Come check out my web version or digital Children’s book titled Destiny’s Shoes.
Great for story time with your little one and an awesome conversation starter about purpose and destiny.
Everyone has a destiny and purpose.
I like to think that destiny is your ordained calling, end goal, or destination for your life. Purpose is why you were created and the vehicle that aids you in fulfilling your destiny. I still have yet to fully understand destiny, at least the way God views it. Nevertheless, this definition of destiny and purpose have helped me a bit.
Watch this with your little one and get the conversation started about destiny and purpose and how your children are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Get your life with this new planner. Stay organized. Plan your week. Set your goals. Breathe and receive God’s plan to revive the areas of your life with CPR (CALM, PEACE, and a time of REFRESHING).
Next year, Lord I feel led To go quiet in the land, While my footprints still show up in the sand, Right behind Yours. Next year, Lord I pray I hold Your hand. That is the only way I will be able to stand. Cling to You all 365 days Acknowledge You in all of my ways.
I cried so much this year. Next year, let me remember You have collected every tear. This year was so uncomfortable and I kept going back and forth about giving up. Next year, I won’t throw in the towel, Even when it is soaked and I have had enough. This year, the healing journey continued and felt long. Next year, I’ll still be healing but singing a new song. This year, I leaked emotionally and was scared as hell. Next year, I will release maturely and the will of God over my life will prevail. This year, I was stuck. Next year, I will arise from the enemy’s prison and drink from the overflow of my God-given cup.
This year I felt alone and misunderstood. Next year, I will live confidently and do all that God said I could. This year I felt weak, overwhelmed and drained. Next year, I may have moments I run low but I can do all things through Christ Jesus who strengthens me, and I will not strain.
This year, I struggled in every area of my life. One attack after the other. Strife after strife. Next year I will consistently suit up in daily wardrobe of the armor of God and godly wisdom. And doing so will help me fight. This year, I learned some things And set some boundaries. Next year, the fruit of such will sprout. This year had seasons of emotional, financial and spiritual drought. But Next year, I will stay in the presence of God, Receive His love and answers to what I have been trying to figure out.
This year I began to learn to turn down the noise and God’s voice got clearer. Next year, what will happen if I drew nearer To the One Who first loved me, Ancient of Days, Who gave His only begotten Son So that I may be set free? This year I wanted to run away and abandon the mission. Next year, because I developed His wisdom and His courage, I can remain in the kitchen. In which God provides me with an apron and a pot. But the kitchens in which He did not, I’m up and I’m out. Because next year I will be intentional with all that I am and about, Intentional with my time, respectful to my purpose, allowing God to continue bringing things to the surface. So, I can continue to heal. I will be authentic and not just keep it real I will allow myself to feel And acknowledge my flaws. Remembering that I need the Holy Spirit still. Next year, I will laugh more And not please people to death and work so hard to earn love. I will believe that I am enough from the One Above.
Next year, I will love others as I love myself And do what is best for me. As long as God approves and it is clothed in integrity. I have to live with my self 24-7. And stand before the God of Earth and Heavens. Next year, I may be silent. I may be still. What I accepted this year, I may not accept next year. I may change my mind, But I will continue to heal. I will not let the world define me Or those who can only see me from their sight. I will continue to allow the Word of God to renew my mind to transform my life. I will March to the beat of my own drum, cymbals and harp. Thank God for each new day And try not to lose heart. Next year, I will take one day at a time And not rush through the process or journey. Doing life without God and not step by step can give you whiplash and land your soul on a gurney. Next year, I will Keep my eyes fixed on God And get back on the bike of life. Try and make decisions that are not just good, but right.
Next year I will remember that God got me And I will focus more on being and not just doing. Next Year, I will be full of courage and success that God and I will define. Thank God for how far I have come, for everything there is a season, And God is the author of my faith, my story and my time.
Sometimes, you can lose your self. And even your confidence. Sometimes, the enemy’s lies start getting louder than the truth of God. Or your confidence never fully bloomed from the start. May you see yourself through the eyes of God. May you come to love yourself because God first loved you and His love for you is beyond measure. May you remember your worth is not predicated upon what you do or what titles you bear. May you heal and exhale in the presence of a gracious and patient God. May you remember you are fearfully and wonderfully made. May you walk into the room with the brightest smile, a persevering and resilient attitude, and a peaceful heart as you learn to trust God through each day.
Here is a snippet of my poem, titled RealConfidence.
…When my confidence enters the room
May it be quiet, regal, and signaturely pleasant
As a sweet, elegant perfume
When I put on the shoes I can fit
I will walk confident
I too have fallen short of the glory of God
But I was heaven sent
…I am heaven sent
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This morning while beginning to listen to The River by All Nations Music during our devotion time, a poem popped into my spirit. Well, the first line of the poem popped into and it flowed from there. Today is a new day and God’s manifested presence is available for His children. In fact, it has always been available for His children. There is a difference between God being present everywhere and being in the presence of God ( https://www.crossway.org/articles/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-presence-of-god/) For, example, I am in my house with my family but right now, as I type, they are not in my presence. They are not present with me. They are not experiencing every facet of my being. Although the Holy Spirit dwells on the inside of us, believers of Christ Jesus, and richly so, we still need to experience the manifested presence of God. In fact, dwell there.
Let us abide in God as He abides in us. Let the truth, life and the way guide us and our daily lives. Let us receive the life and life to the full Jesus came to give us. Let us get powered up and revived to walk according to the Spirit.
Are you growing weary mentally, physically and/or spiritually? God can and will restore your strength. He can give you hope for tomorrow. He can revive you to carry on to finish the race.
Take one day at a time. Trust Jesus. We can and will overcome.
Poem:
Rivers Flow
Let the rivers of living water flow freely through the canal of my spirit
Let the clear, serene, warm and firm wave flow through my ears to my heart