He Affirms You At Your Lowest

When Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River, as He rose up out of the water, the Holy Spirit came upon Him and He heard His Father’s voice say, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I AM well pleased” (Matt. 3:13).At this point in Jesus‘s life, He had not yet done one miracle. He had done nothing for His Father and He had done no ministry.

Jesus was born fully Man and fully God. Yet, leaving His throne for you, He emptied Himself of His deity to rely solely on His Father by the power of the Holy Spirit. Although He was completely sinless, He still lived in all humanness like us; understanding struggle, weakness and testing. Beloved, He’s not out of touch with our earthly reality. He understands fully what you go through and experience entirely. His suffering was your suffering so you could be healed and made whole.

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Wanna Get Away?

“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to Me. Get away with Me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest…Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with Me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭11:28-30‬ ‭MSG‬‬

When I first started writing years ago, it came out of a place of me fully enjoying the Lord and His love for me and I in turn was so excited to share that freedom. But there came a time when my writing, as well as doing other things, no longer came out of a flow, but rather I was forcing everything because I felt like I had to or “I should.”

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