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A Quiet Christmas 🎄
Only 5 more days until Christmas!! 🎶✝️🌟⛪🫂🛷🦌🕯️🎄🤶🎅🥛👼🔔🎶 The world expects Christmas to be wrapped in noise, lights, and perfection. But the first Christmas came quietly. No spotlight. No applause. 🗝️Just a weary mother, a willing father, and a God who chose closeness over comfort. Jesus didn’t arrive to impress us — He arrived to be with us. Not when life was tidy. Not when hearts were ready. But right in the middle of mess, fear, and uncertainty. And that’s still how He comes today. 📖 “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” (John 1:14) If today feels tender… If joy feels mixed with grief… If peace feels quieter than you expected… Take heart, sister. Christmas means God is not distant. He is near. Right here. Right now. 💛 Reflection: Where might God be choosing nearness over noise in your life today?
A Quiet Christmas 🎄
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@Berni Sharkey I’m so sorry you’re sick! I’ve had to fight to find the quiet this year, every year we’ve had to go away but this one with the roads closed we may have the privilege of sticking close to home and I’ll quite enjoy the quiet, really. Other than visiting some relatives closer this will be so calming and I’ll be able to bask in the serenity and tranquility in a truly personal way. The rest of the world can have me for all the tinsel and lights but my very soul craves to honour God in refelection and solitude perhaps so I am able to experience the hush and imagine what it was REALLY like in that small stable. Our world is rarely quiet anymore, one has to actually work at “making quiet”. God Bless and thx for your post.
I think God that he's never left us defenseless
📖Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power. Ephesians 6:10 nrsv 💬Ladies when we put on the armor of God, we are able to stand against the schemes of the enemy, who seek to still, kill, and destroy us. Not like the enemy, Jesus brings us abundant life, not death. He does not tear us down, but builds us up. So let us put on the full armor of God just as Paul says later in Ephesians. Ephesians 6:10 -20. 💬Ladies when we lean on the presence of Jesus in our lives, he is the supernatural strength that infuses us with the power we need to stand against the enemy. With truth as a belt to strengthen us to stand in victory, Holiness and righteousness as protective armor over our heart, and with the feet ready to share the gospel of peace, we will prevail over the slander of the enemy with the helmet of salvation, and the sharp spiritual sword of the word of God, we will come through every Battle victorious. I love how the Lord has not left us defenseless this world. We have the tools of the kingdom of God right at our fingertips. And all we have to do is speak it over ourselves. Use it and walk in it. Amen 🔥🙏🏻🛡🗡🥾👑 heavenly father ,you are the Victorious One, you are the almighty one, Lord of lords, King of Kings, and you have not left us defenseless against our enemy. I thank you for the full armor of God to help us stand against the schemes of the enemy. So today I am putting on your whole armor. It is your strength that I am made strong. It is your power that I can overcome. It is in your faithfulness that my faith is rooted in you. We thank you that you move in Mighty Mercy as I partner with you to war. Abba Father ,Luke 10:19 says behold I have given you all powers to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the powers of the enemy and nothing shall by any means hurt me. I thank you for the seat of authority you've given me. And I ask for your army angels to come and fight on behalf of me and with me over these trials and tribulations that I may be going through. I thank you Lord for your great work that you've done on the cross. That has given us the authority over the enemy and has not left us defenseless against the enemy.
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@Sammie Harder Amen - and His armour is one size fits ALL - it’s like cloaking in His soaking! Thank you for this post!
Saw this on FB!
I thought yes!!! This is so right🫢, so true and a kick in the butt we all need!! Check it out! "SOMEONE REQUESTED PRAYER BECAUSE A WITCH PUT STONES ON THEIR LAWN TO CURSE THEIR HOME. I told them that they don't need prayer. I instructed them to go out and take a leak on those rocks. 😊 Im tired of weak Christianity. Christians that make the devil big & Jesus small. These folks unintentionally give authority to fear instead of to Christ. No object, symbol, stone, ritual, or human action has any jurisdiction over a believer who is in Christ. NAME ME A CURSE OR A DEVIL THAT'S GREATER THAN THE HOLY GHOST IN A BELIEVER!! None! The danger isn’t the stone...it’s their wrong believing & ignorance of the Word. The moment someone believes: “This explains the heaviness” “Someone is trying to curse us” “We need special prayers because of this object” They’ve already shifted authority. Can you imagine Jesus asking for prayer because of rocks with demonic symbols. Can you imagine Paul or the early church asking for prayer because of a witch. 🤣 Believers are seated far above (Ephesians 2:6) No curse overrides covenant No object outranks authority No darkness survives where light is." If you agree type Amen in the comments!!
Saw this on FB!
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Joshua 1:9 New International Version 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Can we reach 100????
🔔 Wouldn't be amazing if by December 31st we could grow this group to 100 women! Each of you has the ability to invite other ladies, and now with the community being free, maybe you know a special lady that would like to join us!! 🆓 I have added a cost to a couple of the higher level courses for those who want to go a little deeper, but there is no more monthly premium cost at all for now! ❤️ So, if you know a lady in your life that would appreciate this community and would love to help us grow it into something more, then please invite as many over the holiday season as possible! 🎁🌟 It's a free gift that they can enjoy over and over!
Can we reach 100????
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Ooh, I will work on this!
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Ohhhh I will work on this!
Unoffendable Heart
✝️Scripture: “A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.” – Proverbs 19:11 🎄As the Christmas season is upon us, many are forced to spend time with people that they may not otherwise choose to...It can be difficult to get through without the grace of God. When it's family or long time friends, there's often triggers and pressure points that we try to avoid in order to have a "happier season". 💝 But here's the truth, an offended heart stays in bondage and an UN-offended heart is a free heart. 🗝️ Maintaining grit guards your peace and God's grace releases the need to be right. 🪞 Reflection: Is there someone in your life that you're trying to avoid over the holiday season? 🙏Pray, “Lord, teach me to respond with grace instead of reacting in pride.” Practice Step: Challenge yourself! Allowing ourselves to be in situations that might have triggered us in the past, gives us a clear vision on where we really are in our walk. Avoiding and staying distant gives us only an illusion. We need to not only test the fruit in others, but also in ourselves. ❤️‍🔥✝️
Unoffendable Heart
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Oh I love this, each holiday we wade into family, lots of family. Many have different views on health, political, religion. Sometimes it could be easier to stay home and stick to the comfort of our home church and attend the services (would be wonderful) but we choose to insert ourselves right into the middle of the family dynamics. We work to not take the bait when baited and instead we give grace and double down on still being able to show God’s love and grace. God’s LOVE conquers all. I’ve seen it make a difference. It’s not deserved all the time but it does melt hearts if applied often.
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