I love when God talks to me! I was feeling really anxious about some stuff last week and I went to one of my fav places to hear from Him, Tumblr.com, and like usual, He had the perfect message waiting for me in a post there:
“Fear is a greater evil than the evil itself. O daughter of little faith, what do you fear? No, fear not; you walk on the sea, amid the winds and waves, but it is with Jesus. What is there to fear? But if fear seizes you, cry loudly, ‘O Lord, save me.’ He will give you His hand: clasp it tight, and go joyously on. To sum up, do not philosophize about your trouble; do not turn in upon yourself; go straight on. No, God cannot lose you, so long as you live in your resolution not to lose Him. Let the world turn upside down, let everything be in darkness, in smoke, in uproar—God is with us. And if God dwelleth in darkness and on Mount Sinai, all smoking and covered with the thunders, with lightnings and noises, shall we not be well near Him?
— Letter from St. Francis de Sales to St. Jane de Chantal, 6 August 1606 (via catherineaddington)
Did you get that? “But if fear seizes you, cry loudly, ‘O LORD, SAVE ME.’ He will give you His hand: clasp it tight, and go joyously on.”
And that’s exactly what I did, I handed the issue I was worried and fearful about over to God, doing my best with what I needed to take care of and I left the rest with Him. I noticed He’s training me to trust Him more and to let go of so many things I try to control in my little world. Like He’s saying, “Be brave and courageous, my daughter! Come out on this limb with me holding My hand, letting go of fear and live the best life with Me, afraid of nothing!’
This morning I had an extra special moment with Him reading from the new Jesus Calling Morning and Evening,which reinforced this lesson of being courageous:
“COWARDLINESS IS NOT OF MY KINGDOM. When you are feeling overwhelmed by your circumstances, remember who you are—a child of the eternal King! Invite Me into the very circumstances that are intimidating you, and let the Light of my powerful Presence strengthen you. When you choose to live courageously, I am pleased—and I respond by strengthening your heart.
“Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the Lord.” Psalm 31:24 NKJV
KEEP CALM, YOU’RE ROLLING WITH GOD
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MARRIAGE MATTERS
JUST OVERLOOK IT
I’m learning in marriage that you need to overlook lots of stuff if you want a peaceful home. Nobody’s perfect! If you’re looking for the perfect spouse, sorry to break the news to you, but such a spouse doesn’t exist. I love that quote that says when I met you, you were perfect and I loved you. Now I know you’re not perfect and I love you even more. This is where I want us!
We have to accept the good, bad and ugly all together, not picking and choosing the parts about our mates we like. The wiser Nikki has learned to focus on all the positives I love about my hubby and learn to overlook the rest, fixing my eyes on God and what He would have me to do. And a lot of times He’s simply teaching me to overlook and ignore. Life is too short to be anything but happy! Choose your battles wisely, my peeps!
FIGHT FOR YOUR FAMILY
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HEALTH MATTERS
A MAN’S OWN SELF IS HIS FRIEND,
A MAN’S OWN SELF IS HIS FOE.
Which will you be today to yourself? Every decision we make boils down to that – Am I being a friend to myself or a foe? Pushing to myself to exercise when I didn’t feel like it was me being a friend to myself. Drinking my veggie smoothie every day whether I feel like it or not is also being friend to myself. I want us living long, healthy lives. Let’s choose to be best of friends with ourselves!
LET FOOD BE THY MEDICINE AND MEDICINE THY FOOD
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