I trust you Lord

Good morning ladies,

I am sorry that the post is coming late, but I must tell you some things that are going on in my life. I have a grand-baby named Bayleigh and the Lord knows that I love her so much, but so does my adversary (the devil) know that I love her. Remember ladies with the post regarding the armor, I told you he has our video and he remembers our plays and expects us to act the same way before. Well as long as it is a way that is not pleasing to God he got us. In Bayleigh's case the doctors think she had a very bad episode of asthma, but one of the doctors said we are not claiming that (asthma). She was right I am not claiming that, it could simply be that Bayleigh had a virus attack. Children between 2-3 often gets viruses when something crosses their path and they have a strong reaction to it. In my case my grand-baby this week could hardly let a breath out- her chest was going so fast it looked like she was going to explode. Truly this was one of those moments that all I could say is help us Jesus. Her mother went into a clinic for help because it was close to her home, but she heard the receptionist from a distance asking other people do you have an appointment. Of course were not expecting this attack so no we didn't have an appointment, BUT GOD knew it was coming.

When my daughter went inside the clinic it took her a while and praise God for the Holy Spirit because he calmed me down enough to unbuckle my seat-belt, reach back to my grand-baby, I took her hands and said lets pray. My grand-baby by the way is 3 years old. I asked her Bayleigh, do you trust God? At this point she could not even speak she just nodded her head YES, and I began to pray that Jesus would make the enemy take his hands off my grand-baby because I was going to love him no matter what. Bayleigh is my little prayer partner and warrior every Sunday that she goes to church she will go down to the alter with me and pray. She has about a 50 year old spirit because when I am praying she is saying, "YES JESUS", from the mouths of babes people- this child knows he (Jesus) is real. You see ladies when you are lining up with the word of God and telling people it's time to get serious about God, and stop playing church and be the church well of course the devil is going to attack.

I told a friend of mine you know something Drema I'm not going to stop praising him, I am going to praise him anyway. Yes, I would rather it be me sick than my grand-baby or my children, but God wants another opportunity to tell the devil go to hell. I can imagine Jesus saying, "This old girl of mine she loves me and when you attack her family, friends, and even people she does not know she is just going to pray." Ladies we are not done with the armor but if I would not had scripture in my heart and Jesus on my side- I would have just fell apart. Even with my tears in my eyes- my grand-baby looked up at me perplexed, as if to say, 'get it together and pray when you're hurt yaya, you taught me that'. I am called yaya which in Greek means grandmother. I wiped away the tears at that moment and placed in my mind and heart scripture Colossians 3:15 "Let the Peace of God rule your heart." Jesus broke through and asked me, "Reda do you trust me?" My response was yes Lord, I trust you. Bayleigh and I belong to you and you can do as you choose I trust you.

See when everything around you goes wrong and God gives you his peace it is truly amazing. The doctors still are not really sure if it is asthma or if it is a virus, but God told me to speak to the mountain and it shall be moved. So mountain in front of God,friends, and family I declare and demand this is not asthma- it was a virus in the name of Jesus. And devil as Jesus has told you to go back to hell so do I, you have no power here and you can only do what the Lord allows.....In Jesus holy name keep your hands off my family and friends. What are you facing ladies? Is it job lost, divorce, finances are gone, no food in the house, or the kids are acting like they belong to themselves and God did not create them? Well I am here standing on the word of God. Luke 1:37, "For nothing is impossible with God." If he can make the dead rise surely he can heal my grand-baby, surely he can comfort you and take care of whatever you're facing. In the New Living Translation bible it reads in Isaiah 55:8, "My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts," says the LORD. "And my ways are far beyond anything you can imagine." Let God have bragging rights on you please- after all you are his creation. He had bragging rights on Job and allowed a man to question him, who are we that we should question our creator? No matter what Lord, I TRUST YOU. I will keep praying and obeying you for I give myself to you- have your way.

Be blessed ladies and please bless others.

Forget the Roses, Stop and Seek God

I don’t know about you ladies but boy I’ve been one busy lady this month.  My dad often says “girl if you don’t slow down you’re gonna run into yourself walking out the door one day” and that couldn’t be truer.  Spring break and the vacation that goes along with it has come and gone, kids an myself are back in school to finish out the semester, back to work and that crazy schedule, husband has traveled the past 3 weeks and only home on weekends, I’ll be traveling next week and have 2 papers coming due at school and it’s still March.  Looking back I’d swear we were in May by now!?!?!

Because of this crazy and hectic day, week, month that we’ve had we decided to do absolutely nothing this past weekend.  We laid around, cleaned house, went to the park and read our books, and even went to the movies.  Heck that was all on Saturday , even when we’re relaxing we’re on the go.  So Sunday morning rolls around, the alarm clock goes off and Carl says, “let’s go to church baby”.  I thought “ugghhh I’m tired, I have homework, unpacking to do, luncheon to do and a test to take tonight I don’t have time.  He said “come on honey, once you go you’ll be happy you went.  We’ve been going every weekend and really enjoying it” and boy was he right!!  I’m so glad to have him to remind me of that, I went, I sang, I cried and left rejuvenated and ready to tackle the day!

We sometimes feel that we don’t’ have time for Church, we don’t have time for God, that’ll just get in the way of everything else I have planned today.  Well, ladies, it’s not God that gets in the way of life; it’s LIFE THAT GETS IN THE WAY OF OUR GOD.  It’s not cool, it’s not fair but it’s the truth.  Ladies, we need to slow down.  I could have been a little late to my luncheon, I could have stayed up late to do my homework, heck I could have done my homework instead of going to the movies Saturday.  It’s all about priorities, and until we get them straight we’re gonna be lost.  It’s as simple as that.

So let us be each others accountability partners and remind each other of how we fit our life into God’s plans, not how we fit God into our plan!  I know Raynisia, Reda and myself all hope that these blogs help you all through your daily struggles, hardships and victories and help remind you of His everlasting love. 

Here are a few versus:

Deuteronomy 4:29
But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

Psalm 69:32
The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.

Be bold ladies, be strong, and seek Him!

The Change

Good Morning!

For all of those wondering what’s up with me and all of my recent FB posts, this blog and the FB I recently started, I wanted to write a blog just for you. J I know you’re wondering what changed me and I just wanted to tell you that Jesus is what happened. Some wonder how the change came so quickly and it seemed like it happened over night, but it honestly happened in the spilt moment that I realized why I had been so unhappy with what seemed like everything in my life. I knew something needed to change and instead of pointing fingers at everyone around me I pointed them at myself. I decided to actually allow God to consume me and stop trying to live for myself, because that obviously wasn’t getting me anywhere.

                Many of you won’t understand this and you may question why I decided to do this or if this change is real and I’m here to tell you it’s realer than you know. It’s like God took my blind fold off and I can see things clearly now. Some of you are where I am in my spiritual walk and some aren’t, some may not even have the desire to be where I am, but just want an explanation. My explanation is this, when God speaks to a person so clearly and tells them what he wants them to do who could say no? If you aren’t where I am then maybe God hasn’t spoken to you yet, maybe he has and you blocked it out, or maybe you have been so busy doing what you want to do that you don’t hear him at all. That’s fine, we are all in different places, but I have something to declare to the world and it’s my love for the Lord. It has helped me love my life and everything in it. That doesn’t mean I don’t have bad days or that I don’t get stressed. I’m not the “perfect” person, but I do hold myself to higher standards than before. I actually care about pleasing God and living for him. I care if I do or say something that I know hurts God. Living my life the way I was a couple of months ago wasn’t getting me anywhere. My life wasn’t terrible by any means, but I felt a void. I felt alone even when I was with a group of people and I felt misunderstood. Getting my “spiritual health” where it needed to be has changed EVERY aspect of my life. I’m not ashamed or embarrassed of my relationship with God or my desire to live for him. Honestly, I wish everyone could experience it. Living for God is not easy by any means. Not only do I have people I don’t really know judging me, but also friends and family that want to know “what happened to Raynisia”. It’s not easy feeling misunderstood and wishing that everyone was at the same place you are in their lives. There are only two things to do in this situation, I can either care so much about what the world thinks of me that I stop living for God OR I can take the other route and stay on the path that I FIRMLY believe leads to greater things than this world has to offer, which is living my life for God. Taking a stand for what I believe in and not allowing what the world thinks of me to affect the way I live my life. No matter what I do people will judge me, and I would rather them judge me for me living for God than for them to say I never even tried.

I haven’t always been this on fire for God, but I’ve always loved him and tried to live for him. I’ve been where so many people are today, where they go to church EVERY Sunday and they take the word and never apply it to any part of their lives, or they do but it only last for a little while. I’ve also been that person that heard people praising God and saying “Amen” when the preacher says something good, and  wondering why they were saying that or wondering what they were experiencing because I wasn’t there. I questioned them and I questioned if what they were experiencing was real. I knew that if it was real that I definitely wanted a part of it. That’s the thing, I wasn’t where they were in their walk with God, and therefore I couldn’t relate to what they were going through because I didn’t understand it. It’s okay not to understand why I am where I am, but I urge you to give it a try.  J

God told me to let his light shine through me and I’m trying to do this every day. Every day is a struggle, but he’s well worth it. J  

Check out Matthew 5:13-16

Have a wonderful day! Stay encouraged, inspired and motivated and help someone else do the same today! J

Raynisia Nagel

A Woman After God’s Own Heart

I need your Peace Lord

Good morning ladies,

This is the day that the Lord has made let us rejoice and be glad in it. Yesterday was a beautiful day but it is gone. You could not bring that day back and experience it again no matter how much you enjoyed it. Rather it was the weather you enjoyed, church, family, or friends today is certainly a new day, so it is time for new experiences with God. Today we will be speaking about another part of our armor in the battle for our lives, and although we are in a battle it does not mean we cannot experience peace. If you have not read Ephesians chapter 6:13-17, you need to read the word of God it speaks about your armor in order for you to gear up before you do anything. Ladies and I do mean anything else, before you wake your kids up for school- gear up, before you make your spouse breakfast gear up, and certainly before you leave out the door for wherever you're going- gear up.

You know I read in Colossians 3:15, "Let the PEACE of GOD rule in your hearts." Well ladies in order to get the peace of God you how need to learn about peace and what God has to say about his peace. Lets take the next journey with God- gear up ladies we actually get to put on some armor most of us love shop for 'shoes'. The next part of the armor states: having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace. During the Roman Soldiers time their shoes-sandals were made very well to endure battle. Their sandals were called caliga - these sandals were studded heavily with nails they were called hobnails, and were firmly placed directly through the sole of the shoe. Just think of it now are the craftsmen making our shoes durable, sturdy, or they just making them cute? Today ladies we are still going to be cute in our minds and even in our appearance. However, spiritually we have our Roman sandals on because we need durability and stability when the enemy attempts to knock us off our feet to knock the wind out of us. The sandals that you are wearing ladies are kinda like cleats, it would help the soldier to stay stable so he would not be slipping, he would be steadfast and not easily moved on the battle field.

You know how we are now those cleats (sandals) are not dug in deep into the soil, so when stipulations happens such as: career failing, no money in the bank, kids acting crazy, and daddy is crazy for leaving me with the kids lol. So what happens we are knocked off our feet and the wind in knocked out of us we feel powerless. Well let me make it clear those shoes are the Gospel of Peace, and I need to tell you ladies how to strap them own; because ladies we are already victorious in this battle we just need to walk it out in peace. Have you ever had the experience that when everything around you was in chaos you were in perfect peace? If so than that my sister is having on the right shoes the Gospel of Peace shoes. Do you want to keep them shoes on and never take them off, and do you know it is possible but that means digging into God's word. Lets go find some treasure because as God word say, were your treasure is there your heart will be also. First, let me give you an illustration that I read which was so wonderful about peace.

There were two painters and they were told that they would win $ 250,000 dollars for the best portrait that portrayed PEACE. Of course both men excited went and started on their master piece the first artist painted a serene portrait of a lake with the sun glistening off it at just the right angle so that it sparkled across the top of the water. A shepherd walked near the lake with sheep following him at a distance. Trees stood off to one side of the lake with birds gathered in their tallest branches. After finishing his painting, the painter leaned back and took a deep breath of satisfaction. In his mind, he had portrayed peace.

The second painter had a different idea in mind when he painted his portrait. In his painting, the sky was pitch black. Lightning shot through the air in zigzagged movements. This painter also had water, but the waves in his painting thrashed as if they were somehow awakened from a terrible dream. Tress bent and bowed down in the wind. The painting looked like a portrait of chaos. But when you looked closely at the second artist's painting, all the way down to the bottom on the left-hand side, just near the very edge of this horrific scene, you could see a little bird standing on a rock. The little bird had its mouth open, as if singing a beautiful song. One faint light shone down from the darkness of the clouds onto the bird as it sung in spite of the situation all around it. Ladies who won this competition?

The second painter won. The judges chose him as the winner because he showed the truest manifestation of peace- a peace that resonates from within despite what's going on all around. Peace doesn't refer to an inner calm when all around you is calm. When you are surrounded by tranquility, you are supposed to be calm. When you experience godly peace, you are at rest even when everything else is wrong. One of my favorite scriptures is above and the one below, and you ladies have a blessed day and bless others. Keep those peace shoes on no matter what is going on around you, you are in Jesus hands and he said no one can pluck you out.

John 14:27

²⁷ “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.

Memoir

Good morning ladies!

I’m sorry it’s been a while since I’ve posted. It has been a rough week for me to say the least. I’ve been sick, tired, stressed and so many other things, but I just keep praying for God’s peace and strength! J

Today I wanted to challenge you all to do something for me, but mostly for yourselves. If you had to write your memoir in 6 words what would they be? Example: “Kind hearted nurturing strong loving woman” , I’m not saying that’s mine because I’m still challenging myself to come up with a 6 word bio, but just take a couple of minutes to think of 6 words to describe who you TRULY are. …be completely honest with yourself because no one else is there to judge you.

Now that you’ve taken some time to think of your 6 word bio ask yourself these two questions: First, is this how the people closest to you would describe you? Second, is this how God sees you? That’s pretty powerful huh? I know when I read this study I was thinking, WOW would my own personal opinion of myself match up with what others would say about me? More importantly, would it match up with what God would say?

I’ll be completely honest and tell you that God still has A LOT of work to do on me. I have struggles every day, just like everyone else that I want to change and make better. But it would be nice to get to the point in my life where my 6 word bio matched not only what others would say, but what God would say about me. I still haven’t been able to think of the perfect 6 words to describe me. I get caught up in trying to use words that I think will look good on paper, but I stop myself from using them because those words are where I want to be, but not where I am. I wish that my 6 word bio could be like David’s “A man after MY own heart” (1 Sam.13:14; Acts 13:22).

None of us are perfect and God loves us for who we are at this very point in our lives, but he also wants us to live our lives to please him. He holds us at a higher standard than he does the nonbelievers and every day we should be taking steps to let go of self and to be more like Jesus. We have to stop focusing so much on our desires and focus on what God is trying to do in our lives. (I will get into this next week!)

My challenge for all of you today, including myself, is to figure out what your 6 word memoir/bio would be and then ask yourself would God agree and would he approve. If you answered no to either of these then you know you have some work to do, which I’m pretty sure we all fall in that category. J  Please check out John 1:1-14, it’s the wonderful scripture that went along with this lesson in my daily bread.

“Lord, help me to be what YOU want me to be

 In character, actions, and will,

 For you are the potter and I am the clay---

Your purposes I would fulfill.”  -Fitzhugh

I’m excited to meet you ladies tomorrow!!!

Stay encouraged, inspired and motivated today and help someone else do the same! J

Raynisia Nagel
A Woman After God’s Own Heart

Forgiveness Sets YOU FREE!!!

Good Morning Ladies,

Lets talk about forgiveness because without it we are doomed to fail, and we were not created to fail but to be a conqueror. Have you ever told someone I will never forgive you? If you have- I want you to not only forgive them, but I want you to ask God to forgive you. When you do not forgive someone who has wronged you- what you are doing is holding yourself hostage. The person that you are mad at- most likely have not given you another thought. They are living their lives and you are in bondage because of your bitterness, hatred, or down right anger. Now don't get me wrong in God's word he states it is okay to be angry but sin not. Do you realize that when you do not forgive you are doing just that- sinning. In Matthew 6:14-15 it states, ¹⁴ “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. ¹⁵ But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.

I know it is not easy to forgive people that have wronged you, but again you're not hurting them you're hurting yourself. Ladies I am not just speaking to you believe me I am speaking to myself as well. You know we all have people right in our own families that have said things, done things that we just felt were unforgivable. Well in your own power you may be right but you must call out to God and just tell him the truth. I will admit I have told God before if you don't show me how to forgive my sister Lord than I am not going to be able to do it.

She had did something that hurt me so deeply and because she is my sister by blood, I felt that if she loved me how could she do this to her own sister. And you better believe I asked God the very same question. I loved when he responded in his word by allowing me to read...The one that does my Father's will is my mother. You can substitute the word mother with sister, brother, friend and etc... In other words, my sister may have the same birth parents as I do but that is not what makes us family. Jesus said what makes us family is doing the will of his Father in heaven. And remember the devil has to use somebody, I am not calling my sister the devil but she was certainly not doing the will of the Father. Ladies do you have friends that you are so close to that you consider them family? If you do than you should remember we are all sinners saved by grace****we are flawed human beings. Just remember don't be so quick to dismiss people from your life because they have hurt you, or perhaps they hurt someone you love.

If they have been allowed to enter into your life it was on purpose because with God there are no such things as coincidence, chance, or luck. Also ladies I gave you the example above of my sister because I have five sister's and if they are reading this they have no idea which one I am speaking of lol. However, let me not sugar coat my own wrong doings either, I am sure I have hurt my sister's in one way or another but I pray that I will be quick to ask for forgiveness.

Can you imagine God not forgiving you- I know I could not handle that. Who would we cry out to, who would we pray to, or just talk to? There is so much in the word of God about forgiveness, but I want you ladies to take the time to study the word for yourself. If there is anyone in this world that you need to ask for their forgiveness, there is not time like the present because tomorrow is not promised. However, I must leave you with one more scripture about forgiveness from Mark 11:25, ²⁵ But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too.

Better yet let me give you the greatest example of forgiveness that all man have received that we did not deserve. Luke 23:34 states, ³⁴ Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”^[f] And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice

Jesus we ask that you FORGIVE US, but we thank you for giving you life, for no man could have taken it, but you gave it freely in order to save us.

Breastplate of Righteousness-I pray you wear it well

Good morning Ladies,

I pray that God has blessed your week thus far, but if you are thinking to yourself I'm just getting by, you're wrong. You are blessed just to be alive and I thank God for you. I thank him for you because I am not in this battle alone, but even better than that- we have been declared victorious in Christ already. We must ladies finish strong in the fight for our lives. Join me this morning in getting dressed for battle, and I don't mean having a cup of coffee so you won't be grouchy. Although I have already had mine for the day lol. Let me ask you to reach for your Breastplate of Righteousness, you should already have on your Belt of Truth and if you don't just go back to the post on 03/12/12 and grab it. I will wait on you right here, so you may want to put on the first piece of armor before you put the rest of your gear on. I want you to be well prepared for this battle-after all it's your life.

Ladies, I am not attempting to frighten you, but we are truly in a battle for our lives, for our families lives, and the devil is aiming to kill us off. Remember he is a roaring lion seeking who he may devour. I have to give you more of that scripture because I want to make it perfectly clear, YOU ARE NOT IN THIS FIGHT ALONE. The scripture comes from

1 Peter 5:8, but I want you to read 5:9 as well because I am one of your partners in this battle. 8 Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 9 Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your Christian brothers and sisters all over the world are going through the same kind of suffering you are.

So let us not waste time rather we like it or not we are all in this together, and you know in battle some of us - well all of us in this case gets wounded, some of us die, lose family members, turn to drugs, and the list goes on and on. However, my prayer is that although we are in this battle and again we must fight, none of us nor our friends and family will lose their eternal life. You see if you would take God at his word:

John 3:16, "For God so loved the world that he gave his ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, so that all that believe in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Above in verse 9 notice it states Christian brothers and sisters you see some of us may be in this battle but we may be on the wrong side. Let me make it plain. You are either fighting for Jesus or you are fighting for the devil, I am not going to take for granted that everyone reading this blog is saved. However, if you want to fight for Jesus and know that you are on the right side read the scripture below but also accept it as truth and do as it states.

Roman 10:9-10, 9"If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved."

So now my sister's and brothers if your reading this and you believe the above scripture as I do than you are on the right side of this battle. Now lets go fight the devil and do some wounding of our own. The Breastplate of Righteousness is the next gear that you need to always put on. Think back to the Roman soldier what he would wear before he went out for battle the breastplate which would guard his torso, which comprised his fundamental organs like his lungs, heart and so on. Now I know what you are thinking David used a sling shot, well you and I are not David lol. God showed David special favor and he told us to put on The Full Armor. Without a breastplate ladies you could almost be sure of certain death or such a bad injury you may wish you were dead. However, with this breastplate on when the devil throws his daggers, arrows, rocks, and whatever other weapons he has such as: people who you thought were your friends but they betrayed you. The armor guards you against that. Let me go a little deeper, you see we are not in the Roman era now...but in a way we are. Its just that the weapons the enemy uses now are different. Examples: My husband cheated on me and left me, I lost my job, my kids are on drugs, I lost my house, or my co-worker committed suicide. To you and me these are weapons of mass destruction and can make one lose their mind if...and I say IF we did not have on the BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.

Now I know you're wondering where does that righteousness come in there, and what does it mean. It comes in because it makes the devil's attacks ineffective because we are righteous with God he helps us to stand firm when the trials and tribulations come. And you know sister when you are to weak to stand that's why Jesus has me and other sister's in the battle with you. Those blows that the devil throws out may wound you but not wipe you out of the battle, so what does the devil do?...Believe me he won't stop trying to take us out, so he goes back and inspect your tape and he does have you on video. He does not know your thoughts but he certainly know your habits, so if they are bad habits change them. Make the devil have to come up with a new play book. You have been filmed and reviewed by your enemy again and again. He will pursue you in a different fashion if he cannot get you in the old bad habits...be careful of that tall handsome man, he just might be a trick from the devil. As your mother have said or someone you know have said...what looks good is not always good for you. And the final thing about righteousness- I will let Proverbs tell you, and remember Proverbs is considered the book of Wisdom.

Proverbs 11:4,"Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death."

Until we gear up again ladies with another part of our armor, know that Jesus loves you and so do we. We are family...We are soldiers in the army of the Lord, fight well.

Let Go and Let God

Are you ever in your car, with the radio on and you’re a million miles away?  Thinking about work, school, husband, kids, friends, bills?  Well I’m sure that happens to us all more times than not.  Well today I was heading to school and I had the local Christian station playing in the background, it wasn’t a song I had hear before and it seemed a little young so I started to change it and thought “nah, I’ll just leave it”.  Well I didn’t hear any of it because my mind was wondering but out of nowhere I heard the lyrics “I don’t want to gain the world and lose my soul”…WHOA!  “Well hello there God, how are you today?”  Now ladies you KNOW that was God right?  So I just focused on those words and didn’t even listen to the remainder of the song.   I don’t want to gain the world and lose my soul……. I don’t want to gain the world, and lose my soul.  I just kept repeating those words over and over again, I don’t want to gain the world and lose my soul.  How powerful is that?  We are not here to please the world; we are here to please God.  We try so hard to please everyone, our boss, our husbands, our kids, our friends, our parents….but it’s not about them, it’s about Him!!

John 14:6 says I am the way, the truth, and the light.  Follow Him and allow Him to guide you.  Trust Him and know that He is there!  I was recently going through some issues and was upset the first day or two but the more I prayed about (and received prayers) I realized God’s got this, He’s got it under control so I just let it go.  I realize that is easier said than done, but it can be done.  I spoke with a friend about it last week and she was upset for me, and said “Brandy, you’re so calm and seem so peaceful about this.  If I were you I’d be frantic”.  I told her God has it in control and there is nothing I can do about it. I have no fear, no worry, no anxiety.  It’ll get taken care of, I’ll be taken care of…..it’s all good!!  You’ve just got to let go and let God.  God has given us so many promises has He ever not lived up to them?  Has He ever lied to us?  Has He ever not taken care of us?  The answer to all those questions is no.  We may not understand it at the time but instead of asking Him why, ask yourself if you’re handing it all over to God.  Ask yourself if you are letting it go, how can He help if you don’t let go?  How can your child learn to ride their bike if you don’t let go?  How will that bill be paid if you don’t let go of the check?  I saw a quote once that said something along the lines of “God removes things from your grasp so that your hands can be open to receive something bigger”.  So let go, so that your hands are open to receiving more from Him.  He’s got it to give, you’ve just go to accept it.  Here’s another quote for you Don't let your mind bully your body into believing it must carry the burden of its worries."

On that note, I’ll sign off for today.  It’s short and sweet blog today but need I go on?  Lots of love, and prayers for you all. 

I give you control...

Good Morning Ladies!

So how many of you have been living on cloud nine and dreading the moment when your cloud has to drop you back off into the world of reality? Well that's how I’ve been feeling lately. I have been feeling like everything was starting to fall into place. My prayers and patience were finally paying off and I felt like the Lord heard my cries and blessed me beyond belief. As things kept getting better and better I kept waiting for the moment when I'd have to live back in my reality with the ups and downs of life, which I was honestly dreading. But that's the thing, when things are going so great and the Lord is doing so many awesome things in our lives the devil likes to throw a wrench in there. He likes to test us and see if we'll take the easy way out and start living the way we used to. He wants to see if we'll give up on God's plan for our lives and try to make up our own plans. It's hard not to do what we want to do and to wait on God to answer sometimes, but I decided this time around the only plan I was going to make was to continue to trust God. I'm not going to let my faith waiver because everything in my life isn't going the way I want it to. I trust that I'm going through the things I’m going through because there is a lesson in it for me and for someone else as well. I also know that God trusts me to be different this time around and instead of taking the easy way out, stressing and crying, I’m going to take the more challenging way. I’m going to allow God to carry my burden and to lighten this heavy load. I'm giving him the reigns and as they say "practicing what I've been preaching". As I said before, this is not easy AT ALL for any of us, but it’s easier for me to do it this time around because God has shown me that he’s here with me through it all. He’s reminded me of what happens when I trust him (Proverbs 3:5-6) and I believe that just like he’s gotten me through so many other things in my life he will bring me through this situation as well. I wanted to talk about this because I know it’s something we’ve all gone through. Trusting God and then feeling like he’s not present when we need him, or trusting God and wondering why everything around us isn’t going the way WE think it should. None of us are alone in feeling this way, we are all human. The one thing I keep wondering is if God is allowing me to be tested like he did Job. How much of an honor would it be for God to tell the devil that you’re one of his trusted children who will not stray no matter what the circumstances? I don’t know about y’all, but I’m thinking, “Thanks God, it’s a heavy load to carry and I’m glad you trust me and all, but could you lighten this load for me just a little?!” lol! It’s like the Lord thinks we can do it all and then some! God thinks this because he knows that he’s here to help us through it all. We don’t have to do any of it alone, as long as we trust him.

            It’s not easy living by faith and on a prayer, and many people around you won’t understand why or how you’re able to do it, and that’s okay. You’re at a different place than they are, but maybe your strength and trust in God will help them start to trust God again. You just never know who’s watching and examining your life. J

I have and will continue to pray Colossians 1:9-14 for you ladies. I don’t have it memorized yet so I just try and focus on the major parts, God’s strength to get us through it all! J Please pray that prayer for everyone reading this blog and even those who haven’t. We can all use God’s strength in our lives!  

A song for you!! ‘From the Inside Out’ by Hillsong United

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbGgA2lIDjc


We hope to see you all on Sunday at 3pm!! We’ve only had a couple respond so hoping to get our final headcount no later than Friday!
 
Stay encouraged, inspired and motivated today and help someone else do the same! J

 Love you ladies! Enjoy this gloomy Monday and help put a smile on someone else’s face!

 Raynisia Nagel

A Woman After God’s Own Heart

           

Praise be to God for holding back his anger on us!!!

Good evening Ladies,

I ask for your forgiveness for me posting so late, but I have come to realize we may make plans but God has the final say in our plans. I planned to get up early this morning and I was all excited about writing you about another peace of the armor. However, I was blessed last night from a young man who I consider as a son, David - he works for KCBI the radio station. David, is truly a man after God's own heart, he blessed me and my daughter with reserved seats to see the preview of the movie coming out in March, October Baby. After viewing the movie God impressed upon my heart to purchase 10 movie tickets to give to my Pastor and our church Pregnancy Center. I will say this about the movie...it is to help all of us to save the unborn. God commanded us in his word to be fruitful and multiply, but devil being the liar that he is tells women its okay, no one will find out about your abortion. So today ladies I will speak about what the Lord has placed on my heart because it is not about me, but this blog is all about glorifying our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. By the way when the movie does release for viewing this month, please support it you will not be sorry you did. And I just want to say a special thanks to you David.

Today ladies, I will be coming out of the book of 1 Chronicles chapter 21:7-17, below you will see the scripture posted for you and I got it from the New Living Translation version.

Judgment for David’s Sin

⁷ God was very displeased with the census, and he punished Israel for it. ⁸ Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly by taking this census. Please forgive my guilt for doing this foolish thing.” ⁹ Then the LORD spoke to Gad, David’s seer. This was the message: ¹⁰ “Go and say to David, ‘This is what the LORD says: I will give you three choices. Choose one of these punishments, and I will inflict it on you.’” ¹¹ So Gad came to David and said, “These are the choices the LORD has given you. ¹² You may choose three years of famine, three months of destruction by the sword of your enemies, or three days of severe plague as the angel of the LORD brings devastation throughout the land of Israel. Decide what answer I should give the LORD who sent me.” ¹³ “I’m in a desperate situation!” David replied to Gad. “But let me fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is very great. Do not let me fall into human hands.” ¹⁴ So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel, and 70,000 people died as a result. ¹⁵ And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But just as the angel was preparing to destroy it, the LORD relented and said to the death angel, “Stop! That is enough!” At that moment the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Araunah^[a] the Jebusite.

¹⁶ David looked up and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth with his sword drawn, reaching out over Jerusalem. So David and the leaders of Israel put on burlap to show their deep distress and fell face down on the ground. ¹⁷ And David said to God, “I am the one who called for the census! I am the one who has sinned and done wrong! But these people are as innocent as sheep—what have they done? O LORD my God, let your anger fall against me and my family, but do not destroy your people.”

Ladies, I want you to take notice of verse 16, I said to myself after reading it over and over again God truly loved David to allow him to see the angel. Can you imagine, you look up and you see this angel standing between heaven and earth and he has the sword in hand and about to wipe you and a nation out. Then I said to Jesus after shouting and crying out to him, Lord how many times have you held back your anger from me. I thought back to all of the times I should have been dead and just could not stop saying thank you Jesus for your grace and mercy. I suggest ladies that you read this story to the end because long story short. David was told what he must do from Gad and the message that Gad told him came from God. At the very end of the story it states:

²⁸ When David saw that the LORD had answered his prayer, he offered sacrifices there at Araunah’s threshing floor. ²⁹ At that time the Tabernacle of the LORD and the altar of burnt offering that Moses had made in the wilderness were located at the place of worship in Gibeon. ³⁰ But David was not able to go there to inquire of God, because he was terrified by the drawn sword of the angel of the LORD.

I told God when I get to heaven Lord you have to show me this footage, then I thought wait, Lord nothing is impossible for you. I am sure you can take me back in time just to see this for myself. Ladies, have you ever thought just how awesome our God is? I mean who would not want to see Daniel in the lions dean, was he petting the lion like a kitty cat. Who would not want to see Paul on Damascus Rd. when Jesus asked him...Saul, Saul why do you persecute me, and his response was Lord who are you. Yet, he had already spoken it he is Lord and at the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess he is Lord. I want God to roll that beautiful footage, or again, and better yet take me there oh Lord to see it for myself. One other thing I want you to notice ladies. Gad gave David 3 choices of his punishment for his sin. I have said it before and I will say it again, in the bible numbers have a meaning and the # 3 means the Trinity. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Then Gad gave David his 3 choices from the Lord, either 3 years, 3 months, or 3 days. One would have thought that the 3 days with the Lord would have been a lot easier, remember everyone- what God has for us to do is not always easy, but I would never put my trust in man. David chose wisely, and what I love about my brother in Christ so much he was willing to have himself and his family destroyed but he would not purposely allow God's innocent chosen people to lose their lives. What sin have you committed against a Holy God but he has graciously held back his anger from you. This reminds me too that I should be more accepting of peoples flaws because I have so many of my own.

We praise you God for your grace and mercy and we thank you that you have left us examples of how to please you. I pray that God will keep and bless you all but please Lord teach us to turn from our sins whatever they may be. Lets ask God what plans does he have for your lives because he does have plans for us all. Be blessed and bless others and remember the prayer line is always open no matter what time.

The Catcher

Good Morning Ladies!

I first wanted to share with you that we will be doing only 1 blog post a day from now on. I think this will help make it easier to follow along and make sure that everything that each of us posts gets read! :)
     Yesterday I woke up late and wasn't feeling well so I decided that I would do my devotion last night when I made it home from work. Well of course I was feeling worse when I got home last night and couldn't even think straight so I went to bed. I kept waking up all night, 1. Because I didn't feel good and 2. Because I felt guilty that I didn't do my devotion yesterday, BUT when I read my daily devotion this morning it was exactly what God put on my heart to share with you today! :) Since it was so amazing I'm going to write it exactly as it appears in my 'Daily Bread' and then attach the scripture for you as well. If you don't have a 'Daily Bread' I definitely recommend getting one. It helps you with your daily devotion and it has about 3 months in it at a time.


Daily Bread:

Life is a risky enterprise. Sometimes we fly high, enjoying great success. But then suddenly we fall into deep disappointments and the haunting reality of failure, leaving our hearts wondering if there is anything worth looking forward to.

            At a funeral recently, the pastor told the story about a trapeze artist. The performer admitted that although he is seen as the star of the show, the real star is the catcher- the teammate who hangs from another trapeze bar to grab him and guarantee a safe landing. With outstretched arms, the flyer must TRUST that the catcher is ready and able to grab him. Dying is like trusting in God as the catcher. After we have flown through life, we can look forward to God reaching out to catch His followers and pull us safely to Himself forever. I like that thought. 

            This reminds me of Jesus’ comforting words to His disciples: “Let not your heart be troubled…I go to prepare a place for you. And…I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also” (John 14:1-3).

            Life is indeed a risky business, but be encouraged! If you have put your faith in Jesus Christ, the Catcher is waiting at the end to take you safely home.

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John: Chapter 14

Jesus: ¹Don’t get lost in despair; believe in God, and keep on believing in Me. ²My Father’s home is designed to accommodate all of you. If there were not room for everyone, I would have told you that. I am going to make arrangements for your arrival. ³I will be there to greet you personally and welcome you home, where we will be together. ⁴You know where I am going and how to get there.

Thomas: ⁵Lord, we don’t know where You are going, so how can we know the path?

Jesus: ⁶I am the path, the truth, and the energy of life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. ⁷If you know Me, you know the Father. Rest assured now; you know Him and have seen Him.

Philip: ⁸Lord, all I am asking is that You show us the Father.

Jesus (to Philip): ⁹I have lived with you all this time, and you still don’t know who I am? If you have seen Me, you have seen the Father. How can you keep asking to see the Father? ¹⁰Don’t you believe Me when I say I abide in the Father and the Father dwells in Me? I’m not making this up as I go along. The Father has given Me these truths that I have been speaking to you, and He empowers all My actions. ¹¹Accept these truths: I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me. If you have trouble believing based on My words, believe because of the things I have done. ¹²I tell you the truth: whoever believes in Me will be able to do what I have done, but they will do even greater things, because I will return to be with the Father. ¹³Whatever you ask for in My name, I will do it so that the Father will get glory from the Son. ¹⁴Let Me say it again: if you ask for anything in My name, I will do it. ¹⁵If you love Me, obey the commandments I have given you. ¹⁶I will ask the Father to send you another Helper, the Spirit of truth, who will remain constantly with you. ¹⁷The world does not recognize the Spirit of truth, because it does not know the Spirit and is unable to receive Him. But you do know the Spirit because He lives with you, and He will dwell in you. ¹⁸I will never abandon you like orphans; I will return to be with you. ¹⁹In a little while, the world will not see Me; but I will not vanish completely from your sight. Because I live, you will also live. ²⁰At that time, you will know that I am in the Father, you are in Me, and I am in you. ²¹The one who loves Me will do the things I have commanded. My Father loves everyone who loves Me; and I will love you and reveal My heart, will, and nature to you.

The Other Judas: ²²Lord, why will You reveal Yourself to us, but not to the world?

Jesus: ²³Anyone who loves Me will listen to My voice and obey. The Father will love him, and We will draw close to him and make a dwelling place within him. ²⁴The one who does not love Me ignores My message, which is not from Me, but from the Father who sent Me.

²⁵I have spoken these words while I am here with you. ²⁶The Father is sending a great Helper, the Holy Spirit, in My name to teach you everything and to remind you of all I have said to you. ²⁷My peace is the legacy I leave to you. I don’t give gifts like those of this world. Do not let your heart be troubled or fearful. ²⁸You were listening when I said, “I will go away, but I will also return to be with you.” If you love Me, celebrate the fact that I am going to be with the Father because He is far greater than I am. ²⁹I have told you all these things in advance so that your faith will grow as these things come to pass. ³⁰I am almost finished speaking to you. The one who rules the world is stepping forward, and he has no part in Me; ³¹but to demonstrate to the cosmos My love for the Father, I will do just as He commands. Stand up. It is time for us to leave this place.

I know that’s a lot of reading, but the entire chapter was so important and I definitely didn’t want to leave any of the good stuff out! ;)

Jesus said that there is enough room for EVERYONE not just a couple of us! He’s going to personally welcome us when we arrive, that brought tears to my eyes. He’s treating us like we are the “super stars”, making a party for us, red carpet entrance and then there’s Jesus at the gate. How awesome is that?!

            I know you can read all of this yourself and get a clear understanding, but I wanted to share a couple of my favorite verses and what they mean to me. One of my favorite parts of this entire chapter is verse ²⁰At that time, you will know that I am in the Father, you are in Me, and I am in you.  Jesus is in us ladies! God dwelled inside of Jesus and now we are lucky enough to have a part of Jesus dwelling inside of us. That makes me so happy and I feel so honored to be one of God’s chosen ones! Another one of my favorites is ²⁷My peace is the legacy I leave to you. I don’t give gifts like those of this world. Do not let your heart be troubled or fearful.  I would take Jesus’ peace over anything this world could ever offer me! His peace surpasses all understanding. When we are at peace we aren’t stressed or fearful. But Jesus did give us a gift, the greatest one of them all, and that was his life.

            This entire chapter spoke to me in such a powerful way and I wanted to share it with you ladies. Some of us know where we are going and we know how to get there, but some may not know how to enter the gates of heaven, or maybe you just want to say this prayer again today because you’re turning a new leaf. Either way, please know that you’re not alone. There are so many others who are right there with you and there is enough room in Heaven for ALL of us! J I have written the prayer below please feel free to contact myself, Reda or Brandy if you would like us to pray it with you!

Dear Lord,

I admit that I am a sinner. I have done many things that don’t please you. I have lived my life for myself. I am sorry and I repent. I ask you to forgive me. I believe that you died on the cross for me, to save me. You did what I could not do for myself. I come to you now and ask you to take control of my life, I give it to you. Help me to live every day in a way that pleases you. I love you, Lord, and I thank you that I will spend all eternity with you.
 Amen.

Stay encouraged, inspired and motivated today ladies! Please help someone else do the same! Be a light in this dark world! J

Can’t wait to see all of you next Sunday for some yummy Mexican food!! J

Raynisia Nagel

A Woman After God’s Own Heart

Be perceptive

Wow, spring break week.  For those of you who have young kiddos in school know exactly what I’m talking about.  Working from home and dealing with fights, hunger, boredom (not sure how that is possible when there is hundreds of dollars worth of equipment outside to play with or thousands worth of electronics), moodiness, etc.  All while juggling conference calls and managing my emails.  WHEW!  However, playing 4 squares with my kids on my lunch break has been tons-o-fun  so praise the Lord for that. 

                God has tested my patience this week, whew LORDY, He has tested it.  Don’t those tests just drive you crazy?  It’s so hard for the little ones to understand that you need to work, and that you need to be left alone.  So in fighting back the frustration I try to explain for the 15^th time this morning that I need to work lol.  However, I think this test was about more than just patience.  I told my husband yesterday I NEED A BREAK, so when he got home I went and got a mani/pedi AHHHHHHHH that’s better.  No one is fighting, no one is jumping upstairs and disturbing my conf call and no one is tapping on the door when I finally take 5 mins to shower for the first time in 2 ½ days!!!  The girl doing my nails asked the normal questions, how long have you been married?  Do you have kids?  How many?  Then she said she had a 5 month old baby at home and her cousin was watching him because she had to work until 9pm that night.  Her husband works nights and she works days, she said her baby is so happy when she gets home.  And she finally got to see her husband Monday because she made him take off work to spend time with the family because they never see each other.    I’m thinking “WHAT??!?!?!  Here I am wanting a break from the kiddos b/c I’ve been with them while working 2 days straight and my husband has come home both nights and fixed dinner because he knew I’d been home with them and I’m COMPLAINING?  EXCUSE ME?”  I came home that night, enjoyed the wonderful meal he prepared and just sat and enjoyed the conversation between him and the kids.  I just sat back and watched their smiling faces and the excitement of the vacation today.  It’s amazing how selfish we all can be when you step back and look at ourselves in the mirror.  I absolutely love my kids but it can be trying at times, however, I cannot take for granted how wonderful I’ve got it.  I get to see them and my husband all the time.  So this test wasn’t just about patience it was about gratitude as well.  I’ve thanked God for that (somewhat annoying test) and this week when the kids are driving me crazy because the 5 of us are crammed in one hotel room after 5 hours in the car…..I’ll stop….I’ll pray for patience…then I’ll thank Him for the three little blessings that are standing in front of me.  Heck, I’ll thank Him for my husband too ;).  Today has been awesome, they are excited about our vacation that starts tonight and all happy.  God has blessed me with so many things and I cannot take them for granted anymore. 

                So thank God ladies.  Thank Him for the fights, for the chocolate ice cream on the white carpet, for the pen mark on your leather seat in your new car (thank you Lexi!!), thank Him for the noise, the laughter, the silly questions, and the constant interruptions (here is one kid knocking on my door now).  The teenager, oh Lord, what drama does he have for me hahaha (it’s truly amazing how dramatic teenagers can be and ours is a boy!!).  Goodness.  Learn from it.  If you don’t have kids, then you can thank God for all your mistakes.  When you lock your keys in your car, leave your cell at home and have to drive all the way back to get it, for the nail polish that is now permanently on the coffee table in the living room and all of life’s annoyances.   Set an example for the kids, your friends and your coworkers.  Be positive and let them see God in you.  I even heard my kids all day Sunday after church singing “It’s My Father’s House” it was awesome.  It used to be “I’m Sexy and I know it”. 

                We all have many annoyances, and difficulties in our lives but they are all blessings in disguise.  Slow down and take time to notice them and thank God for all you have, the good, the bad and the ugly…remember, it’s all beautiful because it is all His creation. 

Be positive and show grace and love…..

Won't You Be My Love...

Good Morning Ladies,

I hope everyone is having a good week so far! I was having my morning worship when this song came on, and I felt like it was Jesus asking me this personally. I attached the Youtube link, but also all the lyrics in case you can't view the video.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKG3Pwr04A0

Lyrics to Won't You Be My Love : Mercy Me

[Verse 1:]
When you fall asleep tonight
In your warm and cozy room
Know that I'm awake
And I've got no shelter and no food

[Pre-Chorus 1:]
I am not alone
My friends are broke and lost
Looking for someone to lead them to my cross
I need your help, I need your help

[Chorus 1:]
Won't you be My voice calling
Won't you be My hands healing
Won't you be My feet walking into a broken world
Won't you be My chain-breaker
Won't you be My peacemaker
Won't you be My hope and joy
Won't you be My Love

[Verse 2:]
The other side of the world
She is just a few days old
A helpless little girl
With no family of her own

[Pre-Chorus 2:]
She is not to blame for the journey she is on
Her life is no mistake
Won't you lead her to My cross?

[Chorus 1:]

[Bridge:]
To those I call My own
To those I've set aside
As spotless without blame
The chosen ones My bride

[Chorus 2:]
We will be Your voice calling
We will be Your hands healing
We will be Your feet walking into a broken world
We will be Your chain-breaker
We will be Your peacemaker
We will be Your hope and joy
We will be Your love

[Verse 1:]
When you fall asleep tonight
In your warm and cozy room
Know that I'm awake
And I've got no shelter and no food

[Pre-Chorus 1:]

[Chorus 1:]

[Verse 2:]
The other side of the world
She is just a few days old
A helpless little girl
With no family of her own

[Pre-Chorus 2:]
She is not to blame for the journey she is on
Her life is no mistake
Won't you lead her to My cross?

[Chorus 1:]

[Bridge:]
To those I call My own
To those I've set aside
As spotless without blame
The chosen ones My bride

[Chorus 2:]
We will be Your voice calling
We will be Your hands healing
We will be Your feet walking into a broken world
We will be Your chain-breaker
We will be Your peacemaker
We will be Your hope and joy
We will be Your love

While I was listening to this song I was thinking about these past couple of weeks and wondering if I've done even half of these things. Have I been God's voice calling, his peacemaker, his hope and joy and most importantly have I been his love? Have I shown his love to someone else that really needed to see it? It's so funny because I've been so busy trying to get everything right in my life that I never stopped to realize that it won't all be right over night. All the changes I want to make and the things I want to do in my life to please God are going to take time. I'm never going to be perfect. I know God understands this, but it hurts me to disappoint him. Sadly, we disappoint God daily, knowingly and unknowingly. There are times that a thought crosses our mind, or us not allowing his light to shine through us to help others, those moments can hurt God.

One of my biggest struggles has been, wanting everyone to be where I am in my walk with God. To be so excited about what he’s doing in our lives and want to share that excitement with others. The reality is, everyone isn’t me. Some people are introverted and I’m definitely NOT! Lol! I like to talk and meet new people and get to know them. Some are the complete opposite and I know that’s okay, but I guess I’ve just wanted someone else to share this burning desire to change their lives around and want to do as much as I do to help others. I haven’t thought about these feelings in a while, but my daily devotion mentioned some great points that helped give me a different perspective. It talked about Paul’s letter to the Colossians and how he thanked God for their spiritual growth. I realized that a lot of people may be growing in Christ and just because they aren’t like me doesn’t mean I should feel let down. Instead, I should be thanking God for their spiritual growth and asking God to help them to continue to grow spiritual. Check out this amazing prayer that Paul prayed for the Colossians’.

Colossians 1:9-14

“Since the day we got this good news about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We ask: Father, may they clearly know Your will and achieve the height and depth of spiritual wisdom and understanding. May their lives be a credit to You, Lord; and what’s more, may they continue to delight You by doing every good work and growing in the true knowledge that comes from being close to You. Strengthen them with Your infinite power, according to Your glorious might, so that they will have everything they need to hold on and endure hardship patiently and joyfully. Thank you, father, as You have made us eligible to receive our portion of the inheritance given to all those SET APART by the LIGHT. You have rescued us from dark powers and brought us safely into the kingdom of Your Son, whom You love and in whom we are redeemed and forgiven of our sins [through His blood].

WOW! As always, very powerful! Paul was praying for their knowledge and strength because he knew they would need it to “endure hardship”. He knew that becoming a Christ follower wasn’t going to be easy for them and that they would face more challenges, but he also knew that by praying this prayer God would honor it because Paul was one of God’s chosen ones. We are all one of his chosen one’s when we step outside of our old ways and allow God to transform us into who HE wants us to be. We are set apart by the light and that light is JESUS ladies. We are set apart from this world because we believe in him. That’s why I say our actions have to be different than what this world expects from us. We should be unique and stand out just like Jesus did. We can all afford to grow in spiritual wisdom and understanding and even in our walk with God.  I prayed this prayer for all of you this morning and I hope that you will pray it for others as well.

 

I hope to see all of you next Sunday at Uncle Julio’s! Excited to meet all of you! J

 

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Stay encouraged, inspired and motivated today and help someone else do the same! J

Raynisia Nagel

A Woman After God’s Own Heart