Are you giving power to fear and anxiety? Do you have a plan when the negative thoughts fill your mind? 

Thoughts of negativity come our way no matter how hard we try to stop them. We experience storms of life no matter how much we pray. Fear’s greatest trick is “what if.” 

I like the statement by Joyce Meyers, “worry is a down payment on a problem you may never have.” Wow, that really hit me hard. 

In Acts 27 and 28, Paul went through many storms. Paul was arrested and handed over to a centurion named Julius. They boarded a ship and before long a storm came up with “a wind of hurricane force.” After being battered by the storm for three days, they all gave up hope. However, in verses 23 and 24 of Acts 27, the angel of the Lord appeared to Paul and said, “Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all that sail with you.” 

God was with Paul! 

Friends are you going through a storm today? Have you given up hope?  I believe God wants you to know that no matter what you are going through He is there with you. 

Don’t give in to worry and fear. God will be with you. He is the God of the valleys too! 

Blessings to you! 

Kam

Happy Monday! I hope that you had a great weekend! 

Did you know the book of Esther is the only book in the Bible that does not mention God? 

Esther was an orphan raised by a man named Mordecai who had “taken her as his own daughter”(Esther 2:7).  

“When the king’s order and edict had been proclaimed, many young women were brought to the citadel of Susa and put under the care of Hegai. Esther also was taken to the king’s palace and entrusted to Hegai, who had charge of the harem. She pleased him and won his favor. Immediately he provided her with her beauty treatments and special food. He assigned her seven female attendants selected from the king’s palace and moved her and her attendants into the best place in the harem”(Esther 2: 8-9). 

I ask you! Do you think it was by sheer luck that Esther came to the palace and was the favorite among all of the girls? 

I say no! I believe Esther was blessed and highly favored. Esther was thrust right in the middle of God’s plan for her life. 

What is God asking you to do today and you keep putting it off? Take a minute to ask God what he wants you to do? Remember, God uses everyone for his divine purpose. 

Have a blessed Monday!

Kam XOXO

 “We are not a product of our circumstances. We are a product of our decisions.” John Hagee

           I listened to a sermon series by John Hagee. He made this statement above and it really made me think about a lot of things in my life. 

           We tend to blame how we are on things like how we were raised, things that happened to us as a child, trials that we went through, etc. For example, I remember myself saying things like “I am that way because this… happened to me.” 

           I do think that going through problems in our life builds character and makes us stronger. However, I do believe that the decisions we make affect our lives.

           My husband loves to give our kids the choice speech. Although I do not think our kids like the speech as much as he enjoys giving it. 

           Looking back, I can remember many of my decisions good or bad affected my life. Sometimes the decisions affected my life for many years, others just for a few days. I wish I could tell you I learned from all of my bad decisions. I cannot!

           Proverbs 21:5 states: “The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage, but everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.” 

           Be aware of hasty decisions in your life that lead you down the wrong pathway. 

           Thank you for stopping by my blog to check it out. I hope that you are blessed! 

Kam