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It’s Not About Appearance- It’s About Position

It’s Not About Appearance- It’s About Position

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The other night in prayer I felt God telling me “rest and reset.” Life has been kind of crazy and I have been dealing with a lot of different health frustrations and just plan stressful situations. Through it all the Lord has been really highlighting inner healing to me as well as complete dependence on Him for those things. When He told me “rest and reset” I knew I had to do some things differently. I’ve really been trying to focus more on God, especially praying more and giving myself more grace. I know we all struggle with the fast paced culture of go go go! But when do we make time for God to show up? Do you even do that at all? So, I’ve been trying to slow down and listen to my body and allow God the space to work in me and heal. I know He is showing me that He is asking us to turn to Him. He wants to do a work in us a “reset” and we must rest on Him in this time because what He wants us to do might look a little different.

God has been showing me it doesn’t matter what it looks like from the outside or what others might think. I felt God impress that things need to be done differently. It doesn’t matter what you think because God works in ways we don’t expect. Which brings me to the next point that He told me – “It’s not about appearance it’s about position.” A lot of times we focus so much on our appearance or how we’re perceived. Our online profiles are a curated highlight reel of our best moments. But what if it isn’t our persona or the appearance that qualifies you? What if it’s something else? 1 Samuel 16:7 “But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” What we see God does not. He sees our potential even when we don’t.

God revealed more of this to me the other day when I made a trip to the store. After a long day of work I half wanted to go to the store and half didn’t, but I really felt like I should just go. I had already come home after my work day, changed my clothes and washed my face. I normally like to be a little more put together when I leave the house and to be honest I felt a little insecure. My skin was breaking out but I decided to go to the store makeup free anyways. Of course when I got there someone approached me, but it’s funny what a blessing it actually was. The entire conversation I knew God was using this woman to speak to me. She was saying such kind and wonderful things to me the entire conversation complimenting me left and right. She told me how beautiful I am and initially I thought “really?! I’m not wearing makeup and does she not see my skin breaking out?!” Yet, in the moment God was using this woman to speak His truth into me and encourage me, as well as use the situation as a reminder that not everything is about appearance. The conversation then quickly turned into talking about God and she walked away saying how I made her whole day. I never saw this lady before and probably never will again, but I know God used her that day to remind me how special and loved I am to Him.

Now, being a few days since He has told me “It’s not about appearance it’s about position” He has reminded me of the ways we try to find ourselves eligible. But it doesn’t matter what you think you look like and if you think you’re qualified or not. God sees you. There’s two parts to this next one “it’s about position.” God showed me this means the positioning of your heart as well as a physical positioning. God cares about the position of your heart and as you grow close to Him you will have the eyes to see yourself and situations the way He sees – aligning with His word. I could have easily dismissed that lady at the store that day, but I would have missed the blessing it was to encourage her. I also would have missed what God was speaking to me that day. The really cool thing God reminded me of is that He can do things literally anywhere anytime! When we least expect it! The position matters but it’s not how we might see fit. I went to the store that day hoping to avoid people. In all honesty in fear of being really “seen.” It just happened to be the one time I actually run into someone who wanted to talk to me. Go figure…haha. Yet, God so amazingly used it to bless me! This lady really did “see” me but not my flaws. Instead she pointed out every positive, even the ones I couldn’t see. That is the way God sees us. I wouldn’t have chosen the store or that physical state as an ideal for having an encounter with God but He did! And that’s the whole point! He sees what we don’t see and uses what we can’t imagine for both our good and His.

He is reminding us that we need to be ready and prepared for what He has in store for us. Be expectant. Because God can move and do anything anywhere in just a seconds time. Remember to rest in who He is. We are needing to change how we look at things. He is calling us deeper. Don’t look at what you see in the physical, but seek Him for each next step.

Ps… Remember You are Fearfully Made ❤

xoxo

Taylor Nicole

He Is Showing Up

He Is Showing Up

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It’s been a hot minute since I’ve been on here! I just haven’t felt God leading me to post. Then I got COVID. Then I was hit with the stomach flu! In the midst of the chaos I’ve been trying to pour into to God and focus on what it is He wants me to do. But I often feel too distracted by the lack of order around me and start to wonder “why?”

Despite the chaos something really awesome happened last week and God really showed up for me. I’ve started praying in the mornings that God would just show up for me each day. This particular day I was praying and asking God to supernaturally show up for me and remind me of His love for me. Overall I had been feeling really down, but this lady came into my work and she had remembered our brief conversation from her previous visit. She remembered I was a Christian and being a Christian herself she brought in a sheet for me with scripture on it and a little message. It was talking about how when life isn’t the way we expect or want it we tend to blame God, but God uses the good and the bad to draw us closer to Him. It was the exact reminder that I needed and it brought me to tears. I thanked the woman and knew it was a “God thing.” I immediately knew it was Him supernaturally showing up for me. Just as I prayed and asked that morning.

I am so grateful to have these moments in the tough times to cling to. I forget sometimes going through it all how much I grow in my love for God as I endure the hard times. Our suffering truly does create a softer heart where Gods love can work and move. Without the tough times we’d never move forward. We would think we hold the power and control and forget our need for God.

It’s in these tough seasons, situations, and circumstances that I’ve learned to let go a little and allow God to show up. Because when I make room for Him He always makes a way. God always shows up in ways I don’t expect or can’t imagine. His ways are always perfect. When we focus too much on our will and our ways we miss out on the blessings all around us. What is God doing in your life right now? What is He trying to show you? Ask Him to show up and expect that He will.

Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”

Remember You are Fearfully Made

xoxo Taylor Nicole ❤

Delay does Not mean Dead End

Delay does Not mean Dead End

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Galatians 6:9 “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”

I feel led to encourage those today who feel stuck in a seemingly “dead end” season. Last night God gave me Galatians 6:9 as a word of encouragement. Trust me He knows what you’re feeling and what you’re going through. God wants me to tell you that this “dead end” is NOT your destination! The delay being experienced may seem as though you’ve hit a dead end…but that’s a lie. The enemy wants you to believe he has won on this matter. Truthfully, the enemy could be causing delay BUT God. God has bigger plans, that of which the enemy CANNOT stop. If God has given you a word and you are waiting for it to come to pass, then trust in what He has said. Ask Him for renewed strength and confirmation. God is not a man that He should lie. If He spoke it – He will do it. Numbers 23:19 “God is not a man, that He should tell or act a lie, neither son of man, that He should feel repentance or compunction for what He has promised. Has He said and shall He not do it? Or has He spoken and shall He not make it good?”

The enemy will try to plant doubt, discouragement, and depression in the promises God has given you. Press forward and seek God. Seek His word. Seek His voice. Seek His leading. In all you do trust in Jesus because He will never lead you astray. In the trials, in the pain, in your “dead end” season just know that God is working. Though it may seem the enemy is winning that is the greatest lie to believe. Trust that through the wait God is making a way and He is preparing you.

I know a lot of times when things don’t happen as quickly as I think they should I often get upset. But through my own wait God has been showing me His heart. He has lead me to a place where I see Him and I know His goodness. So, despite a not so great situation I can still look to God as say “I know this isn’t good right now, but I know you are good God.” I have come to a place of complete trust. Though our situations may not be exactly as we’d like we can find rest knowing God is the one in control. If He is good and He loves me then there is no need to worry or fear. Know that in the wait He sees your heart. He knows your pain and He sees how you are handling everything He is entrusting you with. Maybe in this season God is calling you deeper. He desires you to move closer to His heart. He is longing to embrace you in His arms.

Keep your eyes and heart set on Jesus and the rest will fall into place. God is in control and does not take pleasure in teasing us with things. Our Abba loves us and desires to bless us. Look to Him. Focus on His goodness rather the lack of what you’re waiting on. Galatians 6:9 “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”

Remember You are Fearfully Made ❤

xoxo Taylor Nicole

Dry Wells Dry Up

Dry Wells Dry Up

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So, I came across this post I made from over two years ago. The words jumped off the screen and pierced my heart…further convicting me. Insightful. Real. Raw. These words spoke to a part of me I think we all have. I had written these words at the lowest point in my life. It so clearly made me realize how much I heard God in my season of pain. In the darkness He illuminated my brokenness allowing me to see my desperate need for Him. He embraced me with His loving presence and revealed to me His heart. In turn this opened my eyes to my heart and where I was standing.

I feel often times we are living to fill a void. We forget to check ourselves and what our motives are. Enticed by this world and the instant gratification it offers. We accept love through likes, follows, and material things. We allow this world to tell us what we are worth. We become too lazy to seek the lasting love through our Fathers words. We all too quickly allow the distractions of this world to lead us to this place again. This place we never wanted to be. This instant attraction and love affair with social media or the things we encounter in day to day life has left us empty and desperate. We begin to lose ourselves and become unsure of our true worth and identity. What this world has to offer cannot sustain or satisfy this thirst we have. We were created by God for God. We have a longing in our hearts which can only be filled by Him. Colossians 1:16 “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him.” A dry well cannot provide water for those who thirst. This world cannot tell you who you are. The ever changing standards will give you whiplash. You will get lost in the shuffle and soon after forget who God created you to be.

If you seek God and His word to fulfill you, then you will never thirst. You won’t need that instant gratification you seek. You will have a deep wellspring overflowing and His word will satisfy your heart. You will not be deceived for you will know you are fully loved. Trust Jesus with your heart and allow Him to move. You are His precious jewel the desire of His heart. Stop seeking to be filled from these dry places. The Lord spoke to me and said “Stagnant water dries up and goes nowhere.” Do not be stagnant. Do not seek fulfillment in these dead things keeping you stuck. Anything that we seek above or before God serves as a dry well. Though it may seem that we get the validation we desire it is short lived. Leaving us wanting more. Soon these things we base our worth and value off of will fade away. Likes, followers, and material things this world values will all disappear. So, do not seek these dry wells to tell you who you are. For just as quickly as they came they will soon dry up. Instead seek the word of God and never thirst again. John 4:14 “but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

Remember You are Fearfully Made ❤

xoxo Taylor Nicole

I Will Wait For You

I Will Wait For You

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Lately I’ve felt so distracted and distant from God. Focusing on my own will and how I need to fix things. It wasn’t until I was worshiping the other day that the words “I will wait for you” rang into my heart.

These words were something I promised my future husband. But lately I feel like they’re further from the truth. I’ve been pursing relationships and opening up my heart to others. Granting access to my soul and giving myself emotionally. I began thinking “Am I waiting? Am I keeping my promise?”

This stirred up a prompting to wait on God. “I will wait on you” God has promised me things but I need to trust and wait. We become desperate in our own pursuit but we don’t need to search for what He has promised. God will always provide and in ways greater than we can imagine. Gods way is worth waiting for. Still ringing in my heart the words “I will wait for you” linger.

A lot of times we think we know what’s best. We get tired of the wait. But God doesn’t. God reminded me of the promises I made to myself and also Him but more importantly His promise to me. “I will wait on you” no matter what we do God is waiting. He is guiding us and waiting for us to draw near to Him. It doesn’t matter how broken we are. How many detours it takes to get there. God is waiting. He whispers “I will wait for you.”

In my lowest point after my breakup God showed up in the garden with me. Lifting me out of my sorrow. Restoring all my brokenness. No matter how broken you feel or how far you feel you strayed off course – God is there. He is there in the brokenness. Waiting on you to turn to Him. He is there ready to pick you up and make you whole. Ready to bless you with His promises.

He is waiting on You.

Remember You are Fearfully Made

xoxo Taylor Nicole

You are Courageous

You are Courageous

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Joshua 1:9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

I was reading my bible the other night and came across this verse and a wave of peace came over me. I love this verse! I’ve just been so stressed lately and out of frustration I try to control my situation. I think we all do that and begin to make up worst case scenarios in our head. We think if we don’t take care of it, control it, manage it …then it couldn’t possibly happen? We forget that the best way is God’s way. When we try to micro manage every detail of our lives we miss the blessings He has for us. What if when God says to be courageous and strong He’s telling you “Hey, I got this. Now just step out and trust me.”

It takes strength to trust. It takes courage to step out in the unknown. In this fast paced world where nothing sleeps, we are often programmed to think the more we have our hands on something the better. But what if you said “Okay God, I’m giving my marriage to you.” Or “Okay God, I’m giving my dream of opening a business to you.” What do you think would happen?? Giving God the full ability and authority to work in any and every area of our lives is far better than what we could ever accomplish. Yes, it takes strength to trust. It takes courage to let go and surrender. But we can rest on the truth that wherever you go He will go with you. Read that again. When I read that I am reminded of His love and devotion. When you’ve had a stressful day at work or a fight with a loved one – He is there. God sees your situation and He knows just what to do.

When I went through my breakup – God was there. I was left 2,000 miles from home but God made a way. God brought truth which gave me the strength to surrender what I had left in my heart. It gave me the ability to walk out in faith being courageous. It isn’t about being perfect. You just need to take the first step in admitting you need Him. He’s called you to be strong. That means walking through our battles head first trusting with God that we can do it. All of it. The trials produce perseverance and unwavering trust. If we give into the fear of the enemy we will stay stuck, but if we walk out in faith courageously enduring our storm God is with us. He promises to use these things for our good.

When I’m hurt the last thing I want to hear is that it’s good for me. But looking back on every heart break I now see how it caused me to grow. Every heart break and trial has been harder than the last, but it caused my relationship and faith to strengthen more each time. Be strong and courageous. Surrender that dream. Submit that relationship. Bring to light every secret and desire hidden deep in your heart and allow God to move. Never let the fear and lies of the enemy hold you back. Remember God is with you WHEREVER you go.

Remember You are Fearfully Made ❤

xoxo Taylor Nicole