Tag: God
Love is not blind…
“Let us (unselfishly) love and seek the best for one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves (others) is born of God and know God (through personal experience). The one who does not love has not become acquainted with God (does not and never did know him), for God is love (He is the originator of love, and it is an enduring attribute of His nature).”- 1 John 4:7-8
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
#nolongerheldcaptive
carrying the wait…
Definition of WAIT: stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or until something else happens.
I will no longer be held captive to the ideology of carrying the WAIT.
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
#nolongerheldcaptive
As I wear this brown skin…
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
#nolongerheldcaptive
a perfect love story…
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
#nolongerheldcaptive
God is love….
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
– John 3:16-17❤️
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
#nolongerheldcaptive
In my wilderness…
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
#nolongerheldcaptive
Today I celebrate…
On April 11th, I turned 51…
Today I celebrate
both the good and the bad of these 51 years…there were so many days that I struggled with my value and self-worth, never “feeling” good enough as I listened to the lies which kept me bound to their twisted truth for far too long. So many years of refusing to truly allow myself to shine for fear of failure or rejection, playing it safe instead of living freely.
As an adult survivor of childhood sexual abuse, I despised who and what I saw in my mirror.
It has been such a slippery slope to maneuver through the trauma.
Daily choosing to renew my mind, as I apply truth to my brokenness, I am healing whole.
Today I celebrate.
Every step
she takes
is a brave
quest to silence
the lies
which kept
her bound
for far too long.
This courageous
feat outweighs
the years of
previous defeats.
Her new found
confidence
beams as
she finds
her worth
in simply
being
present.
~ denise marie
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
#nolongerheldcaptive
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
#nolongerheldcaptive
Even in the darkness…the sun still rises.
Early in the morning,
when the house is quiet
and darkness hasn’t
quite succumbed to daylight,
it’s during those wee hours
when slumber seems to slip from me.
Anxiety heightens,
as fear of these uncertain times
tries to consume my mind.
I cry out to God and quietly hear,
“Even in the darkness…the sun still rises”.
In that moment, I am reminded of his promises for me.
He said he will never leave me or forsake me,
my strong tower where I can find safety,
my rock, my refuge, my fortress, my hope.
His love protects me, surrounds me,
and never fails me.
This is where I find my peace, and place my trust in him.
~ denise marie
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
#nolongerheldcaptive
My Journey Home….to God & Self 