No Complaints

Have you ever found yourself complaining and grumbling about your spouse? That is a sure sign that you have taken your eyes off of God and chose to see them in your flesh. I had a major problem with this and after taking time to see Jesus more than issues I can say I see things more clearly. I can look beyond the petty things and see Kingdom things. I am greatful for the storms that have came and tossed me around they have shown me to see the good in my marriage and the joys of being a wife and mother. Sometimes you have to shut the door on other things to sit in the stillness of God so He can give you a fresh view of your situation from His point of view. I pray that all marriages experience a revival and awakening so Christ may be glorified in marriage so people may see marriage as the blessing God intended it to be. Be blessed on today and cherish your spouse and children, they are your most important ministry.

God is our Maker

Isaiah 54:5- For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.

God never ceases to amaze me daily and when you can get into that place to hear from God He answers you and gives you just what you need, just in time. I have learned in my journey thus far that having things when I think they should be there isn't always possible and that is because God is all-knowing. He is our covering and protector, He is our covenant partner.

Encourage yourself

Sometimes in life we are going through things and tend to look to our friends and family to encourage us through.  Well that isn't always going to happen and for the ones who aren't always acting helpless and needy when you do fall on hard times it's a time to let God shine in your life and circumstance.  This is possible by digging deep into His Word and seeing how He speaks about what you are going through.  In all they ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths Proverbs 3:6.  God is an amazing Father and wants to be just that in our lives so learn to climb into His lap and tell Him all the things that are going on in your life.  Even though He is all knowing He still likes for us to be not just scheduling Him in but looking forward to the time we spend in His presence in prayer and just hanging out with God.  For a long time I was hung up on the fact that God wants to hang out with you I always thought He was so sovereign and Holy that we had to pray and be in certain postures in order for Him to even take us serious.  Not so, God will meet you where you are no matter the posture.  In all your postures you must reverence the Lord and worship Him in Spirit and in Truth John 4:24.  Sometimes we are required to get into that secret place and stay there until we walk away changed for Gods good.  It is in that secret place that you must learn not just to stay there but to dwell in the shadow of the Almighty psalms 91:1.

Never let anyone dispute how God sees you

Have you been someone who has been written off or forgotten by others?  Take heart and know our heavenly Father is always thinking of you.
Psalm 139:17-18
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them,
Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand.
When I am awake, I am still with you.
(NIV Bible)
Remember some of the most successful people have been overlooked or told they would not amount to anything but God says different.
Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."
You have Gods potential in you no matter what man says, God always has the FINAL WORD on your life. Be blessed on today and remember how God sees you and not the situations in your life but God.

Walk it Out

In darkness you have to make sure you maintain light even if it's just s flicker of light you have to hold on to that if you don't you will surely be lost.  I use to depend a lot on people but, as I walk this out I have learned that people are just that people.  You have to know and believe that you have a friend in Christ no matter what you are going through people fail but God doesn't.  We all have our own problems and issues we face and there are seasons where we walk through those valleys alone so when God brings you out he gets all the glory for Himself.  I don't claim to know or understand the things that this life has for me or anyone else but, I do know the higher the call the harder things are going to hit you.  It's learning what to do in those times when things hit you.  We all have responsibilities to others and always find ourselves sacrificing so things will go on without a hitch but, I have learned things will continue whether you are there or not so in those times when you have to step back and be submitted to the call of your family it's hard but necessary so your children won't grow up resenting God because you were always too busy with everything else and sacrificed your relationship with them.  I am learning to be wise in my dealings with my family and learning that God is the only one who has your back at the end of the day.  That is a well worthwhile lesson and one to be admired when learned.  Never look down authority and those who have rule over you.

Introduction of Encouragement

A New Day...

Did you know that God has a plan for your life and no matter how bad you may think you have made things by living without Him in an instant you can change that Jeremiah 29:11?  God wants to be a part of your life and He leads you in this life on many paths and we sometimes choose our own paths thinking we know more than God but, in the end He works it all out for our good Romans 8:28.  His Word is amazing and when you grab hold of His Word and His Plan for your life there are no limits!  God has revealed some new and exciting plans to just blow my mind and I know when you pray and wait on God, He will do the same thing for you.  No I haven't arrived or became some guru of God or life for that matter, I'm just realizing the flow He has for me isn't one that He has for someone else.  He is working things out on a regular basis using all things to build us up no matter how bad it has been.  God has put it on my heart to write and has been for awhile so that is the birth of Life's Journey to encourage and share my own personal walk with God.  No everyone might not agree and yes people will be nay sayer's but, they talked about Jesus and killed Him for His obedience to God like I can't handle some critics on what God puts on my heart to write about.  I believe in building people up and not tearing them down and I do declare that this blog is a place where you can come and read some encouraging things and some real talk but it's all embodied in LOVE.  We all want people to take time to pour into us individually I don't always have the fortune of being one on one with a lot of people but, I will do my best to follow God and be lead by the Holy Spirit to post relevant uplifting things.  God bless you and welcome to my journey.

-Darleen