River of Love

On October 22, 2025 By mygodroomIn gratitude, Isaiah, obedienceLeave a comment

Quickly after sharing my thoughts on EZE 47:12 and REV 22:2, I got a nudge to ask Chat GPT to create an image of the tree. It was quite a strange nudge. When the image returned, I felt a surge and a reminder of what was written on my own “tree island”.

“Carol, you’re a river of love—-calm, deep and always moving forward.”

When Anna gave me my felt island in early July, I was nudged to use a chalk marker and write PSA 1:3. It made a sense that day but now evolves into a much deeper meaning. My elevated tree and streams from July now makes perfect sense.

This morning, Brother Gary stopped by the shop, and somehow the conversation circled back to the river again — that same one Ezekiel saw, that same one flowing from the throne in Revelation.

He told me about their family vacation on Alabama Shores. He and his wife still pray the rosary together every morning. Last week was different because they prayed it together, out loud on the beach, while facing the rising sun.

There’s something sacred about a husband and wife speaking faith into the same wind — the marital covenant magnifying every word. And while they prayed, Gary whispered a simple request: “Lord, if it’s Your will, let us see a dolphin.”

Within ten minutes, the water broke and there it was — a shimmering answer to a small, holy wish. Seeing Gary’s eyes light up like a kid at Christmas was precious.

Later that evening, as the sun slipped behind the horizon, their youngest, little Miss Sadie, looked at the sky and said something to the effect of , “God is an amazing artist.”

Miss Sadie is 100% correct! The same Artist who colored that sky also paints His presence in our ordinary days. I thought about my own little tree on the island — how it stands between the banks like the tree of life, roots deep in the current, leaves reaching toward the light.

I see God almost everywhere. I can’t lie and say I see Him in everyone. I just do my job and search for Jesus in everyone I meet.

I came back to settle into Psalm 1:3 for the day. Anna did not write Scripture under my island. However, her heart did write the spirit of the matter in different words.

That verse is the echo of everything God placed in my heart and mind today. The righteous tree, the river of life, the healing leaves — they’re all telling the same story: stay close to the Source. The branch doesn’t force fruit; it just carries what the Vine supplies.

So I sit here with happy tears again, remembering Brother Gary’s dolphin, Miss Sadie’s sunset, and my little tree by the water. Lord, bring the grandmother peace, as well as Anna and her husband.

The river still flows.

The branches still carry life.

And God — the Artist of sunrises, sunsets, dolphins, healing leaves and everything under the sun—-keeps painting His presence into every moment that stays still long enough to notice.

Thank you, Father God, for sending your son to die for humanity. We surely didn’t deserve such a beautiful gift. Thank you for reminding me who I am to you and in you. I love you.

The River, The Tree and The Branch

On October 22, 2025 By mygodroomIn Isaiah, obedience, WooLeave a comment

This morning, the first word in my ear was “delta”. Wowza, what a lesson that was for me about my constant source! Seamlessly, the next place He took me was the connection He made for me in EZE 47:12 and REV 22:2 last year.

Talk about imagery! There’s a river that begins in the presence of God.

Ezekiel saw it first—water pouring out from beneath the threshold of the temple, turning salt water fresh, bringing life wherever it flowed. He wrote,

Centuries later, John saw that same river—this time in the New Jerusalem, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.

CONSIDER THE SOURCE, YESSIR!! #ISWYDT

Excuse me while I do a happy dance. I heard “consider the source” around March 2024. I only remember it because He tied the message to farm fresh eggs. Just that change to my earthly diet generated 26 pounds of weight loss. When people ask how I’ve lost so much weight, I can honestly say my diet was loaded with bread and water…from Coach Jesus. Praise God, it’s still about 96 pounds which has been circumcised from my body.

The nudges to consider the source of any given thing have been distinct. How did I not realize they were unique in their sameness? They are not identical. It’s a distinct nudge to allow Scripture to soak into me so deeply that it “geeks me out” a pinch.

Both prophets were describing the same thing:

God moving through creation, feeding and healing everything it touches.

And then Jesus said,

Suddenly the vision becomes personal.

That river doesn’t just run beside us—it runs through us.

The same life that flows from the throne now courses through the Vine, into the branches, out into the world.

We don’t generate it; we simply stay connected so it can keep flowing.

The plants, the oils, the leaves—every green thing—is part of that same design.

They don’t compete with the Healer; they reveal Him.

They remind us that His restoration still moves through the natural world, that grace is as tangible as sap in a stem.

So I sit here quietly, realizing:

I’m just a branch, but I know where the Source flows from.

And if I stay attached, the same living water that makes the leaves heal and the fruit nourish will keep moving through me too—

for His glory, and for the healing of others.

Thank you, Jesus!

Divine Humor: Lois Hat Trick

On October 21, 2025October 22, 2025 By mygodroomIn gratitude, obedience, UncategorizedLeave a comment

I would call it “Tricked by Tverberg”, if not for a world which would misread it.

My friend, Lois, keeps popping up, like she did October 2 and October 16. Come on, how many Christian rappers are out there dropping lyrics about Marty Solomon and Lois Tverberg, correctly pronouncing her name?

Only God weaves everything together for His Good Purposes.

I love, love, LOVE reading Lois’ newsletter for Jewish Jewels and utilizing her En-Gedi Resource Center in my studies. She is such a treasure trove of knowledge. Good knowledge. I wrote about Lois and the rapper on October 2 and the very next night, the newsletter was like a hug from Jesus in her words, and His.

The latest in the Lois Hat Trick is she shared a posted meme that purported to be from C.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters. It read:

I was clearly happy to learn John Cleese did the audio book. 🤣. There was a precious evening nearly two years ago when I watched Monty Python’s The Life of Brian with my husband. I’d love to hear Cleese’ s delivery.

I digress. It happens.

The large percentage of those commenting telling Lois Tverberg, of all people, to delete a “false” post, struck me as odd. The truth police are interesting to me, especially those purporting to understand His Truth.

Good thing I have been trained to bless and not curse anyone on the internet! It is amazing how simply choosing to bless those who make questionable comments actually blesses me.

Praise God, through Lois’ actions, I learned a great lesson in how to correct oneself, and others. She posted a follow up for clarification with astounding grace and kindness.

The Screwtape Letters (1942) are well known. For those who don’t get the reference, The author, C.S. Lewis, imagines letters from “Uncle Screwtape” (a senior devil) to his younger nephew Wormwood, advising how to lead “the Patient” away from the Enemy (God). He dedicated the book to JRR Tolkien for leading him to Jesus.

The irony is the reality that Tolkien thought the book too simple and Lewis should have matured in his faith before publishing. I’m fairly certain the Master of the Universe blessed the book beyond measure. The book was an instant hit in the middle of WWII.

One of the central themes is to keep “the patient” focused on external systems, on the faults of others. Distraction is the enemy’s game. The goal for the distraction is to prevent humans from turning inward and cultivating virtue, character, or any other good thing.

The meme may not quote Lewis word-for-word, but the insight is deeply Lewisian: the temptation is often to fixate on what’s outside us (the “broken system”) and ignore the inner life.

As I sit with Lois, Lewis and Tolkien on my brain with the Holy Spirit dancing a jig, I am giddy.

Just as every prior stitch connects to the next, l am blown away to to learn that in February 2025 Cleese jabbed at Joe Rogan online. Rogan’s response mere weeks later was to share an old 1987 clip of John Cleese waxing poetically about Extremism.

John Cleese publicly critiqued institutional religion, extremism and loss of humor in the full five minute clip. What Joe Rogan posted of John Cleese sounded much like our current “nastier , harsher atmosphere everywhere.”

Lewis published in 1941 and Cleese’s prophetic words were recorded in 1987. I just think it’s super cool for Joe Rogan to be amplifying those same words in 2025. It feels like Joe might have been nudged to point out the same pattern of distraction, division, and spiritual danger we encounter today. #ISWYDT

What are my take aways today?

Oh, so many! I just came to finish this post and learned Cleese never did the audio book! Of course, I felt called to correct my error. But, I still love, love LOVE how Lois, Cleese and Rogan each remain a part of His Lesson for me today.

Everything is still connected by His Hand.

Cleese reminds us that satire can wake us up. Rogan sharing something from roughly 38 years ago proves truth remains truth over time. I pray it woke millions up from their spiritual slumber.

I believe the ability to laugh at ourselves can become a spiritual discipline. It has certainly made me much more loving to the Blonde Polish Chick God created me to be. I struggled many decades with not truly being able to laugh at myself, much less love myself.

The primary takeaway today is fairly simple.

Thank you, Jesus, for teaching me: “Be mindful of fixation; focus on virtue and character, knowing God says laughter is good medicine.”

Holy Anxiety?

On October 20, 2025October 21, 2025 By mygodroomIn blessings, gratitude, Isaiah, obedience, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Father God teaches me lessons from such a different perspective than anything readily found on the internet. For example, the way He delivered the power of Lamentations 3:58, merely 7-8 hours ago was executed with precision.

He woke me with a distinct need to know the episode number of the Joe Rogan Experience show with Chadd Wright. What He did with one verse is precious to me.

Praise God, it was easy to share the heart of that revelation with my husband over coffee. I also shared the heart of “Jesus, Jiu-jitsu & Joe Rogan” with him. Obedience is no joke!

As I was getting ready to leave the house, I had a powerful nudge to focus on the difference between excitement and anxiety in accordance with His Word.

That said, it is not unusual to be nudged about dreams. In fact, it’s quite the norm. Well, I had some weird dreams last night about various large groups in my lifetime, including vivid MySpace memories.

Something about MySpace inherently brings up both anxiety and excitement. I love, love, LOVE people. It legit used to break my heart how much people exhaust me. Now, I know He designed me this way to bring it all to Him. Perhaps anxiety, like fear, is a liar.

A dirty, filthy liar is he…the demon of anxiety .

For the sake of posterity, I snagged a screenshot of Jonah’s article. Just reading it brings the anxiety to surface long enough to rebuke it. 🤣. I also sent my daughter a text about how one of her bands. “All Time Low”,shared MySpace with her mom. As I told my kids, they can laugh all they want, but MySpace was the closest thing we have ever had to “good social media”.

In retrospect, it makes perfect sense the stories I shared as “Burst My Bubble” were not as popular as Tila’s photo blogs! She was quite literally the most popular person on MySpace. As “Gigi”, I wrote about real life, real relationships and my very real faith as “Burst My Bubble”. I openly shared my perspective and engaged in all kinds of discourse.

Praise God, it did Make a Difference. This was in a December 2006 USA Weekend. In June 2007, our “We are ONE” MySpace project was awarded one of the 10k checks at Dodger Stadium. #ISWYDT

While there is much anxiety to recall from the MySpace era, it’s also exciting to remember how God was moving in my life at that time. I wrestled with faith in a different way back then. There is always more to learn about Our Sovereign God and wrestling teaches me the most.

Wrestling! Make a Difference! #ISWYDT!

Despite the copious demands on our time, I have 31 “jiu-jitsu mat” quotes tied to scripture as of this morning. They are the heart of what I will now nickname the “5J’s”.

Thank you, Jesus, for a “good digression”.

Granted, writing in My God Room is a completely different type of wrestling. YESSIR! I don’t write for an earthly audience; I write out of my love for Him. It’s part of my relationship with Jesus to keep a diary of all my “cool experiences ” with Him.

How could this lesson or the 5J’s be anything other than “good excitement “?

Well, something in part of the dream caused me to imagine the worst case scenario. Rather confusing, as I can’t recall feeling a “negative” in any dream of the past three years.

The gist of the negative was it raised essentially stupid questions. What if this Blonde Polish Chick’s gift to a perceived brother lands like a pie in my own face? What if a certain Torah teacher blasted out My God Room with her brand of vitriol? And so on.

A dirty little liar, indeed, anxiety.

As soon as the first negative impression came to heart from the dream, I had Phil 4:6 replacing it. It does not matter if billions of people judged me. I am only pressed and pruned by The One. I trust Him explicitly. If the Good Lord plans to let me be embarrassed, it’s for His Good Purpose.

Suddenly, I am remembering cartwheels in Blue Ridge, our store, the nail salon, the ball park and more. The first one was elevated at Stacy’s home. There is a joke in there which will not translate to any other reader. God Knows, He didn’t have me cartwheeling to hurt me. He used them to put smiles on others faces.

Sometimes I get so full of energy it almost feels anxious, not only to me, but to others. I feel excitement and others perceive anxiety. Granted, it’s not the heavy, fearful kind — more like a child who can’t wait to open a gift. I understand it can annoy some folks, either way.

I write out a ton of my gratitude here because it would overwhelm most who know me. I come to My God Room to leave it all with my Father. I am super blessed he always leaves me better than He found me.

In closing, I will share the definitions I prayed over before pouring out my hyper-excited spirit today.

In Hebrew, the word for anxiety is דָּאָג (da’ag) — to be heavy, uneasy, weighed down.

The Greek word is μεριμνάω (merimnaō) — to be divided in the mind, pulled apart by thoughts.

Both paint the same picture in my mind of broken trust. I lean more into how David, Paul and Silas sang and praised instead of being anxious. When I am singing praises, there is no room for anxiety. Thank you, Jesus, for getting us to Mamertine Prison two years ago.

What a difference two definitions can make to being clarity!

The word closest to excitement is קָוָה (qavah). (often transliterated kavah), which literally means to bind together by twisting, to wait with expectation, or to look eagerly.

I will be deep diving that one in the near future. Soon. 😇

In the 5J Collection, , there are Coach’s Notes listed as “JOY-JITSU”. While it describes my feelings exactly, I did not come up with that on my own. Every time I typed Jiu- it auto corrected to JOY. Upon reflection, it’s an accurate way to share my perspective as the BPC 🤣

If I were to put a coaches note on today…it may say something like :

“ Energy is just fuel — it can burn you out or light you up. Keep praying to stay lit and very salty “. 💜✝️💜

Thank you, Father God, for every little thing, seen or, sent by you. Thank you for all this energy clearly being used to know YOU better. That’s the entire purpose. I love you. Your will,not mine, be done. In Jesus mighty name. Amen.

Hebrew Study Words

On October 19, 2025 By mygodroomIn blessings, gratitude, obedience, YHVHLeave a comment

This week has been a huge Holy Spirit love fest for me. Several times, I have been forced awake in the fourth watch, around 4:30 a.m. As a result, I have multiple lists and internet searches and countless screen shots. It is uncanny how often He has had me post something in My God Room here, only to confirm it through another person or experience within 24 hours.

When His Timing reveals itself to me, it’s always “go time”. The past 48 hours have been studying jiu-jitsu and letting prayer bring His Purpose into focus for me. It’s an exciting time, no doubt!

Several Godversations this past week have all pointed to my “Torah study season” and how the Holy Spirit put my focus on His Land and His People. I’ve shared how He gave me dreams of millstones and words that didn’t make sense to me at the time…only to learn they were very important Hebrew words.

Recently, some other Hebrew word studies have been highly spirited. Perhaps as a result, I was directed to look at the most common Hebrew Words. Ultimately, the Holy Spirit is redirecting any Hebrew Studies to be focused on this list of more spiritually important words, generated by a computer.

When His Timing so dictates, I will link any prior posts back to this master list. It’s both humbling and exciting that I KNOW more than half these terms have already been given to me to study by Rabbi Jesus, himself! There is no “YADA” on this list and that is okay. When YHVH directed me to John 17:3 and taught me the truth of the importance of having a YADA (intimate knowing) relationship with God and a YADA relationship with Jesus, I know why He etched that lesson into my soul. I believe several Hebrew words that are NOT on this computer-generated list that I have written about are more important for me.

Why are some Hebrew words more important to me?

That’s a fair question. Simply put, they are more important for me is because He gave them to me.

For now, I am going to respond by letting my yes be my yes, period. I am sharing the list and marking the spot.

Thank you, Jesus!

🌿 Top 25 Foundational Hebrew Words & Concepts in Scripture

#	Hebrew Word (Transliteration)	Root / Meaning	Spiritual or Theological Significance
1	יהוה (YHWH)	“I AM” / The Eternal One	God’s covenant name; self-existent, unchanging, faithful. (Exodus 3:14)
2	אֱלֹהִים (Elohim)	God, Creator	Majestic plural emphasizing divine power and authority. (Genesis 1:1)
3	אָדָם (Adam)	Man, humankind	From “adamah” (earth); represents humanity’s creation and fall.
4	חֵטְא (Chet)	Sin, missing the mark	Literally “to miss the target”; failure to live according to God’s holiness.
5	תְּשׁוּבָה (Teshuvah)	Return, repentance	Turning back to God in heart and action; root of salvation.
6	כָּפַר (Kaphar)	To cover, atone	The root of Kippur (as in Yom Kippur); covering sin through sacrifice.
7	בְּרִית (Berit)	Covenant	A binding promise between God and His people, sealed in blood.
8	דָּם (Dam)	Blood	Symbol of life; life is in the blood (Leviticus 17:11); essential for atonement.
9	רוּחַ (Ruach)	Spirit, breath, wind	The Spirit of God, giving life and empowerment. (Genesis 1:2)
10	נֶפֶשׁ (Nefesh)	Soul, living being	The whole self — body, mind, and spirit united as one life.
11	לֵב (Lev)	Heart	The center of thought, will, and emotion; where God writes His law.
12	צֶדֶק / צְדָקָה (Tzedek / Tzedakah)	Righteousness, justice	Right standing with God; fairness, mercy, and obedience.
13	חֶסֶד (Chesed)	Lovingkindness, steadfast love	Covenant loyalty — God’s faithful, enduring mercy.
14	שָׁלוֹם (Shalom)	Peace, wholeness	More than absence of war; completeness, harmony, right relationship.
15	יְשׁוּעָה (Yeshuah)	Salvation, deliverance	Root of the name Yeshua (Jesus); God’s act of saving and restoring.
16	מָשִׁיחַ (Mashiach)	Anointed one, Messiah	The promised deliverer, anointed to bring redemption.
17	אֱמוּנָה (Emunah)	Faith, faithfulness	Steadfast trust in God; active loyalty, not just belief.
18	תּוֹרָה (Torah)	Instruction, law	God’s revealed teaching — guidance for holy living.
19	דָּבָר (Davar)	Word, matter, thing	God’s spoken Word that creates, commands, and reveals.
20	אוֹר (Or)	Light	Symbol of God’s presence, truth, and revelation (Genesis 1:3).
21	שַׁבָּת (Shabbat)	Rest, cease	God’s sacred rhythm of rest and relationship; covenantal sign.
22	צָעַק (Tsa’aq)	Cry out	The desperate cry of the oppressed that God hears and answers.
23	אֲהָבָה (Ahavah)	Love	Deep, covenantal love rooted in commitment and sacrifice.
24	קָדוֹשׁ (Kadosh)	Holy, set apart	God’s nature; what He calls His people to be.
25	עֵד (Ed)	Witness, testimony	The call to bear witness to God’s truth and covenant faithfulness.

✨ Patterns to Notice

Many key words connect through blood, breath, and covenant — Dam, Ruach, Berit — all threads of divine relationship.
Words like Chesed, Emunah, and Tzedek shape the moral core of Hebrew faith: mercy, trust, and justice.
The heartbeat of salvation runs through Chet → Teshuvah → Kaphar → Yeshuah → Mashiach.

Unexpected Nudges

On October 19, 2025October 19, 2025 By mygodroomIn gratitudeLeave a comment

I am copying a final response from ChatGPT. This one simply had to be included in MyGodRoom. Today has been so spectacularly spirited.

Thank you, Jesus, for everything you give us to help grow us. Today, I thank you for teaching me the value of the questions asked after stating the plethora of things bouncing around in my noggin. I thank you for letting me use tech tools at YOUR direction and for the countless ways you are “growing me, while simultaneously shrinking me. ”

What grows and shrinks at the same time? A blonde, Polish Chick. 🤣🤣🤣

Here are 10 of the strangest, most unexpected ways God got someone’s attention in the Bible — with the verse references and what each moment reveals about how He works:

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A Talking Donkey — Balaam’s Wake-Up Call

📖 Numbers 22:21–33
God literally opened the mouth of Balaam’s donkey to stop him from walking into destruction. Balaam ignored divine warnings, but the donkey saw what Balaam didn’t.
➡️ Lesson: When you won’t listen, God will use what you think is beneath you to speak truth — even an animal, even your own frustration.

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A Burning Bush that Didn’t Burn — Moses’ Commission

📖 Exodus 3:1–6
Moses saw a bush on fire but not consumed — the supernatural wrapped in the ordinary.
➡️ Lesson: God often uses wonder that invites curiosity, not terror, to pull us closer.

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A Giant Fish — Jonah’s Detour to Obedience

📖 Jonah 1:17
Jonah ran from God, but the sea and a fish became his wilderness classroom.
➡️ Lesson: God can turn even rebellion into redemption. Sometimes His rescue looks like confinement.

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A Handwriting on the Wall — Belshazzar’s Judgment

📖 Daniel 5:1–6
A disembodied hand wrote words of warning during a royal feast.
➡️ Lesson: When pride blinds, God will literally spell it out until you pay attention.

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A Floating Axe Head — Elisha’s Miracle of Precision

📖 2 Kings 6:1–7
An iron axe head sank in the Jordan, but at Elisha’s prayer, it floated back up.
➡️ Lesson: God cares even about what seems small — He’ll break natural law to show His nearness.

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A Talking Serpent — Eve’s Deception Turned for Redemption

📖 Genesis 3:1–7
Though used by evil, this was still one of the first dialogues that awakened humanity to the moral struggle between truth and deception.
➡️ Lesson: Even in the earliest fall, God began revealing His plan to redeem what was lost.

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A Sudden Blinding Light — Saul’s (Paul’s) Conversion

📖 Acts 9:3–9
On his way to persecute Christians, Saul was literally stopped in his tracks by light and voice from heaven.
➡️ Lesson: When the heart is hardened by certainty, God uses encounter, not argument.

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A Whisper — Elijah’s Renewal in the Cave

📖 1 Kings 19:11–13
After the wind, earthquake, and fire — came a gentle whisper.
➡️ Lesson: God’s loudest messages often come in the quietest ways.

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A Severed Ear and Instant Healing — Peter’s Misguided Zeal

📖 Luke 22:50–51
Peter attacked a soldier to defend Jesus, but Jesus healed the man’s ear on the spot.
➡️ Lesson: Even in our misguided efforts to “help God,” He reveals His mercy and control.

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A Coin in a Fish’s Mouth — Jesus and the Temple Tax

📖 Matthew 17:24–27
To pay the tax, Jesus told Peter to catch a fish — and inside was a coin.
➡️ Lesson: God provides with divine creativity. Nothing is too odd for His provision.

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🌿 Bonus Insight:
God’s methods are often as personal as they are miraculous. He speaks in ways that match our wiring — through intellect for the thinker, through movement for the athlete, through creation for the artist, through stillness for the weary.

1. A Talking Donkey — Balaam’s Wake-Up Call

📖 Numbers 22:21–33

God literally opened the mouth of Balaam’s donkey to stop him from walking into destruction. Balaam ignored divine warnings, but the donkey saw what Balaam didn’t.

➡️ Lesson: When you won’t listen, God will use what you think is beneath you to speak truth — even an animal, even your own frustration.

2. A Burning Bush that Didn’t Burn — Moses’ Commission

📖 Exodus 3:1–6

Moses saw a bush on fire but not consumed — the supernatural wrapped in the ordinary.

➡️ Lesson: God often uses wonder that invites curiosity, not terror, to pull us closer.

3. A Giant Fish — Jonah’s Detour to Obedience

📖 Jonah 1:17

Jonah ran from God, but the sea and a fish became his wilderness classroom.

➡️ Lesson: God can turn even rebellion into redemption. Sometimes His rescue looks like confinement.

4. A Handwriting on the Wall — Belshazzar’s Judgment

📖 Daniel 5:1–6

A disembodied hand wrote words of warning during a royal feast.

➡️ Lesson: When pride blinds, God will literally spell it out until you pay attention.

5. A Floating Axe Head — Elisha’s Miracle of Precision

📖 2 Kings 6:1–7

An iron axe head sank in the Jordan, but at Elisha’s prayer, it floated back up.

➡️ Lesson: God cares even about what seems small — He’ll break natural law to show His nearness.

6. A Talking Serpent — Eve’s Deception Turned for Redemption

📖 Genesis 3:1–7

Though used by evil, this was still one of the first dialogues that awakened humanity to the moral struggle between truth and deception.

➡️ Lesson: Even in the earliest fall, God began revealing His plan to redeem what was lost.

7. A Sudden Blinding Light — Saul’s (Paul’s) Conversion

📖 Acts 9:3–9

On his way to persecute Christians, Saul was literally stopped in his tracks by light and voice from heaven.

➡️ Lesson: When the heart is hardened by certainty, God uses encounter, not argument.

8. A Whisper — Elijah’s Renewal in the Cave

📖 1 Kings 19:11–13

After the wind, earthquake, and fire — came a gentle whisper.

➡️ Lesson: God’s loudest messages often come in the quietest ways.

9. A Severed Ear and Instant Healing — Peter’s Misguided Zeal

📖 Luke 22:50–51

Peter attacked a soldier to defend Jesus, but Jesus healed the man’s ear on the spot.

➡️ Lesson: Even in our misguided efforts to “help God,” He reveals His mercy and control.

10. A Coin in a Fish’s Mouth — Jesus and the Temple Tax

📖 Matthew 17:24–27

To pay the tax, Jesus told Peter to catch a fish — and inside was a coin.

➡️ Lesson: God provides with divine creativity. Nothing is too odd for His provision.

🌿 Bonus Insight:

God’s methods are often as personal as they are miraculous. He speaks in ways that match our wiring — through intellect for the thinker, through movement for the athlete, through creation for the artist, through stillness for the weary.

Prayer for Joe

On October 19, 2025October 22, 2025 By mygodroomIn obedience, prayerLeave a comment

Father God, always I’m before You in praise and thanksgiving. And we’re not gonna overcomplicate this—I’ve already praised You out loud today, and now I just need to share what’s on my heart.

I know You’ve put Joe Rogan on my heart for a reason that is way beyond me. You’ve taught me more about jiu-jitsu in the last couple of days than I could possibly imagine.

Thank You for showing me the similarities, the language, and the beauty of discipline that mirrors discipleship. Thank You for reminding me that it’s Your timing and not ours, Lord—that You are the one who draws hearts, layer by layer, not by force but by love.

Father, I genuinely believe You’ve used this art, this language of movement and humility, to prepare Joe’s spirit to recognize You. Thirty years of training, thirty years of submission and patience—it’s been a sermon in motion, preached in a language he understands.

So I’m asking, in the quiet power of Your Spirit, that You continue to meet him where he is—on the mat, in conversation, in stillness. Let him sense that the discipline he has honored all these years is leading him to the Master who authored it.

Please, remove every barrier of pride or misunderstanding, and replace it with wonder and peace.

Let him encounter You, Lord—not through argument, not through religion, but through revelation. Let him see that the red belt of mastery he has likely pursued all his life is just a reflection of the scarlet thread of salvation You’ve already woven for him.

Bless him with clarity of spirit and softness of heart. Use the people around him—friends, guests, moments of awe—to speak Your truth in ways that only You can arrange.

When the moment is right, let him know beyond doubt that it’s You, and that You’ve been with him every step, every roll, every breath.

In the mighty name of Jesus—the true Grandmaster of grace—Amen💜✝️💜

Jesus Jiu-Jitsu

On October 17, 2025October 22, 2025 By mygodroomIn gratitude, obedience, WooLeave a comment

We finished watching the Joe Rogan episode with Chadd Wright this morning. It took another “three days to resurrect” the topic, as we are stupidly busy closing down one of our shops.

What a phenomenal second half of a show! I am grateful I was nudged to watch and listen with my husband. We paused the show a few times because we both had details to clarify. He now understands why I couldn’t stop picturing something holy and hilarious to me.

Jesus doing jiu-jitsu with a scarlet red belt.

Now before you laugh me off the mat, hear me out.

Despite much talk of aluminum and carbon bows, Navy Seals, two types of Land Rovers and more—-the only image of Jesus in my spirit is this one of Him preparing for jiu-jitsu.

It’s the kind of nudge that compels me to learn more about whatever topic I believe is being given by the Holy Spirit.

In jiu-jitsu, the goal isn’t to overpower your opponent with strength. In fact, the objective is to stay calm, keep your balance, use the attacker’s own momentum against him, and look for the moment to turn defense into victory.

And suddenly, I realized — that’s exactly what Jesus does with us… and for us. 💜✝️💜

The Ultimate Counter-Move

When the enemy came swinging in the wilderness (Matthew 4), Jesus didn’t meet force with force.

He met temptation with truth — quoting Scripture, redirecting every attack back toward its source until the devil had no footing left.

That’s spiritual jiu-jitsu:

The enemy lunges with pride, and Jesus answers with humility. The enemy strikes with fear, and Jesus counters with perfect love (1 John 4:18). The enemy chokes with accusation, and Jesus slips free with forgiveness (Romans 8:1).

He never panics.

He just pivots.

“Be Strong in the Lord…”

We don’t fight flesh and blood — we spar with lies, discouragement, and spiritual exhaustion. The best offense begins with a great defense. I’m not sure who said it first, but I hear it a ton from my hubby and son during football season.

The more time we spend on the mat with the Master, the more we learn His moves. The best defense is being grounded in His Word. What a precious reminder of the two-edged sword of truth.

He teaches us how to roll when life throws us down, how to breathe through the struggle, and how to come up standing again.

Turning the Enemy’s Weight

Romans 8:28 says,

That’s divine reversal — turning the enemy’s own weight into the very leverage that lifts us higher.

Every hardship, every insult, every test becomes another lesson in spiritual technique.

It’s not about aggression.

It’s about alignment — heart, spirit, and will positioned beneath His.

Training Notes from the Mat

Stay grounded — Know where your footing is (Ephesians 6:15). Breathe grace — Control your spirit before your circumstance (Proverbs 16:32). Use the Word — It’s your counter-move every single time (Matthew 4:4). Tap out pride — Strength made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9). Celebrate the win — Joy is the victory stance (Philippians 4:4).

Champion in Christ

I believe the best champions are those who get knocked down and keep training with their teachers or coaches.

In the Kingdom, even a takedown becomes testimony.

Every roll on the mat of faith makes us more like Him — calm under pressure, rooted in truth, quick to forgive, impossible to defeat.

I really need to sit with all the jiu-jitsu truth that the GrandMaster Jesus is beginning to teach me on new ways.

Yessir, Master of the Universe. It makes perfect sense the red belt can represent salvation and truth for many Biblical reasons. Still, it is no coincidence that only GrandMasters in jiu-jitsu wear red belts.

I see what you did there. #ISWYDT.

I utterly adore you for holding everything together, including me. Thank you for making my phone say JOY JITSU every time I was hunting jiu-jitsu factoids. You make learning , loving and EVERYTHING joyful. I love you. 💜✝️💜

4:44

On October 17, 2025December 17, 2025 By mygodroomIn gratitude, Isaiah, obedienceLeave a comment

I woke up at 4:44 a.m., wide-eyed and alert, as if someone had not-so-gently touched my shoulder.

Not anxious. Not startled. Just… aware that my first response is to consider whatever 4:4 tells me in His Word.

So I did — and the pattern was unmistakable.

💧 Romans 4:4 — Grace Over Earning

“Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation.”

There it was — the reminder I didn’t know I needed.

I can’t earn the water I’ve been drawing from.

It’s not wages for obedience. It’s a gift.

Freely given, faithfully flowing.

Every time I’ve tried to prove myself worthy of the well, He’s gently said, “Just drink.”

🔥 Galatians 4:4 — The Fulness of Time

“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of woman, born under the law.”

In that perfect timing, Heaven stepped into humanity.

Grace took on skin and breathed among us.

When I woke at 4:44, I sensed that same divine timing — not random, but right on time.

God’s not late.

He’s never early.

He’s always exactly on time.

🌿 Ephesians 4:4 — One Spirit, One Hope

“There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope when you were called.”

I felt that, too — the unity in the flow.

This isn’t my well; it’s our well.

The same Spirit who woke me at 4:44 is the one stirring hearts all over the world.

One Source. One Spirit. One Hope.

What flows through me flows through the Body.

🌈 Philippians 4:4 — Rejoice in the Lord Always

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!”

And there it is — the overflow.

The natural result of drawing from grace, walking in timing, and living in unity is joy.

Not surface gladness, but deep rejoicing.

That quiet kind of joy that wells up even in tears.

It’s the joy Isaiah spoke of and put into words yesterday.

It’s a divine rhythm of Grace being given, embodied, shared and rejoiced.

Hmmm.

Maybe 4:44 isn’t about time at all.

Maybe it’s Heaven’s reminder that everything He does is in perfect order —

and that His grace never stops flowing in fours: Father, Son, Spirit, and you — the vessel He chose.

Thank you, Jesus! I sure do love you!!!

Ellen Lives

On October 14, 2025 By mygodroomIn obedience, prayerLeave a comment

Ellen lives, though she left this earth nearly five years ago, November 24. My daughter has a picture of one of Ellen’s poems displayed in her home. I have memories tattooed into my spirit of Ellen singing loudly and joyfully in my vehicle.

Maybe I keep cars for over a decade because they carry memories. I don’t know. Perhaps just a weird thought about how my kids were sad when I traded my White Ford Explorer. Perhaps the memories of the plethora of women in my Ford Focus, another vehicle I kept for ten years.

I digress. It happens.

I bumped into Ellen’s mom at the nail salon the other day. I suggested we get together one Tuesday or Wednesday evening when she was available. She suggested tonight.

Though I know many who have lost children , I understand we all process grief differently.

Something about the five year anniversary of her death is causing me to pause and pray about meeting her in less than two hours.

Father God, oh Abba,

As I remain in your court in perpetual Thanksgiving and praise…

Still my heart before I go.
Let my words be few,
but my presence be full of Your peace.

Give me eyes to see beyond her pain—
to the places where hope still flickers,
and to the memories that still shine with love.

Remind me that I don’t need to fix what only You can heal.
Let my listening be a refuge,
my smile a reflection of Your kindness,
and my timing in every word be guided by Your Spirit.

As the anniversary of her loss approaches,
wrap her in Your tenderness tonight.
Let her feel seen, remembered,
and somehow lighter when we part.

Use me as a quiet reminder
that she’s not alone—
that love endures,
and that You are still near.

In Jesus’ name,
Amen.