God knows exactly what you need even before you know you need it. Trust Him. You’re covered.♥️
Love you much,
Shaun
God Knows
Tag: blessings
Release Control
It’s true. Life is so much better when we allow God to lead.
Release control and allow Him to lead.♥️
Love you,
Shaun
Our Obedience To God Matters
Good Morning☀️
In 2023, I shared, “Your obedience to God unlocks doors.” Although this is true, I believe our obedience should be more important than any blessing we may receive. It’s our obedience that strengthens our relationship with God. It shows Him that we not only love Him, but we trust Him despite what He can do or give.
Today, my advice is to focus on building a relationship with God. It’s more important than the blessings and unlocked doors. Both will come in due time.
Wishing you a beautifully, blessed day!♥️
I love you,
Shaun
Let God Lead
As I was scrolling through my Facebook memories, I saw a post from ten years ago that prompted me to see what I had written in my journal on February 26, 2015. Here’s how my entry began—
February 26, 2015, Shaun’s Journal Entry
“Lord please help me allow you to lead. Help me let you have total control over my life. I must admit giving up control is scary, but at this moment- tired, broke, and confused, I have no other choice.
Letting go and letting God! Lord please guide my footsteps today.”
I also wrote that I was listening to “Something About the Name Jesus.” Smiling. Smiling because I’m not where I used to be. Smiling because I made it through, and I definitely couldn’t have done it without reverencing Jesus. I’m truly blessed.
Allow God to guide your footsteps. He won’t lead you wrong.♥️
I love you always,
Shaun
Let Love Win
As we wrap up Love Month, I encourage you to open your heart and allow love in. Allow love to win.♥️
I love you to the moon and back!
Shaun
Cherish Your Time With Loved Ones
This memory is so fitting for how I have been feeling the last few days—from what would’ve been my mom’s 67th birthday this past Friday to my daughter leaving today—I must be intentional about cherishing the time I spend with those I love.
Be sure to do the same.
Love you!♥️
Shaun
My Besties
Not sure why it’s taken me forever to realize that my besties are my two hearts. When I think about my relationship with my actual friends (even my sisters), we can go days, even weeks without texting, and months without seeing each other. However, with my two, we talk everyday all day long. Maybe not verbally, but via texts… well, my daughter and I do. My son chimes in every now and then. He’d rather FaceTime. Now that they’re grown, they’ve become my best friends. I guess I’m their Mother-Friend.🙃 Thanking God for blessing me with friends I didn’t know I would need.
This is us. My daughter just left to head home. This is my first time feeling sad about her leaving. I wasn’t ready for her to go.😔
My Journey With God, No. 65
Good Morning☀️
Here’s what I shared three years ago in my “Hello Sunday.”
Hello Sunday: February 20, 2022 (entire post)
Happy Sunday!
I’m currently reading – “The Life You Long For: Learning to Live From A Heart of Rest” by Christy Nockels. So far, so much of her story has resonated with me. Especially the part about being so caught up in the hustle and bustle of life trying to achieve goals and the lifestyle you have always dreamed of that you neglect to live. The funny thing is you believe you’re living until you actually begin living. As Christy calls it, it’s living from a heart (place) of rest. In other words, living from a place of peace and contentment.
As Christy has noted in her book, it takes a moment to get to a place of rest and once you get there, it’s still challenging to remain in that space. Because as we know, we cannot control the things that happen around us, but as pastor and author, Joel Osteen would say, we can control how we respond.
For a few weeks now, more so the last two weeks, I have been thinking about the freedom of choice. As we know, socially and economically, everyone does not have the same level of freedom when it comes to choices; however, all of us do have the freedom to make choices, even small ones. Although it is impossible to control others’ actions or events happening around us, we can control our reactions and actions, which is a choice. So when I refer to the freedom of choice, this is exactly what I’m referring to. Nothing intense. Nothing political. But personal choices that we make daily.
Since I have been living from a place of peace, I have noticed that my choices are different, they’re better. I respond to situations much differently than I used to. The things that used to make me anxious, no longer bother or upset me. I’m also learning to be kinder to myself. Which is BIG! Y’all, I really was my own worst critic. I’m also less judgmental. I have always loved people’s uniqueness, even my own, but that didn’t stop me from judging. Yes, I’m human. Overall, life is so much better than before and it’s all because I have chosen to make it better – I have chosen to live from a place of peace. Now, I would be lying if I said my life is always peaceful, that nothing happens that throws me for a loop. Y’all, every day.. yes, EVERY SINGLE DAY I’m faced with things that challenge my peace; and every day I make the choice of how I respond. To me that’s freedom! And I’m loving it.
Word of advice – which is what has gotten me to this place of peace – if it disturbs your peace it’s too costly. Let it go.
About a week ago, I was led to re-read Christy Nockels’ “The Life You Long For …”. I needed to find my way back to the peace and rest I had found. I now realize I must work daily to maintain it. It’s not something that will always come easy, especially when I encounter new challenges. From here on, I must be intentional about making necessary adjustments before my peace is completely disturbed. It’s just too costly to wait.
Y’all, I’m so thankful for God’s love and for how He surrounds and covers me in His peace. I am truly, truly blessed.
I pray you’ve found your place of peace and rest in God. It’s such a beautiful place to be. Wishing you the most amazing day yet!♥️
I love you always,
Shaun
My Journey With God, No. 64
Here’s my update on resting in God.
I am finally settling back into a place of rest and peace, a space I found a few years ago and was doing so well in until a few months ago. As they say, you never know how you’ll react to situations until you encounter them. Honestly, I never expected to react the way that I did—basically having an emotional breakdown because of so many negative things that were happening across our nation. I thought I was beyond being bothered in such a way. I kept trying to find my way back to resting in God, but the more negative news I saw and heard, the more defeated I felt. I felt as if my lifelong dream of a peaceful, kind, and loving world had been shattered and was beyond repair. I know it might seem weird to associate my dreams with my hopes for humanity, but for me, they’re connected—we’re connected. What affects one does affect all. Maybe not immediately, but in time it does.
So, what changed?
I began limiting my time on social media, especially X. Since doing so, I’ve noticed life is more peaceful. I had to set boundaries for myself and stick to them. I haven’t missed as much as I thought I would. Whenever I log on, I’m greeted with wonderful news and encouraging posts (the algorithm is finally working in my favor😌). For some reason, I thought I’d miss things if I weren’t tuned in all day. Fortunately, no one has passed. No one’s been hurt. The world is still intact, and so is my mental and emotional health. Isn’t God good?
I must remember God’s in control, and my life is in His hands. I’m covered, and my dreams are still intact. There is still more good in this world than not.❤️ ~ Shaun
My Journey With God, No. 61
Being obedient to God when you don’t understand the assignment is probably one of the most difficult things to do. If you’re like me—you know, human—you’ll probably have questions…lots of questions. However, you follow through because you were asked to do so.
I’m learning more and more to take myself out of the assignment and just be obedient—more of God and less of me. I don’t have to know why or the outcome of my ask. All I need to do is obey.♥️ ~Shaun
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