- Encouragement, Fighting for Joy, Focusing on Truth, Overcome anxiety & worry, Prayer, Pursuing health and wholeness, Spiritual Transformation, spiritual warfare
Focus your Mind on Truth, Decrease Anxiety, & Find God’s Peace
What are you setting your mind on today, friends? Anxious thoughts, busy thoughts, worried thoughts, difficult relationship thoughts, fearful thoughts, harmful thoughts, resentful thoughts, angry thoughts, sad thoughts? The list can go on and on. But what does scripture call us to think on, to set our minds on, to focus on? Let’s look at Philippians 4 to go deeper. Philippians 4:4–8 (ESV): Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the…
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In God’s mighty power we fight!
As a believer in Christ, God has already given me the power to sustain, the power to fight the good fight of faith, to push back in His power the schemes and attacks of the devil in my life. God is at work in me. I must pray and ask Him to continually renew that power and strength within me through the power of the Holy Spirit. I cannot in my own power withstand the attacks of the evil one. This is key. So many try to fight in their own power not even realizing they are doing it… And then they wonder why they fall prey to temptation and…
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Spiritual Warfare: We wrestle not against flesh and blood…
Ephesians 6: 10-13 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places . Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
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What Satan meant for evil… God meant for good
What Satan meant for evil… God meant for good. A recent weekend was hard. A circumstance occurred at the beginning of the weekend that was very difficult… Through prayer and reaching out to a couple prayer warriors to come alongside, the tide turned. Satan wanted destruction, demise, dissolution, & discouragement. God allowed building up, rebuilding, redirection, & renewed hope. Slowly over the weekend, this good occurred as the Lord worked, and I trusted Him to direct the path. It took humility. It took patience. It took wisdom. And it will continue to take these things in walking out the Lord’s leading… It was the start of refocus and something good…
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A Prayer For a Miracle- a Reprieve… In the Storm.
A Prayer For a Miracle- a Reprieve. In the Storm. Lord we come to you and ask for a miracle… for a reprieve in the midst of the hard. We ask for a miracle in the life of so many right now who are grieving, who are hurting, who are sick, who are crying out for a yes answer from you. God, you are sovereign. You are over All. We know this. And we come to you asking for a miracle in so many people’s current circumstances, of sickness, death, and hardship. We know you are mighty, and we know that you have the power to do what we ask.…
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What do you need Jesus’ peace over in your life today? Right now?
I went for an early morning run this week while it was still dark out to run some stress off… It was 25° F out, and I ran 3.44 miles. It felt good. It was an accomplishment and much needed for my own self-care: mentally, emotionally, physically, & spiritually. As I ran, this song came up on my playlist… & I stopped running to walk… & to sing out loud in worship… To remind myself of its’ truth… & allow its’ truth to wash over me. Tremble by Mosaic MSC “Peace, bringing it all to peace. The storm surrounding me. Let it break at Your name… Jesus, Jesus, You make the darkness tremble…
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John 10:10 The Thief’s Agenda vs. Jesus’ Abundant Life
Be encouraged today! Jesus came to give abundant life. Grab ahold of it, friend. To read my blog post on this subject, click here: https://choosejoyinthemidst.com/satan-attacks-where-hes-succeeded-in-the-past-grab-hold-of-the-abundant-life-jesus-has-to-offer/Make sure to follow me to not miss any content! Facebook, Instagram, and email updates on my blog!
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Satan Attacks Where He’s Succeeded In the Past–Grab Hold of the Abundant Life From Jesus
Make no mistake — Satan will attack you where you have been weak before. Where you have faltered. Where he has caught you in the past. He will try to take you down yet again. How have you responded to these attacks though? Have you grown in your ability to recognize and thwart those specific attacks that have leveled you before? Satan wants you to be exhausted and weary physically, so he can also get to you emotionally and spiritually. It was not a coincidence that I launched my blog 2 weeks ago and went public that Wednesday. On Friday night, 2 days later, my son was hit with a…
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When you’re tired and weary—Hold on to me
When you’re tired and weary, and “barely breathing… hold on to me. Hold on to me.”These are the words that were coming to my mind this morning.The words I am singing to myself…Some of them from the song “Hold On To Me” by Lauren Daigle and some from my mind & from scripture. (This post may contain affiliate links which means I would receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my link. I earn commission from qualifying purchases as an Amazon Associate. Thank you for supporting me in this.) The actual words from Lauren Daigle’s song “Hold On To Me” and such poignant lines are:…
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Launch Day & Clinging to Jesus
I wrote this post yesterday, April 21, 2021, the day I launched this amazing thing!! Be encouraged and consider your own story as well as you read! Today is launch day for my blog! How wild and crazy to actually say those words. It has been a journey these past 3 months of finally stepping out and starting my own website, my own little piece of internet that is mine, and a place where I can write the content that God has laid on my heart… to share with all of you… in order to encourage you and strengthen your faith from all the trials and difficulties I’ve walked through…
