Waiting on God has two really important components. A complete dependence on God AND a willingness to allow Him to decide the terms, including the timing of His plan.

While we wait, some times we have to hold on tight and some times we have to let go. But we must always do so with hope filled expectation and trust, knowing that God is not making us wait just to see how long we can “take it.” But there are times I believe God delays His answer, and we will wonder why He seems so reluctant to intervene in our situations.

God puts dreams in our hearts and writes a destiny over our lives. And if we trust Him enough to take Him at His word, we will find ourselves on a journey toward the fulfillment of that dream, even if we don’t fully understand what He’s doing right now.

Remember, storms will come, lions will roar, and our fears will be confronted. And when our paths face difficult detours, He will lead us – refining us, strengthening us and continuing to prepare us for that place of promise.

Your current situation is not permanent…it’s purpose!

Things could look totally broken, devastating, unknown or hopeless in your life right now, but you must know that God’s intentions are to always bring you to a place of clarity, wholeness, healing, restoration and purpose in your life!

Whenever I think about hard battles, I think about David & Goliath.  If ever there was a lopsided battle, this was it! You’d think that David wouldn’t have had a chance. Goliath was a giant. Yet David, a small shepherd boy, agreed to fight him.
 
I’m sure Goliath must have thought it was some kind of joke when David showed up on the battlefield, with what appeared to be only a slingshot, but that wasn’t the case.David had MUCH more than a slingshot. You see, David had God on his side.

It gets better! It might not seem like it right now, but I promise you, It will get better!

I have certainly experienced my share of heartbreak through the years and I wish I could tell you the exact time of the week when the sun will begin to shine again for you too, but I can’t.

I can’t do this on my own. I surrender all.

When we hear the phrase “Surrender to God” we might often think that we are going to have to stop “living” somehow.

Surrendering to God doesn’t mean that we all of a sudden have no purpose in life. However, some of us have tried to create our own purpose and have surrendered to nothing for a very long time, except our own wills, and all it has done is created one big mess for many.

It’s been 18 years without the love of my life. I honestly cannot believe I’ve made it this long without him. Has time been my healer? No way! It’s been Jesus and me every step of the way. I’ll admit though, they have not always been the best steps that I’ve chosen to take. In fact, I’ve had many “off the path” steps along the way. But somehow I kept finding my way back. Back to the One who has done more than just get me through the storms. God Himself, has carried me through every season which has lead me straight to this very milestone in my life today.

Life has a way of testing our anchors and tempting us to drift…sometimes far away. But here’s the truth, if our anchors are placed firmly in the rock of our redeemer, then they will hold no matter the force of the wind, the strength of the tide, or the height of the waves. Hold on tight to the Truth of your anchor today and make sure it’s beyond secure. 

Often we hold on soo tightly to things in our lives or our own way of thinking because we don’t want to change or it’s just soo hard to let go.

But God cannot redeem what we will not release.

Maybe we forget that He still holds the power to heal and to set free. Maybe we don’t believe that He can, or wants to. Maybe we forget at times, that He’s still the God of miracles, that He can do in a moments time what might take years for us to work through on our own.

I know it’s been awhile since I’ve sent out a newsletter but the sun was shining again today so I thought, why not! I wanted to take a quick minute to encourage anybody that is feeling like you’re waving a white flag of surrender towards Heaven! Jesus sees you and won’t let you journey anything alone!

I can’t do this on my own! I finally surrender all!