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Father, we acknowledge our struggle is not against flesh and blood, for our Battle is against the forces of darkness. And we cannot fight these battles in our strength, We declare that You, Lord God, the Almighty, is with us, and in you, we have victory. We declare that we will stand in confidence through hardships, testing and trials, for YOU have overcome the world. We declare that we will not be overcome or paralyzed by fear. We declare that the negative will not consume us, for We choose YOUR narrati[...]

“Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me. Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt. Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me— now let me rejoice. Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.” Psalms 51:7-10 NLT  Beautiful Younger Soul,  What do you do when you know that God wants to refine you, but you're not ready? Do you let Him, or are you like me and "try" to delay the refinement as long as possible?[...]

Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him. Psalm 127:3 NLT Beautiful Younger Soul and Mother, As I write this letter, I remember the great pain I felt the day I found out I had to leave my daughter, Laura Vasti, due to far too long and irrelevant circumstances for this letter. I want to tell you, my fellow Younger Soul and Mother, about the pain I felt as a mother when I left her and how I have seen the hand of God and His care over my daughter’s life. There were many days of sufferin[...]

“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all we can ask or think, according to the power at work within us” Ephesians 3:20  Beautiful Younger Soul, May you know that God’s plan for your life is beyond what you could even dream, wish or hope for! Ephesians 3:20 states, “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all we can ask or think, according to the power at work within us….” I realize we really have no idea just how much and how great a work the Lord wants to do in[...]

Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God. I am the LORD your God. Leviticus 25:17 NIV Beautiful Younger Soul, Growing up under the “iron fist” of a very controlling mother, you developed and lived a codependent lifestyle. This codependency was the result of your exhibiting a helper/rescuer mentality very early on in life. Needless to say, that while this codependent role made you feel valuable and needed, it also caused hurt, as well as mental, emotional and financial pain. You also had to[...]

"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28 ESV Beautiful Younger Soul, To you, I want to tell you that I know what you're going through is very painful. I know how much you're suffering since your mommy's death. You're living a life of agony and suffering after suffering. But, let me tell you something... Everything has a purpose for your life. It will all depend on YOU! Do you know why? It will all depend on ho[...]

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11 ESV Beautiful Younger Soul, My dear beautiful girl, know that I see you, and I have felt your heartbreak, felt your pain, felt your anger, felt your insecurities, heard your cries and dried your tears. I have felt your hopelessness, and I have seen you almost give up. I have seen your darkest moments and experienced your self-sabotage. I have known your struggles, and[...]

Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10 NIV Beautiful Younger Soul, Wait! I know that you think about what you will do next week, that you are looking forward to the next step, that you are often thinking about when… When you will finish school when you will have a boyfriend when this situation will be over… But while you are thinking about the future, hoping for the future, and living in your mind in the future, you are not living this present moment… The one you will look at in the future and[...]

May He grant you out of the rich treasury of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced with mighty power in the inner man by the [Holy] Spirit [Himself indwelling your innermost being and personality] Ephesians 3:16 (AMPC) Fear. It’s such a small word that weighs on your life like a ton of bricks. I know how the fear you’ve experienced has crippled and paralyzed you. I have seen how you’ve lived most of your life, afraid of everything. You’ve heard all of your life, “fear is false evidence appear[...]

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 (NKJV)  In the midst of all the chaos around you and your life, God has your back. Let me take you back to the year 2012 when I was 8 years old. I was diagnosed with having a tumor bigger than the size of my heart in my left ovary. Even though I was just a child, I understood that I had to get surgery. On top of it all, the doctors had told my parents that they weren’[...]