Monday Message Are there times in your lives when life feels like a battle, an upward climb?
Thanks for joining us for Monday’s Message with Abigail Rice and Trench Classes United. Today’s poem is a great reminder that in the battlefield of life, the battle is not ours to fight, and when we hand it over to the Author of Victory, we can take our territory back. Full of sweat Fully human Fully man As the blood drips down The salt pours in I wonder if I will ever win. Where is my pebble and sling To fight the anxiety this Goliath brings? and then I remember It’s not up to me… Because I am not left out here To battle all alone No, I am a daughter of The King and by His love and grace Victory He will bring and for me? My fight song I will sing As the sweat drips down and the blood pours out The salt no longer stings Because I am the salt and I am the light That this small piece of the world May just need So for me? I will sing and I will fight Fully human Fully woman Fully man My mortal mind may break But my soul is being renewed day by day As I let His Holy Spirit take the reigns ~ Yahweh ~ Forever in Your name
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Faith-Filled Friday What do you do when everywhere you turn is struggle?
Thanks for joining us for Faith-Filled Friday with Debra Dolce and Trench Classes United. Today’s Love Letter is a great reminder to allow His presence to be your anti- paralytic in times of trouble. ~Love Letter~ My bride, I alone am your safe place; My wraparound Presence always protects you. I am your champion defender; there's no risk of failure with Me, your God. So why would you let worry paralyze you, even when troubles multiply around you. Meditate on My truths and draw close to Me as you sit pondering My wonders. Let Me be all that your heart desires. There is much to think about and be thankful for. With Me as your defender, you cannot fail. Now that is Good News! Walk not with arrogance but with the assurance that through our relationship, I am watching over you. Don't let worry paralyze you but practice stilling your heart and resting in My love, My care and protection. Who better to have as your defender than the God who created the whole Universe? Look how I'm big enough to handle the Universe and yet interested in everything that concerns you. What a mighty God you serve. Beloved, there is nothing too difficult for Me, I can and will save the best and the worst of sinners. ~DebraDolce Wednesday Word She opened up her latest Bible study, eager to dig in. She read the text, and then the
question that asked to compare the two situations, which were Jesus’ time in the wilderness and the Israelites’ time. At first, she was frustrated, but then… Thanks for joining us for Wednesday’s Word with Kim-Evinda and Trench Classes United. Have you ever been frustrated because you didn’t know the answer to a question? Today’s Word shares that frustration and the solution to it. …she remembered to invite the Author of the Word into her time and started again. Her heart started to race with curiosity as the word “wilderness” stood out to her like a rose with thorns, especially after realizing a few comparisons between Jesus and the Israelites – Jesus went voluntarily, no complaining; the Israelites were there involuntarily and complained regularly. In both cases, the “wilderness” came after a victory. In both wildernesses, The Father never left them; In Jesus’s wilderness, He clung to The Father; the Israelites wandered and complained, losing their sense of direction. Wow, it never ceased to amaze her that all she had to do was be still and invite Him into her time in His word. She looked up the word in Hebrew and read the words in silent wonder: “In Hebrew the word for wilderness is midbar. The root of midbar has the same root or meaning as speak or word.” A spark ignited inside of her, warming her with revelation: we wander from and even in the wilderness, but we should follow in wonder in the wilderness because God speaks to us in that wilderness She re-read the commentary: “Wilderness is often used metaphorically as a place of trial and testing.” She wondered with awe as she re-wound her current season of wilderness thru divorce. She sat still in some moments that came flooding to the surface of her soul reminding her of when and where God had revealed Himself thru others, through divine provision, and she was filled with wonder as she realized that He had been and would continue to protect her in this season of wilderness. Friend, do you wander or wonder in your time of wilderness? Can I encourage you to rewind your season of wilderness and reflect in wonder at His provision and protection and the truth that He will never leave you or forsake you but is guiding you to and through something that will amaze you as you exit the wilderness. In Wonder of His love, Kim-Evinda Monday Message Whether a positive or a negative circumstance, how do we determine when enough is enough?
Thanks for joining us for Monday’s Message with Abigail Rice and Trench Classes United. Today’s message is a great reminder that when we don’t include the spiritual part of our selves, enough is never enough. My heart spills over My mind fills up When does enough Become enough? Who told you? Who told you That you weren't enough? You are clear as a cloudless sky Shining brighter than the sun In the heat of July Yet you wrestle Constantly Guilt Shame Blame Who told you? Who told you You had to change? You are the salt You are the light I am the way Follow Me And let Me show you How to break free Relentlessly I am chasing you Just to be near to you Yet you believe You must be So perfect So complete My love Fills you up My love Endures you My love Shall never depart you Trust me Take my hand and lend your ear I have been flogged and beaten I have been spit on and mocked I have been stoned and bruised I have been bound and crucified I have carried my cross to my death Yet My Father sacrificed me so that he could have you You have always been enough And always will Abigail Faith-Filled Friday Have you ever been pursued by someone because they wanted to get to
know you? Thanks for joining us for Faith-Filled Friday with Debra Dolce and Trench Classes United. Friends, God wants us to know Him, to experience Him with our inner being. His Word says that. The Hebrew translation for the word “Know” is to experience with our inner being. Then God tells us, Be still and “know” that I am God…experience that He is God. Today’s Love Letter shares the value and power of getting closer to God and the benefits of doing so. ~Love Letter~ My chosen one, loving Me empowers you to obey My commands. Why is the simplest thing the hardest to do? You can't say because you don't see Me because I'm everywhere you look. You can't say it's because you can't feel or touch Me because I have a tangible presence and you absolutely know when you receive a touch from Me. If there is a problem with any of these, it's not because of Me. Remember King David cried for Me to search his heart to see if there was any wicked way in him. Do you ask for that kind of a searching of the heart, even a purging? Let your love for Me grow deep as you spend time in My Word and in prayer. That's how your love for Me grows. Worship Me as an outward expression of your love. You must be active and intentional in your love for Me. Then your love for Me will enable you to obey My commands and you can cease striving to prove yourself. Beloved, learn how to rest, be at peace and let Me empower you each day to walk through all that is before you. ~DebraDolce Wednesday Word Have you ever been asked a question that you couldn’t answer?
Welcome to Wednesday’s Word with Trench Classes United and Kim-Evinda. Grab your favorite break-time beverage and come on in for a few moments. Sometimes when we respond to questions, it’s like we’re on automatic, especially if the questions are from our littles, right? But have you ever been asked a question that pulled you out of auto pilot and made you stop and think? I have one of those for you today – actually, it comes from His Word, but before I get there, let’s lay a foundation. So here we are, getting ready to turn the corner toward the end of another year…already! Looking back through it all, I am humbled as I realize that the ONLY way I could have stood standing is by being plugged into my strength: JESUS! I shake my head in wonder, realizing it’s really quite simple: just plug in to my source…daily, and He will keep me on track! Why, oh why, do we complicate things, pulling away, inch by inch until suddenly, we’re UNPLUGGED! Now, imagine that it’s just you and Jesus in your quiet time. You are sitting still, being still, inviting Him into your moments. You begin to ask God to show you how to stay plugged in to Him; you even dare to ask Him what’s interfering with the connection. He begins to stir your heart, and things rise to your thoughts. All is still and you cannot deny that it’s Him in your midst and you feel this tender love, this acceptance like you have never felt before. He speaks your thoughts and then He asks you: “Do you want to be made well”? What is your answer? See, Jesus asked this question of a man who was crippled by some infirmity for 38 years! The Word doesn’t tell us how or why he was unable to walk, what infirmity he had but I love that it does tell us he had been this way for 38 years. I believe that’s in there to encourage us with this truth: It’s never too late to be made well, whatever the infirmity. Oftentimes it’s our own limited beliefs that prevent us from being made well. So let me ask you again, Friend, how do you respond to this question? What or who is preventing you from picking up, carrying on and following Jesus with your whole heart that you would be made well? Is the “who” you? When you are staying connected to The Source, He will reveal to you the what that is holding you back from the “you” you were intended to be, the places He wants to send you, the plans He has for your life. Is it your diet, your relationships, social media, finances, your thought life? Take a moment and be still; allow Him to help you reveal what it is so that you can answer yes to His question, “do you want to be made well?” He is who makes you whole. Love, Kim-Evinda Tuesday Trench Truth One of the Hebrew translations for Rage is “chemah” and means: “wrath, heat, anger”
and ... “poison”! How is rage poisonous? Well, poison is not just confined to a harmful substance that once ingested causes serious and significant harm; poison is also defined as: “something destructive or harmful, such as an idea, an emotion or a situation.” Whew, I don’t know about you, but the thought of poison inside of me makes me want to get something to flush it out. Join us for surrendering to Serenity in a trench near you! Surrendered, Kim-Evinda Monday Message When you look back on who you used to be and look at who you are now, what do you
see? Are you pleased with who you’ve become? Thanks for joining us fot Monday’s Message with Abigail Rice and Trench Classes United. Today’s message is thought-provoking and encouraging. Enjoy. Who is the old you v. who is the new? The past version of you is insecure and incomplete Your reality worn down and bleak But new you This version of you Is confident in who she is to become Is greater than she was or ever imagine she could be Because she is a daughter of The King and she lives fearlessly Because she is chosen Whole and complete Not broken like she used to be No more self-inflicted defeats While her wounds may run deep As she heals She creates this new reality One where she is allowed to mess up and learn from her mistakes and crooked ways Because she knows where to turn to make the path straight Yahweh Now breathe and come home Allow your soul to roam and always know You are free You are whole You are loved You are loyal You are from above Now take back your soul Stay true to your bones Your Maker loves you and just wants you to know You are done You have won Now breathe and come home and when the next battle comes You’ll be stronger than before Because you won’t go back there anymore But for now just be free and soar Because darling, there is no one here who is keeping your score “And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” - Philippians 4:7 |
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