The Introverted Evangelist

Push Away Panic and Pursue Peace : " Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by  prayer  and  petition  (definite requests), with  thanksgiving , continue to make your wants known to God ." (Philippians 4:6 AMP) Panic . Panic is a perpetrating peace plunderer.  A panicked life is not My plan for you . I promise you a life of perfect peace, not a life of perpetually paralyzing perplexity. Look to Me, and  focus on all the goodness I have prepared for you . Don't panic. Just pray . When you take a deep breath and call upon My Name, My resurrection power is faithful to  overthrow the oppressing fear  you're feeling. Don't allow panicky planning to perfuse your poor mind with toxic terror. Pray to Me, and I will carry you through the battle field. " Cast your burden on the LORD, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. " (Psalms 55:22) " The Lord will fight for...

Grateful for Sunday Rest : " And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful ." (Colossians 3:15) " singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ " (Ephesians 5:19-20) " Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all ." (2 Thessalonians 3:16) I hope everyone enjoyed a very peaceful and tranquil Sunday of rest. I took this photograph of the most vibrantly coloured deciduous tree outside of my house a few weeks back. It's so nice to be able to look back and  reflect on all the glory  God has  painted  throughout the earth in this Autumn season which now draws to a close. Winter trickles in with every falling leaf and chilling breeze . In this cozy season, let us not become  entangled in busy hustling , but rather  enthralled with joyous reverence . May aw...

Truly Joyful and Abundant Life in Christ : " And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires. " (2 Peter 1:4) Often times the enemy tries to tempt us,  deceiving  us by  luring  us into what he propagandizes as fun. When in reality, what he's forcing down our throats is not at all beneficial or enjoyable to our souls or the wellbeing of our hearts. What the enemy promotes as so fanatically great and desirable is actually  poison  for our spirits that ends in eventual  demise . When in the thick of a battle, such as temptation, it's imperative to have a  Scriptural Sword  with which to slay the adversary. Take Second Peter 1:4, written above, for example. In this verse, we can see, plain as day, that God has indeed planned great and  precious promises  for our lives. Want to...

Receiving God's Great Gifts: "Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations." (Psalms 100:3-5) We are His people. We are the Lord God Almighty's chosen children. What a wondrous truth in which we boldly live! He has redeemed us to Himself and brought us into His own family. Our home is found in His courts and in His arms. We're covered by His love and never failing forgiveness. I'm overwhelmed to be standing here in this rushing river of glorious grace. ~~~~ God, You are all this life needs, all this heart craves, and all this soul seeks. You're everything to me. Regardless of my circumstances, I always find peace that surpasses all understanding in Your Presence. "Be anxio...

More Than Enough: "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23) "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9) I am a sinner. I have fallen short of Your prodigious glory... yet again. I writhe and struggle in all my shame. O Lord, remind me to call on Your Name. "If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." (Romans 10:9) If these lips are spattered in disbelief, discontent, and disregard for all You've done for me, O Lord, wipe them clean. I choose to wash my tongue in the truth of who You are. I must make the conscious choice to turn away from this trap set before me, rebuking regression and taking hold of Your helping hands. Knowing that Your faithfulness won't forsake me, not now and not ever. "For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that t...

Created For a Purpose: "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11) We've all most likely read this verse over and over, quoted it time and time again, and written it down as lovely encouragements. However, have we allowed repetition to render our reckoning of this verse to be insincere? What does it mean to have the God of the entire universe as your own personal schedule keeper? He calls the shots, makes the dates, and sets them into action. But not only that, He also makes them impeccably phenomenal. The plans He predestined are monumental and marvellous. "Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders you have done. The things you planned for us no one can recount to you; were I to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to declare." (Psalms 40:5) What a proclamation for God's creation! He has planned so much goodness, and we mustn't forget tha...

Thank You Lord: "Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our ‘God is a consuming fire.’" (Hebrews 12:28-29) His eternal Kingdom is in the midst of us. We fellowship with the King Himself each and every day. His return is approaching, and it's closer than ever before. However, we need not wait until that Day to make our requests known (Philippians 4:6-7). Because He lives in us, by the power of Christ's redeeming sacrifice, we have the gift of continually communing with Him. "The kingdom of God does not come with observation; nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you." (Luke 17:20-21) He is the Lord over our lives, and out of our hearts there flows an overflow of joyfulness and gratitude. Our thankfulness produces praise to our Father in Heaven. Worship is not a just Sunday morning ordeal. Worship is a life...

   It's becoming more and more apparent that God's will is truly spectacular. In between the doubts and fears you'd think I was a lost hope, but that's not what God sees. God sees that which He predetermined.    "Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified." ( Romans 8:30 )    Amazing grace, love, and redemption. It is not our mistakes that define us, but our Savior Jesus. God's grace saved us, His perfect love embraces us, and the redemption of the Cross is our hope for all eternity.    It is nothing we could've done for our own selves. This is made crystal clear in the Bible: it is by grace  we have been saved. Alone we are helpless and prone to destructive and sinful tendencies, but when we accept our adoption into Christ everything changes.     We have been adopted into royalty and cleansed by the blood of the Pe...