 God is faithful and trustworthy not because we reciprocate those things... but because He IS FAITHFUL and HE IS trustworthy.
His character is entirely His own and is not affected in any way by what we do or don’t do. Why is that important? Because we mess up all the time. And His love and faithfulness to His people is not based on how much we mess up! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 MATERIALS:
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 David went through A LOT. I mean A LOT. He went through numerous trials before he ever became king. When He did become King- that doubled the trials and hardships. The one I focused on here was when he had to flee for his life to escape the king who wanted to kill him. He tried to escape to a different place just to lay low for a bit but the rejected him. The poor man was just trying to stay alive and he wasn't even welcome in a nearby city so he returned home. When he did- his home town had been burned to the ground by the enemy and they took the women and children. His beloved wives and children. Angry? Furious? Defeated as a man? Clueless of what do? You bet he was all of those. BUT despite all of this- the Bible says he strengthened himself in the Lord. Now many of us, would probably be saying a few choice words, yell and scream in a tantrum fit, maybe eat a bucket of ice cream and cry our eyes out but David KNEW in his heart (I'm sure his mind was saying other things) where He needed to turn- the Lord. He strengthened himself in the Lord. Once He did, He asked the Lord of what He should do next and the Lord promptly and clearly answered Him of how to justly deal with this. He found the enemy, took them out, rescued His wives and children and even got his stuff back! If he hadn't turned to the Lord, what would have happened? Things would have been real ugly for him. When you read his story, you'll see that he made some stupid decisions- we all do. But his heart was in the right place. Our minds might be scattered somewhere they shouldn't be but God judges the heart and not our mind. MATERIALS:
 "For you are my lamp, O Lord, and my God lightens my darkness." -2 Samuel 22:29 (ESV) I split the two pages in two different scenes to show that He is our light in any situation- day or night, good times and bad. His light is always shining on us! MATERIALS:
 Believe me, my dear- there's no one like Jesus.This is more of a victory post than it is a pretty one. . I haven’t really Bible Journaled in over a month. I’ve been in and out of hospitals, surgeries, doctors and taking care of 2 households. Plus this medication and new food lifestyle of mine leaves me unstimulated. I don’t want to do anything except sleep. I don’t want to paint, I don’t want to read, I don’t want to watch anything.... total apathy. And that’s what the devil wants. He wants us to be apathetic and lethargic- to not care or even notice that we don’t care. . But I gotta tell ya- when I know that something is a legit spiritual battle and not a flesh battle- it makes me want to fight even harder. Did I want to do this? No. Did it take me 2 weeks to do a simple layout? Yes. Do I want to do this any more? Honestly, No. Do I feel like quitting journaling? Yes. Am I going to? No. I may get tired and exhausted. I may not physically be able to do much anymore. I may get distracted with so many things that need to be done. I may get discouraged that I hate the season that I’m in at the moment or the perspective of future endeavors. . BUT when you do things for the Lord you do them because He wants you to do them not because when/if you feel like it. So, if you’re like me and need to get your hissy fit out of your system to get your life together on another gear then so be it. Remember that this is indeed a fight MATERIALS:
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