Faith Filled Friday What do you do when you are talking to someone who doesn’t seem to be listening?
Thanks for joining us for Faith-Filled Friday with Debra Dolce and Trench Classes United. Today’s love letter reminds us of a very important concept to cling to when we feel our Heavenly Father is not listening. ~Love Letter~ My bride, I have given you My Spirit within you so that you can have the assurance that I live in you and that you live in Me. This is a beautiful Word of encouragement for you. Do you really believe that I live in you? Do you believe that I am for you and that I am fighting for you? Don't equate My silence for absence. I am always working on your behalf. You are always on My mind, and I assure you of this by giving My Spirit to be with you. Do you use the Holy Spirit to help you? He is the comforter, the teacher, He will lead you into all truth and show you things to come. How blessed you are that you have My warring angels on your side. All the hosts of Heaven are cheering you on. Become strong and stable in the assurance that I am for you. Plant your feet in My Word and become immovable even during the storm. Trust in, believe in, and rely on My Word for this is what will sustain you. My Word will carry you through any storm. Do you believe this? Beloved, when you believe I am for you, your whole world will change. ~DebraDolce
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Thursday Trench Truth Did you know that shame can be the result of comparing ourselves?
Thanks for joining us for Thursday’s Trench Truth. Here’s a sample of Living Forgiven & Forgiving, coming to a trench near you. “SHAME helps us hide from the good parts of us. So as a therapy exercise, I ask them in the next weeks, list as many good things you do as: a parent, spouse, accomplishments, whatever and then when they come back, I help wow the achievement, versus wow, the shaming parts.” Join us to learn how to wow your achievements, let go of shame and learn to live forgiven and forgiving ©! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/living-forgiven-forgiving-tickets-295407059467 Wednesday Word Where do you live?
John 8:32-33: And Jesus said to those Jews who believed, if you abide in My Word, you are My disciples indeed; and you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free. Have you ever gotten lost on your way home? I realize that in today’s technology with Google and GPS, it’s a little more difficult to get lost. And yet, I have found myself lost a time or two as I don’t always remember to rely on technology! Welcome to Wednesday’s Word with Kim-Evinda and Trench Classes United. Today’s blog is a great reminder that His Word will take us where we need to go, keep us where we need to stay and prevent us from going in the wrong direction. No matter the situation, the availability of technology or unavailability, getting lost is a horrible feeling. And yet, I run into so many hurting people who are not lost, per se; however, they are overwhelmed with suffering of some sort. The waves of life have tossed them here and there, and they have lost their way. Talk to the wife who has just discovered her husband’s having an affair, or is an addict of some sort, and then there’s the parent(s) hurting over the choices their child is making, choices that surely are going to cause so many unfavorable consequences. It’s like being lost in a sea of hopelessness for there is nothing to do but watch the unfortunate consequences come about. Recently I talked with a friend who has been given a life sentence via a medical diagnosis with a prognosis revealing the end is around the corner. Life and loss are happening all around us; if it’s not happening to us, it’s happening to those close to us. How are we managing? Are we walking around lost, or are we able to stand firm, knowing where we’re going and able to help others? See, no matter the circumstance, there is a place to abide where we will never get lost, a place that will shed new light, a fresh perspective, a location that is filled with peace, hope, a foundation built with grace, a place that if we would only turn to, land in, abide in, we would find freedom from all that has us overwhelmed: His Love Letters to you and me! It’s time to stop being one of those who don’t ask for directions and abide in that place that we will be found, never to get lost again! To abide means to dwell. Can I ask, friend, where are you dwelling in mind, body and soul? Abiding in His promises and principles, Kim-Evinda Tuesday Trench Truth When I say the words guilt, or shame, what comes to mind? If you are like most people, you try not to think of either of them, right? Many of us don’t even realize we are carrying unresolved guilt, which left untamed, turns into shame. Shame steals from us friends, physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Here is just a sample of truth about how to live forgiven and forgiving © coming to a trench near you. “Guilt can lead to positive change; shame steers us away from change: Guilt is a result of doing something we know to be wrong and therefore, can work like a warning light on the dashboard of our minds, a steering wheel in the journey of life helping us to veer away from that same wrong, harmful and/or offensive act. That is His grace alive in us.” Join us to learn how to Live Forgiven & Forgiving © https://www.facebook.com/events/1070940690487874/ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/living-forgiven-forgiving-tickets-295407059467 Monday Message What would life look like if we relied on His Spirit living in each one of us who have accepted Christ?
Thanks for joining us for Monday’s Message with Abigail Rice and Trench Classes United. What a great word from her to remind us that we tend to look at or to things we can see, but honestly, to acknowledge and include His Spirit in our daily lives would lead to a lot less turmoil and a lot more peace. If The Holy Spirit is residing here with us Living amongst us His presence within us Then the question begets How do we truly feel Him? How do we grasp that power given us? Some may say the answer lies within getting quiet Walking into the wilderness alone In a desert full of multiple sandstorms Blow after blow after blow and maybe so But when the desert storms start to form the unwanted and the unknown Feelings of depression, apprehension, confusion, and doubt Then how could you believe that The Holy Helper Was there all along pulling you out? and I believe the short answer is this: It was and never is about you or your earthly bliss But instead Your trial Your tribulations Your ultimate condemnation Was all brought upon you A vapor A wind To bring about a story Much greater to give Bestowing all glory and honor to Him While in that desolate desert You may feel exhausted and dilute Soon a hand will reach down Saying, “don’t worry, darling, I’ve been there too” THAT is when you see The Holy Spirit move Using other beings that have walked through that same battle To bring you to the water Back to your Heavenly Father To wrap you up in comfort Reminding you that this is only a mere moment and you soon too will be someone else’s long awaited trumpet Waking them up from their disillusioned slumber All for the sake of saving one soul from going down under ~Abigail Rice Faith-Filled Friday Have you ever dropped something on accident, and it landed at someone’s feet? Did you run and quickly pick it up and walk away? Thanks for joining us for Faith-Filled Friday with Debra Dolce and Trench Classes United.
Today’s Love Letter is about doing the exact opposite, dropping our cares like we’d drop the mic’, with confidence, but no cockiness, knowing He’s got whatever we’ve dropped! Love Letter~ My love, leave all your cares and anxieties at My feet. I am your Lord, and my measureless grace will strengthen you. Can you imagine truly walking in this? No fears, no anxiety, just grace and strength. What a difference your day would be. I know for some this is a real struggle but learn to loosen your grip on things you can't really control anyway. I have proven Myself faithful to you time and time again. Just like night turns into day, I am faithful to be with you day after day, working all things out for your good and My glory. I show My marvelous works so you will know I'm faithful to take care of you. I can only work on the things you lay at My feet in surrender. See, as much as I want to, I cannot cross your will. That's why some blame Me when things don't work out all the while they have a grip on it and they're trying to tell Me how to answer and calling it prayer. Are you done with all the struggling and striving? Come and I will give you rest and peace. Come and sit in My Presence and breathe deep My peace. Beloved, spend time soaking in My love and freedom till you are full and ready for the day. ~DebraDolce Thursday Trench Truth Yes, that’s right. Back in the Garden, at the fall, Adam and Eve were naked and they knew God.
Know, knew, in Hebrew translates to “Yada” and means to know with your inner being, and that’s not just referencing sexually, but emotionally, to know by experience. The next time the words naked and know appear in the Word of God, those words translate to shame! See, all along, God’s plan was for us to be emotionally naked with Him, and with others, to live a life forgiven and forgiving. If you’d like to know how to do that, please, consider joining us in a trench near you for Living Forgiven and Forgiving. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/living-forgiven-forgiving-tickets-295407059467 Forgiven, Kim-Evinda Wednesday Word Did you know that you qualify as a witness? Yep, that’s right, a witness to what He has done for you, not what you have done 😊
“To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood and has made us kings and priests” – witnesses –to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever.” (Rev. 1:5) Thanks for joining me for Wednesday’s Word with Kim-Evinda and Trench Classes United. As a court reporter, I have reported many types of witnesses, for example, hostile witnesses which are those who are angry at being called to testify about what they’ve seen, heard or experienced. There are third-party witnesses, those who say he said/she said, in other words, gossipers or unrelated parties. There are those, what I call, unprepared witnesses, those whose answers are 90% of the time “I don’t remember or “I don’t recall,” or “I don’t know.” There are also expert witnesses, those called because of their expertise in the subject that the attorneys are there to fight about. But the most common witness is the percipient witness, or an eyewitness. This is a witness who testifies about what he/she actually has seen, perceived with their own senses. As I was reading John’s first letter to the churches and to all of us, this thought hit me: if we all qualify as witnesses for Christ, what kind of witness are we? Are we the hostile witness, angry at or with God because of a tragedy and our need to understand everything? Do we tend to slip down the slippery slope of gossip in the name of “prayer,” acting as a witness to someone’s misfortune or bad choice, or talking about our own mountains, making them bigger and bigger instead of looking to our Mountain Mover? Are we so focused on others that we are a third-party to our own walk and relationship with God? Or are we the type of witness who forgets all He has done for us, allowing our troubles to outweigh His triumphs in our lives, forgetting our attitude of gratitude, answering “I don’t remember” or “I don’t remember”? I don’t know about you, but I’d so love to qualify as an expert witness, one who professes their faith and lives it and is paid by His provision, protection and promises, and guided by His principles. Oh, how I want to leave a legacy that proves she lived what she believed, and she was so in love with Jesus that many considered her an expert in her faith, walking by His grace. Witnessing, Kim-Evinda Tuesday Trench Truth What do you think when you hear/see the word shame? It’s certainly not positive, is it? In fact, shame has been a weapon the enemy has used to trick you and hold you captive since the beginning of time?
See, guilt, when addressed and resolved is finished. For example, I break a traffic law; I pay the fine, gone! Shame, on the other hand, is internalized, becoming part of me. In fact, what are the last two letters in shame, M.E.! I could give you so many examples of shame I carried, and perhaps in days to come I’ll share a couple, but If you’d like to learn how to live forgiven and forgiving, shame-free, plan on joining us in a trench near you https://www.eventbrite.com/e/living-forgiven-forgiving-tickets-295407059467 Forgiven, shame-free, Kim-Evinda Monday Message We’ve all heard the saying that what goes in comes out; this involves just about all of our senses. What we hear, goes into our minds, travels to our hearts and eventually comes out in our lives one way or another. The same with our eyes, what we take in, see with our eyes has lasting effects as well.
Thanks for joining us for Monday’s Message with Abigail Rice and Trench Classes United. May her message be a reminder that the sense of sight is an influencer in our lives, to watch out what we take in. Like a moth to a flame So we begin Reeling back in Those old familiar sins Maybe in a different way But always the same The eyes playing the game The window to the soul That begs to know All truth All light All darkness All night With a soft, gentle sigh Saying it will all be alright The eyes never lie From the outside They hide While on the inside They slowly die To the sinners show Because deep down they know It wasn’t alright And your soul confides and that is where the true conviction begins Shedding a light On those sins you bide Behind those wearisome eyes Is a true light A window to your soul That in secret will always know That no matter how far you go You are always welcome back home. “The eye is the lamp of the body. So if your eye is sound, your entire body will be full of light. But if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the very light in you [your conscience] is darkened, how dense is that darkness! No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to the one and despise and be against the other. You cannot serve God and mammon (deceitful riches, money, possessions, or whatever is trusted in).” - Matthew 6:22-24 ~Abigail Rice |
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