At our worst, God gave us his best. Jesus <3

Chasing God isn't always an automatic thing.
Some of us chase money, relationships, fashion, drugs, alcohol, sex, you name it.
We search for love, satisfaction and happiness.
But we are searching in all the wrong places.
We must worship the Lord.

When we are lonely God's love may not seem like enough.
We need affection and we chase after everything except God.
Even though He loves us the most..
Those other things will never do.

We will be tested. Our faith will grow.
And then, only then, will we realize that God is enough.
His love is enough. He does satisfy.
Only He can.

There will be times when Satan lies to you.
He will say that your sins are too big...
God cannot forgive sins so great.
And the Enemy will remind you of your sins again.
But Jesus has paid your debt.
He has set you free. The past is no more.
Your sins are forgiven.
Remember that.

Meditate on God's word.
Remember His promises.
Hold tighly to His truth.
Tie it around your neck.
Write it on the tablet of your heart.
For the truth will set you free.

When i'm weak, your strength Lord is complete.

We never stop worshipping. For we are worshippers every one of us. But sin causes us to worship anything and everything other than God. We tend to exalt a substance, an experience, a person* or a dream to the level of a God. We define life by it's attainment, and we feel like dying when it is gone (when we lose it). Whatever we are worshipping becomes bigger in our eyes then the one and only God, and our idols become our God.

This is idolatry...

Redemption has come thru Jesus Christ. Redemption is to be liberated, freed, rescued from bondage and slavery to a person* or thing*.

Your life has been out of control, dominated by your addictions. Perhaps, despite your desire to be free, you've gone back again and again...& again... It has cost you dearly and has left you miserable. You are beneath the load of guilt and shame.

This is slavery...yet it's slavery you've chosen.

It is voluntary slavery.

We were in bondage until Jesus came as our ransom...
Now we are redeemed, well in the process.
We are not fully there yet, but the process has begun in us.

Something that pierced my heart today as I was reading is the following segment from the book "Redemption" by Mike Wilkerson. He says,

"Desires for God and desires for sin cannot COEXIST in our hearts with one another.

They are two OPPOSING affections. One will always push the other out.

When you worship something you cannot simply "stop it" on command.

The person or thing you are worhsipping is rooted deep within you.

It has your affections and your emotions.

That is why we must slowly replace our sinful worship with the worship

of our LORD. By His grace we will be changed..."

"Being free to worship God, doesnt necessarily mean that we will."

In the middle of our suffering it feels as though God is absent.

As if He has abandoned us.

Watched from the sideline, deciding not to intervene.

When we are in the "thickest part" of it,

We are unable to see the truth.

We are blinded to the truth...

"God is not a silent, detached, distant, disapassionate diety. He hears His children's cries. He knows their suffering. He will keep His promises. He will rescue them."

 -Redemption by Mike Wilkerson

Jesus also begged the Lord to take it all away, but God did not. -Luke 22:42

Jesus lived the kind of pain you & I are experiencing today.

Hostility, despised, rejected, alone, abandoned, oppressed, crushed, betrayed.

Jesus didnt ignore his pain. He didn't drown it out with addiction.

He didn't deny it- HE FACED IT.

He ran to God with it.

He called out "ABBA"-FATHER...

Sometimes God just needs us to face our pain with Him.

Sometimes we create barriers between us & God.

Sometimes it is the very experiences that threaten to drive us the farthest from God that actually bring us closest to Him.

Sometimes we feel such a deep grief while still feeling closer to God than ever before...

I love you all...



Jesus, All authority, every victory, IS YOURS.

God's will.
Nothing more.
Nothing less.
Nothing else.
Thank you Jesus.
For loving me.
For your protection.
You love us so much that you died for us.
We are free from our sins.
All because of you.
There is more to life now.
I'm found in you.
In my weakness you love me.
When i'm weak you Lord are strong.
I want to boast in you.
Only you.
Your love keeps me going.
My identity is found in you.
Not other men. No one else.
My confidence comes from you.
Only you.
God you feel my pain.
You understand when I hurt.
Because you hurt with me.
This battle is not mine alone to carry.
My battle is your battle.
I'm ready to let go.
Even if I don't want to all the way.
Even if I don't know how.
Lord bring me freedom.
I'm ready to love you.
Love you instead of this world.
Love you more.
I will never cease to pray.
Pray is power.
Pray brings healing.
I want to climb a mountain and scream your name.
I want to feel your presence surround me.
I want to live in your presence all of my days.
Stand right by me.
Give me your strength Lord.
You have overcome.
Worthy of honor and glory.
Worthy of all of my praise.
You overcame.

God could have resided anywhere beautiful in this universe,
but still, He chose your heart to be His dwelling place,
and He shall redecorate it to make it beautiful.

May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May He fill you with His never-ending love.
Remember God loves you.
He will never give up on you.

He is relentless for you...