~ Joy ~
When you have to sit down and actually do self reflection. You become one step closer to freedom from the past. No longer can those things hold you back. You become aware and an active participant in your own growth and healing through Christ who strengthens and redeems you.
❤️ Heart issues require work ❤️
Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners
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Como Da Vuelta El Mundo
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~ Faith ~
“Faith is what takes us to places we’ve never been…” It’s our faith in God that moves us into the next season 🙏 As I read back through my mission trip experience as a teenager, I smile with joy. I am reminded that God is always making a way. I am a writer at heart, God created me this way. He created me with the skills and abilities to enjoy journaling through life.
And so, I continue… Moving the pen left to right on paper – an invitation. My prayer journal 🙏
An opportunity to spend time with God and share my thoughts with Him. To reflect and be grateful for everything in my life. To cry, to laugh, and most importantly, to give Him praise for His grace and mercy over my life. 🙏 ❤️
He has a purpose and a plan for each of us. Your story isn’t finished…
You are becoming ❤️ Have Faith
But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him”— 1 Corinthians 2:9
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~ Forgiven Ministry ~
A North Carolina faith-based nonprofit organization spreading God’s word and love with inmates and thier families. If you want to hear the stories of hope and forgiveness through the lens of those who have experienced incarceration or the impact of it – I would encourage you to read Hands Reaching, Hearts Touching A 30 Day Devotional written by the founder of @forgivenministryinc Scottie Barnes.
I had the opportunity to hear her story for the first time a couple weeks ago through my work’s 10 years of tithing event and I couldn’t hold back my tears. A powerful story of love, forgiveness, and God’s grace. If you would like a copy of her devotional please reach out to @forgivenministryinc
Never stop praying and forgiving those who have hurt you knowing or unknowingly 🙏 God is faithful always 🙏 🙌 Your story makes a difference! A Testimony to share God’s work in your life! Be blessed always 🙏 ❤️
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~ His Plans ~
He is our source ● We can rest in His promises over our lives ● Be anxious for nothing ● Pray for God’s guidance and will ● You have a purpose and a future ● Speak life ● Walk in faith
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~ This Day ~
How often we worry about tomorrow Jumping ahead of our Father’s time A day that has yet a sorrow Let’s pray for His light to shine
The Lord’s Prayer: Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen. Matthew 6:9-13 ●
Have a blessed day full of love, peace, and joy in the Lord! Speak life!
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~ Be Thankful ~
We have become a GRUMBLING culture! Phones have made us so impatient! • We no longer have a cord holding you to the phone. You are free to walk around while on the phone. • Thank God for technology! • Wake up with a grateful heart Giving thanks to the Lord for your life. • Do ALL THINGS with a GRATEFUL heart • Don’t let bitterness take hold of your life Don’t let disappointments bring you down Don’t let expectations become an idol Don’t let complaining steal your joy Don’t let offense bring division •
Reflect today about what you are thankful for and write them down •
Pray and ask God to help you focus on His goodness over your LIFE, to be thankful for everything in your life 🙏
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~ Forgiveness ~
A word that will help or hurt you Forgiveness A word that will encourage or divide you Forgiveness A word that will lead or delay you
Choose a life that both you and your descendants may live. Deuteronomy 30:19
Forgiveness is a choice Forgive and let God’s will be done
Prayer: Dear Lord, Help us to release and forgive any offense that caused us hurt. Help us to pray for those who do wrong towards us and to love them just as You do. Help us live in Your love and peace and to be sober-minded so that we watch our words and actions to not cause offense to anyone. Help us to sow love and encouragement to those around us. Help us to be wise and know the difference between trust and forgiveness. Thank you for forgiving us of our sins on the cross. In Jesus name, Amen 🙏
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~ Freedom of Fear ~
Overcoming the fear of driving Slowly driving on backroads to college Three attempts at passing the driving test Years before taking the Highways Stomach knots on bad weather days Tightly gripping the wheel Letting everyone pass me Every day was a challenge Until the day I was no longer afraid I drive with peace and freedom now.
Freedom through Christ only He can lead you to the other side of fear
Freedom!
For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.” Isaiah 41:13 ESV
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Wait On The Lord, He Will Save You
Do not say, “I will recompense evil “; but wait on the Lord, and He will save you. Proverbs 20:22
This is a Bible verse I’ve kept in my heart all my life from a teenager being hurt over and over. With anger inside me. When I found this Bible verse at age 15, I knew in my heart that I could not do evil. I could not repay for any wrongdoing towards me. God has shown me grace all my life, I believe it’s because I have walked in faith, knowing that He will have the ultimate say over everything.We are not to pay evil for evil.
If evil is hate. We cannot be hateful.
If evil is unforgiving. We cannot be unforgiving.
If evil is hurtful. We cannot be hurtful.
If evil is lies. We cannot lie.
We know who we serve, who lives in us.
As hard as it is to submit to the Lord under these circumstances, we must. We must bring those feelings to the cross where ultimately, they have already been made whole in our life. It’s no longer ours to carry.
We have to let go and let God.
GOD IS LOVE.
Love…thinks no evil (1 Corinthians 13:5)
LOVE COVERS A MULTITUDE OF SINS.
Trust me, I know what it feels like to be angry and unforgiving, but we walk in faith. Trusting God that His promises over our lives is best. His sovereignty will be done rather we choose to act in love or in evil. Do we want to answer to Him one day knowing the truth of the Word and yet acting in evil? We should repent of our thoughts when we get in this fleshly thinking and ask him to give us wisdom of His WORD, to teach us how to walk in forgiveness and love even when it’s hard. To guide instruct us of how to be servant leaders, to have a servant heart for even those who have done us wrong. Some people have that spirit to “pay back” “teach a lesson ”
That’s not what God purposed us to do on earth. He created us to be bring Him glory.
The Word of God instructs us what to do in every aspect of our lives –
Jeremiah 33:3 says, Call on Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things which you do not know.
God Himself is telling us, to Call upon Him.
If he is instructing us on this simple act, that shows us, that He knew we would have situations that we as a human could not face alone. We cannot act in our own will. We DO NOT OWN OUR LIFE OR ANYTHING IN IT.
In Romans 12: 2 it says, “Do not be conformed by this world, BUT be transformed by the RENEWING OF YOUR MIND, that you may PROVE what is the GOOD and ACCEPTABLE and PERFECT WILL OF GOD.
In Job 32:8 it says,
BUT there is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding.
Therefore, we are to call upon the Holy Spirit for guidance. We are not of this world. We are to be set apart from the world. We know the word of God.
If you have unforgiveness or anger in your heart, ask the Lord to help you let go of those feelings and thoughts, to let Him save you and set you free from bondage.
Dear Lord,
Forgive us for our unloving thoughts, thoughts that hinder our growth in You, thoughts that keep us in bondage, thoughts that bring more burden to us. Help and guide us to know who we are in Christ, who lives inside us, that we are to walk in love. We are to show love and forgiveness even when it’s hard. Give us peace in this season, give us peace to know that we walk in faith and not in evil ways. Give us peace as we be obedient to Your word. Give us peace as we pray for those who have done us or our family wrong. Give us peace as we wait on you Lord, may your will be done. We thank you for your grace and mercy over our lives. Thank you for your love towards us. Thank you for your provision over our lives. Guide us and be with us every day of our lives. We love you Abba Father. In Jesus name we pray.
Amen
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