Forever and a Day

Hey Guys, Trachena here💖

Smile Jesus Loves you, for real. 

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It seems like it's been forever and a day since sharing in the Great work the Lord has been doing. I want to first give a big shout out to those who continue to support the ministry, I appreciate you more than you know, thank you deeply!

Not to mention an inmate who brought me to tears; she sent the ministry $140, saying she wanted to give her tithes to the only ministry that really loved her unconditionally! Wow. 

So God.

Even so;

Times have been tough,

but His Goodness and Love never fails.

So sorry to all who have experience any sort of loss, from COVID-19, my heart goes out to you.

We all had some adjustments in one way or another. Including the ministry. But make no mistake the passion is even greater to serve others in this great Love of Jesus and to share His Joy. I am faithfully forever in this to the end no matter what.

God willing more outreaches will come as the Lord opens doors.

For now the ministry has been serving in Pink Love, 

with letters of love, hope and encouragement.

As well as serving their needs through stationary, stamps, journals, books, note cards and whatever else the Lord provides.

This is huge so you know.

Even one stamp means the world to them. 

They still even get to read devotionals that are mailed to them.

It's so awesome and amazing.

We all need to know we matter.

These girls that I get to serve, matter!

Everyone matters to God. Period.

Some updates;

Robin was released and doing great living with family in Arizona. 

Melissa was released and now living in Georgia with her family. 

Nicole was released this month and living with family on the west coast of Florida. 

The Lord added some new girls;

Bianca

Margaret

Julie

Sharon

Currently the ministry is discipling 11.

Please keep them all in your prayers. 

Patty

Samantha

Marlo

Anita

Georgia

Sharon

Nicole

The Bible says that God cares even about the birds of the air, how much more does He care about you?

​Every detail of your life matters to Him.

He only created One you, so that makes you way special.

Love you Guys!

God Bless you.

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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

Your Priceless

Happy 2019! 

Mercy, peace and Love be yours in abundance.-Jude 1:2

I've read many post about a "word" for the New Year. Like a word you can take throughout the year to help you. I've ponder that and I seem to come back to the same thing, Love. I believe with all my heart it's always about Love, and it always comes back to Love and Love is all we need. We all need to be Loved and we all should give Love freely. When I think about Love, I think about the ultimate Love which will always be Jesus Himself. God gave us this gift of His Son Jesus, and died for us even while we were sinners. It's really crazy to think that no matter what you've done, or haven't done, God Loves you and Jesus came for you and for me. I Love this new song by 

Casting Crowns, called 

"Even When You're Running"

-because we've all found ourselves running-

  

Do you feel Him in your heartbeat even when you're running? You try to drown Him out with your life but you still hear Him calling With a voice you've never heard but it sounds like home, home You try to shut in out but you feel it in your bones And it won't leave you alone His Love is inescapable His presence is unshakable Right now you don't believe it's true A better day is coming And you don't need another place to hide He'll find you in your darkest night His Love is holding on to you Even when you're running Even when your're running As a kid you said your prayers, now they're bouncing off the ceiling They took your world away when you trusted Him for healing He's no stranger to your heartbreak, He knows how it feels to lose, oh From the garden to the Cross, He's been chasing after you He's chasing after you His Love is inescapable His presence is unshakable Right now you don't believe it's true A better day is coming And you don't need another place to hide He'll find you in your darkest night His Love is holding on to you Even when you're running Even when you're running Your fear isn't dark enough Your pit isn't deep enough Your lie isn't loud enough To keep Him away from you The Father made a way for you The Son killed the grave for you Let His Spirit come alive in you Are you tired of running? The Father made the way for you The Son Killed the grave for you His Love is inescapable His presence is unshakable Right now you don't believe it's true A better day is coming And you don't need another place to hide He'll find you in your darkest night His Love is holding on to you Even when you're running Even when you're running Your fear isn't dark enough Your pit isn't deep enough Your lie isn't loud enough To keep Him away from you The Father made a way for you The Son killed the grave for you Let His Spirit come alive in you Are you tired of running? His Love is inescapable His presence is unshakable Right now you don't believe it's true A better day is coming And you don't need another place to hide He'll find you in your darkest night His Love is holding on to you Even when you're running Even when you're running It's time to stop running now You don't have to have it figured out All you need to do is turn around And the Father will come running

I Love this because He will not forget us. He knows where your at, and He knows how to get your attention. Sometimes our offended hearts are the breeding ground for deception so let's set our hearts on God and things above. Other times we just feel like nobody cares.  And a lot of times we can find ourselves saying God where are you? But let me tell you that God does care about you, so much so that He calls you Priceless. 

Yes, your Priceless. 

And yes He will not forget you. God remembers you. 

If your feeling like your all alone I so understand. But one thing I can honestly say, God is with you and no matter what He Loves you. 

Even much water cannot put out the flame of Love. Floods cannot drown Love. 

-Song of Solomon 8:7

In this New Year, you can tell God

I surrender. I surrender my life.

I surrender my will.

I surrender my desires.

He will come and fill your life with joy unspeakable, lots of laughs and silly things even in your tears. But more importantly His relentless Love will be a banner over your life.

You've been doing it your way. Now do is My way. 

Purge anything in your life that could be polluting your heart and mind. That could be TV, books, music, social media and even relationships. These things should draw you closer to God, not away. Get into His Word, and stay in it, no matter what. Pray no matter what. And if you do have access to music, listen to Worship and Christian music to lift you up. 

He inhabits the Praises of His People.  -Psalm 22:3. 

The closest times like EVER I've had was singing to Him.

At the end of the day, whether your in a relationship or not, God must be our First Love. 

He must be First in everything. 

How great you are, O Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, 

and there is no God but you. -2 Samuel 7:22

We do not know what tomorrow will hold, so today know He Loves you so much and He is calling you to a relationship with Him. 

Your Priceless.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, 

I know that full well. -Psalm 139:14 

Your Priceless. 

God...is my witness how constantly I remember you.

-Romans 1:9

Your Priceless.

Friends

I've been deeply hurt over and over by a friend who I thought was a true and faithful friend. I think many can relate. I've done everything that God has showed me to do to reach out in Love to somehow try and fix the friendship over the years- anything but to let it go. But I had to learned the hard way-she wasn't a biblical-faithful-friend.. I have given this friend to God and continue to pray for her. I still believe that one day we can be friends  because...Love believes, Love never ends-never fails...and I still love her and I still believe in us.

This is what God has shown me in the process, and I hope it will help you...

A friend loves at all times-loves is an active word. It doesn't mean sometimes I love you sometimes I don't. It loves at all times-through all circumstances-through all differences-

I realized that "I" wanted a "Biblical" friend-not one of the flesh, or a friend that was here today gone tomorrow-but one that we can be bonded together for life through Christ. Let me add I have some wonderful non believing friends who are very loyal and love me and I love them...I am writing this to have more Christ center friends..and this might be a tall order-but since God says I can have that (and you can too)-(in His word) it's what I desired. My motive was to love her and each other like Jesus I just assumed we were each loving that way. My fault.  Never-ever assume-verbalize your friendships..

What is a biblical friend?

Loves at all cost

Fierce Loyalty 

Holds you up when you are down

Is there for you in your highs and lows

Doesn't think of you as a "second thought" when making decisions, because they value your faithfulness

Are committed and continually show that 

They don't counsel to your flesh-they share God's truth

They strengthen you through God's Word

They pray for you

They protect you

They show acts of kindness 

They ask how you are-and talk less of how they are

Relentless givers-their time and their resources 

There are so many more attributes of a true and biblical friend, my point is for you to search your hearts and ask God to show you if you're a faithful friend or just a passing friend.

Are you an absolute-totally-committed-friend?

With God's help lets become friends that love at all times and ones that reflect a true bond of loving each other through Christ.