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It has been far too long! Flames of Passion Women's Event took a break this summer and I am happy to say things are still brewing in the kitchen. We have been talking about 2024 and you. One thing I have realized this year is that God has a different perspective on many things that are going on around us, in us, and sometimes in spite of us and He wants to share His perspective with us ALWAYS. It is in those quiet moments, with Him, that he reveals vision, plans, and processes that are to determine how we move through the seasons of our lives. If we are not careful with this time, we not only run the risk of prolonging seasons but we run the risk of missing all that He wants to show us and do with us. Well, girlfriend, I was not about to miss what He wanted to say to little ole me. So we took a moment this year to listen intently and shift to His perspective. And we have some great things coming in 2024! I hope this little note encourages you to take a moment to shift your perspective to His. The view up there is far better than what we can see down here. What is God speaking to you about how you see and what you see? Isaiah 55:8-9 8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. 9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Click on any title to see short videoA Working Definition of LifeGod Wants to Restore Your Faith In His WordGod Wants to Restore Your Faith in His PresenceYou Are Not Your Situation and God Wants to Restore Your Faith in His Reputation in every situation [no matter what the circumstances] be thankful and
continually give thanks to God; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18Amplified Bible (AMP) As I ponder 2018, all the things I would like to accomplish and the tumultuous increase of daily task already consuming my schedule, I am reminded to be thankful right here and right now. It is so easy to get lost in praising God for things He will do in the future, relishing in the things He has done in the past and forget to be thankful in present. During the close of 2017, my goal was to receive all that God wanted to provide. This morning, God reminded me of the importance of having a Spirit of Thankfulness. As I was reading I Thessalonians 5:18, I began to understand the importance of having a Spirit of Thankfulness. Thankfulness can be described in terms of a feeling we may get at any given time, situation, or circumstance. But when you are thankful in every situation, time, or circumstance it becomes a quality you possess and part of your livelihood. It’s as if you do not leave home without it. A Spirit of Thankfulness is more than a feeling you get every now and then. It becomes a part of who you are. Thankfulness is a close cousin of gratefulness. They spend so much quality time together they began to resemble each other. Some even consider them to be identical as if they were twins. So, imagine you give someone a gift one day. The gift receiver takes the gift and begins to complain to you, the giver. They are ungrateful or unthankful for the gift they have received. There are always going to be negative things we can focus on in every situation or circumstance which could lead us to feeling unthankful or ungrateful causing us to miss out on the present hand of God moving in our lives. I would like to encourage you to see your present moment or situation as a gift in time from God. See it as an opportunity to thank God for His gift of time. You may say, well this time is prolonged and feels more like a season. My response is to thank God for the season. When we see time as a gift from God, we can begin to be thankful no matter the situation or circumstance. The truth is, we serve a mighty God who has authority over time but chooses to work in time. So, every moment is a time God can and will work. Be thankful in everything, no matter the circumstance or situation because God is working on your behalf. Time is a gift He gives to you and I. Let’s choose to be thankful for the gift of time, in every situation and every circumstance because God is working on our behalf. |
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