Hello, everyone! Today , I wanted to share about really trusting God to provide every need we have. I will admit to having my moments when I don’t FEEL like I have everything I need, but I know that’s not true. The Word says God gives me everything I need (Psalm 23:1; Philippians 4:19) and the Word is true. I may not have everything I want to have in any given moment but I’m learning that what I think I need may be different than what God does. This week I feel like I turned a page with God though: I was having a moment of thinking abt how I want my financial situation to look and how I felt like I need to do this thing or this thing like I have heard and saw others doing. Then started worrying about how long it could take me to get there and feeling bad because I don’t have what others have. I felt like God reminded me in that moment of all of the things I have and how he provides everytime I have a need like he said he would. He reminded me that he is my source and that I do not need to depend on money to take care of me but that I need to depend on him. The Word  says in Psalm 145:15-16 NIRV ” Every living thing looks to you for food. You give it to them exactly when they need it. You open your hands and satisfy the needs of every living creature.”  I love this verse because it always reminds me that I can trust God to see what I need and to decide when I need it. My goal moving forward is to recognize every need God has supplied, praise him for it, and trust that he will meet every need that comes in the future as well. 

Songs that remind me of this truth : “I am ” by Jason Nelson; ” Not for a moment” by Meredith Andrews and Vertical Church Band; and “Yes He Will” by Fred Hammond.

Hello again! Today I want to share some thoughts about worry and fear. This is a topic very near to me because I feel like I struggle with worry and fear on a regular basis, and I have to spend real time in God’s word reminding myself of the truth so it doesn’t keep me trapped. One of my favorite go- to verses about this is Isaiah 41:10 ” Don’t worry-I am with you. Don’t be afraid- I am your God. I will make you strong and help you. I will support you with my right hand that brings victory” ERV. It always reminds me that God is with me no matter what, and he won’t let me fall. It reminds me that he is always here to help me with everything. “Turn to the Lord for help in everything you do, and you will be successful” Proverbs 16:3 ERV. I have these times when I am so worried and afraid about something and I don’t know what to do. When I pray and give to God (really pour it out and let go of it), he gives me the most incredible feeling of peace (Phil 4:6-7). I know when I am worried and afraid, it is often a sign that I feel ill equipped to handle something and I need help with it. Who better to bring our fears and worries to than the One who can handle anything?

Cast your cares on God; he will show up everytime.

Songs that remind me: “Cast my Cares” by Finding Favour; “Let Go” by Dewayne Woods ; and “God’s Got It” by J. Moss.

Hi everyone! Today, I want to share about how all things are possible with God and how we can do things in his strength that we cannot do in our own strength. The 3 verses that come to mind that really encourage and remind me of this truth are Philippians 4:13, Ephesians 3:20, and Ephesians 2:10. When I think of these verses I think of someone having courage to step out and do the good works God is calling he/she to do. Whether it’s doing a new position at work or in the church, or starting a blog or leading a small group, we need courage, faith, and to depend totally on God to do these things.

We need to believe that we can do things with God that we could never do on our own. Like for Peter, it was walk on water or for David, it was defeat Goliath. In my own career, God shows me every day how strong he is, how capable he is in me, and how true it is that I can do all things through Christ even when I feel like my strength is gone. It is often very stressful and hard to work in the mental health field but I believe my work with helping people is part of the good works God has prepared for me to do in advance and so I keep praying and depending on him for guidance and help.

Ephesians 3:20 is a verse I have to constantly remind myself of because I put limits on myself sometimes, and by doing so I’m trying to put limits on what God can do through me as he lives inside me. But there are no limits on what God can do through me. “GOD IS ABLE TO TO DO FAR MORE THAN WE COULD EVER ASK FOR OR IMAGINE. HE DOES EVERYTHING BY HIS POWER THAT IS WORKING IN US” EPH 3:20 NIRV.

God is who he says he is and he can and will do everything he says he will for us. Trust him today and have faith in his unlimited abilities.

Songs that remind me of this truth: “Walk on Water” by Family Force 5 feat Melodie Wagner; “Beyond Me” by Toby Mac; “Impossible” by Building 429.