The last six weeks have been amazing and today we finished out the "Seasons of Joy" Study. But, it does not end there. And, based on your wonderful feedback I will be making some changes to improve the study. Thank you all so much. Now, I have a challenge for you to consider, would you like to do the study again with a person or or people you want to invite? Let me know what you think. We will not start for a couple of weeks because I am creating a journal to go with the study, but let me know if that sounds interesting. Or, let me know what you would like to do, go back to another study or take on a new study that I have coming soon? Also, I have a couple of favors to ask, but I will be back to you with them when it is ready. You have all touched my heart so much, and I pray that you were blessed, challenged, and inspired by the Holy Spirit during this study, I know that I was. 🙌🙏♥️ Please hold tight to the Master Gardener and continue to stamp out those pesky weeds, the enemy is a liar! Yes, we are so loved and we are going to trust in the Lord and Count it ALL JOY. We have seeds He is planting in us and we are growing much fruit through Him. 🧡🧡🧡🙌🙌🙌 Here is a little video reminder that every season can have a blessing and every season even when it does not look like it, has JOY. Let's continue to be thankful in all circumstances. 🙌♥️🙏 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSBntbYDsbe/?stkn=MXVnYmpjemRxOHppMw==

Hello All, tomorrow is our last SOJ call and we will go over week six rather fast and then debrief about the study. Please bring the positives, and the negatives and any suggestions that you might have to make it better and or clearer, and more helpful for others. This has been an amazing six weeks and I have seen such a shift in how we all are thinking about Joy, Seasons, and especially how aware we are now of the weeds planted from the enemy that we now just stamp on and pull them out right away. We will no longer allow our joy to be stolen. 🙏🙌♥️💪🏼 I can't wait to hear from you, and again it has been a great blessing to share this study with you. You all have brought me such joy seeing the Lord (Master Gardener) planting and growing seeds of joy in us all. See you tomorrow, I hope you can join. ♥️🌸

This day is all about fruit and grace. What if the growing of the Fruit of the Spirit was our major focus? It would all be about growing these elements in our lives and sharing them with others, showing them love and grace like we were given. Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance (patience), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. This scripture keeps coming to my mind again and again to keep me focused on the fruit and not the world. John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came so that they would have life, and have it abundantly. The very thing that steals our joy is wanting to keep us from any of the fruit by destroying our connection to Him. But, if we are focused on Him and allowing Him to cultivate more fruit in us to share with others, the enemy has no power in our lives. My garden has been my illustration during this entire process and it continued yesterday. As the temps especially at night are getting a little cooler, my plants are bouncing back and producing more fruit again. I felt so good about it that I just left them alone all day. But, I went out early last evening to water them and half of them and most all the fruit was gone, just gone. In just a day of being away, the enemy was able to come in FAST and strip it away, destroying it for sure. It hit me hard that we need to not get too confident or removed from the Master Gardener even for one day because the enemy is waiting and watching for that moment to come in and steal, kill, and destroy anything and everything he can and especially take the fruit. Don't step away for a moment, the enemy is waiting and watching to pounce. He can destroy so much in even a single day when we are not looking. Protect that fruit from the enemy that would love to pick it clean off. Here is the before and the after. 🥹 But, we have a promise from the Master Gardener to have a fruitful and abundant life with Him filled with much growing and blooming fruit, especially Joy. 🙌🙌🙌🙏🙏🙏

The first part is to commit to finding joy in every season. The enemy plants all the negative things all around us. But, the Master Gardener with help from the Holy Spirit brings so much fruit into your life including, joy, love and peace. Remove that focus on the lies the enemy is working hard to tell and show and fix your eyes on the Lord. Tell the enemy to go, and focus on the good and on having gratitude and give thanks for the blessings of joy. This is our last day of this study, we have one more call tomorrow to share together (I can't wait) but, you are welcome at any time to go back to anything in this study. I pray that you were blessed and that you can now see the enemies lies and weeds he tries to plant so you can stamp them out and pull them up from the weak roots. 😖 But, most importantly is that you see how the seasons come and the seasons go and in every one you have amazing promises from God that you can stand on to keep that joy and begin to see so much good. ♥️🩷♥️ God has a beautiful plan for you to grow and bloom, and if you stay next to Him, calling on Him, and asking Him to guide you, teach you, and show you...He will not only show you, but walk through it with you, by your side. He will never leave you nor forsake you. 🙌🙌🙌 Thank you for participating in this study and feel free to share this or any study with others. There is a link in the top right-hand corner to invite others. Just send them the link and they can join. I am not sure what comes next here but if you want to go through any of the studies you are welcome to do so or I would love to go through it with you. If you want a group to join like a Bible Study, or a book club, that would be great. I am happy to lead one or you are welcome to go about it on your own. I am here and praying for each of you. God has a great plan for you, just let Him take the lead and amazing things will happen. Till next time. ♥️😍 Much Love and praying for Great Seasons of Joy.

You have been conditioned by the enemy to have fear, anger and regret for anything that the Lord brings to you that is challenging or makes you learn and grow. He wants you to avoid those seasons because your biggest growth and blessings come in those seasons. So, begin to see those as a gift not a punishment. Every single season is designed to bring you closer to the Lord. Yes, even those quiet ones and especially the wilderness seasons. But, the seasons of chaos are just as important because hurry and busy are the weapons that the enemy uses to keep you at a distance from the true gifts and love that the Lord has for you. Scripture - Jeremiah 29:11-13 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Have you decided (with the help of the Holy Spirit) what season you are currently in so you can stand on those promises from God? Remember, a busy summer season can be chaotic, but you can feel alone even in the busy is the key to seeing the summer. A winter season can be quiet, but you still can have demands. It is about how your heart feels in those seasons. What is God calling you to do? Is He keeping you isolated and alone in winter? Is He keeping you busy in the summer season with work and being pulled, but your heart feels exhausted and dry? Finding the season is sometimes hard, but follow the promises and you will see His love and care in all seasons. I love the activity of the season promise cards. What a powerful reminder to combat the lies the enemy tells. In every single season, give thanks for these plans that the Lord has for you. Never listen to the enemy, the Lord wants you to prosper and he will NOT HARM YOU. So just call on the Lord, stay close to Him, and embrace the hope, love, and future He has for you. Embrace the new season and know that His plan is just for you to thrive and grow.