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When I woke this morning, I felt the Lord put Roma

When I woke this morning, I felt the Lord put Romans 8:18 on my heart:

"𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀."

As I began to reflect with God, the promise for Jesus’ followers is incredible within this verse because, all too often, we miss the significance of how this applies to our lives today.

The Apostle Paul wrote the Book of Romans, and some argue that this is singly the most important piece of literature in the history of the world. This is due to its profoundness, of revealing not only God’s righteousness but also that the Gospel is for all people - Jews and Gentiles - with Jesus coming to set us all free.

I love chapter eight of Romans because God has referred me to this throughout my years as a Christian. After all, Paul makes some incredible claims about Jesus’ work and our security before God…

“𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁" (𝘃𝟭)

"𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲" (𝘃𝟮𝟴)

"𝗜𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝘀?" (𝘃𝟯𝟭)

Yet, in the middle of chapter eight, we see Paul talk about our present struggles and suffering, and he encourages his readers to look to the Lord in these seasons.

The word Paul uses here for suffering, in the original Greek, is 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗮, which, to put simply, means “learning through pain”.

That’s tough.

But God gently reminded me that the Bible never downplays our struggles and sufferings, and also, in our suffering, we need to remember that we are not alone because God sees us.

Instead, Paul shows us what lies ahead in eternity whilst we suffer with and for Jesus because it pales in comparison.

Friends, let this be a reminder for us that we can hold on to the hope of a glorious future where death is conquered, and sorrow, grief, and pain will be wiped away (Revelation 21:4), and so in the meantime, let’s embrace the struggle with Jesus

How many of us can truly say we are living our bes

How many of us can truly say we are living our best lives?

It may seem like a mountainous task, but shifting our patterns and focus can change our lives for the better.

That’s what this verse is about—renewing our minds or changing our thoughts to create a better life for ourselves and, ultimately, a life that honours God.

I was speaking to Sarai about this the other day, because our default is to conform…not to stand out…or to go along with the crowd. Yet, the world and society have patterns or ways that lead to a broken life.

What I mean by this is that these patterns are easy to fall into and can be challenging to transform. The patterns, or routines, are often performed mindlessly, without any consideration of our actions or their consequences.

Friends, our time on this earth is so short compared to eternity with Christ. Therefore, we need to be focused on Christ. We need to focus on God’s mercy and the love of God.

The world is constantly tempting us or leading us away from being in Christ. This is why it is so important to spend time with the Lord in prayer, reading our Bible, and being around other Christians to hold us accountable because it actually then rejects the lies and deception of the enemy.

In these last days, we must reject the patterns and routines that the world promotes as desirable and live with a heart for God. And so, I want to encourage you today to change your life patterns and focus on Christ because it will change your life.

Are you waiting for God to move? I am currently i

Are you waiting for God to move?

I am currently in a state of waiting, and the circumstance I face is already at the eleventh hour.

Yet, I know that God has His own sense of timing, which is reaffirmed in 2 Peter:

“With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day” (2 Peter 3:8).

God has perfect timing: never early, never late. God is never in a hurry because He is always on time.

I have seen this time and time again. I have even shared testimony after testimony of God moving mightily in my life. However, this tension still looms…the doubt that the enemy has is knocking at my door, and last night (for the first time in this situation), I lay awake thinking - “what if?”

Friends, this is a dangerous game and one that the enemy thrives on to discourage and bring doubt into our thoughts.

Therefore, I wanted to encourage us all today that if you are waiting for God to move, then there is only one thing we need to continue to remind ourselves of…

𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁

Even if this deadline is not met, God knows and sees all the days of my life. Therefore, I choose to trust Him. Even if it makes no sense. Even if I don’t understand. Even if disappointment comes.

God’s timing is perfect because He is perfect, and He knows what I need…That is what I am standing on, today, His truth, and I hope you will too.

God knew we needed rest when He commanded the Sabb

God knew we needed rest when He commanded the Sabbath to be followed, and yet, still, this world draws us away from spending time with the Lord.

This past week has been hectic, to say the least, and yet I still felt the Lord nudging me…even whispering in my ear…to withdraw and spend more time with Him.

Friends, we need to remember that 𝗛𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵.

That simple truth should draw us to Him so that when we surrender the demands of our lives to Him, He will bring us into a complete state of peace and restore our souls.

Blessings xo

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