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#MotivationMonday Note to self: “Allow God to do new things in you, for you, and through you.” — @joycemeyer The devil is good in suggesting thoughts that will cause you to fear — he will make you believe that you can’t handle what you’re about to do. That you’re not enough, that you can’t do it... He wants to keep you from all the good things that God wants for your life. So he wants you to stay that way, to keep doing things you’re only used to and not grow at all. It’s so easy to fall for this. Don’t you think? It’s so much easier to encourage others than to do it, yourself. But we can resist it by allowing God to lead us in the right direction — to keep moving from one place to another, when God says so. 📌 I want to challenge myself to be strong and courageous even when I don’t feel like it. To be more open into trying new things. To work on my shyness and be more confident. To be more vulnerable in expressing myself — feelings and thoughts. To always keep in mind that God always goes before me in every situation and every battle, so I don’t have anything to worry about. To stand my ground, and face my fears — and not to run from it. For God has promised that all I have to do is to face it (fears, battles, problems etc...) and He will fight it. To be more creative and give my everything in all things I do. 📌 May this be a reminder to us — to always allow Him to work in us, to obey whatever He asks of us, to trust in His timing, and to surrender all our fears and battles to Him. To let go of the worries and rest in His love and comforting peace. #AiEncourage you to keep a good attitude as you fight many battles today, for one day you will enter your own Promised Land 🌈 — it could be something you’ve been praying for for a long time now. #itsNOTaboutAiButHIM (at ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン / Universal Studios Japan (USJ)) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Vf8-_FYy9/?igshid=198zywrxa4yce

God loves to use ordinary people. You don’t need to be successful, famous, wealthy, attractive, intelligent, and even the most confident person in the world... You don’t need to have a good background... You don’t need to be anything or someone else so God can use you. For He is more than willing to use you as you are... the way He created you to be. Rahab was a prostitute, but guess what? She came to know and love God, and He used her. She was one of the ancestors of Jesus. I’m not saying He created her to be a prostitute. I believe that was her choice. We are all given free will. But all I’m saying is that just like you and me, as imperfect as we are... yes, we do good, but we also commit sin. So know that He can always use both — your right choices and even the wrong ones. For He is the expert of making something good out of bad. “No matter how bad your past is, always know that God has a new beginning for you.” — @joycemeyer We all have a past — good and/or bad. And the good news is that we all have a future... a good one! The best thing you could ever imagine. Only if you allow Him to change you and to use you. Only if you are faithful and patient even in times of trials. Easier said than done, I know. But keep in mind that after every endured suffering comes with a promise... a reward. #AiEncourage you today to remain patient. It’s not easy, take it from me. Patience is something that God has been working in me for years now. Sometimes, I forget all of these too... and I get impatient. But in His perfect timing, I know that I’ll make it in my own Promised Land. ❤️ And the same is for you too... So, keep praying! We’ll get there! You’ll get there!! Stay faithful and patient... and never ever give up! 🤗 https://www.instagram.com/p/B1IeDFWFtwI/?igshid=db8qso650kwb

Note to self: Don’t turn back. Do you ever have those days when the devil is trying to convince you to go back to where God has already delivered you from? It could be a place, any relationship, career or business related... it could be anything. The enemy would often suggest in our minds how we used to afford to buy this and that.. or make you think about what could’ve been if you were still in that situation in your life. Things that make you think twice and overthink. He’d usually suggest these thoughts as soon as we start getting impatient with the process because that’s when we’re most vulnerable. That makes us an easy target — when we begin to doubt and not trust God enough for what He has for us. As per @joycemeyer’s words, “...but the enemy failed to remind us how miserable we were when we’re not following God’s will for our life.” At times, we get easily tempted to give in to the enemy’s deceptions. We’re often in a hurry to make progress, or to have everything we’ve been praying for in an instant. Always remember to trust God and His perfect timing. @pastorrickwarren once said, “When God wants to make a mushroom, He does it overnight. But when He wants to make a giant oak, He takes a hundred years. Great souls are grown through struggles and storms and seasons of suffering. Be patient with the process.” There’s a reason why God has removed an opportunity or a person (or whatever it is) from your life. At times, what we see as failure or struggle is a blessing in disguise which is usually for our protection. God loves us enough to remove us from any situation that will bring us no good or from anything that was intended to harm us. And usually, our attitude determines how long we stay in that season of suffering. #AiEncourage you today to remain patient, and stay faithful in God. Trust Him at all times. You know what they say, “Don’t compare your chapter 1 to someone else’s chapter 20.” God isn’t finished with me yet ☝🏼 #AiExplore #AiExploreJapan (at Kawaguchi, Saitama) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzp94OAliqf/?igshid=unbyyetzda04