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My Journey With God, No. 46

Shaun Bradford

Happy New Year, again!🥂

Sitting here trying to reflect on my 2024, but everything seems a blur. I have journal entries and posts marking moments, but everything seems to have happened without a thought. As if I just flowed through it—which is what I asked for, right? I mean, I did say I just wanted to go with the flow. Laughing because God will give you exactly what you ask for. Gotta love life…

Now, don’t get me wrong, I had many memorable moments, but nothing was a real highlight. So, maybe I need to change my ask this year. This year, I don’t want to just go with the flow. This year I want to experience the spectacular! This year, I want to make memories and moves that I will be talking about for ages.

A week or so before the year ended, I said I was taking the limits off myself and God. Well, they’re off, and I’m challenging myself to stretch beyond what’s familiar and comfortable. I started implementing a few changes before 2024 ended. Ready to see where they take me!♥️ ~Shaun

Shaun, I’m rooting for you, Girl! I got you and God’s definitely got you! Happy 2025!🥂

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Happy New Year!

Shaun Bradford

Happy New Year!🥂

I slept through the countdown. The fireworks just woke me up. Lol

May your new year bring you an abundance of love, peace, joy, and blessings. May your new opportunities and connections be plenty and successful. This year, say “yes” to the opportunities God sends your way, and “no” to things you know aren’t aligned with your purpose. You’ve already learned your lessons. Now, it’s time to make moves, and make them boldly and unapologetically. Remember, you’re God’s child!♥️

Love you!

Shaun

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God’s Got A Blessing

Shaun Bradford

Singing Norman Hutchins’ song “God’s Got A Blessing (With Your Name On It).” The song says—

It makes no difference
What you’re going through
You’re going to make it
God’s going to see you thru
Hold your head up
Put a smile on your face
This is another test
It won’t last always

Get ready for your blessing
Get ready for your miracle
Get ready for your blessing
Get ready for your miracle

Smile and hold your head up! God’s got a blessing with YOUR name on it. That’s right! He sure does. And that blessing is called life, and it has your name all over it.

I know 2024 is coming to an end and you may not have achieved everything you wanted to, but this is not THEE end. Tomorrow’s a new day and a new year, and it’s filled with all kinds of blessings with your name on them. Listen, God’s got you!♥️

Love you,

Shaun

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Allow God to Lead

Shaun Bradford

As we enter 2025, remember to allow God to lead. Only He knows what lies ahead. You don’t have to see or understand His plan to trust Him.♥️

Love you,

Shaun

He’s got you.

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I Feel The Rain

Shaun Bradford

Leaving 2024 and entering 2025 singing Bishop Paul Morton’s song “Let It Rain.”

The song says—

“Open the floodgates of heaven. Let it rain. Let it rain. … I feel the rain. I feel the rain. I feel the rain. … It’s raining. It’s raining. It’s raining.”

Yes, I can feel the rain! Can’t you?!♥️

Shaun

“Let it Rain” by Bishop Paul Morton

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Five Years with Mississippi Thriving

Shaun Bradford

Whew! When I tell you God knows how to keep the tears of gratitude flowing. I hadn’t expected to see this memory today.

Just thought I’d include the picture too.☺️

Five years ago, I created the social media platform Mississippi Thriving to help individuals, agencies, and organizations share helpful and healthful information with Mississippians. I also wanted it to serve as a resource hub for our communities and a place where people outside Mississippi could visit to see the positive things happening in our state. Statistically and politically, Mississippi looks pretty bad; however, in reality, we’re moving and making progress—slow progress, but progress. Maybe it’s not noteworthy to the world, but it means everything to us.

Y’all, God is so good. Only He knew how much I needed to see this memory today. I just love how He loves me.🥰

Forever grateful and blessed.♥️

Shaun

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Stay Covered

Shaun Bradford

Good Morning!☀️

I shared the same image (Stay Humble) for two years with the same caption— “2023/2024 is loading… Stay Humble.”

Well, this year I have decided to switch it up. This year’s caption will read—

2025 is loading…
Stay Covered.

Listen, 2025 is not the year to venture out without God covering your every move—from your words to your relationships to new endeavors. God knows and sees everything, including the thoughts, intentions, and hearts of others. So, please stay covered. Use your discernment. If it doesn’t feel right, it’s not right. Period. With that said, when God places an opportunity before you, and He says, “Take it, it’s yours,” don’t ask a million questions—take it!

I don’t know about you, but I can already tell that 2025 is going to be one eventful year—the roller coaster ride is loading. My plans are to follow the advice I gave above. I’m staying covered, using my discernment, seizing opportunities, and allowing God to lead.

Thank you for reading. I pray you have a wonderfully blessed day!♥️

Love you,

Shaun

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Transformation

Shaun Bradford

** Had this already scheduled to post before I found out President Carter passed. Was going to reschedule it but won’t. I pray that this message encourages someone to allow God to move in their lives. I love y’all!!♥️

We’re only days from 2025, and a change is already happening. I know you can feel it because I surely can!

It’s the feeling of God transforming you into who you were created to be. Don’t resist it. Instead, lean into it and allow Him to work.

Love you!♥️

Shaun

♥️

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Remember Your Why and Your Purpose

Shaun Bradford
You got this, and God’s got you!

Remember your “Why” and your purpose, and never stop pursuing them. You have the Greatest of greats—the Almighty God—backing you, AND YOU are His child. Don’t let anything stop you, not even you. Smile

Keep going!♥️

Love you,

Shaun

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My Journey With God, No. 45

Shaun Bradford

While looking through an old notebook that I was using as a journal and as a study guide (not sure why I was using one notebook for both😩), I found a letter I had written but never sent to my sister. Here’s a snippet of what I wrote.

30 January 1993

At the time, I was 19 years old and stationed at Ramstein AB, Germany. Y’all, I was just a baby. However, even back then, I made note of gems that I still live by today:

  1. True happiness can only be found within. (Thanks, Master Splinter)
  2. God will place us where we desire to be, but it’s our responsibility to make things happen. (A good one, right?!)
  3. Life isn’t easy… but it’s so worth living.

As I mentioned in the letter, I was where I had always dreamed of being, but I wasn’t doing anything with the opportunity I had been given. Looking back, I realize no one in my circle had the same or similar goals or dreams. So, instead of venturing out and doing my own thing, I adapted to their world. From what I had written—“I don’t have any goals anymore.”—I believe I had lost hope.

How sad…

But very eye opening.

It’s so important that we surround ourselves with like-minded people or our dreams and aspirations will suffer. Or…we must be strong enough to venture out and do our own thing to keep our dreams alive.

Life is interesting and God is good.

Forever grateful for His wisdom and love.♥️

Shaun