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Look At God

Shaun Bradford

Moment of transparency.

Here’s what I shared on social media this morning. All week I’ve been sharing photos leading up to the conference. Not only of myself, but photos from past conferences. So, of course, today I needed to share. Well, here’s what I shared this morning.

You never know the true story behind a picture.

Today is a good day because God is in it. Amen.

Been singing Koryne Hawthorne’s “Look at God” all morning.

“Look at God, He’s making a way. Look at God, every day. Look at God, I can’t take no credit, He’s the one who did it.
Look at God, oh, look at God.”

Yeah… That’s what I shared. And I was singing and listening to “Look At God,” because God showed up this morning! You know that still small voice we often hear but ignore? Well, I heard the voice last night when I set my alarm, but I blew it off. And guess what?! I over slept!

I chose the alarm set for weekdays instead of daily. I heard to voice say, “It says, ‘weekdays.’” But did I listen? Noooo… I was like, that’s what it says but that’s not what it means. Well, I ended up paying for it this morning. Y’all, I only had 40 minutes to get ready. I had plans to curl my hair, eat breakfast, pack, and checkout before I went to the conference. Didn’t have time to do any of it. HOWEVER, I made it to the conference on time.

I’m writing all of this to say, even when we don’t listen, God still has our backs!!! And it’s raining anyway so my curls wouldn’t have lasted. I still got to eat breakfast because our board meeting ended early. Now, I’m back at the hotel writing this post before I pack to check out.

Look at God!!♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

I’m soooooo very grateful He loves me!

Now, let me hurry up and get back to this conference.

Hope your day’s going well!

Love you,

Shaun

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My Journey With God, No. 79

Shaun Bradford

I began this morning with a note from my past self telling my future self (me today) that she loves me. See my last post, “I Love You.” Well, the messages to myself didn’t stop there. My morning inspiration also came from my past writings.

I was scrolling through my photos, and this one caught my eye.

I’m listening, God.

It dawned on me that the reason I haven’t completely embraced where God is taking me is because I’ve been resisting it. I’ve been running. Not intentionally, but I have. I shared the image/quote on March 8, 2024, and here’s the blog post I shared it in—

Stop Running (March 8, 2024)

Here’s one of my Facebook Memories from a year ago.

Facebook Memory: March 8, 2023

“It’s not even mid-morning and I have a message:

Stop running from what you’re called to do and where you are called to be. God will equip you with everything you need when you need it. Trust Him.♥️”

Well… 

It’s time to stop running. You already know what you are called to do. Time to do it!

Don’t worry. God’s got you.♥️

Ha! Little did I know what God had planned. And sure enough, I have been running. Today, because I must, I have to stop running, stop resisting, and embrace where God’s taking me.

I’m listening, God.🙏🏽

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I Love You

Shaun Bradford

Good Morning☀️

On March 28, 2019, I began my journal entry with—

“Note to future LaShaundrea: I love you.”

Can’t help but cry.

Shaun… LaShaundrea, I love YOU! I love you for life. I love the little girl, teenager, young adult, and now seasoned adult you’ve become, and the wise elder you will be. Yes, I love ALL of YOU.

Many thanks to my past self for leaving that message for me. I have a notification on my phone set at different times throughout the day that says, “Smile. I love you.” I set them to remind me to smile and know I am loved. Well, now it’s just something that pops up and I swipe away. However, seeing this today means so much more. I needed to see it today.

Thank you, past Shaun, for sending love to me today, of all days. Smiling while crying. The fact that I didn’t send it to future Shaun, but to future LaShaundrea is mind blowing. Although we’re the same person, we are not the same. LaShaundrea needs the love today.

Y’all, welcome to my world, where I leave messages for my future self.

I love my life. I used to wonder, and still do at times, why God created me the way He did. I believe the answer is because He loves me, and He loves what He created.

I love you!♥️

Shaun/LaShaundrea

Baby LaShaundrea.🥰