A Woman's Journey Through Salvation

Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you, 'declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans yo give you hope and a future." When I was thinking about things today and wanting to write out exactly what I was feeling, I Googled "God's plan scripture". The first scripture to pop up was Jeremiah 29:11. Before I get into what this scripture means and how we can apply it to our daily lives, I'm gonna get a little real right now. I honestly have a hard time with where God has my professionally. I will say I am at peace with every other area of my life but where I am in my current job. I literally feel drained and empty. I work in a place where I speak to criminals all day. I talk to people who can't seem to stop drinking and are on their 4th DWI in 2 years, people that own files upon files of child pornography, people that have sexually molested their own children and the horror continues on and on. I sit here and take these c...

Philippians 4:11 "I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content." Content. Are we ever REALLY content? Have you ever been able to sit back and tell God, "You know what? I am fully content with where I am in my life and your plan for me."? I can tell you, I don't think I will ever be able to tell God that honestly as of now. I have a very hard time being content and I will also tell you that has a lot to do with trusting God as well. Being content in His plan for your life means also trusting God when you don't understand the circumstances that are surrounding you. Being content means being able to sit back and fully KNOW He has got you and that He will not give you more than He knows you can handle. I can truly tell you I have gotten to some points in my life where I have flat out told God, "You have got to be nuts to think I am this strong!". I have been at many breaking points in my life where I was on me knees crying out to God telling Hi...

Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Short, sweet, to the point, but wow... what an powerful piece of scripture from Paul. Have you ever thought about Philippians 4:13? That Christ gives you the strength to do anything. He gives you the strength to get through a situation you find impossible. He gives you the strength to get through a broken heart. He gives to the strength to overcome your sin struggle when it is staring at you in the face and is tempting you like nothing else you could ever imagine. I'm always honest, so why should that change now, but I cannot tell you how many times my sin struggle has been tempted by the enemy. I will be the first to admit that my sin struggle in my flesh and the lust of my flesh. When I am put in a situation where my flesh is about to take over, it takes everything in me to not give in to it. To pull back and to stop. To walk away from something I want so so badly and to step away. Believe me, if ...

Serenity Prayer: Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The Courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. Today I was asked the question, “If I could go back in time and change one thing about my life, what would it be?” My answer was vague to say the least. My answer was simple, "I would change things before Christ was in my heart and one thing after." My decision to not elaborate to this person has nothing to do with the fact that I'm ashamed of my past, everyone knows about my history, but it's the fact that I don't think I have accepted that I cannot go back in time to change it. I cannot fix what happen no matter how hard I will for that change. The Serenity Prayer is a prayer I have prayed many times over the course of my life, including before I became a Christian and knew what it truly meant. To me, the Serenity Prayer, is a prayer of trusting the Lord and giving Him full control. Let's break down...

Ephesians 5:33 “However, each one of you must also love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.” I know what you all must be thinking… why is a single girl writing on Ephesians 5:33? I thought the same thing for a bit before I began writing this. I asked God, what in the heck could I possibly say about this verse that had been on my heart, and then a conversation brought it to light. A couple of days ago I had a conversation with a guy I had previously dated. This man is a Godly and wonderful man and we had been having a hard time finding where the relationship went wrong, or at least putting it into words. The conversation picked up once again yesterday and it hit me. This man had spoken so much about how, at certain times, I was not respecting him and I realized that he was right. Not an easy thing for me to admit, but he was so right. When we would get into spats (which were rare) I would feel as though he did not care about my feelings and was not being...

2 Corinthians 12:9 “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in your weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest in me.” The hardest thing about writing and being a Christian woman is waiting on God’s timing to write something, well anything. If I were to write every day, I would guarantee you I would be writing from the flesh about 90% of the time. It’s a feeling of, I know I want to write, but what would I write about? I try to fish around for what God wants me to say, but when nothing comes to mind, I know it’s not the right time yet. Well… God has been putting a question on my heart and I now wish to share it with you. Is God enough for me? I remember being asked this many time and then asking this to myself soon after. I would sit there in church on a Sunday morning or a Sunday night and feel, deep down, the He is enough for me. I would feel that His grace is sufficient enough fo...

"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:33-34 Isn't the last part of Matthew 6:33-34 true? "Each day has enough trouble of its own." Can I get an Amen on that? Each day has enough worries and troubles that even just thinking about tomorrow can stress you out to the point of an anxiety attack. But look at the first part of Matthew 6:33-34. When we start freaking out about tomorrow or the rest of the days to come, God gives us the answer to what we need to do. "Seek FIRST his kingdom and his righteousness...". We are told to focus everything on Him and He will take care of the rest. The first part of 34 is the word "therefore". Therefore means as a result of or consequently. So "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow..." If we seek first His kingdom ...

"When words are many, sin is not absent but he who holds his tongue is wise." Proverbs 10:19 Every morning, Monday through Friday, I listen to NGEN Radio. For those of you that don't know what NGEN is.. it is a part of KSBJ. It is directed towards a more younger crowd with music that is geared towards Hip Hop, Rock, Alternative, etc... Well every morning at 6:45 the DJ, Carlos, says the morning's "Daily Dose". This morning was quite impactful for me and the verse used is the one that begins today's blog. Have you ever stop to think about something you have said to someone or about someone even in anger? I mean really stopped to think about how what we say can truly impact someone. Girls... you know we do this. We will talk about another girl out of spite, anger, resentment, jealousy, etc.. and the most vile words will come out of our mouths. It says in Proverbs 26:22 "The words of gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man's inmost pa...

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7 I know I have written about this scripture on many occasions, but this time it was dissected and broken down for me when it comes to WORRYING! How much do I worry... oh gracious. If I had a nickel for every worry that came into my head on a daily basis, I would never have to "worry" about finances again (OK... silly joke, I know, but I digress). I worry about everything. From my finances, to my job, to my schedule, to my relationships... everything. Last night I attended Access like I do every Sunday night. The pastor for Access, Jordan Easley, has been going through a series called "Escaping the Cage". We have gone through the cage of stress, resentment, anger/bitterness and now we had come to escapin...

"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart" Psalm 37:4 This blog may be one of my shortest because God has made this scripture very clear to me. I know I have mentioned Psalm 37:4 in previous blogs, but recently He has opened up a new meaning for this verse. I have always thought that this verse meant that if you follow the Lord, praise Him, give Him the glory and have joy in the Lord that he will give you the desires of your heart. Well I was having coffee with a dear friend last night and this verse came up again as we discussed some desires that were on both of our hearts for the future. I decided to tell her how God had done a 180 on the meaning of that verse. When the Psalmist says "Delight yourself in the Lord", God has put on my heart for that to mean that we need to delight ourselves in God's will for us. That we need to delight ourselves in His perfect plan and perfect timing for us. Meaning that we need align our desir...

Matthew 21:10 "Hosanna in the Highest!" What a short verse this time around, huh? How could something so short have me jumping out of my skin in excitement? Well, one obvious reason is the fact that it does come from God's Word and I'm always jumping out of my skin in excitement because of His Word, but it also has a new meaning for me thanks to a wonderful Beth Moore study calling "Stepping Up". During this specific night of study, we were discussing the Feast of Tabernacles. At that point she then defined Hosanna. The meaning of Hosanna is "Save!" or "Save Us Now!" Think about it. Think about how you have cried out to the Lord to save you from the turmoil that you are in. Crying out, "Save me Lord. Come now and save me!" In Matthew 21:9-10 they are crying Hosanna as Christ rides into Jerusalem. They cry "Hosanna to the Son of David!" This could be translated to "Save us to the Son of David!" I still have a ...