witnessing the day getting lighter and brighter?  Was a revelation coming that I am about to receive?  I don’t know…….

First, I’m sick and tired – no, literally, I don’t feel well and I am exhausted and my normal sleeping like a baby routine was interrupted by an hour and half of being awake and no way getting back to sleep ?  And let me note, I LOVE my sleep so when there is some interruption, I’m not particularly happy.  🙂

But as I saw the dawn starting to break in my little attitude, a thought hit me…….it’s a start of another day and I GET TO BE IN IT, a part of it and simply put……. I woke up!  I don’t want the alternative, not at this point in my life as I am living each day to the fullest and enjoying the smallest of occurrences.

As many times throughout my life and especially through certain circumstances, I chose to think on the positive things, the things that encourage, lift up and the blessings I have versus what I don’t have. Believe me, it works even if you have to dig in and think of the blessings you have 🙂

So, thought for my day……another day……another blessing!

 

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Make it a great day – that’s my prayer for you!

Kelly Savage