…My soul ached for a release, a refreshing, a reminder that Papa is still near and a break from what felt like a never ending battlefield experience. Unknown to me, I had slipped back to survival mode just to maintain functionality…I was getting what needed to be done and kept moving with no spark or glimmer of hope in sight..
The Father’s Heart
…You see, a fair share of this faith journey held many encounters which yearned for greater closure compared to most. I was confident God had instructed on the way I had taken yet there were spaces that I came up empty despite the expected…
Remember…
…then Papa asks me to take a different road? One I had no plans to indulge in?🥺… …the instruction was quite sobering and it meant I needed to face some realities I had archived for a long minute or two. Here is the canvas…
Covered❤️
…Even more, the constant feeling of a weight over circumstances surrounding us in a manner that may grow difficult to shake it off…there are those joining us on this stand of faith, choosing sonship over whatever other shiny objects that may be dangled their way as a distraction. Those who are in great need of reassurance…
Son of Man…Prophesy!
…I am familiar to that place which has you on your knees hoping for a Good Samaritan to pass by in hope for redemption. I know what it means to engage in warfare long enough to feel like you have zero awareness of time. I have been there staring at that valley crawling to Papa for strength yet again recognizing …
X.XII.XXII
…With every attempt came sunshine for a bit before the stormy clouds bellowed and released their roar. Like a win sandwiched between multiple losses, a private battle that had to come out in the light in the hope for help…
⏸ / ⏯ / ▶️?
…It’s a sobering cue that it is our lifestyle, leaning on the sufficiency in Christ Jesus. A demand placed over us for greater discernment, vision like that of an 🦅, immense wisdom, a deeper sensitivity and sons of Issachar arising to occupy…
El Roi
…All she knew was fight and she kept at it while deeply longing for the sunny days. I was working with an already overstuffed plate that seemed to keep picking more. It was isolating; who else would understand the dull aches and weariness which rocked my body and soul…
By Grace
…Finding a balance between faith and diligence while stewarding the blessings. Yet again, standing at the same place of ask in quest for that which presses thy side. Is it a needed boost in sufficiency of grace or a stronger resolve to see it through till an answer comes forth?…
PAPA’S BLUEPRINT
...They both chose to initially work with their blueprint rather than pursuit of His. The point at which they came to the end of themselves is when God swooped in and materialized that which had been sent out to happen. A trade in: His way for their way...
Monuments of Faithfulness
…The faith generals were ordinary men/women like us standing on the platform of His faithfulness against a pillar of such monuments. Sarah’s awareness of where the authority of her faith stemmed from was backed up by choosing to refer to that place, the reminders of God’s faithfulness…
Tough Love💞
Enough times, I have ugly cried, laid out prostrate across my living room rug. Mostly after just shutting the door ( read the world) behind me as I get in and collapse on my knees. Because this is the only way known to me. For Papa to speak life over me once again and refresh my soul. A place that …
👑DAUGHTERS, ARISE!!👑
The base to it being that each has its burden to bear and assignment to execute. Girl, there is no shame neither preference for either. What matters is learning who you are and what it is you are called for. Even so, this is a special call with an urgency like never before.
📌📍Papa spoke: Path less travelled.
How did this place of blessing turn to be a place of great turmoil? How did it turn out to be a place of great loss? What happened to what You said?🥺 I trust Your instruction, I moved in obedience. Why is it coming with much pain? What do you mean it no longer serves me?🥺 I’m here at your …
Anchored 😊
…Because when all is said and done, it is always for the audience of One…
…And I will be Your God…
...An exhibit of total obedience and surrender it was. It wasn’t that our God couldn’t save them in a whim, rather a display of what obedience could avail. The march was more about serving the children of Israel than a showcase of God’s might. It was to build their faith, a bold declaration of their identity as His children. 'Papa …
Promised Land
...At times it may mean you build with one hand while holding up the sword with the other. Or maybe have you make a prayer over your circle that may not come easy. Or have you escalated through a series of extreme episodes that leave you shook. One thing is for certain though, You will come out on top...
The CrossOver✌🏽
I can only imagine how the Israelites felt as they were marching out...430 years of tears and pain with pent up frustration is pure torture for sure🙆🏽♀️. We won’t even get to the details of how the extra 30 years came about 🤧...I bet there are a handful who were aware of the set 400 years. Possibly oscillating between the …
At the tail end
...Nevertheless, Joseph kept at it and at the tail end of it all, he gained hindsight perspective. The turnaround was such an unprecedented jaw dropping moment that erased the tumultuous past years. From behind bars to the palace and second in command to the King. A total overhaul of what had been a period of tears since he left his …
He Will Find You ❤️
...It is the reason why the temple curtains tore in half. He removed the middleman and the charade that was, to let you know: He will find you❤️. In the simplicity of these moments, He still is speaking. In the messiness that it maybe, He will come for you. Even the clay pots find use in the Master’s House❤️....
REMEMBERED ❤️
...The biggest source of frustration, most often than not, is the how to get to the place of promise. Not the striving but the ‘May I be found faithful and not forfeit it all’ kind. The sobering reality that is the gap between what Papa promised and the now can be a great source of the dull ache that almost …
In His Steps
He was preserving them from the tyranny and corruption that came with having another human being take supremacy over them...It was God expressing His loving nature over a people He had selected for Himself...He was protecting them from the manipulation and exploitation that was their desired rulership...I get the Israelites for sure, I do, as their standpoint wasn’t a foreign …
👑New Normal👑
On the receiving end of two big hits which were to technically knock him out of that race and one big if clause that sounded like a raw deal for a promise. I can feel the defeat from his words. A bubbling frustration at the betrayal that he had just experienced. ...An almost resignation to his reality even as he …
Undoing
...the reality is that restoration is coupled with a lot of unlearning...which is catapulted by the healing, liberation, and shift of perspective that comes with. ..we have entered a season of transition and for us to reap all the bounty that is in store, it will be imperative to tow the line.
Breaking Camp 🦅
...Whatever began with my gravitation to intemperance led to the realization that it had everything to do with being groomed to who Papa has called me to be... Nevertheless, these badges of honor may feel a tad bit too many, probably some were the price for recognizing that fire actually burns and it burns good😂...
Oh, ye dreamer!
...Quite a frustrating space to be in, the not knowing how to get there... Jacob had his eyes locked on the goal but all it did was end in resounding disappointment, one after another. His resolve is rather admirable. Nevertheless, it was quite evident that a little bit of him chipped away with every coming experience. The cost of his …
REFINER’S FIRE
....Nonetheless, they stood strong in it no longer having themselves bound but in freedom. Steadfast faith in a God they knew as Mighty to save, probably from their forefathers’ tales on their Egypt deliverance. A God who was currently proving Himself strong, on this one. Just three Hebrew boys that would shape the course of history and have their story …
DARE TO DREAM AGAIN
...Everything felt so far fetched and slipping through my hands. It was like walking through a bad snow storm with too many adversities exclusive of the obvious that came with the environment. This wasn’t going to be how my forever looked like, I knew it. Papa had shown me a beautiful place prepared for me...
ASSURED
...My soul was crying out for more, bigger, better and most especially closure. I craved closure over so many things that felt beyond me. I was lost over the sequence of events... I wanted out, where this cycle was concerned, to move on to His bigger and greater...
🔥GET READY!🔥
...That storm wasn’t to take you out. That fire wasn’t to consume you. The waters were not to carry you with. That was the Refiner’s fire, Purifying the vessel of choice...
His Timing
...My systems were on red alert and somewhere within, the little girl that summons me for meetings jumped ship after dishing the pros and cons list. I had no will-strength left to go against the grain if it did not pan out as I had desired. I trusted His goodness for sure, it however felt like I was on my …
Where He leads me❤️
It may have seemed like the best move to make but in reality cost him way more than he would have bargained for. The instance Abraham decided to walk in full obedience, God honoured it and continued revealing His heart for him🙆🏽♀️.
FATHERHOOD
...I loved the place I had carved out for myself but also recognized that He was not just out to raffle my feathers over this comfort zone unless there was something He was driving at...He needed me to reach out for that interaction, move houses even...
Sojourner Chronicles
...Papa’s desire for us as His children is not only to live large in all aspects but also, to die empty...For us to place a demand on Him as the Author and Finisher of our race...
KEEP WALKING (Late post)
...It no longer mattered what kind of weather manifested, my why was of greater significance and I was ready to keep fighting till I was done...
Abounding Grace
...a gracious woman who derived strength in God and trusted His timing...She chose to enter rest and trust. She chose to grow in this season; to wait on (serve) God and it was totally worth every bit of it.
Dating with a purpose 💝
A God-centered relationship...The approach of an Ephesians 5 man and a Proverbs 31 woman; gracious, virtuous, faithful and wise...
HIGHCARBLIVING 