empowered by the Word.

First off let me say, God is awesome.  I haven't felt very driven to post lately but I've been going through some trials, but God is rocking my world.  I've been struggling with anxiety lately but the lessons that God has taught me through this time are unbelievable.
Here's some truth: God wants to help you and take your burdens wherever you are in your faith and life.  You're NOT alone! Jesus understands what we are going through- he was tempted but here's the cool thing about Jesus- he has already defeated all those struggles and he promises us victory through Him! He is bigger then fear, anxiety, depression, divorce, hard times, brokenness, lust, abuse, whatever- our God is bigger and He wants to equip you with the armor for protection.

Through these hard times God has been teaching me about the armor of Christ and what I should be rooted in.  Something that really stuck with me is that our feet are suppose to be rooted in the peace of the Word.  In Psalm 34 we are told to, "seek peace and pursue it" and that has been my mantra lately.  God gives us the word to use to empower us and to firmly stand on when the enemy tries to throw lies our way.

Some verses that I've been standing on is- 1 Peter 5:10 (the Message) "So keep a firm grip on the faith. The suffering won't last forever.  It won't be long before this generous God who has great plans for us in Christ will have you put together and on your feet for good.  He gets the last word and He always will."
and Romans 8:31- What, the, shall we say in response to this? IF OUR GOD IS FOR US, WHO CAN BE AGAINST US?!"

Christ loves us, not in some high school hot pink dramatic love that flees when times get hard- kind of way.  He loves us with depth and soul and it can look rough around the edges and passionate and jealous-  But he promises us so many things:
That He'll never leave or forsake me- Hebrews 13:5
That His grace is sufficient for us and our weakness is made perfect in his strength- 2 Corinthians 12:9
We are more then conquerors through him who loves us- Romans 8:37


So take heart beautiful brothers and sisters- God loves you and he sees your heart and your struggles.  He wants you to cast your burdens and anxiety on Him.  He cares for you, He likes you, He loves you.