His Love is what makes Us Special

Hello Beautiful people. I pray all has been well with you. Especially for all of you who have been enduring the storms that have been hitting this world lately. May God keep you in his safe hands. May the resources you may be in need of locate you. Please stay safe as best you can.

Today I wanted to talk about what makes us special.

As believers I know it’s difficult sometimes to NOT get pulled into the distractions that the world creates. The distractions are always so loud. So persistent. So vast. Yet, if I’m honest it would be easier to avoid the distractions when we operate in the manner that Christ has called us to. The thing that makes us special is the fact that God has chosen us to be a special people unto himself. When we read the Bible there are multiple times where we are instructed to “Be ye separate.” When we choose to associate ourselves with the things of this world, we pollute ourselves and tamper with the thing that makes us special; that makes us holy. Being ye separate. In Deuteronomy 7:6 it states, “For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.”

When we consecrate a thing we are keeping it separate. That is exactly what Jesus is wanting his children to be - separate from the world! Scripture tells us that when we are friends with the world we are enemies with God (James 4:4). I’m not sure about you. But in this current climate, I wouldn’t want to be an enemy of God. It’s not looking too good for the opposition. We have a choice just as Christ does. He chose us because of his love for us (Duet 7:8). His faithfulness to his covenant (Duet 7:9). Yet, when we break that covenant, we are in danger of the consequences of our actions. (You can refer to the blog “Your Season, Your Choice” for more depth of what I am insinuating.) We aslo put ourselves in the crosswires for smoke that we don’t want to encounter.

We are nobodies without the love that Christ provides. It is because of his love that we are special. However, just like we have relationship throughout our lives with different people, family, friends, coworkers and etc. Our relationship with Jesus Christ is the main one that truly matters. Yes, it is beautiful to be loved. It is something entirely different when you are loved by Christ Jesus. It completely changes you from the inside out. It truly makes you feel special to experience such a love especially in the current tainted world of courting today. It elevates you to a place mentally and spiritually that makes you feel like you are floating on clouds with Christ.

However, to maintain the love that Christ provides we must do our part. Deuteronomy 7:11 tells us “Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, and the statues, and the judgements, which I command thee this day, to do them.” Our part is honoring the covenant God established with us. We all want to be seen as special. Yet, we are only special because of the love that Christ has for us. Outside of his love we are nobody. Man cannot validate creation, only our Creator does, and he is a jealous God.

My beautiful people. If you are struggling in your walk with God…..I pray today that God will touch you in such a way that you no longer question or doubt the magnitude of his love for you. That you no longer seek the validation from the creation but you find it in the Creator. That your heart will soften to allow God in completely. That his love for you overflows into the lives of those around you. That peace indwells your hearts and your homes. That you know how truly special you are to Christ Jesus.

He wants to love on you. If only you would come home and leave the world behind.

Love ya, Later.

So now that you have the keys…

So you made it back? I knew you were ready to elevate. So tell me…..what did you take away from Ephesians 4? Hopefully you were able to obtain some solid key information. You wrote it down in your journal right? If you need a new journal check out the shop and purchase you one of the Reflective journals or the Overflow Spiral Notebooks. Any-who, back to our conversation about the keys.

I’m going to wait for a few of you to share what you gathered here, then I’ll give you more concerning some key points I took away from Ephesians 4 concerning the major key : renewing our mind! I can give you what’s helped me but I can’t do the work for you. We all have to study to show ourselves approved. (2 Tim 2:15) Which is why I am encouraging you to take your notes as you study and share what you’ve learned. Believe me when I tell you, we will never be void of study when it comes to the word of God and navigating this life. Which excites me, cause that means we should always have plenty to talk about and plenty to work on.

Now that you have the keys. How have you applied them to your life? Have you seen any changes in your daily habits or interactions amongst your peers? Have you felt any different within yourself?

Next big thing for you to ponder on…which door will you choose to walk through? The door to life or destruction? Having the key is great but daily we must pick up our cross and die to our old selves to live in the new. Choosing your old self is choosing destruction. Life is found in the death of our past ways.

I have to run. But, I’ll be back after a little while.

Stay prayed up. Love ya later.

Let Me Give U the Keys Upfront

Hey y’all hey! Listen, if we’re going to kick this elevation thing off right. I have to give you the keys to the door upfront. I know, I know, most folks like to gate keep all the keys to your next opportunity but not here. See, I realize if you are here to tag along on this journey then you are desiring to be set free and to reach heights that only GOD can elevate us to.

In order for us to reach those heights though, the key is to renew our minds.

Yes, that’s it. We must renew our minds. In the Bible in Ephesians 4:23 it states “And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;”.

See we can not elevate to new heights without first releasing the things of old we have become so accustom to holding on to. Trust me! It is by no means a simple task. You will be tested greatly, you will not only lose loved ones, friends and opportunities, your old self would have naturally jumped at, you will also eventually lose the desire for those things as well. Which is ultimately part of the goal in elevation.

If who you have been was getting the job done; I love that for you. For those of us who have looked in the mirror and realized who we have been is not who we wish to continue to be. Take some time and read through Ephesians 4. Grab a journal and a good pen and take down some notes on what you learned about renewing your mind and the attributes that signify your mind has been renewed.

Trust, I don’t get them right all the time but I do strive to daily. This journey we are on is one step at a time.

Step #1 : Elevate our mind.

Task to complete - Read Ephesians 4 take notes! I want to hear what you learned. If you need a journal check out our shop.