I first started posting my devotion during the pandemic. Jesus was always first, definitely needed my favorite Rae Dunn mug with my java and the jewels were always there to add a little sparkle. Everything I did was incorporated into my everyday life. Two years later and my life has more Jesus, more Rae Dunn mugs but wearing a little less sparkle.
Last year was filled with a lot of ups and downs…joy that came from new beginnings to those “what was I thinking” SMH moments…constantly trying to “keep my head up”.
Sometimes it doesn’t feel like things are going to change. One thing leads to another and regardless of what I do, things just don’t seem to get better. Then I hop on Facebook and see my memories from two years ago. The comparison of pictures…and depending on your mindset they are either the miraculous or the dreadful “before and after” shots.
But what hasn’t changed is the Jesus, Java and Jewels…just a little less sparkle on the outside…then I read the devotion for the same day two years ago and there it was…a Godwink. Without even realizing it, the devotion I selected today was from the exact same scripture from my devotion two years ago except it was applied a little differently today.
I have experienced all kinds of trouble, but I am not crushed. I stay confused most of the time, but I am not nor do I need to be depressed. I am harassed but not abandoned. I get knocked down a lot, but I am not knocked out. God wants me to trust him when all the life lessons are tossed my way and when my heart feels like it is breaking it’s His way of showing me the importance of relying on Him for everything.
The hardest part for me to understand is that God can not walk down the path for me…he can’t move the obstacles that get in my way…but God can and will be by my side every step of the way. So, I will “keep my head up” and be “unstoppable” and stand firm in my relationship with Him and continue to seek His word and His heart as I continue to move forward in this life.
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