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A Crowned Thorn

What is the value of a thorn in our Christian journey? First, we must identify what a thorn is. According to the Dictionary one definition describes a thorn as “a source of continual annoyance or trouble”. A thorn can cause an immediate pain from its puncture or it can cause constant irritation and distress. Thorns that appear as a source of trouble are usually not welcomed companions on our daily quest. But the thorns we encounter are useful despite their irritations and disruptions. Thorns come to challenge and to strengthen your faith, your character, and your witness as a child of God. Thorns are the mechanism from which you gain more than you lose. Thorns are the pathway to reaching higher heights and deeper depths of sanctification and glory. With each thorn that attaches itself to your life, you become more and more like Christ. You become an overcomer of the thing that came to irritate or to disrupt your growth, but it, in turn, propels you into greater achievement in holy livi...
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We Did Not Faint!

 

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We made it! We made it because we fought to get here. We fought our minds. We fought our fears. We fought our doubts. We fought to have hope. We fought to hang onto our faith and our God.

We did not faint despite what we heard, what we saw, and what we felt.  We are standing today because of the word of God that encouraged us and motivated us to keep going.  We are standing today because of the power of the Holy Ghost working within us to make us strong and courageous. We are standing today because of the ministers and saints who kept preaching and sharing they're testimonies of the proven goodness and steadfastness of our God.

We did not faint but chose to fight the good fight despite our wounded hearts and bruised spirits.  We showed up strong and did not faint because we chose to desperately believe in the One who holds the world in the palms of His hands  and had the audacity to believe that those same hands had the power to hold us up with that same great power.  


This year confirmed our resilience and our commitment to each other and to God.  We learned again but  on a much deeper level that we through the power of the Holy Ghost are stronger than we think and very much fit for the battle. Its a battle we wished we did not have to endure and suffered greatly at its hand but we did not faint and we did not give in.

As this year takes its exist it's time for us to celebrate. It's time to reach out to your fellow soldiers in Christ and shower them with love and thank them for holding on and fighting a good fight.  It's time to join souls and to testify together about how the God of our salvation loved us and strengthened us to make it to the end of this year without fainting, without loosing our hope, and not letting go of His hand.

Let us in great solidarity start a parade of singing and shouting for our Lord has proven to His people that He and He alone is the pillar from which we stand and the armor in which we are clothed to fight a winning battle.

Let us go into the new year full of gratitude and full of the reassurance that we are indeed more than conquerors knowing that we will not faint in the face of great adversities. 

Journal Prompt

Dear Lord I am so proud of your people and I am so proud to be a part of Team Jesus.  This was a season of such pruning and growing on such a level we could never have imagined. I cannot put into words how grateful I am to say I endured and I am still standing and thriving because of you.  You are doing a great work in the earth, in me, and in the lives of your people. May we continue to abundantly praise you for your ability to make us greater soldiers for the kingdom and grow in a deeper love and appreciation for all that you are and do in our lives.


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