If it is God today, it'll be God tomorrow!

"If it is God today, it'll be God tomorrow!"

Sometimes in life, we get so excited when part of God's plan and purpose is revealed to us that we can get "trigger happy," so to speak. In other words, we are excited about what God has revealed to us, that we forget that God has a perfect plan BUT He also has the perfect timing. In our excitement, we can run out ahead of the plan and try to fit the plan revealed to us into our own timeframe. That's where we mess up. That's where we move out of the realm of faith.

Faith has brought you this far, why abandon it to chase after a glimpse of something he has shown you?? When God revealed that plan to you, you had faith that it was God and would happen. So, why not have faith in the fact that GOD will orchestrate the perfect timing for that plan and you won't have to force it into happening??

You say, "It's too late. I ran ahead of the plan and tried to make it happen on my own and now I've completely messed everything up!"
Maybe you have messed things up for now, but if it is God today, it will be God tomorrow! In other words, if you know that God revealed certain things to you, even if you seemingly messed them up in this time period, it doesn't mean they're forever messed up. Repent, learn from your errors, and put your hope and trust in God. The Word tells us, "For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable. [He never withdraws them when once they are given, and He does not change His mind about those to whom He gives His grace or to whom He sends His call.]" (Romans 11:29 AMP)
So, just because we mess up in a season, it doesn't mean that those thing are forever lost... Our mistakes may have delayed them for a season, but they're not lost. Just turn to the One who holds your future. Lean on His wisdom and guidance and be obedient in the small steps. You'll find peace, joy, and fulfillment when you allow Him to orchestrate your life and work things out for your good. And when you just trust Him step by step, before you know it you will find yourself standing in the place He revealed to you and you will be amazed at how much better His timing and plan truly is! It'll exceed anything you could ever imagine!!!

God is bigger than your thoughts, plans, and purposes! Trust HIM!

"Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]-- "(Ephesians 3:20 AMP)

Expecting,
JRT

Be Who You Are!

"You're blessed when you're content with just who you are—no more, no less. That's the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can't be bought. (Matthew 5:5 MSG)

If you find yourself constantly having to change and compromise who you are to make someone happy, then it's not a healthy relationship. Compromise is a two-way street, when only one person is making all the changes eventually something's going to break.

If someone truly loves you, they'll love you in spite of all your flaws and imperfections, Jesus did! If we are going to truly love people the way Jesus loves people, we will love them just as they are and allow the love to compel them to change and grow! That's my endeavor, sometimes to a fault because loving people that way, opens you up to pain and heartache.... But then again, that's being like Jesus too.... He loved the whole world enough to lay down His life, even with the knowledge that millions would reject His love and break his heart, yet he maintained a great capacity to love!

Love is patient and kind, and when someone truly loves you, they'll patiently wait for you, no matter what imperfections you may have to start with. That's the love I seek to give, but it's also the love I hope to receive when the time is right.

JRT

GO! ~ Don't let bumps in the road knock you off track!

In life, there are obstacles that will try to knock you off track, get your focus off of the destiny before you, and even hold you down from the greatness you were born to achieve.

Rather than wasting your time pining for the "wrong things" that you thought were "right things" that just failed and didn't work out, get your game-face on and focus on what you DO know! Focus on completing the last direction you got from God, and trust that at the right time, He will reveal the next step in the journey!

All the things you have inside you, all the unfulfilled dreams, and even unborn dreams and desires, are waiting to be unveiled along that path, in HIS perfect and divine timing! Never let the emotions of a small pain, create a mountain to distract you from the beautiful future and destiny that awaits you!!!!

There are people waiting for YOU to deliver the gospel inside you to them! They're waiting for you, so are you going to let petty situations rob them of the gift you have to bring them???? I don't know about you, but I'm sure not! I'm moving up to a higher place and moving down the path He's set before me! No looking back, I'm looking forward with great expectation to the beautiful future that awaits me! I've never been more full of hope than I am right now!

Sometimes, it takes unexpected bumps in the road, to wake you up so you can focus on the road more clearly! Well, I'm focusing! I know who I am, I'm not making any stops, I'm going ahead to where I'm supposed to be! :-)

JRT

Young Women, you are much more than your bodies!

Christian Women ~ Something is very wrong if all our speech is about who the "sexiest" guy in Hollywood is and what we want to do with him. And something is really wrong if in every conversation, FB, social setting of any kind you talk about you can't wait to get married so you can have "fun" with your spouse. If that's all you find yourself talking about, all the time, with everyone you come in contact with, you may need to do some serious heart checking. We are called to be godly women, and when we portray such worldly beliefs and behavior, especially in such a public manner.... We are no different than the world! Yes, sex in the covenant of marriage with your spouse is supposed to be something beautiful and something to look forward to. But if that's all you base your marriage upon, you're going to have a rocky road ahead of you. And if that's all you can think about, chances are you won't be making it to your wedding pure. Our focus should not be on the consummation of our future marriage, nor should it be in drooling over Hollywood star so and so! Our focus should be on things from above, building relationships based on knowing the person's heart, dreams, vision for the future, and so forth. Our focus should be on living a life of purity! Our focus should not be on "what type of reaction will this outfit or makeup get me from guys?" But rather, "does the image I'm presenting of myself cause my brother in Christ or friend to have impure thoughts about me??? Am I causing him to fall in his thought life??"

Young Women, you are much more than your bodies! That's not where your worth lies! Your worth and value lie in who you are! The physical will fade, and if you've put all your energy into things pertaining to physical image, "pleasure," and so forth.... You will find a very lonely, worthless, empty life the older you get! But when you put your energy into improving the things that will never fade...inner beauty, love walk, compassion, servant hood, being a perfect helpmate and mother, etc.... You will find a life of fulfillment, true happiness, and pleasure greater than anything some stupid guy can give you!

Women of God, wake up and take a stand! Today is the day to live as pure, holy, and might women of God and set an example for others to follow!

Husbands and Wives

"Wives, understand and support your husbands in ways that show your support for Christ. The husband provides leadership to his wife the way Christ does to his church, not by domineering but by cherishing. So just as the church submits to Christ as he exercises such leadership, wives should likewise submit to their husbands. Husbands, go all out in your love for your wives, exactly as Christ did for the church—a love marked by giving, not getting. Christ's love makes the church whole. His words evoke her beauty. Everything he does and says is designed to bring the best out of her, dressing her in dazzling white silk, radiant with holiness. And that is how husbands ought to love their wives. They're really doing themselves a favor—since they're already "one" in marriage. No one abuses his own body, does he? No, he feeds and pampers it. That's how Christ treats us, the church, since we are part of his body. And this is why a man leaves father and mother and cherishes his wife. No longer two, they become "one flesh." This is a huge mystery, and I don't pretend to understand it all. What is clearest to me is the way Christ treats the church. And this provides a good picture of how each husband is to treat his wife, loving himself in loving her, and how each wife is to honor her husband."
~ Ephesians 5:22 - 33 MSG

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