Good Morning my lovely followers. How are you doing this morning? Well I am doing pretty good this morning. I had my average morning of college, I got out 1 hour early today because we had an exam, and I'm pretty sure I did well on it because I wasn't able to put studying and school first last week because It was overall just a drama filled week with some family members. I had my share of tears just I am back to myself, because I had to just breath and start this week over with Joy of the Lord! I actually had time today to write this blog post and that's a blessing from God because life throws so much at us, and responsibilities come first, and then the social and fun like writing a blog in my eyes.
Well the reason I write this post this morning is because as I was sitting in my night class last night I got a lot laid on my heart so I just wrote it in my Journal. And it seemed beneficial for sharing with my followers. So Here it goes!
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Life throws us unexpected things sometimes but I encourage you all not to give up. Through every trial GOD brings a blessing out of it and we can't give up on our life because that's what the enemy wants us to do don't give in to the enemy's actions is so not worth. Some things the enemy gives us is signs of fear and discouragement. He also makes you feel unloved, worthless, and the thing I battle with most is the feeling of being unloved but that is the hugest lie the enemy can give you. First off once you are saved by the Grace of God you and I are a new creation in Christ Jesus. He shows and proves to use that we are unconditionally loved full of peace, and Joy lives in our hearts. Sometimes God gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers. Remember to stay strong through the storm though. Satan is the one that tells you that everything will get harder and harder but you have to remind Satan how big your God is. Cast every thought which is negative straight back to the pit of hell where it belongs. I as christian a strong believer of Christ is not perfect and mistakes do happen in my life. But you can repent and ask God for forgiveness because God forgives (7X70). He believes in you and remember that he forgets about your pasts too. As a believer you should not dwell on your past. "Cast all your anxieties on the Lord because he cares for you" 1st Peter 5:7..... Through every trial don't give up because "All things are possible through Christ who strengthens you" Phillipians 4:13...... The victory of God is yours My lovely followers. I hope that encouraged your hearts if you are struggling and fighting off the enemy today. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
GOD should be our strength through every area of our life and remember to always trust him, because he never fails us.
The Lord laid this what I am going to write on this post as I was skimming through my facebook news-feed and I came across a post that said "I feel like a Nobody" and the Lord put this topic so heavy on my heart. So here it goes. Have you felt unwanted or just not loved by anybody or anything? Well its completely possible to feel like that because myself as a believer has felt like that many times, even after I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior a little over 3 years ago. So yes its possible to feel like that. Should we? No. You may be thinking to yourself I am the only saved believer in my family or work area, and everyone bashes on our faith. But I want to let you know every believer has to go through that once in their faith walk to learn how to become stronger. You should not allow satan to use enemies to bring your faith down. If you feel like a nobody, whether its being unwanted or unappreciated I want to tell you that is a lie straight from the pit of hell. God loves everyone unconditionally whether you are a believer or an unbeliever. But your faith as a believer and your walk with God is important. Stay faithful to the book of life and if you dont know what that is its the BIBLE. You may be hurting because you lost a loved one, but I want you to know God is the Father of the Fatherless, and Jesus can over fill us with comfort if you make the decision to let him. So make the choice to live for HIM, he heals the broken, lost, hurt if you put your faith into action. His arms hold the universe, let him Hold you.
" The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble"//Psalms 9:9
So if your hurting tonight praise through the storm its only temporary.
"...Weeping may tarry for the night, but Joy comes in the morning"// Psalm 30:5
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation the old has passed away the new has come"//2nd Corinthians 5:17
I just want you to know every mess can become a message. Rejoice, Rejoice because your going to heaven and not hell. Halleluah!! That is so great to know and praise about. God uses us believers as a light to the broken. So it is important not to let the enemy steal your Joy.
"All things are possible through Christ who strengthens us "// Philippians 4:13
"Clap your hands all people! Shout to God with all songs of Joy"// Psalm 47:1
"May the God of hope fill you with all Joy, and peace in believing, so that by the the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope" //Romans 15:13
Those are some uplifting songs to my soul right now, so very!!
Oh how lovely God is to us.
Leave me your prayer requests, Id love to pray with you.
With love, Sarah Elizabeth<3
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The Lord has been dealing with me on the meaning friendship. It's been really hard lately because for awhile because i went thru a trial of depression because I felt i was the reason why i had lost so many friends and it was so hard on me. I would continually ask God if I did something wrong, and where did all of my friends go? God told me something that second, the reason why some of them aren't around anymore is because you are better then that. They want to use you, and steal you from the word of God and Me being your heavenly Father is tired of seeing you hurt. Basically I had a couple friends still, but it took me getting so lost in God to realize why all of that happen. He said to me, Sarah get close in Me deeply and I'll bring those friends who uplift you with Faith back into your life. I realized how important the meaning of friendship really is for being a strong christian. Then out of know where i get connected with some of the most precious spiritual girls across the country and believe in uplifting me and prayers and not let me fall into those worldly tactics (Alcohol, Drugs, Sex before Marriage, and so much) I'm so thankful for those Precious people, Amy, Rachel, Erin, Rachel, Katey, Alicia, and so many more!!! A lesson definitely taught to me was to know who you are in Christ Jesus, and not to compromise for the World. It is important to be around friends you want to be like because they will rub off on you. The greatest friend of all is God. "Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you, cleanse your hands you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double minded" (James 4:8) How to pick a friend? "Do not be deceived, Bad company ruins good morals" (1st Corinthians 15:33)" What's the importance of having a friend? "A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity" (Proverbs 17:17) .................. "Iron sharpens Iron, and one man sharpens another"(Proverbs 27:17)
I want to personally thank Katey and Rachel for being such awesome friends to me.
How to choose A True loyal friend? Pastor Melina told the youth this.
Live for God
Goes to church
Same Morals
Good intentions
"Friends that read the bible, pray for you, and speak well of you are a treasure" -Sarah Elizabeth
"All things are possible thru Christ who strengthens you" (Philippians 4:13)
Some of those i shared, are absolutely Precious, and im so blessed to have a best friend called God and all the awesome people he has put into my life.
Prayer for a friend!
Lord, I give you My Dear Friends and thank you for them.
I thank you for everything that they are
And for all their gifts and talents.
I thank you for the many things that they have given to others
And for all the kindness that they have shown me.
Lord, at the beginning of time You breathed Your life into creation
May you breathe Your life into them now
So that each step they take is filled with Your faith
Each thought they think is filled with Your hope
and each moment they live is filled with Your love.
May they fully know Your life
And fully live in Your love
This day and every day
Amen
"My friends are so dear and treasure to me"
With Love, Sarah Elizabeth
Leave me your comments, love , and prayer requests on the bottom!!
You are dearly loved.
James 4:8Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
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:)
Leave me your prayer requests in a comment, or my email.
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.
Im just sitting here thinking about the intimacy i get with praying. I wanted to share something with all of you guys about the power of prayer with me lately. Okay well my name is Sarah, and im the only one who attends church as a commitment lately and believes in the power of prayer in my family. Well normally i just pray out loud but i was so ashamed for so long, but just recently the Lord has dealt with me about my self esteem. Where ever you are? Get down on your knees and pray for those unanswered prayers that can not be answered just by a normal prayer, there is an intimacy with God i receive! It has been a life changing feeling for me and the restoring of relationships in my family. "Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with a song of praise" (Psalm 95:2)That is one of my absolute favorite verses at this time of night, just the feeling i get when i pray and praise our Lord and Savior. "What am i to do? I will pray with my spirit, but i will pray with my mind also, I will sing praise with my spirit, but i will also sing praise with my mind also (1st corinthians 14:15)"Pray every way you can play, pray together, pray as one, God is listening, but remember our prayers get answered on Gods timing. I feel absolutely beutiful when im in prayer, i love to pray for others, I'm actually going to start a prayer journal and write down all the people who need or want pray from me. Do you take time out of your day to say a prayer and thank God for all the blessings you have received daily? Thank God that your alive! Thank God for forgiving our sins. "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrightousness (1st John 1:9)"Isn't that verse just absolutely beautiful, be bold and ask the Lord to cleanse your sins , we all sin, but God is faithful enough to forgive us.
"My Pastor Marcus calls me his prayer warrior always, and is going to have me share in front of my church about the feeling i get when I am praying down on one knee"
Picture from Google Images!
"At the name of Jesus every knee should bow"
“Salvation
is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given
to men by which we must be saved...That at the name of Jesus every
knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth..” [Acts 4:12, Phill. 2:10]
I just loved this, so i had to share it!
"The Lord directed me to leave you with these quotes"
"Don't pray when you feel like it. Have an appointment with the Lord and keep it. A man is powerful on his knees" -Corrie ten Boom
"We have to pray with our eyes on God not on difficulties" -Oswald chambers.
P.s. I hope you guys enjoyed my first blog post, finally the Lord directed me to do this, as well as a few Instagram friends told me that i should create a Blog so here it is.
Leave me your prayer requests.
With love, Sarah Elizabeth<3
“Don’t pray when you feel like it. Have an appointment with the Lord and keep it. A man is powerful on his knees.”~ Corrie ten Boom
