Jamie Blevins's Blog, page 94
March 25, 2023
Daily Meditations of a Nurse Warrior
What allows you to start over, every day?
Every day is a new day, a chance to reboot, reset or restart again, "because of the LORD's great love" (Lamentations 3:22) for you. For He offers you much grace and compassion, along with forgiveness of sins, every single day. So, if in need of a new start, "they are new every morning" for "great is [his] faithfulness" (3:23). #ADailyReboot
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Every day is a new day, a chance to reboot, reset or restart again, "because of the LORD's great love" (Lamentations 3:22) for you. For He offers you much grace and compassion, along with forgiveness of sins, every single day. So, if in need of a new start, "they are new every morning" for "great is [his] faithfulness" (3:23). #ADailyReboot
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March 24, 2023
Daily Meditations of a Nurse Warrior
What voices do you listen to?
Every day, many voices surround you; and there are some that add no value to you, others and the environment within which they exist. Even so, you can still be within the proximity and tune out such voices by "[committing yourself] to God and the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified" (Acts 20:32). May you be aware of the "savage wolves" that "arise and distort the truth" (20:29-30) and remain persistent in recognizing His voice (see 20:31). #TuneOutTheToxic & #StayTunedInToTheHealthy
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Every day, many voices surround you; and there are some that add no value to you, others and the environment within which they exist. Even so, you can still be within the proximity and tune out such voices by "[committing yourself] to God and the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified" (Acts 20:32). May you be aware of the "savage wolves" that "arise and distort the truth" (20:29-30) and remain persistent in recognizing His voice (see 20:31). #TuneOutTheToxic & #StayTunedInToTheHealthy
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March 23, 2023
Daily Meditations of a Nurse Warrior
Why should you want to?
School, Life and Scripture teaches you more than you will ever know; and if you allow yourself to learn from them, especially Scripture, it will "[refresh] the soul", "[make] wise the simple" and "[give] joy to the heart" (Psalm 19:7-8). For this knowledge is truth; and what better knowledge to receive than His truths. May you want to fill up on "the law of the LORD" (19:7) so that you can apply and use it each and every day. #AGoodReason #PurposefulLearning
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School, Life and Scripture teaches you more than you will ever know; and if you allow yourself to learn from them, especially Scripture, it will "[refresh] the soul", "[make] wise the simple" and "[give] joy to the heart" (Psalm 19:7-8). For this knowledge is truth; and what better knowledge to receive than His truths. May you want to fill up on "the law of the LORD" (19:7) so that you can apply and use it each and every day. #AGoodReason #PurposefulLearning
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March 22, 2023
Daily Meditations of a Nurse Warrior
How do you balance work and life?
The work will always be there; and instead of allowing it to consume your every moment, you may want to ponder the beginning of everything. After six days of creating, "the seventh day he rested from all his work" (Genesis 2:2). Therefore, might you consider taking a day, each week, to refuel and refresh yourself so that you, too, maybe able to enjoy the fruits of your labor, along with the people who are in your life. #ABalancedLife
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The work will always be there; and instead of allowing it to consume your every moment, you may want to ponder the beginning of everything. After six days of creating, "the seventh day he rested from all his work" (Genesis 2:2). Therefore, might you consider taking a day, each week, to refuel and refresh yourself so that you, too, maybe able to enjoy the fruits of your labor, along with the people who are in your life. #ABalancedLife
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March 21, 2023
Daily Meditations of a Nurse Warrior
What can keep you beautiful?
No matter what you try, scrubs, exfoliators or mud, outward beauty is only temporary, "as [you] are wasting away" (2 Corinthians 4:16). Yet, your inward beauty is not, as it does not need expensive products or procedures to fix or maintain it. "Inwardly, [you] are being renewed day by day" (4:16); and it is when you "fix [your] eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen" (4:18) that is what brings renewal and rejuvenation. So, if you want to maintain your beauty, might you let Him uncover the beauty from within. #AgelessBeauty
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No matter what you try, scrubs, exfoliators or mud, outward beauty is only temporary, "as [you] are wasting away" (2 Corinthians 4:16). Yet, your inward beauty is not, as it does not need expensive products or procedures to fix or maintain it. "Inwardly, [you] are being renewed day by day" (4:16); and it is when you "fix [your] eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen" (4:18) that is what brings renewal and rejuvenation. So, if you want to maintain your beauty, might you let Him uncover the beauty from within. #AgelessBeauty
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March 20, 2023
Daily Meditations of a Nurse Warrior
How can you find contentment?
Finding contentment may seem impossible to attain, but it is not. Even in the constant grind and striving to become, there is room for contentment, along the way, but something that needs to be learned. It is when you make a conscious effort to calm and quiet your soul, and "put your hope in the LORD-now and always" (Psalm 131:3) that you become "like a weaned child with its mother; [and] like a weaned child [are] content" (131:2). So, if contentment is something that you want and need in your life, might you work just as hard for it as you do everything else. #LearnToIncorporate #TheQuietMoments
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Finding contentment may seem impossible to attain, but it is not. Even in the constant grind and striving to become, there is room for contentment, along the way, but something that needs to be learned. It is when you make a conscious effort to calm and quiet your soul, and "put your hope in the LORD-now and always" (Psalm 131:3) that you become "like a weaned child with its mother; [and] like a weaned child [are] content" (131:2). So, if contentment is something that you want and need in your life, might you work just as hard for it as you do everything else. #LearnToIncorporate #TheQuietMoments
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March 19, 2023
Daily Meditations of a Nurse Warrior
What can influence a change of heart?
There is a great deal of hearsay about others that cause people to have preconceived notions, without even knowing who they really are and/or if the stories told are really true. Such was the situation with Ananias and "Brother Saul" (Acts 9:17). Already having heard about Saul's violent past and "many reports about...all the harm he [had] done to [God's] holy people" (9:13), Ananias wanted nothing to do with Saul; but, a believer, he went to heal Saul's sight per God's command (see 9:10-12). After doing so, Ananias gained a new brother. So, instead of listening to others, as Ananias did, might you forgo the hearsay, and see it for yourself, with an open heart, before you immediately close it off and form an opinion on hearsay alone. #KeepAnOpenMind & #Heart
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There is a great deal of hearsay about others that cause people to have preconceived notions, without even knowing who they really are and/or if the stories told are really true. Such was the situation with Ananias and "Brother Saul" (Acts 9:17). Already having heard about Saul's violent past and "many reports about...all the harm he [had] done to [God's] holy people" (9:13), Ananias wanted nothing to do with Saul; but, a believer, he went to heal Saul's sight per God's command (see 9:10-12). After doing so, Ananias gained a new brother. So, instead of listening to others, as Ananias did, might you forgo the hearsay, and see it for yourself, with an open heart, before you immediately close it off and form an opinion on hearsay alone. #KeepAnOpenMind & #Heart
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March 18, 2023
Daily Meditations of a Nurse Warrior
What weeds need picking?
Sins, just like weeds, are destructive; and when left alone, they grow, and before you know it they get out of control. Instead of letting sin fester, He offers you an out. "If [you] confess [your] sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive [you your] sins" (1 John 1:9). So, if you want to be free of sin and "walk in the light" (1:7), might you consider tending to your garden and remove the weeds. #Own & #ChokeThemOut
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Sins, just like weeds, are destructive; and when left alone, they grow, and before you know it they get out of control. Instead of letting sin fester, He offers you an out. "If [you] confess [your] sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive [you your] sins" (1 John 1:9). So, if you want to be free of sin and "walk in the light" (1:7), might you consider tending to your garden and remove the weeds. #Own & #ChokeThemOut
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March 17, 2023
Daily Meditations of a Nurse Warrior
How can you keep from being alone?
The world, filled with millions of people, can still cause you to feel or be alone. Extending an open invitation, for companionship, is Christ. He offers anyone who hears his voice and opens the door, he will come in and eat with that person, and they with him (see Revelation 3:20). So, if you choose His invitation, you will never find yourself alone again. Might you consider taking Him up on his offer and reap the benefits of his love and ever presence. #ACompanionForLife
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The world, filled with millions of people, can still cause you to feel or be alone. Extending an open invitation, for companionship, is Christ. He offers anyone who hears his voice and opens the door, he will come in and eat with that person, and they with him (see Revelation 3:20). So, if you choose His invitation, you will never find yourself alone again. Might you consider taking Him up on his offer and reap the benefits of his love and ever presence. #ACompanionForLife
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March 16, 2023
Daily Meditations of a Nurse Warrior
How well-equipped are you?
Gaining wisdom can be ascertained from many different avenues; and one of them is Scripture, "God-breathed and...useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness" (2 Timothy 3:16). If you choose to follow this wisdom, you protect yourself, especially "in the last days" (3:1), as well as from those who do not speak the truth (see 3:7). So, might you equip yourself with the wisdom that you need to live well, and maybe even "wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus" (3:15). #ALegitSource
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Gaining wisdom can be ascertained from many different avenues; and one of them is Scripture, "God-breathed and...useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness" (2 Timothy 3:16). If you choose to follow this wisdom, you protect yourself, especially "in the last days" (3:1), as well as from those who do not speak the truth (see 3:7). So, might you equip yourself with the wisdom that you need to live well, and maybe even "wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus" (3:15). #ALegitSource
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