This is a blog post I have had on Word Press for quite some time. I have had so many women tell me how much this post resonates with them. Even though it is four years later, I look back on the words I wrote to close out 2014 and refer back to this resource often in my day-to-day living. But I also look back and think "Wow! God has done so much to take me from there to where I am today."
Grab some coffee or some tea and pull up your chair and open your heart to my words from the past. May they help just one person tonight..........
As 2014 comes to a final close tonight, I am reminded of all I have been through this year. I have gone from being a single mom to having the love of my life back after 14 years of solitude. Yes, I said solitude. I choose this word not because I was not other relationships but because I was in those relationships alone. But today I end 2014 with a man who loves God and loves me like no other.
In order to get here, I had to let go of a lot of things and hand some things over to the Lord. This website www.encouragingbiblequotes.com has been my go to place from 2012 through 2014 to make this transfer of control easier. I want to share a poem Never Again because it changed me from the moment I read it in 2012 and every time I read it now. Hopefully, this poem impacts you to make the changes needed in your life to bring the fruits of the spirit into your life like it did to bring them into mine.
I firmly believe NEVER AGAIN helped shape my relationship with Christ.
As we close 2014 and begin 2015, remember that Jesus is the Reason for the Season and our relationship with Christ can begin anew anytime we invite Him into our hearts. So, as we write our resolution list let us resolve to say NEVER AGAIN and add these items to our lists.
My prayer tonight is that this reaches those who need it and they say NEVER AGAIN in 2015 to live a blessed life like I have been given.
CHALLENGE: Read through this list of Never Agains a couple of time and find 2-4 things to work on this month. Then come back and do the same until you have addressed all the Never Agains in your life. By the way, just know there may be some time that you need to address Never Agains, Again!
JOURNAL STARTER: God, today as I read through this list of Never Agains I realize I need to work on..........................
PRAYER PROMPT: LORD, please open our hearts to the changes we need to make in our lives. Whether it is a self-esteem issue, a finance issue, a fear issue, or just a simple lack of faith help us to discover that for every flaw we feel we have, You have told us how to overcome it. Bring the women here tonight peace in knowing they are enough. They are worthy. They are precious in Your sight! Give them the strength to close doors that are needed. Help them break the strongholds of their lives. Straighten the crowns of your precious princesses so they can walk in Your glory. AMEN!
God Bless and Happy New Year!
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on fear, because the Word says: “God has not given me a spirit of fear, but one of power, love and a sound mind.” (2 Timothy 1:7)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on doubt and a lack of faith, because the Word says: “God has dealt to each one [every person] a measure of faith.” (Romans 12:3)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on weakness, because the Word says: “The Lord is the strength of My life” (Psalm 27:1) and “The people that know their God shall be strong and carry out great exploits.” (Daniel 11:32)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on the supremacy of Satan over my life, because the Word says: “Greater is He that is within me than he that is in the world.” (1 John 4:4)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on defeat, because the Word says: “God always causes me to triumph in Jesus Christ.” (2 Corinthians 2:14)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on a lack of wisdom, because the Word says: “Christ Jesus has become for me wisdom from God.” (1 Corinthians 1:30) and “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” (James 1:5)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on sickness, because the Word says: “With His stripes I am healed.” (Isaiah 53:5) and Jesus “Himself took my infirmities and bore my sickness.” (Matthew 8:17)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on bondage, because the Word says: “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” (2 Corinthians 3:17) and “My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit.” (1 Corinthians 6:19)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on worries and frustration, because the Word says: I am “Casting all my cares upon Him who cares for me.” (1 Peter 5:7)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on condemnation, because the Word says: “There is now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 8:1) I am in Christ, so therefore I am free from condemnation!
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on loneliness, because the Word says: Jesus said, “I am with you always, even till the end of the age [forever].” (Matthew 28:20) and “I will never leave you, nor forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on curses or bad luck, because the Word says: “Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the Law, being made a curse for me: that the blessings of Abraham might come upon the gentiles [that’s me] through Jesus Christ: That we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.” (Galatians 3:13-14)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on discontent, because the Word says: “I have learned in whatever state (circumstances) I am, to be content.” (Philippians 4:11)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on unworthiness, because the Word says: “He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” (2 Corinthians 5:21)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on confusion, because the Word says: “God is not the author of confusion, but of peace.” (1 Corinthians 14:33) and “We have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.” (1 Corinthians 2:12)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on persecution, because the Word says: “If God be for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on the domination of sin over my life, because the Word says: “The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.” (Romans 8:2)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on insecurity, because the Word says: “When you lie down, you will not be afraid; Yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet. Do not be afraid of sudden terror, Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes; For the LORD will be your confidence, And will keep your foot from being caught.” (Proverbs 3:24-26)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on failure, because the Word says: “In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” (Romans 8:37)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on frustration, because the Word says: “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.” (Isaiah 26:3)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on fear of the future, because the Word says: “As it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit.” (1 Cor 2:9-10)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on troubles, because the Word says: Jesus said, “In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)
In order to get here, I had to let go of a lot of things and hand some things over to the Lord. This website www.encouragingbiblequotes.com has been my go to place from 2012 through 2014 to make this transfer of control easier. I want to share a poem Never Again because it changed me from the moment I read it in 2012 and every time I read it now. Hopefully, this poem impacts you to make the changes needed in your life to bring the fruits of the spirit into your life like it did to bring them into mine.
I firmly believe NEVER AGAIN helped shape my relationship with Christ.
As we close 2014 and begin 2015, remember that Jesus is the Reason for the Season and our relationship with Christ can begin anew anytime we invite Him into our hearts. So, as we write our resolution list let us resolve to say NEVER AGAIN and add these items to our lists.
My prayer tonight is that this reaches those who need it and they say NEVER AGAIN in 2015 to live a blessed life like I have been given.
CHALLENGE: Read through this list of Never Agains a couple of time and find 2-4 things to work on this month. Then come back and do the same until you have addressed all the Never Agains in your life. By the way, just know there may be some time that you need to address Never Agains, Again!
JOURNAL STARTER: God, today as I read through this list of Never Agains I realize I need to work on..........................
PRAYER PROMPT: LORD, please open our hearts to the changes we need to make in our lives. Whether it is a self-esteem issue, a finance issue, a fear issue, or just a simple lack of faith help us to discover that for every flaw we feel we have, You have told us how to overcome it. Bring the women here tonight peace in knowing they are enough. They are worthy. They are precious in Your sight! Give them the strength to close doors that are needed. Help them break the strongholds of their lives. Straighten the crowns of your precious princesses so they can walk in Your glory. AMEN!
God Bless and Happy New Year!
NEVER AGAIN
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NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on “I can’t,” because the Word says: “I can do all things through Jesus Christ who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on fear, because the Word says: “God has not given me a spirit of fear, but one of power, love and a sound mind.” (2 Timothy 1:7)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on doubt and a lack of faith, because the Word says: “God has dealt to each one [every person] a measure of faith.” (Romans 12:3)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on weakness, because the Word says: “The Lord is the strength of My life” (Psalm 27:1) and “The people that know their God shall be strong and carry out great exploits.” (Daniel 11:32)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on the supremacy of Satan over my life, because the Word says: “Greater is He that is within me than he that is in the world.” (1 John 4:4)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on defeat, because the Word says: “God always causes me to triumph in Jesus Christ.” (2 Corinthians 2:14)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on a lack of wisdom, because the Word says: “Christ Jesus has become for me wisdom from God.” (1 Corinthians 1:30) and “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” (James 1:5)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on sickness, because the Word says: “With His stripes I am healed.” (Isaiah 53:5) and Jesus “Himself took my infirmities and bore my sickness.” (Matthew 8:17)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on bondage, because the Word says: “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” (2 Corinthians 3:17) and “My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit.” (1 Corinthians 6:19)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on worries and frustration, because the Word says: I am “Casting all my cares upon Him who cares for me.” (1 Peter 5:7)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on condemnation, because the Word says: “There is now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 8:1) I am in Christ, so therefore I am free from condemnation!
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on loneliness, because the Word says: Jesus said, “I am with you always, even till the end of the age [forever].” (Matthew 28:20) and “I will never leave you, nor forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on curses or bad luck, because the Word says: “Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the Law, being made a curse for me: that the blessings of Abraham might come upon the gentiles [that’s me] through Jesus Christ: That we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.” (Galatians 3:13-14)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on discontent, because the Word says: “I have learned in whatever state (circumstances) I am, to be content.” (Philippians 4:11)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on unworthiness, because the Word says: “He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” (2 Corinthians 5:21)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on confusion, because the Word says: “God is not the author of confusion, but of peace.” (1 Corinthians 14:33) and “We have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.” (1 Corinthians 2:12)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on persecution, because the Word says: “If God be for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on the domination of sin over my life, because the Word says: “The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.” (Romans 8:2)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on insecurity, because the Word says: “When you lie down, you will not be afraid; Yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet. Do not be afraid of sudden terror, Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes; For the LORD will be your confidence, And will keep your foot from being caught.” (Proverbs 3:24-26)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on failure, because the Word says: “In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” (Romans 8:37)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on frustration, because the Word says: “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.” (Isaiah 26:3)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on fear of the future, because the Word says: “As it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit.” (1 Cor 2:9-10)
NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on troubles, because the Word says: Jesus said, “In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)
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