“Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”Matthew‬ ‭22‬:‭21‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

Matthew‬ ‭22‬:‭37‬-‭39‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster.”

Joel‬ ‭2‬:‭12‬-‭13‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Rendering is something costly, He asks us for obedience and not sacrifice because obedience is a sacrifice.

“That is what the Scriptures mean when they say,

“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”

But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit.

For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets.

No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own spirit, and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own Spirit.”

‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭2‬:‭9‬-‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Revelation 4:11

His “no” is an act of mercy, His mercy is a gift.. His “No” is a gift

God would rather hurt you with His “no” and lead you closer to Him and draw your closer to His perfect plans for your life where He knows exactly how to provide that peace and love you’re seeking..

Instead of making you happy with a “yes” that leads you away from God and His perfect plans for your life where you will seek love and peace but not find..

Read

2 Corinthians 7:8-13

& Lamentations 3🤍

Give yourself grace, Jesus forgives you.. now forgive yourself 🤍

Conviction is something we are all too familiar with.. but what do we do after feeling conviction?

Sometimes we get so consumed with the tsunami of the situation that we are in.. that we forget we serve the Lord, the God, the Almighty, the creator that creates calm waters. Remember that he can turn a hurricane into a ripple in a pond and a tsunami into soft waves. Never forget how powerful God is.. never forget that he has control over your situation. Have faith in the one who can use this situation as liberation.