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Watch Out! When we Vent the pot, the Steam is Hot!

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IMG_4562.JPGBy: Jessica Huber

 

Watch Out! When we Vent the pot, the Steam is Hot!

So many times we get together with a good friend and the RELEASE begins! We UnlOaD! Are we doing ourselves a disservice? We have to look at it through spiritual eyes and ask, are we being harmed by the excess steam?
It’s definitely good to have a close friend to discuss our concerns and share our life experiences, but we need to be mindful of the atmosphere that we are creating. It’s not good for us or the friend lending the ear. I’m not saying to bottle everything up, but sometimes it can start a frenzy of unnecessary negativity. We need to remember to be careful that in the process of sharing our concerns, we are not taking back what we have previously placed in Gods hands.

Let’s say you are serving as the sounding board, as brothers and sisters In Christ, we need to be the ones steering the conversation in His direction. We need to be Charging the Faith and witnessing with truth. Be an encourager, notice when your friend is too close to the situation, notice when your friend is in danger of looking through worldly eyes. Be that for them! Point out scripture, reassure them That God is in control!

Its critical to Have God as our number One Go To!
Give it to Him and Trust! Pray that in the meantime, He will strengthen your self control.  Ask Him to fill you with His Comfort and Peace. He is the Only one that can take care of this situation properly. Give it and Leave it!

Every time you complain or Hash a situation out Again, unfortunately your taking it back into your own hands.
Next time you or your friend decides to bring a vent session to the table, first ask ..

Have We given this problem to God yet?

What will we gain from talking about this?

If you are looking for a prayer Warrior, by all means proceed! If you are looking for someone who can encourage and point you to Christ and His Word, then proceed! If you need a little cry, let the floodgates Go!
But…
If you see that the conversation is leading to reliving worry and hurt, then .. Drop IT! You are at risk of being burned!
If God has it, then You do not need to stir up emotions that are already being dealt with! Stay In Gods Peace!
Talk about something that makes you Smile!! Enjoy this precious time with your friend, laugh!

1 Thessalonians 5:11
Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing.

Ephesians 4:29
Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.

2 Timothy 1:7                                               For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.

God Bless!

Who Are You Wearing?

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By: Jessica Huber

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Who Are You Wearing?
This is a question that is asked a lot on a Red Carpet, a special event usually for the stars of  this world.

If you look at yourself today, Who do you wear?

When people see your walk, can they tell right away or do they need to question?

Who do you represent in this world?
Do you shine?
Do people say, I want that!
Do they ask you where they can get it?
Do you only wear it for the Red Carpet events?

JESUS offers Something in a One Size Fits All. It’s woven with only the finest handcrafted material.
Salvation! Love! Genteelness! Kindness! Righteousness! Faith!
Truth! Hope! Prosperity!
Joy! Peace! Comfort!
Forgiveness! LIFE!
Put It On! Put Him On!

With Christ, EVERYDAY is a Red Carpet Event!  You are His Shining Star! Do not misunderstand, you do not shine by your own special ability, you shine because You Are His! You Shine because of the red that He poured out! You are here so He Can Shine Through You!

Ephesians 4:24
and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

Yes, if Jesus Christ is The Lord of Your Life , this is your Attire! Don’t let it hang in the closet! Wear it to work, wear it to the grocery store, wear it around friends, wear it with your family, wear it Everywhere! Remember we are not representing the world, we represent God’s Kingdom within the world.

Matthew 5:16
“Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Isaiah 61:10
I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Cloth yourself in His Protection!

Ephesians 6:10-18
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 PUT ON the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore PUT ON the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

Who are you wearing today?

God Bless!

feel < Know

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By: Jessica Huber

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I started to write that I hope you feel the presence of God today. I hope that you feel His love and see his hand in your life. Then I backed up a bit, what I Really hope is that You KNOW Him. The Truth is, feelings are very human, they are intertwined with our emotions and have the ability to play with our thoughts. They can become overwhelming and at the same time, a little deceptive.
We will not always feel His presence. We will not always feel His love or even see His hand in our lives. Our emotions can blind us from that. Sometimes we do not see or feel the workings until it’s all said and done. Pain not only stings it stuns. Just because we do not feel him in the time of the struggle, it does not mean He is absent!
Our emotions and feelings hide His position from our sight, if we are not rooted in the His truth.
In the middle of a painful struggle our hurt can deceive us into thinking we are very much alone.
The pain says I’m alone, I see no hope in this situation, WHERE ARE YOU GOD?
The TRUTH says, He will NEVER leave or forsake You!
JESUS said I am The Way The Truth and The Life!
ABIDE in His Truth today regardless of feeling.
KNOW His Word!
KNOW HIM!
KNOW the Love of God!
KNOW His Position within your life!
KNOW his works within your surroundings.

You may not always feel, but when it comes to God, KNOWING is the battle Won!
KNOW This!

Proverbs 28:26                                                    He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But he who walks wisely will be delivered.

Deuteronomy 31:8
“The LORD is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”

Romans 8:3-39
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Hebrews 11:1                                                       11 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

It is My Hope That You KNOW Who You Are IN CHRIST JESUS!

Galatians 3:26
For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

Rom 6
14For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace.

1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

He told us these things so we would rely on His Truth and not on our circumstances.

John 16:33
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

1 John 4:16
16And so we KNOW and rely on the love God has for us.
17 God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.

God Bless! Stand Firm and Be Confident!! KNOW!

 

Push!

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By: Jessica Huber

Now is the time to Push through the burn!

You are in the middle of a temporary pain. Trust and Believe that there is a God given Beauty, waiting to be delivered.

Proverbs 4:25
Let your eyes look directly ahead
And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you.

When I was in labor with my son, my contractions were pretty intense. Like a lot of woman, I had previously worked out a plan with my doctor for pain management. It turns out that I waited a little too long to put that plan into action. My body went into GAME ON mode and my mind went into, TIME OUT mode! I could have ripped that bed railing right off! My mind was focused on all the pain of the moment and as if that wasn’t enough, I was also thinking of the pain to come.
It set in, I was going to feel every bit of this birth! That was a scary realization! My support team, from what I remember, they were also consumed with my pain and trying to find the doctor. I heard and felt the sense of helplessness in my husbands voice.

For a moment I was utterly out of my mind and out of control in pain! I then felt a cheek right against my cheek, a firm steady voice of the nurse. She was right there to redirect my focus. “You are doing this, you are going to push through this pain because your baby is just beyond it.”

You can ask any mother out there, and she will tell you the same. Love overrides that pain. As soon as you see that little face, as soon as you hear that cry! Love overrides!
The nurse was my steady, she had dealt with this day in and day out! She knew the amount of firmness to put into her tone, she knew I was physically in need of a grounding.
After all, there was no backing out, no quitting. This nurse was able to guid my thoughts past my pain and straight to the prize.

So this was an actual labor and delivery I’m talking about, I know not everyone has experienced giving birth. I do know that there isn’t a person on this planet who hasn’t experienced some kind of life pain, some kind of life labor. We know that life doesn’t always work out according to our plans. The Next thing you know the intensity of our surrounding situation gets so overbearing so overwhelming that we lose focus. We fix our eyes on the struggle. Emotionally and physically we are distracted and weak. We not only feel the pain of the moment, we let fear talk us into future pains to come.

We all go through labors in life, but one thing we can be certain of is God’s plan.
When we put our trust in Christ no matter how painful a situation, no matter how scary or how ugly life can get, we can trust that there will be a blessing beyond the pain.

That is His promise to us! He works all things for the good of those who love Him. We may end up in a position that we didn’t expect but God is Great, He can take any one situation and use it to create multiple babies!
Beautiful, Full Healthy Babies!

Our God can do that! He can do that because He is an Almighty, Loving, and Merciful God. He is a God of Strength and Peace! He is Steady, Firm and Gentle all at the same time. He knows exactly what we need to get our focus back in the game!
In Him, quitting would be in vain.

When we are out of our minds swirling in the storms of life, do not forget who’s cheek is pressed against yours!
Do not forget who anchors you.
I know it’s rough, I know your tired, but now is the time to refocus, trust and believe, He knows what’s coming next.

Be careful who you reach for as your support, Friends and family may mean well but they may not always give us advice that will point to The Lord and His will. Their emotions can be tied to ours as well as the situation, so Seek Him First!

Whether you’re Laboring through a struggling marriage or a drifting friendship, seek Him First! Whether, you are suffering through a loss of a loved one, or battling an illness, or dealing with financial uncertainties, seek Him First. If it’s addiction or a prodigal child, seek Him, Let Him be your Steady. Know that you are not alone, you are Loved by a God that deals with this stuff day in and day out! Let Him be your steady.

You are going to do this! Push through the burn, it is temporary! Believe that God has a Baby just beyond it!

IMG_3983 Let His Love Override and reach for the prize!