Are You In It For The Long Haul?
“From that time, many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more. Then Jesus said to the twelve, ‘Do you also want to go away?’”
“From that time, many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more. Then Jesus said to the twelve, ‘Do you also want to go away?’”
God is our abundance, and in Him we have everything- including our identity. We find who we are in our constant discovery of Him.
Transition means a process of change. And there my friends, lies the terrifying word I try to stay far away from—change.
My tendency to be negative happens because I get too focused on the thing (or person) right in my face, and I miss the bigger picture.
Because yes, I have tried Plexus. Yes, I have heard about NaPro. And yes, I have thought about (and trying) a Keto diet. Not to mention, I have also heard of that oil.
It is a choice to take this on and to get rid of old thought patterns that will no longer serve us. To make room for what will move us forward.
Eventually, we begin to lose sight of God’s reality and value for our lives. We actually begin to believe we are capable of doing life on our own.
Aside from the seemingly harsh nature of this statement, doesn’t it strike you as odd that Jesus will actually tell some people on judgment day that He never knew them?
I realized I was asking God for His blessings in my life and telling Him, “No, I don’t want that!” at the same time!
If we are using alcohol to escape reality, why not tap into the One who can help us survive in our reality?
If we approach reading the Bible as informational rather than transformational, that’s all it will ever be to us—information.
God’s will for you will never lead you to embrace so tightly to things that take your eyes off Him. His good spirit will lead us to even ground.
As we do our part to stay close to Him, He will be able to live through us with so much ease it will become effortless.
Because I pray. In fact, I have eaten more carpet fibers at the altar while praying, yet I am still waiting…. waiting for my breakthrough…my miracle.
When it comes to what Jesus can do, there are no ceilings and all rooftops must yield to those who come to Him in determined faith.
If forgiveness is a choice, why is it so hard? What can we learn from the story of Jacob and Esau and how we can choose forgiveness today which results in freedom?
There will be times of sunshine and times of rain—we have days, and we have nights, and when we go through each season, we know they will faithfully return.
The deep waters are the breeding ground for intimacy with God. It’s here we receive a glimpse into the windows of heaven.
So now for 2020. Only God knows what this coming year holds.
Fasting, prayer, isolation, and communion with the Father as the Spirit led, were now in order for the One who had come so far to do so much for so many.
If we are only thankful for our life-changing moments, we will live off of the crumbs leftover from ages past.
I love change for the positive outcome it brings (like packages from Amazon), but I hate it for the process we have to go through to get there.
I felt like I no longer had any options other than to just end the suffering and pain I had endured for many years.
Not only were they just opinions but they were criticisms and judgments and negativity from people whom I once considered close to me. People who I thought would encourage me, support me, and be there for me