"A Safe Space"

Hey hey! I hope everyone is doing better than just surviving in this world we all live in! If you're going through some challenges or hurtful times - please know that this is a safe space. I hope and pray you have a safe circle or a person you can talk to about whatever it is you're facing right now. Also, know that you're not alone, even if you feel alone. If you don't have anyone else to talk to or a safe place to lay your heart, please remember this...Jesus is the friend that will NEVER, EVER, LEAVE you! The scripture says, Psalm 34:18 NIV - "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." He cares about everything that concerns you. I promise, HE CARES ABOUT YOU!

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Everyone needs someone who they can trust to share their heart with and talk to about what's going on in their life. Even if they can't help, just having moral support is comforting and makes us feel better, at least for the moment. Eventually, we make our way to sitting down with God and just talking about it. He already knows the outcome, but He still likes for us to come to Him. He takes pleasure in helping His children and longs to spend time with us. I think that's AMAZING! I know He truly loves us because He's still there helping, even when we're not talking to Him. He waits for us to come back home, or come back to Him. I've even taken what I call a break from church and spending time with Him when I'm going through something hard. I don't know why, but for some reason I like to think about it over and over again. Then I'll decide to get in the Word of God to get some direction and peace. Have you ever done that? You know, try to solve it yourself by stressing out and exhausting all of your resources before you get in His presence? Then we have an epiphany and think, I'll ask the Lord to help me - like we really should have gone to Him first. It's crazy that we do that sometimes.

Anyway, we need to make a habit of going to God first instead of as a last resort. Our first thought should be, Father I need you. This just happened and I need to know what to do, and I need wisdom to know how to do it. Knowledge without wisdom can leave you still wondering how to do what you know you need to do - if that makes sense. Let's make an effort to go to the Father first in prayer about everything in our lives. Even if things are going well, we still need Him. It will establish that spiritual connection which builds the relationship we so desperately need. I hope you decide to make this a daily practice so your life will be more peaceful, and you'll have joy even in the midst of a storm. Now this doesn't mean we won't have things to happen, or life will be fair - because it won't. We still live in a physical world, and we have an enemy that hates us because we belong to the Lord and we're created in His image. BUT, be of good cheer because we are more than conquerors! 😊

We are His children and He wants us to come to Him about everything!

So, let's spend time with Him everyday. A little time is better than no time. PLEASE make some time, even if it's just 7 minutes. Eventually, you'll want to spend more time with Him because of His Great Love and Compassion. For His Mercy and His Grace draws us towards Him. Whew, I'm excited! Let's do this together, and see how our lives change!

Until next time,

You're always in my prayers 🙏🏽

Jae ❤️

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