A New Chapter

That right there is just a little glimpse of my new house. And no I’m not writing this post, or sharing that picture, just to share my decorating tastes 🙂 This post is simply all about the new chapter I have started in my life…and obviously a new home signifies that new chapter. New chapters can be kind of scary. They can be full of uncertainty and never knowing what in the world could happen one minute to the next! But whoever said that was a bad thing? Whoever said that not knowing and not having a solid plan set in place was a recipe for disaster? Society has said it is.

Shake the Dust Off.

Matthew 10:11-14 ¹¹ Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave. ¹² As you enter the home, give it your greeting. ¹³ If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you. ¹⁴ If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet.

Doubt Your Doubts.

Merriam-Webster’s definition of doubt is “to be uncertain about (something) : to believe that (something) may not be true or is unlikely : to have no confidence in (someone or something) : fear.” 

Power, Love and Self Discipline.

2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love and self discipline. 

Fear Says Don’t, when God Says Do.

Fear says don’t, when God says do. 

Those words were spoken to me yesterday in a faith-filled conversation with someone, and they are still with me to this moment. They are so true. And they are SO meaningful to me. I don’t know where any of you are at in this very moment of your life, but guys just know that fear is an evil thing. Fear is what keeps you from doing what God is calling you to do. Fear is from the devil. Fear is the devil’s way of holding you back…holding you back from experiencing the goodness that God wants you to experience. Fear is preventing you from taking that jump into the beautiful abyss of The Lord. Fear paralyzes you. Fear confuses you. Fear literally says “DON’T. STOP. Are you sure you want to do that? What if this happens? You’re better off just staying put.” FEAR IS EVIL. It is probably the most evil tool in the devil’s arsenal.

Distractions from God.

Sunday’s message at church was focused on 2 Peter chapter 1, and man was it something that I know A LOT of people in my life and in this world needed to hear. I took a bit of a hiatus (in case you couldn’t tell!), but this message has stuck with me ever since hearing it, so I know I need to write about it 🙂 

Own Your Faith.

That goofy group of girls right there is EVERYTHING. They own their faith like you wouldn’t believe! Surround yourself with people like that…people who will encourage ownership.

Wednesday’s message at Student Ministries was EVERYTHING. It was everything that people young and old alike need to hear. It was everything that I needed to hear because it brought so much reassurance that I am indeed on the right path with God. I left feeling elevated and humbled in my faith journey, KNOWING that I am in a great place with my Father. KNOWING that I really do own my faith…an amazing thing to own. Perhaps, the single greatest thing we can own! And that’s what the message was all about…OWNING your faith. Do you own your faith? Do you know what it means to own your faith?

The World You Were Born Into…

We are all born into our own little worlds. My world is different from your world, your world is different from my world, and each person who reads this blog has different worlds from one another. We all were born into our own little worlds! But just because you were born into a specific world, and were raised in that world, doesn’t mean that’s the world God intended you live for your ENTIRE life. In fact, what we are born into and raised in, is most likely not what God wants us to stay in for the rest of our lives. And that’s the struggle that a lot of people face…I definitely have faced it. I definitely have struggled with what I was born into, how I was raised, how I’ve been told how to live and what I have been programmed into thinking about life in general.

Your Hour Will Come.

John 7:30 At this they tried to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.

To Someone Special…

I recently read a pretty mind blowing article about singleness and marriage. A person I hold very dear to my heart shared it with me, and man am I glad he did! I can’t even begin to tell you how the message in the article is still setting in right now as I’m typing this, and will probably continue to set in days from now. It was THAT touching and definitely a true message from God Himself! I don’t plan on writing a long blog post today full of my rambling, so I’m keeping this short and sweet 🙂 I just want to share a message from the heart to someone special (the person who shared the article with me) and whomever else needs to hear this message right now in their life. For all I know there could someone out there who stumbles upon this, and says “Hey! This was written for me!” 🙂