by grace through faith

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Megan Lorenz

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[jesusislovej]

We cannot pray in love and live in hate and still think we are worshipping God.

-A.W. Tozer

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To God, it doesn’t matter how imposible something logically is… because He can do it. Just keep believing.

[thedevoco]

For whatever it is you have been worrying about lately, may you take a deep breath and trust in Him. May you take a deep breath and realize that even in the reckless, gritty chaos of things, this beautiful truth can sustain your soul: you are not incomplete because of the things that have not happened yet. You are no less important or valuable. This is all a part of a journey and it is here in the now, that God is making a way. ⠀ Worry does not have to win today. It may try, but let it fail, because you know that matter what does or does not happen, God’s plan will always prevail. ⠀ It might be difficult watching others succeed, but that does not take anything away from your worth. Their answered prayer is not God taking His attention away from you to focus on someone else. Keep praying. Keep seeking. Keep trusting. Keep going. There is so much more to you than what you might be seeing now. ⠀ “Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.” - Philippians‬ ‭4:6-7‬ ‭MSG‬‬ ⠀ This devotional was written in realtime to a girl who sent me a 🖤. Reblog and DM me a heart emoji if you would like a devotional like this written for you, in real time, in your inbox! Sincerely, @morganharpernichols #thedevoco

[thedevoco]

[morganharpernichols]

Just because they’re succeeding before you that doesn’t mean they’re succeeding in replacement of you. There is still a place for you. There will always be a place for you. Even if they came up after you and are doing the exact things you dreamed you would do, they have not replaced you. Even if you put years into things, they are not still not invalidated by those who are passionate about similar things. No two people’s stories are the same, and there is no way to know when, where, or how things will play out, but you can know this to be true: what they have done with their lives does not limit you. Who you have been called to be is who you have been called to be, and it does not matter what others do. ⠀ And while you are waiting, you are not just waiting. You are growing into who you were meant to be. And maybe…some of the things you thought you wanted were actually rooted in something deeper that went beyond what you could see. And maybe, you will start to see those deeper, richer things when you focus more on growing, and less on worrying, letting everything fall in place the way it’s supposed to…even if it ends up looking a little different than you were expecting. ⠀ Perhaps it has not felt like it lately, but there is still a place at the table for you. You know that gut feeling you have been having lately? The one you feel when you see someone else is doing the same things you want to do, or when it seems your dreams have been pulled out from beneath you? Perhaps that is more than a feeling of inadequacy, but a fire slowly igniting brave within your soul, reminding you there is more than what you currently see and what you are feeling is the process of becoming who you were meant to be.

[morganharpernichols]

She is grateful for slow and steady growth. - Morgan Harper Nichols

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[morganharpernichols]

I hope today is one of those days that you see The Light in everything. I hope that with every thing that turned out differently than you thought it would, you will see that flowers are still growing here, for the garden, for the good. And even if takes time for them to unfold into their bloom, everything that happens before is beautiful and meaningful too.

[morganharpernichols]

It’s okay to feel through things.

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[thedevoco]

Through all of this, you made it. Through every difficult night, every moment of loneliness, you were not alone in any of it. And by the grace of God, you have lived to tell the story of how you overcame it. You have lived to be stronger and wiser, and nothing and no one can take that away! What you have learned is all because of the grace of God. ⠀ I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the Lord has done. - Psalm 118:17 ⠀ Hold onto this where you are right now. It won’t be easy from here on out and there will still be bumps in the road, but in the same way God brought you through a few months ago, a few years ago, and way back into your childhood, He will do it again and again. Why? Because He is your Father and He loves you. He will never forsake you, and He will strengthen you more and more each day. So keep your eyes on Him, knowing that He will never let you go and day by day, you are getting stronger and wiser, all because of Him. ⠀ Written by @morganhnichols for #TheDevoCo

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