Shiney.Notes.1

Featured ~ Lisa Brittain
2–3 minutes

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Dear children,
Sometimes I feel myself wanting to wrestle with my words. The person in front of me is using different words, and sometimes I think my words are right. Sometimes I just want to be right.

In those moments, I am learning to pull myself away.

I can excuse myself from the person, a flesh and blood person, and go take a walk with Jesus instead. I can tell Him all my words. I can tell Him why I think I’m right.

I can be emotional with Jesus, and I can be dramatic. I can whisper my frustration or I can scream my pain.

I call it tattling to Jesus.

He loves it when I bring my wrestling thoughts and words and emotions to Him. He loves it because we can spend time together sorting through my thoughts and experiences. He loves it because when I wrestle with Him, I don’t wrestle as often with people. That helps me maintain my relationships with people.

He helps me understand why I want to wrestle with a person over our different ideas. Jesus understands my emotions. He doesn’t mind that I am real and raw and unpolished and tattling.

Jesus likes helping me come to a place of understanding and He brings peace.

Jesus is peace. He is Immanuel; God with us.

So, dear children, when you are tempted to wrestle against flesh and blood people, take a time out. Wrestle your words with Jesus first. Tattle to Jesus.

He asks the best questions. He will help you come to rest in Him. His withness will be tangible as you experience His presence. And He will help you develop amazing relationships with people who don’t think like you.

Try it, and let me know how tattling to Jesus is helping you.

Thank You, Jesus, for helping me sort my thoughts. Thank You for asking good questions and helping me to turn my eyes to You. Thank You for wrestling with me. Thank You for being my peace, and my friend.

Thank You, Jesus, for loving me first.

I love you too. Amen.

Love you, dear children,
Shiney

“And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.”
‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬

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Published by Lisa Brittain

I am a curious follower of Jesus. I have been since my early twenties when I met Him personally and received miraculous healing in my body and mind. After many years of marriage and raising sons into the teen years, I received a challenge to explore the duplicity of my spoken faith followed up by my fearful living choices. It was my two sons, who loved me enough to confront me with the truth. They called out the hypocrisy of fear, and I am forever thankful. Chips off my proverbial block! I determined then to overcome fear with faith that was more than words. Years ago, with my eyes open to my sin of unbelief I made a decision to leave the desert wandering behind and set out to pursue the abundant life Jesus promised His disciples. God has been faithful to teach me, grow me up, and help me to let go of all the things that used to mean security to me. My passion is to walk so closely to Jesus that others want to know Him too. I love to introduce women to Him as we walk, talk, and work together hand in hand through everyday life. Nothing thrills me more than to watch someone fall in love with Jesus through His word; learning to trust His heart and receive His great love! I have been married to my dear man for over 36 rollercoaster years. We're simply thrilled that our latter days are more joyful and purposeful than our first. Together we have helped to grow two young men, who are now married with their own families. God is continuing to help them write their own faith stories. Additionally, we share our home with an old rescue pup. I look forward to having you join me here to fix our eyes on Jesus and shine with His radiance, Lisa Psalm 34:5

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