Don't give up, just no you are LOVED Sweet ones, when the going gets hard just know Jesus died on the cross for our sins and so much more. Remember something ? "All things are Possible through Christ who strengthens you" // Philippians 4:13
Remember not to go to bed angry (: Can I share some scripture and hope with you tonight? "One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek, inquire for and [insistently] require; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord [in his presence] all the days of my life" // Psalms 27:4
"There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all" // Ephesians 4:4-6 "Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.// James 4:7-10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This song brings me comfort hope it does u too?
Prayer requests? All coming to pass! Sarah Elizabeth
Where do you get your peace from? Does it come from other people? Does it come from you? Well I don't know where you get your peace from, but me I get my Peace when I look up to my savior and nobody else. Does the devil try to steal your peace? Of coarse he does, but if your a faithful believer of Jesus Christ, then the outside world should never affect us. When thoughts, or temptations come? What do we do? We rebuke and go open our bibles and get our peace back. The word of God is where our peace comes from. Not just reading the bible, living the bible is what us as faithful CHRISTIANS need to do. Oh trust me I have been struggling lately with my peace. Been focusing on the circumstances rather then giving the care completely to God. Jesus died on the cross for our peace so when you focus on the circumstance our battle with the enemy seems never ending. But give the care completely to GOD, don't think about it! When you put your full focus on Jesus, God takes care of every circumstance, we are not the ones to take care of it! GIVE IT TO HIM! Don't let go "Cast all your anxieties on the Lord, for he cares for you" 1st peter 5:7 I want to inform you that our time is very valuable. It is tremendously important who we hang out with, tremendously! My pastor Mommy as some of my blog friends no how precious and dear she is to me. She says if you don't feel peace around someone, then don't be around them. They should be saved, go to church, be a believer of Jesus CHRIST, be careful. As hard as it may seem, family can steal our peace. But we have to give those cares to God. Don't allow then enemy to steal your peace. When your focus is on God and no body else then your peace will not be taken. Don't give place in the enemy! Say no no my God is bigger then you, stinking lying devil. Hahah, he be trying to steal my peace, but think about it, Who is letting the enemy in to steal our peace? WE ARE! So you have to be wise in what your around, what your watching, who your with! Pray before you go some where, the Holy Spirit will let you know if its okay to go there. Tv shows can steal our peace, make us think about so much! But Jesus lives in my heart and the change starts now. Who is with me? Who is not going to let the Enemy in to steal our peace anymore? I'm not looking back, Im forgiven, and Im going to live in peace and Joy. Single Ladies have patience that man is coming. If you rush it and don't trust God you are going to be miserable. Protect your gift! (: No no Devil, Peace lives in me, and bam every thought is gone! So rejoice through those trials, and give the care to God completely, don't give it back. Trust God because he cares for you and I so deeply. Never is he not there to listen to us.
"Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." // Philippians 3:13-14
"Be anxious for nothing,
but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let
your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." // Phil 4:6-7
"Princes persecute me without a cause, But my heart stands in awe of Your word." // Psalms 119:161
"To You, O my Strength, I will sing praises; For God is my defense, My God of mercy." // Psalm 59:17
Cast all your anxieties on the Lord for he cares for you// 1st peter 5:7
Hello my dear Followers!
First off I wanted to let you know im sorry that I haven't been able to do a blog post lately. With college, Family Problems, and overall life I just kinda wasn't able to sit down and do one. So as I sit here in my chair, and as I have been fighting with discouragement this week I haven't gave up because the greater one lives in me. I have been reminded many times this week to hold on, and the battle was hard. Today is the first day I was able to force myself to rejoice. Yesterday happened to be my breakdown day, as I watched a horrible fight take place, I lost it and had a nervous break down with tears and all. Not only that cops had to be involved and my life was not in the right place. But I am personally thankful for my spiritual mother who I immediately called in tears, and she had me go over so I could get calmed down. You may not know how much a hug means to me, but it means the world to me. Just the comforting hug can change my mood. I am so thankful for even when we feel faithless, God is still faithful. He never gives up on us even in our darkest battle. The verse that keeps me standing through this chaotic week "All things are possible through Christ who strengthens me" //Phil 4:13. When you have to give a family member a break because they keep bringing you into a violent situation. The only thing you can do is trust Jesus, and give the care up to him because that's the only thing we can do to find peace in it. It breaks my heart knowing that the world is such a dark place, but the thing that gives me hope personally is because I'm a light and the greater on lives in me. Don't give in to discouragement, its not of God! That's the enemy coming only to kill, steal , and destroy.
Enjoy!
All of those have encouraged me this week during my struggle, but I didn't give up!
It was short and sweet for this post but, my words aren't complete until I get this burden off my heart.
Okay my dear followers, as a little bit of tears fall down right now because I let discouragement into my heart. Someone told me that I was ugly today because acne has taken the best of me lately. It happened to be a family member too, and it shook me up pretty hard but I found my hope in Jesus. I brushed it off and didn't say anything to the person who told me that, but truth is if someone tells you that its going to offend you especially us girls. But I thought to myself and was reminded that God made us all beautiful and even with flaws. Nobody but his son Jesus is perfect. As I was reminded by a sweet Christ sister of mine this evening with some uplifting words it made me rejoice. Don't let any of those awful words hurt your heart because it is a lie from the pit of hell. Words of discouragement is not for me and not for you either if your a born again christian. "You are beautiful, you are precious says the Lord" Can I share a little story with you? Well anyways I was praying for this girl and her name started with an A, and I knew her full name in my spirit, but the crazy thing is I didn't know who it was. But later that night I was having a good talk with one of my Christ sisters who had a sister who was being attacked by the enemy. I asked this friend if her sisters name started with the letter A, and then I said her name, and It was just so inspiring to me because God uses us to bless people so unexpectedly sometimes, even if it is for a complete stranger. Oh how I wish I could explain it so more in dept, but the Lord said I've shared enough so I will keep it at that. I received such an inspiring word with this Lovely lady and it makes me teary eyed every time I have been reminded of it. It leaves such a Joyful feeling in my heart. I would like to tell this girl if she is one of the Lovely ladies who is going to read this post, I want to remind her that she has hope for a brighter day, The Lord is telling me that he is going to bless you because you didn't fall into the demonic attack as somebody else did. You are going to prosper and are going to give your complete trust to Jesus because he see's your struggles and wants to bless you completely if you let him. Hold on to your dreams, better things are coming gorgeous. Just know you may not personally know me, but soon its coming. Be blessed. Your sister is your connection right now! Don't give up Lovely. That will only make sense to one person who reads my blog or maybe 2.
"Blemishes are just something in our Glorious look"
I want to personally thank my dear friends for being so encouraging and uplifting to me! You are all precious and dear to my Heart.
I want to share some key things that stuck to me from my church service this morning:
"We can't walk by what we see"
"You are well able to overcome"
"If you call it hard it will be hard, call it sweet and easy" "We can't allow difficulty and unbelief to get on the inside" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Some Scripture and Hope to get you through the Week! "You are confident that you are a guide for the blind, a light to those in the dark" // Romans 2:19
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD,
thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end." // Jeremiah 29:11
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. // Romans 15:13
"The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I
am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more
abundantly." // John 10:10
"Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD." Psalms 31:24
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I find hope when I reread this letter! So comforting, hand written letters bring Joy to my heart. I adore the lovely Gem who sent this to me.
I'm finding comfort right now with the presence of Jesus on my side! I love you sweet people who have gotten to know me.
It brings me so much hope!
I had tears when I sang this song this morning, so comforting!
My Best friend!
Sharing some of the photos I took of him the other day.
I am praying for revival over this city today, and that discouragement leaves, its not of God. Im praying for healings today! Love you all!
~ Sarah Elizabeth ~
P.S. Thank you to the person who lets me chat with them when my heart is heavy, so thankful for you, and she knows who she is.
Hey followers, I just wanted to encourage you how great it is to get down on our knees in prayer! I have been overcoming a battle lately with my health, but I haven't given up! I obeyed the Lord tonight and got down in prayer tonight and Praised through the hurt, and thanked my God that the healing is already mine. "Sometimes being down on our Knees in prayer, is the greatest way to overcome the battle!"- Sarah Elizabeth. Im praying for strong health tonight! I broke down into tears when I realized how precious that Jesus died for mine and your healing's. Don't let go of how precious our Savior is! All thing works for our good. [When sickness tries to strike you, and the enemy roars with symptoms and pain, say, "No, Satan! I'm hidden in healing, and Im not coming out!-Nancy Dufresne.] It's kind of like a hide and seek game if you think about it, your hidden in Christ! Gods love has just over poured me tonight, even through the storm I chose to get down on my knees. That was really all I had to say for this post. But I want to share some healing scriptures if your in need of them like I am today!
"He sent His word and healed them,And delivered them from their destruction's" // Psalm 107:20
"And the
LORD will take away from you all sickness, and will afflict you with none
of the terrible diseases of Egypt which you have known, but will lay them
on all those who hate you." //Deuteronomy 7:15
"For
I will restore health unto you, and I will heal you of your wounds, saith
the Lord." // Jeremiah 30:17
"Behold, I will bring you health and cure, and I will cure you, and
will reveal unto you the abundance of peace and truth." // Jeremiah 33:6
"Therefore
I say to you whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive
them, and you will have them." // Mark 11:24
These songs brought my heart so much peace tonight! I listened to one of them as I was down on my knees tonight!
It's a new year and the past is over, we shall only remember the good memories. Memories are always good to have and that's why a picture speaks a thousand words. Some may make us teary eyed or full of Joy but the amazing thing is the Lord is our ultimate comforter. Everyone makes a new years resolution and I would most definitely love to here about yours. Mine is going to not take on the cares of other people, mainly the cares of my family because I gave it all to God and that's one of the greatest things I could have done. You feel ultimate peace and that's an amazing thing. I am also going to write the things I'm believing God for this year on paper, so I can thank him for it on a daily basis. Because with God All shall come to pass, but it also takes patience. We shouldn't put God on a calender for his time is ultimately precious. Trust God and when he knows you deserve it or your ready everything you have asked for will be yours. How much time do you spend with your savior? That is the ultimate question, do you open your bible every day or does it sit in the dust. Or you are only a listener and not a doer. Opening your bible once a week is not a Christ like christian, because your not living for God, and living your days off the Word of God, isn't that something to think about?! Its either a full time Christian, or a No time because God is not a part time GOD. You will receive your ultimate blessings when you Put God first before the rest of your life. Everything will be done through God if you choose to do so, but thats a choice. Choose now how you want to start out this year, do you want to be different then last year? I choose to make God the center of my life. Doing my part daily, Reading, Meditating and praising God. I choose to get so much deeper this year, and not let the enemy distract me anymore from the presence with my Savior. It's going to be the greatest year yet for me and I know that because the Lord has told me and so has he told my pastors that about me. How the Lord works isn't that amazing? I think so. I personally wanted to remind all of you sweet followers of mine that you are completely loved and granted for and everyone of you has a different calling on your lifes. Its the year not to give up.
Now I would like to share with you some of the verses God has placed in my heart this week.
"Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases" // Psalm 103:3
"If you confess with your mouth "Jesus is the Lord" , and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved" // Romans 10:9
"So then faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God" // Romans 10:17
* It takes the Word of God too successfully drive back and defeat every dark work #Amen
*When you stay out of the mental arena that means you are in Gods way!!!!
*Your persistance will turn you into a person of great faith!!!
Lord I come to you in prayer that this year will be a blessing waiting to happen for those of the Christ-like faith, and that you bless everything they reap. Amen! God you are so good.
Lord I want to say thankyou for all you have done in my life recently, the people you have blessed me with. My spiritual family has changed my world around and its so precious to me. When you connected to a family through the spirit of God cherish it. I enjoy the moments I get to talk about God with them, the moments I recieve the biggest comforting hugs, thats so dear and precious to me.
People have been bashing me about my faith and how I share so many verses in my social networking sites, but thats how the Lord uses me to be an affect on other peoples lifes. God has kind of started a form of ministry up for me in some sort of way if thats how you want to look at it. "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.(1st John 2:15)" Thankyou God for showing me the difference from the people who live for this evil world, and the people who show the Love of God through them. I am just so in awe right now of the Love my God has been showing me the last couple of days. Do not Judge others, because that is a trait not of God. "Do not judge, or you too will be judged.(Matthew 7:1). Living for God is one of the greatest possible things I could possibly decided to do. Yes I have went through so many trials, but I finally feel loved unconditionally for once. "Father of orphans,champion of widows,is God in his holy house. God makes homes for the homeless,leads prisoners to freedom,but leaves rebels to rot in hell." That is the message version of Psalm 68:5". Isn't that verse so precious, it brings me so very much comfort to every ordinary day in life. Tonight I just have overall so much Joy over my heart, because the peace of God lives and me and takes complete control of my life. "They overcame him (satan) by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony.." Revelation 12:11That verse is absolutely so very good. Doesn't it bring complete Joy knowing that we have overcome that peewee satan. How do you renew your mind with Gods word? You
feed on his word, Meditate on it, And act on it making it a part of
your everyday life. That is something that you as a Christian should live on. Dont play pretend, its either your a doer of the Word or you just arent a faithful christian. Sorry if that sounded a little heart but thats completely true.You realize that the bible is not only a book
to be read, but it contains Gods Words that are to be lived; they are
instructions to you for your everyday life. It is God speaking to you.
It is what you govern your life by. You are a doer of what the Word
says. Halleluah, God is just so precious to my life lately.
I wanted to personally say thankyou to Rachel, Erin, and Katey for being my spiritual sisters from across the country, and to Erin who is here in Cali. You guys are true gems in my life, I personally thank God everyday for you 3 girls, true blessings. And as to everyone else I love you very much, God blessed me with amazing people and I am just in awe of what and who the Lord has blessed me with.
To my bestfriends I adore you completely.
"Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." (Joshua 1:9) My ultimate favorite bible verse.
I want all of you to know, that I run after God and more of him, and I dont pay attention to the evil satan brings in this world. I have been studying Revelations, and it has deffinetely taught me so much. I suggest that everyone goes deep into that chapter.. (:
Psalms and Proverbs are very comforting if you are looking for some uplifting encouragement.
Dont give up now, you can overcome every fear that you have if you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior.
Lastily, I would like to leave you with a song that just brings me overall complete Joy in every trial and just every situation.
"Remember to hug somebody today, and tell somebody you love them"- Sarah Elizabeth <3
"They do not fear bad news; they confidently trust the LORD to care for them" --Psalm 112:7, NLT
Lord I here this morning with a heavy heart along with many others I am sure as we look and see the tragic event yesterday in Connecticut. My heart has been weeping all yesterday and today. But this Post isn't about me, I want to show comfort to others. As God is doing right now through all of these tragic losses in a blink of an eye. I was talking to a dear friend this morning, and she completely gave me comfort and I absolutely loved it. As I was hurting so are others, but I just want to tell you that you are all unconditionally loved always and forever. God comforts us in times of troubles. Tell your child nephew, niece , cousin, any kid that you love them with your whole heart and hold them a little closer because you do not know what can happen in a blink of an eye like the tragic event yesterday. All I can leave you with today In this blog post is words of Love because I have no idea what to say really. Find comfort from the Word of God. How does God restore your soul? Through the Word of God. As you feed and act on the Word of God, your soul is restored.
All I can leave you with is some verses out of the bible that I found absolutely comforting!!
"All things are possible thru Christ who strengthens you" (Phillipians 4:13)
"Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. "(Isaiah 41:10)
"The Lord will give strength to his people; The Lord will bless his people with Peace" (Psalm 29:11)
"He heals the broken hearted And binds up their wounds. He counts the number of the stars; he calls them all by name. Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite. The Lord lifts up the humble." (Psalm 137:3-6)
"Even and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud and he shall hear my voice" (Psalm 55:17)
"My heart is confident in you, O God; my heart is confident. No wonder I can sing your praises!"(Psalm 57:7, NLT)
Well thats all I have on my heart for the blog post. Much Love to all of you, and you are in my deep prayers.
Hey my sweet followers! I would like to tell you a little about the last couple of days. Well first off I want to tell you as a christian we all have our moments and days. I would like to tell you not to let the enemy steal your peace. "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." (John 14:27) I would be an absolute wreck right now if it was not for the comfort of Jesus and prayers from my friends I would be a crying mess. The last couple days the enemy has tried to send me distractions. My brother was recently shot my heart dropped when I heard that news, and he is now fighting for his life. The circumstance of why it happened just filled my heart with so much worry "When I am afraid, I put my TRUST in you" (Psalm 56:3). That verse is so short but so sweet and comforting to me right now. I put my trust in God because I could sense I was letting worry come into the door of my heart. So then I told myself I should be happy my brother is alive and healing. When you let worry in distractions from the enemy will keep coming, because the next day my car breaks down, and I find out my nephew has broken his leg. I'm thankful the angels were protecting me when my car almost blew up. So for now it's undrivable until it gets fixed. But I'm thankful I'm alive because that could have been a bad situation. I want to tell you guys God sends his angels out to protect all of us, in every situation. He loves all of you unconditionally including I. "The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the spirit is life and peace" (Romans 8:6)
When our focus is on other people instead of God we do not get our freedom. A reminder is to not hold onto thoughts that are not of God. "Turn your burdens over to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will never let the righteous person stumble" (Psalm 55:22)
"All day long we praise our God. We give thank to you forever" (Psalm 44:8)
"Let go of your of your concerns! Then you will know that I am God. I rule the nations. I rule the earth. (Psalm 46:10)
Comforting verses to me right now. I hope you guys stay strong and know that God is real.
And to know the power of prayer is real is absolutely awesome. Dont give up, you prayer warriors.
I want to leave you guys with a couple songs that have been my strength lately.
With Love, Sarah Elizabeth.
"All things are possible through Christ who strengthens you" (Philippians 4:13)
"Be strong and courageous, nor discouraged, or dismayed for the Lord you God is with you wherever you go" (Joshua 1:9)
I'm so thankful for your presence this morning Jesus!!!!
So on Monday night I believe it was I was having pain like no other. So the Lord instructed me to get down on my knees and ask for my healing the correct way so I did. I cried this verse out to Jesus "O Lord my God, I cried out to you for help and you healed me" (Psalms 30:2) Woke up this morning feeling completely better, like my symptoms I've been having completely left. People tell me that its impossible when they are an unbeliever but It is not impossible because my Jesus is the biggest and most ultimate healer there could possibly be. Don't tell me My GOD is fake because he is completely real, take time to get to know him. Another verse that I meditate on when I am looking for a healing is "Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed. Rescue me, and I will be rescued, You are the one I praise. (Jeremiah 17:14) Jesus is the ultimate healer never forget that. Praise through the storm and he will bring you Joy in the morning.
Just a couple things I got from the bible and devotionals so far this week. Here you go.
"The fire has no power upon my body" If you are walking through a fiery test, you cannot afford to surround yourself with companions who are speaking words of doubt every time you speak words of faith.
Do you think it is important to spend time with God during the week? Well for me personally that's where i found the most comfort in my days, and week. Feeling that precious sweet feeling God places you in during that time, whether it be Prayer, Praise, Reading the Word. Its all absolutely precious and never ending to me. " Thy word [is] a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."(Psalms 119:105) The verse says it all and its something I hold tightly onto, my bible! I find a cure to every problem in there. Give it a try if you don't already.
There was a moment this week where a friend had told me that they were having thoughts of death on their life. I prayed so much that night, I weeped, and just thanked God for his amazing victory over her life and my life. And minutes later, Guess what happen, the Lord showed up on her and everyone of the thoughts she was having vanished. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.(John 10:10) I wont let any part of that stupid satan into my surrounding believers of Christ, I pray my heart out for them, because God listens to our prayers. "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."(Matthew 18:20) That's a powerful thing being connected together in prayer.
Thankful for the people I have in my life. Received some sweet words this week from dear friends.
"The Lord will continually guide you, and satisfy your desire in scorched places, and give strength to your bones, and you will be like a watered garden and like a spring of water whose waters do not fall" (Isaiah 58:11) That verse as been heavy in my heart so I thought I would share it.
Look straight ahead at Jesus and keep your mouth shut towards of doubt, unbelief and evil speaking.
God bless you guys, you are loved, never forget that.
Any prayer requests, comment below?
With Love, Sarah Elizabeth
Would like to leave you with a song of worship I love
I was in the middle of researching some information for my college research paper, and the Lord had me stop, and go here. He laid something heavy on my heart. Are you feeling dark or alone? I was talking to somebody and this is when the Lord laid it so heavy on my heart. And i mean heavy, this was just a knew experience for me to feel, i almost wanted to start crying but in a different way. Like for the Love of Jesus. Have you ever felt alone, like for instance when your around a group of friends or in this matter So called friends because you walk up to them and they just pretend like your so invisible. Or it could even be like that with your house hold, like this im going to share relates to me! Day by day i go on and I used to feel so alone in my house, but when that trial came on I just agreed with it, and felt like God wanted me to feel this way. To be honest, just recently i realized it was a lie from the pit of hell, that is so ridiculous of me to even think. Now i can be in my house without feeling so dark and alone, because the greater one Jesus Christ lives on the inside of me, and its the time i finally accepted it. Praise the Lord! He is good. " God’s love never fails. Praise the God of all gods. God’s love never fails. Praise the Lord of lords. God’s love never fails." ( Psalm 136 1-3) Those verses right there have to be the most comforting thing to me in those moments, but the amazing thing is i rejoice through Jesus. God's love will never fail and its one of the most encouraging things that gets me going through that moment of feeling so alone. Your saying i don't have anybody to love me, or hug me, or appreciate me? Well have you tried Jesus, He will never fail you. Have you listened to Spiritual music? Have you opened A bible? Have you talked to somebody? After you do all of that, i promise you will have a different outlook on life. Trust me there was a point before i got so lost in Jesus, that i tried to attempt a couple of things, but after getting so lost, I was picked back up by God, My faith, and i just said why would i even try those things or to loose my life, yeah stupid right? Well after that trial, i talked to my Spiritual parents, which our also my Pastors, i praised through the storm and started praising, praying, reading my bible daily"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path"(Psalm 119:105), and everyone comes up to me, Im actually noticed appreciated and wanted now. But i finally learned that Jesus came out of everyone of these people. It's so absoulutely precious to know Jesus loves Me unconditionally, along with the Church family he placed in my life.
"For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure."(Phillipians 2:13)
And my heart goes out today to all of those innocent young lives killing themselves, tell somebody you love them today, tell somebody their adored, give somebody a hug. Get those hurting into Gods kingdom, we can do it. If your reading this, i want you to know God loves and adores you, as well as me, because me being a christian has been through what it feels like to not be loved. "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another."(John 13:34)
I want to leave you with a song that was heavy on my heart today when i heard it<3
With Love, Sarah Elizabeth<3
"Don't let anyone look down on you for being
young, Instead make your speech, behavior, love, faith, purity and
example for others" 1st Tim 4:12
My heart is heavy tonight as i sit here, Im just here with my worship music blasting because thoughts and temptations our trying to overcome me tonight, but me as a Christian i will not allow it, not one bit at all. Worry and thoughts about the past our just lies from the enemy, and the word tells us to "Cast all our anxieties on him for he CARES for us" 1st peter 5:7 The word in here that stands out to me the most every time is cares- isn't it one of the best feelings to feel cared for? It is one of the best feelings for me thats for sure and Jesus died on the cross for our worries and trials, and so much more.
Also 1st Peter 5:8 is one of the verses that lays strong on my heart tonight because it is so easy to let thoughts trials and temptations in but we our strong and can say no no you stinking lying devil and we learn how to only let the good thoughts come into our hearts. "Keep your mind clear and be alert. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour" (1st peter 5:8) So be ready and alert, dont let him in the Doors, Tonight i sat here and thought about how i failed God a little by letting my thoughts come to play and they shouldn't have but everybody has their moments and I thank God every second for forgiveness.
"May the words from my mouth and the thoughts from my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my defender" Psalm 19:14
Everything that you say against the Lord, remember that it is a sin. Im still working on that myself, remember we all make mistakes and nobody is perfect, but the Lord always will forgive us.
"The Lord is good and decent.That is why he teaches sinners the way they should live" Psalm 25:8
Sitting here at the moment thinking about one of the biggest things i had to find the courage to forgive, it was so hard for me but i gained the courage to forgive this man. Getting sexually touched by a man at a wedding in front of people, that was one of the worst images to go through in my life. He held onto me and wouldn't let go of me, and it was just one of those situations that i was scared and didn't know what to do. I felt so useless and so ashamed and so lost for about a month. It took me so long, to relieze it was not my fault, i saw that mans face everywhere i went, even when i looked at my pastor i saw him and it was one of the saddest things to overcome for me, just recently i am now overcoming the look of that mans eyes and face. But besides that I am healed, and restored and closer then ever with God, It was a process, but meditating and praising God thru the storm really pays off.
I would like to leave you with some of the things i do when im scared or feeling alone.
I talk to God
I get down on my knees and pray
I meditate and read theword (bible)
And i Praise God
Never give up! "And whenever you stand praying,forgive if you have anything against anyone,so that your Father who is also in heaven mayforgive you of your trespasses"Mark 11:25
And Here I leave you with a couple songs that got me Smiling:)
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With Love, Sarah Elizabeth
"All things are possible, thru Christ who strengthens you" Phil 4:13
“Seek
the LORD while he may be found;call upon him while he is near;let the
wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts;let him
return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God,
for he will abundantly pardon.
