Lessons from Jude

This week I reread the letter Jude and it reminded me that the same things that the believers faced back then in the church we still face today. Fighting for our faith and being aware the ungodly who deceive us. ⁣

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𝐌𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞: ⁣

•To walk by the Spirit is looking at the Word of God more than I do anything else for guidance. Be in prayer so God can guide me. ⁣

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 : ⁣

•inner strength⁣

•conviction of sin⁣

•energy to move in love⁣

•the voice who calls to excellence ⁣

•how we can forgive supernaturally ⁣

•a faithfulness that can only be explained by God ⁣

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“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨; 𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵.””⁣

‭‭𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯‬ ‭𝟹:𝟾‬ ‭𝘕𝘈𝘚𝘉‬‬ ⁣ 

Bless you friends! 

tracy 

The love of Jesus is powerful

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Boy has my past week been full. God has blessed us with a grandchild and my heart just expanded in love.  God is amazing in timing because in a crazy time we live in He turns our eyes to this perfect little baby and I am so thankful.  Thankful for the love of Christ bestowed to us to open our hearts toward Jesus. ⁣

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God’s timing is always good isn’t it? ⁣

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Can you think of a time when God showed you so much love, grace, and mercy in your life? I can. ⁣

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I remember my life deep in sin with so much rejection of Jesus in my life BUT God never turned me away.  I would have never saw that sin and how much it was drawing me away from God without the love of Jesus shown to me through faithful believers of Jesus Christ.  Everyday God cleanses me of my sin. It is not about coming to Jesus when I get myself cleaned up or in my own strength trying to change. It is the love of Jesus that shows us how unclean and sinful we are without Him.  For me it was eye opening to see God work in my heart. ⁣

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I pray His glory surrounds you today. I hope that your heart is blessed by Gods timing as I have been. ⁣

Blessings - tracy 

⁣ “I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.”

‭‭Psalm‬ ‭119:11‬ ‭ESV‬‬ 

#knitthegospelintoyourheart 

Finding Security

As I think about my security, I admit by nature I fall into feeling secure when my health is not in jeopardy, money is coming in to pay my bills, and all my children are doing okay.  I think a lot of us can relate to this. Right? ⁣

But when any of these things change which for most of us it has or it will at some point, my security seems lost.  It’s not.  I have seen God’s faithfulness in my own family and God always provided. Our human comfort levels are challenged but we grow closer to God through these times of trials. 

 The security Jesus Christ provides is wisdom, guidance in this life and an 𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 in His 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘴.(Deuteronomy 33:27)  I know I love to sink right into those arms when my “feelings” have a hold of me.  God wants us to 𝘥𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 in Him not in our circumstances. ⁣

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If you need to find that security again or if you like me have found yourself finding security in the wrong things at times. ⁣

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𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 ⁣

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•𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 (John 10 is a great chapter) ⁣

•𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐭, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐲? ⁣

•𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲⁣

•𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 ⁣

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Bless you today friends

💛 Tracy 

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Who am I trusting?

Praying the Psalms Series 

Day 3

It’s okay if anxious thoughts and worry has entered your mind right now as the world is changing before our eyes.  I have had them too. ⁣

Does this mean I don’t have faith? No, our human emotions can take us over if we rely on them. As a believer, we have to check our hearts with Gods Word. I believe this is testing of our faith.  Who are we trusting? ⁣

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We are called to 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐝 so many times in scripture.  In Psalms 62, God is called our refuge, stronghold, and our rock.  So we don’t have to be shaken by emotions that will arise with the shifting of this world.  God is in control! Our faith is built stronger as we rest in the peace and hope He brings to us. ⁣

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Does this mean we won’t get sick? I don’t know but God is the healer and our salvation. ⁣

Does  this mean we won’t go through some hard days ahead? I don’t know but God is walking with us to the end of it. (Joshua 1:9, Isaiah 12:2)⁣

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I am praying for our faith to be unshaken and our hearts secure in 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞! 

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