Limited reflections.

“…All human relationships are limited reflections of His perfect love.”

“God is our true source of joy, contentment, and worth.

He alone can define who we are.

No one else should have that power.

Only in Christ can we find all that we are meant to be.”

– Lisa Bevere (from her book “fight like a girl”)

We have to keep our identity in God and him alone.

Just because someone believes something about you to be true, doesn’t make it true.

Just because someone voices their opinion of you, doesn’t make their opinion of you, the truth about you.

“Someone else’s opinion of you in none of your business.” – Rachel Hollis (girl wash your face)

You are who GOD says you are.

God knows every aspect of our thought life, and every motive of your heart. You yourself don’t even know that much!

Surrender your heart to the Lord, he will sustain you.

Ask the Holy Spirit to draw near to you today and everyday and he will!

He will examine your heart and tests your motives.
Ask for Jesus to cleanse you from all your sins, to wash you in his blood and to forgive you. As you choose to walk away from your sins.

Ask him to create in you a new heart, a clean heart and spirit. To get rid of any selfish ambition, lying, and deceiving spirit. To cleanse you from all pride and arrogance. And He will!

Humble yourself under his mighty hand and he will lift you up in due time.

The prideful stumble and fall.

Satan was an angel and one in high position actually. He was the one over MUSIC, over worship. (This is why I believe music can be greatly impactful and very harmful depending on what you’re feeding your spirit)
Satan became prideful and fell. And he fell so hard and so far from God that he was cast out of heaven and given his life sentence in hell.
Yall. GOD TAKES PRIDE SERIOUSLY.

And pride comes in when we start taking our lives into our own hands. Into our own control, instead of asking God, where do you want me to go? What should I do next?

Pride comes in when we seek praise from others rather then we humble ourselves and praise the Lord who gave us our gifts, strengths, and talents.

– Pride says, I know. –
(I got this, closed hands pushing away)

– Humility says, thank you. –
(Open hands to receive)

Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.
Philippians 2:3 NLT

Pride tries to impress.

Humility puts others needs before their own.

When we rely on God, and put our trust in him, we can live in a place of total surenderence and freedom.

We can start walking in the purpose that he created for us to walk in.

When we put our trust in people, we will be disappointed, because they will fail us. Not because they’re horrible people. But because they are human and human nature does in fact disappoint, because humans were not created to be everything to everyone. God however was.

However, if we love others from a place of gratitude and let God be our source of joy, everything in us will shift.

Our perception will change from I need this, I want this, I feel this. To thank you for doing this for me. Thank you for being there for me. Thank you for listening. It shifts from a “I” need my void filled, to a  “thank you” for being all that you can be. Because you and I were not created to fill that void in each other. Only God was.

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. – Psalm 118:8 NKJV

I want to encourage you today as I write this. Surrender everything in you to Jesus. Talk to him. Lay it all down at his feet. He and he alone can be your everything.

If you believe a relationship or friendship will heal you. You are wrong.

If you believe a person can fill all your needs and make you happy. You are wrong.

If you look to anyone but God for your purpose, your source of strength, your source joy, you will continually be disappointed and depressed.

Stop the cycle today. Recognize it. You have control over your perception. Stop feeding yourself lies. Instead lay yourself at the feet of Jesus and let him fuel you and meet your every need. Because, I promise you he will.

The only way to trust God more, is to know him better. – Lisa Bevere (Fight like a girl)

Get to know Jesus. Read his word. Worship his Holy name. Talk to him, that’s all prayer really is. A conversation. Be still and listen to his still small voice speaking thru your spirit.