My heart is grateful even though there have been a few days over the last year where I’ve asked God several times, “are you really calling me to do this?” Each time I’ve asked that, God replies with an answer which has been clarified in His word. I’m fallible like anyone else, but now instead of going straight to others, I first take it to God because that is where the truth for me lies. Through prayer, reading, meditating and actually studying God’s Word, that’s where the truth is provided for me. I share on social media during the week mostly and not as much on the weekends now, but it’s either something from God’s Word that I read or something uplifting as there are so many lies being spread everywhere. I limit myself to watching TV and what I watch and I don’t read much on social media as I’m busy writing and still learning as I try to follow God’s will for my life. That’s the truth of where my heart is. Trusting Him in all things is really all I have and all I need as I literally live by myself 24/7. I’m not complaining or feeling sorry for myself when I say I live by myself 24/7, because I do and have most all my life. God is here every day in my life and I’m grateful!
Anne, I saw a post on Instagram the other day about verse publications that said: "this verse may be the only contact with the Bible that someone will have in their life", so you are right, keep publishing, it will certainly edify someone. I enjoy reading your publications.
Thank you Angela! I share as God leads. People are hurting and sometimes that's the only thing they read to be lifted up or even read God's Word. God bless you my friend!
This week I have had this very thought on my mind - "When we are at our darkest hour, how do we wake up forward". I grew up in survival mode most of my childhood because of this I learned to put on a face of indifference. I will most always say "I am fine" because then people do not ask you anything further. As a teacher you have to learn to leave your personal problems at the door and I think that is why I can say "I am fine" because I have trained myself for a long time to answer with this comeback. I know deep in my heart many, many days I am not fine, but I carry that on me rather than allowing the vulnerability it would involved say otherwise.
I have three amazing boys that grew up never really knowing the whole truth about my childhood, even my husband doesn't know every thing - because I learned to say "I am fine". When my body physically and then mentally began to realize we were not fine, I knew that I had to fight my way back to me. It is truly one heck of a road, but I continue walking forward. One part of the healing path for me was to isolate and focus more on what I needed to do for myself, I stopped watching most main stream media and I am very selective on the social media platforms and time I engage in. Honestly it has been the best thing I have ever done. Instead of worry about things I cannot control, I head out with my camera or get on a horse and spend sometime just truly being "fine" in those moments.
In my heart I know that is where I will find my spiritual peace of mind.
Blessings to you and thank you for always making us think on these prayer walks with you.
Hello Donny... My heart is traveling to the Far Sea, in search of truths... It is in search of the faith that leads me to the certainty of eternal love... I cannot lie about my state of mind, my eyes reveal what my soul feels. Thank you Donny, your walk of faith always brings me peace and light... A hug from Brazil
I'm so far away from social media, emails, etc. that I only saw the message about the Prayer Walk post two days later. lol
It's amazing how cats appear in your path - lol I hope you petted this cutie who came to meet you. lol
As for the two questions in the title, it's impossible not to remember the biblical passages: Jeremiah 17:9; Ezekiel 36:26; Psalm 51:10. Therefore, my answer could not be any other: my heart is in Christ and, therefore, at peace, even if the circumstances are not the most favorable! It is precisely because I take care of my heart that I try to bring it to this safe place that is Jesus.
I think that only a person with genuine interest would construct a question like this: "how is your heart?" - normally, in social relationships, questions are superficial. So, for them, the genuine people, I am very sincere, because I know that they will understand me and accept me with all my shortcomings. I can rarely hide what I'm feeling, so I talk honestly, because I know that sharing feelings with someone I trust is a way to process emotions in a healthy way and find new ways to cope with them.
Of course, there are days when I don't want to talk and I say, "I don't want to talk about it" or "I'm fine", without feeling guilty. Because I know it's important to respect my time and ability to deal with this feeling. And of course I don't talk openly with people I don't trust!!
Thank you for walking the streets of Franklin. For me, who lives in a city with many buildings and skyscrapers, it's amazing to see so many open spaces.
Hi Donny ~ Right now my heart is afraid of the lesson God is trying to teach me. I wish I knew what it was! I believe if we pray for peace, etc. He doesn't give us that peace, but keeps giving us experiences from which to learn something about peace. Make sense? Do you agree? Well, I think I have done right over the years calling out and warning others about adults abusing children both sexually & mentally -- even though some folks haven't always believed me. And lately, I keep getting similar situations in my life over & over where I feel like I have to call out and/or warn to protect children -- 3 in this last month. I am walking away from some of the groups I belong to because of it. My heart is troubled because I can't figure out the lesson. I must need to realize or change something??? Am I lying to myself thinking I've done enough? Does God want me to do more? Am I lying to myself afraid God wants me to be more loving instead of passive-aggressive? Thanks for the chance to check in on my heart. If you have any thoughts, I'd love to hear them. ~ Jan xoxo
Hey Donny it was good to see you again for your prayer walk 🙏 I just wanted to say when you were talking about a person with addiction problem to me people that are running for election is the same cause they will tell you things that you want to hear but never do them I know this cause I was an addict pain pills but have been clean sense 2007 my heart goes out to people with addiction cause they think they are not hurting anyone but there self and that's not true and second they think that there is no way out but there is GOD has shown me that 🙏🙏 second talking about believing what you see and hear as bad as it is in NC mountains someone posted a little girl holding a float holding her dog and it was fake 😔 how can people do that I believed it and then found out it was fake and it made me so upset 😔 my heart is for people who can't help them self like my adopted dad I know that I don't always do things I do but I always ask GOD for forgiveness and to help me to do better 🙏🙏 Donny I been praying that you can go help the people in NC mountains 🙏🙏 praying for you always and again thank you for what you do 🙏🙏
Donny my heart feels like it’s struggling to breathe today. It seems as if I’m living in slow motion, absorbing all the devastation happening all around. I’m humbled and appreciative of all the blessings I see daily while feeling this feeling. If any one had randomly asked, I’d say I’m fine. My answer would change from one to the next because of comfort. I tend to put up a wall, ironically you are one of the few people I let that wall down for. When I know that these few are sincere in asking “how are you” I open up. I feel guilty when I say I’m fine, even when I know I was asked out of casual conversation not from their heart. I totally disagree with “fake it til you make it “ , I’d rather be the strive until you succeed type. We love you Donny and wish you the best in getting your Visa if it’s God’s will🙏You are a blessing to us all, always there to offer prayer and concern when we need it most🙏
Don Mc! Hope your doing well brother, like that wildlife in this walk (cats and deer) hey! Maybe you need a bus cat? Kinda sounds like biscuit, Biscuit the bus cat, lol well think on it. Seriously though, praying for ya, hoping as well that God is providing you the chance to show His love to others and share His gospel. May He bless that which He finds pleasing.
My heart first off is South where my daughter is knowing last year was a nightmare. How my heart is now it’s grateful., currently I’m in a place of distrust. I tried to go see my brother in the hospital and was told by my sister in law he was sick and I should come another day. I called another day to find my two nephews and little children were there and I had not been invited. It made me feel bad. In my own family I don’t seem to belong. The heart is a complex thing. I try to hold on to the friendships I have and they are tough too. You asked for honesty there you got it.
Thank you for your prayer walks Donny! I always look forward to them. This one is a very good that I have been trying to search for a while and figure things out. Today my heart is actually sad as we laid to rest my daughter in law’s father. So my heart is heaving for her and my son. I ask myself these questions often. 🙏🙏 to you Donny and hope that everything goes well for you.
I do not have or watch TV. I have an online business and an online ministry so I do have to be on the internet but I try to limit my time. I turn my phone off so many times I let my loved ones know I will be off the grid.
My heart is full of love,sharing God's love and his word .as long as I stay grounded and rooted in God's word.I have no time for nonsense.
Lfe was so much simpler when we didn't have all the social media. We need to remember it's okay to step away from our phones, computers and tablets. Thanks for your uplifting message on this day of Thanksgiving. ❤️
Missed your prayer on this prayer walk🙏
thank you for pointing that out
This often happens to me, I've asked myself this question.
Thank you Donny! 🙏🏻
My heart is grateful even though there have been a few days over the last year where I’ve asked God several times, “are you really calling me to do this?” Each time I’ve asked that, God replies with an answer which has been clarified in His word. I’m fallible like anyone else, but now instead of going straight to others, I first take it to God because that is where the truth for me lies. Through prayer, reading, meditating and actually studying God’s Word, that’s where the truth is provided for me. I share on social media during the week mostly and not as much on the weekends now, but it’s either something from God’s Word that I read or something uplifting as there are so many lies being spread everywhere. I limit myself to watching TV and what I watch and I don’t read much on social media as I’m busy writing and still learning as I try to follow God’s will for my life. That’s the truth of where my heart is. Trusting Him in all things is really all I have and all I need as I literally live by myself 24/7. I’m not complaining or feeling sorry for myself when I say I live by myself 24/7, because I do and have most all my life. God is here every day in my life and I’m grateful!
Anne, I saw a post on Instagram the other day about verse publications that said: "this verse may be the only contact with the Bible that someone will have in their life", so you are right, keep publishing, it will certainly edify someone. I enjoy reading your publications.
Thank you Angela! I share as God leads. People are hurting and sometimes that's the only thing they read to be lifted up or even read God's Word. God bless you my friend!
This week I have had this very thought on my mind - "When we are at our darkest hour, how do we wake up forward". I grew up in survival mode most of my childhood because of this I learned to put on a face of indifference. I will most always say "I am fine" because then people do not ask you anything further. As a teacher you have to learn to leave your personal problems at the door and I think that is why I can say "I am fine" because I have trained myself for a long time to answer with this comeback. I know deep in my heart many, many days I am not fine, but I carry that on me rather than allowing the vulnerability it would involved say otherwise.
I have three amazing boys that grew up never really knowing the whole truth about my childhood, even my husband doesn't know every thing - because I learned to say "I am fine". When my body physically and then mentally began to realize we were not fine, I knew that I had to fight my way back to me. It is truly one heck of a road, but I continue walking forward. One part of the healing path for me was to isolate and focus more on what I needed to do for myself, I stopped watching most main stream media and I am very selective on the social media platforms and time I engage in. Honestly it has been the best thing I have ever done. Instead of worry about things I cannot control, I head out with my camera or get on a horse and spend sometime just truly being "fine" in those moments.
In my heart I know that is where I will find my spiritual peace of mind.
Blessings to you and thank you for always making us think on these prayer walks with you.
Thank you for sharing Robin
Hello Donny... My heart is traveling to the Far Sea, in search of truths... It is in search of the faith that leads me to the certainty of eternal love... I cannot lie about my state of mind, my eyes reveal what my soul feels. Thank you Donny, your walk of faith always brings me peace and light... A hug from Brazil
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I'm so far away from social media, emails, etc. that I only saw the message about the Prayer Walk post two days later. lol
It's amazing how cats appear in your path - lol I hope you petted this cutie who came to meet you. lol
As for the two questions in the title, it's impossible not to remember the biblical passages: Jeremiah 17:9; Ezekiel 36:26; Psalm 51:10. Therefore, my answer could not be any other: my heart is in Christ and, therefore, at peace, even if the circumstances are not the most favorable! It is precisely because I take care of my heart that I try to bring it to this safe place that is Jesus.
I think that only a person with genuine interest would construct a question like this: "how is your heart?" - normally, in social relationships, questions are superficial. So, for them, the genuine people, I am very sincere, because I know that they will understand me and accept me with all my shortcomings. I can rarely hide what I'm feeling, so I talk honestly, because I know that sharing feelings with someone I trust is a way to process emotions in a healthy way and find new ways to cope with them.
Of course, there are days when I don't want to talk and I say, "I don't want to talk about it" or "I'm fine", without feeling guilty. Because I know it's important to respect my time and ability to deal with this feeling. And of course I don't talk openly with people I don't trust!!
Thank you for walking the streets of Franklin. For me, who lives in a city with many buildings and skyscrapers, it's amazing to see so many open spaces.
Hi Donny ~ Right now my heart is afraid of the lesson God is trying to teach me. I wish I knew what it was! I believe if we pray for peace, etc. He doesn't give us that peace, but keeps giving us experiences from which to learn something about peace. Make sense? Do you agree? Well, I think I have done right over the years calling out and warning others about adults abusing children both sexually & mentally -- even though some folks haven't always believed me. And lately, I keep getting similar situations in my life over & over where I feel like I have to call out and/or warn to protect children -- 3 in this last month. I am walking away from some of the groups I belong to because of it. My heart is troubled because I can't figure out the lesson. I must need to realize or change something??? Am I lying to myself thinking I've done enough? Does God want me to do more? Am I lying to myself afraid God wants me to be more loving instead of passive-aggressive? Thanks for the chance to check in on my heart. If you have any thoughts, I'd love to hear them. ~ Jan xoxo
Thank you for sharing Jan,
You may find these scriptures helpful. Psalm 82:3, Psalm 140:12, Proverbs 31:8-9, 1 John 3:16-18, Isaiah 1:17, Acts 20:35
I believe God give us what we need in a loving way.
What is "enough"? Enough for what?
Hey Donny it was good to see you again for your prayer walk 🙏 I just wanted to say when you were talking about a person with addiction problem to me people that are running for election is the same cause they will tell you things that you want to hear but never do them I know this cause I was an addict pain pills but have been clean sense 2007 my heart goes out to people with addiction cause they think they are not hurting anyone but there self and that's not true and second they think that there is no way out but there is GOD has shown me that 🙏🙏 second talking about believing what you see and hear as bad as it is in NC mountains someone posted a little girl holding a float holding her dog and it was fake 😔 how can people do that I believed it and then found out it was fake and it made me so upset 😔 my heart is for people who can't help them self like my adopted dad I know that I don't always do things I do but I always ask GOD for forgiveness and to help me to do better 🙏🙏 Donny I been praying that you can go help the people in NC mountains 🙏🙏 praying for you always and again thank you for what you do 🙏🙏
Donny my heart feels like it’s struggling to breathe today. It seems as if I’m living in slow motion, absorbing all the devastation happening all around. I’m humbled and appreciative of all the blessings I see daily while feeling this feeling. If any one had randomly asked, I’d say I’m fine. My answer would change from one to the next because of comfort. I tend to put up a wall, ironically you are one of the few people I let that wall down for. When I know that these few are sincere in asking “how are you” I open up. I feel guilty when I say I’m fine, even when I know I was asked out of casual conversation not from their heart. I totally disagree with “fake it til you make it “ , I’d rather be the strive until you succeed type. We love you Donny and wish you the best in getting your Visa if it’s God’s will🙏You are a blessing to us all, always there to offer prayer and concern when we need it most🙏
Thank you Heidi, I appreciate you sharing
Don Mc! Hope your doing well brother, like that wildlife in this walk (cats and deer) hey! Maybe you need a bus cat? Kinda sounds like biscuit, Biscuit the bus cat, lol well think on it. Seriously though, praying for ya, hoping as well that God is providing you the chance to show His love to others and share His gospel. May He bless that which He finds pleasing.
My heart first off is South where my daughter is knowing last year was a nightmare. How my heart is now it’s grateful., currently I’m in a place of distrust. I tried to go see my brother in the hospital and was told by my sister in law he was sick and I should come another day. I called another day to find my two nephews and little children were there and I had not been invited. It made me feel bad. In my own family I don’t seem to belong. The heart is a complex thing. I try to hold on to the friendships I have and they are tough too. You asked for honesty there you got it.
thank you for sharing Lucinda
Thank you for your prayer walks Donny! I always look forward to them. This one is a very good that I have been trying to search for a while and figure things out. Today my heart is actually sad as we laid to rest my daughter in law’s father. So my heart is heaving for her and my son. I ask myself these questions often. 🙏🙏 to you Donny and hope that everything goes well for you.
Thank you Cindy.
I do not have or watch TV. I have an online business and an online ministry so I do have to be on the internet but I try to limit my time. I turn my phone off so many times I let my loved ones know I will be off the grid.
My heart is full of love,sharing God's love and his word .as long as I stay grounded and rooted in God's word.I have no time for nonsense.
I am trying to separate myself from things over which I have no control. I am not doing a good job of that. My heart is sad.
thank you for sharing Janis. I am praying Gods peace for you right now
Finding the truth is all that matters to me, but it is often impossible to get there.
Lfe was so much simpler when we didn't have all the social media. We need to remember it's okay to step away from our phones, computers and tablets. Thanks for your uplifting message on this day of Thanksgiving. ❤️