Living a life purpose

But I am trusting you O Lord, saying, You are my God. My future is in your hands Psalm 31:14-15a  God knows what I need, when I need it. God knows how to do it and how to get it to me. God will do it in His own time, not in my own time; God will give me what I need, not what I think I need God will do it and get it to me in His own way, not the way I think He should do it God has a set time for accomplishing things in my life and He will do it in His own time and not in my time, so I must learn to wait. In my waiting I must learn to be patient In my waiting, I must learn to wait in joy In my waiting, I must learn to trust him In my waiting I must enjoy where I am In my waiting I must remember to thank him for where I am

At dawn the next morning the angels became insistent. “Hurry,” they said to Lot. “Take your wife and your two daughters who are here. Get out right now, or you will be swept away in the destruction of the city!”  When Lot still hesitated, the angels seized his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters and rushed them to safety outside the city, for the Lord was merciful. Genesis 19:15-16  When I read this I was dumbfounded by the reaction of Lot. God sent him a message and told him that everyone and everything in the city he was living will be destroyed so he should leave. What did Lot do, leave. No he hesitated even though he knew the consequences of staying. Why did he hesitate, was he afraid of the unknown, did he not trust God. But God was still merciful to Lot, God’s angels seized the hands of Lot and his family and rushed them to safety. God challenged me and told me that I also do this. When God lays something on my heart I sometimes hesitate and in some...

As I am approaching the end of this year, Father, I want to thank you for all you have done for me in 2013. It has been a year of ups and downs but the only constant is You. I want to say thank you for the blessing of seeing the year through to the end. Thank you for keeping me safe and seeing the end of 2013 Thank you for your grace and mercies that never comes to an end Thank you for blessing me with family and friends Thank you for your provision when I was in need Thank you for your comforting words when I was hurting Thank you for your peace when I was worried Thank you for your joy when I was sad Thank you for your everlasting presence when I was feeling alone Thank you for shining your light in my dark days Thank you for your healing me when I was sick Thank you for your strength when I was weak Thank you for your forgiveness when I hurt you Father most of all I want to thank you for your everlasting lasting love. Love that You freely give to me, love that is co...

Your identity does not come from what you do or don’t do. Do not let the world define you. The world tends to give us labels– a single mother, a divorcee, a failure, a success, out of work, celebrity It is what Christ has done for you that define your identity. Know who you are, you are the daughter or son of the Most High

My worth is not based on who I am My worth is not based on who loves me My worth is not based on what I have achieved My worth is not based on what I own My worth is not based on the circumstances I find myself My worth is not based on the pain and hurt I have been through My worth is not based on the people who have betrayed me My worth is based on who I am in the Lord, I am the beloved daughter of the Most High My worth is based on how much He loves me, He loved me before he made me My worth is based on how much He treasures me, He sent His son Jesus to die for me so that I can have a relationship with him My worth is based on how much He cares for me, He is always with me through the good and bad times I am the daughter of the Most High, I am the apple of His eye and I am highly favoured.

Some days I have to put a smile on my face. No one actually sees the pain hidden away. No one actually sees the fear hidden away. No one sees the hurt hidden away. No one sees the insecurities hidden away. On those days I am assured that God sees me. He is with me in my darkest days. He can see all my pain, fear, hurts and insecurities. On those days I am assured that God does not love me less. He sees His precious child. On those days, His love, His presence, His words are available to me. On those days only God can help me deal with my pain, fear, hurts and insecurities.  With God's ever present help, He will help me pull through. His love, His presence, His promises will help me through my darkest days. © Temi Lafinhan-Etti

When God shows up, He turns our mourning into dancing When God shows up, He turns our pain into joy When God shows up, He calms the storms in our lives When God shows up, He turns our weaknesses into strength When God shows up, He turns our past mistakes into victories When God shows up, He makes us whole again When God shows up, He never leaves us the same