Author’s Recognition Award

Thank you Beverley 🌟 for creating this award and thanks for nominating me. It’s commendable of you to think of others in this way! I am enjoying your book, “Harm Not The Oil and Wine: Is This a Promise of Hope for Refugees?”

Purpose of the Award
This award was created by Beverley @ Becomingtheoilandwine blog to support our fellow bloggers who have written and published books or who are in the process of writing a book. You are free to write as much as possible about your book and the reasons why you have decided to write a book. Remember, we are all winners in the Kingdom of God, and God wants the best for us.

Rules of the Award
• Create a new post on your blog using the above picture logo or create one of your own.
• Copy and paste the Purpose of the Award and the Rules of the Award on your post.
• Thank the person who nominated you and post a link to their blog.
• Include the links to the creator of the Award and the inspirational post: Celebrating and Supporting our fellow Authors.
• Write a brief description of the books you have written or the book that you are currently writing.
• Include a link to your published books or the potential date of publishing.
• Nominate at least five bloggers who have published a book or who are currently writing or thinking about writing a book.
• Support at least one of the bloggers you have nominated by either purchasing one of their books or sharing the links to their books.
• If a nominee has not written a book, share one of their blog posts.

My 3 Books: Below are the links to my 3 books. You can click on the links for a description. My hope and prayer is that the words of these books would be an extension to the love of Jesus Christ and cause those who read it to draw closer to Him. He is always faithful! ❤️

Drawing Closer to Christ: Honoring Jesus At Work

Drawing Closer to Christ: Her Hurting Heart Healed: Relying on the love of Jesus to heal your heart

Drawing Closer to Christ: 31 Days of Inspirational Writings to Help Encourage Your Faith in Jesus

To My Nominees: Thank you for your contributions! I look forward to hearing more about your books, if you choose to participate. Even if you have not written a book, thanks for the beautiful writings you share here on the blog. Hopefully you will publish your writings one day soon! ✍🏼 🌟

To anyone reading this: If you are an author please feel free to accept this award and tell us more about your book(s). Thanks for sharing! 🤗

Marisa has a book called, Broken Cookies Taste Just as Sweet: The Amazing Grace of Motherhood, Marriage, and Miracles on the Spectrum”

Vivian mentioned her friend Kim’s book, “Learning To Be Content”. Kim also has other books available.

Georgetta and Charles have written several biblically based study guides.

Yonnie shares the gift of life through poetry, stories, testimonies, and creative writing.

Brother Craig shares his poetry and creative writings.

Giftedminds Writers has a variety of online books available.

Warren shares a variety of heartfelt and thought provoking writings.

Carly hopes to publish her book, “Good Enough” this summer. She will share her story of transformation.

Jesus, A Donkey, and His Father – Parts 5/6

Well here are the final two parts in this series, part 5 by Robert, and part 6 by Lydia. It’s been a blessing reading everyone’s insight on this topic. Hope you’ve enjoyed it too! ☀️

Back in April, around Easter time, Matt from Jesusluvsall started doing Saturday Blogger Chats over Zoom with bloggers. I’ve had the pleasure of …

Jesus, A Donkey, and His Father

The Lord Goes Before You

Deuteronomy 31:8 NLT, “Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.”

I’ve learned and still learning that I don’t have to worry, because the things I spend time worrying about, God has already worked out on my behalf. I may not always see it right away, but that doesn’t change the fact that He has worked things out. He has a good plan.

Photo by: Sharefaith of Medford, Oregon USA 🇺🇸

When fear and discouragement try to creep in, we can remind ourselves of God’s continuous presence with us. He personally goes before us and paves the way. We just have to walk the path He has already laid out for us. Knowing that God has already gone where we are going is a comfort. It also gives us the confidence we need to move forward in faith. After all, we’re called to live by faith and not by sight, which of course is an amazing privilege (2 Corinthians 5:7). We’re blessed that there is so much more than what we see with our natural eyes. Living by faith draws us closer to the heart of God as we learn to trust in His faithfulness and wisdom.

Take heart! God will never fail you or abandon you. He is with you every step of the way, so remain faithful and obedient. He rewards us as we diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6).

Blessings To You On Mother’s Day

As I was reflecting on Mother’s Day, some very valuable advice that was given to me by my cousin Sandra came to mind. She said, “Always pray for your daughter, because there is something special about a mother’s prayer.” My daughter who is now 23, was about 11 years old when Sandra spoke those words. Her words of wisdom have always stayed close to my heart.

I know my mother has diligently prayed for me throughout my life. Her prayers for me have made a difference, and they continue to do so. As mother’s, we are so blessed to have the gift of prayer. We can’t be everywhere, we can’t know everything, and we definitely can’t fix everything (although we may sometimes try), but our Lord can. Knowing that He is always present, and that He is never without answers, is what gives us peace as Mom’s.

God’s love covers everything, all the joys and the pains of motherhood. I’m so thankful for His love, because no matter what changes in our lives or the lives of our children, His love will never change. I pray you find never ending strength and hope as you continue to trust God for His best in the lives of your children. He hears your prayers and always has a plan, so never cease to pray for your children.

Happy Mother’s Day! 🌷💛🌷

1 Thessalonians 5:17 (KJB), “Pray without ceasing.”

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Run From Sexual Sin!

1 Corinthians 6:18 NLT, “Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body.”

We live in a culture that promotes sexual sin. People are encouraged to live as they please and do whatever feels good to them. God is wise and He understands the human heart. He knows exactly what we need to live abundant lives. The enemy on the other hand, uses deception to try and convince us that what God told us not to do, is something we need to do to be happy. It’s the same trick he used in the garden with Adam and Eve. He is the father of lies (John 8:44). We can avoid his lies by applying God’s truth to our lives.

When it comes to sexual sin, the Bible says to run! Sexual sin is not something that we can play around with and still effectively serve God. It ruins lives in countless ways. It brings harm to adults, as well as children. It destroys marriages and steals from singles. I heard a pastor once say, that the majority of the people who come to him for counseling, are there because of consequences related to sexual sin.

Photo by: Leon Macapagal of Chicago, Illinois, USA 🇺🇸

We as Christians must honor God with our bodies. It’s not easy to walk in sexual integrity in the world we live in today, but it is possible. The Holy Spirit is with us giving us strength to do God’s good will. We also need to continuously renew our minds with the Word of God. Don’t be afraid to cut off people and things that are hindering your sexual purity. Remember the enemy is an expert at making things seem innocent or harmless in the beginning. He will attempt to prey on us, especially in our vulnerable seasons of life. However, the One who lives in us is greater. When we repent of sexual sin, He will bring healing, restoration and freedom. His grace is sufficient for our needs.

When the temptation of sexual sin comes knocking on the door of your heart, don’t answer. Instead RUN! And RUN FAST!

P.S.

And DON’T look back!

Jesus, A Donkey, and His Father Part 4

For those of you who have been following this series, I’m sharing part 4 today that was posted by big brother Matt @ Jesusluvsall . His post reminds us of the joy and hope of meeting Jesus! Enjoy! 🤗

In April it was a blessing to host my first blogger chat. Out of that chat came the idea to do a blog chain on the topic Jesus, A Donkey, and His …

Jesus, A Donkey, and His Father Part 4

Nothing Is Too Hard For God

Jeremiah 32:17 NLT, “O Sovereign LORD! You made the heavens and earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you!”

Nothing is too hard for our God! What a powerful truth this is. Every new day that God blesses us to see, we can rest knowing that He is sovereign over all things, including the specifics of our lives.

Photo by: Sagui Andrea of Italy 🇮🇹

We have the honor and satisfaction of knowing that the same God who made the heavens and the Earth, loves us more than we can even imagine. He is always available to us, all we have to do is call to Him and He will answer (Jeremiah 33:3).

Never hesitate to call out to our ever present, all wise God. He will uphold you and strengthen you. Nothing is too hard for Him!