{"id":18088,"date":"2025-11-30T11:12:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T16:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/?p=18088"},"modified":"2025-12-12T08:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T13:49:11","slug":"lyndas-journal-of-blessings_nature_candle-of-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/lyndas-journal-of-blessings_nature_candle-of-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynda’s Journal of Blessings – #740 – Awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lynda\u2019s Journal of Blessings \u2013 Sunday, Nov.\u00a0 30, 2025<\/h3>\n

Awareness of God’s blessings in our life.<\/p>\n

Posted on <\/span>Lynda Lambert<\/a><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n
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Each Sunday I share a blessing.<\/h3>\n

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Why do I feature a blessing every Sunday?<\/h4>\n

During the month of November\u00a0 I participated in a 21-Day Blessing Challenge.<\/p>\n

For 21 consecutive days, I posted 3 blessings each day.<\/p>\n

The word “blessing” indicates\u00a0 Divine origin.<\/p>\n

My\u00a0 focus\u00a0 is to celebrate the Divine presence in our lives and the gifts we receive every day from God.<\/p>\n

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I am blessed with the awareness\u00a0 of God’s calling on my life from my earliest years.<\/p>\n

The longer I live, the more I discover about God and his plan for our lives.<\/p>\n

We all have a calling from God but, sometimes we don’t realize or recognize it for many years.<\/p>\n

I recognize those moments of discovery\u00a0 in my life journey.<\/p>\n

God has gifted each of us\u00a0 with something that is unique and personal.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

All we need to do is ASK Him to\u00a0 SHOW\u00a0 us the gift and plan he has for us. It’s an intimate\u00a0 and perfect gift that will fit us individually.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u00a0Today, I declare that…<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n
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I am blessed to be a poet. <\/strong><\/h4>\n

In the process of authoring\u00a0 poems I discover the abundance of blessings\u00a0 as I contemplate the beauty\u00a0 of the brilliant mind of God in the creations of His world.<\/p>\n

\u00a0As I am writing this post, I\u00a0 am aware of\u00a0 a supernatural presence in every moment and fleeting flash of life.<\/p>\n

We can\u00a0 discover God in every aspect of nature.<\/p>\n

I pause, and take a\u00a0 glance out the window or a walk in the rain. I listen to the\u00a0 sounds of birds, and\u00a0 rushing of the creek just beyond\u00a0 the meadow. Nature is celebrating the glory of God. His voice is in his creations.\u00a0 His love is everlasting. Even the rocks sing with the Joy of God’s presence. Stand Still.\u00a0 Listen.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Read my article from this day in 2019.\u00a0 \u00a0Consider the blessings in your own life TODAY.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Take some time to LISTEN this week.\u00a0 \/what are you discovering?<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Thanks for your visit.<\/p>\n

This is the final SUNDAY\u00a0 of November 2025.<\/p>\n

Today is the First Day of ADVENT.\u00a0\u00a0Candle of Hope<\/a><\/p>\n

During this year, my One Word\u00a0 is\u00a0 TRUST.<\/p>\n

Day by day,\u00a0 in 2025, I concentrate\u00a0 on putting my TRUST in God’s Word, the Bible.\u00a0 As the days pass, my walk with Jesus brings new discoveries and blessings.\u00a0 In 2026, I will be writing Lynda’s Journal Of Blessings each Sunday.<\/p>\n

Will you join me each Sunday on this journey through 2026?<\/p>\n

Take some time to LISTEN this week.<\/p>\n

Ask God to show you something you have\u00a0 not noticed.<\/p>\n

Don’t be afraid to ASK BIG.<\/p>\n

What are you discovering?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lynda\u2019s Journal of Blessings<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/header>\n

by Lynda McKinney Lambert \u2013 November\u00a0 30,, 2025<\/header>\n
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\u00a9Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2025. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

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Today, I declare that\u2026
\nI am blessed to be a poet.
\nIn the process of authoring poems I discover the abundance of blessings as I contemplate the beauty of the brilliant mind of God in the creations of His world.<\/p>\n

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