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Too often, we get so caught up in the minute everyday little things. Our focus and perspective changes to only see the little things. To see them magnified, at that. This occurs to the point that you don't even realize that its just the perspective, that your mind is too zoomed in to a specific area in your life... a little area. 


Have you ever looked in a magnifying mirror? When you look into it, you don't really see your whole face; your view is partial. Perhaps you are intrigued by a blackhead on the tip of your nose; oh my goodness.. there are more! You look at your eye, Ay Dios mio! CROWS FEET! How could you not have noticed those gigantic wrinkles before?! Chill out, take a deep breath and focus on what really matters.


If your issues continue growing and start to take on a "scary monster" effect, and you begin to cower or feel defeated... I recommend re-focusing your heart and mind... you may be dwelling on something that you should just leave in God's hands. Did you get that last part? "...just LEAVE IN GOD'S HANDS." God has your back! If you don't believe me, read some of these God-breathed words:

For the Lord your God is a mercifulGod; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your ancestors, which he confirmed to them by oath. (Deuteronomy 4:31 NIV)

But be assured today that the Lord your God is the one who goes across ahead of you like a devouring fire. He will destroy them; he will subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them quickly, as the Lord has promised you. (Deuteronomy 9:3 NIV) 

For the Lord your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory. ” (Deuteronomy 20:4 NIV)

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." (Joshua 1:9 NIV) 

For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end. (Psalm 48:14 NIV) 

Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me. (Psalm 54:4 NIV)

 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Selah Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death. (Psalms 68:19-20 NIV)

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. (2 Corinthians 9:8 NIV) 

Its been said many different ways, 'SMALL GOD, BIG PROBLEMS. BIG GOD, SMALL PROBLEMS' You may have read this quote in an email or seen it on tumlr or Instagram or any other social network, no matter how many times its been said I agree with it 100%.


I pray that this post has blessed you in one way or another, if it has... please share. If you have any prayer requests, I would love to stand with you in prayer... so just leave me a comment or email me :). 

Be blessed. 

My Valentine's Day Rant...?

FEBRUARY 14th! A great business day for flower shops, chocolate makers, jewelry stores, fine restaurants, etc. A day that couples are sweeter than usual and a day that some individuals release their bitterness into the world. Whaaaaaat? Lol I'm saddened by the fact that I've read and heard many negative things about love recently. I've read people write about how relationships won't last, love doesn't exist, hoping for couples' plans to fall through... This is insane! Why would someone be so negative? Because they have been hurt deeply, some way in the past. I pray for restoration over their hearts and believing this verse over them: You have allowed me to suffer much hardship, but you will restore me to life again and lift me up from the depths of the earth. (Psalm 71:20 NLT) Personally, I'm excited for all of the new & old couples! I'm happy that they are sharing their life and love with the significant person that the LORD has blessed them with! All of this, "sappy single people" talk is frankly, annoying to me! Please don't bring people down because you're not content with your relationship status. Instead, search your heart for anything that may be hindering you from stepping into a relationship. Stop feeling sorry for yourself, instead rejoice in your freedom!!! I saw somebody refer to Valentine's day as "singles awareness day" lol I like that! I mean I'm always aware of my single status and I love it! Not that I don't ever want to have a man in my life; I just like being aware of all of the freedom that I have! I can make last minute plans with friends because I don't have a date night, I don't have any emotional ties with anybody that is taking up all of my time, I don't have to answer to anyone but myself! Best of all, I have Jesus!  Yes, Jesus is still going to reign in my life even when I'm in a relationship, but that'll be different! There is something extremely special about knowing that I ONLY belong to my heavenly bridegroom right now. I love that He is jealous for me and is holding on to me until me AND my future husband are ready to enter each other's lives.   I guess you can say I'm being selfish for time with my Beloved Christ :). It makes the future that much more special!    Thank you for reading my little rant, I just had to get that out of my head! Haha Remember:  Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. (1 Corinthians 13:4-7 NLT)

Freeeeeee Fallin'

Today was magical. I don't know why, but my expectations were way lower than they should have been... And the Lord once again... BLEW MY MIND! Today I went and handed out clothing to some homeless people. Since Wednesday, I have been fighting off fevers, coughing up lungs (it feels like I have more than 2 lungs that I can cough up!), trying to catch boogers from running out of my nose (sorry if that is tmi), and just overall being in kind of a funk! This morning when I woke up I thought, "oh no, I'm gonna have to let people know that we can't go hand out clothes today." and then I felt the Holy Spirit speaking to me, "Why not? I've prepared this day for you. You've asked me to prepare hearts and that's exactly what I've done, trust that it will turn out the way it's supposed to. Snap out of it child! This is my work that is waiting to be done... Go and tend to the seeds of love. You can do it." Ummm... Okay! Thanks Holy Spirit! How's that for a morning pep-talk?! Lol I immediately felt a burst of energy when I decided that I was gonna go through with it, no matter how I felt! As time went by and the hours got closer and closer to 1pm, I felt a cloud of doubt come over me... I started thinking, "What if I can't find anybody? What if the location I thought God was showing me, is supposed to be somewhere else? Will I have enough to give everyone?" I was STRESSING OUT! I tried to have quiet time with Jesus, but I just couldn't seem to focus! Until... BAM! 1pm! Dun. Dunn. Dunnnn! It was time to go. No turning back now (or could I just pretend that I completely forgot), I had to go through with it. We arrived in downtown Pomona (I was feeling clammy, could we go home now?!) My mother and I were parked waiting for my grandparents and cousin to join us... Tick-tock... They were taking FOREVER!!! I had to pray, I asked God to forgive me for the way I had been acting towards this... I should have really just been thankful that He assigned that to me! That He trusts me! Then I felt the Holy Spirit asking me to trust in Him! I felt myself repeating, "I trust You. I trust You. I trust You..." until I felt this beautiful peace and confidence about the situation. I felt relieved and realized that I had just COMPLETELY given the ENTIRE situation to Him to handle. At that point I felt what Lou Engle calls, "Free Fall Moment" the moment where you've taken that leap of faith and have absolutely no idea what is coming next, but you're believing for Poppa to catch you! Yup. FREE FALL! But sure enough, He is faithful and He showed up! We got to pray for two women and hand out clothes to about 10 people! The one person that stuck out to me was Debbie. She has a heart of gold! She knows the Lord and trusts that He looks out for her. WOW! This woman that lives on the streets... TRUSTS GOD. Its that simple, Trust in Him, Know that He IS God! No matter what situation! Tomorrow I'm hoping to speak more about what happened today... I'm sorry to leave you hanging off a cliff, but this servant of God is EXHAUSTED! goodnight :)

Christmas Gifts Don't Validate My Love, Nor Do They Compare to the Beauty of the Little Things

I haven't done any Christmas shopping yet... Am I stressed? No. I know that the people in my life don't need a gift from me to validate my love for them and vice versa. This is by far the best Christmas season in my life; because it is not revolving around gifts and all that other mumbo jumbo lol. I've been focusing more on the little things, and let me tell you: I'm in awe of all that I've been provided with! I mean every single one of my five sense are functioning! Oh and my spiritual senses, well I'm learning to discern those right now... I feel like a kid again! Think about how amazing it is that our brain can communicate with our body to do things. Even as I'm typing this... I'm blown away that I am able to memorize the keys so that I can type my thoughts without looking. CRAZY! I'm so glad that each and every day I have the privilege to function properly! In this day and age, we as a people love to inflate the superficial. We make unimportant things such a big part if our lives that they start to overshadow the vital areas of our life. Take some time to meditate on the teeny tiny things... Your mind will be blown!

A Radical Shift to Agape Love.

Since becoming a daughter of Christ, my perspective has shifted greatly. Before, it was always about, "How can I make MYSELF look good?" "What can I do that will help ME seem like a better person... and maybe help somebody else out along the way?" Many things that I did were coming from a "ME FIRST" mentality. Since the day that I encountered Jesus' pure, all-consuming, and complete love my perspective changed to: "How can my actions glorify my Abba Father?" "How can others experience this same love?!" It's a drastic shift; if you ask me... I wouldn't have it any other way.

 Many people believe that Christianity means a bunch of Bible thumping, conservative people that love to recite random verses and condemn anybody that is different, to hell. That has not been my experience, AT ALL. Yes, I love the Bible and the revelation that I receive from the Holy Spirit and I love to share it with others, but I'm not going to force-feed The Word to anyone that does not want it. Where in the Bible do you read that Jesus was forcing the people to believe that He was the Messiah?  My love for Jesus is RADICAL. Because of that, I love everybody. In the book of John, Jesus says,

 "He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.” (John 14:21 NKJV). 

In the book of Matthew, Jesus tells the disciples the greatest commandments,

 “Teacher, which  is  the great commandment in the law?” Jesus said to him,  ‘You shall love the   Lord   your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’  This is  the  first and great commandment. And  the  second  is  like it:  ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ (Matthew 22:36-39 NKJV)

 I take these commandments to heart. I want to love the people with the same agape love that Jesus did, can you imagine how the world would change if everyone's motives for love were completely unconditional? This leads me to something that the Lord has placed on my heart for over a year now. Some of you may remember last year when I was going to collect blankets to hand out to the homeless; that idea fell through, I see now that I was still worried about how I was going to be perceived. I was brainstorming and planning on trying it again this past November, but I didn't take it as seriously as I should have. Boy, have I felt the conviction! It seems like everywhere I go, I see  homeless people freezing! Yesterday, I was reading an article about a pastor that saw Christmas as an opportunity to share the love of Immanuel, not only to those who know Christ but also to those that have never experienced it. To take action to spread PURE love. No strings attached, no underlying agenda, no surprise attack. Just to simply love on people. After reading the article, I felt the Holy Spirit assuring me that it's not too late to take action.  Let me get to the point, I need your help (if you're willing). I would like to collect: Blankets Jackets Thermals Gloves Beanies Rain Ponchos Umbrellas Many of us have these items at home that we don't use or need anymore or we like to shop and find these on clearance for really cheap ;) I would like to hand these out by the 23rd of December (where they will be handed out is still tbd). I would also need help with keeping this in prayer. Also, from anyone that would like to assist me with handing these items out (We can never have too much love!). 

Thank you very much, May the Lord bless you!