​Psalm 46:10 says to be still and know that He is God. What does being still look like for you? This verse took on a whole new meaning for me a couple of years ago when I looked up the Hebrew translation for the word “know.” It still excites me to this day. It means to “experience with your inner being”!

Isn’t that amazing, that our Creator, maker of Heaven and earth, loves us so much that He literally longs for us to experience Him with our inner being?
 
Friends, God is spirit and when we tap into our spiritual self, and linger in His presence, we won’t wander.
 
Truthfully,
Kim-Evinda

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​Do you ever wonder if things will get better, slow down, or be less confusing?
Thanks for joining us for Monday’s Message with Abigail Rice and Trench Classes United. Abigail’s message today emphasizes that no matter how crazy or unpredictable life becomes there is coming a better day when we will see Him face to face.

This house is a mess
But my soul is at rest
Knowing that
this isn’t my home
and in my mind
I can go
to the depths
Of the unknown
As you have shown
Your power and Your glory
Writing every word of Your story
My past slowly washing away
Like the waves as they break
Reminding me I am an ocean
and Your love creates every motion
Calming every storm
and always bringing me back to Your shores
Where I get a small glimpse
Of all that You have in store
and at the sound of Your name
All falls silent
Yahweh
Give us this day
Another chance
Another breath
To proclaim
Your great name
For it is You
Our souls honor
and it is You
Our souls thank…
 
“O God, You are my God, earnestly will I seek You; my inner self thirsts for You, my flesh longs and is faint for You, in a dry and weary land where no water is.
 
So I have looked upon You in the sanctuary to see Your power and Your glory.
 
Because Your loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You.” Psalm 63:1-3
 
Love,
Abigail
 
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​When you walk into a dark room, what’s the first thing that you do?
Thanks for joining us for Faith-Filled Friday with Debra Dolce and Trench Classes United. Today’s love letter is a great reminder that as long as we are plugged in, we’ll never be in the dark.

~Love Letter~
 
Your lives light up the world. For how can you hide a city that stands on a hilltop? And who would light a lamp and then hide it in an obscure place? Instead, it's placed where everyone in the house can benefit from its light. So don't hide your light! Let it shine brightly before others so as to reflect His love.
 
Do whatever it takes to shine your light on Me. Don't get stuck in comparisons but get stuck in showing your love for Me. Be better today than you were yesterday. Let your voice be stronger today than it was yesterday. Let every day be a day of shining your light for the whole world to see and know that I am your God, the maker of Heaven and Earth.
 
When you spend time in My Word, others will hear your voice through your actions. They'll understand that there’s something different about you. When you spend time in prayer, people will see the works that I do in you and that you do for others. Continually give praise to Me.
When you  let your light shine so brightly, people can't speak against Me and doubt cannot fill them. Pray for the Holy Spirit to surround them, to open their eyes and their ears. Show people how My Word comes alive in you and through you.
 
Beloved, let your light shine brightly for Me, like a city on a hill. 
~DebraDolce
 

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​Do you tend to feel upset when you feel others are distancing themselves from you and/or do you have a hard time being alone? 

The fear of rejection, not fitting in, not measuring up, the fear of conflict, well, these are relationship interrupters often steering our important relationships in the wrong direction.

I’d love to help you do the same by helping you overcome your fears. Plan to join us in January for our Living Fearlessly Life-Experience Class where you will not only be given the information to understand your fears and where they  come from, but you will get the tools to overcome them and get those relationships on the right track.
 
Truthfully,
Kim-Evinda

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From our organization to you and your family, may this Christmas fill you with a sense of awe and wonder, and my His light shine brightly in you and out of you this Christmas, to and through the New Year!
 
Much love,
Kim-Evinda

​I remember when I finally understood what it meant to die to flesh…what a real eye opener. When we think of death, we usually don’t have pleasant or feel-good feelings, but, when we understand this principle of dying to flesh, then we can really begin living.

Let me share an example:
When I think of doing something snarky to someone that has hurt me, if I act on it, I’m allowing my flesh to control my actions. However, if I deny the temptation, I am dying to my flesh, denying myself.
 
I can tell you the more you die to those things that take you away from our loving God, the more you will live.
 
Truthfully,
Kim-Evinda

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​When you think of something that is easy to give your all, what comes to mind?
Thanks for joining us for Monday’s Message with Abigail Rice and Trench Classes United. Today’s blog is a great reminder from a mommy of three to put our whole selves in as often as we can in this journey of life.

Living here in this space
Between
The dawn of creation
and eternal damnation
 
What does that mean?
 
Am I here to just fill space and time?
Or am I here to live this life with all my heart, soul, and mind?
 
The latter is my answer
But the former whispers
It doesn’t get any better
 
So I write this letter
To myself when I need help
A reminder of why I am here
and why I am called to live a life with no fear
 
Dear daughter,
You are loved
More than that you are tough
This life is rough
With words that become thoughts
And thoughts that 12-27become beliefs
That tend to hide in the darkness beneath
 
But here you are
A work of art
His masterpiece
 
So who are you to believe
That you aren’t enough
Or that you’re too much
So sick of life
So frustrated that you are stuck in this rut
This never ending cycle
That seems to pull you in
Until you feel you can no longer swim
 
But darling, remember this:
 
You are not here to swim
You are here to live
To walk on water
Holding the hand of the Potter
 
You are His clay
And day by day
You feel the cracks begin to break
But how many cracks will it take
Until you finally shatter
And all you hear is endless chatter
Telling you that you no longer matter
 
But darling, you do
 
You weren’t born to take this form
Merely to weep and mourn
We grieve because we know there is more
 
and daughter if you can just hold on a little bit longer
Take that rope
That rope called hope
And hold on tight
Leave that empty baggage behind
 
For you are a new creation
And you have a new mind
 
Now is your time
Rise
 
Rise into this life
Because you only get to go around one time
 
Stay in the fight
Walk with might
and be the light
that breaks through the darkness
and cracks stone made hearts
That believe they are Fatherless
 
Because you just might be the one
That saves another soul
 
and soon enough we’ll meet again
When we are finally clothed
In our eternal home
 
“For we know that if the tent which is our earthly home is destroyed (dissolved), we have from God a building, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Here indeed, in this [present abode, body], we sigh and groan inwardly, because we yearn to be clothed over [we yearn to put on our celestial body like a garment, to be fitted out] with our heavenly dwelling,”
 ~ 2 Corinthians 5:1-2

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When something goes wrong in our lives, one of our first instincts is to blame someone. We usually do this to make sense of things; however…
​
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 search for someone or something to blame, the blame-game rarely, if ever, brings the win of clarity we so desire.

~Love Letter~

Every gift I freely give you is good and perfect, streaming down from Me, the Father of lights, who shines from the heavens with no hidden shadow or darkness and is never subject to change. Every good and perfect gift comes from Me.

So many blame Me for the bad that happens to them. I don’t cause the bad to happen; it is I Who takes the bad and works it for your good and My glory.. I Am the one who moves on your behalf. Give Me praise when good is happening in your life. Give Me praise when it seems like you're at a standstill. Most of all give Me praise when things are not so good, when they are bad. This is truly a great sacrifice and I will honor that.

Oh, how I yearn for you to know with your inner being that no matter what your circumstances, I Am Good. When you continually bring Me praise, you keep your direct line to Me open, but when you're not grateful, those lines of communication are broken.

Even when there are bad things that happen in your life, I never change. I am always the loving, caring, giving Father you knew in the beginning. When you lose focus, that's when things change and it's you who changes. Work on staying in that spot of giving and receiving love. There's always a change in you as I grow your faith. Beloved, enter My Presence, and allow Me to wrap My love around you. 
​
~DebraDolce
 
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​I am reminded of this truth daily, especially in this holiday season. Life continues to happen with no preference for timing and yet, when any sort of trial or tragedy happens around Christmastime, the effects seem to be harder, deeper, and losses seem insurmountable.

In my own journey, my most recent loss threatens to rise to the surface of my heart, reminding me of the pain and sorrow, threatening to rob me of all the good that has come out of it.

However, there is a higher road we can take, the road of His principles and promises.  When we draw the rich bank of love and grace in His Word, we are moved to a higher altitude which in turn will change our attitude.
​
There is ALWAYS something to be thankful for, especially when we remind ourselves that He’s not done until it is good!

Truthfully,
Kim-Evinda
 
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Hopefully this season doesn’t find you frantic and in a panic about what to buy and for who.
​
Thanks for joining us for Wednesday’s Word with Kim-Evinda and Trench Classes United. Today’s blog is a poem written by her years ago and a great reminder that the true gifts for every season are free.

The Gifts of the Season ©

It’s not about the presents under the Christmas tree
But the presence of love we feel from friends and family
It’s not about the shopping that we feel we must do
But about the gift that’s already been given to me and to you
The gift is a gift that money can’t buy
The birth and death of Christ; it is for you and I

It’s not about making a list and checking it twice
And buying countless gifts for the naughty or nice
The reason for this season isn’t about all the debt and stress
But a time to offer special gifts such as patience and forgiveness
Or maybe a gift of time for one whose time here is running out
A meal for a family in need to encourage hope where there is doubt
Or maybe someone needs a helping hand to accomplish a tedious chore
Or a neighbor needs some company so they are not so lonely anymore

Oh, if we would take the materialism out of this season
And in its place remember that redemption is our reason
Yes, these kinds of gifts come freely to those walking in His Spirit
For they will outlive materialism, though the world doesn’t hear it
No matter what this year has brought
We can still give the gifts that cannot be bought
 
May love, joy, peace and patience, kindness, gentleness, and self-control too
Be the gifts you give away freely and part of all that you endeavor to do into the New Year.

Love,
Kim-Evinda

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