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01 Apr Breathing Room – Day 14

Posted at 16:10h in Breathing Room, Making The Most of Now, Suffering and Trials

Psalm 145:14 (NLT) The Lord helps the fallen     and lifts those bent beneath their loads. I learned something from my man 20 years ago when we first began dating. He taught a ‪Sunday morning Bible class at his church in Orlando, FL and each week he’d have the...

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31 Mar Breathing Room – Day 13

Posted at 18:04h in Breathing Room, Making The Most of Now, Suffering and Trials

Psalm 145:13 (NLT) For your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.     You rule throughout all generations. The Lord always keeps his promises;     he is gracious in all he does. By now most of us have realized that our personal fiefdoms and worldly security measures are failing us, crumbling under and all...

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30 Mar Breathing Room – Day 12

Posted at 18:04h in Breathing Room, Making The Most of Now, Suffering and Trials

Psalm 145:12 (NLT) They will tell about your mighty deeds     and about the majesty and glory of your reign. The Breathing Room is the space we make and the time we take to get alone with Jesus daily; to acknowledge God first, recalibrate under His truth and get...

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29 Mar Breathing Room – Day 11

Posted at 18:04h in Breathing Room, Making The Most of Now, Suffering and Trials

Psalm 145:11 (NLT) They will speak of the glory of your kingdom;     they will give examples of your power. How much of the life you’ve personally lived can only be explained in 2 words: GOD ALONE. What personal examples can you point to? G O D. No other explanation. ...

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28 Mar Breathing Room – Day 10

Posted at 18:03h in Breathing Room, Making The Most of Now, Suffering and Trials

Psalm 145:10 (NLT) All of your works will thank you, Lord,     and your faithful followers will praise you. TO DO TODAY: Applaud God! We love applause. We love giving it. We love receiving it. Think about the things you applaud. Jot a few down. Some of mine are: a...

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27 Mar Breathing Room – Day 9

Posted at 18:03h in Breathing Room, Making The Most of Now, Suffering and Trials

Psalm 145:9 (NLT) The Lord is good to everyone.     He showers compassion on all his creation. God is good. Good is not just what God does— Good is who God is. He has always been good and he can never cease to be good. He is always good....

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26 Mar Breathing Room – Day 8

Posted at 18:03h in Breathing Room, Making The Most of Now, Suffering and Trials

Psalm 145:8 (NLT) The Lord is merciful and compassionate,     slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. What would Jesus do? Remember those WWJD bracelets that were a thing in the 90’s? The point was to get people to think about what Jesus might do… and then...

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25 Mar Breathing Room – Day 7

Posted at 18:02h in Breathing Room, Making The Most of Now, Suffering and Trials

Psalm 145:7 (NLT) Everyone will share the story of your wonderful goodness;     they will sing with joy about your righteousness. Hey friends! We are at DAY 7 of our 21-days in the Breathing Room… and how are you feeling today? What’s going on in your head and in...

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24 Mar Breathing Room – Day 6

Posted at 18:02h in Breathing Room, Making The Most of Now, Suffering and Trials

Psalm 145:6 (NLT) Your awe-inspiring deeds will be on every tongue;     I will proclaim your greatness. In a flash our lives have changed. An *invisible intruder* has waged war on us, commanding our attention; impacting our world, our lives, our conversations, our thoughts & our vocabulary. The annoying...

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23 Mar Breathing Room – Day 5

Posted at 18:01h in Breathing Room, Making The Most of Now, Suffering and Trials

Psalm 145:5 (NLT) I will meditate on your majestic, glorious splendor     and your wonderful miracles. Repeated thoughts are powerful thoughts. What are you thinking about right now? And how long have you been thinking about it? Whether you realize it or not, we are all meditating on something. Meditation...

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#LifeOnLife Online Bible Study – Lesson 2 is today
#LifeOnLife Online Bible Study - Lesson 2 is today! If you need help with zoom, click on the link in profile for instructions on how to join.⠀ ⠀ Zoom Meeting Details:⠀ Date: Thursday, April 2nd⠀ Time: 12PM CST / 1PM EST⠀ Meeting ID: 229-823-087⠀ ⠀ Grab your bible, pen and journal to write in! ❤️

There’s PURPOSE in this season!

God has specifi
There’s PURPOSE in this season! God has specifically PURPOSED each one of us and POSITIONED us to be alive at PRECISELY this time on the kingdom calendar. We were made for this time, this place, this space… this chapter in the unfolding of his eternal plan. We were made FOR NOW, to make the most of NOW. It is no accident. You weren’t born at the wrong time. You were planned for now! There’s purpose in it. There’s glory for God in it. It’s for our good and the good of those around us. So find the gold, redeem the time, and make the most of this opportunity! Catch up on the Bible Study via links in profile– and join me Thursday for Lesson 2! I Love y’all! xo – P ❤️ #lifeonlifepodcast #discipleship #lifetogether #bettertogether #biblestudy #bible #lifeonlifebiblestudy


I learned something from my man 20 years ago when
I learned something from my man 20 years ago when we first began dating. He taught a ‪Sunday morning‬ Bible class at his church in Orlando, FL and each week he’d have the large group all stand, open their bibles & repeat a Statement of Belief [see the meme above]. . GOD IS- trustworthy, reliable, believable & dependable all the time. Psalm 145:13b reminds us, “God always does what he says he will do; and he is gracious in everything he does.” If you want to put some iron in your bones, memorize that verse and add to it the promises God makes in his word. In Psalm 145:14 the promise is this: 1) The Lord helps the fallen; 2) he lifts those who are bent beneath their loads. Two words stand out: helps & lifts. Who needs God’s help today? How do you need it? Who’s under a heavy load today & needs a physical, mental or emotional lift? Where have you been looking for help? What have you been using to “lift” the burden of your load? Sister- If God said so, then he will do so. 100% of the time. YOU CAN BELIEVE GOD because: God is not a man that he would lie (Numbers 23:19); God never changes; he is the same yesterday, today & tomorrow (Hebrews 13:8); God’s Word is eternal, reliable, everlasting (Isaiah 40:8); what God says is always accomplished (Isaiah 55:10-11). So let’s get our theology worked into our reality. ➡️Search the Scriptures for truth that applies to your particular circumstances right now- and live it. Here are a few of mine: ~Isaiah 41:10, “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will hep you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. ~Psalm 138:8, “The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.“ ~Romans 8:37-39, I am more than a conqueror in Christ, and nothing can separate me from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus. If we’re really going to be women who walk by faith in God, then we’ve got to start walking. Walking out our faith, metabolizing God's truth into our life & living it, believing God with every step. OK- now I want to hear from you! Let’s build up faith in one another! ✳️Share your Scriptures in the comments. I love y’all! xo - P♥️

By now most of us have realized that our personal
By now most of us have realized that our personal fiefdoms & worldly security measures are failing us, crumbling under & all around us. Those are just the facts of the fallout of this global pandemic. It’s time NOW to recalibrate our lives under God’s truth & his reign over us. His security measures are trustworthy & reliable. His Kingdom will not fail to shelter & protect those who belong to him. He will make a way through the chaos & redeem the troubles of life for those he loves, who’ve been called according to his purpose (Romans 8:28-29). When the ground underneath you is shaking, his promises hold you fast (Matthew 7:22-29); his hope gives you a strong & trustworthy anchor for your soul (Hebrews 6:19); his peace is perfectly suited to calm your anxious mind (Isaiah 26:3); his wisdom is endless; he gives it generously (James 1:5-7); and the provisions from his storehouse of treasures never run out (Philippians 4:19). . The king of the Kingdom is King Jesus. There’s no philosophy on this earth, no educational institution, nor financial institution, not a medical institution or a self-help method that can make the claims that Jesus makes in Matthew 6— that if you sell out to the person of Jesus Christ, everything you need will be given to you at the right time, according to his will. Why wouldn’t you want the One & Only Wise King to be the Only One ruling your life? If you don’t know him at all, now’s the time to make that happen, to make him King of your heart— Savior & Lord over your life, and begin calibrating yourself according to him. Because in addition to all the benefits of his Kingdom, you get the forgiveness of your sins— past, present & future, & an eternally-ever-after with him. Just pray: Jesus, I am in need of a Savior, and I need you. I receive your gift of grace, the forgiveness of my sins and the saving of my soul. Thank you for coming into my life in the person of the Holy Spirit. I give you complete Lordship over my life and ask you to teach me and help me live the life you created for me. In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen. For more on faith in Christ & what we believe, click link in bio: *Statement of Faith* I love you guys! xo P♥️.

How do you TAKE courage and GIVE courage in the mi
How do you TAKE courage and GIVE courage in the midst of fear? You begin by seeing yourself and your circumstances from the right perspective. To en(courage) someone doesn’t mean to help them feel good or better about themselves and their circumstances, and *get over* their fear. Rather, it’s about helping them to “faith-over” their fear, to see these present circumstances in light of a Great, Enormous, and Almighty God. And that’s the en(courage)ment that God’s Word gives us… it puts iron in our bones and faith in our lungs and we desperately need it… because we desperately need Him! True en(courage)ment BUILDS FAITH…builds confident TRUST in the Only One who can do anything about everything that concerns us. We’ve got to start SPEAKING FAITH to one another with the Word of God, calling out FAITH in one another… and when we do.. it builds our own faith! Catch up on the Bible Study via links in profile– and join me Thursday for Lesson 2! I Love y’all! xo – P ❤️ #lifeonlifepodcast #discipleship #lifetogether #bettertogether #biblestudy #bible #lifeonlifebiblestudy

The Breathing Room is the space we make & the time
The Breathing Room is the space we make & the time we take to get alone with Jesus daily; to acknowledge God first, recalibrate under His truth & get equipped for the day ahead. If you’ve been following along with us for 21 Days in the Breathing Room, reading thru Psalm 145, then you’ve probably noticed 2 big themes: 1) God, & 2) Talking about God. Repeated words are important words. God repeats words & phrases to call our attention- namely, to him. In Psalm 145 there are 20 references to *communicating* about God with words like: praise, tell, proclaim, exclaim, sing, speak, call, cry & bless; & phrases like- . “Your awe-inspiring deeds will be on every tongue,” “Everyone will share the story of your wonderful goodness,” “...give examples of your power,” “My mouth is filled with God’s praise,” and more. The Prophet Isaiah had a calling to be a communicator for God. God’s great Name & Fame was the desire of Isaiah’s heart (Is. 26:8); and he reminds himself of his holy calling in Isaiah 50:4-5. It’s been one my life & ministry scriptures, & I memorized it years ago in the New English Translation. I think you’ll love it: . “The Sovereign Lord has given me the capacity to be his spokesman, so that I know how to help the weary. He wakes me up every morning; he makes me alert so I can listen attentively as disciples do. The Sovereign Lord has spoken to me clearly; I have not rebelled, I have not turned back.” . Whether you have the gift of speaking or not, God has given each of us the capacity to be his spokespersons. He has called YOU to be his witness; to talk about him, his majesty, power & glory. We learn how to talk about God by what he says about himself in the Bible & by what he’s done in our lives. Again, read your Bible; pray to love & hunger for his word. God is calling us to wake up, get up, & listen to him today. He has something to tell you, to teach you in the Bible so that you’ll have something to talk about that can truly encourage tired people with the iron of God’s Word. Sometimes that tired & weary person is you! I love y'all! xo P♥️. .Further encouragement: Check out Season 1, Episode4, The Breathing Room, @ #lifeonlifepodcast (link in bio)

How much of the life you’ve personally lived can
How much of the life you’ve personally lived can only be explained in 2 words: GOD ALONE. What personal examples can you point to? G O D. No other explanation. Nothing else makes sense; no one & nothing else to point to. Not the social status you’ve achieved. Not the family you came from. Not the amount of money you’ve made. Not the education you’ve earned. Not the philanthropic work you’ve done. Not your natural or physical abilities. Not your physical appearance. But simply that you are who you are, you got where your are, you did what you did & you do what you do…and it can’t be explained except by the supernatural work of GOD. Only God. I’m always amazed when I look back at my life & faith-history. My now & my then are miles apart; my beginning was definitely not on a trajectory to the life I live today. It’s not the result of my own efforts, that I know for sure. Only God. I can only point to him; not only as the Author & Finisher of my faith, but the Redeemer of my life & my many, many messes. My life simply does not make sense apart from Him. I have countless examples to point to. Friends, that’s the life He’s called us to; a life that can only be described in the name of the One who gives abundant life: GOD. That’s the legacy of faith that we‘re charged with leaving the generations behind us (Psalm 78); teaching & telling them of the God who is who he says he is, from our own personal stories of God doing in our lives what God alone says he can do. Not what money, or education, or personal success can do. But real examples of what God can do, written all over the pages of our life. That’s a genuine legacy of faith. Are we leaving that kind of legacy? Jesus said: "You can do what you can do. But only I can do through you what only I can do. Stay close. Stay connected. Watch me do the humanly unexplainable through your life” (John15:5, my paraphrase). . Today- surrender all of you to all of Him. Tell Him- “I’ll do whatever You want me to do. I’ll go wherever You want me to go. I’ll be whoever You want me to be.” Ask Him to do what only He can do through you & watch your life catch fire that spreads the glory of God! I love y’all! xo P♥️. #lifeonlife

in a recent tweet Dallas county judge, Clay Jenkin
in a recent tweet Dallas county judge, Clay Jenkins, wrote the following, Encouraging us to “conquer faith with fear; your personal faith and faith and science.” [See full quote below.]. . To that I will add that our God created science and minds that think scientifically. Science only proves what the God of the Bible has already said. xo P♥️. . Here’s his tweet: “Productive day. I’m so proud of our executive team. Some with me before the outbreak some returning and some from industry but all focused on protecting you. I’m signing off with news you can use from @dallasnews and this.... From Psalm 91: v5- You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, v6- nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. Conquer fear with faith ; your personal faith and faith in the science. Move from selfishness to....sacrifice. That means give up high trafficked areas like @KatyTrail @whiterockdallas when busy and not hoarding items at grocery stores. Replace panic with prayer and personal responsibility. You can overcome. You always do.”

TO DO TODAY: Applaud God!.
We love applause. We lo
TO DO TODAY: Applaud God!. We love applause. We love giving it. We love receiving it. Think about the things you applaud. Jot a few down. Some of mine are: a concert or theatrical performance, a powerful message, my granddaughters’ accomplishments, my fave sports teams and more. We easily give applause to things we deem applause-worthy. But we don’t as easily applaud God who has given us everything- including all the things we applaud. Thre Lord told the people of Israel through the prophet Isaiah that at the end of their 70-year exile in Babylon they’d, ”go out in joy and be led forth in peace...” and that even the mountains & hills would erupt in singing, and the trees would applaud! Exiled- because they’d cultivated a lifestyle of disobedience, and habitual disloyalty to God, Israel was captured and taken away to Babylon. Taken away from all that the’d known and loved in Israel; away from their beautiful city, Jerusalem and all the good things they enjoyed there. Stripped of all the creature comforts & accomplishments they'd applauded and become dependent on, Israel was forced into a kind of stillness- where they’d refocus on God, the one who’d given them both life and the livelihood they’d grown to worship. Exile was their opportunity to reset & become true God worshipers again. As the saying goes, “You’ll never know that God is all you need until God is all you’ve got.“ Do you find yourself in a forced stillnes? Stop. Look. Listen. Then, ask God what purpose he has for you in this time, this place & in this space he has you in today. Ask him to cultivate in you a heart of worship- where it’s all about him. In this time of forced stillness, learn to sit still & be still- in your mind & in your heart, and know God as you’ve like neverbefore. Thank God with applause. Find something to clap about. The sunrise every morning; the sunset every evening. Go outside, stand before your Creator God, and put your hands together for the One who loves our applause, and has made you & me to applaud HIM. If the hills were made to sing, if the trees were made to applaud, if the stars were made to worship... so will I! I love y’all! xo - P♥️

God is good. Good is not just what God does— Go
God is good. Good is not just what God does— Good is who God is. He has always been good and he can never cease to be good. He is always good. “But,” asked the little girl, “if God is good, then why do bad things happen?” The question she’s really asking is the questions we’re all asking in our in our own little-girl-hearts: Is God really good? Because when bad things happen we tend to doubt who God says he is. So we have to go back to the very begging and see: 1. How it all started: “And God saw that everything he had made was good" (Genesis 1-2). . 2. How it all fell apart- because of one tragic thing: Sin (Genesis 3-6). Sin is disobedience; it’s missing the mark; going against God and the his prescribed way for us to live the best life he intended for us to live and to enjoy. Sin caused a domino effect and everything fell apart— all creation ceased to function perfectly as God originally created it. Worse yet, when sin crept into the heart of man it caused a global pandemic more deadly than anything we’ve every known. Going against God has eternal consequences— namely, eternal death and separation from God. Sin was not God’s choice, it was man's choice. The fallout of that choice plagues us to this very day and will continue to do so until Jesus Christ returns. And there in lies the goodness of God bodily: JESUS— the Savior of the World. God is so good that he has showered compassion on us in Jesus Christ. He made a way for us to come back to him, sending the One and Only perfect sacrifice to die in our place and to take away our sin— past, present, future, and permanently, if we would but only believe in Jesus, place our faith in him and make him Lord of our lives. So, let's take that question apart and reframe it as a statement: God is good, and bad things happen because man chose to sin against God; but God is good and he made a way— the only Way to reconnect him with the people he loves. The Way has a name and his name is Jesus! And he is good! I love y’all! xo P♥️. . #LifeOnLife #LifeOnLifePodcast #BetterTogether #MakeTheMostOfNow #MakingTheMostOfNow #Jesus #GodIsGood #Compassion #covid_19 #breathingroom


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