Author: Jane Babich

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The Practice of Taking a Stand

The Practice of Taking a Stand

What we practice, we perfect, and what we perfect, results in wisdom I confess to you today, I’m a people watcher. I love to watch people.  Years ago my husband and I would get popcorn, grab a bench and watch people. Through these inexpensive days of entertainment, we learned how different people walked, interacted, and behaved with each other and the message they sent to onlookers. Very interesting and entertaining.  Chuck and I would share our observations and in this process, we learned about people and about each other. Quite often he would see something I didn't see and vise versa. Some of those differences were due to his male view of the behavior. But the more interesting and thought-provoking perspectives were because of our different backgrounds, encounters, and people that influenced our lives. I still look back and smile about those…

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“Going Forward High Handed”

“Going Forward High Handed”

At a time when God’s people were continually being beguiled by “evil present with them”; He sent His prophet and captain, Isaiah; to faithfully speak truth to lighten that darkness. And again, he obediently went and with quiet confidence men hear loudly; “spoke boldly” to “evil” its future, He said; “Behold saith God, “I will yet come do marvelous, astonishing things among My people. It is My truth when heard, that shall cause subtility’s wisdoms and false understanding completely lacking discernment to vanish. And all Mine good men “shall see”! For I declare “woe” unto evil’s fruit thinking to hide from Me what their counsel wrongly teaches. They speak and cover their evil with darkness; thinking who sees or really knows us?” But I do declare woe!

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Tend, Guard and Keep as it Becometh You.

Tend, Guard and Keep as it Becometh You.

Tend, Guard and Keeping We experience these character traits and skills from people that have loved us deeply and have been there for us in our journey of life's ups and downs. For me, it was my Mom! She was full of love and the bravery to tend, guard and keep her family no matter what. Who has been that for you? Who has set the example of being strong enough to speak the truth as tending you at pivotal times, have guarded you and or kept you with unconditional love? There will be a time that each of us will need to rise and be a life-changing agent by tending, guarding or keeping someone or something. We Rise to Tend Tending Requires a single focus for a season Tending is reaching out and overlooking differences Tending is having a…

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When My Heart Feels Overwhelmed!

When My Heart Feels Overwhelmed!

This post is the revelatory teaching notes that Dr. Aikens taught from in the Bootcamp entitled "When My Heart Feels Overwhelmed!". Posted by Rev. Jane Babich after attending the Bootcamp. When My Heart Feels Overwhelmed!  Life teaches us that drama, perils and its daily pressures and demands upon us can seem totally empowered to delay or deny visions, and dreams with feelings meant to overwhelm the strongest of our hearts and every measure of faith. And yes; all this can so adversely affect us all even to the point where if we’re not careful to navigate on through it all circumspectly; it becomes far too easy to just give in and begin drifting through life aimlessly not knowing what we are supposed to feel. But if we give in to feeling so; we can drift so far off course we…

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Jane’s Journey “Reflection”

Jane’s Journey “Reflection”

Jane's Journey "Reflection" Jane's Journey is about my transition into an adventure within my "hereafter" or my "from now on" of this big, new and unknown space and a place called retirement. I am sharing my experiences to give wisdom and help when it is your time and also hear from you if you have already found your place and space in your hereafter of retirement. Retirement - The realizing and engaging of times, ideas and realms of possibility that your heart looks for and your mind images but never tasted of, until now on. As I entered the second quarter of "Hereafter", I am reflecting on the journey of my first three months. REFLECTION Reflection comes from the root word "reflex" or "to bend back". A time to pause and bend or look back is so healthy for our…

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Lead Me to The Rock!

Lead Me to The Rock!

This post is the revelatory teaching notes that Dr. Aikens taught from in the Bootcamp entitled "Lead Me to The Rock!". Posted by Rev. Jane Babich after attending the Bootcamp. Psalm 61:1-2 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer; from the end of the earth, I cry to you!  And when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.  “My Heart Feels Overwhelmed”  The Heart is the center of our feelings, will, intellect and control center that feeds or nurtures anything operating unseen within us and affects our life’s course; both naturally and spiritually! The Heart determines our resilience, strength of spirit, integrity, and ability to influence we exhibit in most purpose-driven situations. The Heart’s ability to “feel” actually governs, steers and prevents our drifting aimlessly when ordered steps become hard to see. …

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Divided Disciplines and It Is Working

Divided Disciplines and It Is Working

My disciplines changed as I journeyed into my "hereafter" season. It is now divided, and it is working. Discipline is defined as a sense of "mortification by scourging oneself" from Middle English. Or via Latin "action based on instruction or knowledge". For most of us, we desire to have a level of discipline in various areas of life such as stopping bad habits like smoking or drinking or implementing good habits like walking or eating more vegetables daily. We do not have to be organized by nature to desire discipline, because discipline is a practice or behavior versus organized being a character trait. And like many behaviors or practices we develop in life, they will change as your life changes seasons. Change always comes, we can not stop it, but we can benefit from it if we embrace the change with…

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Persuaded & Surrendered; We Overcome!

Persuaded & Surrendered; We Overcome!

This post is the revelatory teaching notes that Dr. Aikens taught from in the Bootcamp entitled "Persuaded & Surrendered; We Overcome!" Posted by Rev. Jane Babich after attending the Bootcamp. Today consider our being surrendered to what “Becometh Us”; enables us to move with a persuaded sense of decorum enabling us to be led; so used by the Spirit to fulfill all righteousness; even in sacrificial hours spiritual protocols of Zoe life require of us as God’s spiritual-minded vessels.  Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door: by me, if any man enters in, he shall be saved and shall go in and out, and find pasture. John…

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Soft Places in Hard Times

Soft Places in Hard Times

I first heard these two words "Soft Places" tucked together in "Savor" a devotional by Shauna Niequist and I have never forgotten them. As I read these words, they formed a picture in my mind that touched my heart with warmth and a sense of safety that I had experienced in different hard times in my life; and it made me pause, reflect and give thanks for my "soft places". We all have had hard times, and when we do we often look for those soft places, even if just for a few hours. Soft Places Active Listening can be done anywhere Sitting in a Peaceful Place No Questions or Judgement That soft place can be a place to rest, enjoy a beverage with a listening ear or maybe just be silent. But that place needs to be free from the pricks…

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