His Chosen Agents

We are in a fight.

Satan will relentlessly strike as long as we take it. He will beat us down and the injuries we sustain from our attempts to block him will hamper our abilities and keep us from operating in our callings. But when we fight back, when we become aggressive and offensive, he will be the one hurting and hampered; he will be the one unable to operate.

We are not victims. We are victors. We need to decide to stand our ground and fight. Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world, and He will fight for you.

We are the light of the world, the salt of the earth. We bear Christ’s name and we are His chosen agents. We must be mindful of the things we say and do. Others are watching. Others are listening. Others are following. Are we leading?

Blessings,

Dalinda

Wise Words

Happy Saturday morning to ya! Here's some wise words from Joyce Meyer: "Your thought life is directly related to your attitude. In other words, what you think secretly in your heart is expressed in your words, facial expressions, and attitude. Would you rather be around people who have rotten attitudes or people with humble attitudes, thankful attitudes, positive attitudes, and responsible attitudes?" People without peace don't like peace. They thrive on drama.

Blessings,

Dalinda

So Thankful That God Is Not Fair

We cannot realistically expect to understand God's perspective, especially when it comes to pain and suffering. If you're like me, when something bad happens, you feel like your pain is unjustified. I say to myself, "It's just not fair. I'm a good person." There is just one major problem with my defense: I'm not good! I'm a sinner.

But the good news is God is not fair. If the wages of sin is death and we're sinners, then we deserve death. We're guilty. We deserve to be punished. To die and suffer eternally would be fair punishment for our disobedience. But thank God, He's not fair. He is just, but He is not fair...PRAISE GOD!

If we know Jesus, He doesn't give us what we deserve. I think that's just pretty dang AWESOME!!!

Blessings,
Dalinda

A Humbling Adventure

When my husband lost his job at the end of March last year, we knew God had closed a door for our family. But what we didn't know was the great adventure He was about to take us on.

He who calls us to an adventure will equip us for the journey. Even when things remain unclear, he will lead us.

Everything in life must never be done out of selfishness but with humility. Our promotion was not about us, it was about what God wanted to do through us in our workplace. He had called and equipped us for something beyond our scope of understanding....a humbling adventure. 

God wants to see good things happen for His children but not until they’ve been through test and trial and learn to be faithful with little. It’s when God’s children learn to be faithful with little when stripped of everything they learn to rely on Him through everything. 

We are only successful when we are earnestly seeking Him first in everything because God’s plan for our lives never guarantees success. It’s how we are living our lives when He graciously gives and takes away. We will never be successful when we’re relying on our own strength or believing we’re entitled to any of His blessings. 

We all need to take a step back and realize being promoted is less about us and more of what God is purposely doing in our lives to display His glory. My husband and I have been so greatly humbled watching how God is changing lives through Circulation Nation, A Whole Body Vibration Studio....our personal lives included. ✞ 

Blessings,

Dalinda

To Have Faith Is....

Sometimes our good intention to meet a need isn’t the healthy output God desires from us. I once heard a pastor sum it up this way: “God doesn’t need us…Don’t focus on the need focus on ME.”

Willingness to serve God leads to receiving His guidance every step of the way. 

To have faith is to trust ourselves to the water. When we swim we don't grab hold of the water, because if we did we would drown. Instead we relax, and float. - Alan Watts

We come wanting to fill a need, we want to be fixers. But, God doesn’t need us to be fixers.  God simply desires for our hearts to be focused on Him.

God has a plan that goes far beyond our attempts to fix things.

Blessings,

Dalinda

We're The Seed Planters, Not The Crop Grower

Over and over God ministers to me through someone I thought I came to minister to. He shows me His heart and His Word in new ways right here in the life I am living and through the people I am serving.

Yesterday, my husband and I celebrated six months of Shakin' N Bakin' at our business, Circulation Nation of Simpsonville. Thank you Simpsonville and Golden Strip for allowing us to serve you.

Sometimes we forget to be obedient in the small and anticipate His faithfulness in the big. Maybe we forget we're the seed planters, not the crop grower.

How blessed we are to be called His servants. I am thankful that He who sits on high would bend low upon people like us and use us as his vessel. 

Blessings,

Dalinda