Strength from Above

Let me introduce you to the beautiful and blessed Amy Lynn. Through Pink Love Ministries I had the honor to developed a very blessed relationship with her through Gods love of letters of hope. The weekend she got out my husband and I had the great honor to meet her and take her out to eat. 

Here is a picture of that day, September 20, 2014.

God has led me to allow her to write this months 

blog post for Pink Love Ministries. 

May you be abundantly blessed her heartfelt truth.

By Amy Lynn Barnes

Isaiah 41:10

"Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious hand."

I was recently incarcerated in a Florida State Prison. I often would ask myself how I would survive. I decided to give my life to none other than God. I was weary at first and battled with myself more often than not. I often wondered if this so called God was real and could He really change my heart and my way of thinking. I often got very discouraged and at times would feel lost and alone. The moment I truly decided to give my whole being to God I realized that there was a God. And as long as I give my heart to Him He will give me the strength that I need. Today I live for God and rely 100% on Him. At times when I feel discouraged or anxious I bow my head and pray for the strength that God has promised me in Isaiah 41:10. With God's love and mercy and strength today I can say that my strength comes from above. Remember with God all things are possible and life 

without Him is merely not a life.

Love God and Love People

This is the month that the world celebrates LOVE, welcome to February. Although Valentines Day is one of my favorite holidays and I too enjoy all the LOVE and hearts everywhere, I still anchor my life in my calling; 

"Love God and Love People". 

 As I read scripture on LOVE which by the way there are (687) verses on LOVE in the Bible, I find what Jesus said in Matthew 22:36-39 ESV to be ALL of our life callings and something we must all with God's help work on. 

36) "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" 37) And he said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38) This is the great and first commandment. 39) And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 

My prayer for you today is that you would really seek God and ask Him how to LOVE Him and others. Its really important to introspect in this area, since life truly is just about Loving God and Loving People, it will be the only thing that will matter in the end.

1 John 4:16 ESV

So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

And finally; 

1 Corinthians 13:13 ESV

So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three, but the greatest is LOVE.

Much LOVE to you through Christ Our Lord,

Pink Love Ministries