by Kay Simpson | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Ladies. Let’s talk.
Jealousy. Envy. Covet. Comparison. Competition.
Putting other women down. Gossip. Clawing to be seen as important.
Anger. Frustration.
Letting our emotions rule from a festering wound.
Why do we hold onto these feelings. Emotions.
Why don’t we cheer and clap when another uses her God given talent to serve. To show up and be used.
Could we encourage. Nudge. Whisper “you’ve got this girl!”
Pray over her. For her. Hug her. Clap her on the back. Humble ourselves. Serve. Throw glitter.
And in our beautiful smallness crawl into our Papa’s lap and be healed.
When one wins don’t we all win in the kingdom?
How can we stop the madness that doesn’t serve. Erase the personal
Ask Jesus to show us why? Journal. Crumple up the paper. Walk in freedom.
I’m cheering for us all.
It doesn’t come natural. It comes from a super natural presence of his spirit.
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This will lead to so much freedom. Allowing God to fill us ,then overflow on others. That is our hope here at Cheerful Hearts.
If you have thought about making an appointment for a Heart to Heart session but have not, now is the time. We have made it super easy on the website and the Facebook page. Just hit the schedule button and you are ready to start your journey. We have full access to Him and freedom awaits. Can not wait to meet you in person. Be Blessed.
by Kay Simpson | Nov 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Sometimes we just need to take a deep breath and realize we don’t have all the answers. We can enjoy silence and peace in our head. We don’t have to make others comfy. We can spend some time wondering and growing close to Jesus. We don’t have to plan or worry or fix. We can embrace a season of “it is not ours to do”
No rushing. No fussing. No striving. No judging. No competition. No telling others how to feel or offering shame.
Let go of old habits and turn down a new path of letting go of being the savior of the universe because the one that does hold that title has it covered.
No words needed. Only kindness to your self. To others. Compassion. Nurturing. Zero pushing. No “more” to be done
Perhaps small baby steps in a forward direction taken calmly and consistently is the way to Joy. Listen to our hearts. Our guts. Pause. Less not more. Joy over fear.
How do we climb a mountain? One brave step at a time. How do we hear the voice of God. Be still and quiet and listen. It’s a whisper. It is constant and consistent. But we drown it out with our doing. Today let’s grow quiet and listen.
Our Pastor is teaching us about Kingdom productivity. What are we doing with His resources and what fruit are we bearing with our choices. We must choose wisely where our time and energy are spent. What are we faithful to? What is His wisdom showing us? Are we running the race He set before us or are we in another lane and confusing worldly needs and wants with Kingdom assignments?
Sometimes we have to go back. and start with the basics. Jeremiah 6:16 states “Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, godly ways, and walk in it. Travel it’s path, and you will find rest for your souls” Today let us stop, look, ask and find rest! AMEN!
by Kay Simpson | Oct 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
It was a busy distracted weekend recently and I’m not sure exactly how I feel about made up Hallmark holidays like daughter day or son day, but I didn’t want to pass up the chance to give a shout out to two of my favorite human beings.
Life is complicated and hard sometimes. I have yet to perfect parenting while being grown and taught myself. They aren’t my world. Were not meant to be but I could embrace the tendency to make them that way. It’s hard to let go. And let the God of the universe have His way. But I trust He can perfect it way better than I can. But I will be on my knees in the meantime.
At a women’s conference recently, this was the message to me loud and clear. Trust the process. No matter where you are or what you are going through. Valley, desert, mountains, wilderness, raging river. There is hope in the process. Patience to be learned in the process. Growth to be found there. We can worship in the process. Because He is there in the process. With us. For us. Loving us. We can look back on the many times we found Him at the end of any trial.
My current biggest advice. Find safe places to share your self. Your deep intimate personal authentic feelings. These places may not be who and what you expected. But we all have emotional sides that need to be explored and heard. Ask yourself some questions. Greatest fears. Biggest longing. Deepest hurt. Write it down. Share with God. Find a human to share. Sharing your story and testimony changes things. Brings perspective. Health. Healing. Then worship. Reminds the enemy He can’t touch us!
Then go learn something new. Some spiritually healthy practice. Some physical activity. Something creative. Leave room for LOVE!.
I love these people. I want to show up whole hearted and I know having them in my life is part of that lesson. And I am grateful.
The hardest part is showing up in the mundane day by day of life. Do something today to make the everyday a little more unique and special.
We are deeply loved by a creative Father and He never leaves us. Not for a minute. Even if in our current circumstances it’s a stretch to believe.
(for those that do not know that is my son Tray who is now 26 and my daughter Sophia who is now 22)
by Kay Simpson | Jan 14, 2020 | blog, encouragement, Uncategorized
Here is a fresh year. A fresh chance to get it right? Or perhaps a fresh chance to extend love and grace even to ourselves. To embrace that the journey has been for us. That the road was just as it needed to be and every lesson was required to walk us closer to Jesus. Closer to resembling Him. That there is nothing to fix and we are exactly where and how we should be.
The one who created us and walks beside us, loves us. We have nothing to prove. He isn’t waiting for us to get it right to love us. Bless us. Accept us. His love doesn’t have conditions. He will leave the ninety nine for us. So if we are in a rough or stuck place, we can stand tall knowing He loves us too much to leave us there and wait expectantly for a way out. Look for the door to walk through. In the kingdom there is no shame or guilt required. There is a loving Father running to welcome us home.
Perhaps the biggest gift of the new year would be to live in His lavish love. That what we have to “get right” is simply letting Him love us and live like we believe it. Focus on Him and not what our neighbor has or what they are doing or how they are living.
He loves us with mistakes, mess ups, and flaws. He wants what is best for us & believes in us. He is for us, not against us.
He’s so trustworthy and will send others across our path to guide us if we are open. He knows us, all of us, our thoughts and feelings and unhealthy addictions. He knows we need Him. It’s a gift to Him when we acknowledge our dependence on Him and walk in the light of His love.
Let’s Be Loved. Let’s give up focusing on getting it right and fixing our lives and soak in love. Every cell of our body needs it, craves it, and lives for it. Let’s live loved. Accept His love. Being loved is all that is required. ❤️
by Kay Simpson | Dec 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
So I sit and ponder the new year approaching. The leaving behind of memories and also parts that did not serve. I totally believe the Lord is doing a new thing if we let Christ in!
Have you ever had or heard of a word of the year? I’ve done it for a long time. Me and Jesus. Something He wants me to focus on for the year. Usually I start asking when the new year approaches like now. So at the beginning of this current year, He gave me a stack of words. Then took the year to explain them. I needed the slow explanation for sure.
Judgement. To lay down judgement. I stomped my feet. But I’m so good at it. I’ve had many years of practice. I’ve perfected it. But the command was clear. Lay it down.
Resentment. He said I had no right to it. It’s no good for me or the other person. If that means resolving a long fight with my neighbor, my brother and being the first to apologize, do it! Make the visit. Make the phone call. Let it Go!
Expectations. I’m not to have expectations of others. I’ve heard it called having manuals about how others are supposed to behave towards us. The Lord recently revealed to me that someone I expected certain things and behaviors from, didn’t have it to give. Not that they didn’t want to, they just didn’t have it. I expected and judged them and that made me resentful. That will make your heart jump for sure.
Defensive. I had zero right to be defensive. That He would defend me. Just keep your mouth closed Kay. Now that is a hard one cause I like to talk. A lot. And often. He gave me a lot to say. Shhh He replied.
Offended. Again. It is not my right. No matter what happens or what is said. No matter what Lord?
Kingdom. I said that’s a weird word. It’s all about the kingdom and that for now my focus was His kingdom. The kingdom between Him and I. He had the material, earthly kingdom covered if I just kept my eyes on Him.
Has it been easy? No! Do I find myself getting offended or defensive. You bet ya. I can judge someone or something in a skinny minute. But all year long he keeps bringing me back to these words and what He asked of me. Having me check myself, my motives, my heart. Ask Him first.
I’m pretty stubborn and rebellious and can see why He spread it out over a year. I can also clearly understand how He used it as preparation for moving forward. He showed me the behavior represented by these words was not representing Him to others. And also was a stumbling block to my relationship with Him!
So I don’t know if you are like me and have a lifetime degree in judgement, resentment, expectations. And a masters in offense, here is the rub. Are we representing the kingdom with this story? Or would He ask us to be open to a rewrite?
He told me Love must be the focus. Represent Love. Let the Spirit live and move in me! Stay still and live by His prompting. Anyone relate?
Colossians 3.12-14 So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It’s your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it.
by Kay Simpson | Nov 4, 2019 | blog, encouragement, Uncategorized
1 Peter 2:9
But… You (WE) are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His own possession, that you (we) may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you (us) out of darkness into His marvelous light.
Recently the staff, leaders, volunteers of Cheerful Hearts retreated to Christ Walk in the Valley together. We were all asked to bring a ministry offering for just one chosen hour. Because…we are all priests. God has chosen us to share and proclaim to one another the goodness of God. Because He is God, there was a thread throughout the weekend. Stones…. Cornerstones and living stones. Spiritual markers. We asked God to walk us through the significant times in our lives where we saw Him show up and deliver us, save us from ourselves, times we knew He was working in our lives and things changed. We could look and see the before and after affects of the movements of the Holy Spirit in our lives. The word but is a transitional word in scripture. These spiritual markers are when we knew we had arrived at a crossroads of significance. But God…decisions were made with His direction and His hand guided us through water, desert, or however the trial looked in our lives. Maybe now is a good time to review the spiritual markers in all our lives. A new year is approaching and there is no better time to look back and take inventory and offer thanks for His marvelous light as we wait with heart felt anticipation for His new move, free to be future focused.
We were called to anoint our lips with Frankincense, knowing as priests our words have the power of life and death. We found ourselves with sparkly black rocks from the woods as a reminder of the coal used in Isaiah 6. “Look this coal has touched your lips. Gone your guilt, your sins wiped out” And then I heard the voice of the Master: Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?” I spoke up, “I’ll go. Send me!” We shared the need to open our lips and speak our words and share our stories. Be encouraged by this-They triumphed over (the accuser) him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. Revelation 12:11
The wrap around presence of God was there. A new concept to many. His shield protects us and envelops us and His mighty arms are over us. The passion translation of the Bible uses this reference over and over with such tender sweetness. Go and explore for yourself. He is everywhere around us. Take some time to sense His presence.
Sisters, we are His mighty oaks of righteousness. There may be seasons of interior growth that cannot be observed in the tiny acorn. But…don’t think for a minute that it’s not happening. …Rename them “Oaks of Righteousness” planted by God to display His glory. Isaiah 61:3. We are called to stand tall in whatever season we find ourselves in knowing that He already has the answers.
We hope and pray that Cheerful Hearts will always be all the above in the community where the Lord has seen fit to plant the ministry.
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