Happy Mother’s Day to all the mother’s out there. I’m so glad we have this special day to honor our mom’s, all they are and do for families. I don’t know what life would be like without having a mom but I know there are people out there that do. My condolences and prayers go out to you and your family on this day, may the God of peace rest on your heart and mind.

Being a mom is a high calling from God, he has trusted us to love, teach, care and nurture His children until He calls them home. As a parent, we have to lead them to Jesus. In the end our children can either chose Jesus or choose to live in the world. I pray that my children choose life because death may feel good for the right now but it only leads to further destruction later. I was not raised in the church or saved until after I had my second child. I really did not realize the role or responsibility I had as a mom and what I needed to do to raise my children up in a way that honors God. I felt it was my husband’s role to discipline my children and I was to take the supportive role until I went to the altar one Sunday for prayer, overwhelmed and exhausted. I was even embarrassed a little to ask for help in the relationships with my family.

The golden nugget received was to cast the lie down that I believed for so long that my children don’t listen to me anyway. I always thought that my efforts were not helping so I kind of gave up. I didn’t notice that I was telling myself this until this day at the altar. The lie was casted down and I was set free from the belief of not being capable.

On that day, I hit the reset button and pushed forward that I had a responsibility to these children. I pray that the Lord will continue to give me wisdom and knowledge on how to be a good mom and raise my children up in His ways. I’m still a work in progress, attempting daily to lead in love and allowing the Holy Spirit to lead me in my decisions and the conversations I have with my children. I think I have more days where I just feel like I’m not breaking ground and then something happens that reminds me that it’s worth the effort. Choosing love is one of the hardest decisions I have to make daily but it’s what’s Jesus wants us to do. He died and suffered for us to have a relationship with the Father, the Creator, the Alpha and Omega of our faith, our Rock, Fortress and Deliverer. I don’t know anyone that’s willing to die for us to have life on this earth. When I choose not to love first someone always gets hurt and healing broken areas is a lot of work.

I’m so grateful to God that He gave me this wisdom. I share this on this Mother’s Day to remind children, mothers and fathers that we all have a responsibility to our children and parents. As children we must honor our parents and as parents we must teach our children to obey God and those authority. I believe this wisdom can only come from God. I hope this wasn’t too deep on this Mother’s day but hope it bless you.

The initial intent was to write about allowing the Holy Spirit to work through us and not doing it ourselves to get the glory but allow God to receive it all. My heart this year would like to focus in on encouraging parents and their daily struggles. Trying to be the best mom or dad even when you feel like running away. To be honest, my life needs more order but I believe that the Holy Spirit is working on me and it’s a process. For moms, the well can sometimes get dry and we experience fatigue, stress, and for me overeating. It may look different for others. Staying connected to the Vine is crucial and I pray that we can all be encouraged to seek God, rest in Him, read His word and pray. Jesus did all the work we just have to let go and allow Him to carry the baggage, so life won’t weight us down.

If you have no idea what I am talking about Jesus is the Vine and He died to save us many years ago. It’s not until we accept him into our hearts will we experience His love and strength. Romans 10:9-10 says “that if you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.” Be encourage this week, that you are a good mom or dad and rely on God’s supernatural strength instead of natural strength. I love you all!

During the Christmas season, the stress in my home can be overwhelming with shopping, cleaning and preparing. Christmas décor, Christmas trees, church rehearsals, over demanding projects at work and the list continues. Constantly, checking boxes to make sure everyone gets a least one thing on their list. It just doesn’t stop and today we ran out of toothpaste. This is so tiny, people are homeless and starving in this world and my household ran out of toothpaste big deal right. No, I’ll just get the backup toothpaste, the one no one really likes but is there for moments like this. Until I realized the backup toothpaste is missing. It does not have legs and cannot walkout of the bathroom. Where has the toothpaste gone? This simple question triggered a response that included yelling and an irritating attitude.

This afternoon, it dawned on me that maybe this attitude was not really about the toothpaste but about the fact that I did not sit at the feet of Jesus this morning. One can only find lasting peace and strength in His presence. Not making time for it only made my day more difficult. This song has been in my spirit for a few days; by your Spirit I will rise from the ashes of defeat the resurrected King is resurrecting me. I need his strength daily so I ask on this afternoon Lord fill me with your Holy Spirit today.

Don’t allow the busyness of the holidays to invade your time with the Creator, Lord of Lords, King of Kings, Author of our lives, Alpha, Omega, and Abba today. He can change our perspectives of the reason for the season the birth of His son Jesus.

The Lord has given me a promotion and I must say it is not as easy as I thought. I’m passionate about doing a good job, it doesn’t have to be 100% perfect but it has to be good work. This week, I kept making silly mistakes and would not give myself a break because I want to make a great impression. Yesterday was an important day and the day I could not get into my desk to get my laptop. This situation was so stressful and a little embarrassing, I prayed for wisdom and ended up borrowing someone else laptop. This situation helped me see that its not always going to be easy, the situation may change and change rapidly but that does not mean He abandoned me. In those moments, we must look to him and lean on Him. He gave me strength and wisdom in that moment to work it all out. This situation reminds me of this scripture “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose Romans 8:28 NIV. He would not give you something and leave you there to figure it out alone. He is there; next time you face a tough decision, or difficult situation. Say a quick prayer as simple as Jesus help me and He will. I hope this inspires you today, have a great week!!

While we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8 NIV). God saved us when we didn’t even know Him. He saved us at the exact right time. I can’t thank God enough from rescuing me, I was so lost and I’m so happy to be saved today. Love is something I have never experienced in my years on this earth until after accepting Jesus as Lord and Savior. A few years later, one day while fasting and praying the presence of the Lord was so strong that all I could do was love people, I mean anyone. His heart is so big that He truly loves us uniquely its so beautiful. My heartbeat was to a different drum.

Right before being saved, I was in a dark place. The people I thought I loved never loved me back. My self-confidence and esteem was literally on the ground. There was always an empty feeling like something was missing, I was hurting and so sad but could not see why. Even during that time God was chasing after me, trying to save me from myself but I couldn’t see or sense it. He chases after us, trying to rescue us from the chains. I always thought being a Christian would restrict so much of my life. It did the exact opposite and set me free from those chains and gave me a new identity and purpose.

If you’re not saved and would like Jesus to come into you heart and change you from inside out. Say the following. 9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved (Romans 10:9-10 NIV). Welcome to the family, find a local church and get a bible. Be encouraged today!! Have a great weekend!!

These last few months has been filled with ups and downs. The Lord has given me a promotion, what a blessing! I’m so grateful for it. At first, I was filled with excitement and ready for change. Then training began, my thought life was not as positive as it once was. I felt like I couldn’t measure up or complete the assigned tasks. Thoughts of not being good enough, messing something up and not being qualified began to cross my mind. These thoughts were not my own but the enemy throwing his fiery darts. It is so crucial; I cannot say this enough to hold every thought captive and obedient to God. Finally it dawned on me; I did not get here by myself, this door was not opened by any of my doing. His favor and grace was all over it. God himself opened this door and gave me this opportunity. This encouraged me to keep putting one foot in front of the other and trust that He will guide me through the process. I hope this encourages you today to remember where God has placed you and know that He will never leave or forsake you. He is truly guiding you thought the whole process. Be encouraged and have a great week!!!