There Are Reasons For Why We Wind Up Where We Do

What God permits, He permits for a reason. And that reason is His design.

Trials are meant to awaken us to the reality of God.

People will always disappoint us and let us down but Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. You can stand on that promise.

Satan tries to destroy some of us by increasing our health and wealth, which can strangle our faith (Matthew 13:22). And he tries to destroy others by multiplying their pain (Luke 13:16). Satan’s and God’s designs in our trials are not the same. Satan designs to destroy our love for Christ. God designs to deepen our love for Christ. Satan wins if we fail to cherish Christ. Don’t waste your trial by retreating into yourself. As hard as it is to feel this, believe God is not withholding good. He is doing good.

My faith gives me hope for a brighter future and it also gives me assurance that justice will be done. God is the ultimate judge and He will make all things right in due time.

It’s amazing the extent some people will go to just to cover their tracks. Even Herod, a king and leader of a country, worked hard to cover his tracks. He respected and liked John the Baptist, however, had him killed so that he would not lose face before his friends and family. This reminds me of how little we know of others when we only look on the surface.

There are many injustices done in this world that people have justified. All we can do is strive for honesty and integrity in our own lives and thank God that He is the true deliverer of forgiveness and justice.

Life is not about being people pleasers but rather having Godly wisdom and the courage to stick to your convictions.

Don't waste your trials. Consider what Jesus said about painful, unplanned circumstances: “They will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name’s sake. This will be your opportunity to bear witness” (Luke 21:12–13). Christ is infinitely worthy. Here is a golden opportunity to show that He is worth more than life....Don’t waste it.

May we stand up for injustice and continually strive to have integrity in all we do. It is not easy for us to life lives of integrity, but it is a way of being that we should ALL aspire towards.

Blessings,
Dalinda

✞ A Joyous Good Friday ✞

A Joyous Good Friday ✞ .... Jesus takes death—the sign that points to all that is wrong in this world—and through death makes it all right again. “It is finished!” was the Lord’s shout of victory because now, through Him, we can escape the power of sin; we can live and be free. ✞

Good Friday Is Good Because I Am So Bad

Good Friday is good because the Savior, our Lord Jesus is so good.... …Jesus was showered with judgment he did not deserve that I might be showered with the grace that I do not deserve.

…Jesus wore the crown of thorns that I might wear the crown of life

…Jesus was condemned that I might be pardoned

…Jesus was abandoned that I might be accepted

…Jesus was shamed for my shameful sin

...Jesus was my substitute upon that blood-stained tree.

…Jesus died that I may live

Good Friday is good because I am so bad!

On the third day, the stone wasn't rolled away so HE could get out. It was rolled away so WE could see in...HE IS RISEN!

Blessings,
Dalinda

He Doesn't Ever Let Go...And I Am Thankful

Our Lord is amazing the way He just keeps after us...After me. Everyone struggles at times. Everyone fails at times. It's not always easy to share those times...but it is a good thing to do. You see, if you share, it may help people that are struggling also. And, it helps you because people pray for you. Not only that...it begins a healing process. A form of therapy if you will. So...

Christ has called us as His followers to be "salt and light." God can transform a human life in and to the glory of God by His grace. Apart from Christ, we are totally incapable of transformational living, but "with God all things are possible." Let your light shine for the world to see today, in whatever struggle you are walking through. The world needs you!

We don't need higher self-esteem. We need greater self-grace that comes from the depths of His grace. - Ann Voskamp

Sometimes when I seem to be caught in a struggle...a wrestling match of some sort, I feel like giving up and then I am reminded that I serve a great God that NEVER gives up. He doesn't abandon. He is there for all time...right beside...giving slack but not too much. He doesn't ever let go...and I am thankful!

Blessings,
Dalinda

No Experience, Even A Wilderness One, Is Ever Wasted

Being in the middle of the wilderness is truly the toughest place to be because I take a look around and see nothing but road stretched out in either direction. There is no beginning or end in sight and that's where I get really tempted to stop and give up.

Our choice to give up or keep moving not only affects us, but everyone around us.

What we do in the middle of the wilderness—in the place that tests our limits and endurance and courage and faith—will define our outcome.

The choices we make today will determine where we end up tomorrow.

Keep moving. God rewards the faithful (James 1:12). Yes, it’s hard. Yes, it’s tiring. Yes, sometimes you want to give up, but don’t.

During my journey for answers to my health issues, I came to realize that God reveals His answers and His healing in His timing. I had some moments, even days, where I thought God would never answer my prayer. But then God reminded me that when you are down, your enemy has you right where he wants you, for it is when you are off your feet, immobile, and inert that he has a chance to catch you and bind you up....Keep moving...Keep believing!

Moving targets are always harder to hit. When you move, you are promised God’s skill. God gives us power to tread on those things the enemy would use to harm us (Luke 10:19).

In my health journey, God led me to Goga...Whole Body Vibration. Goga has changed my life. I feel so much better. Thank you, Jesus!

I really haven't been focusing as much on how much weight I am losing as I have being excited that I am feeling better...God is healing!

I am abundantly blessed and blown away at the goodness of our God...I just completed my 6th week of Goga. At the end of 5 weeks, I lost 13.5 pounds. I lost an additional 2.5 in week 6...So that makes a total of 16 pounds lost...God continues to give His blessings.

Through this whole wilderness journey, MY main goal was to discover a diagnosis. HOWEVER, God's plan was to lead me to healing....No experience, even a wilderness one, is ever wasted!

Blessings,
Dalinda

Finding Confidence In A World Full Of Scandals And Bad News

How do we find confidence in a world full of scandals and bad news?

First, we need to take our eyes off the world and focus them on God. The world says we have to be beautiful and successful to be worthy, but God says we are worthy because He created us and He loves us. The world makes a big deal out of scandals and bad news. But God takes what Satan meant for bad and uses it for our good. God has given us the good news of Jesus Christ through the scandal of the cross.

Second, we can resolve to put our confidence in Christ, because He is trustworthy. His word says all the promises of God are "yes" in Christ Jesus. We can take our request to God, knowing that He hears us and approves them because of Jesus Christ. What freedom there is in that!

My God is a big God. Unfathomable. Incomparable. Frankly, words just don't do Him justice. And He made YOU....You were knit together by a one-of-a-kind, amazing God who is absolutely, undeniably, head-over-heels crazy-in-love with you. You are a child of God...What more confidence do you need than that!

Blessings,
Dalinda

The Miracle Maker

Miracles don’t always come with signposts and flashing arrows to tell us, “This is it! This is the miracle!"....We have to be paying attention and we have to step out in faith.

We won't see the supply until WE step out in faith!

In a book full of miracles, a scant few are actually called miracles. Usually, you have to read the whole story to know that the story is a miracle.

There are many miraculous things in the Bible not being labeled that way. The word “miracle” is missing from the creation story, the parting of the Red Sea, the fall of Goliath, the birth of a Messiah, and even Christ’s unfathomable rising from a sealed grave.

In the Bible, you have to read the story to know it’s a miracle. And maybe in life, you’ve got to live the story, in order to see the miracles....Live by faith, not by sight.

In our life story, God knows what the miracle is. So we want to stay closer to the Miracle Maker.

Blessings,
Dalinda