Faith-Filled Friday When you’re asked what would make you happy, what would your answer be?
Thanks for joining us for Faith-Filled Friday with Debra Dolce and Trench Classes United. Today’s Love Letter is a great reminder that our pursuit of things that have a temporary value will not bring peace. ~Love Letter~ For all that the world can offer you-the gratification of your flesh, the allurement of the things of the world, and the obsession with status and importance, profit, and popularity. This world and its desires are in the process of passing away, but those who love to do the will of Me, God will live forever. Look, right here in My Word it tells you of all the things the world uses to lure you away from Me. These are the people that worship themselves, those seeking the gratification of your flesh. Those who are enticed by the things that the world offers to you and the obsession for status and importance, this is the road to destruction. What are you running after? Are you continually drawn to the things of this world? Do you run back and forth, trying to live for Me and then running to the world to dabble in all its glitter and then running back to Me? What kind of life is that? You need to be all in, choosing one or the other. Either you love Me and hate the world or you choose the world and what it has to offer you over Me. Beloved, I think it's clear now that you must make a decision and then fight with everything in you to accomplish your goal. ~DebraDolce
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I’ve asked some of my trenchers what they “feel” when I ask them to think of the word “accountability.” The responses are incredibly revealing, responses like “burdened,” “exposed,” nervous,” “troubled,” and on and on. One of the definitions of “accountability” is the willingness to share one’s true self, attitude and actions with another. Friends, when we do this, whatever it is that we need to be accountable for, while it’s something we may not be proud of, it begins to lose its power! Can I encourage you to begin looking at accountability as a willingness, and ask Him to help you to be willing to be willing to be willing… Accountable to many Kim-Evinda Wednesday Word She smiled as she read her journal from last year and remembered experiencing
what she had then written about with an almost complete stranger. Thanks for joining us for Wednesday’s Word with Kim-Evinda for a word on the importance of a framework and foundation for any healthy relationship. When building a house, do you frame it without a foundation or do you lay the foundation first? We all know that a house needs a firm foundation; and today’s word emphasizes this truth. They stood side by side, each looking for the pieces with faces on them and as they worked together, putting the pieces in their right places, a sense of satisfaction filled the air. “We make a great team,” he exclaimed every time she handed him the piece to fill the right spot. She smiled…inwardly and outwardly. Thanks for joining us for Wednesday’s Word with Kim-Evinda and Trench Classes United. Today’s blog is a great reminder that in life, and especially in and with relationships, there needs to be a framework of sorts that holds the relationship(s) together. The puzzle was titled “Music” and had at least 200 famous musicians captured within the 1000 pieces. He had already had the frame completed when she came over for their doggie-play date, and he had started filling it in here and there. Immediately she realized while the “filling in” was probably the hardest, it was made easier because the frame was already intact. Her theory proved true as they added to its picture, piece by piece, high fiving each other for their finds. It wasn’t until the next morning when she was sitting in her quiet time thinking of their time spent that the analogy hit her like a bucket of refreshing water. Any worthwhile relationship required a framework, a foundation if you will, to build upon. To try and put the pieces of a relationship together before that is established is setting the relationship up for unnecessary challenges. That’s not to say that because of the framework being built first that there won’t be challenges, but with a strong frame built, it can stand the test of time as the pieces join the puzzle and the frame holds it together. Thoughtfully, Kim-Evinda Tuesday Trench Truth Thanks for joining me this moment for our Tuesday’s Trench Truth
Why do you think it’s so hard to admit there’s a struggle? The simple answer is because then we’d be faced with having to do something about it! Here’s another truth: whatever needs to be done about the struggle in the struggle, you don’t struggle alone…He’s right there with you. Make it a great day! Truthfully, Kim-Evinda Monday Message Have you ever said something that you wished you could take back?
Thanks for joining us for Monday’s Message with Abigail Rice and Trench Classes United. Today’s Message is a great reminder of the battle we face in choosing our words while we remember whose we are. Words: Don’t be lukewarm. Let your yes be yes And your no be no Be careful with your words They carry more weight than a brick Crashing through a glass window It is not God, The Universe, or whatever you want to call it It is GOD the CREATOR of the UNIVERSE God, the Great I am That lead Moses and the Israelites out of Egypt and towards the promised land God, that parted the Red Sea God, that sent His one and only Son To die for you and for me There is no questioning There is no second guessing Because living in lukewarm water Doesn’t make you a martyr It makes you stagnant and stale With no heights and no peaks Because what’s at stake Is not just the souls Of you and me But of every soul living Let that sink. Why waste the time we are gifted With a life hardly worth living? Live LOVED Live FREE Live by the callings of the Spirit and you will see This Wind Is no breeze But it’s worth every blow Every tax and every toll For this body This body is not your own But was bought at a price The price of a life Do you ever stop to ask yourself “why?” Because He Loves and Love will always be more More than enough Deeper than the sea As free as the wind Blowing through the trees His Love Chose us His Love CHOSE us To be His warriors His fighters His soldiers and all nighters Battling through every storm Every rage and every scorn and to be His To be TRULY His Requires being born Born again To finally live The life He created In this dust that He made us It may not be pretty But pretty wasn’t promised Because this is a war One you enlisted for and it’s time darling Time to pick up your sword “Whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who set their mind on earthly things. For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ ; who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself.” - Philippians 3:19-21 Faith-Filled Friday Do you believe we were created for connection?
Thanks for joining us for Faith-Filled Friday with Debra Dolce and Trench Classes United. Today’s love letter is a great reminder that when we are truly connected with our creator, we can healthily connect with others. ~Love Letter~ My chosen one, trust in Me your Lord completely, and do not rely on your own opinions. With all your heart, rely on Me to guide you, and I will lead you in every decision you make. Become intimate with Me in whatever you do, and I will lead you wherever you go. This is such a good Word for you. Are you able to walk in this or are you continually slipping into, "I got this?" An independent spirit will keep you from walking in the fullness I have for you. Trust and rely on Me and I will direct your path. What a blessing for you to know that as you follow My lead, I will make the crooked places straight. But that is just the beginning, I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. Meditate on this. Meditate on this river that cleanses and refreshes you in this desert you find yourself in at times. Let Me be the refreshment in the middle of your struggle. Beloved, what if you connected to Me before your frustration hit an all-time high and your anxiety level was off the charts? ~DebraDolce Thursdays Trench Truth Thanks for joining me for Thursday’s Trench Truth.
We’ve all heard that hurt people hurt people. Why is that? Because we want immediate relief so we run into the next chapter of our life with another person with our hurts unresolved. When we don’t allow the One True Healer to put the pieces of a shattered heart back together, to love us to and thru healing, we continue to perpetuate the cycle of hurt. I love what my co-Author/friend said years ago: we are wounded by “love,” but we are also healed by love! Can I encourage you to give our Healer a call? He won’t have voicemail on; He’s ready to begin healing your broken heart, and He is resolved to make you whole. In His Healing Love, Kim-Evinda Wednesday Word She glanced at the clock as she turned her computer on. She still had a
few minutes before logging on for her meeting with Maria. She quickly typed her password to get into the email. “How do I get that to change,” she wondered as G-mail opened to her court reporting email instead of the one she wanted. There were a few new emails, but one caught her attention. “Who’s this from?” she wondered aloud. What do you do when you get not-so-expected news and it’s not good news? Thanks for joining us for Wednesday’s Word with Kim-Evinda and Trench Classes United. Kim-Evinda shares from her heart to yours of a time when she truly had to cling to the Good News to get through the bad news. “Good afternoon, Ms. Lepins: We have received your filed Judgment. It was filed on 5/18/2022. Would you like to pick up your copy?” The words seemed to scream at her and unexpected tears began to come from deep within. The pain of it all resurfaced at lightning speed; the end of one of the longest nightmares had become a reality. This chapter of her life was now closed. She wrestled with reality and denial, still soaked in disbelief, as if she was watching someone else’s movie, wishing it wasn’t hers. She was divorced…again, and what/who she thought was her forever was gone and had ended tragically. The moment had arrived to let go of what could have been, to trade it in for whatever God had for her next. Biblical truths came rushing to the pain, soothing and comforting her like nothing else could or ever would. Words like Romans 8:28 had her questioning how this would possible work out for her good, but she was committed to bring Him glory. She knew, from experience, that God had a plan B as a result of their choices, and He would reveal it in His time according to Jeremiah 29:11-12 for her heart was surely His, completely His now. She struggled for understanding again, wondering how those who had caused so much pain and sorrow could go on as if nothing wrong was done…and in the throws of her doubting, Isiah 30:18 reminded her that God would have the final say; she only needed to wait on Him, in other words not take matters into her own hand. God had not intervened like she had hoped, but He had definitely carried her through this moment; surely, He would help her soar on wings of eagle’s into the next chapter of her life. Friend, can I encourage you that no matter what storm you are in the midst of, applying Biblical truths will help you see it as He sees it; may you have His eyes in and thru the eye of your storm. Love, Kim-Evinda Tuesday Trench Truth In a social media, solution based, struggle for happiness kind of world, is
there any wonder that the use of antidepressants/antianxiety medication is up 64%? What would happen if we truly applied a bit of faith into our relationship with God? What would happen if we really tried to learn more about our Loving God instead of leaving Him a message every now and then? So much interferes with the reception of His love which hinders an accurate perception of His love. Can I encourage you today to apply a bit of faith by getting to know The One who longs to turn your anxiety into peace, your fears into fearlessness, your depression into hope? While it’s not a quick fix, no relationship is, it’s a forever fix. Love, Kim-Evinda Monday Message What do you think of when you hear we are living in a material world?
Thanks for joining us for Monday’s Message with Abigail Rice and Trench Classes United. Today’s message may remind us of that song by Madonna, living in a material world…which without our spiritual selves could be quite devastating. Spiritual beings Living in a physical world Our hearts and flesh may fail us But our God, Is a God that restores From the birds of the air To the beasts of the field Our God heals and by the power of His Name Mountains will be moved In an unseen place Oh you of little faith! Believe in Him and you will never be the same Oh what I would do to see His face! Just one glimpse Would be sweet recompense For these dark Dark days But Redemption Is HIs gift ] and because He lives My soul has a chance To give A testimony For Him to do it again To move the mountains To walk through the fire To remove every thorn Even though He was scorned The veil was still torn and now we live between What our eyes can see and what our spirit sings A hope of what’s to come and a knowing of His love and for that I will forever sing Under the protection of His wings For my God lives and my God reigns Believe and you will never be the same “Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.” Abigail Rice |
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