“Ima cry my tears but Ima trust my God.” - Sarah Jakes Roberts

Nah it’s a sign they’re being boycotted…

It’s His love for us that births our love for Him. In turn, our minds are renewed, our hearts transformed and our actions/behaviors submitted to the leading of Holy Spirit. The premise is all so simple, even a child can understand. A free love that is freeing.

We over complicate the Gospel and get distracted with preaching behavior modification when at the heart of it all, the Great News is about a God Who loves His creation so much that He sent His Son to redeem it. All who believe are saved from the hell they got themselves into.

We are such a wretched people, even on our best day. The fact that there’s a redeeming Savior Who loves us in spite of & through our mess to the point of entering it to bring us out is nothing but a miracle. He literally does not need us at all, yet & still He loves & wants us.

The church is not meant to be an event to consume on Sunday, but a community to be connected with.

Our impatience costs us more time and opportunities than waiting on the Lord. The Lord appears to work slow, but produces deep and “sudden” fruit. Man appears to work fast, but produces shallow and fleeting “gains.” And that’s when our impatience isn’t making things *worse.*

I'm going to say this to who needs to hear it: Turn off the news. Turn off the podcasts. Turn off the social media accounts. Read more books. Go to the gym. Go to therapy. Get around your community and build. Read Your Bible. Pray. Jesus saves, not your political affiliations. Supernatural outputs usually come from natural inputs. If you want to be a person of self-control (supernatural output), you need to change your habits (physical input). If you want love, joy, peace, longsuffering, etc, you have to stop being the god of your own life and give that authority back to Him. Jesus didn't utter any words of vengeance on the cross because He was God. He was still merciful because He spent 30 years growing in wisdom... that includes responding in situations that upset and disturb you. You can't follow that example if every other voice (news, podcasts, etc) is louder than Him. So. Turn it off. Turn Him up. Be blessed.

The prodigal son returned home filthy, not fixed. That's how you approach a God of grace. He'll do the fix'n once you've come home.

Thankfully Jesus of the Gospel isn’t the Jesus of the nationalistic nation. He’s the ONLY reason I will move forward. People have co-opted the Word for their own personal gain.

TELL THEM AGAIN

Exactly

The spirit intercedes in groanings that cannot be uttered (romans 8:26) I can’t explain it, there’s been moments of deep hurt and sorrow for me and I’m just there with Jesus, Not saying a word but I know i’m praying and He is hearing everything I’m saying, It’s so comforting ♥️

You voted for who wanted, now let it remain that - a vote for who YOU wanted. Don’t add God’s Name as a co-sign. He wasn’t voting and Jesus wasn’t on the ballot.

Sometimes I get so busy DOING for God that I neglect to REST in Him. Working on that.

“…Obedience NOW is important. You have no idea what God will do on the other side of obedience and being fully surrendered. Some of you haven’t even seen the best of you yet.” - Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell

You know that thing that’s been weighing you down, why don’t you let Christ carry that? Cast your cares on Him because He cares for you. (1 Peter 5:7)

Amen.