Skip to content

Home
About Me

Instagram
Facebook
Twitter

Search for:

StockSnap_DSOUMMEXKV

September 9, 2018Leave a Comment on StockSnap_DSOUMMEXKV

Published by Valerie Smith

View all posts by Valerie Smith

Post navigation

Previous Post StockSnap_DSOUMMEXKV

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Join the Family!

Get new posts, encouragement, & exclusive content sent straight to your inbox! Let's keep in touch!

Email address:

Leave this field empty if you're human:

Follow On Instagram

“Prayer changes things.” I hear it all the time. And it’s true — it increases faith, it grows us in wisdom, it helps us persevere. I want prayer to be my first choice. I want prayer to be my habit. I want to cultivate a heart that prays before it panics. I fully believe our tendency to panic can be replaced as prayer becomes our priority. We are called to pray. And he’s ready to answer. ✨ . “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” // Jeremiah 33:3

Thanking God for our trials feels weird, right? Downright awkward and forced. It’s tempting to indulge in complaining about our circumstances. I’m guilty. But thankfulness, when prayed in faith, makes such a difference in our hearts. Sometimes we forget, especially in times like these. His presence overrides our problems, always. And He is waiting for us to remember. . . “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” // John 16:33

Don’t waste your time. Turn your boredom into thankfulness. Use your quiet, restful days wisely — use them to seek His face. Live out your day in awareness of His presence. Walk with Him through the routines of your day. Approach your day with a desire to find God. He rewards those who sincerely look for Him. 💛✨

Is the enemy trying to hold you back today? Maybe you feel lazy lately. Unproductive? Maybe you feel like a failure. Maybe you’re being fed lie after lie. Make it your goal to pray in the gaps of your day. Proclaim truth today. Because of the Holy Spirit inside us, we can see through Satan’s deception, we can see through the lies. We can take back the thoughts that the enemy wants to control. 💛

Y’all, my darkest patch in life was DARK, but God loved me through every moment. He waited for me to run to Him. He gladly pulled me in. He saved me from destroying what I value and love the most. His love and grace for us truly amazes me. Jesus died for sinners. Every day, I am still a sinner. Every day, He saves me. Every day, He loves me. That is something I choose to celebrate every day. ✨ . . . Happy Friday! 💛

These days, it’s easy to look at someone’s life online and convince yourself that your life will never be as enjoyable, or you’ll never live the dream they seem to be living. Maybe you try to mirror the things you see from your idol because you think that’s what it will take to be valuable… But do you ever think, what if everyone’s doing the same thing, mirroring what they see so they can measure up? What if it’s just a cycle of comparison and ever-rising standards? What if we are all presenting our lives as more glamorous than they actually are? We often compare our lives to how others’ lives are *looking.* If that’s you, know this — The world can’t place a value on you because God already has. You don’t have to feed an image image because you were already created in the image of God. Embrace that. 🤍

Denying feelings doesn’t make us feel better. Only God’s truth can. PRAYER is your first choice. I need it. You need it. We all need it. Keep praying, friend. Don’t stop. 💛

This is a time to learn how to REST. I don’t mean nap more often and take more bubble baths. I don’t mean binge Netflix. I don’t mean tackle every single project we’ve had on the back burner. I definitely don’t mean to stop staying up-to-date during this pandemic. I mean enter a mental state of rest, I mean receive a deep rest of the soul I mean live your life from a place of rest in Jesus — the ultimate source of life. During this time, we will become rested once we break our habit of scrolling the news endlessly in panic, once we stop looking for anything to occupy our minds, and instead, start meditating on the One who is sovereign over the world’s current circumstances. We have the ability to stay educated without living in fear because we know the One in control. We have the ability to rest in Jesus because we know the end of the story. Fill your heart with the Word. Worship God. Pray. Trust His sovereignty and promises. He is faithful. 💛

Some days, I think I know my purpose and where I’m headed in life. Other days, my purpose seems uncertain and my path is unclear. Just when I think I’ve got a hold on my life, my path becomes foggy. I’ve learned, when that happens, it’s God reminding me how truly dim my path is without His light. It’s Him reminding me that, apart from Him, I have no idea where I’m headed and no clue how to live out my purpose. Friend, you weren’t created to carve out your path in this life. God designed you to follow His lead. Trust the Lord with your heart, and He will guide your steps in life. Listen to Him and follow — He will lead you to a life with more purpose than you know.

Follow On Facebook

Follow On Facebook

Instagram
Facebook
Twitter

Home
About Me