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Tag: Loving Yourself

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019Dating with Jesus

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As Sunday draws to a close, I want to share a little testimony of the power of discernment and prayer. ❤️ I'll try not to ramble on too much. 😋 So Justin and I greatly enjoy our Sunday church and taco dates—we look forward to them all week. About a month ago, on Justin's and my three-year anniversary, a woman came up to me at the salsa bar and told me that every time they see me in the restaurant, her and her husband say, "Look, it's the girl who's always smiling!" So she wanted to share that with me. It blessed my heart more than she knew because as a younger person, especially before my dad passed and life got harder, I was the girl who smiled a lot. And so her comment kind of rang that God was doing healing in me. Flash forward to the next few weeks, and it seemed every Sunday was a crapshoot between Justin and me. It seemed the next few Sundays we fought or had a not-too-happy evening together. I started to think, "hmm ... I think the enemy is trying to steal our joy here and take this sweet time from us." So tonight before seeing Justin I prayed over our evening together, and guess what? It was calm and sweet. And my heart melted to see my man worshipping God with his eyes closed and palms upturned. And when the man next to me passed the offering plate with a big smile, I thought the man looked kind of familiar. When Justin and I got to the taco place, this lady smiled at me and I realized, "oh, Justin and I were sitting next to the lady and her husband who told me they like to see my smile every week." And as Justin and I ate our tacos, there was an older gentlemen sitting alone, and I could sense he was lonely. I'm not comfortable with blatant evangelism or going up to strangers to share the Good News, but I knew I was being prompted to at least tell the man that Jesus loves him. As I started to open my mouth and say that, he said to me and Justin ... (story continued in comments)
Happy birthday to the love of my heart - he worked an open to close, but we still had a nice hibachi dinner (with cheesecake I brought for dessert!), and I was so excited to give him his gifts. My Southern man is half country and half cotillion and likes his button-downs. He needed a few nice ones for the summer, and I know his style. I knew he’d love them! Never bought clothes for a guy before. Was kinda fun! 😋Happy birthday, babe! I know God is close to us, and His hand never fails us. We are so different yet so similar, and I love you so much. I know it’s gonna get better and better as we continue to learn each other and lean into Christ. I love you with all my ❤️!!!
Mother’s Day giveaway! Free Book! I’ll be giving away a copy of Mended. To enter, go to www.datingwithjesus.com (link in Profile), share the post “Mother’s Day for Those with Complicated Mother Stories, and then let me know in the comments where you shared it. All shares and comments must be received by midnight EST next Sunday May 19, 2019. The giveaway will be on Monday May 20.
Alfred’s good morning, I’m gonna sit on your devotional, now feed me face 🙈
New post at www.datingwithjesus.com - link in Profile. A post for those for whom Mother’s Day is kinda hard and for those who have complicated mother relationships. Free book giveaway of Mended: Restoring the Hearts of Mothers and Daughters at end of the post!
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