Trusting God in Your Worst Situations...

God never stops working. He is always working in, though, and out our stories. For those who acknowledge Him in faith and give Him glory even in the worst of times, He brings their stories to His intended end, which is a joyous ending. Believing in Him, even when it seems to be the worst of times, is an opportunity to allow His miraculous work in your life.

Jesus Heals the Man Born Blind

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It is by grace we are saved through faith- and this grace not of ourselves, this is the gift of God alone. - Ephesians 2:8

But the Bible also teaches us that God's grace is not forever (Matthew 21:42-44). Therefore, we we ought to respond favorably to God's offer of grace today. For truly His is the only grace that saves! 

Take heed, and remember Jesus warns about those who reject God's grace...

"the kingdom of God will be taken away and given to a people who will produce its fruit." - Matthew 21:43

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Our Hope in Christ is Hopeful Expectation

Believers and advocates for Christ, hope for the day in which God displays His righteousness in all its fullness (Psalm 9:18). Nevertheless, we have great confidence for today and for our future. This confidence is in our present fellowship with God Almighty and stems from our anticipation of the favorable outcome of His guidance. And it is in this fellowship we realize, not only perfect satisfaction, but also joy and triumph through our blessed hope. 

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Selected for Obedience and Protection

God calls us to serve in His victorious kingdom. He calls us to trust Him through the overwhelming tests of this life. Those who He selects for this service, He puts His Spirit in. The indwelling Holy Spirit progressively builds us into the image of Christ. In this process, the Lord makes full use of the talents, skills, abilities, experiences, and personalities He gave us. This is how we glorify His presence in our lives. 

Selected and strengthened by His Spirit, the Lord empowers us to put an end to generational curses and plaguing sins. When we obey the Word of God, no matter how long standing a curse or sin, the Lord gives us the power to trample and destroy them! (Luke 10:19)

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For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (Ephesians 6:12)

Each day we receive new grace and mercy from the Lord. And every day He gives us a chance to read and study His Word to prepare for enemy attacks. We should do this for our own good, yes, but most importantly out of reverence and gratitude for the God who speaks. Therefore, knowing and believing His Word is imperative in spiritual warfare and is essential for closer fellowship with Him. 

The Calling: Always Keep Your Spiritual Armor On (Ephesians 6:13-17)

Therefore, put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore,

• Fasten on the belt of truth.

• Put on the breastplate of righteousness.

• As shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 

• Carry the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one. 

• Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,

Pray always in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints.

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In our dynamic and fast-paced culture we often see images of superheroes in the media and often refer to them to describe those who seem to excel above and beyond what we are capable or able to do in our own will. Sometimes, we even pretend to be superwomen and supermen when we know that certain people are watching. 

However, in reality, many of us rely on energy drinks, coffee, alarm clocks, detailed to-do and check lists, electronic calendars, notes, and reminders and other superficial sources of motivation to keep us going instead of relying on the Voice and Word of God and the Spirit of His Word. 

The good news is we don't need to be superheroes in the Presence of our Holy and Almighty God! But, we must slow down and be still to clearly hear God's voice and know Him and His intentions for our lives.

“So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that He had done in creation” (Genesis 2:3).

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1 Peter 1: 18-19 (NKJV) ~ 

18knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, 19but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

God Redeemed us not by government issued- currencies or other physical commodities that the world considers most valuable which are all temporary and will all perish. These stores of value are empty of power in redeeming eternal life and salvation. But only by the imperishable blood of the Lamb of God we are free eternally. 

To have eternal life there must exist a permanent payment. Jesus’ blood is eternal life. Thus, God did not pay with a depreciating resource. Because He redeemed us for eternal life, only through His eternal life, Jesus’ blood, are we free for eternity. 

Remember, the redemption of our eternal souls is a matter of love from our Creator above. 

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As believers we know that Christ Jesus still speaks to us through the Holy Word (2 Timothy 3:16). Also, God credits Jesus’ righteousness to us through faith (Romans 4:24). We also accept and believe that grace and peace multiply as we mature in the knowledge of God, our Lord Jesus, and the Holy Spirit (1 Peter 1:2). And the divine power of God gives us everything we need to live according to His Will and righteousness (2 Peter 1:3). Why then, does it seem so hard to live a holy life?

1 Thessalonians 4:7 (NIV) For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.

2 Peter 3:11 (NIV) Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives

READ THE BIBLE. TRUST GOD. 

https://theupwardcalling.com/  Philippians 3:14 (ESV): I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus 

God has a purpose for every life He creates. We have free will to choose if we want to walk in His purpose or if we want to go our own way. When we walk away from the path God has for us, we generally are less aware of the truth about the influences of the spiritual realm. Thus, we easily fall in line with undesirable influences. Nevertheless, He does not remove His love from us when we stray and go our own way. In fact, His love for us in incomprehensible to our mortal minds and has the power to draw us back to Him through Christ Jesus.  

It took some growing pains and lots of tears but now I know that I am here to do the will of He who sent me. This revelation is not of my own understanding but is confirmation of the indwelling Holy Spirit. And because He spoke to my heart to reveal this truth to me, I pray that God uses my testimony to touch you. I also pray that He will use your testimony to touch someone as well. Be love, beloveds. 

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Ronnie “The Therapeutic Coach” is a Wellness Coach and Marriage & Family Psychotherapist. She is the CEO of MINDFUL AWAKENING, LLC in the Tampa Bay Area, Tampa, Florida. While serving as a wellness coach, Ronnie preforms in a therapeutic role as a Marriage & Family Therapist, her specialties include working with the military community, individuals working through anxiety, and grief counseling as well as helping couples and family systems with the aim of supporting the process of learning more about the self, relationships, and family dynamics. Ronnie's motto is, "Counseling is for Everyone at Every Level of Concern." 

Ronnie’s intimate relationship with Christ started as early as she can remember. Due to her upbringing in a family with many different cultural religious involvements such as Christian, Baptist, Catholic and Jehovah Witnesses she is well acquainted with the different perspectives. With this vast exposure, she has learned about the differences in denominations which contributed to her choice to accept Christ for herself and on a personal level rather than through religious affiliation. This choice led Ronnie to the true knowledge of Christ and the decision to reject religious identities and instead accept Christ in an intimate way as non-denominational. 

Ronnie made the personal decision to be baptized in the name of the Father, Son and The Holy Spirit at the tender age of 11 and again as an adult at the age of 32. She is passionate about her intimate relationship with Christ and serving as a vessel, sharing God’s love, grace, and mercy with family, friends, clients, and strangers alike. Ronnie is currently under leadership of Pastor Dr. Dharius Daniels of Change Church in Orlando Florida.  

Ronnie "The Therapeutic Coach" can be contacted via the following:

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