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Happy Tuesday! In a world full of chaos & questions, I love that I get to wake up every day & read about our Omnipotent God. 🤩 What a privilege & honor.. to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. His Word is Truth. He is our Creator, the God of order, true justice, & all righteousness. Praise the Lord! He Who made the Pleiades and Orion & overturns the shadow of death into morning, Who also darkens day into night, Who calls for the waters of the sea & pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh is His name. (Amos 5:8)

Happy Monday! Abide in Him, & He will abide in you. 🙏🏼🌱💡

Happy Sunday! Have a great day, friends. May God bless & be with you. ☀️ And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is also now at work in you who believe. —1 Thessalonians 2:13

Happy Saturday! ☀️ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His slaves the things which must soon happen; and He indicated this by sending it through His angel to His slave John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the witness of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy and keep the things which are written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from the One who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood— and He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and the might forever and ever. Amen. BEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, and EVERY EYE WILL SEE HIM, EVEN THOSE WHO PIERCED HIM; and all the tribes of the earth will MOURN OVER HIM. Yes, amen. “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:1-8 LSB

Happy Friday! ☀️ Whoever is wise, so let him discern these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of Yahweh are right, And the righteous will walk in them, but transgressors will stumble in them. Hosea 14:9 May we never grow weary in doing good or complacent in worldly comforts. Let us remember our God, for He is good, and He only does good. Even when we can’t see it, He is working all things out for our good, and to His glory. We are not called to worry about tomorrow but to love Him w/all our heart, soul, mind, & strength & be faithful with today. I’m thankful for that, for He knows our frames & our weaknesses are not hidden from Him. He is compassionate & kind. Faithful & true. May He bless & be with you, in all that you do. 🕊️ His grace is sufficient. 🔥 His Word is true. ❤️ If you are in Him, give thanks, bc He loves you & has a plan & purpose for you. 🌱 Abide in Him, & He will abide in you.

Happy Thursday! Have a great day, friends. ☀️ Yahweh is slow to anger and great in power, & Yahweh will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. In whirlwind & storm is His way, & the clouds are the dust beneath His feet. —Nahum 1:3 …and the clouds are the dust of His feet. 🤩 Why do the nations rage & the peoples meditate on a vain thing? He who sits in the heavens laughs, the Lord mocks them. Then He speaks to them in His anger & terrifies them in His fury, saying, “But as for Me, I have installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain. So now, O kings, show insight; Take warning, O judges of the earth. Serve Yahweh with fear & rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He become angry, & you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him! —Psalm 2:1,4-6, 10-12 God is Sovereign. Not Surprised. Thank God, that He Is God. Consider Him & His ways, His power, & majesty. Hope in God, Who has the whole world in His hands. 🕊️

Christians MUST wake up and vote. We have to do better. Why are so many missing the memo????

In the morning, when I rise.. give me Jesus. Have a blessed Wednesday friends, we’re half-way through this week! ☀️ “How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God!” (Psalm 139:17)

Good morning! I'm all ready to vote today, in the great state of Indiana. My votes will be for those running that are running closest to God's values, as shown for us in His Word and I will be praying for all elected leaders, and rendering honor to them as it is due, regardless of the outcome; bc that's what God calls us to do in Romans 13:7 for those who wish to live in quietness and peace. I want that, don't you? That means no voting for democrats, since in today's world, they are all pro-baby murder and not only that, but also for it to be tax-payer funded. But it doesn't mean only that, it also means doing a little research, since a few of these parties are newer to the ballots.. even if it's just a person returning from politics previously in another role and returning for a new one, it's still good to know who you're voting for. Significant changes I'm making this year as a republican... I'm voting for Greg Ballard, of the Lincoln Party for Secretary of State. Glad to see a patriot on the ballot, so I can vote for him. And also voting for Libertarian John Schick, for the State Comptroller (auditor of state) as it makes sense for them to be best in a position like, especially for a non-partisan role. I think the uni-party in Indiana has done enough damage, we are all ready for real change. May God bless and be with us citizens in the USA today as we cast our votes and may He bless my state of Indiana and guide our leaders with wisdom, (James 1:5) according to His Truth (John 17:17) and Higher Ways for us (Isaiah 55:8-9) so that they may all perform well in their respective positions, to the glory of GOD. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD (Psalm 33:12). Have a great day. If you're a CHRISTIAN CITIZEN, please GO VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It matters for you and also for your neighbors, which is our 2nd commandment from God. Love Your Neighbor by VOTING and being informed about your local politicians to some degree because it matters. They all count & add up. 🇺🇸♥️🙏🕊️ Therefore, to one who knows to do the right thing and does not do it, to him it is sin. --James 4:17

Happy Monday, friends. May God bless & be with you as we go into another week with Him. 🕊️ Who remembered us in our low estate, for His lovingkindness endures forever. —Psalm 136:23 In the Song of Solomon, chapter 2 verse 1, he says, “I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.” What I learned this morning: this flower doesn’t grow on sunny mountaintops. This flower thrives in deep, dark shaded ravines where other flowers & plants all die, because they can’t make it in the valleys. This flower brings beauty into the darkest places. Whatever Jesus is sanctifying and growing you through can be beautiful, too. Leave behind the old, don’t cling to it.. and embrace the new that He is doing within you. (Philippians 1:6) Don’t despise it. Cherish it. For we are brought nearest to our Dear Lord in our broken-heartedness, & when we are lowly, He is there too, and very near. (Psalm 34:18, 46) Though life can feel dark at times, this is the place He teaches us true dependence on Him & it’s the greatest gift, second to the imparting of our faith upon us. He keeps us & He grows us, despite any darkness within or that surrounds us. Even the darkness is not dark to Him. For the night shines like the day & darkness is as light to Him. (Psalm 139:12) ☀️ Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin. (Matthew 6:28) Our God is an Awesome God but also, He is so beautiful. His Word, so deep & powerful. Able to cut us & also to heal us. Every Word is True, just as He Is & always has been, & always will be. 🎶 I love you Lord, oh your mercy never fails me… all my days, I’ve been held in Your hand.. 🎶

Happy Sunday, friends! ☀️ Thankful for the many gifts of God’s Spirit, Who bears witness w/in us, (Romans 8:16) & gives us assurance when we’re born again but then afterwards too, He keeps us by that same love that rescued us from the domain of darkness, & transferred us into His beautiful light. He teaches us, corrects us, & grows us as we abide in Him, and He in us. No one remains as they were. 🕊️ His grace is sufficient. 📖 His Word is pure. ❤️ His love endures forever. I have not written to you because you do not know the Truth, but because you do know it. —1 John 2:21 , 24 As for you, let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. — 1 John 2:24 As for you, the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him. If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him. —1 John 2:21 , 24, 26-27, & 29 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. —1 John 5:13 💭 Remember 🪞 Reflect ✝️ Repent 🙌🏼 Rejoice Have a blessed day! Guard your hearts, minds, & souls , bc from it, all things flow. ❤️

The only ghost at my house is the Holy Ghost, by God’s grace. Happy Reformation Day, friends! 🕊️ Thankful for His Word, the Reformers’ faithfulness, & God’s Spirit to help guide us in all things here below, until our Savior calls us home. 🏡 Post Tenebras Lux! A great read for today, by @SolaDogmatika reformeddogmatika.com/after-…

Good Morning & Happy Friday! The story of Daniel is one of my favorites (ok, they’re all my favorite but this happens to be what I’m reading thru right now 😂). Given the “season” I thought this might be a fun read/reminder for Halloween conversations or evangelism. The world takes fm the Bible & uses it for “scary” movies but yet also does not give Him the glory He is due. Kind of like in this story.. I like it because it is so supernatural & just — wow! The power of God! The love He has.. to continue to try & reach idolaters & give them another chance to yet repent.. I can’t even begin to imagine how terrified the king must’ve been to see this.. can you? It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the Living God. 😳 I am also thankful that we in Christ need only to fear God. He is so good! Faithful & True. Rich in mercy, as we see so clearly here. He could’ve just wiped them all out at once, but He didn’t. He reached out to them, quite literally.. 😂 A fun snippet from Daniel 5:1-9. I pray it blesses you. King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, & he drank wine with them. Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold & silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, & his concubines. Thus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, & the king drank from them, along with his nobles, his wives, & his concubines. As they drank the wine, they praised their gods of gold & silver, bronze & iron, wood & stone. The Handwriting on the Wall ‼️✍️ <<At that moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace.>> ✍️‼️ As the king watched the hand that was writing, his face grew pale & his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way & his knees knocked together. The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, & diviners to be brought in, & he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple & have a gold chain placed around his neck, & he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.” So all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or interpret it for him. Then King Belshazzar became even more terrified, his face grew even more pale, and his nobles were bewildered.

Happy Thursday. Thankful for God’s Word to us. 🙏🏼 These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world. (John 16:33) Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)

Good morning, friends. Have a great Wednesday! ☀️

Happy Monday! I’m 41 today but reflecting more upon my new birth, at 27 y/o, while I was alone & living in an apt. on a road named Testimony Ave. That’s where I was born again & Jesus became my living hope & changed my entire life. I saw this quote below on another app & liked it but can’t remember the person who wrote it, but anyways… here it is: Deliverance breaks the yoke. Discipleship breaks the pattern. Thankful for the new birth in Christ but also the growth He gives us. Our God is a good, good Father & I’m so thankful that He never gives up on us & He always finishes what He starts. All my life, He has been so faithful & kind. He is: Merciful. Just. Kind. Loving. Compassionate. Most High. Holy Holy Holy. Mighty. Wonderful. Beautiful… Deliverer. And so much, much more. Blessed be the name of the Lord. My Great Savior, Counselor, Comforter, & King. Thank You Father, Son, & Spirit.. for giving me life everlasting & forgiving me for all of my sins. For growing me more & more each year. Your ways are wonderful & so far above me, I can’t comprehend them but I am so grateful & continually humbled. Help me to number my days, so that I may present a heart of wisdom & reflect a life that’s reflective of your great love, mercy, & person. Great are You, o’ Lord. My Rock & my Redeemer. ♥️🙏🏼🕊️

Happy Sunday, friends! ☀️ Do you ever wonder, why did Eve feel she had to eat of the tree of knowledge immediately? She had been given instruction by the Lord directly. She could’ve waited, and asked Him.. or asked Him in the beginning, and waited.. …but she didn’t. She saw something good that wasn’t for her & then she desired it. For sin, taking an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. Romans 7:11 Desiring it, she decided she must have it & assumed God would somehow line Himself up to her desires.. ? What was she thinking? 😢 She wasn’t.. But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. James 1:14-15 When we look away fm God & towards an idol of our heart instead, our foolish heart & thinking are darkened. And so as our path gets darker, and darker… we struggle. The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter & brighter until midday. But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble. Proverbs 4:18-19 We don’t see, think, or act in wisdom when we hurry. If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is lying at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must rule over it. Genesis 4:7 Even Christians can take wrong turns & end up on a dark path at times. Or, just thru living in a broken world, experience darkness for unknown lengths of time, as Job did. In all of it, I am thankful that God can work through anything. Nothing is impossible with Him. However, we must always be killing our sins.. lest they be killing us & stay on guard; because our enemy is roaming about, seeking those whom he may devour. Then He (Jesus) said to them, “Watch out and be on your guard against every form of greed, for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.” Luke 12:15

Happy Saturday, friends! ☀️ From James 5:11, “We count those BLESSED who endured.”

It’s Friday! I’m late, but my mom wasn’t ok so in the mix of it all this morning, I realized I never hit “post.” This is a pretty good summary of what my day has been like, starting at 3am. My thoughts are a bit jumbled but God can work thru it, I know. 🫠😂🙏🏼 May the Lord God be our Help, not only in times of trouble but especially in times of perceived ease.. lest we drift away. Only He can cleanse us & make us pure… able to love others as Christ loved us. Thankful to be clothed in Christ, that we can do this. The Spirit is willing but our flesh can be weak. Apart from Him we can do nothing but in Him too, nothing is impossible. Every single promise in Him is yes and amen. We can press on in hard times bc His Spirit is strong in our weakness. So we can have hope in Him. Our confidence. What an Amazing God we get to commune with & love. Who has not dealt with us as our sins deserve. What a privilege and honor. Save us Lord, and we shall be saved. Heal us, and we shall be healed. You are my praise. (Jeremiah 17:14 ish) ..for there is no other name under heaven by which man can be saved but through Yours, Jesus Christ, my Lord. Our Anchor & Well-Spring of our souls. We look to You. 🙏🏼 Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3 How great a salvation… 🎶 🥹 But He gives more grace. So thankful for the new birth & his deep love for us, that never runs out. He is truly the only well that never runs dry. Blessed be the Lord.

Happy Thursday! God’s thoughts & ways are nothing like ours. They are far, far, far above ours.. praise the Lorrrrdddd, His mercy is mooooore! Stronger than darkness & new every morning, our sins they are many His mercy is more.☀️🎶 And He humbled you and let you be hungry and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of Yahweh. -Deuteronomy 8:3