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"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end." Ecclesiastes 3:11

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Just Don’t

August 7, 2018February 7, 2019 ~ Tesia Grace ~ Leave a comment

Just Don't Don't sow doubt into my life Sow faith Just because you don't trust And choose to control  Doesn't mean that I can't let go And free fall As I seek His face Don't give me your earthly advice Pray for me And don't pray prayers that God would turn me to fit into … Continue reading Just Don’t

To The Prodigal

July 19, 2018November 1, 2018 ~ Tesia Grace ~ 1 Comment

A drawing from 2010 when I was wayward, lost, and drinking. Today I address these words: To the one who knows, but has wandered off You have value  But because of promiscuous inflation your currency is weak Your body is a royal estate But you are defacing and trashing the property with your dress and … Continue reading To The Prodigal

Let’s Fight

June 18, 2018June 19, 2018 ~ Tesia Grace ~ 1 Comment

This morning I woke up angry; and for the first time it was at the right entity. The Devil. “The thief comes only to steal kill and destroy.” –John 10:10a I was angry that another morning was stolen from me by oversleeping. Angry that, yet again, I had to choose between quiet, alone time with … Continue reading Let’s Fight

The Lightbulbs Of Life

June 14, 2018June 19, 2018 ~ Tesia Grace ~ Leave a comment

I spent the summer of 2017 in Brazil, working in a women’s rehab. I struggled as I watched a young woman who had so much potential walk away. Walk away from true life and choose death; life on the streets of Brazil. “This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you … Continue reading The Lightbulbs Of Life

To Know & To Be Known

May 4, 2018August 22, 2018 ~ Tesia Grace ~ 2 Comments

So afraid of being seen, and painfully aware of it, I wrote the following three months ago: “The story of your life is the story of the long and brutal assault on your heart by the one who knows what you could be and fears it.” – Ransomed Heart Daily Reading My heart is still … Continue reading To Know & To Be Known

God’s Facebook Page

March 31, 2018September 1, 2018 ~ Tesia Grace ~ Leave a comment

“I don’t want to talk about You like You’re not in the room. Want to look right at You. Want to sing right to You.” –‘You Won’t Relent’ Jesus Culture Hearing that song I thought, “Yeah God. I want to talk to You, not just about You.” The Bible can be like God’s Facebook page. … Continue reading God’s Facebook Page

Thanks, But I Don’t Believe You

March 11, 2018June 19, 2018 ~ Tesia Grace ~ Leave a comment

He calls me by my name Not by my shame “Tesia Grace you are Beloved And I give you My grace” Why don’t I believe it Why can’t I receive it What is going on in my brain? Why do I hold onto the pain? My heart is so afraid For Jesus to invade Afraid … Continue reading Thanks, But I Don’t Believe You

Mirror of Shame

February 24, 2018February 7, 2019 ~ Tesia Grace ~ Leave a comment

Brokenness, brokenness Is what I long for Brokenness is what I need Brokenness, brokenness That’s what You want from me So take my heart and mold it Take my mind transform it Take my will conform it To Yours, to Yours, Oh Lord Back in October, one of my first days returning home from the … Continue reading Mirror of Shame

The Weight of Sin and Grace

February 21, 2018February 7, 2019 ~ Tesia Grace ~ 2 Comments

In thinking through some struggles with election, God's justice, and God's grace, Holy Spirit put it on my heart to write this. People question God's goodness when they see suffering. When some are saved and others aren't. When God heals some and allows others to die. Growing up in the church I think there is … Continue reading The Weight of Sin and Grace

The Quiet Years

February 18, 2018February 7, 2019 ~ Tesia Grace ~ Leave a comment

The Quiet Years These are the quiet years The days I cried all my tears Tears of joy, tears of pain You came down, Your Spirit rain These are the quiet days The days I sing to You my praise You show me who I am to You I'm transformed through and through This is … Continue reading The Quiet Years

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Do you know Jesus? The question isn’t whether or not you know the gospel it’s whether or not you believe it. And believe it unto action. And if you do believe it and you’re struggling in your experience then you need to cry out to God for deliverance and trust and believe He will deliver you. But if you don’t trust Him to deliver you, how can you trust Him to save you? Trials reveal what is in our hearts—they don’t put things there. God puts things in you. So do you know Jesus? Do you not just have knowledge of Him, but do you have saving faith in Him? Even the demons believe there is one God and tremble. #jesus #iknowhim #gospel #salvation #trustandobey #thereisnootherway #theway #thetruth #thelife #theonlyway #theonlytruth #theonlylife #amisaved #youneedtoknow #iknowiam #lifeisbeautyfull #christian #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #wellwateredwomen #womenintheword #hope #freedom
Suffering doesn’t separate me from Christ, it actually draws me closer to Him. “Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin.” ‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭4:1‬ ‭ I came across this verse the other day and thought, “I want to be done with sin, but I don’t want to suffer in my body. That sounds painful!” So often I resist the transformation and trial by fire that God wants to take me through because I don’t want to suffer. I ignore, stuff, or avoid His promptings. Or I think, “Why I am I suffering? If I’m close to Jesus I shouldn’t be suffering, I should be experiencing the presence and blessing of God.” And I am in no way a prosperity gospel person and don’t think we shouldn’t suffer. I know God’s chiseling tool is one of suffering. But when I actually am suffering, my flesh cries out, “Where did I go wrong? What area of my life is out of Your will God? Why the sufferinggggg 😫??? “Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.” ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12:3‬ Lose heart. Arm yourselves with the same attitude. These statements are to prepare me for suffering. If I don’t see it coming I AM overcome. If I know it’s on its way, I can OVERCOME. If I have the mindset or mentality that I am going to suffer, when it comes I’m not taken off guard or left wondering what’s wrong with me. I can actually draw closer to Christ in the midst of it. Instead of pushing it away from me, I can embrace it and be transformed by it. “Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:17‬ ‭ Sharing in Your suffering is sharing in Your glory. Jesus I pray You meet me in the middle of my suffering and make me into the woman You created me to be. Change me Jesus. Help me embrace the pain knowing it’s for my gain and Your glory. You are more committed to me being transformed to the image of your Son than I am. Take me, break me, mold me, and make me into the woman You created me to be. #jesus #nopainnogain #trustgod #dontloseheart
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature...behold, all things are become new.” ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5:17‬ “The most radical thing in the world is the new birth. If you didn’t get a new heart, a new mind, a new hope, a new appetite for God’s word, and a new appetite for prayer, then you’re still dead in trespasses and in sin.” -Leonard Ravenhill To be made new means NEW. Not old with new parts. But totally and completely a new creature. When I was drinking and living in licentiousness I thought I knew Jesus. I thought I was in Christ and I had been made new. The truth of the matter is I had experienced God talking to me, not God living in me. Because there is a difference. There is a difference between experiencing the things of God and God actually indwelling you—taking up permanent residence in your heart. When I finally surrendered total control to Jesus, He came in and made me new. Suddenly I did have hope. I began to overcome sin in areas I had tried endlessly to quit on my own. I had a hunger for God’s word and truth like never before. My eyes were opened. I was made NEW. The Holy Spirit doesn’t dwell in sin. Sin doesn’t scare Him and it’s not like He doesn’t see it, but He cannot make His home or permanent residence in a heart that loves sin more than Jesus. When you decide to give your life to Jesus and follow Him that means every area. Your whole life. To be part of the Bride you have to be divorced from everything in the world. Jesus is a Groom looking for a faithful Bride, not a harlot. And you cannot divorce yourself from the world unless you have been made new. Unless you have been born again and are a new creature. Totally and completely different from the old with new appetites, new passions, new desires. A new heart and a new spirit. Jesus wants to make you new. He longs for you to cry out to Him with a truly humble and repentant heart. But like with the crippled man at the pool of Bethesda, Jesus asks us “Do you want to get well? [Are you really in earnest about getting well?]” John 5:6. If you are, cry out to Him today. He will come and make you well. Make you new. “Behold, I make all things new.” Rev. 21:5
The Cross “The cross wasn’t made for Jesus. You have to realize the cross was made for you, and you belong on it.” -Derek Prince Have you ever contemplated the cross? In depth? Have you ever contemplated the fact that you belong on that cross? That the cross of Jesus Christ was actually your cross first? You deserve to die a criminal’s death because you are a criminal and a rebel. To be honest I haven’t pondered this thought until recently. I began to imagine myself on a cross. Naked, ashamed, bloody. It’s gruesome. My face cringes even now. The cross was your cross first. Let that sink in. Stop. Think. Picture yourself on a cross. Every sin you ever committed put you there. You’re dying a just death. The wages of your sin. What you earned. But now steps in Jesus. He says, “No. Take Me instead. Kill Me instead. I’ll die. I’ll take the wages of their sin. I love them. Take Me.” “You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭5:6-8 The cross is powerful. The cross is miraculous. The cross saves. The blood of Jesus Christ washes away every sin. Every stain. Not even the shadow of the stain remains. Totally and completely white. Let Jesus wash you today. The gospel is just as much for the Christian of 40 years as it is for the unsaved. It’s still just as good news that Christ died for my sins today as it was when I first believed. Thank You Jesus. “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭1:16‬a #thecross #jesus #grace #truelove #sogratefull #sinnersavedbygrace #godsgraceisreallysogood #lifeisbeautyfull #dailydevotional #christian #wellwateredwomen #womenintheword
Water Droplets Water droplets on the pool Don’t look now there’s too much to do Dishes, emails, you can’t sit and bask There’s much too much, too many a task To BE with Jesus That’s what frees us To sit at His feet Absorb what He speaks Let it wash over you There’s no knot He can’t undo No problem unsolvable No mountain unmovable BE with Jesus, sit and waste your time on Him I can guarantee it won’t be wasted But invested in the One who washed away all your sin Time will pass and then one day You will be wrinkly, old and gray Wishing you had spent more time Sitting at His feet Hearing Him speak The Way, The Truth, and The Life is what you need Not more accomplishing, obedience is how you succeed But how can you obey if you don’t listen to His voice? You can’t So sit at His feet, it’s your choice ““Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭10:41-42‬ #jesus #sitathisfeet #allineedisjesus #mysavior #mylord #mygod #sogood #cantdowithoutjesusfirst #timewithmyloverissosweet #tissosweet #totrustinjesus #lifeisbeautyfull #christian #dailydevotion #dailydevotional #wellwateredwomen #womenintheword #dailydevotionalforwomen
Struggling with confusion over a decision, thoughts like, “Have I missed it? What if I haven’t been hearing God this whole time? What if He told me what to do a long time ago and I wasn’t listening?” were running through my head. I looked up and saw this verse on my wall. “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” ‭‭John‬ ‭8:12‬ Tears pricked my eyes and began trickling down my cheeks. I have been following Jesus. I won’t walk in darkness. He will lead me and guide me. He WILL show me the way. He will never leave me nor forsake me in confusion, but always lead me out. “Carried on but your heart was tired Feared the worst and felt the fire lay it all down, lay it all down Filled with all those anxious thoughts all your doubts became your god lay it all down, lay it all down at the feet of Jesus, at the feet of Jesus” -United Pursuit I can’t carry this heavy load. Though I try, I can’t. I’m blind in the dark without Jesus. I need His guidance. His strength. His power and might to lead, guide, and carry me through. Thank You Lord for being so faithful. I lay it all down at Your feet today. I’m sorry I made anxiety and doubt my god. You are my God. You are faithful and true. I follow You Jesus. I lay down my life at Your feet. Burdens and all. #jesus #faithful #theonlyonewhosaves #easyyoke #lightload #godisgood #takemylife #fallinlovewithrepentance #jesustakesitall #lightheart #burdenfree #lifeisbeautyfull #christian #dailydevotional #hope #lightoftheworld
Lovely Everything with Jesus is lovely. The same blue sky is bluer. The same green trees are greener. The sound of birds chirping is lovelier. It’s a whimsical romance when Jesus captures your heart. There’s hope, life, joy, romance all around. A song in your heart and lightness on your toes. You float through your day with dancing and delight. Relationship with Jesus is the only thing that can do this. Not only so, but being in a passionate, wild romance with Him. One in which you recklessly abandon all for the One you love. The One who says, “Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, and come with Me.” Song 2:10. Jesus has captured my heart in such a drastic way I am moved to tears at the thought of my Lover. He has transformed my heart and life from the inside out. Christianity isn’t about following the rules and being bored in the monotony of mundane routine. It’s a grand adventure and wild romance with the Author of life and romance itself. It’s satisfaction beyond comprehension. Jesus has captured my heart. Will He capture yours? #soinlove #jesus #myeverything #hehasmyheart #doeshehaveyours #letlovein #jesusisthebest #godissogood #myheartisthelords #maranatha #lifeisbeautyfull #noitreallyis #christian #christianblog #dailydevotional
I am NOT a morning person. I have been praying for years that God would help me become a morning person. More recently I’ve been praying more fervently about it. This morning I woke before my boyfriend. (I messaged him, but I knew he hadn’t read it yet). In my heart I was saying, “Wake up! I want to tell you how much I love you.” In that moment God told me, “Tesia, that’s how I feel about you every morning.” I stopped. Suddenly my heart grasped something about the love of God that it never has before. I know He delights in me, but in that moment I felt just how much. God is so eager to be with me and spend time with me, and just shower His love on me. Not because I’ve done anything. Just because He wants to love on me. Love and desire are more powerful than fear. I then realized God is answering my prayer. He is going to make me a morning person not by greater discipline and harsher treatment of myself, but by wooing me and drawing me into intimacy with Himself. He is going to make me a morning person by desire. Instead of dragging myself out of bed in the morning, I’ll float out with eager anticipation to meet with Jesus. A strong desire to meet with my lover in the quiet hours of the morning. Love is more powerful than fear. You can get someone to cooperate out of fear, but love is stronger. Love makes someone WANT to do something. Love lasts. Love covers a multitude of sins. A lot of people do a lot of crazy things for love. Jesus died for love. The ultimate act of love. Laying down one’s life for one’s friends. I also realized my fear of man and sharing the gospel with anyone and everyone God calls me to will be overcome by love. Not by condemning myself every time I miss an opportunity. But out of love for and desire to please Jesus. My love and devotion to Jesus is what will make me a fool for Christ, not upset at my poor performance of being able to express with strangers this great life and love God has put in my heart. Lord Jesus help me love You more today. I want an undivided and obedient heart. To love You with my entire being. That is my desire. #love #jesus #romance #hope #soinlove #christian #lifeisbeautyfull #dailydevotional
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