A Woman's Prayer

It is crazy how the cycles of life come and go.  I have seen certain things come and go and never come again...and other things, come and go and come again.  It is amazing how quickly we forget that regardless of our circumstance - GOD PULLS US THROUGH!

My husband and I have lived in a beautiful home for almost two years now.  We have grown a garden, planted trees, and flowers, raised our fur babies, watched our grandsons grow up and play in this house, swam to our heart's content, laughed, cried, fought and grown together and deeper in love in this home.  We found out a week ago on Friday that we are being forced to move out of this home. 

My husband has worked for the company who owns our home and it was a benefit offered when he accepted the position.  Now that they have new plans for his team...and have let him go, so goes our home.  We are now faced with a new phase of "starting over."  Where does he find work, where will we live, will it be a forever home or a temporary home, will we be forced to move away from our beautiful grandsons, daughters, friends, church, and my job???

I don't have the answers but I serve a mighty God who does and know this... I AM PRAYING!

#startingover15 #herewego #servinggodnomatterwhat

I want to be known as a woman of great faith and I do have faith, that as a daughter of the KING OF KINGS, I can call upon His Name and the Authority of that Name to move mountains on our behalf.

There's no room for fear here!

Breaking Strongholds

Read the words to this beautiful song, sung by Koryn Hawthorne.  It's proclaiming the power of the NAME OF JESUS!  He alone has the power to break every stronghold in our life.  As we begin speaking out His Name and lifting His name high, He moves on our behalf to break the chains that bind us.  The chains of doubt and unbelief, the chains of division, the chains of brokenness, bitterness, unforgiveness, and strife.  The chains that leave us empty and wounded and alone no longer have the power to hold us as we proclaim His power to heal every wounded area of our life.  I invite you today to begin this practice if you have not already done so and watch as God moves mightily on your behalf in this new chapter of your life!

#startingover15 #breakingstrongholds #speakthenameofJesus

Speak the Name

The atmosphere is changing

Nothing stays the same
Heaven is waiting
For the mention of the Name
The Spirit is moving
Burning like a flame
Healing the broken
By the One we proclaim

Raise it up
Fill the sky
Chains will fall
Mountains move
We lift Him high

Speak the Name
The Name above all other names
Speak the Name
The Name the wind and waves obey
All of heaven's coming down
Fill the earth with the sound
Of the Name
The Name of Jesus

Gather all who wonder
Hostages of shame
Miracles unfolding
At the mention of the Name
Our darkness is fleeing
Mercy raining down
Healing waters flowing
As our lips make the sound

Raise it up
Fill the sky
Chains will fall
Mountains move
We lift Him high

Speak the Name
The Name above all other names
Speak the Name
The Name the wind and waves ob

Be Intentional

This is something I have to truly be "intentional" about!  Especially on those days when being happy isn't so easy.  You know those days...when you get up, still wanting to stay in bed...go take a shower, drop the shampoo bottle on your toe,  cut yourself shaving and cannot pick your clothes out for the life of you?!  It is hard to just walk out the door with your happy face on when your day starts out that way.  It's also hard to be intentional about your happiness when your health or the health of your loved ones is in question.  It's hard to be intentional when you don't know how you're going to make it financially or when your emotions are a wreck.  Life has a way of challenging us all from the simplest to the most difficult circumstances and can drain our joy and happiness if we let it.

I'm here today to tell you - we all have the power to choose to be happy - no matter what curve ball is thrown our way.

Now, I'm not saying we in ourselves have the strength to do this alone.  I do however firmly believe with God's help, we can find our "happy" and silence the hurts, pain, and fears as we turn them over to God and allow Him to handle them.  

We can have joy over anxiety - Psalm 94:19

We can find joy when we face trials - James 1:2-3

We find joy when we praise God - Psalm 47:1

We know God approves of enjoyment in our life  - Ecclesiastes 9:7

We find joy knowing our hope and peace are found in and through Him - Romans 15:13

We can find joy knowing we have eternal life when we believe on Him - Luke 15:7

We are promised joy when we praise God - Isaiah 35:10

Our joy cannot be taken away from us - John 16:22

We are promised a new day and joy comes EVERY morning! Psalm 30:5

Take these scriptures to heart! Happiness and Joy are found in Him! What an amazing gift that is - nothing can take that away from us!

#startingover15 #beintentional