Praying for Wisdom in Trials

I shared the following with a friend yet in the midst I realized that it would be something good to share with more people.  I hope that it blesses you!

"I was just praying for you and it came to mind to share (maybe again) about what I've learned through the book of Job and my own trials!  Satan cannot do anything unless God lets him!  When I feel stuck in a situation that just seems to suck all the joy from my life (James 1:5) I ask Him for wisdom!  He is always letting it happen for a bigger reason than I can see at the moment!  I am sharing this to help you not to condemn you!  I know you can find joy in the midst of your pain...and He's a much quicker fix than any surgery!"

James 1:2-6 "My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind."

May God bless you through my writing. If He has especially touched you in any way, please leave a comment below. Your comments are so very encouraging to me to help me to keep writing. Also, click on the “Uptweet” button on the above right and share! I pray you will keep coming back. I fully believe that my writing is by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit so if I am writing, there is someone that needs to read it! Maybe it’s you? Also, please be sure to share any questions you might have with me and if you would like to keep them personal (just between you and me) please don’t hesitate to e-mail me at juliana.pace@gmail.com. If I don’t know how to answer you, I will may every attempt to refer you to someone for more information. Thanks and may God bless all your days!

THANKS FOR YOUR THOUGHTS & PRAYERS - KEEP 'EM COMIN'

I just want to thank everyone for their thoughts & prayers!  I had a lack of motivation for not just days or months but for years...14 to be exact.  I am living one day at a time and feeling like I have reserves to call upon daily.  My faith is His faith...my strength is His strength!  I have this constant KNOWING deep down that I am stronger than I've been in years and so much faith...I hardly know how to act!  God is so awesome!  I can't even imagine how I will feel a year from now???!!!  And, I'm believing that this will not only continue but will keep increasing!  

*1 Thessalonians 3:12  "And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you,"  2 

*Corinthians 12:10 "Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong."  And I could just keep shouting!  Hallelujah!

May God bless you through my writing. If He has especially touched you in any way, please leave a comment below. Your comments are so very encouraging to me to help me to keep writing. Also, click on the “Uptweet” button on the above right and share! I pray you will keep coming back. I fully believe that my writing is by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit so if I am writing, there is someone that needs to read it! Maybe it’s you? Also, please be sure to share any questions you might have with me and if you would like to keep them personal (just between you and me) please don’t hesitate to e-mail me at juliana.pace@gmail.com. If I don’t know how to answer you, I will may every attempt to refer you to someone for more information. Thanks and may God bless all your days!

GOD IS ALWAYS WORKING ON ME

For the last 2 weeks I still had His presence with me but I felt like my ears were plugged up, like I couldn’t hear Him for some reason.  In reflection over the last few months nothing seemed to fit, every door that was opened seemed to be abruptly closed.  I had no clue what was going on!

Then Sunday morning I went to church alone (hubby changed to nights and just can’t make it to church after 2 hours of drive time and 12 hours of work – I totally understand and I believe that God does too – and maybe even God’s way of getting me alone away from home where my mind is clouded with all that is contained in our duplex.)  Only minutes into worship it all started coming to me – this was a time for me and Him.

At the beginning of the year I was praying about what direction to go with my learning.  The word “Strength” came to me several different ways and then I started on a combination art/writing journal for myself to do a study on His strength, God’s strength!

*2 Corinthians 12:10 “Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

Most of you should know that prior to this I have been involved in 13 years of recovery and healing from a stroke and CNS Vasculitis that put me in bed for 2 ½ years.  BUT for all those years there have constantly been certain things improving YET it has seemed that every time that I gained my own physical strength something happened even to the point of having the bad fall in 2012 that took me mostly out of commission for several months. (I will be elaborating on this more in a chapter of my book “A Mosaic of Me”)  I have come to realize after years of getting up and falling down and getting up and falling down, that it is not my own strength that I need to seek after but God’s strength in my weakness!

SO, in church that morning I know He was showing me that it was time to take a break from constantly pursuing a ministry to others and to take some time to minister to myself.  This is not an easy pursuit as I am not easy satisfied with the mundane and working on me has always seemed like just that and I’ve mostly always been satisfied to learn of me WHILE pursuing a ministry to others.   So, I covet any prayers that you may say for me.  I know I will also be going through changes with my art and only He knows what’s next since we are not 100% sure of our living arrangements at this time either!! 

I need to be able to have time to get up, spend my day with Him while going!  Having my focus away from the rest of the world BUT on God and in turn on strength,
GOD’S STRENGTH! 
ONE DAY at a TIME, OF COURSE!

May God bless you through my writing. If He has especially touched you in any way, please leave a comment below. Your comments are so very encouraging to me to help me to keep writing. Also, click on the “Uptweet” button on the above right and share! I pray you will keep coming back. I fully believe that my writing is by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit so if I am writing, there is someone that needs to read it! Maybe it’s you? Also, please be sure to share any questions you might have with me and if you would like to keep them personal (just between you and me) please don’t hesitate to e-mail me at juliana.pace@gmail.com. If I don’t know how to answer you, I will may every attempt to refer you to someone for more information. Thanks and may God bless all your days!