What kinds of moments did you start noticing this week? What choice felt hardest to make? What did you learn about following Jesus in daily life? I enjoyed this weeks challenge. I feel as though I am in the season where God is calling me for more. And, I am desiring more. More of Him, and more of His kingdom. The Lord is shifting the way I think, and aligning it with Him. This week, I have been noticing and seeking divine appointments that the Lord has placed in my life. Remembering that God places us in each others live at the most perfect moment. The Lord is calling me to be uncomfortable to and to further be growing my roots. As an introvert this can be very difficult for me. I don't like being in a social situation that is outside my comfort zone. However, God is the creator of this universe. And I do not want my pride, and lack of desire to stay in a safe space, to get in the way of the blessing He has in store of me and anyone else that I may cross paths with. Jesus is simply reminding me that my story is already written there is nothing I can do to mess that up.

I know I am a little behind but today I decided to open my bible as I feel I haven't been as invested as I should be. Reflection Questions: What verse did you choose this week that stood out to you the most? The verse I selected comes from James 1:26 " If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless." How did applying it change your attitude or decisions? Lately I feel like I have been struggling with this aspect of my life. I find myself cussing, which is something I've always struggled with in my journey of faith. While reading over this, this verse stuck out to me the most. I know we aren't perfect and things happen, but I also do believe that we can have discipline especially when it comes to what we say and how we say it. This is an aspect of my life that I feel I have really been lacking in and is why I chose this verse. Applying this verse to my life will show me a new perspective of how I talk and view things. What did you learn about God or yourself? I learned that if I want to be serious about my faith and journey, steps like these are what I need take. Being able to be self-aware of my actions in what I do and say are very important. I need to be able to hold myself accountable and be honest with myself. It is easy for me to say that I'll stop cussing, but I haven't done anything to change it. I want to be able to carry myself in a more positive way and I think this is some of the first steps in that direction.

Reflection Questions: What distraction did you choose and why? The distraction that I will be choosing is music. I love music but I feel like some of what I listen to are not the best choices and whether I'd like to admit it or not, it does have influence on me. How did limiting it affect your peace, focus, or awareness of God? Now starting tomorrow will be the first day of me limiting my exposure of what I am listening too. I will have to come back to this question. What did God teach you through this? I don't know what I am looking to gain out of this. I honestly might not even gain anything. This just kind of ties into my journey of becoming more self-aware of my habits and what I do.

Hey everyone! Since we aren't doing daily teachings on Sundays, I would love to hear what you learned at church today! Comment below what you talked about, and if you didn't go today, what is something that has been on your mind? Don't be shy! Comment below 👇🏻

I just wanted to share this verse I read the other day! In Isaiah 38, King Hezekiah fell deathly ill, soon going to die from it. He cried out to the Lord for comfort and healing and remarkably he was healed, given 15 more years of blessed life. In response, he praised the Lord, declaring: "Look, the grief I experienced was for my benefit. You delivered me from the Pit of oblivion. For you removed all my sins from your sight." Personally, what I took away from this is that God hears our cries for Him, and values our unbreaking faith, ESPECIALLY in our hardest moments. It doesn't mean we will be immediately taken out of the suffering and everything was fixed, but it means we will have a comfort that the world cannot explain nor take away. What did y'all think of this verse (and the story as a whole)? God bless!