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Use What You Have

The Manna Chef

Sisters, have you ever felt like you just don’t have all of the tools necessary to accomplish a goal or task that is front of you?  And the more you try, the more the obstacles feel like mountains in front of you.  And then, you have to constantly battle thoughts of “Can I really do this?    Do I really have what I need?  Am I enough?”  Take a deep breath, Sisters, because I have an important reminder for you today:

Use what you already have. 

That may not sound profound right now, but it’s true; you already have what you need to accomplish those tasks that God has ordained you to accomplish.  Tap into your anointing and lean into the power of the Holy Spirit.  You may not have everything that everyone else seems to have, but guess what:  you don’t need it.  God has designed you and strategically placed you where you need to be in this season of your life, so it’s important that you allow yourself the time to spend in His Presence so that the Holy Spirit can guide your very footsteps.  Can you trust Him like that?

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Faith-driven or Fear-driven?

The Manna Chef

As I was driving to work one morning, I began to recall past conversations I have had with Lord concerning His plan for my life.  Sisters, let me be real with you right now:  I have not always embraced His plans for me.  On several occasions, I have even been mortified!  I felt like I wasn’t the “right” one to do whatever God was saying or that I simply wasn’t enough for what God had shown me.  Have you ever experienced that moment?

God was so patient with me.  He reminded me of the many battles we have faced and won together.  I really appreciate my walk with the Lord.  It hasn’t always been easy, but I love Him at this very moment more than I ever have before!  I appreciate all that I have experienced—the good and the bad, even the downright awful.  God’s blessings have manifested in my life in more ways than I could have ever imagined.  He truly has been my Superhero more times than I can count.

So now, instead of running when God instructs me to do something, I am learning (notice I said “learning,” it’s a continual process for me) to recognize the presence of fear, acknowledge it, confess it to the Father, and then hand it right over to Him.  I don’t ignore it and pretend that it isn’t there; otherwise that fear may just creep up and try to paralyze me and stop me from pursuing what God has instructed me to possess.  I have learned to call it out and then call on Jesus to help me.  And guess what?  Jesus has always been right there for me!  He has given me His own Word to empower me in those very moments.

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