I love this quote! This was one of my first posts. I said then how thankful I was that the Lord rescued me from darkness and depression. He cleansed me, took me into His Light and is leading me down the path of Life.
My heart is to help and guide others who are hurting, working alongside the Holy Spirit to point them to this path of Life in Him.
He is so good and faithful! He patiently waits for us.
Have you reached up to grasp His hand?
Most of us don’t like to admit weaknesses, much less failures.
We often associate times of troubles with our weakness. I know that I have.
It is tempting to say that troubles and trials have made me strong.
As we learn from the apostle Paul, the truth is that our weakness allows us to experience the power of Christ as we surrender weakness to Him and allow His strength to take over.
I can acquire Christ’s strength whenever I recognize my weakness and lean on Him in times of trouble.
Are you relying on Him in times of trouble?
The farmer who uses a guide when plowing his field is able to keep his plow on a straight path. He fixes his gaze on an object ahead, such as a tree or a post, to keep his paths straight. If he looks behind him, his plow will start to jerk back and forth and his furrows will become zigzags.
Like the farmer, we need to make straight paths as we move forward. Paul exhorts us to forget those things that are behind us and reach for the things that are before us. We have the Lord for our guide to keep us on a straight path. He wants us to stay on the path that leads us to the ultimate prize, everlasting glory with Him!
Is there something that’s keeping your gaze from a steady look forward?
This got my attention today and I just had to share it with you.
One of the best tips that I can offer to a client having difficulty with a relationship is to let go and let God!
Whether the relationship is old or new or involves a person we love, letting go and trusting God often presents a perplexing challenge. A test of our faith is required, especially when the difficulty involves a person that we love, to surrender the difficulty into His care, to trust Him with the problem and to let go.
I have faced this challenge numerous times. Over the years, the Lord has either allowed, or caused, the removal of a relationship with someone who I thought would become my partner in life. The reason has not always been clear, but the lesson has been unmistakably clear!
Trust and Let Go!
Do you have any relationship difficulties that God is calling you to surrender into His hands?
Sometimes it takes a great deal of courage to tell our story, but knowing that sharing the story of what God has done in our life can overcome the devil makes facing the fear worthwhile.
As Revelation 12:11 declares, “And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony”!
The enemy of our soul works tirelessly to tarnish our story and hinder us from sharing it with others who might be encouraged.
As Noel writes, “We who were once broken, lost, and desperate for help, can now help to rescue and restore others”.
If God can rescue me, He can rescue you, too!
Are you in need of rescue? Maybe God will use your story to help and encourage others!
Not long ago, I read that only 20% of people are coachable.
As a coach who desires to bring transformation to people by cementing their personal relationship with Christ and the renewing of their mind (see Romans 12:2), if true, this statistic means that 80% of us can be written off as beneficiaries of this goal of coaching!
Why this negative mindset?
I suspect that the change and growth associated with coaching is foreseen as a lead in to losing one’s comfort zone. It seems that most of us prefer the comfort of a self-help approach.
Coaching provides accountability and consistency that’s missing from self-help. Time and effort are necessary elements in reaching goals. A coach provides support, inspiration, encouragement and the necessary follow through to reach a goal that will bring lasting change.
In the words of Charles Spurgeon: “Growth is painful. Change is painful, but nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.”
With coaching guidance, you can get unstuck, move forward, overcome fear and uncertainty, and find hope, healing and peace.
If you would like to talk about coaching, send me a message to set up a free half-hour Discovery Call. Be the exception!
Are you interested in exploring the possibility of change?
There is indescribable freedom in letting go of a painful past!
We may have been a victim of a terrible injustice, such as abuse, but we don’t need to view ourselves as a victim. We don’t want to let what happened to us in the past dictate how we live our life in the present. We have a choice!
To overcome what happened to us we need determination, looking forward and not back, at how we can use the trials we have been through to bring good that will benefit not only ourselves but others.
God allows us to go through trials for a reason. View them as challenges. Try to figure out what the reason is. See if you can recognize God’s purpose and benefit to your relationship with Him.
Remember, we are not defined by what we’ve been through, or by who we used to be. We are defined by who God says we are now. If we have surrendered ourself to the Lord, then we have been made new in Christ! (2 Corinthians 5:17 ). We are no longer victims. We are victors and we are wearing His robe of righteousness.
Are you choosing to become the man or woman God made you to be?
The week that we celebrate Independence Day is an especially good time to reflect on freedom.
In addition to the unique freedoms that we have as U.S. citizens, consider some bondage issues that we often become captive to that our Constitution can’t reach, such as a negative mindset, a bad habit, guilt and shame.
The good news is that Jesus came to set the captives free! Hallelujah!
A primary focus of coaching includes the process of illuminating and acquiring freedom from all forms of personal bondage.
Walking the pathway to freedom with my clients is always a personal privilege for me!
Is there anything holding you captive?
I hope that each of you will have a wonderful Independence Day!
Today, I am focusing on prayer, specifically prayer for our country.
I am feeling burdened by what I am hearing and reading in the news, and am hoping that those of us who have faith in the Lord will join me in prayer, asking God to shed an extra measure of mercy and grace on our country.
Will you join me ?
If you have become a believer and accepted Christ as your personal Savior, you have also acquired a new identity (2 Corinthians 5:17). It’s a free gift but you have to acknowledge your need and accept it (John 1:12).
Once you acquire that new identity, you can begin to appreciate the breadth and depth of His love for you. (Ephesians 3:17-19)
Sometimes you just need to be still and let it sink in.
As you begin to experience His great love, you will find rest for your soul.
He will begin to change you from the inside out through His Holy Spirit living inside you.
Are you on board as a believer with a new identity?