Lady AEA

8 years later…still on time :0)

This morning Facebook took me back to a wonderful memory. It was when I planted my first garden in 2009.  It showed me a picture I had posted and right below it were words from my beloved Mother.  Word spoken eight years ago rang every so true and in perfect time for me today.  You see I am working on a project.  At first I was super excited about it.  The more I dove into it the more it fascinated me and elated me.  Then I realized the schedule I would have to create and keep and that thing overwhelmed me.  I slowed down the process.  Working on it, but slowly.  I missed a personal deadline and then I just stopped.  It’s on my heart and mind daily and I know it’s a God idea, so I have to finish it.  So this morning as I was getting ready of course it came back to my remembrance and I said, ok.  I will do it.  It’s hard work, I’m afraid, I don’t know how it will be received, but God…I’m going to do it.  Then I saw this post.  My mom was referring to my garden at that moment…but years later she is encouraging me in a God assignment.

May I relay that same message to you my friend?

HARD WORK! GOD WILL SEND THE HARVEST!   EXPECT IT!

HARD WORK Anything worth substance and eternal rewards will be hard work.  It will be doable and if you’re anointed to do it I believe there is a level of grace that comes with the assignment.  But don’t be mistaken my friend, it will be hard work.  But you can do it.  You must do it.  You will do it. Don’t be afraid of hard work.  Work it. Walk out the process in obedience and keep going!

GOD WILL SEND THE HARVEST God will send the harvest.  Just like in my garden, all we can do is plant the seeds and water them.  I cannot make them grow.  I have no sun to shine on them.  As hard as I may try, that is not in my control.  So too with our life and God assignments.  All we can do is be obedient, work the gift, write the vision, run with it.  Be obedient.  But whatever comes of it is up to God.  If He tells us to do it, He will grace us with the strength and the endurance to see it through. That to me is the freeing part.  All I am responsible for is obedience and doing my best.  The pressure of the results do not lay with me, they lay with God because He gave the assignment and He sends the harvest.

EXPECT IT! This may be the point we overlook.  We do, we pray, we believe, but do we expect it…a harvest?  I know when I planted my garden I was out there every morning, praying over it and looking to see what was growing or blooming.  Sometimes each morning all I saw was dirt, but God knew underneath the dirt a beautiful miracle was taking place.  So too with you dearly beloved.  Do what God has given you to do.  Don’t stop, keep going.  Even if it feels like nothing is happening, you don’t know what God is doing behind the scenes. If you stop watering the seed and stop checking on it and stop caring…you miss the harvest.  Please dearly beloved, don’t miss the harvest.  Please keep going.  Please keep trusting God.  Please keep expecting.  Expect the ending to that song you’ve been working on.  Expect the finances to fund that big idea.  Expect the love of a lifetime to greet you soon.  Expect that pregnancy test  to finally read positive.  Expect what God showed you and promised you when He gave you the big dream and assignment.

That’s it my friends. I leave you with the same words my precious Mom gave to me 8 years ago that ring ever so true today…

HARD WORK! GOD WILL SEND THE HARVEST!   EXPECT IT!

Love ya’ll!

~Alexis

He cares…

…casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. ~1 Peter 5:7

This morning on my drive into work I was praying, as I do every morning. For traveling grace and mercy, for protection, for God to cover me.  Then my prayers moved on to others.  I noticed the little boy I always see on the drive to work wasn’t waiting at the bus stop and I remembered it was spring break. I prayed he actually got to do something fun and not just sit around the house.  Then my prayers moved back to me.  I’m really questioning different situations right now in my life.  Wondering is it a God thing.  Wondering what I should do…if anything.  Asking God who is this person and who are they to me.  Looking at some friendships. Questions just spiraled out of my head and heart and then in the midst of it I said you know what.  I can’t control this. I don’t know what to do with it… so I am going to cast it on you God, because you care.  Wait a minute. You Care.  YOU CARE…you actually care.  You care if I get embarrassed, you care if my heart breaks, you care about my future, you care about my now, YOU CARE.  What exactly does care mean – “the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance and protection of someone”.  You know what that means?  When God cares for you – He’s got you…completely!  My Pastor preached on the fact that God cares just a few weeks ago, but it jumped in my spirit again this morning.  He really does.  He loves me and He cares.  It’s one thing for someone to care for you, but to love you and care for you…what an incredible combination.  Every problem, situation and concern on my heart right now – God cares.  Every problem, situation and concern on YOUR heart right now – He Cares.

It’s simple, but if you catch it, walk in it and believe it -it will change your life. Sure thoughts have already come back, but you know my response…God cares.  I don’t have to worry.

I pray you realize today how much God loves you and that He really cares for you. Go ahead and cast all that’s on your heart onto him.  He can handle it and don’t worry my friend – He cares.

Have a beautiful care-free day beloved…because He cares!

Love In Christ,

Alexis