Tis the season for people everywhere to have the sniffles or a cough. I have been feeling under the weather for the past week. I was blessed to get sick on my time off so I could stay home and rest. However, this week I started back to work. I don’t have time to be sick.
When we get sick the enemy bombards our thinking with negativity. For example, “You are never going to get well. You are getting worse not better.”
This week, I am putting all that I have shared with you the past few weeks into practice. I fill my mind with the good news such as Romans 8:28, “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” Jeremiah 30:17, “I will give you back your health and heal your wounds,” says the Lord.I thank God for all He has done for me.
Maybe you have sickness in your body, or you are feeling down this week. Friends, I encourage you today to stay in the word. Continually feed your mind and body with positivity. Spend time worshipping God.
Be blessed today!
Kam XOXO
Happy Monday! We’ve made it through the first few weeks of 2019! I am still trying to get over my cold from Christmas break. I started back to work last week so I am back in the swing of things.
For the last week, I have mulled over the question, “What does God want me to do in 2019?”
I love the message in Psalm 57:2, “I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.” The key here is God will fulfill his purpose for you. In other words, God is in control and He has a plan.
I heard a message on being an overcomer this week by David Jeremiah. He provided some points on being an overcomer. The one point that stood out to me is not being defined by our past. In other words, we may have made some mistakes, but we should not let those mistakes define who we are in Christ.
Maybe you had a rough 2018 or maybe the start of 2019 has not been so good either. Friends, life is full of ups and downs. In Genesis 39: 19-21, Joseph was thrown into prison after Potiphar’s wife lied on him. “Potiphar was furious when he heard his wife’s story about how Joseph had treated her. So, he took Joseph and threw him into prison where the king’s prisoners were held, and the he remained. But the Lord was with Joseph in the prison and showed him his faithful love. And the Lord made Joseph a favorite with the prison warden.”
The great news is that “the Lord was with Joseph.” Wow, you may be walking through a terrible time in your life but just know the Lord is with you. He never promised us a perfect life without troubles but he did promise us to never leave us.
Seek God today and ask him what He wants you to do in 2019. Search the scriptures and then spend time listening to God. Trust in knowing that He will be with you no matter what life brings.
Do you get easily distracted? Have you ever devoted time to reading the Bible or prayer, five minutes pass, and you are thinking about all of the to-dos on your list? Friends, the world is full of distractions from social media, to cell phones, to Netflix, etc. Have you seen the movie, Up? I love the talking dog. He would be doing one thing and see a squirrel and be distracted by the potential squirrel.
I confess I am guilty of being distracted from things that are important in my life such as reading the Bible, time with my family, and even prayer. I wake up in the morning and have my day planned out. I make a to-do list, and every time I check off something on my list, I am dancing on the inside. However, more times than not, I end up wasting a lot of my day with things that are pointless.
In my last blog, I shared that I have been asking God, “what does he want me to do in 2019?”
Friends, we have a purpose in God. If we ask God what He wants us to do, he will let us know. God determines our purpose. Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that in all things God Works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And those He predestined, He also classed; those He called, He also justified, those He justified, He also glorified.”
Stay focused and do not be distracted by the things in life. Call upon the name of the Lord day or night! Listen to worship music throughout your day. Seek God!
