penny 🌸

He gets the firstfruits of my day; my adoration, my attention, time in His Word.

I cannot stress enough how important it is to be with someone who loves God. Someone who wants to draw closer to Him and draw you closer to Him with them. Someone who can empathize with you but tell you when you need to put your focus back on Christ. Who's not going to pity you just cause you're having a bad day. Someone who is going to remind you that there's an enemy and you need to fight him.. but not alone. Someone who will run the race with you and pick you up when you fall down. Pray for someone like this.. and don't settle for less.

I know I need God but sometimes I forget just how desperately I need Him.

The name of Jesus is POWERFUL. Learn the authority you have in Jesus!

pray a lot!! pray for everything, even/especially if it seems silly or impossible or ridiculous and you can barely voice it. pray for the little things and the big things and everything in between. keep that connection between you and God open all day, every day. pray and then watch how tiny miracles fill your life. 

you will get through how you are feeling right now

Talk to yourself. I mean sit down with your thoughts and sort through them. Line them up with God’s Word. You’ll be amazed at how many of them don’t and how you’ve been listening to lies.

It is really important for me to remind myself to Be still and know God is in control, and is with me while i look around and see how things have got difficult and different. God is not done yet. He is working all things together for our good. God will provide. 

prayer is so incredibly important. i think it’s one of the biggest things we as christians take for granted. prayer is a direct connection to God; it’s a conversation, not one-way glass. i challenge you to pray not just before bed or before you eat - but constantly. constantly be thanking Him and talking to Him. if your friend gives you a compliment, thank God for His love in the world. if you’re worried about an exam coming up, ask Him for peace and wisdom. we don’t have to pray big prayers; all He wants from us is a relationship, and a relationship starts with conversation.