God’s Promise for the Anxious Heart

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Hello there friends! 

Today I surrender to God, my anxious heart.  I use to struggle more than I do now with anxiety.  

Spiritual growth comes from the Holy Spirit leading us and the discipline of following the Word of God. Over many years, I have learned to surrender those fears, doubts and questions to God daily.  It’s not easy but I don’t want to fall down that pit of lies the enemy tries to feed my mind. 

Don’t get me wrong, I still struggle but now I have a action plan to help me when I do struggle. 

Pray, confess our sins then declare and claim God’s promises like Paul describes in 2 Corinthians chapter 1. 

 Here are just a few things I read and noted. 

What afflictions or sufferings are you dealing with today? 

Think on these things...

•God is our comfort 

•God is our hope 

 •God is our deliverer

 •God supplies abundantly 

Go check out 2 Corinthians Ch 1 today and see what God teaches you. 

Blessings - 

tracy 

Why I am Celebrating Easter

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Hello Friends! 

This week marks a really big decision God made for His son Jesus. It was for us. Jesus carried the burden and pain to the cross for our sins.  At the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prayer 3 times to the Father and each time he asked his followers to stay awake. They failed. I fail too. I have failed at being alert to temptations and fallen hard into sin but Jesus has the cure. Pray and repent to the Father.  

We have salvation through Jesus Christ🙌🏻 

Mark 14:36 says Jesus called out “Abba Father, everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not my will, but your will.” 

God’s plan was for Jesus to die for us. It wasn’t to be rescued from the pain of sin or suffering. It was to cure our sin problem and give us eternal life with Him. Jesus is the only way and through Him it is possible to be redeemed and rescued from our sins. Amen! 

Love you friends😘 

 I hope you have a beautiful celebration of our Risen Savior this week and Share what God is teaching you!

Tracy 

Jesus Girl Running

Your eyes have seen my unformed substance, and in your book
were written the days that were ordained for me,
when as yet there was not one of them.
Psalm 139:16

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Hello friends!

These past few weeks I have been reading and studying the book of Jonah. It is 4 chapters packed with so many nuggets of truth about God's character and how we are still pursued and drawn back to God for His purpose. Here is just a little of what God is teaching me.

We can plan our lives out and think we are in control of everything until life throws us the unexpected or God asks us to do something we are not comfortable with doing or going.  Priscilla Shirer calls it 'life interruptions'.  Whatever you want to call it, they can throw you for a tail spin if you can't see what the future holds. That unknown is scary and uncomfortable.  See, I like to be comfortable and in control all the things in my life.  When I can't control everything, where do I turn? Our rebellious hearts can lead us away from the presence of God where we no longer hear His voice to convict us of disobedience. Like Jonah we can go a long distance on our own and that sin can take us farther than we thought, longer than we expected, and cost more energy than desired.  All because we are running from God.  Jonah heard what God told him but ran away.
Don't we realize God already knows where we are and we are breaking His heart by disobeying Him. I am thankful for His faithfulness to still pursue us even while we are running away.  As His children we are asking for discipline, right?  Jonah was swallowed up by the fish and stayed there 3 days and 3 nights. We can fall so hard into the pit we put ourselves inside of and stay there for a spell until we realize what we have done and cry out to our God who saves.  I tell you this because I have been the one running before.  You can be a church going, Jesus girl and still be a Jonah, running from God.  You see going through the motions of being a believer such as church going, fellowship dinners, and working in the church is all good but it's the intimate relationship Our Savior seeks from us.  Our hearts are disobeying God if it isn't bent toward Him. This can be emotionally running away where no one else sees or outwardly running away. Are you running girl? 
We can either surrender everything to the One who can save us or hold on with a tight grip and be in constant worry, turmoil and pain.  Jesus wants you to lean into Him with the heavy and hard stuff.

As a believer, His Spirit lives inside you! His Words are life!
There with Jesus is where intimacy, true peace and rest will come. The hope in His arms is where hope for your weary soul is found.  It is not just in life's interruptions that Christ wants our yielded submission but everyday with open hearts and and hands to go where He leads and share the story He is writing for you and me for His glory!

Let God be the main character of our life!

Our story is our testimony to the world of His unconditional, gracious love and mercy.


"Blessed rather are those who hear the Word of God and keep it. " Luke 11:28

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Grace to you my friend-
trAcy

God Goals for Every Woman

Reading through the bible this year with you!

Hello friends!

A new year has begun and new goals are written down. Do you write down your goals or maybe you call them big dreams?  All I know, is that I use to be horrible at doing it. I mean actually writing down anything.  I have heard if you don't write down your goals they are just dreams.  That made sense to me because when I have ever wanted something in life I actually set a goal or plan to get it done.  It isn't always easy.  It can scare you and excite you.  This year I have realized somewhere along the years of parenting, I lost what I wanted to be as a woman. You know besides a good mom to the kids and wife to my husband. Those are good things but hey the kids grow up and  leave the nest. My husband and I have made a great team over the last 23 years and He is the dreamer who always encourages me.  I usually am the one who shrinks back in fear instead of dreaming big and going for it! Remembering where my identity lies has brought me back to the character of God these last few weeks and who He says I am.  That is important because when all else fades in this life what have I done with it. Have I become who God says I am?

So this year I wrote the goals down and for the last two years as   handmade knits by trAcy has grown I was able to cut back on the hours of outside work and work from home on this business God has built for our family.  I dreamed a long time ago about a business but never wrote it down or worked with God on it until about two years ago.  He gave me the vision and dream of owning my own business and I jumped in and did it.  I didn't know it would touch so many women's lives but it has. You guys send me emails about the seeds planted by wearing your bracelets.  God's Word tethered to your hearts all day which is exactly what I envisioned. That is exactly why I create my hand stamped and knit bracelets. He has shown His strength and faithfulness through my fear and what I saw as weaknesses.  I didn't know I could speak on FB Live Videos and share about Jesus and the gospel. I learned to let God's voice be bigger than the voice of the enemy.  God is truth and Satan is a liar.

He uses me and my knitting to pour out His love. How much more can He use you friend! What talent or tools has He given you to use?  I have learned we need only to look in our hands and see that He provides the rest. You just do the work of serving the kingdom.
Jesus gives us His Word to change us from the inside out and I want to share that and be an out pouring of His grace, mercy and love to other women.

What are your goals this year? What dream do you have for a better woman this year? Are you waiting for perfection because Jesus says come as you are. It is Jesus who does a good work in and through us. Remember that!

Okay, this is probably longer than I thought I would chat about this subject. Please share your thoughts and lets cheer each other on this year!

You can always find me over on the socials too!
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Bless you friend!

trAcy

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Bring on Fall

Hello friends!

Fall has finally arrived in Tennessee.  Today was so cool I had to cozy up in a sweater and that is exciting for me.  The leaves on the trees are turning shades of red, yellow, and copper. We don't live in the Eastern part of TN where the mountains display the trees in grandeur but our Western part is still beautiful nonetheless.

As the temperatures drop, I am even more inspired to knit. The shop has a few colors leaving because I am sold out so that means new ones will be showing up!


Here is one I am excited to show you.

It is called Truffle Shuffle. I am thinking the word 'rejoice' for this cuff. What do you think?

I have to say you guys design the best bracelets.  Some of my best sellers are the ones You designed. I am grateful for each of you helping me in this creative journey.  hAndmade knits by trAcy would not be what it is if I did not have faithful friends like you returning to the shop and encouraging me.  I sincerely thank you from the bottom of my heart.


The other things happening around here is that I have started a new bible study. It is called the Armor of God by Priscilla Shirer.  If you read last months post  where I read her book Fervent , then you know how powerful a message it is.  I highly recommend one or both books.  I know the power of prayer works and am excited to dig deeper into God's Word about it.

Will you be joining me in bible study? Or have you already done it? Please share with me.

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Talk Soon Friends!
tracy