Mercy defined is the compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is with one's power to punish or harm.

Compassion defined is sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.

Life comes with its troubles. There's going to be some pain and suffering. There are going to be periods of isolation. I am currently going through a period of isolation myself and these things are not pleasant to deal with. But Great is God's faithfulness and we can be full of hope and optimism because of the promise of having new compassions with every morning.

In this week's journal prompt:

How have you seen God's mercy displayed in your life?

Today's Scripture: Philipians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Journal Prompts: Are you anxious about anything? Write down the things that are making you anxious right now and give them to God.

Whenever you are going through a time where you don’t feel significant, lean on his word and He will give you insight to just how significant you are. We are just coming from the Christmas Holiday, celebrating the birth of Jesus and the very reason he was sent to save us is because of God's unfailing love. That's significant!

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Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.

No condemnation! You are forgiven

This weeks journal prompt:

Is there something that you are ashamed of that is keeping you from reaching out to God?

In todays podcast I want to speak to those who feel alone. Those who don't have consistency In their lives. Those who dread the holiday season because it highlights the obvious loneliness they are facing. Whatever the reason, rely on the fact that we are never alone. Whenever we walk into a meeting, or is faced in a situation where it seems nobody has your back, just know that you are never alone and God is always with you.

We see this specifically in Deuteronomy 31:6 where god tells us "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Isaiah 43:18 says "Forget the former things; Do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?

It wasn’t until I started moving forward that I began to receive the things God had in store for me. Since then he has given me new opportunities, expanded my experience and has prepared me for this next level in entrepreneurship. What was, and still is ahead of me is better than what was behind me.

Be encouraged that God is doing A NEW THING and there's no need to look back!

Who’s your confidence in? Jeremiah 17 verses seven through eight but blessed is the one who trust in the Lord who is confidence is in him they will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream it does not fear when heat comes its leaves are always green it has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.

How powerful is this scripture! There are many instances where I have placed confidence in everything but God and many of those instances I was failed. We all know that people fail us, we all have examples of people not coming through for us or falling short, even not doing what they said they were going to do, but that’s the point right? God won't do that! In fact. His word says if you trust in him, he will provide in a way that you will not even have to worry about trouble when it comes, as a matter of fact… you will bear fruit no matter the condition outside.

This weeks podcast is about Thanksgiving. This time of year is the perfect time to reflect on the things we are thankful for. Thanksgiving itself is the expression of gratitude to God and each other.

So for todays podcast I will give you 10 things that we should all be grateful for… according to the bible!

Todays Podcast is about all things working together. I chose the topic as my first episode because it’s the perfect way to introduce you all to me. I should literally be the poster board for all things working together. No matter what you are going through, good or bad, it will make you a better person. We can depend on that because the word says in Romans 8, 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.

Thank you all for listening!