Hey Gals It's Hump Day!! How was your day? Thank you for coming in and joining me today, I’m super excited to chat with you! Sooo, how are you doing? How has the scripture writing going along? Now, I know you didn’t get the post till late Monday night and probably didn’t read it ( full from the Labor Day food ... you went home and fell out on the bed, all that food you ate) till Tuesday! Don’t worry about that, I’ve set it up where you can have a makeup day on Saturday's. For real, don’t worry you will be fine. The important parts are to keep praying, keep reading, keep writing and most importantly KEEP SEEKING!!! Today’s Scripture says O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirstiest for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is. - Psalms 63:1 What a powerful cry for help or need is screaming from this verse. Can you hear it? Can you imagine David for a minute out in the wilderness hiding (from either Saul or his son Absolom) and crying out to the Father O God, thou art my God Hey God, it’s me David or in this case it’s me Jessica. Look you are my God and I kinda need you right now! Thou art my God, um hello I belong to you. Early, will I seek thee. Oh my goodness, this was a punch in the face, because I’m not an early rising person. David here is up really early, out in the wilderness seeking for God. I am a momma of three( all three were up last night at different times btw the hours of like 11:30 -2:30). So when I get up, tell the Lord thank you and gets the kids ready to get out the door on time. There are many times, I have to remind myself that it’s okay that I did have my quiet quiet time. The enemy is slick, he can have me going the entire day thinking that God will punish me for not sitting with him early in the day. Jessica, don’t believe that lie. This morning my study time happened after the kids were gone and my baby has had her breakfast and now sitting watching Nick Jr. for a minute. But I do know one thing, when I do get my quiet time. I thank the Lord and then I ask him to forgive me for not making that my number one priority. I walk in that forgiveness and keep going. I get out my Bible and gets to reading and studying. Now, the next thing I’m going to say is I do my quiet time BEFORE Facebook, IG, emails and on most days texts( if it’s not serious ... it has to wait) or anything else that can consume my time, that quality time ( like when my baby is engaged with Nick jr or Sesame Street for a good 30-45 minutes). We see here that to David, seeking is a priority to him. I know the Lord wants me to seek him early but I also know that he knows the job he’s given me as a momma. Tonight that means an earlier bedtime( y’all pray for me because I don’t know how to get in the bed). So that when the kids come in and wake me up, I would have gotten at least a few hours of sleep. So that when morning comes, I can be like David and be up a little early. David goes on to say My Soul thirst for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirty land where no water is. I like David know that I can’t be without digging into God’s word or I will become dry. Just as if I were in the driest of driest deserts. I would need water to survive! In order to live a full and abundant life (John 10:10), I need to seek after Jesus daily. My soul and flesh can’t function off just a little bit of Jesus on Sunday while the preacher is preaching, maybe a song on the way to work or school on Monday, then a quick prayer on Wednesday while looking for a parking space in the grocery store parking lot, then maybe opening my bible on Sat morning for five minutes (knowing that the kids are not going to let me have any serious quiet time) just so God knows we still cool and what not... NO! No! That’s not good enough. My soul needs and longs for the Lord and in order for me to stay hydrated, I must drink from that living water. Questions, Comments or Concerns refer them to the comment section please. Before we leave, let’s pray Father God, we thank you for this new day that has brought new mercies! Thank you for protection and safety through out the nights. Today Lord I ask that you speak to me (us) regarding how much we prioritize You in my life. Give me the desire to realize that I’m thirsty for you and that only you can provide me with what my soul thirst after and for what my flesh longs for. Forgive me for seeking after things that are not of you. Help me to do better. In your sons name I pray Amen Smooches girlies ... talk to you soon Jess Joy Chalkboard Print was done by ME !!! sun was shining bright, so this was me trying to be a photographer!! LOL My Bible, Notebook, a bunch of color pens and pencils and a large cup of coffee. Comment if you want me to tag where I got my journaling supplies I do not own the rights to this video nor am I an affiliated with this company.
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Hi gals, welcome back to my blog!! OMGoodness look at the last blog post date, yup it’s been a minute. So much has been going on, so much! Let’s see I had a baby, both of the older kids are now in 1st and 3rd grade, my husband finished his masters and we changed church memberships. I've been writing but just hadn't taken the time to post for your reading pleasure. With all these new things, I've been trying my hardest at keeping my #1, my #1!! Who is my #1? Umm, hello Jesus! My maker, my creator, my father, my friend, my source, my provider, the one who loved me so much that he died for me (John 3:16). I’m trying yall. I am trying, I really am! It's September!!! Happy New Year to me and you!!! Happy new school season. I know its not January 1st but it's never too late to start fresh. Isn't it nice to know that you can always say...”Today, I will begin again”. So I thought maybe, just maybe we could start this new season off with a fresh start. A fresh start in seeking Jesus. Maybe you are new to this walk with Jesus and you just haven't figured it all out (side note... none of us have, so don't run away from this) or maybe you're like me, someone whose been on Jesus side for a minute, but still feeling like you're missing something and you just need more. Just like my girl Erica Campbell sings ”I need just a little more Jesus!” Yeah, that's me! I've been happy, sad, bitter, mad, not so patient, fearful, anxious, giddy, happy again, just everyday emotions all over the place. Instead of letting, sadness, fear, disgust, and anger take control. I need to allow my Lord to sit at the command center give me joy! In order for that joy to come over me, I need to set aside time to truly seek after my Jesus. I have time to do this and that, watch this and that, to go here and there oh and way over there but are you, Jessica, making time to seek after the one person that truly matters. To be honest, I am not! That's about to change. My first step was taking out that time to sit, listen, talk, pray, read, and write. The second step is just about done and that was sitting down and typing out this invitation to you! My third step is to actually post this. I have this habit of writing and sometimes even typing out bits and pieces without finishing and hitting post. The enemy creeps and beats me up pretty bad and I get up and walk away. “They don’t want to hear this!! They’ve already been told that! What makes you an expert on this topic. Oh girl, please, remember what you did last week ... um do you think you’ve truly been forgiven?” Those are just a few of the many things he’s said to be to allow fear to step in and push me away from what I feel the Lord calling me to do. Then just last week, I was listening to the podcast Risen Motherhood where the show hosts talked about their new book Risen Motherhood and how they had to face those same fears. Looks like I've gotten off topic a bit. So, I’ve compiled this list of scriptures for the month of September for us to meditate and ponder on together. One scripture a day, read it, read it again. I find it helpful to go back to the beginning of the chapter or that section find the right context and to get a better understanding. Grab a fresh notebook for this month and write out the day’s scripture verse or verses. It always makes me feel good, clean pages!! New stationery always excite me, this is my 2nd most favorite time of the year! Did someone say SCHOOL SUPPLIES? Then your going to answer the journal prompts and if you're feeling extra creative decorate your page for the day. I’m going to be hopping on the blog every Wednesday ( like the camel says it ”HUMP DAY”) to share with you what's going on with me and my quiet time of seeking and learning. I've been praying that these scriptures will pierce your heart to seek and follow after Jesus for all your days! Hope you join me!! smooches JessiGirl P.s. I've also attached the live video of Johnthan McReynolds song Make Room! I do not own the rights to this song. I just love the way he tells the Lord that he has a desire to make room just for Him because he know that Jesus is really all he needs. Okay now that is all ... let's chat on Wednesday |
Jessica ReneeHey gals (and guys)!! I'm Jessica, but my friends call me Jess. I'm a believer of Jesus Christ, the one who was born of a virgin, was beaten and bruised for my sins and then on one bright sunny Sunday(those are my favorite days), He rose from the dead for my sins. I'm a wife to this loving, caring and extra silly guy named Cornelius and the mom to Cornelius and lil miss Elsie & lady Priscilla. I hope and pray that this blog will encourage you as you "intentionally" seek Jesus Christ to be the head of your life. So grab your laptop(iPad, phone, etc.), a cup of coffee(or tea) your favorite blanket curl up on the couch and let's chat, cause girl I have some stories to share with you!!! Archives
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