We All Make Mistakes

Let me start this post off by saying....WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES! Big ones or little ones...mistakes are mistakes. However, you should not condemn yourself when you make them. "There is, therefore, now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus....," (See Romans 8:1). 



If anything, we should learn from them so that we won't make the same mistake twice. And please do not allow your mistakes to rob you of your joy in your salvation. "Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm," (Winston Churchill). When you make a bad decision, do not allow the devil to steal your joy and make you feel anything but worthy of God's love, grace, mercy and peace.  Nothing you can do can separate God's love from you.





"He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy." (Proverb 28:13)



When we confess our wrongdoings, God will have mercy. He will still love us as well as continue to grant us favor. God doesn't require us to be perfect. Nonetheless, we can pray for wisdom to make the right choices. Use your mistakes as stepping stones not stumbling blocks. With mistakes, you may fall or stumble. However, you must get back up, dust yourself off, and keep going in the name of Jesus.








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With every mistake, you will definitely learn who are and how strong you are in Christ Jesus.

Do You Have A Life???

Most people define having a life as being popular, always having a full scheduled rather than staying home being bored. However, I am here to say (or post) that without God there is no life. Jesus came that we would have an abundant life. God did not sacrifice His Son, so that we may live an empty life. So whether you may be popular or not, please realized that if Jesus is not your personal Savior, then you have no life.




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Not only will you have a full life on earth, you will have a full life in heaven. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life," (John 3:16).  When you choose Jesus, you choose to live.

Charm, Beauty & Praise

The Bible is the best go-to manual there is if need an answer, information, perspective or even verification. If you ever wandered exactly how the bible defines beauty, all you have to do is refer to THE BOOK. Beauty is not about how good you look on the outside, but who you are on the inside. It's doesn't even matter how charming you are. It's all about who you represent.





Proverbs 31:30 says,
"Charm can mislead and beauty soon fades.

The woman to be admired and praised

is the woman who lives in the Fear-of-God." (msg)






Being a woman who loves and fears God, is what make you admirable. This attribute is what makes you magnetic. You cannot depend on your charm or your beauty for what you need or to make yourself likeable by others. People will love you for who you are in Christ Jesus!  And in Christ Jesus, you are FEARFULLY and WONDERFULLY made!!  You are Designer's Original!!!






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Walk His Way

It's amazing when you're dealing with a situation or have to make a major decision, everyone seems to have an opinion on what you should or shouldn't do. If that is the case, I found out that even though you may respect people's advice that doesn't mean you have to do what they say. At the end of the day, the choice is yours on how to deal or how not deal. But, keep in mind God's word from Psalm 1:1-2.




"Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night."



Whatever you do make sure it doesn't cause you to walk in a direction that is not pleasing to God. Walk by faith. Trust in God to direct your path. Walk God's way and be bless. His way is the only way that will lead you to your destiny. His way is the only way that will lead you out of the darkness and into the light.

Yet Shall We Praise Him

Have you ever had those moments where you feel dazed, confused, down-trodden, weary or all of the above? I know I have. And I realized that's okay. It's alright to have moments such as these. According to Psalm 42:5, 11 and Psalm 43:5, even the psalmist have felt that way. Nonetheless, the psalmist knows that his only hope is in God. He found that hope by seeking God in prayer.






   



In the midst of distress or in the time of trouble, put your hope in God. Give Him a yet praise. Regardless of how things may seem, YET we shall praise him. Negative account balance in the bank....YET praise Him. A friend backstabbed you....YET praise Him. Don't know which way is up....YET praise Him. Your boss seems a bit bossy...YET praise Him. There's power in praising the one and only Almighty God!!! 

WE SHALL YET PRAISE HIM!!!

Diligence is the Key

One of the main thing we need to be as believers in Christ Jesus is diligent. We need to be consistent and diligent. We should not by wishy-washy or flipping the script on people from one minute to the next. We should maintain our walk in Christ with diligence and consistency.



  Diligence - constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything
You would want to stay constant in every effort to accomplish your dreams as well as win souls for the kingdom of God. It is impossible to achieve anything without staying on task. The best way to show God how diligent you are is by studying His word.



Study it; Read it and Memorize it!!




2 Timothy 2:15 says, "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."








Being diligent when it comes to God's word and His way of doing things is part of the growing process in your relationship with Christ. As time passes, you will see yourself applying the word more and more each day. When it comes to God, stay on task until you will no longer see it as such but as a lifestyle.

Pleasing to God

Have you ever thought no matter what you say or do...you are would never be good enough? (For whatever reason) But why is that? Why does it seem so hard to please people? On more than one occasion, some of us have been guilty of putting people standards higher than God's just for the sake of fitting in as if our lives revolve around pleasing them.

However, one thing I know for sure is that it doesn't take much to please God. You don't have be someone that you are not. You have don't have to sacrifice your identity, your morals, and all that good stuff. All you need to do is believe. Have faith!! It's just that simple. :)

If you don't believe me, I like to issue this scripture into evidence as exhibit #1.








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How to have faith? Build your faith by reading God's word. There are countless stories, scriptures of great men and women of God about their faith in God and it worked miracles in their lives. Romans 10:17 says, "So then faith [comes] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." I pray that you would read God's word, listen to what it is saying, so that you can activate your faith.

1 Corinthians 15:57-58 Victory

I thank God that through Christ Jesus we have the victory. We have victory over our not-so-dear enemy Satan. We have victory over our finances, over our household, over our job, and everything else that try to easily beset us. Amen and Hallelujah!!! 



God's word will not return void. Therefore, if it says that I have the victory; Then I am going to claim, declare, and receive my victory from God in the name of Jesus.  I AM VICTORIOUS!!  Hallelujah, Thank you Jesus!!!











Because I know without a shadow of doubt that I have the victory, I know I can stand firm. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, I can be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in God's word. Take Paul's word to heart and believe that you have the victory;
 

BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE VICTORIOUS!! 

And nothing by any means is going to stop you from walking into your destiny. Amen and Amen!!

Come Back Again Now.....Ya Here!!!

Hello blogland!! It's been awhile since my last post. Time definitely has a way of getting away from you, that's for sure. But, one of the many things I love about blogging is that you can stop for whatever reason and for how many long of time that you need and still come back as if you never left blogland. Depending on how long you haven't blog, you might have to play a little bit of catch up to what's new, who's still blogging, or who's taking a blog-cation. Nonetheless, it's all good.


At this point, I don't know which way God is taking my blog but we will see in due time. God is awesome. He is not going to lead me astray!!! Won't you please join for the ride of a lifetime. :)