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He waits on us too

My children live 6 and 8 hours from me. Both of them have jobs and busy lives. In order to see them we have to try to get our schedules to match up. This is not always easy!!!!

About two weeks ago I started trying to arrange to go to Tulsa to meet the kids. I had one tell me they had a concert to go to and the other had no idea what her work schedule was going to be. It is very costly to make this trip and I had a choice take the chance they will make time for me or stay home.

As the days went on I looked at my schedule and my bank balance. I decided whatever time I got with them was worth the trip. I booked a hotel and told them this is where I will be and we will work it out. I waited on my daughter to get off work. I waited on my son to make it to Tulsa to eat. He found other things to do so I then had to wait for his concert to be over. I spent the evening and most of the night with my daughter and at 2 am we met my son, his friend and future son in law at IHOP.

IHOP at 2am meant we got to the hotel and into bed at 4. We got up ate breakfast in shifts and we all woke up at different times. We hugged and said our goodbyes.

I was driving home and feeling a little down about the time being so little. In my thoughts I was grumbling about how I just drove all that way spent all that money and now it’s already over. All of a sudden I begin to think wow He waits on us too!

God sacrificed the ultimate sacrifice (His only Son) so we could spend time with Him. God meets us right where we are at. He waits patiently on us! We have our busy schedules and all of our excuses. He says your worth it. I will wait and I will enjoy every moment you give me.

When the kids and I leave each other we miss each other even more than we did before we got together. This is how it is with God. The time we spend with Him leaves us longing for even more time with Him.

I pray we each stop and we turn to Him. He is waiting right there inside you. Waiting for a few moments of quiet fellowship with you.

Isaiah 30:18 And therefore the Lord earnestly waits expecting, looking, and longing to be gracious to you; and therefore He lifts Himself up, that He may have mercy on you and show loving-kindness to you. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed happy, fortunate, to be envied are all those who earnestly wait for Him, who expect and look and long for Him for His victory, His favor, His love, His peace, His joy, and His matchless, unbroken companionship!

Dream Catcher 3:20
Cassie Gilman

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Change is in the air

Have you ever heard someone say “Change is in the air”? You can always feel the seasons change. There are different smells and a different feel to the air. I’ve heard older people say “rain is coming I feel it in my bones”.

Just as the seasons change in the natural they do in our spiritual lives as well. This is a blog I did last year when I could feel change in the air like I do today. I know there are many facing this same thing today.
http://mendingfencesnhearts.weebly.com/1/post/2013/11/seasons-may-change-but-the-path-must-remain-the-same.html

Dream Catcher 3:20
Cassie Gilman

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Trapped or Protected?

Do you ever feel like you are trapped in the same ol things? Do you feel like your dreams aren’t moving along fast enough? Are we really Trapped or Protected? God gave me a whole new outlook.

LU and I were talking yesterday because I’ve felt like I was stuck in a place that I didn’t really understand lately. I said I guess if I look back over my victory and where I have come from then I don’t feel so stuck or trapped. It’s when I can’t figure out how to get where I want to be that I start looking at the regrets and lack and hurts again.

In our lives There are times of deep hurt and betrayal and disappointments. What I am learning in my life is you have to Saddle up and Ride on!! You can not remain in the past. This last few months the Lord has been showing me that it is time to let it all go. To forgive myself for the mistakes I have made as a parent. To stop dwelling on the failed marriage and relationships and to Saddle up and Ride on with Him.

In my reading I’ve been reading in Psalm 139. I had a light bulb moment in HIM!!

O Lord, you have searched me and known me!
2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
3 You search out my path and my lying down
and are acquainted with all my ways.
4 Even before a word is on my tongue,
behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.
5 You hem me in, behind and before,
and lay your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is high; I cannot attain it.

Before I ever said or did anything that I was not suppose to do or I neglected to do what I was suppose to do and before any sin I committed HE ALREADY KNEW IT!! HE CHOSE ME ANYWAY!! Not only did He choose me but He locked and secured the gate behind me just like we do our prize horse. He knew I would try to stray and go check out the grass down the road. He knew I would kick and throw fits because I thought I was trapped when in reality I was being protected… Have you ever seen a horse after he tried to kick the stall door behind? Bloody and all banged up because he thought he knew best? Well we all go through that. The good news is He knew we would and He already had the healing balm we needed ready for us.

Is 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed and qualified me to preach the Gospel of good tidings to the meek, the poor, and afflicted; He has sent me to bind up and heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the [physical and spiritual] captives and the opening of the prison and of the eyes to those who are bound,

He sent Jesus Christ to heal our broken hearts and wounds that we caused and others caused.

We don’t see ourselves the way He does and when we do we Will touch nations.
His word says
Before I formed you in the womb I knew [and] approved of you [as My chosen instrument], and before you were born I separated and set you apart, consecrating you; [and] I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. [Exod. 33:12; Isa. 49:1, 5;
Today I ask you to take some time and read Psalm 139. Then you Saddle Up and Ride on. Leave the past behind you and know that He knows what you need today and tomorrow and He has you safely locked in.

Dream Catcher 3:20
Cassie Gilman

http://getsalty513.com/

Get Salty!

One of my favorite things in life is to promote others dreams, purposes, ministries and businesses.  I was looking through my feed on Facebook and saw a page called Get Salty!  I stopped and decided to take a look.  I had once done a teaching on being the salt of the earth and the different uses of salt.  God tells us to be the Salt of the Earth in Matthew 5:13.  As I read the about section for Get Salty I realized this was their founding scripture.

I entered a contest on Facebook and won a t shirt with Get Salty’s logo and was so excited.  I asked them to change the size of the shirt so I could give it as a gift to a special friend.  When I received their reply they said they would just send me two.  When I opened my box they blessed me with 4 t shirts.  I was able to bless two other people and get their brand and their vision out there for others to see.

I am so excited to share their vision with you.

GET SALTY!

As a team roper and coming from a ranching family I have heard the slang “Salty” from my granddad down to my dad as describing someone that is good at something. As I was competing at a roping a pro team roper JOJO Lemond ran a super fast time and out of my mouth comes …”that cat is salty”. As I get home I tell my wife that I want to start a rodeo apparel, GET SALTY.  As my wife is a very devout Christian she says sure, but only if it glorifies God. Keep in mind that before I met my wife 13 years ago my life was black and white. I thought life was grand chasing the hwy and hitting all the rodeos I could… Boy was I wrong. She showed me what life was like in color as she introduced me to truly knowing the Lord. As she stated there are several verses in the bible referring to SALT she was reading the bible and came across MATT 5:13 ” Ye Are The SALT of The Earth…” We both thought that was very fitting to our clothing line. As we sell and explain our product we let them know both meanings of GET SALTY…describing ones God given talent and Biblical Reference MATT 5:13 ye are the Salt of the earth… We do not put the entire verse as we hope people will have the curiosity to open the Bible and read further than the remainder of Matt 5:13.
Our vision for Get Salty is to produce a trendy clothing line that will help spread the message of the Lord and praying it leads people to Christ.
Thank you all so much for sharing your vision with me.
Y’all be sure to check out their website and go like their Facebook page.  Order your Get Salty apparel today.
Click on the Photo below to go directly to their website.
http://getsalty513.com/Thank You all so much for sharing your vision with me.
Dream Catcher 3:20
Cassie Gilman