“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
       neither are your ways my ways,” 
      declares the LORD. 

 ⁹ “As the heavens are higher than the earth,
       so are my ways higher than your ways
       and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Just meditate on these scripture verses for the day…God ALWAYS is looking at what is best for you long term not just in the immediate.

Love,

T  

Spend time in reflection.

Take time out to embrace silence and hear what the Lord has to say to you about what you are wrestling with.

Read God’s word, spend time praying and asking the Holy Spirit to reveal Truth to you.

Seek the Lord for comfort, peace, and understanding with what you are thinking the most about.

Try and simply wait on the Lord in the stillness and silence to hear what the Lord has to to say.

Just remember whatever the Lord has to say…will give you a sense of Peace and comfort that all is going according to his plan.

Be still as well to see if there is any sins, bitterness, fear, pride and just stress that is taking more of your energy and time than focusing on the Lord. 

Just wait on the Lord…it can be hard just to be still and listen..but the rewards are great with Eternal rewards.

Love,

T

Just reflect on how you can be a “Light” to others.

Be Love in Action by shining God’s Light through your Life in your words, actions, and thoughts.

You never know how you can change a person’s life for the better if you don’t try.

Do not become weary in doing good, for in due time you will have a harvest of plenty from the Lord.

Love,

Go be a Light for the Lord,

T

Talk to you on Monday, (:

Love,

T

You do the same.

Talk to you on Monday.

Love,

T

Learn to know that God has your best interest at heart.

Learn to realize that all you encounter is intended to draw you closer to the Lord.

Learn to let go of trying to “fix” your situation, sometimes, all God wants you to do is learn how to trust him.

Learn to be still and learn to find your strength in the Lord alone.

He does have your best interest at heart, so lean on him.

Allow the Holy Spirit to reveal to you the Truth of what God’s will is, and ask the spirit to guide you in all Truth. 

Simply Trust the Lord,

Love,

T

Rest in the Lord with all your heart, soul, and mind.

Rest in your actions.

Rest in your choices.

Rest in your relationships.

Allow the Lord to put you at peace through rest and restoration of your soul.

As you learn to rest in the Lord, you can learn to trust the Lord more.

As you rest in the Lord, trust in the Lord, you learn to surrender control and allowing the Lord to be in control.

So just rest in the Lord,

Love,

T

We praise you Lord. We give you glory Jesus. We honor you in our lives. We allow you to reign fully in us.

We just praise you for who you are. We love you Jesus. We thank you for giving us eternal life.

We thank you for salvation, for dying on the cross for our sins, and paying the ultimate price for our transgressions.

Fill us with your Holy Spirit. Teach us to walk in your ways. Guide us so that we can give Glory to your name through our lives.

Just be Glorified today, in all things, wherever we go, whatever we say, may we reflect your  Light, Truth, the Way, and Christ.

May we die to the self, pride and ego…may we surrender our worries at your feet Jesus, may we allow you to be our Lord and savior.

Guide us in your Glory..in your Grace and in your Love, today and forever more.

We love you Jesus and we lay down our crowns, so that you can truly live through our lives.

Shine through the darkness..radiate the Glory of God through us and our lives.

Penetrate any strongholds in our lives, in our hearts, in our souls and in our minds…break through any negative thoughts and feelings..release us from the bondage of slavery..and may we experience the freedom we have in the Spirit.

Guide us in all things, may we fix our eyes on you Jesus, not on things of this world.

May our spirit never become low, but may our spirit be filled with your Spirit so we can be taken to a higher level of thinking, perceiving and understanding.

I ask that you have put it on all our hearts to simple to Praise you, to give you the honor, the glory, the power, the strength, and the wisdom in our lives.

I pray all this in Jesus name, Amen.

Theresa

Those you are closest is to, know you the best and you know them the best, so if you are emotional they are going to respond to you based on that emotion. You will do the same thing..if someone is a little emotional with you, you are going to respond to that emotion.

Not only emotions, but we all respond to what those who are closest to us think and say. And the same is true for what you think and say. It is not a one way street in relationships. It is always an act and respond situation.

So the next time you are about to say, express, or do something, think about what responses you may get and how it will affect your relationships with them. Same thing holds for what people say, express and do towards you.

It is essential to spend time every day in God’s word and in prayer so you can be filled with the Holy Spirit so that what you say and do reflect Christ. Whatever you say and respond to in your relationships should reflect God’s love.

Learn how to die to the self, and your own sinful nature, and be filled with the Holy Spirit. Remember if you are filled with the Spirit you will not gratify the things of the flesh. And finally remember that Christ crucified the flesh on the cross so walk in the Spirit.

Everything has a cause and effect, and the key is being filled with the Spirit so that what you say and do gives honor to God in your life.

Renew your mind in the Spirit today, Romans 12:1-2.

Love,

T

When you tell people you are a Christian, does your personal life reflect a person who truly walks closely with the Lord.

Can people see the Fruits of the Spirit in your life?  The Fruits of the Spirit are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. 

Or is there any traits of the flesh? The character traits of someone walking in the sinful nature are sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies. 

You know we all can have ghosts in our closets, we can all live a dual life, pretending to be Godly, yet living a life that is actually ungodly.

The key is to be real with yourself. Be real with God. God wants you to love him completely with nothing in the flesh in your life. So…do some soul searching. Ask God if there is anything that you are thinking, feeling and/or doing that he disapproves of that he wants to work on with you.

Integrity is a big deal with God. It is being transparent with God and your fellow man.  It is truly being available to Love and to be loved.

Integrity is being honest with yourself and others. It is not being afraid to share your areas of weakness and sharing your true self with others.

Integrity is being a testimony of Truth. It is walking in the way of Righteousness, it is putting God’s commands before your own. It is being authentic.

Here is a great scripture verse to hold onto:

¹Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. ²Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. ³For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. ⁴When Christ, who is your^[a] life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

 ⁵Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. ⁶Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.^{[b] 7}You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. ⁸But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. ⁹Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices ¹⁰and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. ¹¹Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.

 ¹²Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. ¹³Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. ¹⁴And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

 ¹⁵Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. ¹⁶Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. ¹⁷And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3: 1-15.

Dive into God’s word, spend some serious quiet time with the Lord. Allow Christ to dwell deeply in your heart, invite him to remove anything of the flesh from you, and seek the Lord..repent of your ways.

Remember, every single one of us will need to give an account of how we lived our lives. Live for Christ..and let go of the self, temptations, and be real and authentic.

Love,

T.