{"id":2056,"date":"2022-08-05T14:41:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T18:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspirationallaroundme.org\/index.php\/2022\/08\/05\/take-your-time-friend\/"},"modified":"2022-08-05T14:41:57","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T18:41:57","slug":"take-your-time-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspirationallaroundme.org\/index.php\/2022\/08\/05\/take-your-time-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Take your time friend."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Hey you! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Yes you, that confidence you are wearing looks good on you ma\u2019am\/sir! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>What you say child?!!!<\/em><\/strong>\u2026<em>You ask what confidence am I talking about? <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I mean <em>where <\/em>do I start? You see earlier a sweet friend of mine sent me a quote providing such joy and inspiration. She then directed me to Hebrews 6:10-12. When I read it I thought of <em>you! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Who you ask?<\/em> <strong><em>YOU!!!! <\/em><\/strong>You are the person who: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Endures so much yet never complains!<\/li><li>Gets the short end of the stick but always gives glory to God, which is where your strength comes from. <\/li><li>Never gives up even when you are broken down and tired.<\/li><li>Don\u2019t let folks see you sweat even though your armpits are soiled almost everyday.<\/li><li>Find the positives in life even on the darkest of days.<\/li><li>Continues to be a blessing to others even though you have your own situation(s) going on.<\/li><li>Helps without stopping to take a breath, even when your energy has almost been depleted.<\/li><li>Gives from your \u201cnothingness\u201d while having great expectation that the Lord will provide.<\/li><li>Puts the ENCOURAGE in encouragement! <\/li><li>Is the gift that keeps on giving! <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Yes child, that\u2019s all you! \u201cAnd then some,\u201d like the old folks used to say. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You see a little birdie told me that while you are out and about, on your lunch break, on your way to school or work, on your way to pick up your kids, or maybe just at home mopping your floor\u2026you needed to hear some words to lift your spirits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know you\u2019ve been going through a lot and although you wonder when your load will get a little lighter, your Faith never failed! You continued to have hope in the living God no matter what has been thrown your way. You\u2019ve continued to give God the glory despite you not feeling His presence as much lately. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes you might have grown weary. I\u2019m sure you have been frustrated. Sure you\u2019ve shed some tears. And of course you indulged in that fried cheesecake with caramel on the side to avoid sin or falling into temptation. <em>Relax sis\/bro; it\u2019s all good! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, saying, \u201c<em>Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.\u201d <\/em>And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. <\/p><cite>Hebrews 6:13-15<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know things are a little shaky right now or you are just starting to feel like yourself again. I know you\u2019re still grieving. I know money might be a little tight. Sickness right now with covid, the flu, the common cold, and monkeypox; it\u2019s almost impossible not to be super cautious and on the edge not wanting to get yourself sick or your loved ones sick. <em>Sis\/bro that is enough stress in itself right?!<\/em> But guess what? Out of all the uncertainties, we know these things for sure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Your faith is unbreakable.<\/li><li>Your hope in God is solid.<\/li><li>Your confidence in the Lord is beautiful and inspiring! <\/li><li>Your smile brightens up my day!<\/li><li>Your strength provides encouragement for others to keep pushing forward.<\/li><li>Your tears show your compassion.<\/li><li>Your scars show how much you\u2019ve endured and give ME a reason to persevere. <\/li><li>Your heart leads others to Christ. <\/li><li>Your story brings much comfort and assurance in Christ.<\/li><li>You helped me know for myself that God is merciful, mighty, and all powerful.<\/li><li>You\u2019ve help me realize what strength looks like because some of the losses, trials, and hard times you\u2019ve faced, you made it look easy, and some folks would have broken a long time ago. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I could go on and on about <strong><em>YOU! <\/em><\/strong>Like Abraham, you\u2019ve endured a lot. You\u2019ve been patient, you\u2019ve been hopeful, you\u2019ve kept the faith. Just like Abraham, you will be rewarded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your story inspires me! Your life blesses me! Your presence lights paths for many that may have never said a mumbling word. You are a faithful servant and God admires you! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Honey, I know I don\u2019t say it often enough but I love me some you! <\/em><\/strong>God\u2019s favor is upon <em>you! <\/em>Keep walking in His light. Keep knocking down barriers created to hold you back. Keep taking risks and walking boldly in Christ. Continue to be understanding that though you don\u2019t know what the future holds, you trust in the Author and finisher of our faith. <strong><em>Sis\/bro take your time. Be persistent, remain faithful, obey God, follow His path, trust His way, continue to shine your light (don\u2019t let NOBODY dim your light), you got this AND GOD HAS GOT YOU! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">I pray that the one reading todays message will smile! You aren\u2019t on candid camera but you are on God\u2019s radar. Don\u2019t be afraid to be who God created you to be. Stop hiding who you are because folks around you don\u2019t understand you are called by God to do just what you do. Winds are going to blow, storms will come but sis\/bro again, you\u2019ve got this, because my God\u2019s got you! <br><br>There are so many folks I thought of when God placed this message on my heart but I have to dedicate todays message to my friend Faith Daniels. While you are spending time with the Lord remember you have friends like Tatayana, Kelly, Ms. Samuel, Terri, Jasmine,Jamika, Erica, and many others that pray with and for you and family that adores you. The Lord giveth and He taketh away. You are a beautiful flower that God has watered with his love,<br>Grace, and mercy since you were in Annette\u2019s stomach. You still have a lot to offer not just Joshua, Madison, and Elijah but to pig noses like me. I love you horse nose \ud83d\ude18 \ud83e\udd17 <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Unbreakable - Crossroads Music (Lyrics)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8zvlfkahJRY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey you! Yes you, that confidence you are wearing looks good on you ma\u2019am\/sir! What you say child?!!!\u2026You ask what confidence am I talking about? I mean where do I start? You see earlier a sweet friend of mine sent&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/inspirationallaroundme.org\/index.php\/2022\/08\/05\/take-your-time-friend\/\" class=\"readmore\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Take your time friend.<\/span><span class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[16],"tags":[37],"class_list":["post-2056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-strength","tag-trustgod","content-layout-excerpt-thumb"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/inspirationallaroundme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/3309ea95-29c9-40d0-8491-de688aca9e0b.png?fit=1080%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":394,"url":"https:\/\/inspirationallaroundme.org\/index.php\/2019\/11\/24\/riding-down-the-street-with-the-big-homies-11-25-19\/","url_meta":{"origin":2056,"position":0},"title":"Riding down the street with the big homies!     11.25.19","author":"Whitnee","date":"November 24, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"You ever thought about who you have riding in your car? 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