Seeing Growth Is Not An Option, It Is Necessary
Love I often seek to have known Love oh how I long to be loved by you Looking in all the wrong places Neither security nor satisfaction ever found Avoid I’ve often seemed leveled to the ground As I looked into the mirror Began to believe in the inner woman God destined me to become. I see the reflection looking back at me Reality of the beauty I see That I feel deep within Why…
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Yes, we sometimes do start off with great “intentions.” We come up with great ideas and plans with the initial thought toward committing ourselves to the ideas/or plans we have set before us. However, we allow distractions, discouragement, delays, deception, disbelief (fear) of things, and circumstances around us to stir us off course. Leading us toward wanting to quit and not finish our course. Starting and stopping hinders where we’ve been destined to go. We…
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When facing opposition(s) (troubles, distress, sudden changes, etc.) instead of hitting the panic button, I think how in my conscious “pray” is impressed in my spirit. I encourage you and me that we respond by diligently praying and move forward. I’m determined with His help not quit, due to fear and the unknown. I’m reminded: God is my refuge and strength an ever PRESENT HELP TROUBLE- Psalm 46:1. Realizing prayer still works; however, purpose for…
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Having righteous thoughts, motives, and actions is a full-time job. You will keep the peace, a perfect peace, for all who trust in You, for those who dedicate their hearts and minds to You. So trust in the Eternal One forever, for He is like a great Rock —strong, stable, trustworthy, and lasting. Is.26:3-4 The enemy loves to put thoughts into our minds. Those thoughts (if meditated on), produce strongholds, which produces feelings, which lands…
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The Bible is like a mirror, we look into God’s word to see ourselves. The mirror is used for more than one purpose. It is used to see ourselves, yes, but it is also used to cleanse and adjust. When we read God’s word and it shows us areas in our lives that we need to work on. What good does it do us if we look and don’t make any adjustments? Every day before…
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During our time of Adversity: test, & trials, they come to make us and to BUILD us from the INISDE OUT. Jesus suffered – Isaiah 53:3,5 As we through the fire of (transition) – dealing with the issues of life- we’re yet going to benefit if we faint not. I encourage/challenge you: to hold on a little while longer. To suffer mean to: endure hardship or experience loss Transition-means to change form one thing to…
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We are hard-pressed on every side, but not crushed or perplexed, but not in despair or persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed (2Cor. 4:8-9) but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint (Is. 40:31). Though we often become frustrated and in despair we can’t allow nothing or anyone…
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