Confession Time: No matter how long you have been a Christian trusting God is hard.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV) says "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." Even though I have been a Christian for awhile, I still found myself doing old things, like relying on myself for answers. I am familiar with my way of doing things. So naturally it is easier to do what I think is right rather than waiting on God for His direction and timing. However as a Christian trust is key to a growing relationship with God. Proverbs 3:5-8 (NKJV) "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct[a] your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones." After reading that scripture and reflecting on my own life I realized that the person I could trust the most was God. So I decided to take the necessary steps start trusting Him and I haven't regretted it since! I encourage you lovelies, allow God to direct your footsteps! With Him, you will always be protected and can't help, but win. Psalm 84:11 (NKJV) "For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly." Thanks for reading lovelies! Peace & Blessings, <3 Nándi
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Confession Time: The altar scares me.
I ALWAYS felt like there were people that were secretly keeping count in their head each time I would go up for prayer and I believed God must be doing the same. I would listen to pastors preach on presenting our bodies as living sacrifices, but I could not help but think that I might get the same reaction that Cain got from God when he brought his sacrifice to the altar. #Rejected In my eyes the kind of sacrifice/life that I was living could most readily be identified with Cain's sacrifice, which for God was unacceptable. Genesis 4:4-5 (NKJV) "Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering, but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell." However, despite my preconceived notions regarding offering my life as a living sacrifice to God each time I went to the altar. He accepted me. I did not understand why until I read this scripture below. Psalm 51:17 (NKJV) "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart-- These, O God, You will not despise." God knows you're not perfect, neither was Abel. Abel's sacrifice was genuine and that is why it was accepted. So I encourage you lovelies to be genuine as you offer your life to God as a living sacrifice. No matter what has transpired you are/will be accepted. Ephesians 1:6 (NKJV) "to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved." Thanks for reading lovelies! Peace & Blessings, <3 Nándi Confession Time: I thought Jesus was a liar.
Back Story: I have accepted Christ on two different occasions in my life. Once as a child and once in college. The latter time I actually understood what it meant to be saved and I have not looked back since. However, even after I was saved I had trouble letting Jesus have control of my life. I liked making my own decisions and having things MY way. This proved to be quite the problem when Jesus would lead me in one direction and I would go the other. Eventually I understood that the reason why I did not want to relinquish control and follow Jesus whole hardheartedly was because I did not know Him. So I made it a priority to get to know Jesus. I began to read my Bible more fervently and instead of being afraid to follow where He lead me run away from Him I began to run towards Jesus afraid and all. Doing this allowed me to enter into the abundant life that Jesus had died for me to have. John 10:10 (NKJV) "The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." I realize that It's not always easy to trust Jesus, but it is always worth it and the next time someone tries to convince you otherwise know that #issalie. Thanks for reading lovelies! Peace & Blessings, <3 Nándi Confession Time:
I use to be a yes girl. By "Yes girl" I mean I tried to please everyone! I wanted to be liked, but I also wanted to be understood. Soon I realized that living my life with that mindset was not only unrealistic, but exhausting. It is draining to always feel like you have to explain yourself. So... I stopped. But this only happened when I realized you don't have to be liked or understood to be used by God effectively. Paul addresses this with a scripture in Galatians: "For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ" Galatians 1:10 (NKJV) I have now found great comfort in being misunderstood and unaccepted. Because nothing else mattered once I realized that I was accepted by Jesus (and no one is more misunderstood than Him). Ephesians 1:6 (NKJV) "to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved." Thanks for reading lovelies! Peace & Blessings, <3 Nándi |
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