His Heart

Things I know about God’s heart towards me:

·      He loves me

·      He has a plan and purpose for my life

·      He calls me by name

·      He is working all things together for my good (even if I can’t see it)

·      He rescued me

·      He has forgiven me

·      He knows every part of me and still loves me

·      He believes in me

·      He calls me His daughter

·      He will provide all that I need

·      His timing is perfect

·      He will never give up on me

·      He will never leave my side

Don't Fight Change

"I DECLARE that God is bringing about new seasons of growth. I will not get stagnant and hold on to the old. I will be open to change knowing that God has something better in front of me. New doors of opportunity, new relationships and new levels of favor are in my future. This is my declaration."

Joel Osteen 

                  Stay open for change. Don't approach change from a negative point of view. All change is not bad. It may seem negative on the surface, but remember, God would not allow it if He didn't have a purpose for it. He will use it to stretch you and to hopefully push you into a new dimension. You may be in a perfectly fine situation for years, but all of the sudden you will see a stirring taking place.

                  It's easy to become negative or bitter and say: :God why is this happening? I thought I had your favor." But a much better approach is to just stay open and know that God is still in control. If you will embrace the change, the winds that you thought would defeat you will actually push you into His divine destiny.

                  So at times He may cause a friend to walk away. He'll stir up things and may even allow a friend to do you wrong, because He knows that if He doesn't close that door you will never move ahead. Thirty years later that person would still be dragging you down, keeping you from your destiny. God would not have stirred it up if He didn't have something better in store. Don't fight change; embrace it, and you will step into the fullness of what God has in store for you.

BOOM.

The enemy only fights against things that advance the Kingdom. And this week especially I have felt him fighting me. So that only means one thing. Be warned family, friends, and anyone else I’m about to be connected to. Our worlds are about to be rocked. BOOM.

Let's Get Real

            Let me preface this post by saying that regardless of how I feel about this when I finish, I WILL POST THIS. With that being said, I’m going to be more vulnerable in this post then I’ve possible ever been. As I enter this next season I have to admit that I’m scared. Like the kind of scared where I’ve cried myself to sleep more than once this past week. What am I so scared about, you ask? Well lets get this over with.

1.      That I’ll lose touch with friends I have in Boone. This isn’t number one for no reason.

2.     That I’m underestimating the “job” that’s ahead of me.

3.      That my family won’t entirely be fans of the me that I’ve become while I was away

4.     Making new friends

5.      Getting connected (like REALLY connected) in another church

6.     That I’ll be seen as the same girl that I was 5 years ago

7.      That I’ll get complacent and not keep pursuing my dream

8.      All the alone time I’m going to be having

9.     That any broken relationships are beyond mending

10.    That too much will be asked or expected of me

I could name other things, but what’s the point. The purpose of me telling you my fears is not to get sympathy or to make you worry in any way. This post is actually kind of selfish and more of a pep talk for myself than anything. I want to look back at this post in 3 months and laugh. I want to look back and be able to check off all 10 of these things as things that I’ve been able to overcome. I know that I will undoubtedly face all of these and more unexpected challenges BUT I know that my God is greater and that this is something that He’s called me to do. I am a conquer and I am an overcomer. There is not an ounce of slacker in me. I will succeed. I’m a daughter of the King of Kings and that means that His blood is in me. His blood covers and protects me from my “fleshly” fears. With Him I cannot fail.