Sojourner

.Wretched sinner, saved by grace. .🌻

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Begin Again.

There’s something about turning 30 that feels like a mental checkpoint. Maybe it’s the society whispering, “You should have figured it out by now.” But here’s the truth I’m leaning into: starting over at 30 isn’t a failure—it’s a fresh beginning. Life doesn’t follow a single timeline. Some people find their purpose at 18, others at 48. Some find love as early as 20 and some are still waiting at…

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Starting Anew.

At most, we think that as we turn 30 we are already established, and with family. But as we navigate life we learn that it’s not always the case, there’re still debt to pay, things to learn, we are still immature in many ways; we have poor impulse control, difficulty dealing and accepting criticism, we still blame others to not be accountable, we still engage in unhealthy relationships, we’re…

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All my Thank You's.

I have always been a passive person and I regret being one. So many things I could’ve achieve and done, so many opportunity to grow personally and skill wise but was put to waste, so many places I could’ve gone to if I didn’t just hold back or limit myself. To be honest, it was all because I was afraid; of failure, rejection, not meeting peoples expectation and taking risk. Not to mention that I…

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How to know God

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SHAME TO BEAUTY.

I wrestled with it,

I give in to the flesh,

I failed to abstain,

I chose to turn a blind eye,

I lived a double life,

I want to get the best of both worlds,

Before I knew it, it has become an addiction.

I couldn’t stop, there’s something that draws me back to it.

I am continually convicted, but I chose to compromise.

I saw the problem, I regretted it, I feel remorse but I did not repented on it.

But,

I don’t want it anymore.

I’ve had enough,

I felt so ashamed.

I fear that if I still continue living like this, my heart will hardened, that light that was in me will be replaced with darkness, and how great will that darkness be. I am afraid that on the judgement day, as I face the Lord, He will be disappointed in me as I did not serve Him with my whole being and with my heart.

But God has shown mercy on a wretched sinner like me, as said “…… though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow….” Isaiah 1:18 What a promise! God will remember it no more, as we repent and turn from our wicked ways. It’s a daily battle, as our spirit is willing but our flesh is weak (Matthew 26:41). We need the Holy Spirit moment by moment to guide us, lead us and fill us. Our walk is impossible but with God it is possible. (Matthew 19:26)

To God be the glory!

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Jacob was a cheater;

Peter had a temper;

David had an affair;

Noah got drunk;

Jonah ran away from God;

Paul was a murderer;

Gideon was insecure;

Miriam was gossiper;

Martha was a nerve wreck;

Thomas was a doubter;

Sarah was impatient;

Elijah was depressed;

Moses stuttered;

Zaccheus was short;

Abraham was old and

Lazarus was dead.

God does not call the qualified, He qualifies the called.

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Phil Wickham - Battle Belongs

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For Her.

“Have you been frantically searching for a man to fulfill your fantasies that began as a little girl about an enchanting prince charming and a happily ever after? I would tell you to wait with confidence and assurance that, if it is God’s will, He will provide you with an earthly bridegroom.” I was reminded of these words as I look back and process my early years, it’s an excerpt from the book Authentic Beauty by Leslie Ludy

“A woman is not born a woman. Nor does she become one when she marries a man, bears a child does their dirty linen, not even when she joins women’s liberation movement. A woman becomes a woman when she becomes what God wants her to be.”

We are all born with different set of timelines, maybe for her its the season to start a family, to finally tie the knot, to be engaged, to be in a relationship, but, not for you. If this is the case, don’t be frustrated, pressured and disheartened it will come when it is your time. I wanted you to remember the words in Ecclesiastes 3 (https://my.bible.com/bible/116/ECC.3.NLT) saying that there is “A Time for Everything” especially when in verse 11 it is said, “Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time…….” Wait on the Lord, take delight in Him. I myself was once in a season where I am in desperate pursuit for relationship thinking that it could fill the void in my heart only to find myself being more empty, I also was in a place where I constantly try to seek peoples approval, placing my confidence and security in them only to find that they will fleet and pass away – in just a blink of an eye they can change.

I want to encourage you to not let the thoughts that lingers in your mind to take you down, instead, take captive of that thought through being alert and sober minded; carrying the full armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-18). Use this season not to run from God but to turn to Him and to be filled with His presence daily. Contentment with our singleness isn’t a status that we arrive at, it’s something we depend on the Lord each day. Why? Because God’s mercies are new each morning.

If you’ve found yourself waiting for so long, it’s a blessing - a precious gift. As said by Apostle Paul, (see 1 Corinthians 7) we both have the gift of singleness and some the gift of marriage. Although it seems that nearly everyone marries, it is not necessarily God’s will for everyone. But above all, we must remind ourselves that the most important thing in life is not finding a mate and having children, but serving God. I also want to express that Singleness should not be viewed as a curse or an indication that there is “something wrong” with the single man or woman. If anything, it is a higher calling.

As with everything else in life, we should ask and seek for God’s wisdom, whether that be marriage or singleness.

My prayer is that we may continually live in a personal revival, seeking God’s will in our lives and continually doing the great commission of “Making Disciples of all Nations.” (Matthew 18:19-20) May Christ be Pre-eminent in our lives, May He be magnified, glorified and lifted HIGH!!

TO GOD BE ALL THE GLORY!!!

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“Forgiveness is precious because it brings us home to God.”

— The Dawning of Indestructible Joy - John Piper (Dec. 14; pg. 49)

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