Ann Voscamp
...at the beginning of a new week, and you can look up at the calendar today and exhale:

It’s okay to feel bone tired — you have One who gives His bone and His body for you and beckoned: Come Rest.

It’s okay to feel disillusioned — you have One who destroys cheap illusions of perfection and offers you His.

It’s okay to feel done — you have One who listens to the last nail be driven in and proclaims all the hellish things finished.

It’s okay to feel battered and bruised — you have One who storms your battles, takes back everything that needs a comeback, and proves His side won.

It’s okay to not feel okay — because you have One — who made you His one.

You have One who left the clamor of the 99, to find you, remind you, remake you, rename you, release you.

You have One who is more ready to forgive what you’ve done, than you are to forget, One who is more ready to give you grace, than you are to give up,

One who is more than ready to always stand with you, than you are to run.

One who is a greater lover, rescuer, saviour, friend— than you have ever imagined Him to be even when your love for Him is most on fire.

Today, these worries, this world, may leave you feeling a bit depressed — but you have a God who is obsessed with you.

It’s beautiful how that goes:
Whatever the story is today — it’s okay. Because we know the ending — and how it will be the beginning of the truest happily ever after.

Whatever the story is today — it’s okay. Because the Writer of the story has written Himself into the hardest places of yours and is softening the edges of everything with redeeming grace.

#TheWayOfAbundance #TheBrokenWay

Soul Transforming Prayers

My Heavenly Father, I lift this fresh New Year to You. Lord, I don’t know what this 2023 will bring, but You do. Please guide me, give me wisdom, give me grace, direct me, and most importantly, be with me.
Father may my every step be established by You. Please give me divine connections, divine opportunities, and divine friendships. Help me, by Your grace, to walk in discernment and recognize and move forward into the opportunities You set before me. Lead me to say yes or no according to Your will.
Help me to love you with all of my heart, soul, mind, and strength. Help me to love others well. Give me ears to hear what Your Spirit is saying to me, and help me to understand and experience Your unfailing love in a fresh and deeper way. Give me a hunger for Your Word and help me to take time to be with You daily.
Protect and cover me and most of all, help me to grow in godly character as I know You more. May I reflect You more accurately in 2023, may my responses be tempered by Your Holy Spirit, and may I grow closer to you daily. Fill me with Your very real presence, Lord, and orchestrate every moment of this year. In the mighty name of

Jennifer Rothschild

The moon has no light of its own. It gets its light from the sun. But, because it is illuminated by the sun, it shines. It cuts through the blackest night and because of its light, we can see in the dark. The same applies to our light. When we are in Christ, His light is in us. His light cuts through darkness and gives brightness to all those we encounter.
So, today, be light in the darkness. Each of us can do that. Some of us can offer a giant spotlight and others of us may feel that only a tiny flickering candle shows, but even a little bit of light makes darkness flee! So, shine my friends!

How I envy you! 4 horses! I have loved horses since I was about 3 years old! It's just something you never grow out of. 

Hope for the Brokenhearted
Amid our losses and pain, Jesus wants to give us eternal treasures that the world can't give or take away...His peace, His comfort, His joy, His hope...His very presence. He promises to comfort those who mourn. He collects our tears. He is near to the brokenhearted and those who are crushed in spirit. He is with us, pouring Himself into us. Life is not always good...but God is. Keep holding on, friends. Keep your eyes fixed on Him and not the stormy seas and pain that surrounds you. Keep doing what you know to do, even if you don't see or feel signs of it working. Fill your heart and mind with His Word and promises, with praise music, with testimonies of people who have gone through hard times and overcome. Feed your mind encouragement. You will start having fewer bad days and more good days. You will begin to see His light again. I am praying for you and believing you will see His goodness and find His comfort and healing. Blessings, hugs, and love.

Love. You 😘🌹