561 Days Saved - A Walk with Christ 

Wait patiently 

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently on him. Psalm 37:7

One of the greatest stories in the Bible is the one where Jesus turns the water into wine when he was visiting Cana of Galilee. This miracle occurred when he was around 30 years old.  This was his first great miracle that the gospel speaks of and the first one we are meant to have knowledge about. 

Can you believe Jesus waited all that time to show He was the Son of Man? This shows he is a God of great patience. 

In our own lives sometimes it's easy to feel as though God is not hearing our cries when we cry out to Him. The next time you feel this way just remember how long it took God to prepare for His first miracle! Our Lords timing is perfect and sometimes just like with Jesus there is great purpose for the great wait. 

The Challenge: 

Wait patiently until the Lord calls upon you. Trust His timing and purpose for your life. 

560 Days Saved - A Walk with Christ
Surrendered
And by his wounds we are healed. Isaiah 53:5

You know when you offer your shirt to someone (so to speak) with a heart felt sorry but it is still not enough?  They want more! What more can we give??  They want revenge! They want BLOOD!

This is when I say, "Sorry, No can do my Lord and savior  (our innocent God) already sacrificed himself and gave His blood for people just like you!"  "That's right He paid your impossible PRICE for me and for us all!"

Okay, okay I didn't say it.... but boy oh boy I wanted to!!  🙏🏻 I pray this lady discovers what peace, grace, compassion and forgiveness really is. In Jesus name I pray Amen!

Rant over....  And back to my glorious day. 😉

The Challenge:
There is great peace in Turing your cheek, giving the shirt off your back and saying sorry to those whom want your blood! There is grace because we know that's all our father asked of us! We were never meant to handle these battles on our own after the cross!  Jesus already did it for us!

559 Days Saved - A Walk with Christ 

Catching up

For our citizenship is in heaven. Philippians 3:20

I'm feeling very rusty in writing. I took a lot of the summer off from sharing my walk. Just wanted to focus on my family and God alone and I will say I missed this time of sharing. 

My summer was so wonderful. There were so many blessed moments and as predicted grace has truly come over my soul in a great wave. When you take time to cleanse your spirit and really work on the darkest parts there is a renewal of the soul! 

This renewal happens for all in different times. During this time man may look at you and say, "But, you are not happy!" This is satans little scheme. When you have Jesus you have all you need. When you have Jesus you also know dying to the flesh is a constant daily battle! 

Yes, I share about my hard times here but it's my testimony to show how grace wins. I do believe I share about exactly how His grace wins each and every time. That grace may not look enough to man but Gods grace is enough for His chosen children. Even in my hardest of moments I now know I'm saved and that bares all the strength a person needs. 

The Challenge: 

When your saved do you always appear happy to the world or is it more of a consistent internal glow? Since this place is not heaven yes we have Jesus but isn't there still always an unsettled feeling of knowing this place is not our destined home? 

558 Days Saved - A Walk with Christ 

What is Grace? 

My grace is sufficient for you for my power is made perfect in weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9

I had a very interesting conversation with Karla today. Karla said that grace is for the believer. This got my head a spinning in deep thought. 

This is what was revealed to me in prayer. 

Non believers experience grace but they do not know what it is....  They won't accept the kind of grace Jesus offers and therefore spiral to other outlets. God is with everyone here on earth it's just up to us to turn toward him or away from him. Toward him we accept and understand His grace But away we do not and will not understand it!  Away from him the grace seems laughable. 

Here on earth is our only chance. For those whom turn away from God he will not be with them in the next life. So you see why the unbelievers think this place can be heavenly???  Even through the torture God is still near here. They have no clue how bad it will get where God will not be. Believers know here on earth is the closest thing to hell and why we beg for merci and repent to get far far away from this hell.

The Challenge: 

Do you know what grace feels like? Can you define and describe it? Give examples of grace in your life! 

557 Days Saved - A Walk with Christ 

Gods eyes 

The eye is the lamp of the body. So if your eye is sound, your entire body will be full of light. Matthew 6:22

I saw a video on my Time Hop today. It was a video I made exactly a year ago. This was when I really first started making online videos. 

As I watched it I didn't realize I was doing it but I watched it from the perspective of how friends and others (now not apart of my life) may have watched it. I could see some thinking what a hypocrite. I could see them thinking what in the hell is she doing! This is how Satan messes with our minds you see. It's called negative self talk. I will be honest. Watching it from that angel made me feel icky. 

As the day continued the Holy Spirit said go back and watch from Gods eyes.. I watched it through the eyes of my father and everything was different. I then saw a innocent girl working to change herself. I saw a girl wanting and simply trying to claim growing in the spirit of Christ. Then instead of thinking ill thoughts I instead was proud of her for simply starting. Since then I have come so far and know as Christians we grow in Him daily! 

The Challenge: 

What perspective are you looking through? Are you looking through man's eyes?  Be sure to refocus that negative self talk and look at yourself through God's eyes! You will gain much needed clarity to whom you really are. 

556 Days Saved - A Walk with Christ 

The Haunting Past

If anyone slaps you on the right cheek turn to them the other cheek also. Matthew 5:39

When one becomes a Christian one of Satan's  favorite things to do is bring up the past. The past can haunt you but we as Christians know our safety is not found in the past but in the future. 

Honestly, I think many are afraid to openly declare they are followers of Christ because of this exact dilemma. Satan will use anyone and anything to try to put a road block in your path going forward. But here is the truth!  You have overcome the block in your past and you cannot and will not stumble over something you have already crossed over. 

When we walk with Christ we know our past is our past. We know that we are forgiven. We know that we carry on toward the light and still stumble but swiftly picked up with a hand of our Lord. Satan no longer has anything on us and guess what he cannot stand it! 

The Challenge: 

So what do you do when people tear you down by bringing up all your past failures? 

You simply turn your cheek and take the hit. We pour our woes into our father in heaven, not man and by doing this our Gods strength is revealed through us and this is what changes the course of lives and people's fate! 

555 Days Saved - A Walk with Christ 
State It, Claim it, Show it and Know It!

But you are chosen people, a royal priesthood, A holy nation, Gods special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:9 NIV 

After 3 days of thinking deep on the concept of how we keep our name in the book of life, I have come up with 4 things christians should note. 

#1 State It: 

We should be proud to share that we are in fact saved by grace alone! Say it loud and clear to yourself and let all demonic spirits around know your name IS in fact in the book of life. 

#2 Claim It

The scripture is in fact God's word and we hold steadfast to sharing HIS truth! 

#3 Show It 

We must show Gods love and walk in a way that others see our light. When we choose to take Jesus hand we recognize what path with are walking on and we see the light we walk toward. 

#4 Know it

We know we are Saved through Christ alone. We know the verse John3:16 which states we will not perish if we believe in Jesus. We know no amount of deeds or good works will get us into the kingdom. It's only through Jesus we are Saved. 

The Challenge: 

State It, Claim it, Show it, Know It!

For this is how we know our name is not erased from the book of life but rather clearly noted with Gods sweet smile and nodding head!