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Get Ready! 

22 Friday Apr 2016

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I pray a fresh wind would come and move you into the zone of favor and blessing. The challenging parts of life are necessary. They help us grow. If times were always good and easy we would never be forced to dig deeper, trust God, and move out of comfort and into character building. I don’t know what your last season {or current} has been like. If it has been anything like mine, it’s been dry, quiet, frustrating, and lots of growing pains. Good news…we are coming out!!! What lies behind you pales in comparison to what’s in front of you. Don’t stop! Keep going!! God has promised to finish what he started and you’re going to be on the receiving end for persevering! My friends, get ready, get ready, get ready, the wind is about to blow!! 

Morning Blessing 

11 Friday Mar 2016

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Good morning!

I bless you today with an abundance of favor. Wisdom and discernment will be your guides as you navigate through this day. Things are coming together for your good. You are full of purpose and potential. Today will be one more step towards your dreams as God is blessing your efforts, time, and resources. I bless you with courage and strength to step forward and do hard things unafraid. Nothing will be able to separate you from the love of God!!! You are blessed to be a blessing! Have a great day in Jesus name!! 

Tonight’s Prayer 

10 Thursday Mar 2016

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Father, I ask for calm and peace as I put the day behind me. Let me rest knowing you are in control of what I couldn’t do on my own. Thank you for every victory and blessing that came my way. Lord, I ask as I settle in tonight that you give me a deeper glimpse of your heart towards me. I pray that while I sleep that you would instruct me. Give me dreams and visions that will cause my faith to rise and make me brave. Please cover and protect those I love. In Jesus name I pray, Amen. 

Morning Declaration! 

10 Thursday Mar 2016

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Good morning friends. 

Today we declare….we are blessed right where we are. The fruit of our labor will bring increase. We will have all we need and more. We are blessed as we come and go. We will have victory over our enemies and watch them as they flee! The Lord is commanding a blessing on all that we have, all that we touch, and all that we pursue. The Lord is establishing us as his own as we walk in his ways. Our hope will not be disappointed. All will see that we are highly favored and full of Gods authority and power! We are blessed to be a blessing. Amen!! 

Team Work! 1/2/16 

02 Saturday Jan 2016

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I’m a dreamer. I fantasize a lot of what could be. My imagination works overtime as I imagine all that God has for me. I do have to be careful to not assume that my dreams will just happen. I have a part to play in the plan of my life. My willingness to walk hand in hand with Jesus allows me the privilege of being guided by his voice and see his hand move in my life. I must be obedient to do as I have been told. This is the hard part. Walking {a verb} by faith will require that I must be a doer not just a hearer. The enemy would love to cripple us with fear and lies. Lies that tell us it doesn’t matter what we do or say. Don’t get stuck here! Most do. Do you realize how important you are?! 

We are not puppets but partners with God. Crazy thought huh? We have been chosen to co labor with one another and God. He placed eternity in our hearts and leads us to our expected end. But what if I make a mistake? What if I am wrong? Sometimes we will miss it, I have, but God in his grace redirects us and sends us back out. Don’t make this an excuse to be inactive. God tells us over and over again to not be afraid. Jesus lived courageously and full of power. We are to be like him. This is where we learn to discern {to detect with senses other than vision} his voice from our feelings and walk by faith. Jesus says his sheep know his voice {John 10:27}. Don’t be afraid to step out! We are not doing this life alone. Jesus said he would never leave us, never. We have a constant friend, advocate, intercessor, guide, and deliverer as we walk through this life. 

Let this year be the year you step out. Live courageously. Be brave and trust in the God you serve. You will have choices to make. Things to say. People to meet. Risk to take. I pray that courage takes you by the hand and propels you forward. There is much to be done and never underestimate the role you play in your story! 

Change 12/11/15 

11 Friday Dec 2015

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I know that feeling…you know the one when you sense something is going to change and you have no idea how you just know. You feel sick. Afraid. Compelled. 

I believe the Lord prepares our heart for transition. It’s almost instinctive like migration for animals. No one teaches animals how to go,  where to go, and when, they just go. We, as followers of Christ have an internal compass that leads us true north…the Holy Spirit. That doesn’t mean the journey won’t be hard or challenging, it just means that we will end right where we are supposed to be.

I don’t want this to discourage you but encourage you. Had I known that resistance was building my inner self and strengthening me I wouldn’t have felt like such a failure. I would have given myself more grace. We wouldn’t be told to fight the good fight of faith if there wasn’t going to be a battle.  

You may feel all out of sorts today. Uncomfortable by what you’ve been feeling. Mind on overload. Emotional and worrisome. Every worst case scenario has played itself out over and over. Let me speak peace right now in the middle of the chaos. Let the truth of Gods abiding presence lead you to go, do, speak and act upon the prompting of your heart. God will always lead you into victory. Remember he is Emmanuel, God with you….every step of the way. Go in peace!! 

Prayer For Today 12/5/15 

05 Saturday Dec 2015

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Lord as we go about our way, with all our plans, I pray you illuminate our paths. Clear the fog and bring clarity. As we walk by faith, we humble ourselves and admit we don’t see clearly at times. Plans seem sketchy. Questions linger. Our vision is cloudy. It’s blurry Lord but you are a lamp unto our feet and light to our path. We grab ahold of your hand as you lead us through the valley of shadows where nothing is as it seems. Protect us from stumbling. Thank you Lord that you are guiding us through this day, this situation, this season, safely! In Jesus name…Amen!! 

Blessings my dear friends! 

Prisoner 12/1/15 

01 Tuesday Dec 2015

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I woke up this morning and I felt such a heaviness of sorrow. I had a bad dream and it almost ruined my day. I hate that! Immediately flashbacks of the past went scrambling through my mind and now the tears came flooding in. Not a great way to start the day out. 

As I layed there and gathered mysef I began to think of how grateful I am to be where I am today. Full of hope. Full of peace. Things were not always this way. I would have stayed there in a prison of fear. I would have allowed my thoughts and emotions to keep me bound. It seems like a lifetime ago that I was so wounded. I’ve learned to express my hurts and emotions to Jesus and not allow them to control me. Once I’ve exchanged turmoil for peace I can face the day with expectation of good. In my mind it’s not such a fair gift exchange but it is the way Jesus works. 

You see, once we get a taste of the goodness of God we are forever changed. He is no longer just a name on a page or stories in a book. We no longer cling to lies because truth has proven itself true. When doubt threathens to swallow us whole, his voice rescues us. When our past comes back to haunt us, he reminds us of who we are in him. We have been captured in a love so real, so strong, that it won’t let us go…ever! 

This love, again, reached out to me this morning reminding me that in all his splendor and glory, he has always been Emmanuel, God with me. Through every moment of my life. Good. Bad. Rich. Poor. Sickness and in health. I am bound by his faithfulness to me and he won’t ever let me go…never! 

As You Are 11/15/15 

20 Friday Nov 2015

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Wherever you are please hear these words and let them settle deep within you. 

No matter how you feel you’ve failed you are not a failure! Your purpose hasn’t left nor has the presence of God. He’s been there all along. Your call to journey with Jesus came with a promise that he’d never leave or forsake you. Every mistake, wrong turn, or well intended choice that turn drastically wrong will work in your favor. This is not the end!! Don’t allow the voice of the thief to come and rob you of hope and steal your peace of mind. In the Lords gentleness he leads you and I to his heart where we change from old to new, bitter to better, stained to cleansed, mess to message, orphan to child of God. It is his gift of grace that makes room for us at his table to feast with no fear. There is room for you and me there, imperfections and all. He waits to settle, squash, demolish, and conquer over everything that ever tried to convince you otherwise. Come out from your pit and sit with Jesus at the table he has prepared for you. Here is where every need is met and every desired fulfilled. Don’t try and work it out before you come…come as you are, he’s waiting with arms open wide. 

Closure 11/19/15 

19 Thursday Nov 2015

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That day started off ok. Kids at school, hubby at work, coffee in hand and I was good to go. My heart knew what that day was though…it was the anniversary of my dads home going. Although, I no longer grieve like I used to, that day, my heart ached differenly and it hit me out of the blue. As I was going through some old photos I came across one that punched me in the gut. I remembered that moment in time. How I felt. My situation. It came back like a flood and overwhelmed me with guilt. 

I had regret. Lots of it. My mind raced with what would have happened had I done things differently. There was so much fear then and now regret. Lord why now after all these years would I feel this way? I know the Lord didn’t show me this so I could wallow in self pity. No, he showed it to me so he could heal it. His intentions are for our good but no good can ever come out of a wound unless we allow Jesus access to heal it. Regret has a way of eating at us. No closure. No rest. Again, like so many other times I had to give it to him otherwise it would rot and torment me. 

Let me encourage you to not shy away from the gentle hands of Jesus when you’re in pain. We tend to retreat and succumb to solitude and isolation when we hurt. Jesus draws us out of hiding and into his safety. It’s there we find peace, healing, and release. Our burden is lifted. We get clarity. A new perspective. Hope renewed. Closure. A new chapter!!