Where Do We Go From Here?

 

Have you ever reached a point in your life where you’ve hit the end of the road? The point where you literally have to choose to step out in faith and walk on water! Well I’ve hit it! And it’s scary at first but amazing and exhilarating to say the least. What’s so scary yet amazing is that this is the point where you completely give yourself over to God because it is only by His power alone that we can stand. It takes a lot of trust and courage to get to this point because Love is so awesome that we can feel afraid to approach Him. In our human brokenness it is easy to shy away from Love yet Love is our only way to life and freedom. We need Love in every way! Let me encourage you today… No matter what you may be facing currently in your life, you are not alone! You are loved and loved beyond measure! Don’t give up hope! Breakthroughs are on the way and closer than you think.

Let me pray for you:

Dear God, You are so faithful and loving. I come before your mercy seat and pray on behalf of the person reading this. Please forgive our sins and lead us into everlasting life. Lead us with You to walk on water and to live in complete freedom. Teach us to love you and love one another with all of our heart, soul, and mind. You are awesome and we love you! Please heal, deliver, and restore us. In Jesus name, Amen ❤

Longing for Wholeness

Broken

I look into your eyes

I see pain & brokenness

Behind the smiles

Walls & barriers

Anger & despair

Desperation to be whole

Desperation to feel full

Lost in emptiness

Looking for meaning

Purpose & Belonging

Feeling ALONE & abandoned

To a dark & cold world

The need to be strong

Is held up by a string of hope

Otherwise you would just give up,

Give in & lose the fight

The fight to just stay alive & survive

To just make it through another day.

I look into your eyes

& I see the old me

Who I was before Christ saved me…

I usually like to start my blog posts with a scripture or quote… Today I decided to share on of my poems with you.  I hope that this poem will inspire and encourage you if you can read and relate in any way.  I will also include (as I usually do…lol) a youtube video that really touched me.  Finally let me pray for you today…

Dear God,

In the name of Jesus I come to you on behalf of the person reading this today.  I pray for wholeness of heart, mind, body, soul, and spirit.  Save the lost Daddy and bring them home to you today.  Please heal them of every illness and set them free to live the life you have willed for them to live.  Bring them to a place of complete surrender where only you alone can be their God and cast down every idol in Your precious name.  Thank you God for your faithfulness in answering our prayers. You are awesome and we are so blessed to be Yours. We love you ❤

Amen ❤

 

Thanksgiving to the Lord for His Great Works of Deliverance

Happy New Year!

This is the first official post for 2015!

So much excitement & anticipation for the coming year.  God is doing mighty things in the lives of his children.  I believe that He is just anxious to pour out His blessings on those who are obedient and living in the will of God.  I’m definitely excited and looking forward to the New Year and all that God will do. However while I may be excited and in anticipation of what’s to come, that wasn’t always the case.  For most of my life I was in a state of hopelessness and I just couldn’t see any light, only tunnel.  This post is meant to inspire hope in those who may have lost it or never had it to begin with.  I wish I could share with you exactly where I was before my hope was restored, but that would take an entire book! What I can do is share Scripture with you that describes exactly where I was and how God delivered me from that place of desolation and hopelessness.  I believe that He is waiting to do the same for anyone and everyone who is in need of His great deliverance.  I encourage you to read this passage of Scripture and if you can relate to it, please know that you are not alone and that there is great deliverance for you in the name of Jesus!

Psalm 107

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,
And gathered out of the lands,
From the east and from the west,
From the north and from the south.

They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way;
They found no city to dwell in.
Hungry and thirsty,
Their soul fainted in them.
Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He delivered them out of their distresses.
And He led them forth by the right way,
That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.
Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
For He satisfies the longing soul,
And fills the hungry soul with goodness.

10 Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
Bound in affliction and irons—
11 Because they rebelled against the words of God,
And despised the counsel of the Most High,
12 Therefore He brought down their heart with labor;
They fell down, and there was none to help.
13 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them out of their distresses.
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
And broke their chains in pieces.
15 Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
16 For He has broken the gates of bronze,
And cut the bars of iron in two.

17 Fools, because of their transgression,
And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
18 Their soul abhorred all manner of food,
And they drew near to the gates of death.
19 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them out of their distresses.
20 He sent His word and healed them,
And delivered them from their destructions.
21 Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
22 Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And declare His works with rejoicing.

23 Those who go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters,
24 They see the works of the Lord,
And His wonders in the deep.
25 For He commands and raises the stormy wind,
Which lifts up the waves of the sea.
26 They mount up to the heavens,
They go down again to the depths;
Their soul melts because of trouble.
27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,
And are at their wits’ end.
28 Then they cry out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brings them out of their distresses.
29 He calms the storm,
So that its waves are still.
30 Then they are glad because they are quiet;
So He guides them to their desired haven.
31 Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
32 Let them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people,
And praise Him in the company of the elders.

33 He turns rivers into a wilderness,
And the watersprings into dry ground;
34 A fruitful land into barrenness,
For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
35 He turns a wilderness into pools of water,
And dry land into watersprings.
36 There He makes the hungry dwell,
That they may establish a city for a dwelling place,
37 And sow fields and plant vineyards,
That they may yield a fruitful harvest.
38 He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly;
And He does not let their cattle decrease.

39 When they are diminished and brought low
Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow,
40 He pours contempt on princes,
And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;
41 Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction,
And makes their families like a flock.
42 The righteous see it and rejoice,
And all iniquity stops its mouth.

43 Whoever is wise will observe these things,
And they will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.

Don’t Give Up When the “Growing” Gets Tough!

“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” ~Jeremiah 33:3

I’m not certain whether this has been your experience or not, but it certainly has been mine – to receive answers to my prayers in ways I did not expect.  One of my heartfelt prayers is that God would change me for His glory, that I may be able to live the abundant life that He has offered me and in that share the hope and victory with others that if I can change and overcome through Christ than they can too.

I am no stranger to being a victim of defeat.  Growing up I lacked in confidence, esteem, and worth.  I grew up believing and feeling inadequate, incapable, unlovable, and of very little if any value to anyone.  I suffered from undiagnosed depression and anxiety for many years.  I was deeply hurt over life’s circumstances and felt completely abandoned, rejected, and alone.  Things got so extreme that during my first psychotic break I almost took my life.  If it wasn’t for God and His blessing of my mom, I wouldn’t be alive today to be able to share this with you.  After the first of a few psychotic breaks which were followed by the worst depression I had ever experienced, after spending months in the hospital at a time, and after being diagnosed with a severe mental illness, I slowly started to hope again.  I believe that God carried me through to a point of wellness where he could set me on my feet and I could finally begin to walk.  It was by the power of His mighty love that I was brought back to life.  During this time of strengthening I believe that God was preparing  me to become the person that He created me to be and He knew that that would mean that I would have to change on every level but primarily my heart and my mind.

Romans 12:2 says: “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Right now I am going through some serious growing pains – change is not easy!  Science even shows that biologically our bodies react to change by resisting it (I will link a video to support this point).  God has offered me a way to achieve my dreams and make them a reality but the process has been challenging and has required me to stretch, grow, and change.  This has caused me to feel pressured and stressed because I’m confronting the giants in my mind – the lies that kept me down and defeated most of my past.  I was listening to an awesome speaker today named Orrin Woodward discussing that when coal is placed under pressure it becomes diamonds.  When I heard that I immediately let out a sigh of relieve and frustration at the same time and thought, “I want to come out of this pressure that I’m feeling shining like a diamond!”  I am on the journey and in the process of becoming who God created me to be – a woman with hope from, of faith to, and completely in love with Him -a woman who doesn’t give up on her God-given dreams.

If you have ever given up on your dreams or you are in the process and  feel like giving  up, I encourage you to be courageous and face the giants that try to defeat you.  God will fight for you if you place your trust in Him.

Dear God, I pray for myself and all those who are struggling with growing pains as you take us through the process  of change that you would please give us courage and help us to trust in Your strength and victory.  For those who have given up I pray that you would resurrect their dreams and the hope in You and belief they need to pursue them.  As we call upon you Lord please show us great and mighty things which we do not know.  Thank you Lord.  In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen ❤

How Long Will You Stay Down?

Have you ever felt like you’ve fallen outside of God’s grace?  You’ve messed up, done something wrong, sinned against your Everything, the very One who gives you your life and breath, your true love.

It can be difficult to get back up after you’ve fallen especially when you’ve tripped yourself.  It’s easy to beat yourself up and start to believe the lies that the enemy wants you to believe.  It’s easy to stay down because it’s comfortable, it takes no effort to stay down.

I’ve fallen, and I’ve stayed down long enough to realize that if I don’t get up and run back to the arms of my Saviour then I’m just giving up on everything that His Love has accomplished for me. I would be throwing away my inheritance.  His free gift to me of His grace which He shed His very own blood to give me.

The bible says that the enemy comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I realize that while I may have messed up, he jumped on that opportunity to steal my joy and excitement and to kill my dreams and destroy my relationship with God.  I refuse to give up and  instead I give in and surrender to Jesus and I cry out to Him and ask Him for a hand to help me get back up.  I don’t need to stay down – it’s a choice – I choose to trust in the love and forgiveness of God.  I don’t even have to get back up by myself because He is there to give me a hand and through His strength I am able to get back up and move forward.

If you’ve fallen and need a hand getting back up please join me in this prayer:

Dear God,

You are awesome and faithful.  You are love and I am so thankful for your mercy and grace.  Father I cry out to you in repentance for the sins that I have committed. Jesus I believe in my heart and I confess with my mouth that you are Lord and you alone have the power to save me and set me free from sin and death.  Please have mercy on me and forgive me for my sins.  Please create a clean heart in me and restore my fellowship with you.  Please fill me with your Holy Spirit and help me to walk in your will for my life.  Lord I surrender all of me to you including my emotions, my guilt, my shame and I ask that you renew me.  Please restore my joy and excitement so that I may live life with anticipation of your goodness while trusting in your promises. I love you Lord and I thank you for your forgiveness and salvation.  Please draw me closer to you Lord and please protect me from the enemy and help me to sin no more.  Thank you Lord.  In the precious name of Jesus I pray, Amen ❤

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as5XLDpmHSU

 

 

Loss & Grief… & the Love & Faith That Brings Hope to Dream Again!

“And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish.” (1Samuel1:10)

The above passage of Scripture refers to a woman named Hannah who grieved over her inability to have a child.  Today I related to Hannah in her bitterness of soul as I prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish.  While my circumstances may differ from Hannah’s, in that my sadness has nothing to do with not being able to bear a child, I can certainly relate to her heart.  When I turned my pain over to the Lord today, my question was “How long is this going to hurt?” In trying to understand my pain, and why I was hurting so much, I realized that I was grieving a loss.  Nobody physically died, but I did lose someone that I had invested a great deal of myself in, and suddenly this person is gone from my life.  It hurt a lot! But thank God for His precious love for me.  God is so faithful! As I was in prayer, the Lord led me to a scripture in my bible: “And she said, “Let your maidservant find favor in your sight.” So the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.” (1Samuel1:18) The life lessons note in my bible regarding this specific Scripture says the following: “Hannah left behind her grief, not when her circumstances changed – they hadn’t – but after she poured out her soul to the Lord.  Because of her grief, she connected with the Lord on a level she had never known.” ~Charles Stanley. This was a huge act of faith on the part of Hannah! She had stopped eating because of her grief and sadness but here in this Scripture she went away after her prayer and ate and was no longer sad.  She had placed her faith in God and trusted that He would grant her the desire of her heart.  In Hannah’s prayer for a son, she also vowed to dedicate her son to the service of the Lord which was a selfless act on her part.  That was her sacrifice onto the Lord.  Later Hannah conceived and bore a son!

I was so encouraged by this today and I hope that you will be too.  Nothing is too big for God and He can certainly make your dreams come to pass when you put your trust in Him.  Let your fear become your fuel for faith.  Turn to God in prayer and pour your soul out to Him.  This isn’t the first time I’ve turned to God and in the past He has always been faithful even when the answer wasn’t what I expected.

Proverbs 3:5-6 says, “Trust in the Lord with all of your heart; Lean not on your own understandings.  Acknowledge the Lord in all that you do and He will direct your paths.” 

 

His Power Made Perfect In Weakness

“And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” (2Corinthians 12:9)

I was so encouraged by a conversation that I had today with a dear friend who God has recently brought into my life.  We discovered that we both share something in common – we’ve both been diagnosed with serious mental illness and have experienced many similar symptoms.  As we encouraged one another on the phone today we both shared our desire to not over sleep and to be able to just get out of bed and face the day.  It may seem like a simple enough task, but to someone that has struggled with the effects of mental illness it can seem like moving a mountain to get out of bed. Therefore it takes faith because without it mountains cannot be moved – it’s physically impossible! So as we were speaking I was blessed with a wonderful idea to write us a love letter from God that we would read everyday upon waking up to encourage us to get out of bed despite how we may feel.

I’ve decided to post and share the letter in case there is anyone reading this who can relate.  Please feel free to copy it and use it for yourself or even to give it to someone who you may know that is struggling.

Good Day My Beautiful & Precious Daughter,

I hope that this will be the first thing that you read every day upon waking up, not because I desire a religious commitment from you, but so that you can be reminded of how precious and valuable you are to Me. It is My will to be your help and to grant you the desires of your heart as you delight in Me. As you open your eyes and prepare to face the day I would like to encourage you despite how you may be feeling today. Remember that your faith is not based on your feelings and that your feelings may not always be representative of the truth. The truth is that no matter what you may feel right now I have chosen to give you the precious gift of life today. Every breath you take on this earth is a precious gift from me to you my beautiful daughter and the fact that you are breathing means that I have a purpose and a plan for your life that is filled with hope. Know that while you may feel absolutely powerless over the ability to get out of bed, I am your strength and my power is made perfect in weakness. Depend on Me and know that through Me you can do all things. Know that I am with you every step of the way. I will always love you no matter what. Even if you stumble or fall, I am here waiting for you to run back into My arms so that we could walk again and if need be I will carry you. I don’t want you to feel ashamed or to condemn yourself if you fail. Come to me and even in your mistakes I will be glorified. I don’t expect you to be perfect, I just desire your trust in Me, your perfect Saviour whose blood covers your iniquity. Hebrews 9:14 says, “how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to the living God?”

Today is a new day and behold in Me all things are new, including My mercies. This is the day that I have made, be glad and rejoice in it my daughter. As you prepare yourself to face the day I want you to know that I love you and accept you and approve of you as you are. I am your God and I am with you. Do not fear what the day may bring because I am your strength and your refuge. Lean on me and I will be your help, walk in the Spirit by faith and overcome the flesh.  

You can do this! Believe in Me…

Here is some Scripture to meditate on:

Psalm 90:12  

So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.

Ephesians 5:15-17

Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Psalm 90:14

Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy, that we may rejoice and be glad all of our days!

 

I love you My precious daughter…

With all of My love, from your Heavenly Father ❤

 

How thankful I am for having met such a wonderful friend.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 says,

The Value of a Friend

 Two are better than one,
Because they have a good reward for their labor.
 For if they fall, one will lift up his companion.
But woe to him who is alone when he falls,
For he has no one to help him up.
Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm;
But how can one be warm alone?
Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him.
And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

 

I’m Dreaming Again… of Unconditional Love!

“This is my command: Love each other.” ~Jesus Christ (John 15:17)

Have you ever felt so incapacitated when it comes to love, especially the ability to truly love others? …without expecting anything in return?  Have you ever felt sick and tired of being sick and tired? …being stuck in a vicious cycle?  Well if your answer is Yes, then know that I feel you! I can certainly understand what it feels like to feel incapacitated and to be sick and tired of allowing that to rob me of pursing my God-given dreams. One of the dreams I had before I even entered into a relationship with Jesus was to be able to experience true unconditional love and then to express that love to others.  Interestingly enough the two greatest commandments are to first love God and second love others.  Tonight God gave me a bit of a reality check in the sense that I’ve realized that I can be a selfish person at times.  Most of the time I’m consumed with “me”.   Consumed with what’s going on in my life, what going to go on in my future, what I look like, how I’m feeling, how I’m growing and maturing in my faith, how I can keep myself busy so that God-forbid I don’t risk being/feeling alone, blah, blah, blah, me, me, me…  I’m not saying that it’s wrong to think or reflect on oneself but even in that it should be done do the glory of God.  I’m realizing that I’m way to consumed with myself.  Please excuse me if I come off as being hard on myself it’s just that I’m writing from that place of “sick and tired”.  I want change, I need change.  I want to stop caring so much about myself and what others think of me and start thinking more and caring more about others.  The good news is that I’m at a place in my life now where I can finally be free to live out my dream.  Not only have I been introduced to true unconditional love, but now as a grateful believer in Jesus Christ I have God’s Holy Spirit living on the inside of me which empowers me to not only love God, but to love others as well.  God has loved me so much that he sent Jesus to die for me and now through the awareness of that love, I’m willing to die to my selfish ways so that I could love God first and then others for His glory.  It is His love in me that enables me to express it to others, it is not of my own power or ability.   I’m excited to step outside of myself and allow God to use me to share His love with others and to share the reason for my hope.  I’ve already started looking at volunteer opportunities in my area.  I’d love to actually go on a missions trip at some point in the future when the timing is right, but for now I want to start right here where God has placed me, serving in my everyday life.

If you have a desire to love and help others, but you just haven’t reached out yet, maybe out of fear or insecurities or even selfishness then I encourage you to take the focus off of yourself and to place it on God.  Look upward and not inward.  Step outside of yourself and ask the God of the universe to show you His love and then to show you how to love like He’s loved you.  Don’t sell yourself short of the life that God has planned for you and don’t give up on your dreams.

 

My prayer tonight is taken from the song lyrics of Hosanna:

Dear Lord, I come before you and confess my selfishness and pray for your forgiveness and mercy.  I thank you in faith and ask that You would change me Lord for your glory.  I pray that you would show me where and how I can love and serve others and that Your will be done.  I also ask the following prayer in the name of Jesus:

Heal my heart and make it clean

Open up my eyes to the things unseen

Show me how to love like you have loved me

Break my heart for what breaks yours

Everything I am for Your kingdom’s cause

As I walk from earth into eternity

Amen ❤

I’ve included an awesome remix to Hosanna! Hope you enjoy…

I Give Myself Away… for Glory!

“We are the women who make our lives about the cause of Christ, not the applause of men, live to express the Gospel, not to impress the Jones’, live not to make our absence felt, but to make Christ’s presence known.  We are the women who know it’s not about us and all about Glory.” ~Ann Voskamp (The Song For All The Women)~

God is very much present and active in our relationship with Him.  I’m in complete awe at His mighty works.  I had a brush with the fear of death tonight.  For a long minute, this fear came over me that God was going to take my life because maybe He no longer has a purpose for me being here any longer.  Honestly my first thought was a selfish one – will “I” be missed?  I couldn’t quite understand why this fear suddenly came over me, but after some prayer, I opened my book (Love Idol by Jennifer Dukes Lee) and God answered through the quote above written by Ann Voskamp.  When I read the words “live not to make our absence felt, but to make Christ’s presence known.  We are the women who know it’s not about us and all about Glory.”, it all made sense.  God revealed His truth to me in a real way that I could understand.  We are to offer ourselves as living sacrifices to God.  Romans 12:1 says, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God…”  1Cor6:19-20 says, “Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?  For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.”

Once again, God is teaching me that it’s not about me, my very life is not about me but about Glory – His Glory ❤

Matthew 10:39 says, He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.”

When I read that quote earlier my first thought was in the form of a dream – a dream to be the woman this quote speaks of.  To die to me, myself, and I and live for the glory of God through Christ Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit.

My prayer tonight:

Dear God, thank You dearly for this revelation and for teaching me that truly Jesus You are the Way, the Truth, and the Life.  Please forgive me for my selfish response to the fear of death and thank you for showing me that I need not to hold on to my own life but instead to turn it over to you and hold on to You for life.  Lord I offer myself to you as a living sacrifice and I ask that You would grant the desire of my heart to walk in Your freedom.  Lord thank You that Your perfect love casts out fear.  Father for every day, hour, minute, second that you bless me with life I pray that You would be glorified.  I pray that fully knowing that I am not perfect but that even when I stumble or fall, in my failures and mistakes that even in that Lord You will be glorified.  Help me to live every second free from fear and regret and enjoy the abundant life that You have intended for me.  I pray that You will bless me with a teachable spirit so that I can continue to learn and grow in You.  I love You Jesus & I thank You for fulfilling Your Word & Your promises. In the precious name of Jesus I pray. Amen ❤

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld1cXry5nyM

Overcoming Depression With A Good Word!

Overcoming depression with a good word!… what does that even mean?  Let me share that I just made a conscious choice right now not to wallow in my feelings of loneliness and sadness but instead to acknowledge that they are there and they are valid, but they do not rule me.  I have a choice to allow myself to give into these feelings and head down a path of  negative thinking which will only cause anxiety about my current situation which really isn’t bad or anxiety about the future.  My choice is to look upward and not inward; to step outside of myself and entrust what I’m feeling to my Saviour.  As I turned to God for sweet comfort and relief, I came across a Scripture which inspired me from the book of Proverbs chapter 12 verse 25.  It reads: “Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad.” God is so faithful, He never fails to provide what we need just when we need it!  So I’ve decided to turn to His Word, His truth to bring me (and you) comfort and relief while weathering these stormy waves of loneliness and sadness.  The first Scripture that comes to mind is Psalm 46:10 which says: “Be still, and know that I am God.”  We’re actually applying this Scripture right now by turning ourselves and our feelings over to the care and trust of God knowing that He can comfort and bring relief and that we can find gladness for our hearts in His Word.  I find it most helpful to address specifically what we’re feeling with Scripture that speaks truth to counter the lies that our feelings may lead us to believe.  For example, I’m feeling lonely right now but does that mean that I’m alone? No, so I will read and meditate upon a Scripture which speaks truth into my being. In Isaiah 41:10 God says:

“Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”

I also know that I never have to worry about being alone because as a born again believer in Jesus Christ, He has promised to never leave me nor forsake me.  “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5)

Finally there’s one more Scripture I’d like to meditate on and that’s from Jeremiah 29:11:

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” 

That is one of my favorite Scriptures because it offers so much hope about a future that is unknown to us but known to God.  During these emotional times we have a choice to let our feelings rule us and lead us into anxiety and depression or turn to a loving God who is in control and knows every detail that lies ahead.  I choose to trust! I trust that as I choose to trust God I will be blessed – maybe not necessarily with what I want when I want it, but definitely with what I need when I need it.  He knows my needs better than I do  and He is a faithful provider.

I’d like to pray tonight for anyone that may have an anxious heart…

Dear Lord,

Thank you for Your mercy and love for us.  You truly are compassionate and you care enough about your children to want to carry our burdens and give us rest.  Lord I pray for all the anxious hearts tonight. Father please gives us the rest and peace that only You can provide as we surrender ourselves, our feelings and our emotions completely to You.  Please give us the strength Lord to lift up our heads even though we may feel so low and to look upward and not inward so that You may shine Your glory upon us and bring us sweet relief and comfort during this time.  Father I pray for your protection so that we may not be led into the temptation to give into the enemies tactics to use our feelings against us by feeding us lies.  Help us to turn to You through Your word so that we may equip ourselves with Your armour so that we may withstand and share in Your victory.  Father God, thank you! To you be all honour and glory.  In the name of Jesus, Amen. ❤

For those who feel alone who do not know Jesus as your personal Lord & Saviour I pray that you will turn your heart over to Him who will love and rescue you from eternal separation from Him.  He loves you and cherishes you so much that He died for you.  Hear that… Yes you are worth dying for! Romans 10:9-10 clearly says “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” I urge you, don’t wait another minute! Run into the arms of Jesus right now and allow Him into your heart. Ask Him to forgive you of your sins and to give you His gift of eternal life.  You are loved!