Friendly reminder–
Trust God
That’s it! I pray you have a beautiful day and lovely weekend. May God shower you with love and blessings. Amen♥️
Love you always,
Shaun
Friendly Reminder
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Just Show Up
Sometimes all you have to do is show up. Show up and be present. God will do the rest. Just show up.♥️ ~Shaun
It’s In The Knowing
It’s in the knowing. Not only knowing who you are or who you are not, but who’s in control. Below is a reblog of last year’s post.
Last year I was on a mission to make this side of 50 different from the previous 50 years. At the time, I thought by abruptly ending certain behaviors life would be different, and it was to a certain extent. However, that was only physically and mentally. Then, the pruning began. Now, the pruning process was all spiritual and seemed to have lasted forever. The change I thought could happen at the flip of a switch actually took months. I thought for sure I was being torn apart, but I knew that in the end the process was remaking and remolding me so that this side of 50 would definitely be different. For that, I am forever grateful.
My advice for if you ever find yourself being pruned, don’t resist it. Release control and allow God to do whatever He’s going to do. I promise you life will be so much easier when you do. Love you.♥️ ~ Shaun
You Can Wait
If God tells you to “wait,” then wait. Don’t try to rush things along by interfering with what God is doing. Waiting means setting aside what you’re waiting for and focusing on something else—believe me, there are plenty of other things to focus on—without constantly checking or asking God if it’s time. Leave it alone. God will let you know when the wait is over. In the meantime, enjoy what you have right in front of you.
HA! That’s what I am saying now.
It wasn’t until Year50 that I released everything to God. As I have written before, I let my timeline go. For as far back as I can remember, I have had a timeline for something or have tried to help God along with things I felt He was moving to slowly with. To me, He never seemed to have the same sense of urgency as I did. I would often tell Him, “I’m not waiting 2-3 years.” Only to have the joke be on me because it would be 10, 20, or 30 years later before it happened. Yes, some things I have had to wait 30 years to see.
What I have learned is, God has us wait for a reason. Although it feels like we are being punished, it’s the exact opposite, we are actually being protected. Allow God to protect you (sometimes He’s protecting you from yourself because you’re not ready). As I mentioned before, while you wait, enjoy what’s in front of you. Take advantage of every opportunity and blessing you currently have. In due time the wait will be over, and guess what—you won’t even know how or when it happened. Smile
Praying you have a relaxing day and safe 4th of July. Love you!♥️
Shaun
Facebook Memory: July 4, 2023
The answer to your question is, “Wait.”
Nothing else to add.
Be Blessed.♥️
Keep Watering Your Dreams
You may become weary. You may become tired. You may even throw in the towel (but God throws it back) several times because you cannot see your seeds growing. No matter the case, do not give up. Your seeds are growing. Soon you’ll see your dreams come to fruition. Keep watering them.♥️ ~ Shaun
Facebook Memory: July 2, 2022
What good is a dream if it’s kept buried and unattended? Not much, right?
Water and nurture your dreams, then watch them grow.🌱🌸
Trust The Process, Part 2
Meant to share yesterday’s message, “Watch God Work,” by Pastor Don Johnson, with you last night. When I tell you it was powerful!! The entire service was powerful.
First, it started with the announcement of Dr. Joel Tudman becoming the Assistant Senior Pastor at The Faith Center in Florida. He was previously an associate pastor at The Potter’s House, and now he’s off to fulfill his vision.
Listening to Bishop T. D. Jakes’ recount of the years of hard work, struggle, and sacrifice Dr. Tudman put in to get to his vision had me thinking about my own journey. It’s like God shows you the vision, but not the process. He doesn’t tell you that you have to put in a crazy amount of work to get to it. And y’all, the work isn’t easy. It isn’t just physically taxing but mentally and emotionally, as well. At least, for me it is. Anyway, it was the encouragement I needed to keep going. The process is only making me stronger. Eventually I will see my vision realized.
Here’s what I shared on X while watching Bishop Jakes pour into Dr. Tudman.
As I mentioned, the entire service was powerful. But I guess you could say, the message was the icing on the cake! I felt like God had brought Pastor Johnson in to personally pour into me. Whew!!
Here’s Pastor Johnson’s message, “Watch God Work” (if you know me, you know I love watching God work and baby I am a work in progress!):
One word—Chosen.
I believe this will be my second post for today. Nothing at 10:30 AM (CST). My routine has been off the last several days which has thrown my schedule off. I promise to get back on track soon. Asking for grace.🙏🏽☺️
Praying you have a blessed rest of the day. Be sure to do something nice for yourself to mark the first day of this beautifully blessed month. Love you!♥️
Shaun
Get Up
You have been down for much too long. Now, it’s time for you to get up! Whatever storm(s) you have been experiencing is (are) over!!
Now, GET UP!
Love you,
Shaun
Here’s my YouTube post.
Hello Sunday
Hello Sunday! Not sure what I should write about this morning. I scrolled through my Facebook memories and read past journal entries from this date and nothing popped out. Maybe I will have something to share by the time I write my second post.
Well, these three things/phrases just came to mind. Hesitant to write them. Perhaps they will mean something to you.
Illusions
Trust God
Be prepared
That’s it! Very random.
Maybe I should have shared one of my Facebook memories instead. Lol. We shall see what I post next. Until then, please enjoy your Sunday!♥️
Love you,
Shaun
Side note: I really hate feeling like the weird person every time I share things like this or random prayers. I promise y’all I am not crazy. What I am going to do is trust God, even if I sound crazy.🙏🏽
**Had to come back and add this part.**
After I published this post and stopped trying to figure out what those random words/phrases meant, I heard “Confidence.” My confidence. I must be confident in what I know God has for me to share. I focus too much on not wanting to sound weird or being called crazy. It’s not about me. It’s about God and His glory (which I shared yesterday).
Obedience
Acceptance
I hear You, God.♥️
God Is Love
Keeping it simple.
Spread love, not hate.
Wishing you a blessed weekend.
Love you!♥️
Shaun
Facebook Memory: June 28, 2023
“He who does not love, does not know God, for God is love.”
1 John 4:8
God IS love.♥️
Surrender Your All
Wanted to share this message with you. It blessed me earlier today, and it is still on my mind after several hours. It’s about surrendering to God. Not surrendering in a few areas of your life, but in all areas. Here is what I wrote when I reshared Joy’s reel. By the way, Joy Bradford, is my cousin’s beautiful wife. She is a purpose coach and co-pastor (along with my cousin) of New Vision Fellowship Church in Brandon, MS.
My response/caption:
THIS word right here!!! I remember when I used to pick and choose which areas I wanted God to handle. The others, I just knew I could handle them best. Boy, was I wrong! Not sure how many times I had to bump my head before completely surrendering my ALL to God. Y’all, it was the BEST decision I made. Can’t believe I was so afraid to do so. Listen, when I tell you God’s got you, believe me, He’s got you! #BeyondBlessed ♥️
Honestly, it wasn’t until I began to completely trust God that I was able to surrender my all. It wasn’t until I said and truly meant, “Any way You bless me Lord, I will be satisfied.” And y’all, I mean this wholeheartedly. I know His plans are not always aligned with mine. However, I do know—which was why I was so hesitant to fully surrender—He’s not going to bless me with anything less than His best. I now know this, and I trust Him. Amen
That’s all. Just wanted to share. Hope it blesses you as much as it has blessed me. It’s another point in my life that I never imagined reaching.
Please enjoy the rest of your day.♥️
Love you,
Shaun
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