The Blue Room - Where do you meet Jesus?

This is the blue room. 
 It's the bedroom in the upstairs of some sweet friends. 

 Friends that the Lord brought to us, my husband and I, when we prayed for some 'peeps' to hang out with on a cruise.  

A work related cruise that had several events and we wanted to spend our time with some like minded people. 

God cares about our smallest desires as well as the ones we feel 'He can't answer'.  

But...HE does.  He literally brought them to us.  God orchestrated  the story, but basically, I was playing  " Reckless Love"  by Cory Asbury.   Well, I thought someone was telling me to turn down my music and it was God, prompting my potential  pal to speak to me and we struck up a conversation.   

My point, Bren and I had prayed before he took a walk.  And afterwards we were comparing what we prayed for once the other had left, and each of us had prayed to meet a couple we could hang with.       

We have stayed in the Blue Room a few times and we are trying to make sure we get to their home soon and repeat the process.  Everyone needs time to be refreshed.  I mean - God did create a day of Sabbath.  God didn't intend for us to WORK this hard.   Let's face it, Chick-f-lay is certainly blowing every restaurant out of the water with sales and I truly believe it is because its owners have honored the Sabbath and close each Sunday.  A day we are suppose to rest and honor our Lord.  

  Each time I look at this photo - it makes me smile.  As this Blue Room isn't blue as in sad.  It is gorgeous.      It is filled with beautiful antique  pieces  and memories from their daughters as they grew.  

But when my husband and I go to THIS Blue Room - it is to refresh.   It becomes our safe haven.

  We are intentional when we visit these dear friends -- we want to soak up what Jesus has been telling them and we want to sit and  soak in HOW  they love Jesus and each other after 40 years of marriage.  We admire HOW they communicate with Him, rely on Him,  and we want to partner with them in prayer for much of what God wants for us.  It really is an awesome thing.  

And yet, God wants us to be intentional with HIM - everyday.  Everyday, I should find and carve out time to renew and refresh with my Lord.  As when I do -- people can see HOW I love Jesus and people may want to SOAK me up more.  


I do believe that God wants YOU to have a Blue Room as well as the intentional time with Him.   He wants you to have a spot to refresh and renew.  So where can it be if you don't have a weekend get away?  

There is this little thing about a prayer closet.  It could be your bathtub.  It could be on the back porch -- it could even be in your car.  I have a daughter that retreats to her car in a parking lot at times -- just that is where she can find a few moments of quiet. It may means you set the alarm for an extra 40 minutes in the morning and begin to wean yourself off a certain TV show that takes up 40-200 minutes of time within the week.  

Believe me - I am writing and speaking to MYSELF.  
I have had to change some things - like DELETE a certain program that really WAS NOT making my life better or even enlightened.    

I realize this may be something unattainable at the very moment, but I do believe God wants to meet you.  In a Blue Room....in a Red Room.... anywhere.   He wants more of you.  I know HE wants more of me.  

A sweet friend made the comment yesterday, "I felt the Lord said, I want you spending less time working those fingers as you scroll and more time on those knees."

I have thought of that ALL day and asked God several times .... "that was for me - wasn't it?"   

 Routinely, I  usually am digging into a bible study -- that keeps me held accountable and it keeps me in the word.  My husband can just sit and read.  He usually goes from one of the book to the other.  

  I want a plan.   By the way, You Version Bible app is the best to help you with that.  It is FREE!  

But I can just sit and read too.  I will read Psalms a lot and turn them into prayers and when I begin to read in James or even in John,  I follow Priscilla Shirer's plan of action. 

When I was shown this about 5 years ago -  it was 'freeing' to me,  because as she teaches about it, she reminds you that you can stay on one chapter for 5 minutes or 5  months if you have too.... not to really 'set' a timeline, but just take it one day at a time.  


So, with that -- I will pray. 


Lord for the one who is reading this tonight - may she or he ask that same question..."am I spending too much time on social media or in other "non - eternal stuff"??

   Lord, I pray they can answer that with the assurance that they are aligned and in tune with you.  I pray that they will position themselves to hear from you and that as they do, You will make the rest fall into play.

  I pray a craving of Your Word over their heads and hearts, that the more they read, the MORE they want of You.  

Lord, Your Word is alive and active  - and Your Word brings life......

Lord, that the one reading this would have the courage to share it with another or even that they would make some changes to really SEEK You-- as then they will find you.  

May they also find this plan of studying-- Priscilla's WAY...helpful. 

 In Jesus Name, Amen.