“Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves” (2 Corinthians 13:5).

Faith is not just something you claim and that’s it. It’s something you receive and have to always check on to know if it’s in good shape as when it was given or even better than when it was given.

And we don’t get to do it just once.

We ought to do it Regularly.

Dear Friend, you don’t have to have everything figured out this year.

But you owe it to yourself to be present. Find your way back to God. Love to the fullest. Be kind. Be honest.

And when you think about this year, may you see the grace of God and how His strength able to carry you through.

Happy New Year.

Love and Blessings.

❤️💫

“God brings us to the end of ourselves so that we may see the beginning of His grace.” — J.C. Ryle.

The heart of worship is not in the moods moments or feelings; but in submission.

It is the willingness of a believer to stand before the sovereignty of God without negotiations, without conditions, and entitlement.

Our hearts may shake. Our understanding may be narrow. But the foundation underneath us does not move.

Thus; Whatever our lot,

Our hearts will learn to Praise the Lord.

For our joy and peace are appointed by a Father who is good and does not abandon His own.

Amen!

Attempting great things for God might mean being uncomfortable. It might mean failing once or twice; or twenty times. But every attempt for God is a seed. And the Lord records every effort made in obedience.

God Loves Us. And it's not in way that is vague, but in a way that is love deep, and eternal, so powerful, that even the Bible says it calls us children of God.

“Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called the children of God. And so we are.” 1 John 3:1

God’s refining process is not rushed.

The heat of trails and struggles are not nice or friendly. The more reason why God doesn’t walk away from the fire. He stands as the fourth man in the fire with us and sits with us, watches us, and He doesn’t remove us from the fire until He sees His reflection in us.

Luke 18:8, “When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”

If today was your last day, if the Lord came knocking, would He look at you and say? “Well done, good and faithful servant?

Ask yourself!

Faith grows over time.

It’s not something we have in full from the beginning; it’s develops through our experiences, struggles and our encounters with God.