I suggest that we all go in the Word of God and find out who we are in Him. We need to find it and repeat it to ourselves; speak it over ourselves. I know we should evaluate ourselves every now and then, check ourselves and our motives, but don't start doing that and then end up tearing yourself apart by the end of the whole "check ourselves" process. I have done that to myself too many times.
I get upset, I ask myself why I am upset, I check how I've dealt with myself being upset, I ask myself if that was the best way to deal with it, then I start analyzing: I think about what I could have done better, is this situation really worth me being upset, and the list goes on...
THEN I think, "wow, I'm so selfish", "i'm so needy", "i'm not worthy"....and I just rip myself apart and end up in this horrible lull. I end up feeling so low and so useless and end up having an emotional melt down. It's such an icky place to be. I think of one thing and it snowballs into this pathetic pity party.
But you know what, that was a lot of "I." That was the problem. I made it all about me me me me me. I forget that it is Christ that lives in me. It is Him who delivers me. It is Him who makes me strong--How easily that is forgotten-- He IS life! How can I live life without the one who IS life itself?
My sister told me, "don't lose hope."
I need to trust God in ALL things. One of the pastors at my church always asks, "You trust God? Even in the little things?" That's what I need to do. That's what WE need to do. Trust Him in the big, huge, small, tiny, medium, with ALL things. I'm trusting God. I know he has great plans, and I know he has my best interest in mind. He does and will continue to deliver, protect, love, guide, heal, and speak to me.
I am a new creature. I am made in His image. I am precious. I am a conqueror with Him. I am a vessel. I am a light. I am forgiven. I am renewed. I am free. I am victorious. I am an ambassador of Christ. I am called. I am God's child.
I am loved. I am so loved.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
With Love
My sister has a small business called "With Love, Natasha"-- check it out on Facebook, she makes adorable hair accessories for girls and women---But she always says that she specifically named it "With Love, Natasha" because she really does make each project with love. She puts effort and care into each product. She pays attention to detail and takes her time making them. Her products reflect her gentle, sweet, loving spirit; but her products also show determination, persistence, and vigor.
It's like our lives and our relationship with God, right? Well, how it's suppose to be.
Our lives should reflect God's love, grace, and mercy. It should also exude the exciting, abundant, joyful life that God promises us. We need to let God mold us, use us to glorify Him and spread the word through our lives; with love. God pays attention to the details of our lives. He cares and loves us so much. We just have to be open to Him. We need to draw near to Him, so He can draw near to us.
You know, sometimes Natasha makes things and I just say, "Wow, Tash it's so pretty."
and I find myself thinking, "Wow, God it's so pretty." He is the Creator. Just watching the sun set, a water fall, the morning grass with dew on it, I think, "Wow, God." He is such a magnificent and wonderful God.
He knit me together in my mother's womb. He loves me. He cares for my well being. He is concerned for me. He delivers. He blesses. He is good. He is mighty. He is working in me.
I am fearfully and wonderfully made. He has my life in His hands, because I owe it all to Him. He made me with care. He made me WITH LOVE.
xo
It's like our lives and our relationship with God, right? Well, how it's suppose to be.
Our lives should reflect God's love, grace, and mercy. It should also exude the exciting, abundant, joyful life that God promises us. We need to let God mold us, use us to glorify Him and spread the word through our lives; with love. God pays attention to the details of our lives. He cares and loves us so much. We just have to be open to Him. We need to draw near to Him, so He can draw near to us.
You know, sometimes Natasha makes things and I just say, "Wow, Tash it's so pretty."
and I find myself thinking, "Wow, God it's so pretty." He is the Creator. Just watching the sun set, a water fall, the morning grass with dew on it, I think, "Wow, God." He is such a magnificent and wonderful God.
He knit me together in my mother's womb. He loves me. He cares for my well being. He is concerned for me. He delivers. He blesses. He is good. He is mighty. He is working in me.
I am fearfully and wonderfully made. He has my life in His hands, because I owe it all to Him. He made me with care. He made me WITH LOVE.
xo
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Reality
Spirituality is so much more than we can conceive. It is so much more than our minds can understand. We think spirituality is this hocus pocus, eerie thing; when it is a powerful, war-like thing. The spirit world is more real than the things we come in contact with everyday. It is more real than our beds, cars, couches, and other material and natural things in this world.
It's important to feed our bodies; exercise to keep it in shape and useful; care for it; wash it; and so on. But how much more important is it for use to feed our spirits? use it and exercise it? care for it? Our spirit needs to be tended to. Our spirit speaks to us. It is so crucial for our spirits to be in tune with God's. We should be able to hear his voice in us; we need to use the discernment of the spirit. It's Supernatural.
What's supernatural?
It's being beyond and above the natural. It is unexplainable by natural law. God is super duper natural. His very own spirit lives inside of me. It's bananas. I don't even know how I don't explode, from the greatness of that. I'm not this great and wonderful being, BUT with God I am destined for great things and can go above and beyond all that is put in front of me.
The spirit of fear, insecurity, doubt, sexual immorality, confusion, lust, anger, depression, and all other things that are NOT of God; I cast out of my life in Jesus' Name. & if any of these rise up in life, I speak to it. I declare life and life abundantly. I declare that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I hide under HIS wings. God is my protector, shelter, healer, counselor, and Father.
It isn't easy, but remain faithful. Remain in Him. Keep trusting. Love Him. Praise and worship Him. Seek Him. Read His word. Share Him with others: by loving, praying, being an example.
WE NEED HIM.
xo
It's important to feed our bodies; exercise to keep it in shape and useful; care for it; wash it; and so on. But how much more important is it for use to feed our spirits? use it and exercise it? care for it? Our spirit needs to be tended to. Our spirit speaks to us. It is so crucial for our spirits to be in tune with God's. We should be able to hear his voice in us; we need to use the discernment of the spirit. It's Supernatural.
What's supernatural?
It's being beyond and above the natural. It is unexplainable by natural law. God is super duper natural. His very own spirit lives inside of me. It's bananas. I don't even know how I don't explode, from the greatness of that. I'm not this great and wonderful being, BUT with God I am destined for great things and can go above and beyond all that is put in front of me.
The spirit of fear, insecurity, doubt, sexual immorality, confusion, lust, anger, depression, and all other things that are NOT of God; I cast out of my life in Jesus' Name. & if any of these rise up in life, I speak to it. I declare life and life abundantly. I declare that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I hide under HIS wings. God is my protector, shelter, healer, counselor, and Father.
It isn't easy, but remain faithful. Remain in Him. Keep trusting. Love Him. Praise and worship Him. Seek Him. Read His word. Share Him with others: by loving, praying, being an example.
WE NEED HIM.
xo
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