Let My Life Be A Testimony

Most of us do not like talking about our mental health. We would rather focus on anything else than our emotional state, But, it is so important right now for us to be aware of the things that we are thinking about. In 2 Corinthians 10:5 it says, “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” We have to take authority over every thought. We can’t stop what comes into our minds, but we are in control of what stays there.

We have to figure out a way to deal with those things that are dealing with us. We can’t ignore them hoping that they will go away. And we can’t tough it out on our own. That’s what the enemy wants us to do. He wants us to think that no one cares, and that’s not true. There are resources available, but we can’t be too prideful or embarrassed to let anyone know we need help. Don’t let anything keep you from living your best life. Everyone has problems at some point, but it’s how we deal with them that counts. 

Sometimes I just start speaking God’s word out loud. I fill the atmosphere with the Spirit of the Lord, and He helps me make it through. God’s will is that we prosper and be in good health, and that means that every now and then we need to talk it out with someone. Sometimes that’s a friend, and sometimes it’s a professional. Don’t let your situation control you…you control your situation.

God’s word says that He will never leave us or forsake us. That means that whatever we are going though…He goes through it with us. Never doubt that. God loves us with an everlasting love…an unconditional love. A love that never gives up.

Until next time…

Be blessed

We are going into the second half of 2020, and nothing looks the way it used to. The way we thought our lives would be like for the most part, has totally changed. But, here’s the thing…we have to walk into this next half with purpose. God has given us the victory, and nothing can come against what He has set in place. We are still the recipients of His amazing grace. 

I don’t know what the last half of this year will bring, but I do know that God is in control. He knew that this pandemic was going to happen, and He has already prepared a way of escape. “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” 1 Corinthians 10:13. Temptation is not always chocolate cake, or pornography, or alcohol. We may be tempted to fear, to doubt, to worry, but God’s word says that those things have no power over us. We can speak God’s word over our situation, and that thing, whatever it is–has got to move. Matthew 17:20 says, ‘Say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move.” That’s what having faith the size of a mustard seed means. 

God is reshaping our lives in a way that most of us never thought possible. And many of us are rising to the occasion. We are opening businesses, learning new skills, finding new ways to communicate, and realizing that even if things are not the way we expected them to be, we can still look forward to what they will be. 

Until next time…

Be blessed

One of the things I am learning in this new season is that I have to be willing to “see” things differently. I am realizing that the most important things are not things that I can put a price on. For instance, I am finding joy in the simplest things like, Zoom calls, old movies, and church on YouTube or as some of my friends call it…beside baptist. I love days when everything goes according to plan, but I am learning to appreciate even the ones that don’t. That’s new for me. I like to plan things. That’s who I am. A planner. But this pandemic has changed everything. I have had to throw planning out the window. I would never have imagined that I would be in this place…yet here I am. 

I have had to learn to let go of everything I thought would be, and lean into this new thing with a new kind of passion. I am becoming this person who doesn’t need validation from others to know that I am good enough. I don’t need to know what everyone thinks anymore. If God is pleased, I don’t need three other people to confirm it. I trust my instincts, and I trust Him. That’s enough. God made us all unique. In fact, we are fearfully and wonderfully made, but we are not perfect, and I don’t think God expects us to be. He knows who we are, and He has gifted us with the ability to do everything He has called us to do. 

I have learned to laugh at myself when I make mistakes. I remember a time that if I made a mistake in front of anyone, I would beat myself up for days…sometimes years. I have even started going live on Facebook to share the crazy things that happen to me. The funny thing is that before this Coronavirus, I would never have been able to do that. But, this is not the time to let fear have control. This is the time to be bold enough to try new things without worrying about how anybody else feels about it.

Until next time…

Be blessed