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In God’s Hands

Shaun Bradford
Breathe….

You are in God’s hands. You’re covered. Right now, I can hear Marvin Sapp singing, “He Has His Hands On You.”

Marvin begins his song with these words—

“A lot of us in this house tonight, we are on the potter’s wheel right now and it’s not comfortable. It doesn’t feel good. But we need to just take solace in the fact that even though it may not feel good right now, as long as I’m in His hands I know that everything is going to be alright.” –Marvin Sapp

In God’s hands is such a wonderful place to be. After I shared my last post, “My Journey With God, No. 38,” God led me to read my journal entry written two years after I made the Facebook post (see previous post for reference—the journal entry date was December 18, 2020). After reading that entry, I heard, “There’s life after heartbreak.” He went on to show me a few other things. Things that gave me a sense of peace and hope.

This is what happens when we’re in God’s hands, when we’re covered. He will always send comfort, we just have to be open to receive it. And what I love about God—because He’s had to do this with me many of times—is that He doesn’t force us to receive the comfort when it’s offered. Instead, He holds it until we are ready to receive it. Today, I needed comforting after I saw that Facebook memory. God knew I was open to receive it, so He gave it to me. Beyond Blessed

Despite how crazily unpredictable life can become, I know that God has me covered. I am in His hands.

And so are you!♥️

Love you always,

Shaun

This post was shared today on Instagram. A word, indeed. Gotta let the past hurts go and step into the great things the future holds.♥️
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My Journey With God, No. 38

Shaun Bradford

Finally reviewing my Facebook memories. They say hindsight is 20/20. Whew! If I only knew what was coming in 2019, I’m not sure if I would have made the post below. Although good things happened that year (I finally got my divorce after four years of waiting), it was the most traumatic year of my life. I’m not going to lie, seeing post like this and knowing what happened, throws a damper on my optimism. I know I will get past this moment. I know that God is good. I know that life happens and flows according to His plans. However, it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t hurt at times. Right now I feel the pain.

This is the “social media find” I was referring to in my post.

After rereading the post, I have decided to celebrate her (my) moment. In that moment, I wasn’t delusional or naive, I was happy and optimistic. I was so looking forward to all of the good things I expected the new year to bring.

I cannot allow knowing what actually happened that year to stop me from expecting great things to happen in the future. I need to keep that same level of optimism. I love how genuine my excitement was. It was pure. It was me. Oh how I wish I could get that Shaun back.

Anyhoo… just needed to share.♥️ ~Shaun

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Today’s A New Day

Shaun Bradford

Good Morning!☀️

Today’s a new day—a fresh start. It’s an opportunity to do things better than I did yesterday. Today, I will be kind to myself, and I will give myself grace and space to be human…because I am human.☺️

On another note…

I will be changing my posting schedule to allow for a few more hours of sleep. For years, my most productive time has been early morning, so my current schedule worked. However, now that I have more activities scheduled throughout the day, I must make sure I have enough energy and rest to accomplish them. I’m not as young as I used to be (I’m just facing the facts) and need to adjust accordingly. I must be able to perform at my best at all times. No half-stepping!

Well, this is all I have for now. Thank you for reading. I’m not sure what my new posting schedule will look like, just know that there will always be a “Good Morning” post because I love good mornings.

Love you!♥️

Shaun

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Good Night (31)

Shaun Bradford

“When you need to rest, rest. Rest before your body forces you to rest.” That’s the advice I give others.

Why is it so much easier to give advice than to take it? A few months ago, I was supposed to start going to bed earlier (before 11:00 PM) and logging off social media at least 30 minutes prior, but I only did it for a few days. Well, starting today, and I am so serious, I am taking my own advice about getting more sleep and rest. I have to take better care of myself. Oh…and my son agrees. He just came into my room and told me I needed to put my phone down and go to sleep. Laughing. If no one else will hold me accountable, he surely will.

Good night, y’all! I got this! Longevity and great health is the name of this game. I plan to be here for several more decades and be healthy.♥️

Love you,

Shaun

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Grace

Shaun Bradford
I wrote this, but now I’m struggling with following my own advice. Gotta love life.☺️

Grace…

Right now, I am struggling between giving myself grace and chastising myself for not dedicating at least 75% of my time to work today. I have been working but slacking a lot. Been on social media a lot more than usual today. I should have made yesterday a rest day because, baby, I definitely feel the weight of my trip today. Now, I am trying to figure out if I should attempt to do more than I already have scheduled (my last client is at 7:00 PM) or just take it easy during my breaks.

Should I feel guilty for not feeling motivated to do more, or should I give myself grace?

I’m really struggling with this…😩

Shaun