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The Power of Patience
Waiting can be a pain. Waiting in long lines, waiting for a season to end and a new one to start, that is the worst pain. If you’re like me, you’re waiting for something to happen. It’s like the world has stood still and it feels like there’s nothing I can do. I’m tired of all the waiting. Even though I am tired I am still trusting. I am trusting God because I know he doesn’t make us wait for nothing. I heard a sermon once that said if you don’t write down the lessons you’ve learned while in the waiting season, you will forget the lessons. Then you’ll have…
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LET’S FIND JOY
It has been a crazy crazy past few months. Life has been challenging and unforgiving. I feel like I should be talking about depression and the deep sadness I’ve felt recently, BUT God wants to talk about JOY! It’s totally understandable to feel sadness. The sadness and depression you have been experiencing for almost year are totally valid. The causes for those feelings are real and you are seen in this time by a God who knows how you are feeling and is here to comfort you. It’s also totally okay to lean into goodness and seek kindness and something full of light. Today is the day the Lord has…
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The Power of Marriage
If you are engaged or married or just dating, maybe you are thinking about how marriage affects your relationship with your partner. Obviously everyone is different and each relationship is unique, but some key things happen when you are married. When you get married it is a covenant with God, you, and your spouse. There are many physical bonds that occur but spiritual bonds as well. There is a shift in the atmosphere that occurs when you get married. When you promise before God to be together through the thick and thin, you become united spiritually. Physical bonds are also going to occur especially if you and your spouse waited…
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Blah days
Blah days are those days you feel like crap or you just feel icky. We all get them. You’re not sick but you don’t want to do anything. It might be a day after you’ve been sick but isn’t necessarily. These days are the ones you look at yourself and think, “Where is my motivation?” “how am I supposed to do life today?” On blah days you have to extend yourself grace. It’s okay to read your book and watch some TV or a video on your phone. Some days you need to rest. You can still be productive. Take a nap and eat some food and you will most…
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Where’s my blessings?
Recently, I’ve been talking a lot about trusting God through the hard times. I’ve said it’s important to fight for your life and love. Which is true, but maybe you’re just plain tired. Maybe you’re at the end of yourself and you’re thinking, “Where is my blessing at?” “I’m a good person.” “I’ve done everything right.” “Why is everything going wrong?” Is that you? Are you scared and hungry for more, more goodness, more sweetness. Something that is easy to catch. I’ve been listening to Elevation church’s Holly and Steven Furtick. If you haven’t listened to their sermons about favor you HAVE to listen to them. Anyway, Holly talked about…
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Fight back!
Hey! What is going on? Has sh*t hit the fan? Does it feel like nothing can go right for you? Yeah that sounds familiar. Guess what? Just like how you aren’t nice just because others are nice to you, but you’re nice to just be nice, you can hope for good things even though bad things are happening because bad things don’t last forever. Nothing lasts forever except for love and for Jesus. So, what I’m saying is that this season of pain won’t last forever. There will be an end, every season has an end. Just like in Cobra Kai we have to fight! Maybe not in the same…
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Loving, even when you don’t want to
We know love is the greatest commandment because Jesus said it was. Loving our neighbor is important but it can be HARD! How are we supposed to love when people are reckless, lack morals, and hard-hearted? It can be hard, so we must pray. Pray for ourselves and for for the people around us. You may ask, “Is it selfish to pray for myself first?” NO! Praying for yourself so you can have peace while handling situations with people who are causing you hardships/are difficult to love in the moment is important. You must be filled up first before you can pour out to others! “But I say, love your…
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Hoping in God, not things
It can be easy to put your hope in your job, your home or your family. But we’re not meant to hope in those things. We are meant to hope in God. I am a creative and imaginative person so I tend to set big expectations for things. I dream big and crash harder when those dreams don’t come true. When I set my hope in God, he can never let me down. If my hope is truly in him I won’t feel crushed when I lose my job or I don’t get the house I want. I think it’s okay to be sad if those things happen but we…
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Wear it!
Some days insecurity gets the better of us. We feel fat, unloved and unworthy. Let me tell you, weight has no determination of your character. Your loveliness doesn’t come from the numbers on the scale or the size of your jeans. Fat is nothing to be ashamed of or feel unworthy of. You are loved and worthy despite all those things. Today you are going to put on your coat of many colors. Just like Joseph did. It was a symbol of the love his father, Jacob, had for him. So put on your coat. Maybe it’s a purse or socks. Whatever it is, put it on! Remember God loves…
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Mourning and trying to enjoy the season
The loss of loved ones hits deep. The pain may never fully go away but we know if they were a believer, you will see them again. Time can dull the pain a little but when something like the holiday season comes around it can be hard not to miss the people you used to spend it with. Emotional triggers can pop up anywhere. You don’t have to feel ashamed of tears that may fall down your face. It is completely normal to feel this way. You are not alone in your mourning. You have not been abandoned. You can look for a trusted friend or family member and tell…
