“Proverbs 14
New International Version
14 The wise woman builds her house,
but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.
2 Whoever fears the Lord walks uprightly,
but those who despise him are devious in their ways.
3 A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride,
but the lips of the wise protect them.
4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty,
but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests.
5 An honest witness does not deceive,
but a false witness pours out lies.
6 The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,
but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
7 Stay away from a fool,
for you will not find knowledge on their lips.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways,
but the folly of fools is deception.
9 Fools mock at making amends for sin,
but goodwill is found among the upright.
10 Each heart knows its own bitterness,
and no one else can share its joy.
11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12 There is a way that appears to be right,
but in the end it leads to death.
13 Even in laughter the heart may ache,
and rejoicing may end in grief.
14 The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways,
and the good rewarded for theirs.
15 The simple believe anything,
but the prudent give thought to their steps.
16 The wise fear the Lord and shun evil,
but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure.
17 A quick-tempered person does foolish things,
and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.
18 The simple inherit folly,
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19 Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good,
and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends.
21 It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor,
but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.
22 Do not those who plot evil go astray?
But those who plan what is good find[a]love and faithfulness.
23 All hard work brings a profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
24 The wealth of the wise is their crown,
but the folly of fools yields folly.
25 A truthful witness saves lives,
but a false witness is deceitful.
26 Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress,
and for their children it will be a refuge.
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
turning a person from the snares of death.
28 A large population is a king’s glory,
but without subjects a prince is ruined.
29 Whoever is patient has great understanding,
but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.
30 A heart at peace gives life to the body,
but envy rots the bones.
31 Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,
but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
32 When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,
but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.
33 Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning
and even among fools she lets herself be known.[b]
34 Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin condemns any people.
35 A king delights in a wise servant,
but a shameful servant arouses his fury.”
God kept showing me to build my house and to build it with wisdom.
God then showed me, “You didn’t die did you?”
Now I see. God not only prepared me for WW3 but He put me on the front line. I led an invisible army into a world not many will ever see, experience or could ever imagine.
The way God orchestrates my life is extraordinary, amazing and jaw dropping. The only way through it is prayer. The only way through it is scripture. The only way through it is faith in action and the utmost discipline. Trusting the Heaven that is here on Earth, moving us into position to receive God’s Grace and to help distribute it.
I was doing my thing in Colorado, helping the Homeless, creating art for the people and then all of a sudden was moved to create a painting about resilience. I didn’t know what was happening but I started doing things with my art that I had never done before and without thought. Just complete trust in being moved by God.
He held my hand as I dropped the painting in the moonlight for 3 nights and the sunlight for the same. Then all of a sudden what do I see but a flash of light outside of my window. I thought, “No. That was nothing.” Then I hear, whoooooo whoooooo whooooo. I stopped abruptly. Looked out my window. An owl. An owl was right there at the rooftop beside my home. I had never seen one before so was astonished and scared. It then whoooood again and flew away. This time it came back and flew to the other side. Then, it flew and plopped right on my balcony, looked at me straight in the eyes and whooooooed in my FACE!
I freaked out. My connection to Mother Nature is very mystical and the strongest ever. The birds teach me and guide me on how and when to move in many ways. This is one example of my love with them.
Considering my connection I knew this was urgent so reached out to my friend Mary. I told her to tell me when she sees an owl. What do you know but the next day she saw it at my friend Casey’s house. Casey has some of my most prestige and precious paintings. For some reason God has anointed her to carry them. Hope is on the Horizon is one of them. I painted it during a butterfly migration while camping solo in the Great Smokey Mountains about a decade ago. I didn’t realize it would take that long for this to come full circle but lo and behold it has. Sigh. Relief.
Talk about being a warrior for God. These journeys He puts me on are never ending and of the utmost challenging but they are COLORFUL so that’s fun. Hahaha. I am making light of the dark in so many ways.
The whole time this was about Hope. Every point, every task, every hoop, every obstacle, every dark encounter, every unimaginable occurrence was all directing me to beat the devil and win my Hope with Jesus.
Sorry to say it took my mother dying for this to come to fruition. I love her but she was a hard person to ride or die with. Here I am though, still standing. I made it. She always said she was the devils advocate. That was very true.
All of this led me to Our Lady of Fatima. A truth that is so unfathomable and so miraculous and so real! I dug right into it. I told my friend Casey to bring the Sun and what does she do? She introduces me to Our Lady of Fatima. I had been stuck under that gosh darn moon for all of my life! So dark! It felt like there was no way out! God made a way and that way is Christ! A true relationship with Him not a text book one. It is not a logical life. It is a straight up mystical one. Out of this world life. God given. Thankful.
May your Horizon be Hope too.
Much Love, Melissa, God’s Daughter
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