Ten Random things

1. I was a nose breather until the age of 3 when I had my tonsils removed and have never been better!
2. My fingers are double jointed.
3. My beauty regimen consists of baking powder and coconut oil.
4. I have IT syndrome. It’s a thing…look it up.
5.  I’m a “To Do” list kind a person.
6. I love rainy/overcast days.
7. I’m dyslectic. I’ve never told anyone before so…
8. I’m a lefty! Holla
9. I can paint, but I hate doing it. I’m frustrates me.
10. I would rather watch kids shows all day than an adult movie. I love me some Disney!

Washing with His soap

Hello my friends,
 It has been such a long time since I've blogged, and I think I say that every time I post. But this time will be different. It will be different because I am going to change. I am consistently changing. We had our first official Epoch Nation meet and greet. It feels so good to be doing the ministry! I want to be more active in the cyber world for all of our new members and for all of our friends back in Az. We are planning to focus heavily on Devotionals, so I thought what better way to start a change in my blog than with sharing my daily devotional with you. We will be using the SOAP format. For those who are not familiar...
 S-scripture- Where are your reading in the Bible? I like to reference the actual scripture I'm focusing on for reflection purposes.
O-observation- What did you notice in the scripture? Were there any commands, warning, blessings? A-application- How does this apply to your life?
P-prayer- Lift up your praises and requests to God. It is my prayer that through my example, the Holy Spirit will speak through me and change others too. Happy Reading :)

Scripture:1 Kings 6 11 The word of the Lord came to Solomon: 12 “As for this temple you are building, if you follow my decrees, observe my laws and keep all my commands and obey them, I will fulfill through you the promise I gave to David your father. 13 And I will live among the Israelites and will not abandon my people Israel.”

 Observation: This is cool because it is a generational blessing. What's even cooler is that there is no way we can follow, observe, keep, and obey everything God has told us to do. We are imperfect humans with a sinful nature. But we are blessed in the fact that we are living in the New Testament grace where, "we can do all things through Christ who strengths us." (Phil 4:13) is possible. Not only that, but we have the Holy Spirit living inside of us prompting us and guiding us to live a holy life through Christ. I may not be perfect and I may stumble, but God will not abandon me!

 Application: I will be honest, moving across the country, leaving my family, friends, and my familiarity has been hard on me, and the worst part is that I didn't even realize it until spring came and I knew something wasn't right in my spirit. Some might call it seasonal depression, others might call it a personality trait, but I know it's because I haven't been feeding my spirit (aka Holy Spirit) daily. Daily devotional are so important if we want to conqueror this spiritual battle we are in. Also, how can I know what God's decrees, laws, and commands are if I'm not in His word everyday? Just as I feed my body on a daily bases, I should be feeding my spirit on a daily bases. Up until yesterday I was reading the Proverbs 31 Ministries devotional that they send in the mail. Don't get me wrong they are good, but they are based on one or two scriptures and not sufficient source for a church planters journey. At Epoch Nation we are going to be reading through the Bible in a year, so I thought I would try an on-line Bible reading plan to find a good one. I joined the Bible Gateway reading program. Here's the link: http://www.biblegateway.com/reading-plans/ 
So far (it's only been one day) I've really enjoyed it. It has some Old and New Testament reading- apposed to the Chronological Bible we have that gives you several different passages all over the place to read each day :( It is my goal to post at least one Devo every week so you can see what is going on in my spiritual life, and so that I have someone/thing to be accountable to.

Prayer: Please keep Epoch Nation in your prayers, to help us find a launch team, and members that need Him.