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HE has given us Victory!

As I reflect about Easter and all it means to us as Christians, I couldn’t help but think about the one day that is pretty much silent. Saturday there is not much said about it in the Bible, we know that it was their Sabbath so they were not able to do much at all on that day and maybe that’s why there is not anything mentioned. What we do know is in those silent days when Jesus’s friends, family, and followers were struggling with the feelings of fear, abandonment, loss, and all the other emotions that come from things not going how we picture, Jesus defeated all those things in His death and resurrection.

We think how Jesus defeated our sin on the cross and I’m so very glad He did just that, but He took it a step farther for us. He also defeated, fear, and hurt, bondage to insecurities, feelings of abandonment and loss. Jesus took all of those on him that day and when he rose he came up with glory and power over those things. He promised to send his Holy Spirit to comfort us in those times. It excites me that Easter is not just a onetime thing but that it lives on each day in ALL of our lives. Jesus was and still is the victor over everything that we face. Just like the day we asked Him to forgive us of our sin and we brought those things to the cross, we must bring to the cross the things we carry each day and let him take it from us and give us that same victory of resurrection through Him!

If you have never asked Christ into your life then today is the day! Christian, if you’re struggling with things in your life that you can’t seem to overcome, reach out to another Christian to pray for you today! Jesus conjured it all for us we just have to accept it!

Revelation 1:18 2 Corinthians 5:5

Welcome

     

       As I was praying about what God wanted me to focus on in 2019, I was given one word, “stretch” (more on this later what that word means to me). I have personally never experienced a “word of the year” before, but the past few months I have been seeking God to give me clarity on where He wanted me to serve. I had written down my desires of what I knew my heart wanted to do but I was unsure what that would all looked like. I have had a heavy heart to be able to  encouraging fellow Christians and helping them know that they are not alone in the struggles that they may face. So, I prayed, God you have given me a heart to see others excel in Gods word and know more about you, but where did I fit in with His plan.

      A few months ago, we had a worship night at our church. It was one of those rare evenings we were able to leave our three-year-old at home with Grandma and I was able to worship next to my husband without interruption. The worship team sang several songs and I was in my zone of worshiping God and asking Him for direction in what He wanted me to do. I heard Him tell me, “I’ve given you the ability to write, so write”. I had to sit down as the tears flowed. The presence of God was so strong at that moment that I knew without a doubt I was to write. I left that worship service that night knowing what God wanted me to do. I told my husband a few days later what I was supposed to do, and he supported me all the way. Since that time, I have written, and I have received ideas down loaded to me from God on what to write next, but fear started to filter in. What if I wasn’t good enough, what if no one wanted to read what I wrote, how was I going to get what God gives me to the audience he wants to hear it.
      This past Sunday morning we had another great service and at the end of the service we joined hands in prayer. As I was praying I heard God once again this time say to me, you are writing for me, not anyone else. God made it clear that it was the act of obedience that He wanted from me at this point and He would take care of the rest. So here I am writing, obeying God and I’ll put the results into His hands. As clear as the message was from God I still have second guessed myself even now as I sit here writing, but I will continue to write and trust God for the outcome.
     I have several goals of what I would like to see happen with my writings, but I know that no matter where it may lead, or who reads what God gives me to write, His word will not return void. He will make sure to touch lives I could never imagine touching! All I do, I do for the glory of God and in a simple act of obedience I will, write!

    So please join me each Monday evening as I post what God lays on my heart.  I pray that it will bless you and encourage you no matter where you are in your life.