Letting your identity-lines be weakened or erased by anyone or anything is NOT Godliness. It is a dilution of one of God’s most precious creations and it saddens His Father-heart.
Category / Christian Growth
The Enemy’s been DEFEATED: It Bears Repeating!!!
So, this is a slightly older praise song. But some things – like the fact that the enemy of our souls has already been defeated – bear repeating!
Plus, I really like the arrangement and the video intro…. (“Shout Unto God” – Hillsong United, recordes LIVE in India)
It’s Dangerous to just “Play”at Faith
Some of us have learned the hard way that jumping into to Christianity and “church work” (ministry) in our own strength instead of God’s strength can leave your soul bruised and bleeding. No more playing for this girl. God has some things to do through me. #ALLin #FirstFruitFast #AmazingIsHere #ReconnectingIn2016
Feel like you’re in a Spiritual War Zone?
Well, that’s because… you are in a spiritual war zone! It is a fight. But when we’re in Christ, we fight from a place of victory because THE BATTLE IS ALREADY WON!
To end my letter I tell you, be strong in the Lord and in his great power. Wear the full armor of God. Wear God’s armor so that you can fight against the devil’s clever tricks. Our fight is not against people on earth. We are fighting against the rulers and authorities and the powers of this world’s darkness. We are fighting against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly places. That is why you need to get God’s full armor. Then on the day of evil, you will be able to stand strong. And when you have finished the whole fight, you will still be standing.
So stand strong with the belt of truth tied around your waist, and on your chest wear the protection of right living. On your feet wear the Good News of peace to help you stand strong. And also use the shield of faith with which you can stop all the burning arrows that come from the Evil One. Accept God’s salvation as your helmet. And take the sword of the Spirit—that sword is the teaching of God. Pray in the Spirit at all times. Pray with all kinds of prayers, and ask for everything you need. To do this you must always be ready. Never give up. Always pray for all of God’s people.
– Ephesians 6:10-18 ERV
RISE UP
Better CHOICES = A Better FUTURE
2016: War of Change
So this song is part of my soundtrack for today as I get all last year’s work reports finished up so I can truly start this year off fresh and NEW! The powerful New Year’s Eve LIVE event at Amazing Church last night comfirmed what’s been on my spirit going into 2016. I’ll share it in #hashtags #BecauseImCoolLikeThat:
#HowThisYearWillBeIsUpToMe #GodsBlessingWaitOnTheOtherSideOfMyChoices
For those of you who don’t speak “hastag”, I’ll say it like this: A brighter, different future waits just on the other side of different choices.
Change is coming and it’s going to be beautiful, but we have to choose to fight for it.
Choose to make this year amazing, friends!
The Most ACCURATE Horoscope for 2016
Going into the new year, it is important to understand your horoscope accurately. And the truth is…. the stars and planets do NOT determine my destiny because I am firmly placing my future in the hands of the One who breathed those stars and planets into existence!
Make this your best year EVER, friends!
What was Your Favorite Gift This Season?
“God, my heart is steady. I will sing and praise You with all my being.” – Psalm 108:1
For me, my favorite gift of this season – of this year – was nothing tangible. (Although it is represented by a cute little necklace I found at the hospital gift shop where I work).
I’ve seen a post flying around Facebook asking people to describe their 2015 in one word. Well, I’m a writer… so it is difficult for me to even say “Hello” in one word. (And since Adelle and Lionel Ritchie both needed an entire sing to say “Hello”, I really don’t feel bad about that). So I will use two words to describe my 2015… and they also describe my favorite Christmas gift this year: “Growth” and “Grounding”.
The word “growth” speaks for itself I’ve been stretched and challenged and changed this year like never before. And I needed to be stretched and challenged and changed! I feel like I’ve lived most of my 40-something years sleepwalking through life and now I’m fully awake and loving it.
But the word “grounding” may need a little additional explanation. I’m not referring to the grounding of being sent to your room as a kid or getting the car taken away as a punishment. Rather, I’m referring to the process of becoming grounded and centered in the peace of God in such a way that I am no longer pushed over by the strong winds of the messiness of life or situations. Rather, I now bring the strength and the peace of God into those situations.
Although some situations in my life look the same as they have for years, thanks to the faithful leading of my Amazing God and the people He’s surrounded me with to help me grow, I am facing everything with a strength and unwavering deep-down peace like I’ve never known before. This is the first Christmas season in years that I have actually enjoyed rather than endured through a fog of depression. And that, my friends, is a beautiful gift!
Wishing you Peace that passes all understanding,
Don’t become who hurt you.
Instead, reflect the One who heals you.
Don’t Let Others Redesign God’s Work of Art
Make your Friday fabulous by being the best and most authentic version of you!
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