tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46886423393153430632024-03-05T04:22:20.882-06:00Northern Apostolic WomanThis journey of life is to be lived not endured. The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched they must be felt with the heart. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold. Helen KellerKrystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688642339315343063.post-88429101802869868332022-01-08T17:43:00.001-06:002022-01-20T16:38:55.053-06:00Not Every Sorry...<p> The other day I saw a post on Instagram that was so powerful to me. The picture said "Not every sorry... should be responded with a "it's ok"". As someone who tends to just respond with "it's ok" it really hit me hard. How many time truly was it not ok and I just responded with it was ok? How often </p>Krystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688642339315343063.post-2450928427204570932022-01-01T19:09:00.002-06:002022-01-20T16:38:54.554-06:00Dreamer Dream<p>The story of Joseph tells us much about how people feel about others believing in the unseen. How a dreamer is looked upon by even those close. It gives us a picture of true reality and the untold story. It shows us why people don't share their dreams and how it isn't always received. But accepted or not Joseph still held on. He still didn't give up on a dream given to him prior to the years of horror.</p><p>Dreamers are not always accepted nor are they received with a true compassion. You have those who dream and reach those heights but we also have those who dream beyond their here and now and strive towards those dreams with perseverance and strength. They push back the naysayers and they watch as God allows things to fall into place only done by a drive given by no other than God. It is the power of overcoming and it isn't often times received with open arms. </p><p>I often don't speak about my battle with rejection. In fact until now I don't believe I've every spoken it out loud to a group of people. I know what it feels like to be hurt. To feel like you are never good enough or that you're not someone else so your value is far less. I've felt the sting of hurtful words only spoken to hurt and bring you down. I know what it feels like to achieve huge goals and find yourself celebrating with only a select few. The silent battle of hurt only shared between you and God. It is that kind of spirit that breaks you to a place where only God can encourage you enough to keep dreaming. </p><p>As a little girl I used to have an imagination like no other. I felt confident behind the mic and I even walked in confidence, but that was with child like faith. That was with childish dreams with a protection that goes beyond the adult version. And then I became a teenager and all those dreams became just dreams and rejection soon helped me see they were not reality. I saw dreams as childish and silly... thinking who was I too feel I could ever be who I dreamed. </p><p>I had many people who tried to help me see I was capable and they always showed me love beyond measure. But I soon realized that when those people weren't around to cheer me on the voice in my head was not theirs. The voice in my head was telling me I wasn't good enough, pretty enough, smart enough, talented enough, or even strong enough to do the things I felt I was destined to do. My little bitty faith had me doubting a God bigger than my rejection. It was pain and it was something many didn't know fueled my quietness. </p><p>Hurt can't find you when your quiet and sitting in the corner. Pain can't come when you are not seen. Inadequacy can't speak to you when you already live there. It became my truth and it became my story. But it took me a long time to realize the cause of my silence. It was my protection from a rejection that cut beyond my reality it cut into my dreams. </p><p>You see dreams are safe when no one else knows them. Your pain is nonexistent when never allowed to penetrate. Your reality is still ok when you're never allowed to dream in real life. So I left my dreams as a child and I allowed myself to protect those dreams in a way that allowed me to feel safe. </p><p>No one really ever knew I lived here. Those close to me always filled me full off confidence and peace of mind. I felt encouraged by many but I also had those moments where a spirit of rejection reigned so strong it crippled me from dreaming. I served in obedience and I smiled in humble hurt. </p><p>While many look at a dreamer and see confidence. I look at a dreamer and see overcoming power. Because a dreamer doesn't find the support and protection. They find a battle and a few little stones to slay their giant. They have to over come the naysayers and the ones trying to remind them of their shortcomings. They find themselves humbled... over and over again only to have to pick themselves up from the rubble and let God put them back together again by much needed glue and love. </p><p>You see my battle isn't over and never will it ever be. But I look to God and find myself strengthened by the story of a man who never quit dreaming and a young boy who never quit letting God be God. So while my silence can find some wondering why... my encouragement to others is found through confidence and experience of knowing the battle. A battle that I know I went through so I could be a person who doesn't stop when the hurt comes, but instead remembers that from great hurt and pain comes something birthed in great reward. </p><p>So dreamer dream... allow your childlike faith to live on beyond the perimeters given by a society trying to grow you up sooner. Protect your heart from things that are meant to damage and harden you. Think beyond the limitations brought to you and let yourself dream. Dreamer dream.....</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgyuzDImoRICPQWTc3f7o87B775GhuhhApzf1BDxTsN0ZbzUO-KWk9f1xEhjQrWQYE31SZuKdH-D9esUCVMIZj2Hzuvl3r955IJ0-QSxpl6tWQi6WvCr3KnfNL9akvhrgntpu5KIRQfSO4DVB-lxg3RNckcQLaO5iTi5Wqgjoz2DRMyNbQM6AM3KSy=s2415" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2415" data-original-width="1931" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgyuzDImoRICPQWTc3f7o87B775GhuhhApzf1BDxTsN0ZbzUO-KWk9f1xEhjQrWQYE31SZuKdH-D9esUCVMIZj2Hzuvl3r955IJ0-QSxpl6tWQi6WvCr3KnfNL9akvhrgntpu5KIRQfSO4DVB-lxg3RNckcQLaO5iTi5Wqgjoz2DRMyNbQM6AM3KSy=s320" width="256" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Krystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688642339315343063.post-72037159211644581882021-05-14T21:33:00.001-05:002022-01-20T16:38:54.997-06:00Another step...<p> The sound of cheering in the lobby made me feel so thankful. The announcement yesterday by the CDC brought an excitement regarding our lives going back to normal from our year long mask wearing lives. Was this really what we were going to become immune to? Was our lives going to continue with a measure of constant risk. The verdict was still out until the sudden announcement came. And then came the awareness of our state releasing the mandate. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTcZpvvg9HvzrDyyeM7zt0rMjmslOrEtX_VaQoZdIPZvRKxJ1KmHPPiXa7dDnCeqybVscSJSvMdAKy_hsOEfM7QC08GcaoW76gHE9oe5_2yDEbnDQUf7HRrtGsnAEi7ib2HgpTwYM5YI/s1242/43B306A7-D7B1-41C0-A64E-78C99C79E27F_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1242" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTcZpvvg9HvzrDyyeM7zt0rMjmslOrEtX_VaQoZdIPZvRKxJ1KmHPPiXa7dDnCeqybVscSJSvMdAKy_hsOEfM7QC08GcaoW76gHE9oe5_2yDEbnDQUf7HRrtGsnAEi7ib2HgpTwYM5YI/s320/43B306A7-D7B1-41C0-A64E-78C99C79E27F_1_201_a.jpeg" /></a></div><p>While people celebrated the email at work regarding no more masks the place erupted with smiling faces all thankful for this new found freedom. The no mask situation brought almost a liberty that felt wrong while many tried to get used to not having a mask on their face while they walked within the hallways and main areas. Another step has been made and we now are trying to relearn normalcy. </p><p>Just a week ago I was back in the office feeling like there was so much that has been lost in one year. While my office at home became a comfort for me so did the lack of understanding of what it felt like day in and day out to loose just a little more freedom. What a place of true conviction as I found myself humbled by the kindness. It's just another step but one step closer to what we will soon find life to look like again. </p><p>While we find ourselves going back to life as it once was. We still must not forget that in just one moment we could see things change. This shouldn't be the time when we draw farther away from God. It shouldn't be a relaxed move towards normalcy but a forward motion towards what our lives need to be. Will our lives be full of things or full of the things that really matter. </p><p>So while we have made another step forward don't let your forward step take you one step backwards with the accomplishments you made. Don't make it an excuse for you to stop moving forward with God. Don't let it be the very thing that keeps you from still being faithful. Normalcy don't have to be your past... it can be yours to come. You choose today what you are going to step into or step out of. Freedom is rewarding when held within the boundaries that don't let us fall away. </p>Krystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688642339315343063.post-14439707251756894102021-03-26T18:46:00.001-05:002022-01-20T16:38:54.598-06:00Silent Suffering...<p>Today I felt my body really fighting. You know the days when you know you're worn out for no other reason than some war is going on in your body. In the mist of it I was also sent a message off one of my stories by a friend who stated that she felt my pain while she battles with fibromyalgia. It made me really realize the true silent sufferers. Those we have no idea are battling things we do not see. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VEel8B4pm3scFOqT64d8tcMLFDhBmc181rOiQmrwoc-raVJXorKMoxtCglGTqngcjqVObmB_RjzNPygGc9zcAeMDXdip9u3Wrp5ZAui58vwECMDgEPDSICn8oahxSPZSYYxhittfEhw/s2048/FC5DC4F8-12CE-43EC-990D-EC426F2209FA.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VEel8B4pm3scFOqT64d8tcMLFDhBmc181rOiQmrwoc-raVJXorKMoxtCglGTqngcjqVObmB_RjzNPygGc9zcAeMDXdip9u3Wrp5ZAui58vwECMDgEPDSICn8oahxSPZSYYxhittfEhw/s320/FC5DC4F8-12CE-43EC-990D-EC426F2209FA.heic" /></a></div><br /><p>It is easy for people to see your pain when its outside. But what people often don't see is that so many are silently suffering and we don't even know it because we are always looking for external signs. While I am typing this I'm even thinking of those who people say they had no idea that they were suffering with depression or anxiety. How to we reach those?! </p><p>The ones who've silently been suffering and need a life line. I'm reaching out to those who are in need of a support group of people who will help lift them up in prayer, encouragement, and help. I'm reaching to those who are battling silently with no life line in sight. I'm reaching to those who are looking for answers and haven't found them. For those still fighting for a diagnosis and for those who are trying to find tools to not silently suffer but victoriously overcome the battle they are going through. </p><p>So today I shout out to the silent sufferers. I shout your name for true victory and that you might hear this shout for a life surrounded with people who want to see you live. So today my prayer is that the silent sufferers are found in Jesus Name! </p>Krystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688642339315343063.post-77649837873015326592021-03-19T11:03:00.002-05:002022-01-20T16:38:55.014-06:00Who are you?<p>The thought has been expressed that our identity is strictly connected with what we believe about ourselves. Think about it. Who are you? What is it that makes you, you? Do you find yourself trying to change things on a regular basis or are there things that you truly are grateful for? </p><p>I really find myself trying to take a deep breathe lately. In my moments of stress and pain I take a deep breathe that goes deep into my diaphragm. I allow myself to truly oxygenate my whole body. Allowing myself to go deep. </p><p>In a moment of time when we find comparison so rogue we also must take into consideration where all this comes from. Does your identity come from what you believe in yourself or is it based on outside influence? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYUAFWY-1vH0jIIP0A3gynXE9ENPigzE7KyKAlXppNaJ-0CnHSxPfn-Q4w93QFp2Eaciu2mq2yCb10L-c2nZQaLrgjZj4M7RibJwtwbdstDvULpMW-89vMnyDoNpWFHV-fDIGSdGH1qY/s2048/B62CD047-CB7D-46C2-A3B7-AB2CC6067871.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1639" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYUAFWY-1vH0jIIP0A3gynXE9ENPigzE7KyKAlXppNaJ-0CnHSxPfn-Q4w93QFp2Eaciu2mq2yCb10L-c2nZQaLrgjZj4M7RibJwtwbdstDvULpMW-89vMnyDoNpWFHV-fDIGSdGH1qY/s320/B62CD047-CB7D-46C2-A3B7-AB2CC6067871.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I used to look at pictures of myself and think who is that. But now I look at this woman and think... warrior. The stories that are not completely shown on my face are part of who I am. It is apart of the story that shows what I believe and why I believe it so strongly. This smile is not a hidden coverup of hurts not seen, but it is a smile of victory and truth.</p><p>I am an open book to anyone who'd like to listen. I am someone whose body constantly fails her. I am someone who's faith constantly is tested. I am someone who has seen miracles but also seen other sickness not healed. Behind my smile is a battle of equality within the realm of covering. Behind my smile is a fear of rejection of those closest to me. Behind my smile is a strength that has came from being a constant encourager to not myself but those around me. </p><p>Who is this woman? This woman is someone who's identity is not measured by models. She is not a person who's looks are of any value. She is a woman who's desire is to empower other woman and girls to walk into their own purpose for the kingdom of God. </p><p>Why you might ask am I sharing this? I'm sharing this because we need to take a time to truly take note of who we really are. Are we measuring ourselves by all that is wrong? Or are we measuring ourselves by all that God has done right?</p><p>I want for you to take note. Remember what your story is but don't let it write your next chapter. If the smile you have is hiding something, it is time to get to the healing process. That process might be you needing to talk through things. It might be that you need to be reminded of your value. You might need to spend more time speaking life into your own life instead of always investing in everyone else. It is time for you to really come to face...WHO YOU ARE?! </p>Krystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688642339315343063.post-36735069751217565882021-03-06T15:36:00.000-06:002022-01-20T16:38:54.669-06:00Choose Joy...<p>If you have ever been in my house or seen a picture of my house, you know how much I love signs with sayings. I am surrounded by them in every room. Honestly the only room in my house that doesn't have a saying is the bathroom. And that is only because I don't have any shelves or places for them in my bathroom. However, my most favorite sign in my whole house is the one in my kitchen... it says... Choose Joy! </p><p>In my other home it was the first and last thing you saw in my house and that wasn't by chance. I put it in that place because of its importance to my daily walk. I needed to be reminded that each day I have to make a choice and joy is not determined by situation but by choice. </p><p>I work with people every day and as the title of the department I work in states... I am a resource for humans. Get it... Human Resources. I know bad joke but it is all true. During some annual HR training we were told that the day we decide we don't want to be a resource is the day we must get out of Human Resources (HR). Dealing with people, issues, and problems is the name of the game. And while I love the new marriages, babies, and promotions I get to be apart of I still need to deal with the performance issues, the terminations, and the phone calls to let someone know they didn't get the job. It is a choice to find joy in the mist of a life full of people. </p><p>But I don't share this with you to complain about my job as I love what I do. However, my purpose for writing about this is to remind you that we make a choice every day, hour, and some times minute of how we are going to live. Whether the situation we find ourselves in will steal our joy or continue to let us walk in that joy. I don't get to stay in a place of rainbows and butterflies every day and every moment of that day. I have to make a choice. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkGcW4h8g_aNmUv1_RbFuLRD6jDeIlp92JNnlKHnnmefXKXstN_qeSX_qsL3-sIK866OQn9yEJBGou67Xlm14MD-GFri1TjrNqepPb9dQn1DXDk7dkOqif_Z_SyMpqoQvxV2YHl1b0CY/s2048/1E3C2952-78CF-4801-B5DC-B344F2417ECA.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkGcW4h8g_aNmUv1_RbFuLRD6jDeIlp92JNnlKHnnmefXKXstN_qeSX_qsL3-sIK866OQn9yEJBGou67Xlm14MD-GFri1TjrNqepPb9dQn1DXDk7dkOqif_Z_SyMpqoQvxV2YHl1b0CY/s320/1E3C2952-78CF-4801-B5DC-B344F2417ECA.heic" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I'd love to be a person who tells you that, that sign helps me in my moments of questioning. I'd love to tell you that I am the most optimistic person around. I'd even love to tell you that I have grown to have alligator skin that allows for things to not puncture my heart. What I can tell you is this... I am a human in need of resources and while I don't always have all the resources. I need a sign in my house to tell me to choose joy. I have a reminder to tell myself to inspire others. I have a sign that tells me to learn to dance in the storm. I even have a sign in my house to tell me to have faith. I need reminders. </p><p>So today while you find yourself imperfect in a world looking for perfection. Remember that you are a creation that came from the mighty hands of God. You're an imperfect person with the need of a savior and while others seem to want to remind you of your limitations. Remember that you have a choice. You have a choice whether you'll walk in joy. Why? Because joy is a fruit of the spirit. It is something that God desires to give to you, but you have to allow for him to grow in you. You have to make a choice to allow for JOY to bloom. You have to make a choice to allow resources to become evident. </p>Krystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688642339315343063.post-17702322340480461892021-02-25T15:17:00.000-06:002022-01-20T16:38:54.610-06:00Patience is a virtue...<p>I remember when people would throw out this statement about patience being a virtue and thinking to myself... <i>"why did you need to say that"? </i>It always seemed like a very thoughtless statement even though scripturally based. Almost like asking a chronically ill person, if they are feeling better. What is better when you are chronically sick? I guess that is just the thoughts of someone who has been there. Right?! Telling someone to have patience when they are not feeling so patient can seem so... pointless. Or maybe not?!</p><p>Learning to not be reactionary is a state of mind. Learning to be patient isn't something that comes natural to our world because we've become so instantly gratified by everything. Patience is a virtue but it is because the lesson brings pressure to create the most beautiful gem. </p><p>Recently I've become more present in my life. I've come to realize that this fast pace life isn't going to bring me the life that I'm looking for. I'm looking to have a life of gratefulness and that means to learn to be present in the right here right now. Learning to be patient for the blessings and to learn that there are things that come with those blessings. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aWmHUG1kTcwhN82AYIRhvNOX5P1SsQ8jFy78Ky6dy6pm8fHJk-ePj5SmuIL7ZVKjZXYxFcfv3ERZLoXBcIyam3sbhcgh2AmonmsPsLd1B4eijjMZm4cuEO1GWM4BBA_rlfOQKKJwKMc/s2048/FA5CCBF2-225E-4068-8840-CC6269062292.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1817" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aWmHUG1kTcwhN82AYIRhvNOX5P1SsQ8jFy78Ky6dy6pm8fHJk-ePj5SmuIL7ZVKjZXYxFcfv3ERZLoXBcIyam3sbhcgh2AmonmsPsLd1B4eijjMZm4cuEO1GWM4BBA_rlfOQKKJwKMc/s320/FA5CCBF2-225E-4068-8840-CC6269062292.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>You see the statement "patience is a virtue" is not something that people are saying to make you feel inadequate. In fact it is a statement made to show you that you are being created into a perfect gem. You can decide whether you are the kind of gem that will withstand the greatest heat to glimmer the most or you will just go so far to be "good enough". </p><p>I'm truly compelled by this thought today as I look into the house that God has so graciously blessed me with. While I made my list of wants He has exceeded that and gone above. I had to have patience though. In the time I wanted to move I had to learn contentment and also learn patience. I had to see through fire and trials. I had to see whether this life I was living was about things or about what I was created to be. </p><p>So today I challenge you to take a look at the life you've been given. The challenges, the blessings, the great trying times of patience. Because with great patience becomes great blessings. It shows you how to live in the moment and not be dictated by mans time or demands. Learn to be in the moment and learn to be patient for the blessings to come. Don't miss out on the greatest things because you are not able to be patient. </p>Krystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688642339315343063.post-57240792090917305572021-02-18T20:18:00.002-06:002022-01-20T16:38:54.724-06:00What’s around the corner...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnEOWKlen6R3-nrz8DDMDqX5u6KQ-kupaghSam2rfERoP_PY7m18Uxuaq1LyHMrzsgzBxrdC63qer0I0IXgfgO3f25t3AAoiGORLJX-bW8BTNtiiZVGMRazF96BRlsAIb2brVwZj0BxI/s2048/29FBAD32-3C63-4821-8CC8-BD08BC5FEF49.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnEOWKlen6R3-nrz8DDMDqX5u6KQ-kupaghSam2rfERoP_PY7m18Uxuaq1LyHMrzsgzBxrdC63qer0I0IXgfgO3f25t3AAoiGORLJX-bW8BTNtiiZVGMRazF96BRlsAIb2brVwZj0BxI/s320/29FBAD32-3C63-4821-8CC8-BD08BC5FEF49.jpeg" /></a></div><br />We all know that 2020 wasn’t the best year. It challenged us in many different ways, but it was something that could either make us or break us. <div><br /></div><div>Working in Human Resources I’ve seen a common strain of comments made by those during review season... “2020 was a challenging year”. For sales people it meant lower sales numbers. For those in the service center it meant more challenging service calls at a larger volume. For managers it meant learning how to manage staff schedules and for us in HR it meant learning on the go. </div><div><br /></div><div>While I haven’t had a normal 8-5 job for the past year as I was never clocked out. I’ve learned one thing... this life is not bad it is just a bad day. It is just a bad situation. It is just a bad time. I choose to look at this time as something that can build me because I choose for it not to break me. This mindset has got me through a lot of things but most importantly it has given me strength. </div><div><br /></div><div>How have you grown in 2020? Has it increased your ability to look at times of struggle as times of strength? Have you started to read more? Maybe you put your health before your love for junk food? Or maybe you learned your love for gardening and spent more time doing things that brought you joy rather than focus on all that you can’t do. </div><div><br /></div><div>I challenge you today as we enter into almost the end of the first quarter of the new year. Will you live what you’ve learned in 2020 or will you be bitter as 2021 seems to be going the same? Will you face challenges with determination? Or will you face life with a defeatist view? </div><div><br /></div><div>Yes, we are still facing things in 2021 that we were facing in 2020. It has been a year of this new life that we are living, but in this we should have been drawn to the things that are important. The things that were lost in the hustle and bustle of life. </div><div><br /></div><div>So how are you going to look around the corner? Will you be grateful or pessimistic? I vote for grateful! </div>Krystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688642339315343063.post-59524224173932890332021-02-12T11:01:00.000-06:002022-01-20T16:38:54.940-06:00The Power of Prayer <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />We often times find ourselves in places in our lives where we wonder whether God has heard our prayers. Why keep praying something that God already knows? The truth is that us praying for something isn’t us begging God or us trying to twist something into our favor, but rather a lesson in fervent prayers that are full of faith. While Hannah prayed eagerly for a child she also prayed in faith. She knew the situation she was in while also knowing the God whom she served. Whether that prayer was answered quickly or after some time she didn’t stop her time of prayer. We often times find ourselves giving up on prayer because we see nothing happening. We often times measure the power of our prayers by the evidence of instant answers. We often find ourselves walking in a state of false humility as we truly have allowed our faith to be limited all because our prayers didn’t get answered the way we thought. Today I challenge you to think back to all the unanswered prayers. Maybe those are prayers that you now know are things you should be thankful were unanswered but those things prayed for that are aligned with the will of God… why did you stop praying. Those children in need of something that only He can provide… why did you stop praying? That you might find that doctor whose true desire is to help… why did you stop praying? That house you stopped praying for. That relationship you stopped praying for. That healing you’ve stopped praying for. That daily strength you’ve stopped praying for. That bible study you’ve stopped praying for. That open door you’ve stopped praying for. There is power in prayer and it isn’t because we are so great… it is because He is so great. Prayer moves mountains. BUT most importantly… prayer develops in us a growth that builds the kind of faith that helps us pray without ceasing. — Thursday Thought <p></p>Krystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688642339315343063.post-76304544686642045972021-02-05T16:25:00.003-06:002022-01-20T16:38:55.008-06:00Time to TAKE time<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAl0DlYPvfivLqpVBc-IJldki8m9Wp8f1ug-m9IWlXEN-cuqi74upUYWTU5LxZs0FmfsFmeU8QC1Y61em3VXSPfhB9r1ZA81bs6QjEj4WAPdFV0D31o153cdPM_A_3kJKwxd_zO0rhOds/s2048/6B6EEF13-9BD0-4698-89FA-C4FCEBE70367.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAl0DlYPvfivLqpVBc-IJldki8m9Wp8f1ug-m9IWlXEN-cuqi74upUYWTU5LxZs0FmfsFmeU8QC1Y61em3VXSPfhB9r1ZA81bs6QjEj4WAPdFV0D31o153cdPM_A_3kJKwxd_zO0rhOds/w150-h200/6B6EEF13-9BD0-4698-89FA-C4FCEBE70367.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div><br />You ever heard the saying “there isn’t enough time in the day”. Of course you have. I don’t know anyone who feels that they have enough time for all that they’d like to do. Well this my friend is only a sign of the time we are living in. Does not scripture tell us that the closer that we get to the coming of the Lord the days will seem shorter? Well we are no doubt living in that time and while we already feel like time is short the enemy is right behind us trying to wear us out. What greater way to keep us feeling inadequate. Keep making us feel like we can’t do anything right. Sound familiar?<p></p><p>I’m here to tell you today that you can’t live your life feeling like you’ll just make time for things. Truth is you need to start TAKING time. You need to start looking at your life and seeing what is important and what isn’t. Will pushing back laundry until tomorrow really outweigh seeing your niece who’s growing every day? Will your need to have a clean house outweigh you living in the moment and taking that drive with a friend? Or maybe you’ll start working out when you feel like it. Or maybe you’ll start eating healthy when you have the money to do so. Or here is my favorite... sleep in instead of calling into the prayer call when others are in the hospital calling in. It is all about TAKING time and not just making time. </p><p>In today’s world we so often are measuring our success in what we’ve got done. I’m guilty of this. I find myself tired by the weights of work when I’m partly guilty for it. I love my job and I love what I do but the amount of additional work that COVID has brought our workaholic lifestyles are burning out people left and right. We can no longer work until the candle is out. We can no longer push back life and say that we will do it another day. Because those days may never come. </p><p>Part of my goal for 2021 was to get my body moving again. For the first time since I was in high school my pain level was low enough for me to take on working out. It might seem a weird concept for those who do not battle chronic illness but it is true. When I started to work out I found myself so thankful for the way my body was starting to feel. While others in my accountability group found themselves trying to work on just pushing play. I was loving the moment of knowing that I could finally do something like this. TAKING time wasn’t hard for me, but TAKING time for them was. </p><p>You see I share this with you because we are all battling our own voices. We are all living in the same timeframe of the day, but we are all trying to make time for those things we must do. But we can’t do that anymore. There are some things in my life that I just have to TAKE time for. I have to TAKE time for prayer in the morning, for reading the Word, for working out, for those moments that come unexpectedly that you might not get again. I can’t get back a day with my niece. I can’t get back a moment with my family. I can’t get back the ability to move my body and get stronger. I have to TAKE time for that. </p><p>Stop feeling like you have to make time because you can’t. You don’t have it. Our days are shorter. Our responsibilities more. It is time for you to TAKE time for the things that are important. To TAKE time for those moments. It is time for you to TAKE control of what is trying to control you. It is time to TAKE back your life and live the way God has created you to live. </p><p><br /></p>Krystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688642339315343063.post-19665964690643904652020-03-05T21:33:00.002-06:002022-01-20T16:38:54.621-06:00Self Care... Is it ok?<div class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
This topic has taken a new life in this generation and I don’t believe that it just happened by chance. Which if you know me, know I don’t believe in chances anyways. The Word tells us that it is the enemies job to “wear out the saints” and he is doing just that. Unfortunately most of it is because we have not found the balance in self-care.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’ve heard many people say that self-care is a selfish thing and that all people need to do is pray and read the Word. It is true that those two things should be a part of our self-care but it can’t be all of it. We live in a world that is a pressure cooker which means at some point the steam is going to have to come out. Wouldn’t you rather that steam be appropriately released in a healthy way then to blow up in your face and cause second degree burns? I can tell you in full confidence you don’t. It isn’t a pretty situation and even though you’d like to justify it, you can’t.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Taking time for you is not wrong nor is it something you should feel guilty about. Why?! Because that guilt isn’t placed there by God it is placed there by man. It’s the assumption of what you perceive people to think or what you’ve heard them speak. It’s the judgement of old ways and generational changes. It’s the lack of empathy that is truly only learned. Finding yourself balance in taking time for yourself is critical and it should only be judged by you and God.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Something that I hear a lot about being single is how lucky I am because I don’t have as much work. Truth is I don’t believe that anyone has more or less work. It is truly how they choose to allow it to control them. While a married couple has another person to take care of in a way. A single person has no one else there to help. While a family with many kids have many people to care for they also have many to help. No one can win that war of who has things worse and no one should want to. It isn’t about who needs time more. It is about making that time to count. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Self-care should never be a bad word in the lives of Christians. It is about relationship not religion. It is about caring for the temple we are given. So taking the time to care for yourself is critical for you to be the best person in that relationship. God does not desire to only get your left overs or for you to only give him what you have enough of. He wants for you to be able to take the time for Him and to be able to receive more from that time. If that means taking time for just you, don’t feel guilty for that.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Momma’s stop feeling guilty for taking time for yourself. Stop looking at you needing time as a selfish act and stop feeling that it has to be just once in a blue moon. Make it something that you do regularly and it can be as small as you just taking a half hour before bed. It might mean every <a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" style="text-decoration-color: rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.380392);" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors="true">Sunday night</a> you do a fifteen minute face mask. Maybe it means that you go with your friends once a month for a <a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" style="text-decoration-color: rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.380392);" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors="true">Saturday morning</a> coffee break.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Single ladies stop feeling guilty for taking time on yourself because everyone thinks you have all this time. There is nothing wrong with taking the time for self-care. You want to get into routines so that you get to do what you want to do instead of all your responsibilities, go for it. You need to take an hour to get ready for bed, right on sister I’m right there with you.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The truth is we need to be purposeful in the things that are important in our lives. I once heard someone say that you don’t need more time in a day you need to learn how to make time. You will find time in your life when you start to make things important. For me that meant scheduling things out and using a reminder on my phone to keep me accountable. Weekly posts in the group I get to minister in, I have a reminder on my phone every Thursday. Payroll biweekly on my calendar so that I know that I can’t take that Monday off. Changing my filters for my furnace, I have a reminder. Monthly books completed for the church, I have a reminder. By doing this I am able to make sure that things don’t fall through the cracks, but when it comes to taking care of this temple. Those things I need to gage during my time with God. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Getting sick was one of the best things for me to begin to invest in that time. I learned that with my illness taking time for self-care was critical for my all around health. Stress is a huge trigger for me and my pain, but most importantly being self-aware of my body was even more important. Learning when I was mentally exhausted and responding to that was critical. Being self-aware of what I was doing with my muscles when I was stressed, was important. Learning to take time to just breathe, was important. And what I learned in all of it is God created us all uniquely which means each person needs something different. We need to learn to embrace that and to learn balance.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m not telling you to neglect everything and just focus on yourself. What I’m saying is that you need to take the time to evaluate your life and the priority that you give things in your life. Those dishes in the sink to someone else will be there tomorrow...but to me a clean kitchen in the morning helps me feel peace. To that Momma who needs to take the time at night to spend with her kids and tackle the dishes in the morning that is for you to figure out and not for me to judge. so own it and the responsibility you have to your temple gave you.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">We’ve all heard that there is a reason that the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror. It is because we are supposed to be looking forward not backwards. However, that is not always so easy. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Wisdom is something that comes through time and experience. It isn’t something that is given to all at the time of birth. It is something that is learned through our daily battles and victories. The Word tells us that the value of wisdom is beyond the price of rubies which is a gem that</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> in its</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> purest nature is put under the greatest </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">fire. Those who are wise beyond their years… those are the people who’ve truly gone through the fire. </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">And didn’t go through it alone, but with God.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">We often times want to think that life should be easy and never feel any pressure. Sometimes peace is false peace and it is the very thing that is keeping us from the growth we need to live. Winston Churchill is quoted to have said “People don’t like you. Good that means you stood up for something”. Many would say that this man was full of wisdom and that wisdom didn’t come with out a cost. </span></div>
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So starting in 2020 I promised God that I would be committed to the things that He’s placed within me. Those things that seemed to be attacked by life and the spiritual battles. Since I last wrote on my blog I have faced unforeseen medical situations and spiritual battles that I would not wish on my worst enemy. But I also have walked into numerous ministries that I never would have dreamt would be possible. I tried network marketing to find that my calling as a minister is the only network marketing that I should be doing. I was voted in as the Assistant Pastor at our church. I received a promotion at work and most importantly have grown so much as a person and as a child of God.<br />
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While I go back through the years and catch you up on all that God has done I pray that you may see that in the mist of my life there is one thing that has continually rang true. I am a flawed person with need of the Savior. I’ve fought battles but I also have stumbled on my own flesh. My walk has been chalked with lessons only because of one thing... I love God and want to please Him in all that I do.<br />
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In my pursuit to follow through with my commitment to God and His call on my life. I will be working on devotional material that I have written to share on here. As well as, some snippets of my book to come. I’m excited to share with you everything as I try to inspire you to follow after your own purpose and calling.<br />
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The beauty of this wonderful calling of God is that it is so much bigger than you and me. It is those who will be inspired to follow after their calling. It is for those who are seeking and end up finding.<br />
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Thank you for taking the time to following my blog and for reading it. I pray that as I try to get back into this vein of ministry that you may be blessed beyond measure and take what God speaks into you... to inspire someone else. Again thank you for reading and I look forward to getting to know you as we walk down this journey.Krystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688642339315343063.post-91447499384373403252016-05-01T23:25:00.001-05:002022-01-20T16:38:55.059-06:00Blessed...I have been recovery from surgery for the last week and during that time have found lots of time to pray and meditate on God. My activity is very limited, but feel blessed by application in my life. And all that has came in this last year.<br />
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I have received numerous messages and phone calls from people all over the world praying for me. I find it truly overwhelming to think that I have that many people sincerely praying for me. All the way down to my surgeon who prior to surgery came into the room and asked me if I could pray with him. Yes, you did hear me write my doctor. <br />
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I felt humbled by the fact that in an institution that is filled with scientific reasoning and logic. I was given a doctor that believed in the power of prayer. Who knew nothing about my faith or that I even believed in prayer.<br />
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It was at that moment that I knew that my continual prayers had been heard. Continual prayers that I would be kingdom minded. Not desiring my own fleshly desires but those that are eternal and God centered. That God's will be my focus and to remember to get my daily substance, so I can be useful in the work of the Lord. To live a life of forgiveness and demonstration of freedom. Praying for God's protection from temptation and evil. And to rely on Jesus' strength and to walk in the spirit, so that in all things I may bring Him glory.<br />
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I have come to realize that when you are in the mist of trials people always seem to worry about you and feel they need to give you encouragement. However, I've learned through this trial in my life that spiritually I am stronger than I have ever been in my walk. Because when I am weak, I am strong <i>(II Cor. 12:10).</i></div>
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I have learned to trust in the miraculous and believe in the supernatural. Seeing as prayers be answered and lives be touched. Learned to listen to the still small voice and pray consistently. I've found hope in the trial and believed steadfastly in the things to come. </div>
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This trial may be long, but in the mist of the storm I have found strength. In the darkness, I see light. In the rain, I know the Son. </div>
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I feel rich in the things that matter and in the mist of my trial have witnessed God's hand bless. Be blessed readers and know that we serve a God who is able to do exceedingly abundantly more than we could even ask or think <i>(Eph. 3:20).</i> </div>
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<br />Krystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688642339315343063.post-9559239560440783462016-03-26T11:33:00.003-05:002022-01-20T16:38:54.580-06:00Clear...I am struggling to put words down as my mind goes a mile a minute about what I should say instead of what I am feeling to write. That unclear message that only God can give you to truly learn how to allow Him to be the stronger voice in your vessel. A voice that only comes when you surrender your will and even though in some anguish lower yourself. <br />
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In the mist of my journey I have found myself learning that I rely way to much on speaking the right words or following the right movement. However, in the mist of that I am feeling a prompting to throw away the notes and trust in the guidance of the Holy Ghost. To hear what He is saying and allow myself to be guided by the voice that I want to be walking with. A voice that tells me I can when my flesh tells me I can't. <br />
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The Word tells us that when we are weak, He is made strong. I have found this statement to be true as I learn to walk in faith and allow myself to be guided by Him. My body is failing me as I battle through an "incurable" disease, but in that I feel the healing hand of God and trust His blessings will be much bigger than I can even imagine. I say that because in my long journey I have learned that I needed more than a healing from this thorn, but a healing of my heart. <br />
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I do not claim the ministry of Paul, but I do claim that if God got Paul through what he endured. God will see me through and I know His promises are real. <br />
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My flesh told me how can I minister about a God of healing and miraculous wonder when He won't even heal me. But through that God wanted me to see Him and not what a miracle would do for me.<br />
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I recently had a young lady share with me that she had an ultrasound that showed a mass on one of her ovaries. With compassion I told her I would begin to pray. I prayed for God to heal her and to give her hope. I remember being her age and battling with the same disease. A disease that breeds hopelessness as it steals from you fertility.<br />
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In the mist of this young woman's pain I still believed that God healed. But how could I pray for God to heal someone when He didn't hear my prayers to heal me of the exact same thing. I told myself that someone else must pray for her because I just must not have enough faith to touch God. But in me was still faith and enough faith to asked God to show me that He still hears my prayers and I prayed for a miraculous healing. And God heard my prayer.<br />
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There were no medical treatments that were done from that Monday until she went to see her specialist on Friday. On that day God performed a miracle and what was once a mass the size of a grapefruit was now almost invisible. A certified miracle happened for her and God was the one who touched her body and healed her! She will not need to have surgery and has the hope of one day having children!<br />
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God's plans are not our plans and in the mist of my situation I have seen that my blessings are coming in small doses. I have seen the mighty hand of God touch and in the mist of this journey I have seen His strength become mine. I know who my God is and no matter what the trial that seems so unclear in your life... clarity will come in a nice warm package of charity from Jesus!Krystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688642339315343063.post-67575840322857785152015-08-03T19:27:00.000-05:002022-01-20T16:38:54.986-06:00Only Him...Have you every had a day when you can't imagine what it would have been like with out Jesus? That day that you put your head on the pillow and just can't help but speaking out loud, "thank you Jesus". <br />
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I find those days coming a lot more now than I ever thought could be. The days when I look towards my ceiling and can't help but exhaling with great force. That deep sigh that seems to be the only way that you can feel the depth of your core being relieved of all the negativity in your life. <br />
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As I find myself ending most days like that I also find myself seeing that wonderful feeling of being full of the hope of Jesus Christ. That hope that only can come through walking with Him. The hope that only can be understood when you walk closely with the one who gets you and your battles. Even though I know Jesus knows all about my day I still find comfort in talking with Him about it. <br />
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Have you ever thought that maybe it is those kind of daily communions with Him that make life feel complete? As the day goes by and you find that you never left your true love and that every day you can find Him in the stillness of the day and even in the craziness of the storm. <br />
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I write this short blog today to encourage you to have that time. The time when you truly are leaving all your cares on the alter and that with "Only Him" your heart is made whole. I can't find myself in any greater place than in the arms of the one who truly loves me. That one who I know truly loves you. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The word tells us that we must be fruitful and multiply
(Genesis 1), but what about those who are barren. As people of faith we pray
for the barren. A simple prayer of faith that is left in the hands of the one
who can open up the most infertile womb and bring forth life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Let’s look at the mother of many nations. Sara a woman of
old age was promised a child. A promise that a woman today would need great
faith to even believe is possible. However, in the womb of Sara laid a seed of
promise that only God could bring to life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We look at Leah, a woman that I have come to find of great
interest. The word tells us that because she was hated, God opened her womb.
While her sister Rachel a woman of great favor and beauty battled with the very
curse of infertility. A thing that was in dead thought to be a curse and a
thing that caused a woman to be of lesser value. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Next we have Hannah a woman of great persistence. In great
travail she prayed her promise into existence to give him back to the
priesthood. Her barren womb birthed the very man who shows us the meaning of
obedience and faith. The one who shows us what it means when God says to those
who has an ear let them hear. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And finally, my favorite barren dual. The famous Elisabeth
and Mary the mother of Jesus. Like Sara Elisabeth was a woman of old age who’s
doubting husband was made dumb at the very promise of a child. Through
Elisabeth we see the birth of the very man who paved the way for the coming of
the gospel. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now that is a lot of impossibility made possible. Situations
that didn’t come without the sadness of infertility, worthlessness, and some
fear. I find myself intrigued by the idea of the barren womb and that beauty
that God put on the very promise of children. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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now I was praying for God to give me answers to why I was going through the
pain that I was going through. From my first diagnoses I knew that this all was
for a reason. That there was something that would come from my pain and one day
while fishing with my dad it all came. The Lord spoke in a very clearly “your
barren womb”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Instantly I got it, I was so focused on the physical womb
and its infertility that I had lost focus on the very promise that kept me. As
the song goes, “this life is not my own, to Him I belong, I give myself, I give
myself away”. Those words to me are not just words that I love to sing, but
prayers of my very heart. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I speak in great humility as I find myself in pain today. My
natural womb may be barren, but my spiritual womb is not. The women I spoke of
before are all women who birthed great promises that were the vessels that
through the power of Jesus Christ changed their world. These women’s very
promises came with pain that only infertility can bring and Jesus could use to
show the very impossible made possible. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">God’s purpose and plan for each one of us is different. As
some hold promises of the beautiful opportunity of raising up children to change
their worlds. I hold to my promise of mothering the motherless and birthing
something that can only be seen through spiritual eyes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So I say to you today, don’t underestimate the promises of
God in your life. The beautiful purpose that you hold in what God wants for you
to do. We all have a purpose in this kingdom and all with significant value.
There is never anything worth receiving in life that is not worth fighting for.
My battle may be different than yours, but both with significant value. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have to learn to live through chronic pain to be reminded
of the very thing that makes me who I am in the kingdom of God. This cross I
carry is painful, but that very thing that brings me pain is the very thing
that gives me purpose in this heavenly promise. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Krystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688642339315343063.post-42928648182240265302015-07-31T21:36:00.000-05:002022-01-20T16:38:54.682-06:00A New Day...I came into my blog to shut it down, but it was the over 243 views that I had in July alone that made me think it is time to begin writing again. My last post was back in 2014 and so much has changed in my life since than. I needed to trust in the prompting of the Holy Ghost as I begin to share my life with those who around the world have been listening. <br />
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I keep saying I'm going to write more, but I seem to begin with so much excitement and life comes my way and I stop. As much as I'd love to say that I will work towards writing more I can't promise that. But what I can promise is a better effort towards sharing my heart and what God is speaking. <br />
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The Word tells us that we will find him when we search for him. That in the secret place it is only us and God. I have learned over and over again this to be true. That the more I write about him the more I find him. The more I discuss about his love, the more I feel His hand. And most importantly, the more that I focus on Him, the more I see him in the beauty of the day. <br />
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In the last year, I have battled with a chronic illness that is so miss understood and misdiagnosed that I've felt speechless. But, the longer I battle with it, the more I find my God in the mist of it. <br />
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My battle has given me wounds and scars that are not all visible to the eye, but I have found comfort in my secret times with God and comfort in knowing He sees me. I find myself looking towards the new day and see my Savior's guiding hand. I feel his strength in the wings that encompass and fresh hope of tomorrow. <br />
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I guess I sit here tonight knowing that my life is not to be put in a journal, but to be public for all that desire to look into it. Into the life of a woman no longer a girl who believes in the undying favor of God. A woman who sees the hope in the pain and who knows that no matter what your battle may be the Jesus that died for your sins is able to bring you into a realm of comfort. <br />
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I write you tonight to say a new day has dawned. I will not speak to you about the battles of my flesh, but will share with you the battles of this disease that can attack my body, but not my soul. I am a fighter, but in that battle is one of greater purpose and that is eternal life. I live each day with a brighter understanding that I serve a God who is more than just my creator He is my savior!<br />
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It is through Jesus that I know that a new day shall come and he has made me and you overcomers by the word of our testimonies and the power of the cross. Stay strong and feel the reason...Krystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688642339315343063.post-7218978337712083822014-05-03T18:39:00.002-05:002022-01-20T16:38:54.574-06:00Speak...I tend to find myself unsure of what I should write, and sometimes feel as if I am writing without a cause or purpose. However, as I sit in my house listening to the cars drive by I am reminded that with out intentional effort we will look back and say, "where did the time go". We will look into the past and wonder what we said and what we didn't say. <br />
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As a person who tends to be more quite and reserved I find myself wondering if I said to much, or I said enough. I believe that is nothing more then a spirit of timidity that tries to hush the voices of the people of God. As I try to grow out of this need to "see the writing on the wall", I find myself watching God's hand perform the impossible things that I knew he was capable of doing. Those things that I should have spoken of and didn't.<br />
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For example, when I was about to have my second surgery for my endometriosis the Lord spoke to me and told me I needed to ask for prayer. Not just in my church, but to share it to all that were on Facebook. The amount of responses and encouragement that was given to me was so overwhelming that it brought me to my knees. I was so thankful for the prayers and humbled that the Lord responded. With a good report from the doctor I stand knowing that there is power in prayer and we must speak out. <br />
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The enemy wanted nothing more than to keep me in a place of timidity and in the mean time God was wanting to show Himself strong. As I knew that he was able to do the impossible it was not just me that needed to believe it, but all the hundreds of friends that I have on Facebook that saw that the Lord responding to the request of those praying. <br />
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From this I have had many talk to me about chronic pain and dealing with situations that hinder our lives. I have had others ask for prayer and others state they didn't even know that I had dealt with this for so long. The truth is all of that has allowed me to share with people where I find my strength and that is all from Jesus. He is my strength, my rock, and my encouragement. When I find myself feeling like I can't take it anymore I just speak out that name, Jesus.<br />
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Just me speaking out allowed God to show Himself. Jesus needs to be spoken of and something it will take us speaking about the uncomfortable situations in our lives so that He can do His greatest work. It isn't about me and what I went through, it is about what He has done. I went into my surgery thinking I was going to have to have major surgery, but came out with a report that growth was minimal.<br />
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As I said to my Pastor, "it was years of terrible pain, but after the pain is gone, its gone". I want to remember that when I look to the future knowing that I have used every opportunity to speak when I needed to speak. Because when the opportunity has passed, it has passed and I don't want to miss out on the things that God wanted to do. <br />
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May the Lord bless you all! Krystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688642339315343063.post-25423270211930840362014-01-06T18:57:00.003-06:002022-01-20T16:38:54.631-06:00Be of good cheer...In my study of chapter 23 of Acts, I have found myself completely amazed by the ministry of Paul. We speak of him often, but I never realized how much he endured to have the Word of God go forward. The ways he was tortured, but still determined to fulfill the will of God. I am encouraged by that and know that only God can direct the steps of those that follow Him.<br />
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While I find myself over taken by the true zeal of Paul, I find him a man of great example to our modern day church. As I find my days filled with frustration, I look to the sky and thank the Lord for the path that He is sending me on. A walk that is not always easy, but is filled with wonderful learning experiences and times of growth. I can't say that I live a life without mistakes, but I can say that I am determined to walk to road God has designed for me.<br />
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Paul's ministry was one of great persecution and I find myself reminded of this when I get the looks. I try to remind myself of the time that the Lord came to Paul in chapter 23 and God tells him that he should be of good cheer because the testimony he brought of Christ in Jerusalem he will now bring to Rome. Are we willing to endure the mob to get the Word of Christ forward?<br />
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Many of us have not taken a punch for the name of Christ, but I have heard of some who have. In that I am inspired to go forward with the gospel message and stand with assurance that this message is worth it all.<br />
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So, I leave you with this. Be of good cheer my brothers and sisters. You may have endured the mob, but remember it was for a great purpose. God is doing great things in 2014!<br />
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To all those being affected by the weather... stay warm and be safe!Krystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688642339315343063.post-412376138093307052013-12-31T23:27:00.001-06:002022-01-20T16:38:54.516-06:00Looking Back...Sitting here on New Years Eve at 11:00 pm I find myself reliving 2013. I would say that this year has been a year of growth for me and one that has strengthened my walk in every step. I have been challenged in ways I never thought was possible, but I serve a faithful God and He knew what I needed. I am grateful for all things as the Bible tells us we should. <br />
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Today as I sat in the funeral of one of my longest and oldest friend's grandpa. I found myself realizing how quickly time goes. With a year filled with so many challenges I found myself looking through the stain glass and thanking God for His love. How selfish could I be in a time when others are grieving the loss of a loved one? And there I sat richer in the things that matter and crying because of all the heartache I felt around me.<br />
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As I get to the end of this year of great challenge, I find myself looking back at all the great lessons I learned in 2013.<br />
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I have learned patience in a completely different capacity. As I see large puzzle pieces in my life coming together I find God slowing me down in other areas to focus on the things of value in my walk and ministry. As the song goes "My life is not my own, to you I belong, I give myself, I give myself away". <br />
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In 2013, the scripture "lean not unto your own understanding" takes a new meaning for me. As I followed the voice of God to journey into unknown territories I found myself filled with great joy and anticipation for what is to come. However, in that time God has worked my patience and my need to understand His ways. Sometimes I have found that we don't need to understand why we just need to follow the lamp that He has given us and the pathway that He has spoken. All things shall come together in His timing as He orders our steps. <br />
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During the last couple months I have learned the importance of staying connect with godly friends. As the days filled with busy work I found myself growing apart from a friend who is a great encouragement to me. She has taught me much through my walk and has became one of the greatest friends I could have ever asked for. An ocean parts us and a time zone that is not the easiest to work around, but with technology we can be the strength to one anther that I believe God has intended.<br />
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Now last the most important part. During my time of refreshing and direction in August. God sent me on a journey that truly has changed my life forever. I spent much time with God taking in all that He had spoken to me through constant dreams. While I spent time away from the life that I have become accustomed to, He spoke into me great things. One that is of great importance to you all is that of writing. Ironically this was also the time that my computer decided to crash and until now have not been with a computer to write.<br />
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So, starting in 2014 I will be starting to write the book that the Lord has impressed on my life and also continue to blog. I want to thank you all who have became followers of my blog and let you know that your time spent reading is not unnoticed. Every time I go on and see the number of people reading my blog I find myself humbled at the work of God. I pray that 2014 is a time of great blessings for you and that together we can help impact this world. <br />
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With so much that has been take in during 2013, I find myself in great anticipation for what is to come. More growth means more growing pains and as He got me through last year, I know He will do the same this year. Happy New Year Everyone! Krystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688642339315343063.post-25219285930203211112013-12-28T18:50:00.003-06:002022-01-20T16:38:54.627-06:00In the Presence of Jehovah...As I was preparing for my class tomorrow, I was reminded of the importance of having true reverence for God. Not the kind of reverence that is only there because someone is watching you, but the kind of reverence that is there because you know God is watching you. The kind that is deep in your soul to please God and to show respect.<br />
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I remember a message that my cousin Nikki's husband preached when I was down in Ohio. It was a message that was on the anointing oil. He spoke regarding the church now and how important it is to make sure that everything that we use for God we should want to anoint. I remember him running around the church from the instruments to the pulpit to the pews speaking about praying over them and anointing them. That they were to be used only for God. <br />
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Today I am reminded of this very act and the importance of making sure that we remember the presence of God. To be reminded that we are always in His presence but how we should constantly be reminded of being in His presence especially in the house of God. <br />
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As a little girl I remember being told that the church was God's house and that you were to be on your best behavior. To this day I still make sure that I show respect in the house of God and that includes other churches. I always make sure to pick up things on the ground and find myself deeply bothered when the house of God is not picked up. To me how we take care of the house of God shows of how we look at who our God is and I want for people to know that my God is the King. <br />
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I want to make sure that in everything that I do I reflect who my Jesus is. As He flipped the tables and spoke with great authority in the temple against the thieves. Jesus shows to us that He desires for His house to be a house of prayer and a place where anyone can see that He is King. <br />
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As we find the coming of our Lord drawing near I find myself more eager for people to see who my Lord really is. That in His presence they can do more than just feel Him, they can see Him. Krystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688642339315343063.post-34146195450367841062013-12-26T21:50:00.000-06:002022-01-20T16:38:54.655-06:00Fertilize and Water...Today while I was at work I received a revelation that I can't wait to share with you. As I tried to find myself remembering all the blogs that I wanted to write earlier, but didn't have the means to do so. I found myself receiving more things to write and look forward to sharing them with you. <br />
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During this time when we find ourselves being more discouraged by the things we see, I have been reminded of the importance of faith. The Word tells us that we walk by faith and not by sight and that even faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains. <br />
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It is great to have just a little faith, but I believe there is more to this than just the size of the faith. The fact that it was a seed to me plays a huge roll in what Jesus was trying to say. Through out the scriptures God spoke about seeds in the sense of our spiritual growth and I do feel that He was speaking something here as well. <br />
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Faith can be small in the sense of the planter, but there is fertilizing and watering that will cause that little seed to become something big and fruitful. For example carrots come from a very small seed, but when they grow they are not so small anymore. <br />
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In a time when faith is being plucked up and stolen. I believe it is time for the saints of the most High God to start watering and fertilizing those mustard seeds of faith. Not just for ourselves, but also for our brothers and sisters in the Lord. <br />
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All someone needs is just a mustard seed of faith but for that seed to do great and mighty things it will take prayer in watering that seed and fasting in fertilizing that seed. During a time when the devil is trying to take away the prayers of the church and the desire to fast in the people. I find myself being prompted even more to go to battle for the faith and gospel we have.<br />
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If we want to have great faith in our own lives, it is going to take diligent prayer and continual fasting to grow that mustard seed size faith that is inside of us. We can't just think that it is ok to have just a mustard seed when really, if we don't plant that seed and let it grow then it will not grow into the fruit that is needed for others. <br />
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I am looking forward to seeing what just a mustard seed of faith can grow into and what it will transpire into in a life. Through prayer, fasting, and pouring out of the faith that is growing in our lives I believe we can see great things. <br />
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It is okay to just want a little faith, but I am expecting for a great faith that will heal the sick and cause the lame to walk again. I am looking for the kind of faith that cause whole congregations to come to the revelation of the One true God and for those who have faith to bind together in fasting and prayer to bind the strong man that is trying to take reign. <br />
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Don't forget the month of fasting and prayer. Together we can change this world! Krystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688642339315343063.post-45546270498380119772013-12-25T21:57:00.004-06:002022-01-20T16:38:54.699-06:00I am back...I wanted to get the word out that I am now able to write again. I have gotten a new computer and will be writing all the back log of what God has been giving me and haven't been able to write. <br />
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Please pray with me as God takes me through this journey of prayer, fasting, and writing in January. Stay tuned for many blogs as I write down what God has been laying on my heart. Krystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688642339315343063.post-53807792742094471752013-11-08T17:41:00.001-06:002022-01-20T16:38:54.711-06:00Prayer for PhilippinesI ended my day today with news from my co-worker that she has not heard from her family in the Philippines. I saw her this morning and her normal bubbly demeanor was very sad. I asked her before I left if she was ok, her response was that she was ok. When she gave me that answer I asked are you sure because you are very down today. When she shared that she hadn't heard from her family my heart broke and the first words out of my mouth when I got into my vehicle was, Jesus.<br />
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The power of prayer and the understanding of ministry is something of critical necessity at this time. If ever before we need to pray for wisdom and the power of the Holy Ghost to direct our feet. In times of need and in times of struggle it is up to the church to be the place where people can come to.<br />
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In this short blog I want to say, lets pray for all the people who have gone through another devastating situation in Philippines and for the family who can not get into contact with them. We need the comforter and we need the wisdom to counsel those who are going through all of this.Krystina Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588779551906709003noreply@blogger.com2