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Surrender, Trust, and Obedience

Shaun Bradford

Good Morning☀️

Whatever I need, God will provide. (Reread this until it sinks in.)

Here’s the secret—

Totally surrender every worry to God.

And…

Trust Him completely.

Matthew 6: 25-34 (NIV) says—

25. “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

26. Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

27. Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life ?

28. “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.

29. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.

30. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?

31. So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

32. For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

33. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

34. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

In addition to the other two, I’m adding this last one because many of us struggle with it, but it is so key—Be obedient—obedience matters. When God instructs you to do something, whether to be still or to move, do it without delay.

This is all I have at the moment. I pray that you have a great day and a wonderful weekend. The South is expecting some pretty bad weather this weekend, so please keep us in your prayers.🙏🏽

Hmmm…🤔 How should I end this one? Been playing around with my “I love you” endings.

I love you to heaven and back!♥️

Shaun

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Your Vision Is Too Small

Shaun Bradford

Good Morning☀️

Two years ago, I shared a random afternoon message. Didn’t even create or include an image, so I know it must have been one of those messages I felt compelled to share. This morning I am sharing it for the same reason. It’s important that you know your vision is too small. God has so much more planned for you.

Decided to create an image for today’s social media posts.

Trust God’s vision.

The caption will be:

“There’s so much more beyond what you can see or imagine. My advice—stop trying to figure it out and let God lead. His vision is greater than yours.♥️”

I pray you have a lovely day and an amazing weekend!♥️

Love you always,

Shaun

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Second Time Around

Shaun Bradford

Can’t you hear Shalamar singing “Second Time Around”? Well, I surely can. Smile

Well, this isn’t about a relationship, at least not the kind they were singing about. This one is about my second term as my association’s president-elect/president. Y’all, everything is finally making sense. I now understand why I’ve been given a second opportunity to serve.☺️

Feeling grateful. I’m blessed. Beyond blessed.🥰

Shaun

God’s plan is ALWAYS bigger!!♥️

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We Are LOVE

Shaun Bradford

Good Morning☀️

Although today’s the last day of Love Month, it’s not the last day to love and be loved. Love is an everyday occurrence. We wake up and fall asleep to love. It’s in our hearts and souls. Its warmth and joy radiate from us daily. It’s who we are.

We are LOVE.♥️

I love you to the moon, stars, and other galaxies and back!

Shaun

Always love and give unconditionally.
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Do Not Disturb

Shaun Bradford

I hate to admit this, but one of the first things I do when I wake up (after spending time with God) is look at X to see what national events happened while I was asleep. You know, if the country is still standing. Well, like clockwork, I did it this morning.

Y’all, sometimes I feel like I am the only one in my circle (besides my daughter) who’s paying attention to what’s happening in our country. For some reason, I feel the need to stay abreast of things so I can warn others if something’s about to kick off. Like I’m some kind of guardian or something. Most of my friends are in this state of, “We’re living in the last days, I’m preparing for heaven.” Um… I’m preparing for heaven too, but I’m also preparing to live. What if this isn’t it? I’m pretty sure people who survived wars believed the world was ending then, but guess what, it didn’t!

Well, after I closed X, I finally decided to check YouTube for some inspiration, and of course Pastor Joel Osteen had the message I needed, “Living At Rest.” I couldn’t help but smile when I read the title because God had been nudging me to re-read Christy Nockels’ book, “The Life You Long For: Learning to Live from a Heart of Rest.” I was reading her book during this same time three years ago (February 13, 2022). Here’s what I wrote in my notes:

I can’t say it enough, I love the way God loves me. Y’all, He’s just so good to me. In Joel’s message, he said to put a “Do Not Disturb” sign on things that disturb your peace. He said it’s not for others but a reminder for us to stay in peace.

Again, God is good, and I’m listening to Him. Going to be obedient and re-read Christy’s book—TODAY!

Here’s the link to Pastor Joel Osteen’s message:

“Living At Rest” by Pastor Joel Osteen

I pray you have a wonderful day and a blessed weekend. I’m going to post today’s message on my social media platforms, then hang up my “Do Not Disturb” sign. There is absolutely nothing I can do at this moment besides pray, and I’ve done that and God’s heard me. Now it’s time for me to rest.♥️

Love you,

Shaun