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Making Some New Traditions

Making Some New Traditions

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Christmas is over, and a new year is about to begin. 

As this year ends we are all looking forward to a wonderful new beginning. My family has always been close, but going through this experience has made us even closer. God used everything we went through as a family to grow us in ways we may never have done any other way. And, even though it has been tough, and our faith has been tested in ways we never expected, I know that God’s plan is still perfect.

My friend’s pastor recently gave me a word from the Lord that has continued to resonate in my spirit. He said that I did not have to stick with tradition. I don’t know why, but it’s like that word freed my spirit. What that said to me was that I do not have to do things the same way my parents did, or anyone else for that matter. I can do what works for me, and if no one else agrees…that’s okay. I love that! God doesn’t want us to be so locked into anything that we can’t switch gears when we need to. If nothing else these last couple of years has taught us flexibility.

I usually make a list of things I would like to accomplish in the upcoming year, but this year I am determined that I am not going to do it. I usually have at least one, and then half-way through the year I realize that my resolution has fallen by the wayside. So, this year I am not going to put that pressure on myself. And I pray that you do the same. Start a new tradition…one that makes you happy.

The next time we meet we will be in a whole new year. I pray that God continues to bless you and keep you. That He shows you a deeper level of faith in Him, and that in this new year every dream, every vision, and every desire will be yours for the taking. 

Wishing you and your family a Happy and Safe Prosperous New Year!

Until next time…

Be blessed!

God Will Meet Our Needs

God Will Meet Our Needs

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Last week I posted about God’s favor, and how his promises cause us to be more than conquerors. And His favor belongs to all of us for no other reason than His love and compassion for us. 

The awesome thing is that we don’t have to earn it. We couldn’t even if we wanted to. He gives it to us freely…without hesitation. And no matter how many times I write about it, think about it, or  speak it over the lives of others, it still amazes me that God is mindful of us.

The one thing the Lord has shown me is that when I begin to speak His word into the atmosphere…things change. It’s no longer about my issue—it’s about my God. He is God, and He can do exceedingly and abundantly above all we can even ask or think. My mission this year is to press in until His promises are so real in my life that I can’t breathe without calling one to mind.

This week the promise God is showing me is the one that says God will meet all of our needs. In Philippians 4:19 it says, “And, my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.” This scripture says to me that if we have Christ Jesus…we never have to worry about ANYTHING. God will take care of our needs…all of them. Not because we have been so good, but because He is just that good. 

God loves us, and He has given us grace enough to handle whatever we go through. As hard as it may be, we have to take our hands off our situation and trust our God to fix it. Then praise God for the victory, because in the end…we win.

Until next time…

Be blessed

God’s Favor

God’s Favor

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Living in God’s favor is amazing. I am so excited about what God is doing. I am determined to claim all of the promises that belong to us. Everything that has happened over this past year is behind us, and a new day is on the way. God is in the blessing business, and I want everything that He wants for me. We have been given the opportunity to begin again as many times as we need to, and I don’t want to blow it by dwelling on what could have been. For me, living in God’s favor means that I am in the center of His will, and that I not only know His promises, but I am also living His promises.

This week, I want to focus on the promise that says we are more than conquerors. One of my favorite scriptures is from the Book of Romans, and it says, “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:37-39).

God’s favor says that being more than conquerors is knowing that whatever happens; God has already worked it out. It says that nothing…no problem, no situation, and no concern can come between the relationship that we have with Him. He has to be number one, because when He has first place in our lives…we never have to worry about what place we are in His.  

Until next time…

Be blessed