Suddenly

A couple of weeks ago we heard the news of TobyMac & Amanda's son Truett Foster sudden death. It rock the Christian Music world, as it may have touched your heart too. He was only 21. And then suddenly he was gone. Tears. My prayers and Love is sent in abundance to Toby's family. 

Please pray for their family. 

As some may know that my Mom passed away 17 years ago this past September and if I am honest, I still have not got past it. What I mean is I still cry at times, I still miss her, but I just wish I could get one more hug, one more I Love you, one more talk. But I can't. Yet I still cry. 

I Love these lyrics from "When We Fall Apart" by Ryan Stevenson 

It's ok to cry

It's ok to fall apart

You don't have to try

To be strong when you are not

And it may take sometime to make sense of all your thoughts

But don't ever fight your tears

'Cause there is freedom in every drop

Sometimes the only way to heal a broken heart is

when we fall apart

An you've got the gift of mercy

Don't ever think it's strange

Not a curse, but it is a blessing to feel other 

people's pain

So I come to you today with everything in me to Love one another no matter what. Do all you can to be at peace with one another. When it's over it's over. Don't live with regrets. What you might be fighting about will not even matter in the bigger picture. When you die and stand before God to give an account for your life, you want to hear "well done" my good and faithful servant.  

So make sure your living today to please Him. 

Dying isn't optional. We are all going to die. 

I pray today you do what you can to be right with others.

And no matter what never ever give up on them.

If today is my last day,  please know that your Loved. 

God Loves you.  He is with you. You are never alone.

Put your trust in Him. Live to please Him only. Keep Him first no matter what.

Love Jesus with everything you got, even if you stand alone. 

Never compromise. 

Stand for Jesus even if. 

Pray like crazy.

Love madly.

Be on the right side of Suddenly.

And if no one has told you...

You are altogether Beautiful there is no flaw in you.

- Song of Solomon 4:7

One Word For Love

Many waters cannot quench Love nor can floods drown it. Love is as strong as death. 

- Song of Solomon 8:7

Greater Love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends. 

- John 15:13

A cord of three stands is not quickly broken.

- Ecclesiastes 4:12

Faith, Hope, Love, but the greatest is Love.

- 1 Corinthians 13:13

Love Never Fails.

- 1 Corinthians 13:8

God is Love.

So I walked around my Church and asked the question, in one word what is Love to you? When you think about it, there are many things you can describe what Love is. 

But here are some beautiful one word responses.

Love is:

Patience- Pastor Murphy, Nashville, Tennessee

Commitment- Officer Kevin, Grand Isle, North Carolina

Great- Bob, Winter Haven, Florida

Affection- Margret, Haines City, Florida

God- Pam, Atlanta, Georgia

Commitment- Glenda, Florence, Alabama

Jesus- Connie, Detroit, Michigan

Commitment- Rodney, St. Pete, Florida

Compassion- Dustin, Olathe, Kansas

Action- James, Lake Wales, Florida

Jesus- Jerie, Winter Haven, Florida

Patience- Adrian, Lake Wales, Florida

Family- Denise, Barranquitas, Puerto Rico

So what does this all mean? Well, of course Love! No, but seriously, it's about Loving God with all your heart and all your soul and all your mind no matter what. It's about putting God first in everything, literally. In today's world you can get your focus off God and on things of this world. Your focus must be on eternal things. Not your spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend, kids, job, material things, your Instagram followers, your likes on social media etc.  

So ask yourself what are you motivated by when it comes to Love? 

What are your thoughts about Love? 

Did you know when we die, everything will be measured by what we did for Christ, nothing else? It's true.

Today, I ask you to pray and seek the heart of God in your life. God's word says each of us have to work out our own Salvation. When you stand before God, it will only be you giving an account for your life. Every word, everything you did. Make sure that nothing ever like ever comes between your relationship with The Lord.

Let's make everything we do be motivated by the Love we have for Jesus. 

Let's focus everything we do on eternity.

I Love you guys so much! I really do.

And God Loves you more. Like BIG Love.

Make Him proud in Jesus Name.

I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made: your works are wonderful. 

I know that full well.

-Psalm 139:14

You Are A Miracle

You are a miracle. 

It's like I just want to stop at that short and simple sentence, but it just isn't simple. 

God took great care in creating you. 

You were fearfully and and wonderfully made. - Psalm 139:14 

If you really ponder the fact that He only created one of you, 

there is no choice but to believe you are a miracle. 

There is nobody on this earth like you. 

Nobody. 

I'll say it again...

Nobody.

Sometimes we let our choices in life define us and things others say about us. 

But the truth is, we are who God says we are. God Loves us no matter what. 

Where ever you find yourself today, in prison or in the free world, you are a miracle. Don't let anyone tell you different. If you made some poor choices, than turn to God and ask Him for forgiveness.  And confess your sins to each other. -James 5:16

God is our perfect example of Love, for God is Love. 

We Love because He first Loved us. -1 John 4:19

Did you know that God sent His One and Only Son Jesus to die for your sin? 

Literally He did. 

He did that because He Loves you so much.  

You are a miracle.

If you've never accepted Jesus into your heart, I say today is your day. 

Believing in Jesus will change your life forever. 

Jesus changed mine. 

Jesus Is My BFF.

Will you let Him be yours?

If yes, all you have to do is believe with your heart that He died for your sin 

and rose again on the third day. Then confess your sin to Him. 

Just be real.  

Your so Loved.

Providence in Providence-Way Cool

O LORD that hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. - Psalm 139:1-2.

Did you know that God cares about every detail of your life? Literally He does. From the smallest thing, to the biggest thing and everything in between.  

Two days ago I had the most breathtaking experience with God. Like you I'm struggling with many different things, nobody has a perfect life. It doesn't matter where your at, nobody has a perfect life. 

And like who wants to have a perfect life anyway? Seriously. 

Anyway, I was spending time with God as one of the worst storms was hoovering over my city of Davenport. Shortly after the storm passed the most beautiful like ever double rainbow appeared in my backyard. I can't even begin to express what I felt experiencing this beyond vivid in colors, rainbow. I was literally out of breath. I could hardly breath. It will go down in history for me as the most beautiful awe struck experience 

I've had with God in the sky :) 

Then shortly after I read a devotional about Queen Esther.

- Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this? 

- Esther 4:14

I'm not saying the "rainbow" was about this, but it was a beautiful reminder that 

God is with me, like you and He is in control. He is Sovereign. 

He literally told the rainbow where to go, like for real. 

What does all this mean? Providence. Just like with Esther.

I Love what Dr. David Jeremiah wrote about Providence.  

The word providence refers to the foreseeing, guiding, protecting, and rearranging hand of God on the history of the world and on our personal lives. America's Founding Fathers leaned heavily on the doctrine of providence. According to several historians, George Washington's mother would read to him from Esther 4, emphasizing Mordecai's question to Esther: "Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" Young Washington absorbed the understanding that God controls events, placing us where and when He wants. As his life unfolded, Washington spoke repeatedly of providence. He talked about the "favorable interposition" of God's providence, the "ordering of a kind of Providence, " and "the hand of Providence" that spared America as a nation. How remarkable that the same hand that guides the course of history also directs the circumstances of the lives of His children. Joseph was a man who yielded his life to the providential plan of God, and he became blessed and greatly used. God is in control of the tides of time; let Him also order the days of your life. A superintending Providence is ordering everything for the best- and, that in due time, all will end well. 

George Washington, in a letter dated October 27, 1777.

Amazing! 

Providence.

So will you yield to God's plan for you life? 

If it takes you away from God it isn't His plan for your life. 

Maybe this is your time to submit your will to the Lord's and accept 

Jesus as your Lord and Savior?

"Once you have been to the Cross, you will never be the same."

-Billy Graham

The choice is yours of course. God is so very good and He Loves you so much. 

Love will always be the answer. Jesus is the answer. Yes He is :)

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

- 3 John 4

If you find yourself in prison or in the free world reading these words, just know that you can truly be free in Jesus no matter where your at. You might not have your freedom yet, but you are free in Him. 

Your circumstances don't dictate your freedom or if He is good, God is good period. 

Your Loved and I pray today is your day to turn to Him. 

And by the way, the rainbow was Providence and I live in Providence, 

way cool how God works. 

I'm still in awe.

Love goes on Forever. 

Love Never Fails.

- 1 Corinthians 13:8

You Complete Me

Hey Guys, Trachena here! 

First let give props to the picture above that Amy Lynn made. Isn't it awesome? 

She is such an amazing artist among many things. 

I Love you Amy and thank you.

I think you beyond beautiful.  

"You Complete Me"

Don't you just Love that? Seriously? Like two puzzle pieces that just fit perfectly. Have you ever did a puzzle and your coming to the end and a piece is missing? It's like man, wow... now what? 

You have this beautiful puzzle with that one piece missing. How annoying. 

But what about your life? 

What completes you?

What defines you?

No matter how you answer that, the truth is the real truth only Jesus can complete you.

So that missing piece is Jesus. He alone will complete you. I know you guys are like come on, I thought you were going to say, a guy, a girl will complete me. It's him. It's her. Well maybe so, but that is after Jesus. I tell you the truth, nothing in this life will ever complete you but Christ alone. There is no boyfriend, no girlfriend, no spouse, kids, no amount of money, no career, not the next toy, no drug, like you get my point...nothing will ever satisfy you or complete you but Jesus. In my personal life I've learned this the hard way, many times I've tried to find my worth in people and things, yet it left me empty. I believe with my whole heart that you have to be complete in Jesus before you can even Love someone the way God wants you too. I Love this quote by C.S. Lewis, 

"You can't Love a fellow creature fully till you Love God."

You see when we surrender completely to Jesus, He changes us from the inside out. The things we once Loved or getting an empty fill on, we no longer desire. When Jesus comes in, so does Love. Like real Love. And He changes everything. The things you once did you begin to change and want to give Him all the glory. 

I understand we all want to be Loved. We all want that person to complete us but let Jesus do that first and then He will give you the one. 

I Believe in Jesus and I Believe in Love. 

And yes I do Believe there is that one person that can complete you but that is after Jesus. And make no mistake the one will Love Jesus too. But first Jesus ok? All He wants is your heart. Like fully surrendered to Him. Not 50/50, not just on Sunday's, nothing less than 100%. I promise you that if you surrender everything and hold nothing back, He will radically change your life. He will Love you like crazy. You don't have to have it all together, you can come just as you are. Literally your one step away 

from fully surrendering your life to Jesus. He wants to Love you. Promise. 

It is a Blessing in my life to Bless you with what I've learned, and to tell you the truth and this is truth...

Jesus is the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE.

"He died for you." 

Surrender by faith. 

The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through Love.

-Galatians 5:6

You are not alone, He is always with you. You are very important to God. He Loves you so much.

Oh How He Loves us.

Will you surrender? Let me know.

  

Love you Dad.

This is my Dad whom I Love.

I Love you Dad.

Although the miles are between us, the Love never ends.

Thank you for being my Dad.

Thank you for all the beautiful pictures you've taken of me.

I treasure you Dad.

I think your great.

I think your strong.

I think your courageous.

I think your a kid at heart.

I like it when you smile.

I like it when you look like you know something I don't.

I do treasure your wisdom.

But more than that, no matter what I Love you Dad. 

Thank you for you. 

Your beyond awesome!

Oh and Happy Father's Day!

Well, Dad's Day, Everyday.

And I honor you.

Happy Dad's Day Daddies.

Even if you didn't have a Dad, or one that is in Heaven, and everything else...

Honor them. 

Love them.

Pray for them.

God Loves that.

Love is a Kiss like a child.

Ex. 20:12

Honor your Father and your Mother.

Matt. 15:4

Honor your Father and Mother.

Remember Mom

For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. 

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. 

Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. 

-Psalm 139:13-14

Happy May! 

Happy Mother's Day Mom and to all the Mom's out there.

I wanted to take this time specially because Mother's Day is Sunday, May 12th to honor my Mom. 

I Love you Mom.  

For many of you know that I lost my Mom unexpectedly on September 16, 2002. She had cancer. She didn't know she had cancer. The day before I got to spend the day with her shopping, having ice cream at Diary Queen and coffee at Dunkin Donuts. I dropped her back at her Surfside apartment on Miami Beach, hugged her goodbye through the window. As she walked away, I called out again, Mom...can you give me another hug? She walked back and gave me another hug and I kissed her. I drove off. The next morning I couldn't reach her nor her neighbors as they knocked on her door. I called the police. I couldn't get to her myself right away as I lived about an hour away maybe more with traffic. The police went in and found her in her bed dead. It was beyond compression, to the point of more anguish I had ever experienced in my life. Like how does this happen? Why God Why? The neighbors said she was planting flowers in her garden at like 2 am. She went inside, laid down and died. There was still dirt underneath her finger nails that told the story. But still she was gone. I share this not for tears, sorrow but just to say that if you still have your Mom alive, remember her. Love her. Hang out with her. If you are at odds with your Mom, do the right thing regardless and make things right. Life is to precious not to. Don't live life with regrets. It doesn't even have to be on Mother's Day, it could be right now. Pick up the phone and call her. You will wish you had should she suddenly die like mine did.  

I know there are many of you in prison right now that have lost your Mom's. I know you personally some of you. I know the pain is real, like really real during this time. I am with you in your pain. I Love you and I do care for you and your pain. Perhaps take the time to Bless another Mom in there and you also in the free world. 

If you don't have a Mom, be a Mom, or reach out to one and Love on them.

I pray in Jesus Name that during this holiday you will have peace, even though the struggle is real. I ask that God would comfort you in your lost and somehow, someway you would feel Loved. 

Dear Mom's, You are Loved. You are Beautiful. My hope is that even if you lost your Mom, or if your a Mom alone, that you know without a doubt that God Loves you. He created you a -masterpiece literally and totally wonderfully made, the Bible says so! 

So thank you for being you.

I Love taking pictures. I take pictures of anything. Even though I will never be able to take a picture of you again, Mom, I treasure all the memories in my heart 4-ever!

I Love you Mom.

May you be Blessed by the Lord, the Maker of Heaven and Earth.

- Psalm 115:15

Love Is Jesus

He is despised and rejected by men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him: He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows: Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him. And by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of all. He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter; And as a sheep before it's shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth, He was taken from prison and from judgment, And who will declare His generation? For He was cut off from the land of the living; For the transgressions of My people He was stricken. And they made His grave with the wicked-But with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth. Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When you make His soul an offering for sin. Because He poured out His soul unto death, And He was numbered with the transgressors, And He bore the sin or many, And made intercession for the transgressors.  

- Isaiah 53:3-10, 12. 

Did you know that Jesus really does Love you? Did you know that Jesus Loves your face? Did you know that Jesus died for you? Did you know that even while you were still a sinner He really like really died for you? I'm sure you might think how that could be? I once thought that too. But Jesus really died for you. No matter how you feel, Jesus Loves you. It doesn't matter what you've done, or how you feel. You might find yourself in a prison cell or in the free world, it so doesn't matter, He Loves you just the same. Even when you feel words like these: depressed, sad, alone, help me, suicidal, tired, hurt, betrayed, insecure, ugly, fat, broken, angry, afraid, fearful, failure, shameful, scared, numb, sinking, useless, unwanted, damaged, misunderstood, sold out, burnt out, weary, worrying, abandoned, forgotten, not enough, rejected, grief, broken, lied about, and the list can go on and on! But every word you can think of that describes how you might be feeling, Jesus bore that for you. This is Love. Jesus Is Love. Jesus says, you are beautiful, beloved, blessed, valuable, treasured, cherished, sacred, accepted, lovely, His bride, you matter, incredible, unique, one of a kind, His poem, enough, complete, masterpiece, breathtaking, wonderfully made, fruitful, amazing, awesome, cool, and the list goes on and on! 

If you don't know Jesus or you have fallen away from Him, today is your day to come to Him. It's really simple. All you have to do is Believe in your heart, confess with your mouth that you, Believe He is the Son of God, that He died for your sin. Ask Him to forgive you of your sins, like truly repent of them, give it all to Him. Jesus I am a sinner, please forgive me. I want to turn away from my sin, I ask you to come into my heart and lead my life. I want to follow you. In your own words, just share your heart with Him. He Loves you and wants to have a relationship with you. I promise, if you really take a step of faith and believe, Jesus will come into your heart. 

And the cool thing, your eternity is settled, you will live in Heaven forever and ever. 

His banner over me is Love. - Song of Songs 2:4 

Say it! Believe it! Live it! 

You are outrageously Loved.

How Beautiful you are. - Song of Songs 4:1

Love Never Fails like Ever! Jesus Loves you.

Love Is Jesus.

First Love

Happy February, with this being the "Love" month I thought it would be fitting to share with you the 

Love of Jesus. 

For God so Loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish by have eternal life. -John 3:16

I totally believe with all my heart that "before" we can have Love from another or give it to another we first need to receive it from the source of Love, which is God. God is Love. And He sent his Son Jesus for us. Once you receive Jesus Love and He becomes your "First Love" He will fill you with His Love and that is when we are able to give it to others. If you don't receive His Love first, you can't possibly Love another the way God wants you to. At best it's Love that is self-seeking at the core. We received Jesus by faith, like completely and so our Love for one another is the same. There is no agenda. There is no motive, it's pure. It's unconditional. Why? Because His Love is freely given, so we do the same. Your true identity is in Jesus, no one else. It's not in your spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend, pastor, mom, dad, kids, your job, your money, your weight, nothing but in Him. All you need is His Love. Sure, we all want that "True Love" that kind of Love that will Love you no matter what and never leave you, but unless it's Love that comes from God it's better to remain in His Love, because it's truly enough.  Please don't ever settle for anything less than God's best for you. When you fall in Love with Jesus and He is truly your first Love, He will let the right one come in and that right one will Love Jesus.  His life will reflect Jesus in all He does. 

He will be like King David, "A man after God's own heart."

Stay with God, take heart, don't quit, I'll say it again; stay with God. -Psalm 27:14

Is anything to hard for the Lord? -Genesis 18:14

Pray for your future spouse if you desire one. 

"Righteousness and peace kiss each other.

His mouth is most sweet, Yes he is altogether lovely, 

This is my Beloved And this is my friend. -Song of Solomon 5:16

I Love these lyrics from a song called 

"More" by Matthew West.

Take a look at the mountain 

Stretching a mile high

Take a look at the ocean

Far as your eye can see

And think of me

Take a look at the desert

Do you feel like a grain of sand?

I am with you wherever 

Where you go is where I am

And I'm always thinking of you

Take a look around your

I'm spelling it out one by one

I Love you more than the sun

And the stars that I taught how to shine

You are mine and you shine for me too

I Love you

Yesterday

And today

And tomorrow

I'll say it again and again

I Love you more

Just a face in the city

Just a tear on a crowded street

But you are one in a million

And you belong to me

And I want you to know

I'm not letting go

Even when you come undone

I Love you more than the sun

And the stars that I taught how to shine

You are mind and you shine for me too

I Love you

Yesterday

And today

And tomorrow

I'll say it again and again

I Love you more

I Love you more

And I see you

And I made you

And I Love you more than you can imagine

More than you can fathom

I Love you more than the sun

And you shine for me

How beautiful! Just Love, Love, Love but first Love Jesus, and keep Him your First Love no matter what. 

God will give you the desires of your heart if you delight yourself in Him. -Psalm 37:4

Dreams DO come true. Why? Because only He could give such Love. Wait for it. True Love Waits.

"Love Never Fails in Jesus Name"

Happy November

November is known as the month that we give thanks and reflect on what we are thankful for.  As we take that time to reflect, lets remember that no matter what we go through we can always give thanks. 

God Loves us all so much. 

His Love endures Forever. 

He is always worthy of our praise. 

He is always with us.

Have a Beautiful and Blessed Thanksgiving. 

You are Loved.

Jesus is Calling

Happy October! My prayer is that you guys are super blessed in every way possible. 

Just a quick note letting you know that you are Loved. Seriously tho...you are! Life has been crazy and it seems like everything is sideways, and that can cause pain, tears and heartaches. But let me be the one to tell you that what you are going through Jesus is with you...and Oh how He loves you so much! Like BIG Love. You might not see Him, or even feel Him at times, but trust me He is with you. We all go through different seasons from smiles to sorrows and everything in between. Even so...He is with you! Trust me if you can see how special you are, how He died for you, then you would know without a doubt He Loves you! So no worries...please don't worry...cast your cares on the Lord, why? Because He Loves you and He will see you through. You might be sitting around all kinds of evil or decisions wondering where will I go when I'm released?! Give it ALL to God! Trust in the Lord with all your heart and He will direct your steps. The pain you are feeling isn't nothing in comparison to the joy that is coming. People will let you down, they will hurt you, they will let go, but Jesus will never let you go. He Loves you so much...like no matter what. 

If you've never given your heart to Jesus..today is the day of Salvation..right where your at you can simply pray by telling Jesus you believe in Him, that your sorry for all the bad things you've done and to forgive you..ask Him to come into your heart and that you want to live for Him. He has been waiting for you..so do it. There isn't anything more important in your life than making this decision..and besides you will get to spend eternity with Him in Heaven! 

Life is going to be hard, and other times not so hard, but by putting your Love and life into a relationship with Jesus it will be amazingly awesome! 

Let go..and give your life to Jesus and why not?..He did died for you. 

For me I will live for Him because He Loves me and literally died for me even when I was sinner..what relentless Love! 

You are bountifully beautiful, worthy, enough and treasured...so smile and embrace Jesus..

He is waiting.

In closing if your life is sideways or upside down, just know it doesn't matter..come as you are..broken, blessed, beautiful and everything in between..

Just come!

So So Sweetly Broken

O Lord God you satisfy my soul. In you I have found peace, joy and your true Love. You take me to places unknown within the depths of my heart and I rejoice with tears. 

I am so so sweetly broken. 

I will speak of your goodness all the days of my life. 

I Love you God more than I know how to express.

I know that you will see me through all the pain in all your beautiful ways and 

I so trust you.  

I am thankful.

Thank you Jesus for dying for me,  so I can live. No matter what comes my way, I know your Love. My desires will always be to bring you glory, and I pray that you use my life for that.  I will share your Grace, your Mercy and most importantly your Love with others all the days of my life. You are my everything and until I am called home to see you face to face, I will give you everything I have. To lay me down, and do whatever you call me to. 

Oh Jesus, I Love you SO SO MUCH and thank you. 

I write this because some of you know the life changes that have taken place in my life in the last year or so. I just needed to share that no matter what you go through that God is with you. God is crazy in Love with you and He will see you through whatever storms you go through in this life. I am living proof that He can even Love someone like me. But the crazy thing He Loves us all, no matter what. So whatever you are going through today, or facing, I want you to know that not only God Loves you, but He has great plans for your life. 

Never Give Up!

Love You Jesus

Today I was blessed to see sky writing in my back yard. 

I captured the above picture and it was beyond beautiful. 

I just want to say I Love You Jesus and thank you for everything.

I am yours forever.

You Are His Treasure

For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother's womb. 

I will praise You, for I and fearfully and wonderfully made; 

Marvelous are Your works, 

And that my soul knows very well. - Psalm 139;13-14

Happy Spring & Happy April from Epcot.

You Are Valuable.

You Are Treasured.

You Are Beautiful.

You Are Worthy.

You Are His Masterpiece.

You Are Loved.

Through the ups and downs of life we can forget just how much we truly are Loved by God. Things in our lives might not be what we want yet, but in the quietness of His Love you will have peace to continue on and strength to endure even through the tears. 

He will work everything out for your good as you trust in Him. 

Don't ever quit.

He is able.

He is faithful.

Remember your worth is determined what God says in His Word. 

You are His poem, song and He Loves you! 

Remember that today!

Beautiful you!

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, I thank You Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.  
- Luke 10.21

I Love this! These things are revealed to babes! That is beyond beautiful. Love it!
You are beautiful Jesus, you are the most beautiful, the most glorious.

In the summer of 2017 God revealed some things to me. I was really struggling in some areas of my heart and was really upset with myself. I mean really upset with myself. It was like God sent me on an assignment and then I got my heart involved. Yet when I cried out the Lord told me that He had put those things in my heart. I cried more. After that God began to change my heart completely and tell me more things to come. I am so thankful. I have many dreams, a heart full of God and I am ready to step into my God-given purposes. I am overwhelmed by His Love and kindness.

Today, if you find yourself troubled by things that God might have changed in your heart for the better, just embrace it. God is control of everything that goes on in our lives. Even if it's really hard, continue to press into what God has given you. Don't give up. God will never leave you, He is with you and He will never guide you wrong. God created you with a uniqueness and He knows very well what you need. He Loves you. 

As some of you begin your journey into the free world take those God-given things and really plug into all that God has for you. Don't waste a minute pursue everything He has given you. Life is too short to sit by and watch your life pass you by. May God give you all the desires in your heart and make all your plans succeed more than you could ever imagine.

Beautiful you.
Blessed you.
Beloved you.

You got this!
God's got you!

The power of The Cross has set you free.

The Love of the Light

I am the light of the world. 
He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life. - Jesus 
John 8:12

December is a beautiful month celebrating the birth of Our Savior Jesus Christ. It is also a very hard time for many that have lost family and friends and those who are alone. Let's not us forget them and pray for God's Love to be upon them during this time. 

As we approach the closing of a year into the New Year lets reflect on all the memories and moments we had. May we always seek to Love the Lord with all our hearts. May we always be obedient to His Word and to things He calls us to do.  May we embrace the New Year with gladness for all God has done in our lives and still yet to do. 

God Loves you so much.

For God so Loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. -John 3:16

That is the gift, The Love of the Light... Jesus!

Praying you have a very Blessed Christmas & New Year.

The Scavenger Hunt

A scavenger hunt in case your not familiar is a party game, an outdoor game in which participants have to collect a number of miscellaneous objects on a list created by the organizer. It's actually fun. The last time I played was with friends on St. Augustine Beach until recently I played the game with God. Back in St. Augustine I just had my girl scout knowledge and a determination to win, but this time around I had my Bible and prayer. I took this journey led by God completely, nobody knew about it. But the thing was I told God I will do these things to disprove what He was telling me was true. Like in the movie God's not Dead, the devout Christian student must prove the existence of God to his professor, I was set out to disprove not God but things about myself that He was telling me. It's like is that me God? Or is that you speaking? God gave me His list of items to do and not to do. I followed intently with prayer and my Bible. A journey that I may share one day, but for now it remains with God and I. This invested time for eternity sake proved to be one of the most beautiful in awe times in my life with God. He revealed way more than I was asking for about myself, others and life. But He is like that as the Bible tells us in Ephesians 3:20- Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we can ask or think. 

Today you sit on your bunk hanging with your bunky or at chow or your the one at work in the free world reading this. This message is for you today. God loves you. God is crazy madly in love with you. But God wants to hear from you, it's been way too long. He misses you. Your struggles have been more than He ever wanted for you and He has never been blind to them. He has been relentlessly seeking you with His Love. Will you consider today to take your own scavenger hunt with the Lord? Will you consider investing sometime in with Him to draw closer to Him? The girl reading this in confinement, you can do this too, just start by talking to Him. If your not sure about all this, perhaps take the rest of November and thank God each day for something. He is worthy to be praised and thanked. I promise you if you take the time to hang with God you will be refreshed with clarity, liberty, boldness, sensitivity, insight and free from all the petty worries around you that will not matter in the bigger picture. I pray in Jesus Name you wait no longer and start today! I'm believing for you and if nobody has told you lately, you are loved and special. Your so special that He only created one you. Be yourself and if you think of it, look up, God is an amazing artist, literally the best.