Make Him Sweat
The enemy of our soul should be used to some heat by now, but I found out if you really want to see him sweat, all it takes is 3 words: It. Is. Written. These 3 words make the enemy shake in his possibly-red-and-black- boots. (They could be covered in faux flowers for all we know.) If we could visualize the enemy being scared because of who we are in Christ, how much more powerful would we be? If we took the time to remind ourselves of how God made us and how strong we are because of how strong He is, what would be too difficult? The answer is nothing. The answer is that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. Know why? Because it is written. (Sara Wylie)
Mothers…All Kinds
Happy Mother’s Day! For some of you, those words bring a smile but for others, those words create a lot of negative emotions. Maybe you never had the privilege of having a kind and loving mother…or maybe you feel like you failed as a mom…or maybe you’ve lost a child, aborted a child or never had a child. So many women, so many emotions. Please guard your words today and have compassion for others. And if you’re one who is struggling today, know that I am praying for you and I’m sure others will joing me in this. Focus on the good memories you have in life and let the rest go. God is standing there waiting to help you. Reach out and take His hand and walk through this day together.
Mistakes Happen
We are humans who make mistakes and live with many regrets and shame. The hope that God has for us is “Behold, I make all things new” Rev. 21:5. God can turn our regrets and shame into new things. The way to have all things new is to turn our regrets and shame over one at a time to allow Jesus to rebuild our lives with new things that only Jesus can do for us. (Sara Buchanan)
Second Hand Compliments
The other day Jane came to me with a second- hand compliment. Her friend, Betty, had been telling her something I had done and she shared it with Jane in glowing terms. And then Jane called and couldn’t wait to tell me! Let’s face it! It’s really great to hear a compliment from someone face to face but when you know they’ve told someone else something good…wow! That’s a day brightener. So your assignment this week is to tell one person something good about another person and watch what happens!
Living with Regret
Whatever you’re going through today, I want you to remind you of a verse in Psalm 118:24…”This is the day that the Lord has made: I will rejoice and be glad in it!” You may be thinking that it’s a little difficult to go around rejoicing when you just don’t feel like it. For some of you it’s difficult to praise God because you find yourself “dwelling” in a place of REGRET, always looking back and wishing you could change what you said, what you did, and the choices you made. Regret has a way of always messing up TODAY! It’s like a black cloud that hangs over us all the time. So…it’s time to move to a new dwelling place. You can’t change what happened. It’s done, finished, OVER! God has laid out this amazing day ahead of you. It’s full of all kinds of opportunities to grow, to laugh, to see the wonderful gifts that He has given you. Now you may be thinking that I don’t know what it’s like to regret something. Oh, yes I do. But I learned the hard way that if I stayed in that place and rehearsed the regrets over and over…
Pain Leads to Gain
No matter what we’re attempting to do, there will always be a point where it becomes unpleasant, uncomfortable or painful. It’s at this point, most people quit…just before the breakthrough comes. Stay the course, never give up, set your sail and keep moving forward. You may be minutes away from your victory!