We may fall 7 times, but we continue to get back up

The beauty of Christ in us is that we are like the prize fighter, it is not how many championships he has won, rather its how many times he has chosen to get back up. When we fall, a lot of the thoughts tell us to give up. However, God is continually telling us that He renews us and his mercies for us renew daily. He tells us that there is nothing that will keep us from him , and with that, we need to hold on to that truth. The truth lies in our soul, and we should have 2 Timothy 1:7 committed to our hearts. It says that God does not give us a spirit of fear, rather He gives us Spirit of Power, Love, and Self Discipline.

The last part of this is what I have chosen to follow in ALL aspects of my life. Self discipline is a unique trait in us humans. We see people in our lives who follow it and their life is an example of what that looks like. Most of them have it because no matter how many times they have fallen down, they choose to get up. When we have the Holy Spirit, He can pick us up when some of those falls feel impossible to overcome. The pain, the defeat seems to much to bear, but since our Spirit is not one of fear, our faith needs to hold tight to Who we are in Christ! We are His beloved and we are designed in His image. Our ability to be like Christ is a choice and we have the free will to choose this.

Please know there is nothing that can separate you from Christ. Make the choice to see yourself as the Spirit Warriors we are and know that our Power, Love and Self discipline comes from our Father who created us even before anything was created!!! You are worth more and God is more than Enough!!

One Love, One King, All Christ!

Beautiful Day of Remembrance!

I posted a video today while I was spending some time at the lighthouse in remembrance of my Mom. This day, as I said in the video, is usually very hard and sad. 15 years today she went home to be with Jesus. However, today I took a different approach and I focused on how my mom would want me to be living. She knows I miss and love her, but she also knows my weaknesses and where I struggle. She knows that when I am close to Christ he uses me in amazing and very humbling ways. I started my morning off talking to one of my closest friends and shared with him what today was. He told me the story of when his mom passed and how he felt her presence even though she was at the hospital and he was at work. His story was beautiful and I won’t go into detail, but little did I know it was God giving me a glimpse of what was to come.

I get to the lighthouse and it is beautiful and the ocean was a very dark blue. The sun was shining off of it and there was a nice refreshing breeze. I was listening to worship songs and looking at the water between the lighthouse and one of the houses in Stiltsville ( houses on the water in the bay). As I was admiring the scenery and just talking with God, I jumped off the seawall to head back to the bench. I had just called my dad and when I turned around two dolphins popped up, not 30 feet from me. I jumped back onto the sea wall and they came up together again, this time they came out of the water looking at me. I didn’t immediately relate it to my friends story but I thanked God for giving me the nod that He was there and so was my mom. It was such a pleasant moment and in the 14 years I have gone to the lighthouse, this is the first time I had an experience with dolphins. It was just very fitting and in remembering my mom, I could hear her laugh and see her smile.

I saw the beauty of creation, from the clouds to the sand. Everything has structure, everything has color and is vibrant. I wanted to sit and just take it all in and the only thing I could so was continue to Thank Jesus for today and to know my mom is ALIVE and well, just on the other side. We will all get a chance to see our loved ones again. Pray for the people in your life who don’t know Jesus and pray that they do get to know Him. Live your life to the full and let Jesus shine out of you! I miss my mom dearly, but I do know that she is where she needs to be and that’s with Jesus. 15 years have passed, but today was a good day!!

One Love, One King, All Christ!

Our “BIRTH” Days are blessings!!

When we are younger we really do take for granted the blessing of another year. Most of the time we are focused on the things in life that bring anxiety, worry and fear. The other times we are focused on ourselves and what we think we need to do. We work so hard to make money and have success and if we struggle with our self-worth it is just another battle to add to the way of life. However, I have learned that our most important commodity is TIME! We can lose and gain money, success, fame and more. The one thing we do not gain more of is time.

When I was younger I did not like celebrating my birthday, I would find ways to avoid people knowing and if someone tried to set up a party or get together for me I would feel not worthy of it. I lived like that for a long time, but now I realize, because of the loss of several loved ones, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE and should be treated more valuable than Earth’s most precious stones. As a christian, we know that we have eternal life and live in Heaven, but God wants us to believe more than that. Jesus says in the bible that He wants us to Live life and have it to the full. He wants to give us our desires and our wants, but in that our faith must be solid. When we have faith and we claim the blessings that He promises, they will come true.

I turned 47 today and most of my birthdays I just treated as another day. What I realized is your birthday gives people a chance to celebrate you. You get a chance for people to show the love and respect they have for you. You can see people go out of their way to make you feel special. The world stops for a moment and you get to be loved on. There are so many people in this world who do not get to celebrate their birthdays because of the circumstances of life they are in. For those of us who have a community, let them love on you and allow Jesus to shine brightly as your soul is being blessed by those close to you.

I know that today is a blessing as I start my 47th year and I want to take this blessing and live the best life I can for Jesus. There is an amazing connection with the Holy Spirit that happens when you choose Him. A lot of time we feel it during worship, but if you take your time and let God work you can feel, see and hear the love and guidance of the Holy Spirit. Enjoy your birthdays and know that God wants you to feel like you deserve it because He took all the bad for you, so that you can live life to the full.

One Love, One King, All Christ