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Be Still

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He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10

My devotional this morning had the above scripture included with it. As I was reading it, I was thinking I should really go back to bed because I’m tired. But then I had to stop and think what was I really tired from. I had not done anything too significant that would cause me to be worn out. Then I realized that I am mentally drained.

I tell people that I am fully trusting in the Lord, which I am, but sometimes my brain wanders to the unknown. When I’m saying that I am not worrying about not having a job or how my bills will be paid, that little gnawing feeling creeps up over me. I have to constantly speak a affirmation over myself to bring myself back to a place of peace and trusting God totally. So this morning when I read the scripture, I understood it differently.

God says, “Be still, and know that I am God”. For me it means that a job is not what supplies all your needs (though it helps) but it’s God who does. Be still and know He is the Alpha and the Omega. He is the beginning and the end. He is the one that create us and we know that we are wonderfully and fearfully made. So that means that no weapon that is formed against us can prosper! Sometimes those weapons come in disguise as thoughts. We have to hold captive those thoughts that are not in line with God’s word. I know it’s tough when things look a certain way but that’s when we definitely need to understand that we walk by faith not by sight.

Today, my friend, I challenge you to being still. What I mean by that is when you feel those anxious thoughts rising up in you, get still. Stop what you’re doing and say affirming words over yourself. What I’ve been saying is, “God is the supplier of all my needs. I am not in want.” I encourage you to try it. Grab those thoughts and make them obedient to God’s word. You can do it because the bible says you are more than a conqueror!

Be abundantly blessed today!

Love you with the love of Christ,

Kelly

Trusting Thursday

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The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. Psalm 23:1

The Lord has been referred to as the good shepherd. A good shepherd is someone that watches over his flock. He provides for them and takes care of them. The flock doesn’t worry about where their supply will come from because the shepherd is watching over them. In return the flock obeys and follows the commands of the shepherd. So in other words, as long as the flock is obedient they have nothing to worry about because the good shepherd is their provider. Even if one of the flock wanders off, the good shepherd will look for it and find it.  You should know where I am going with this already.

Yesterday my mind wandered to everything that has gone wrong or at least not in the direction that I wanted it to. I begin to wonder how I was going to survive this storm. I mean, I trust God but I was starting to worry about the “how” he was going to do it. I was wondering about how I was going to pay my bills. Then I heard the Holy Spirit tell me to send a $100 check to a specific organization that I didn’t want to. That’s how I knew it was the Holy Spirit because I would have never thought of that on my own. But I’ve been procrastinating about it. I finally got the envelope, I finally wrote the check, and now all I have to do is mail it.

But the reason why I was procrastinating about it wasn’t because of the organization that I was told to send it to (well…not all of it) but because I’m trying to keep every dollar to pay my bills if I have a lean month while I look for a job. Then it happen. First I heard a song that I’ve heard numerous times but this specific line sang out louder then before. “Jehovah Jireh. My provider.” Then I opened my book that I’ve been reading off and on. The page opened up to, “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall NEVER want.” I knew then that though I’ve been saying to people and to myself that I trust in The Lord, I was not showing it. My intentions were good but putting that trust into action was dismal.

The Lord is my shepherd. The Lord is your shepherd. If we just have faith the size of a mustard seed we can move mountains. We can feed a multitude of people with just a loaf of bread and fish. We just need to act and The Lord will do the rest. So I’m going to mail my check for $100. I’m officially acting on faith and trusting in The Lord. I consider it me sowing into what I thought would be impossible in my life to become possible just by being obedient.

What is the Holy Spirit speaking to you about? Are you being obedient? I think you should just do it. You did it your way and look where that has you. Trust in The Lord today, take the first step of faith.

Love you with the love of Christ,

Kelly

Wellness Wednesday

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Don’t put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there. Psalm 146:3

When I read this passage today it made me laugh. In my daily interactions I see more and more people putting their confidence in people to help them achieve happiness or success. They hope that the people they are focused on can bring about a change in their lives. They look to these people to help them move forward in life or to get a better life. Perhaps they think, “if only I stay with him or her a little while longer, he or she will change and then things will be better.” Or maybe it’s, “I know I should not be interacting with this person but if I just stick with him or her, I’ll finally be where I need to be.” I think that is sad that people depend on other people for their satisfaction and success in life. People will fail you every time. You’ll find yourself accepting things that you swore that you would never accept. Doing things that was never in your character or a part of your belief system. And why? Because you thought that would help you get more money, be loved, be accepted, move up the corporate ladder or just to not be lonely any longer. Guess what? You don’t have to do it any more.

God is waiting for you to totally surrender yourself to Him. Give up worrying about how you’re going to make it to the next level. Trust God. Give up worrying about what he or she is doing when they are not in front of you. Trust God. Give up worrying about how the bills will be paid. Trust God. Give up worrying about whether you will ever have enough. Trust God. Don’t compromise yourself for a quick moment of satisfaction. What is meant for you will be for you no matter what. You don’t have to accept being less than what you are just to feel adequate. That’s not what you were put here for. You are magnificent just the way you are. God doesn’t make mistakes and you my dear are by far no mistake!

So if you’re unhappy in your relationship, your job or your current situation, release it to God and walk away from it. Do not put your confidence in anyone any longer. Trust your own intuition and move forward with confidence in yourself and God. Be confident that who began a good thing in you will carry it on to completion. With or without certain people in your life. Be sure of that.

Be at peace with yourself. Know your change is coming and it will be wonderful!

Love you with the love of Christ,

Kelly

Testimony Tuesday

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If it had not been the Lord who was on our side — let Israel now say— if it had not been the Lord who was on our side when people rose up against us, then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us; then the flood would have swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us; then over us would have gone the raging waters. Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us as prey to their teeth! We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped! Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Psalm 124 1:8

Temptation and testing seems to be the way of my life lately. My emotions have been challenged when I am not in a place where I can just roll with them. I thought I had them under control, then one comment on Facebook, one text message, one phone call causes me to be in tears. I finally realized that my grief is not gone, it is simply at another level now. I am finally moving onto the more of an acceptance level. But make no mistake my grief is there.

I read comments from some of my friends yesterday about how they felt about me. The comments sent me into a crying fit because I did not understand how someone could feel that way about me when I did not feel that way about myself. I did not understand how someone could feel certain things about me when at many points in my life I was not the nicest person. So the things they said touched me in a way that I am sure they did not expect. Plus on top of that my feelings about everything is on my shirt sleeve right now. But as I cried uncontrollably I stopped and thought, if it had not been for the Lord on my side where would I be? If I had not decided that Jesus is the way, the death of my nephew and the loss of my job would have sent me into something worse then a crying fit. But because I believe in Jesus Christ I am not swallowed up by my grief and anger. Do not get me wrong I am silently angry about everything but it is controlled because I have given it up to God. I trust that He is working everything out for my good.

I understand more and more that temptations and testing will happen the more that you are closer to your blessing. I have been tempted to cuss people out, seek revenge because of things someone has said or done to me and I have wanted to just do a time out from the world. But everytime I go to do any of that, I remember that the Lord fights all my battles and protects me. There is nothing that comes to me that God will not bring me out of.

Please remember things may look tough right now but you are more than a conquer. You are victorious over all that worries or concerns you. God made you. God made you perfect. Stay calm and trust God for everything. Stand strong.

Love you with the love of Christ,

Kelly

Monday – New Beginnings

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To you alone, O Lord, to you alone, and not to us, must glory be given because of your constant love and faithfulness. Psalm 115:1

The beginning of the week, the beginning of the month and the beginning of the year is our opportunity to start something new. It could be viewed as a do over if your previous week or previous month or previous year did not go as you had expected it. New beginnings are our opportunity to clear the proverbial slate and try again. In trying again, we need to be mindful of doing the same thing over and over again. For example, if we had a bad week last week even though we followed our normal routine, perhaps it is time for us to change our routine. Change the way that we operate.

I picked today’s scripture because sometimes our normal routine is giving ourselves the glory for the things that go well in our lives. We do not take the time to praise God for Him giving us the ability to be successful, for Him aligning the right people in our lives or making our crooked paths straight. Instead we pray to God for Him to do the things that we want done. Not His will but our own. Then when our prayers that we vehemently prayed for does not happen, we become disappointed. We do the same routine. Pray for how we want the situation to go then get upset because it did not happen the way that we prayed it would. God is not a genie.

Know that our destiny has already been planned. God knew who we would be and what we would do while we are on this earth. But because He gave us free will our path to our destiny can be an easy path or difficult. It is totally up to us but understand we will arrive to our destiny no matter what path we decided to take. Even if that means repeating the same thing over and over again.

As I read this scripture, it reminded me that I should be praising God through it all. The good times…. praise God. The bad times…. praise God. The indecisive times….praise God. The “I don’t understand why this is happening” times…. praise God. Nothing that goes in my favor was done by me. It was the glory of God that allowed it to happen. So I give the glory for everything because He knows what He is doing and what He is planning on doing. He knows the plans that He has for us and we should all know that those plans are not to harm us.

So today and this week change your routine. Start your day out by giving God the glory for everything that He has done and for all the things that you are trusting Him to do in your life. Put everything in His hands and do not let anyone throw you off your walk of faith. Keep the faith and try the path of least resistances with God.

Love you with the love of Christ,

Kelly

Wonderful Wednesday

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Psalm 27:13-14 I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord ; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord .

In a world of “gotta have it now” waiting for things to happen is difficult. We want immediate gratification. Waiting can almost be tortuous. It has gotten to a point if I text someone and they take 5 minutes to respond, I’ve made up in my mind at least 5 terrible things of why it took so long. That’s only 5 minutes. What happens when we have to wait for a breakthrough and its been 24 hours or 1 week or 1 year? If you’re like me, it can feel like an eternity.

We’re constantly told that our sufferings, our trials and tribulations are strengthening us. It builds up our faith in Jesus Christ. It allows us to experience the wonderful miracle making God. If we stay faithful and do right we will inherit the kingdom. Our suffering will be awarded in heaven. But if you’re like me, I want a piece of heaven on earth. I refuse to believe that after I have endured setbacks, disappointments, heartbreak and death, that I have to wait to see the glory of God after my death.

Today’s scripture answered my question. We will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. That means we will be rewarded on earth as it is in heaven. The key is patience. We have to be patient and wait on the Lord. Don’t take matters into your own hands. Wait on the Lord. Don’t grieve like you have no hope, wait on the Lord. He will never leave you or forsake you. Praise him. Pray with petition. Then wait. Patience is a virtue.

Be great today!

Love you with the love of Christ,

Kelly