The Well

02/14/2025

It is my opinion that one of the worst habits of today is how people have weaponized the word “love.”
I can treat you how I want, I can do what I want, I can put myself first while watching you figuratively starve, and it’s all ok because I love you and nobody else could love you like I do.
When I first started my journey of faith years ago, Matthew 5 was my first real dive into the depths of who I wanted to be; blessed are the meek and merciful, if they slap one cheek turn and give them the other, if they ask for a mile give them two, love your enemies. This was my template. You see, I was so starved for love that I thought if I gave enough then surely it would come back to me. So I tried my hardest to become who I thought I needed to be, and do you know what that got me? A bitter agonizing death of everything I had envisioned, because when I turned to give my left cheek they again slapped my right. When I would give an extra mile and they noticed they would then ask for two and I would give them three, then they’d ask for three and I’d give them four. When I loved my enemies they took advantage and abused all that I was giving them. I would listen to everything they deserved and needed but if I brought up my own I was asking for too much. By the end I was so bitter, battered, and broken that I didn’t even recognize myself, but whenever they would notice my countenance slipping they would always slip in how much they loved me and it would harden my heart further. Love had turned into a disgusting thing. That’s when I realized how far away from God I had fallen. I wasn’t looking at what God was laying out for me, I was doing what “I” thought I needed to do and it’s never going to work out when we follow our own plans.
As I lay there crying out to God in my deepest despair, trying to understand how anyone could endure such agony, how could a heart withstand so much grief, He whispered back to me….

““Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
Matthew 5:3-12 NKJV

It’s not for me to understand how people can be so vile and cruel, my only job is to follow the example of Jesus Christ and to extend His love and mercy to all because even at my worst He has never failed in extending it to me. He’s not asking me to lay down my life for those who are happy living in their sin, He wants me to save those who have seen His light but are so used to the darkness that they’re too afraid to reach for it.
Then one lonely day, I’m scrolling and I come upon Luke 4; Jesus returns to Nazareth to minister but is then run out of town as they attempt to kill Him. He never returned to Nazareth after that. He was kind to all but He helped those who were ready to repent and turn to the Lord, He didn’t dwell with people who were content living in sin.
True love, the Love God has freely given each of us, never has to be said. Love is an action, love is unselfish, love does not boast, love is not rude or envious, love does not watch someone suffer alone but it is suffering in itself. Love is unconditional, unparalleled, there are no limits to how much we can love a person, but if you are not careful in keeping God first you slip into the worlds definition of love and it’s always based on our own selfish wants and needs.
It’s also not our job to be vengeful or hold someone’s sins above their head after they’ve hurt us, but it is our job to love our enemies and to pray that they may seek salvation for their soul. Don’t let someone else’s sin ruin the light that is within you, never let someone hurt you enough that you begin to doubt Gods love and faithfulness. His wrath far exceeds our own and He always hears our cries. Trust in Him and lean not on your own understanding and you’ll never have to worry about who loves you on earth, because this isn’t our home. Our home is in heaven with our Father and what a joyous reunion that will be 💜

01/18/2025

Lately I’ve been praying on and seeking Gods will concerning forgiveness. So, I went to His word and I found Matthew 6:11-15.

“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

As I read this my heart was still searching, God I know Your will and I’m seeking it out but I don’t understand what I done to deserve it. This hurts, this pain endures and my heart is bitter.

Then I pictured Jesus’ journey to the cross. The unblemished lamb, He lived a perfect life. He sought out the weak and sick, He spoke to those others seen as unworthy, He traveled performing miracles and speaking life into the lost. He loved fully without expecting anything in return other than for us to do the will of His Father. As I’m reading, it eventually lead me to where Jesus is in the garden of Gethsemone.

“He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.””
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭26‬:‭39‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Jesus lived a perfect life and He has seen what is coming. He knows he is fixing to die, He knows that He is fixing to be beaten, mocked, spit on, tortured, and that He will then carry His cross that He will be hung naked on. He knows that His close friend is fixing to deny Him, not once but three times! He asks His disciples to pray with Him and they all fall asleep. He is truly alone. He knows all of this and in a moment of despair He asks God to let this cup pass from Him, but in the same breath He cries out and says nonetheless, not as I will but as You will.

Knowing all of this Jesus still walks to the cross. Then, as He’s dying, He doesn’t speak of himself. He doesn’t cry out to God with self pity and questions of His worth. He doesn’t ask why He deserved this.

“Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭23‬:‭34‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Who am I, an unworthy weak sinner, to say I will not forgive when my Savior bled and died for me and then sought forgiveness for my soul? As He was taking His last breaths, His focus wasn’t on himself but on me. He was asking God to forgive those that persecuted Him as they were actively persecuting Him. Forgiveness isn’t a burden, it’s a blessing that we should all seek to extend whether we feel they are worthy of it or not.

I thank You God for your word. I thank You for sending me a Savior who not only taught me how to live through His teachings but lived a life that I can use as a foundation for my own. I thank You for Your never ending mercy and grace that extends to forgiveness and I pray that I may be able to apply those same virtues to those around me. In Jesus name I pray, amen.

10/07/2024

“For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”
‭‭John‬ ‭1‬:‭16‬-‭17‬ ‭ESV‬‬

In my humble opinion, these are two of the most polific passages I’ve come across in the Bible. As a parent I struggle daily, hourly, with how am I to raise up children in the way they should go when I don’t even know in which direction I’m going? God, I call out to you so often asking for you to guide me because I’m lost again, how can you see me capable of leading these innocent souls to your salvation?

For from His fullness we have all received grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses, but Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

He’s not asking for perfection, He’s not asking that you do it alone, He hasn’t dropped you off in the middle of a dessert with nothing. Hes right there, in your Bible. Time and time again we read of how His people failed and time and time again they receive grace. When they wouldn’t listen to Him, He sent Moses with the laws; God went so far as to write them out in stone with His finger! As human beings are, people had to find loopholes. What do we receive? Grace! He sends His only begotten son to die on the cross for our sins. Jesus Christ came to this world to show us that love is never ending, I can love you even if you don’t love me in return. I will save you not because of who you are, but because of who you could be if you gave your life over to God. 

It’s not my job to worry about who my children will be 20 years from now. God has tasked me with raising them up in the way they should go and then I let them go, they are then in His capable hands. It’s my job to instill in them that the laws are important, but Gods Grace and the loving mercy of Jesus Christ is what guides our path. Just as God has always been there for me, I will always be there for you with grace, mercy, and understanding.

Father, I thank you for my blessings and trials. I thank you for the light that is Jesus Christ and I ask that you fill me with His Holy Spirit so that I am able to lead others to you. Please forgive me of my sins and I ask that you strengthen me where I am weak. I pray that through you I am able to be the mother my children need me to be, full of grace and understanding. I ask that you watch over us as we go about our week and be with those that are lost, shelter the innocent, and protect the weak. In the precious name of Jesus I pray, Amen.

07/30/2024

The same people that cheered for Jesus during His triumphal entry screamed crucify Him when He didn’t turn out to be what they expected. They thought Jesus was coming in with armies to slaughter Rome and take the throne as King, they wanted revenge and needed someone to follow. When they found out that He come not to save their earthly bodies but their eternal souls the cheers quickly turned to sneers. When they learned that He came to deliver love, mercy, and forgiveness they decided that really wasn’t what their life was all about. After being imprisoned Pilate could find no wrong with Jesus and decided he would let the crowd decide who would go free and put Jesus next to Barabbas, the worst criminal in the prison, and the crowds chose Barabbas! As Jesus experienced all of this He never struck out at anyone or cursed their lives, He said forgive them God for they know not what they do.
It’s easy to shout from the crowd, it’s easy to write comments and make posts on Facebook, what’s hard is giving mercy to someone that hurt someone you loved. It takes seconds to strike up a mob who is ready to burn the house down! You’ll hear a pin drop when someone screams for help who has committed a sin you deem unforgivable. A Christians true character is shown when they walk to the sinner instead of away, when they embrace the unforgivable with love, and when they give mercy because we’ve all made mistakes.

Are you shouting hosanna one day and crucify the next? Are you using your voice to further Gods kingdom or have you decided that’s not really what you’re about? If there’s ever a time that you’re not sure, the truth is in His word. Stop turning away from Him because you don’t want to be “that” good and understand that God knows exactly who you are! He’s not asking for anything in return, just open your heart to Him and He will do the rest.

God help me to be better. Help me to stop focusing on the bad and standing on that. I want to help lift others up in your name, I want to spread the glory of your kingdom so that when I see someone in hard times I can testify that it’s dark right now but Gods glory will come shining through. If there’s someone out there standing on the fence let them know that being forgiving isn’t a weakness, it can be their greatest strength. I want to love without limits and bring that quality out in all those around me and I know that through Jesus Christ all thing are possible. In the sweet and precious name of Jesus I pray, Amen.

07/28/2024

I was blind but now I see. The lyrics for Amazing Grace came to John Newton in 1748 during a storm at sea. He was a slave trader who felt he was at his last moments and was searching for redemption when he accepted Jesus Christ into his heart. He followed his heart into the ministry and he then went on to eventually help put an end to the slave trade.

Mr. Newton lived a life that even most sailors found to be pushing the limits of debauchery so I can’t imagine the terror that coursed through his body at the realization that he had fled from God straight into the arms of the devil. This was a slave trader; the realization of what he had done to Gods children and that he was soon to face judgment for it must’ve been soul shattering. “I was blind, but now I see…”

You can hear stories about the love of Christ and read books and you can even sit in a pew every Sunday and still not fully understand who He is, because to understand is to take on the embodiment of Christ through the Holy Spirit and be cleansed by the blood that He shed on the cross, and after the filth has been removed you are no longer the same person; not because you choose to be different but because there’s no way you can live in the light of Jesus and still be the same; you were blind to the ways of the world and now you see clearly. Like a blanket your sins have been removed and they are there no more, but now that you have felt the cleansing power of His blood you can’t help but feel the need to bring hope of salvation to those lost around you. You no longer see the debauched slave trader, instead you see the minister.

My Father, I come to you with a heart full of longing for your mercy, grace, and forgiveness. I’ve walked for so long seeing through eyes of the flesh that I was blind to what truly mattered. Let your light shine through me, oh Lord, so that I may help others know of your love. In the precious name of Jesus I pray, Amen.

06/27/2024

Fear. Such a tiny little word that brings out an enormous reaction. Most people may imagine images of spiders or closed in spaces, you may picture someone jumping clear to the ceiling over a rat scurrying across the room; but for some fear brings out a lasting physical reaction. Yes, people jumping across the room is physical, but they can clear the area and the panic will start to dissipate. They don’t see the rat any longer; they are ok as long as they don’t see the object of their fear. For others, it’s an unease that sets “in the bowels.” What frightened you is gone, you can no longer see the problem; but a smell, touch, a simple word may bring on that fear all over again. It’s as if you are walking down a dark alley and you just heard a footstep behind you. With no lights you can’t see, you are belittling yourself for getting into this predicament and then you hear something drop and all you know is you need to run, something bad is coming. That escalation in your heart, the upset in your stomach, the rapid pulse and sensitivity are what some people feel on a daily basis because of past trauma. You can’t explain why you’re upset because it’s insanity; it’s over and done and it’s not coming back, mentally you know this but your body refuses to leave flight mode.

(1 Kings: 18-19) Elijah was a highly respected man of God. When he heard that prophets of Baal had went against God he stood proudly against them in front of thousands of people, but when he heard that Jezebel threatened his life he ran high for the hills and never looked back. God sent an angel to comfort him but all he wanted was death, he was alone and couldn’t bare this life any longer. He wondered in that state for a long time before coming to the mountain of God, and it was in a cave that God asked him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” And I answer, “but, but….. you know why I’m here, Lord…”
Because like Elijah I know I’m ok, my God is mighty and through Jesus there is nothing that I cannot do and I trust Him fully; so why am I here? Majority of the time I do not know, I just know I had to run. Because like Elijah I can stand proud for my God, but I cannot for myself.
God isn’t going to turn His back on you, you can run 500 times and He will welcome you back 501. He didn’t scold Elijah for coming to Him afraid; He said go out into the Lords presence, open your eyes and see what I see. It’s ok to be afraid, but we can’t let that fear rule our lives and when we can shift our focus in the direction of God rather than the opposite the fear no longer leads us. When we step into the Lords presence and surrender ourselves fully we don’t have to be afraid any longer.

Heavenly Father, you are the lamp that guides my path. You are the lighthouse on the shore during my darkest storms. You are the cornerstone my life is built on and through you all things are possible. I can walk through the valley of the shadow of death and fear no evil because it is you that walks with me. It is in the precious name of Jesus that I banish my fears and it’s the almighty name of God that I call upon to give me strength. When I can’t walk you carry me Lord and I ask that you carry those who have laid down and asked for death, send them an angel Lord to help give them the strength to get to you because with you they can conquer any fear. It’s in the mighty and powerful name of Jesus I pray, Amem.

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06/24/2024

I grew up surrounded by incredibly strong women. I’ve watched them sacrifice and do things that most people believe only happen in nightmares. They were able to do that because when God made woman, He made them for a purpose. And a woman with a purpose is a terrifying thing indeed; whether she be fighting for her marriage, her children, her faith, etc. a woman will sacrifice it all for those she loves.
God created the animals, birds, and fish of the sea and He needed someone to care for them; so Adam was formed from the dust of the ground and God gave him breathe. God then began the search for Adam a helper because he was alone. He placed Adam under a deep sleep and then took a rib from his side and then used that rib to form a woman. (Gen. 1 and 2)
God tried every earthly way to provide Adam a helper but was never able to fill that need. If Adam was to be the caretaker of all that God had created then he needed someone that could help take care of him. Woman was then not made from the dust of the earth, but from the rib of a man. Through him we are all made from dust, but God went an extra step for woman. Out of curiosity, what is the purpose of a rib? To protect and to aid. Throughout the Bible we read time and time again that women were made to love, protect, and give aid. We focus so much on what we think a good woman is that we skip Titus 3:2-5 “… to avoid fighting, and to be kind, always showing gentleness to all people. For we too were once foolish, disobedient… hateful, detesting one another. But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love for mankind appeared, he saved us…”
We cannot all be filled with endless positivity and joy because not everyone has lived a life of endless opportunities. Some spend every day sacrificing in order to give those around her the love that Jesus has given her. She spends every day praying that the change in her bank account will make it to the next pay check. She loves her husband but still prays that he stays gone because it’s easier than having the kids see him home when he’s strung out. It’s working two jobs and still not having enough to pay for that one thing your kid wants. But what we fail to notice in those times of strength is the hardness that takes over, the negativity, the stoic expression and a sadness that drowns you, and we just can’t figure out what we’re missing. It’s love. When God made woman He made her to aid and protect but above all He made her to love. Out of all the people He could have chosen to carry His son into the world, He chose a virgin. She birthed Him, nurtured and loved Him, brought Him up in the way He should go, and then she watched Him be nailed to the cross. She would hold Him as He took His first breath and she would be there for His last. She done that because she believed, she knew with no doubt that Jesus is our savior. He paid the debt we couldn’t pay. He took our sins upon Himself so we would have to bare them no more. He saved us… And all He asks is that we spread His word and show love to all people.

Father, I come to you today because I have so many women in my life who don’t feel worthy of your love because they are not “happy” people. God they are so tired and worn down and they don’t have it in them to give anything that they haven’t experienced in so long so God I ask that you bless them today. Let them know that they are loved, let them know that You see them God. I ask that today if there’s someone out there who is hurt and searching for something and can’t find it that they have the courage to reach out for you Father, because it’s you they are missing. I thank you so much for my endless blessings but I also thank you for my hurts and sufferings; because it’s through those times that I draw closer to you, and as I draw closer to you I find a peace that I never knew existed. It’s through my hardest times that I’ve learned to share your grace and mercy. Thank you God for your word, for my ability to know you and your love for me through it. In the sweet and precious name of Jesus I pray, Amen.

06/19/2024

I’ve been doing a study on Job, because who better to lead me in spiritual suffering but Job, and he is truly inspiring. Look at everything he has taken from him and then placed upon him and he triumphs! But what happens when we’re not Job? What happens when we fall from the devils first trip and we see no reason to get up because now everybody hates us anyway? Drugs, alcohol, abuse, s*x; the list goes on. Because nobody hates an addict more than they hate themselves. It’s not you they are running from, they keep running because they can’t stand to face who they’ve become.
“They had a good life with good parents! The worst that ever happened to you was a punishment that you rightly deserved for being awful!”
Raise your hand if you wrote down drug addicted pr******te on your ten year goal plan in high school. Anybody? No. Because you don’t just jump into that lifestyle, it’s a slippery slope that has you there quicker than you realize but nobody starts out thinking they’ll end up skitzing at the local gas station. When the world is constantly pushing you to think you can be all you can be you never stop to realize that I, too, am human and the flesh is weak. I have faults and weaknesses! If I do that I won’t be able to stop. Nobody says that because what is the first thing you scream when you catch your loved one with a needle in their arm or beer on their breath? “You could stop if you wanted to.”
When the devil has you in his grasp and you’re so far down that rabbit hole the only thing you see is darkness. How could anyone ever forgive me for the things I’ve done? The devil whispers, they can’t; and I don’t know if you’ve ever noticed or not but it’s a whole lot easier to believe the negative about ourselves and act on that than it is to accept the positive.
John 13 begins with Jesus having supper with his disciples. He gets up after eating and He begins to wash the feet of His disciples. At this point, Jesus knew that Judas had betrayed Him and He still knelt down and washed His feet. He then tells His disciples that one has betrayed Him and without anyone being the wiser He sends Judas out and then He instructs His disciples that where He is going they cannot follow now, but later they will. Peter, one of his most devout followers and friends, begs to go but Jesus tells him that before the rooster crows Peter will have denied knowing Him three times.
Peter was a disciple of Christ, Jesus hand picked him and Peter loved to tell of his love for Him. We couldn’t imagine him ever denying Jesus, but he does. Three times he is asked if he knows Jesus after Jesus is imprisoned and three times he denies knowing Him. So if Peter can fail, how can we hold such contempt for those around us who fall. Jesus says not to offer forgiveness seven times but “seventy times seven.” Jesus forgave Peter before he ever even said the words and knelt to wash his feet just as He did Judas’. It is easy to hold on to anger and hatred because you wear it like a shield, you hold on to that anger because without it all you feel is sadness and that’s so much harder to cope with than anger. You are afraid if you let go you are just going to get hurt again, but it’s ok. They will mess up again and again but that’s not for us to understand. Because while you’re holding on to your anger, they’re holding on to the fact that you could never truly forgive them so they might as well mess up now and when you get angry it just proves their point. Neither side is willing to trust that through God anything is possible.

Father, I come to you a broken child this morning because I don’t see a way to break this cycle. How can I show my love for them in a way that they can believe it’s true when I am so angry? In Philippians I read that through Christ all things are possible but seventy times seven is a lot of hurt, but then I’m reminded of the stripes on your back that you took for my sin. I remember the cross you carried that had my name etched on the side right beside theirs. I can believe all things are possible with Jesus because I have felt His mercy and love placed on me when I couldn’t even love myself. Jesus tells us in John, “I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you are also to love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”John‬ ‭13‬:‭34‬-‭35‬ ‭CSB. God help me to show love, help me to see the pain they feel rather than the anger that haunts me. Let me use my shield to cover those I love who are plagued by the devil rather than use it on myself. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, thank you Father for forgiving me where I am weak and for giving me the strength to fight another day. Help me to show others that through you anything is possible by giving your love to those who least deserve it. In the sweet and precious name of Jesus I pray, Amen.

06/14/2024

I find it incredibly difficult to write short devotionals. I am a perfectionist in every way and I want everything I do to be to the best of my abilities, so short and sweet just isn't my forte. So I stopped, prayed, and talked with God; I asked myself why I started this if I'm having such a hard time! I started this because so many of us are running from God because we are too afraid to face him. Not because we are scared of rejection, but because we are terrified to be loved. When everything good has been beaten out of you and you’ve toughened your heart because anger is so much easier than sadness, you don’t want to hope for love and everything that comes with it.
To step out on faith is to trust that God is there 100% of the time. To trust that God loves me is to understand that I am able to be loved. To know that God loves me is to know that He will never ever leave me. And to know that God loves me is to know that it’s ok, you can let it all go. You don’t have to hold onto it anymore; you don’t have to seek vengeance, you don’t have to tell your story, all you have to do is trust that God loves you and it’s going to be ok. When everything around you starts going dark, I need you to remember…

“I will rejoice and be glad in your faithful love because you have seen my affliction. You know the troubles of my soul and have not handed me over to the enemy.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭31‬:‭7‬-‭8‬ ‭CSB‬‬

There is nothing that can be taken from you that God can not restore; that includes your ability to love and be loved without restraint, to forgive with your whole heart and not hold on to anger, to not only tell yourself that you are at peace but to actually feel it.

My heavenly Father, so many times I want to stand up and fight for those around me because of the injustice of this world that I often miss the opportunity to show your love. I get so focused on seeing the bad and hardening myself to it so that I may wear your mighty armor that I didn’t notice they were just sad people who have had everything ripped from them. They’re not asking to fight, they are asking for help. God I cannot help others if I am not willing to let go of my anger so that I may stop focusing on the bad and instead focus on the good. Help me to focus on my many blessings rather than all that I lack, Father, because I can do nothing without you. Help me to show others the love you have shown me. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

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06/12/2024

John 20 brings us to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. They have crucified Him and He’s been laid to rest in the tomb, Mary comes back and He’s gone! She runs to tell the disciples which in turn has John and Peter running to see for themselves and He is no where to be found. The men leave and only Mary is left to weep, and then appears to her not only two angels but Jesus himself! He tells her to go and tell His brethren and later in the week, after she’s told them, He appears to ten of His disciples (one was missing, Thomas) and He shows them his hands and His sides and He blesses them with the Holy Spirit. When Thomas comes back and the ten tell Him of everything that has occurred he doesn’t believe them.
“But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
‭‭John‬ ‭20‬:‭25‬ KJV‭
When Jesus came back to the disciples eight days later He didn’t come with a vengeance for Thomas because Thomas lacked faith, He came back and gave Thomas the reassurance he needed that Jesus did conquer death and defeat Satan.
“Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.”
‭John‬ ‭20‬:‭27‬ ‭KJV. ‬‬
We are blessed to not only get to hear the word from friends and family, but we have the written word for us to study individually. When we are left with nothing but questions we can seek His word written in red and trust that it is true, it is good, and that it always holds the key to finding any solution. If you find yourself still doubting, I encourage you to stop listening to those around you and go to the Lord in prayer. If you call Him, He will answer. Blessed ARE they that have not seen, and YET have believed.
Jesus, I come to you this morning so thankful to be able to spread your word, because your word is hope. We are faced with so much sadness and hatred every day that it’s hard to believe someone so wonderful would want to know me, but then I read in your word that you did it all for me. Not just those who I see as worthy, but me. It’s so hard to believe that there’s a God who would want good for me, but I’ve read in your word that He loves me so much that He sent you to die for me, that through You I may know Him. Nothing worth having comes easy so im choosing today to step out on faith and I am trusting in you, God. No matter how scared I may be I trust in you. You tell me I am worthy, I am loved, and that one day you are coming back for me and that’s what I’m putting first today. Walk with me today, Father, because I can do nothing without you. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.