Arise, My Darling, My Beautiful One…

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Why do you fear?  Why do you hold back?  I have such good plans for you.  Trust Me to lead you and guide you into the future that I planned for you while you were still in your mother’s womb.  I love you with a love that is hard for you to comprehend!  I created a whole world just for you!  Don’t you think I can handle anything that is going on in your life right now?

Turn from all those things that would keep you in that place of “less” instead of My Abundance.  Lay down all those things that are not my Best for you.  You know what they are!!

I am with you…I am for you…I have great plans for your life!  Make a choice today to follow My Way and not your own.  Join Me, My beloved!  Let’s go forth into the future together!!

Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, and come along.

For behold, the winter is past,

The rain is over and gone.

The flowers have already appeared in the land;

The time has arrived for pruning the vines,

And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.

The fig tree has ripened its figs,

And the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.

Arise, my darling, my beautiful one

And come along!

Song of Solomon 2:10-13

Reach Out!

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Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken. (‭Psalm‬ ‭55‬:‭22‬ NIV)

We have to willingly, purposefully, choose to place our cares and burdens into the hands of the Lord.

I don’t know about you – but that is sometimes hard for me to do. I try to fix it…to make it right…to solve the problem – or to simply let myself begin to fall into a state of depression and sadness because I just can’t seem to make everything better.

But, we are to give it to the Lord and let Him sustain us – to provide for us and to give us His support when we are feeling weak.  He will hold us firmly and not let us be shaken. Ahhh, thank You, Lord!!

Are you ready, precious one, to give it to God? Reach out! He is ready to take everything that is weighing you down and exchange it for His strength, His Love, and His peace!

ARMED FORCE!!

Armed Forces Day is celebrated annually on the third Saturday of May by many Americans.  Those that serve in the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard are honored on this day.  And I would like to say that I honor and thank all of those men and women who serve our country!

But, there is another kind of “Armed Force.”  WE are in the Armed Forces of the Lord!!  We, as the body of Christ, have been given authority and power to be strong and victorious in the battles that we all face in our life journey.

We are reminded that we need to prepare for the spiritual battle that we are in. We are to ARMOR UP!!  Are you ready?

…be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.  Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.

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.

Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with you feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.

In addition to all this take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.  Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.  With this in mind be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.