Mary Did You Know?

Lyrics by The Katinas

Mary, did you know

That your baby boy, would one day walk on water?

Mary, did you know

That your baby boy, would save our sons and daughters?

Did you know

That your baby boy, has come to make you new?

And this child that you delivered will soon deliver you

Mary, did you know

That your baby boy, will give sight to a blind man?

Mary, did you know 

That your baby boy, will calm the storm with his hand?

Did you know 

That your baby boy, has walked where angels trod? 

When you kiss your little baby you kissed the face of God?

Oh, Mary did you know

The bind will see, the deaf will hear

The dead will live again, the lame will leap

The dumb will speak and the praises of the Lamb

Mary, did you know

That your baby boy, is Lord of all creation?

Mary, did you know

That your baby boy, will one day rule the nations?

Did you know

That your baby boy, is Heaven's perfect Lamb?

The sleeping child your're holding is the great I am

I Love this song, especially The Katinas version. 

Jesus is Love Literally and He Loves you so much. 

If your an orphan, Jesus Loves you. 

If your a widow Jesus Loves you. 

If your alone Jesus Loves you. 

If you are in prison Jesus Loves you. 

I prayerfully hope that no matter where you find yourself this Christmas, 

that you know that Jesus Loves you. 

Love came down, and that Love is Jesus. 

Jesus is gift and the reason, it's all about Him.

Merry Christmas everyone!

  

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

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.

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"

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.

Jesus

Light has come into the world.

-John 3:19

 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord. 

-Luke 2:11

Merry Christmas.

Jesus is the Savor of the World. 

Christmastime is a Beautiful time as we celebrate the Birth of Christ. 

"Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel, " which is translated, "God with us".

- Matthew 1:23

As I personally reflect on this Christmas Season, I can't help to think of how much Jesus has done for me and for you. In Romans 5:8 it says, But God demonstrates His own Love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Wow! Just Wow! When I think of how much Love Jesus has for us all to die for us it's beyond understanding. You see for me, to live is to die, like literally for Him. When I think of how He rescued me and saved me from myself with His relentless Love, I just can't help to live for Him and to give Him my everything. If you knew of someone that literally rescued you wouldn't you spend the rest of your life by their side; 

sharing, giving thanks and eager to tell everyone? 

And more importantly Loving them with all you got?

Well that's me. It's something I got to do.

If you didn't know Jesus really died for you. 

If you didn't know Jesus  really is the Son of God.

If you didn't know Jesus thinks your Beautiful.

If you didn't know Jesus thinks your Valuable.

If you didn't know Jesus thinks your Worthy.

If you didn't know Jesus thinks your Enough.

And 

Jesus Loves you like mad crazy, for real He does.

During this Christmas Season remember what it is all about, Jesus. 
Getting to hang out with your family, friends or even on your bunk with your bunkie :) 

is special, but don't forget what it's all about. 

JESUS

LOVE came down for us.

If you have never accepted Jesus to be your Lord and Savior, now is a perfect time. The Bible tells us that Today is the day of Salvation. This is a gift for you this Christmas, SALVATION. Literally all you have to do is bow your head, get on your knees, whatever works for you and ask Jesus to come into your heart. Believe with your heart that He is the Son of God (which He is, promise you by The Word of God), tell Him your sorry for your sins, and ask Him to wash you clean and that you Love Him. That you what to live for Him the rest of your days. Do this by faith. Do this from your heart. It's that simple and Jesus will come into your heart and your new life will begin with Him. 

I am so happy for you all... Heaven is rejoicing that you have accepted Jesus in your heart.

Welcome to the Family of God.

Jesus, you are the King, the King of my heart.

You are the King of Kings and The Lord of Lords and 

I Love You sooooooo much! Happy Birthday :)

   

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.

The Piece

Love Never Fails

1 Corinthians 13.8

Have you ever did a puzzle? 
Like have you ever did one and towards the end you were like where is the last piece? 
Oh wow...its missing! 

The puzzle although beautiful in it's own way, it's not complete. How do you find that piece? Obviously if you were actually doing a puzzle you would either 
leave it that way or return it for the same puzzle with all the pieces. 
But I'm talking about you, when you feel that a piece is missing in you what do you do?

Let me save you a whole lot of time by telling you that piece is found in Jesus. It's not found in anything but Him. I believe when we fully surrender our lives to Jesus and make Him not just Savior but Lord we find that piece. It is in Him. That piece is Jesus...True Love...like crazy Love. He becomes your First Love. When we are filled with Jesus Love we can pour that into others hence fulfilling what Jesus Himself spoke in Matthew 22 37 to Love God and others. 
Are you praying to meet someone in your pursuit to Love God? 

Do it with fearless faith.

He will direct your path to meet that beautiful person who He created you to be with. With selfless faith God will call you to step up to the call, but don't give up because what He calls He equips. 
True Love never ends... endures through it all and never fails. 

Some of you will be walking back into the free world after many years, it's so important to keep your mind on things above, and keep it set. You must at all cost put God first in everything. Oh how Jesus Loves you and wants the best for your life. He is madly in Love with you...like crazy Love. You are so incredibly special to Him and you matter. God's best will Love you unconditionally, be true to you, and will never give up on you. Like never Ever. They will draw you closer to Jesus, so wait...
wait on the one who will Love you Forever. 

Wait on The Lord, He will show you 
beyond beautiful things 
through His amazing Grace. 
Your going to make it.
 I Believe in you. 

And Jesus is gonna Love til you Believe.

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!

Surrender40 Ministries

Ecclesiastes 3.14

I know that whatever God does, It shall be forever.

Hey Guys..Trachena here. Just as quick update to let you know that Pink Love Ministries has been taking on all the outreaches that Surrender40 had been doing for years. It's been 6 months since I've posted anything about Surrender40, but many changes have happened in the seen and unseen. Yet there is still more to come. 

On Christmas Eve 2008 at Calvary Kendall God had spoke to my heart and gave me the name Surrender40 and said "feed my sheep". As many of you know since that time it's been all about Jesus and serving others in Love. One thing I never could fully answer to everyone that would asked me, "What does "Surrender40" mean? Over the years I've thought what it could mean, I've asked, I've prayed, but it wasn't until last year I heard someone speak on the meaning of the number 40. After that I did some research and sought God and He showed and confirmed the reasons to me. Although there are many reasons, it's about times of testing. We all will have those times, we don't have to be homeless, sick in a hospital or even in prison. We can simply be overwhelmed by all the things that life throws at us. God showed me in recent days through another that regardless of our circumstances we must surrender to really live out the life God has called us to. His plans are best. His Love fails not. His ways are perfect. I am thankful for the all God has done over the last 9.5 years. I want to personally thank everyone who stepped up and was the hands and feet of Jesus in helping. Many lives have been touched for His glory. I'm so overwhelmed with gratitude.  

The final chapter of Surrender40 will soon come to an end and a new name and vision will be birthed. He makes all things beautiful in His time. I will come to you again by the end of the year. In the meantime, Pink Love will continue reaching out in whatever areas God calls. 

In closing, wherever you find yourself today in confinement or just hangin out with your bunky, my prayer is that you would surrender to Jesus. It is only in Jesus you will find Freedom, Love, Peace, Joy and complete fullness in your life. 

I love you guys and I'm thankful for you. 

You are treasured and Loved beyond any words I could express. 

Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Light..seek Him always. 

And if nobody told you today...

You are Beautiful.   

Ducks and Then Stella

This picture above was taken in May of 2015. As many of you know we have a homeless pet ministry called SpinkyPets. These are 10 babies and both Dad and Mom on our patio. We raised these ducks until they were big enough to fly. We watched days where Dad and Mom would teach them. I personally grew to Love them deeply, I am sure Steve did too. We also feed many cats too which we Love. At this time we were feeding Spencer and Sabrina two cats that had many babies over a 2 year span. One day Mom Sabrina ran up on our patio and took one of the baby ducks. I watched in horror. I watched Sabrina take this baby duck all the way to the forest behind our home. I sat and cried for hours, I mean really cried like a baby and couldn't stop. My heart was broken! I cried out to God asking why! I get teary even today thinking of that day and how Dad and Mom ducks were so unsettled as they watched Sabrina the cat take one of their babies. 

God cares about every detail of your life. He cares when you cry over baby ducks, He cares when people hurt you or mistreat you. He cares about everything that concerns you. We don't always see or believe that especially when we are going through pain. We know He is faithful and we put our trust in Him. Gal 5:6 says; The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through Love. We put our Faith in The One who holds everything. We know that He works everything out for the good of those who Love Him and are called according to His purposes-Romans 8:28 right?

On January 22, 2016 God blessed me with Stella. She truly is a God girl cat. I know that God gave me Stella, I could write a post for days of all the things God showed me that He gave me Stella. The one I want to share is this-That horrible day of May 7, 2015 when I watched in disbelief "Sabrina" the cat take that baby duck I loved so much, well Sabrina was being a Mom that needed to feed her litter of babies that were born on April 20, 2015. And guess what? Stella was one of those babies! I can't tell you in words or express the depth of my Love for Stella today, but I know God gave her to me. He saw me that day crying deeply over a duck and then blessed me with Stella who survived by eating that duck!

God cares! HE Loves you! And if you will put your trust in Him 100%, He will always work things out for your good even if they don't seem good then, later on you will reap a blessing from Him. 

Here is my baby girl Stella who I rescued from the wild. She was born on the floor of the forest. I've had so many cats over the years, but she by far exceeds any cat I've had, because not only is she like almost perfect (literally) but because this was God's gift to me.  

"Love Never Fails"

Love Never Fails

1 Corinthians 13:8

My favorite scripture, because in my life God has shown me over and over through His Love for me that Love Never fails. I had to choose to receive His Love. I need to be filled with His Love contunually. I receive that Love through a love relationship I have with Him. It's a journey of Love. He then turns what He poured into me and somehow pours out that Love into the lives He places along my path. It's truly incredible. His Love is relentless and because it never fails, with His help we can all Love from a place of Our Father. I'm still a work in progress, but I believe with everything in me that Love never fails. I also believe 

He will never called us to do something He doesn't equip us to do. 

He calls us to Love.

Below is a 1 Corinthians 13:3-8 in the messages version, I love it. I hope you will too. As you read each verse, ask God to help you Love like He loves.

“If I give everything I own to the poor 

and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, 

but I don’t love, I’ve gotten nowhere. 

So, no matter what I say, 

what I believe, 

and what I do, 

I’m bankrupt without love. 

Love never gives up. 

Love cares more for others than for self. 

Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have. 

Love doesn’t strut, 

Doesn’t have a swelled head, 

Doesn’t force itself on others, 

Isn’t always “me first,” 

Doesn’t fly off the handle, 

Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others, 

Doesn’t revel when others grovel, 

Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth, 

Puts up with anything, 

Trusts God always, 

Always looks for the best, 

Never looks back, 

But keeps going to the end.” 

Love never dies.

1 Corinthians 13:3-8