Sons & Daughters

If you look for me whole heartedly, you will find me. Jermiah 29:13

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Do whatever you’ve got to do to recreate my heart.

It’s hard. It’s complicated to reconcile a God who works through pain. It’s tough to trust in a Lord who allows suffering and inconvenience. It’d be a whole lot easier to mindlessly promise myself that Jesus always wants to make life easy, but I don’t think that’s how He works.

If anything, Jesus uses dark colors when He paints. He’s into streams in the desert and life out of death. Just take one good look at the cross and that ought to convince you that the God the Bibles speaks of is a God who uses horror and injustice to His advantage.

The cross is evidence to our minds, and balm for our souls that our God is a God who brings beauty out of pain. Art out of chaos. Beauty out of ugliness. Or as some of the poets have said, He conquers death by death itself. Our Redeemer beat Death at his own game.

Hope rises.

When we trust Christ, and the mysterious work on Calvary, we trust that He’s always up to something good even in the darkest days. In fact, that’s probably when He’s up to the most good, because that’s when the most good grows in me.

So hey, I’m delayed, I’m uncomfortable, but if this is the path the Lord has brought me down, then I say, “Don’t stop it Lord.” Redemption was born on a far darker day than this one, so bring the chaos. Bring the madness. Do whatever you’ve got to do to recreate my heart. After all, it’s me that needs to change, not my circumstances.

Jblog

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enjoy these worship songs and being in the presence of god, feeling his unending love towards you.

"God loves me and chooses me; and he brings me out of the world with his presence and with his might power."

- Deuteronomy 6:5-6

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many of life's failures are people who did not realise how close they were to success when they gave up. - Thomas Edison

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Blessed!

So i'm 18 turning 19 very soon and i've never had a job pretty embarrassing i must say, i've lagged it for a while haha so i've been praying for a job i also finally put my part into it like actually making the resume was a stumbling block to make! but almost done and it came to writing down my work/employment history and i have none! so i was like arghh what do i do and for me as soon as something is wrong i like "ohh stuff this can't be bothered anymore" not a very good attitude! haha anyways to the point i got a phone call from a friend from church to fill in for her for 2 days (church reception) that she would train me ect and i was like YES of course i will! God i so amazing! whats better than working in your favourite place/home ! so now i have work employment history woot! haha i found this very encouraging and exciting!! Love HIM! hope this encouraged! 

Trust in the LORD with all thy heart, and lean not on your own understanding: in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 x 

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When I walk, my steps are not hindered. When I run, I do not stumble -Prov 4:11-12 #Prayer

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Psalms 18:16 

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I will rise by Chris Tomlin

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,

while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

                                                              2 CORINTHINS 4:17-18

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A Text Of Encourgement

Lately I've been struggling in being patient and waiting with a lot of things but in particular ' relationships ' and my desire to somewhat know who im going to be with and what not. Like most we surrender and fast about the issues were dealing with and really seek for Gods guidance in every situation. I was at the stage where i was okay in being single after being in a relationship and dealing with my surrounds well, seeking God and doing daily activities, however just recently i've started getting feelings towards this person i use to date and now being really confused as to his intentions towards me. so i surrender, fast and pray about him as to what i should do. i know im not ready to be in a relationship because God is doing something in me that i may not know of and also preparing me for my future.

Just like any girl at my age, we may want to have someone there thats of this world and be in a relationship even though we know that Jesus loves us no matter what, but being human we also want the desire to be with someone to do all the cute and romantic stuff with. Even though i know its not my time or season for a boyfriend the hardest part for me is the ' waiting and being patient ' game, for some its easy but for me its some what difficult.

so in the afternoon on friday around 12 while i'm at work, i get a text from my beautiful spiritual sister and it literally encouraged me to be patient and wait because God is going to bless me with someone later in the right season.

"He is going to give you exactly what you need at exactly the time you need it. That is a reason to smile . That is a reason to breathe easy and rest in him. Let go of "when" and "if" because his ways are so much higher than yours. His thoughts beyond what you could ever fathom because he loves you. Oh, how he loves you and that is the point of your existence, to experience his presence, his love inside every moment, especially In the moment of waiting ..." 

Josiah Schwartz

Just by reading that message it reminded me of Psalms 37:4 " Delight yourself also in the Lord, and he shall give you the desires of your heart..." Even though i am not know the plans that God has for me, i can be sure that i can trust him in knowing that i will be blessed with whatever it is when He knows im ready for it because God doesnt put you in situations where He knows your not fit or ready to handle it yet but when the time is right the blessing of your hearts desire He will give. i love how the quote mentions "..that is the point of your existence, to experience his presence, his love inside every moment, especially in the moment of waiting..." its through the waiting and being patient moments where God teaches me so much that i am even surprise on what i learn, AND to be in the presence of Gods love and to share that love with everyone no matter what season i may be in is a AMAZBALLS POINT OF EXISTENCE !

i hope that this "text of encouragement" gave you as much encouragement as it did towards me even if its not about relationships, i hope that it gives yous the strength and will power in the season your in.

ox

Jblog

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You are loved | Ephesians 2:4

You are forgiven | 1st John 2:12

You are healed | Isaiah 53:5

You are new | 2nd Corinthians 5:17

You are secure | Hebrews 6:19-20

You are no longer under condemnation | Romans 8:1

You have the Holy Spirit | Ephesians 1:13

You have every spiritual blessing in Christ | Ephesians 1:3

You will never be abandoned | Matthew 28:20

You are partakers of the divine nature | 2nd Peter 1:4

You are pursued | 1st John 4:10

You are clean | 1st Corinthians 6:11

You are holy | Colossians 1:22

You are blameless | Ephesians 1:4

You are made in His image | Genesis 1:27

You are written on the palm of His hand | Isaiah 49:16

You are free | Galatians 5:1

You are filled with a Spirit of power, not of fear | 2nd Timothy 1:7

You have Jesus as your advocate | 1st John 2:1

You are justified | Romans 5:1

You are not on trial anymore | Colossians 2:14

You have a Father that graciously gives all things | Romans 8:32

You have Him interceding for you at all times | Romans 8:34

You are a Child of Him | 1st John 3:1

You are His bride | Ephesians 5:31-32

You are His friend | John 15:15

Your old self is buried with Him | Romans 6:3

You are raised to new life | Romans 6:4

You are dead to sin | Romans 6:7

You are in union with Jesus | Galatians 2:20

You are a member of His body | Romans 12:5

You are hidden with Christ in God | Colossians 3:3

You are a branch of Jesus | John 15:5

You have perfect access to Him at all times because of the blood | Ephesians 3:12

You are God’s poetry/workmanship | Ephesians 2:10

You are chosen | Ephesians 1:4

You are His | Titus 2:14 ♥

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at the star's in sky i wonder at your majesty, oh Lord how you know me even when you hung the star's and move the sea's and yet you still know me.

I’m in awe at the majesty of who You are

Your love is a seal burnt inside my heart

All of the day I want to be where You are Holy Father

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Jesus be the center

So we did say we ganna put our whole journey tough and awesome moments in our walk on this blog, so sorry that we haven't been really posting anything lately! but we try our best :) To be honest I'm in a tough season well came out of one thank you Lord!. The season or trail i went through was so tough that i was ganna give up on everything just the whole being a christian thing, The enemy full charged at me puting thoughts into my head like "your not good enough" "why bother" "does He even exist" ect i was up to the point of tears and i was lost! the enemy was working before this Kaboom happened he put little situation after situation to build up my angry and lose my patience then boom he got me,i gotta admit that i wasn't with God at the time like i went church ect but really all i was doing was walking out the same, not really having/keeping my relationship with God, i forgot my first love with Him and fell away without noticing. When i was crying in my room i almost gave up but God told me well i think he did he must have to tell my leader and as soon as i texted her she called me God bless her! and she told me to spend time with Him, i got off the phone and cried even more i haven't cried like that ever! Spent time with God in worship singing :

Jesus, Saviour, holy Lord I know that You'll never forsake me or leave me alone My Redeemer, Jesus Christ You sacrificed yourself on the cross to bring me home You brought me home "you brought me home-hillsong london" 

as i was playing my guitar and singing my heart was breaking and getting mended. Hearing Him say I LOVE YOU BELOVED  

“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. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. 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 (The Message)

In every season you're not walking alone, He is always there just like the story of "foot-prints" the times you dont see His footprints next to you is when he's carrying you. "come to me" "recover your life" "walk with me and work with me" "keep company with me" i love how God call us through every season bad or good whatever season your in to walk along side him that whatever situation your in, He will teach you something or give you the grace, wisdom needed to never give up. know that He will help you through the season your in "you'll learn to live freely and lightly" after this season.  what God taught me in this season was you have to go whole heartedly into anything in order to achieve anything worth having, where i went wrong was not reading my word i was praying and talking to God but i lacked his word and i wasn't going full heartedly into everything i was doing for example a worship leader if they just came in everyday and just worshipped on stage but didn't worship with their lifestyle it is nothing God can still use them but not as powerful as he would if they worshiped Him with their whole life. i hope this encourages you to not give up for their hope,freedom and love in our Father :)

xo Jblog 

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Isaiah 40:31

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Father of Lights! we recommend you watch this movie! so inspiring and Beautiful, seeing our Father’s love at work in peoples lives! So Alfiyah and i when we finished watching Father of lights we got so inspired that God planted in out hearts to start a blog/vlog of our journey’s with Him. He is so amazing! the planning went smoothly by God’s grace he gave us a mad logo! which took us like 1hr to make haha but the end result so worth it exactly what we wanted ” G enera t ion J “, the cross light up because He lights the way for us with the river of grace, life flooding out and J stands for JESUS yay! a Generation excited to see God’s kingdom grow! So this is our beginning!

“the appointed time has come!.” psalms 102:13 xo love you! Jblog

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A Letter to Fear

Fear,

You are so real in my life. You make these tears that run down my cheek as heavy as the deep ocean. You make this pain as crushing as the boulders of the mountain that is upon me. I see you. I feel you. You’re as real to me as the air I breathe. And you’re as ever present as the sun ;always there when I wake up. And you’re as ever present as the moon; always there when I lie in my sleep. And these covers don’t cover up the grief you put me in. I lay awake at night, surrounded by your haunting presence. It’s the fear of my past, the fears of the present, and the fear future, that fill my soul. Like a small boy who’s afraid of the dark, I am towards what’s to come. And like the darkness of the night, it’s inevitable that this moment will come. The moment where I feel the weight of my tears, the weakness of my soul crushed beneath my anguish, the moment where I face my giant, see my mountain, uncover my covers and face my fear. I fear the moment where I face fear. I fear.

But I press on. I keep going. My Savior saves me. My Restorer restores my crushed soul. My Redeemer redeems my broken heart. My Healer heals my wounds. Fear, I have freedom. Freedom from your chains. Freedom from your anxiety. Freedom from your bondage. And I will fight back. But not by my own two fists. I have a God who fights for me. I have a Father who goes before me. I have a Protector who protects me from you. I have a King whom I conquer through. And I will conquer you. There’s a light that never goes out. And this light shines in the darkness. This light overcomes the darkness. And my God overcomes my fear.

I run this race. I do not fear you. I write this letter not to encourage you, but to tell you that I’m coming for you. I’m chasing you down. I’m coming to slaughter you, to bring you to your knees. And you’ll be the one hiding under your covers. You’ll be the one who fears me. I will walk through the darkness of the valley of the shadows of my heart and reject you. I won’t put these heavy chains back on. I’ll pick up my Cross and run towards my Father. I will finish this fight that you have started in my soul. I will overcome because He has already overcome. Every hour, every day, I will guard this heart from you. I will hide it in Christ, my King, and you shall never go back into it. Take your best shot. Give me all that you got. But know this; the battle is already over. I have won. Because I’ve been saved by God’s son.

Deuteronomy 31:8“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”

author :

jacob portillo check out Jacob portillo’s tumblr, He’s a gun as you can see ^

anyways…. The Lord has been giving me so much opportunities to be obediant and do out of the ordinary things for him, My spirit is willing but my flesh isn’t!, i get so afraid that my thoughts have a battle and i miss the opportunity, ohh the guilt i feel when i miss a perfect opportunity to shine my Father’s light and it’s such easy things too! i think to myself why would i be afraid? He says that i would be out of this world and different, not to worry for He is in me and greater is he who He is in! So when i seen “a letter to fear” it was perfect!. So Fear watch out! “ I will overcome because He has already overcome. Every hour, every day, I will guard this heart from you. I will hide it in Christ, my King, and you shall never go back into it. Take your best shot. Give me all that you got. But know this; the battle is already over. I have won. Because I’ve been saved by God’s son.”

  Arghh so pumped can’t wait till God gives me another opportunity to be obedient, shine his light! and show Fear that it doesn’t belong anymore

  x

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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE ! I’m so excited for this season, surrounded by people that have open there house for me. I feel so blessed and thankful that my adopted church family have done. God is truly amazing to have provided me with this blessing. IT’S MY FIRST CHRISTMAS AS A CHRISTIAN SO IM PRETTY EXCITED !! 
no matter where you are or who your with Jesus is the reason for this season. God bless MERRY CHRISTMAS !! Jblog