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Release your grip. Part 2!
“The Father loves the Son & has placed everything in his hands.” -John 3:35 How can we release our grip? The struggle is real when we don’t give it (the problem, the issue, the thing) up. Release wins a battle!! Open fisted. Remember, when we participate in strife, we will lose. But since the Father placed everything in the Son’s hands because of His love for Him, we ought to find that love and trust for Christ also. You may as well hand it over. Take a moment. In silence. In subjection. I often in prayer, lift my hands to Him to make sure I don’t keep in my hands what’s suppose to stay in…
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Release your grip. Part 1!
“To Do Va Estar Bien. Everything will be Alright.” -Song by Danny Gokey. “It’s out of my hands.” -Song by Jeremy Camp. When we keep things in our hands and don’t want to give it up to Jesus, it is a refusal. It eventually ends up looking like a balled up fist. A point of strife! When we refuse to worship God… I sense the Spirit of God saying this: Worship is right here at our fingertips and strife is right there too. We can choose to give God control. Or. We can choose strife… when we choose the latter, that’s the point where anger explodes- That’s when we make…
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STABILIZER
When we are jittery, flighty, anxious, unaware- You remain steadfast. God, You are the same. We run to You. Suspended in Your shock absorbing Presence…. Sometimes we have to stop momentarily and refrain from concluding and determining. Because these two things can get us temporarily trusting in ourselves. I promise you this…you don’t have anything as loyal as Him! You’re not going to find anybody more honest and wonderful as He is! What are you waiting for? Get Him in your life- involved in your life choices. Place everything in His hands. What are you thinking can take His place? There is nothing! He wants you. He wants you to…
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Strife is a swindler
Strife wants to waist our life away, deplete our bodies, dehydrate good emotions, eat at our life savings, deteriorate our marriage, and make us forget about the fact that God placed everything in His Son’s hands! We’ve got to realize fear and strife are tactics. Then we’ve got to PAUSE. Shift. Shake things up for the enemy. Interrupt his actions. Flip the script- Disagree with his discord. Quit consenting to his clashing, cheating, and scamming. If God put all the things in the Son’s hands, then we should too. Mentally, we need to see that our people, our dreams, and our things will be dealt with at the proper time.…
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Look over your shoulder!
…We’ll be minding our business and something catches our attention out of the corner of our eye… Sometimes you have to look over your shoulder to make sure you’re not being stolen from, bullied, or used. Resist what the devil is doing and he will “flee” when you’re submitted to God. One day while standing at the sink doing dishes, I started to hear Ardo (our little white Maltitzu) whine a little bit. He just had a bath and was sitting with his treat. I had already given our french bulldog (Rollie) the same kind of treat after his bath, however, he consumes it like a piranha. Two minutes later,…
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When I can’t
What song will you sing while you’re grieving something or someone? Big Daddy Weave’s new song All things new, has been on my mind and it’s the song I’m singing lately. As I do, a picture of Mike and Jay Weaver goes through my heart. When we first started ministry, they (along with their team) were our Worship leaders in Youth services. We knew that they’d go places with those big voices and all that talent. Jay Weaver recently passed due to Covid after he lost his leg with the struggle of diabetes. So as I hear the music of this precious song begin, I make it a prayer. I…
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A House Home
Foundations are put in place first. When you have Him as your foundation, you want the walls to be strong. You want the power to come on! You want the electricity to work. You care about the running water! You desire the airflow and heat to generate as needed. You want that house to be a home! For that to happen, you need something warm in it! You need love. You need things that only God can provide. You want Him to circulate through the house and make it feel homey. When He’s invited in, we are more considerate. When He is around, we want to be kind. When He…
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Sand or Cement
Sand or Cement? Crash or Christ? Soft or Solid? I say “cement” because that’s what most people view as super hard, durable, and lasting. There are different mixtures and techniques to use with making cement. The truth is, Christ is Rock. (Psalm 18:2 My God is my rock.) Unlike us, there are no air bubbles in Him that will become weak points during strength tests because He is the strongest type of rock. He is strong for us. When we aren’t holding up, He is Bedrock. Unwavering. Unmoved. Unchangeable because there is nothing in Him that needs changing. My Dad always says when tough times come, you find out who…
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I WILL…THRIVE
“I’m where I am today because I found a source of strength that I did not myself possess.” – Nicole Crank WITHIN THIS BOOK REVIEW, I am saying grace. Not over the food we are about to eat but over the lives we’re about to meet. “Maybe the specifics of our circumstances differ, but we’ve all found ourselves in that moment where we feel sucker-punched by life.” Resonate with anyone? Nicole says we are made to thrive, not just survive. And I believe her. She tells how to find your fight to claim true freedom. You might have taken a beating in your past, but you’ll discover the victory that…
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Enemy Loophole
Acts 13:30 says: “But God raised him (Jesus) from the dead.” There’s no loophole in Jesus for the enemy to enter in. Jesus is alive after death! Though this is extremely powerful and it seems that nothing could get at us ever again- the enemy is trying to find a loophole! He knows he couldn’t keep Jesus down but he wants to keep you down. He looks for our disbelief of the powerful Truth. He looks for someone alone, currently not seeking God, or someone who’s tired and injured. I meet people everyday who are facing devastating circumstances. I myself have recognized my own fading strength as nightfall rolls around…