EMBRACING APRIL!

Happy New Month!

Since stepping into April, a wave of joy, excitement, and eagerness has overwhelmed both my heart and spirit. I find myself singing to everyone I encounter about the sweetness and special aura of this month. There’s something almost tangible yet inexplicable about April. It’s as if the Lord has planted a fountain of joy within me, and I am deeply awed by it. My spirit is buzzing with anticipation for the new thing the Lord is about to do, even though I can’t pinpoint exactly what it is. In a way, I’m grateful I don’t know the precise blueprint of His magnificent plan because it allows me to approach Him with an open mind and heart.

Like a little babe, I know He is my Father and He only has good plans for me, plans to give me a hope and a future, and His plans will never harm me. One of my many favorite memory verses has got to be Luke 12:32 “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom”.

Many are the times, in our human nature, we think that God thinks like us lol and we end up boxing Him into the confines of our littleness. We think small. We dream small. We expect small. Simply because we are quite small in comparison to His greatness. I believe the moment believers grasp the beauty of God’s character and nature, we will be catapulted into a realm of walking in power and dominion.

The Bible clearly states in 1 Corinthians 2:9 But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.

I don’t know about you but this always gets me super pumped. Every day as I reflect upon the goodness of God in my life, am always truly humbled. Words will never be enough to describe all that God has done for me. I truly know the feeling of being the lost sheep that the Shepherd tirelessly searches for. All I can say is that I was super lost and super broken BUT He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. I am a living testimony of how a broken piece in the hands of the Master can be transformed to a masterpiece for the glory and honor of His name.

And I can only imagine how much more He has in store for me on this beautiful journey of walking with God as He conforms me to the likeness of Christ. 2024 is the year of exceedingly great rewards and with the dawn of April, my excitement is heightened because I know my God is super faithful.

My prayer as I step into the new month is that:

I will continue to dwell in the shelter of the Most High and rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

I will continue to love the Lord with all of my heart and with all of my soul and with all of my mind.

I will continue to walk in total obedience to His word.

I will continue to hide His word in my heart that I may not sin against Him.

I will continue to let His word be a lamp for my feet and a light on my path.

I will continue to surrender my life to the Good Shepherd and allow Him to lead me.

As I walk besides Him, I will keep praising Him through it all because that’s how we win these battles.

In the moments when the enemy attacks my mind and tries to whisper his deception, I will only anchor on the voice of God. That I will not quench the Holy Spirit but I will utterly, totally and completely depend on Him to guide me to ALL truths.

As we embrace the new month, let us do so with open hearts and minds. Let us welcome its gifts with gratitude and its lessons with humility. May this month be filled with moments of joy, growth, and blessings.

Above all, may we make the most of each day, living with purpose and intention. The beauty of living purposely is knowing what you were born to do then relentlessly pursuing that path with all of your heart, mind and soul.

So may we surrender our lives to God our creator as only He knows why He created you the way you are and what He predestined you to achieve on this world.