Happy Testimony Tuesday!! As always, short on time. This week I will leave you with Hayden Pedersen's testimony. With over 1 million subscribers on YouTube, Hayden talks about being burnt out, searching for something, and how he became Demon possessed. 

Like many people who are "searching for something," Hayden looked to the New Age to solve his problems, but we know that only Jesus Christ fills the void.

Take a listen to Hayden, and look inside yourself to see where you can find similar themes in your life! Bring everything to the foot of the Cross so that Jesus can heal you! 

I wish you all a very wonderful week ahead, no matter what the devil throws at us....JESUS IS THE ANSWER! 

Hellooo my friends! It has been exactly a month since my last 'Testimony Tuesday' and for that, I am sorry. Here in Florida, we have had 2 major hurricanes and are still feeling the after effects of rebuilding our lives. For me, I only lost power for 6 days after Hurricane Milton, and my life and property made it through the storm. That being said, there was a lot of clean-up work we all had to do and we had to restock our Refrigerators and Freezers! 

God is so good to me, I evacuated to Lakeland to my Mom's and she only lost power for 1 night. I returned to work partially to ensure our staff and customers were ok before returning to my mom's to await my power restoration. I always believed the Lord would cover us and protect us. Hurricane Milton was NO JOKE. With winds up to 100MPH, we had so many trees pulled up from their roots, and tree branches laying on homes and power lines. Don't even ask about the fences, most are left barely standing. Thankfully our state does really well with the clean-up and power restoration, nearly 900,000 people were without power.

Most of the state struggled with gas availability. Many stations ran out prior to the storm with mass evacuations. The remaining stores that had gas lost power so it was a MESS! I had to wait for about 45 minutes for gas at 1 in the morning just to make sure I could get back to my mom's. The limited gas really brought the worst out in people. People were arguing at the gas stations, pulling sticks, knives, and guns at each other. Many policemen had to be onsite during gas refueling as it was mass panic and chaos....just the way they like us.

Looking around me after the storm makes me so sad. The world has grown so cold and its everyone out for themselves. I have a neighbor that we kind of just pass each other with our dogs and stuff, but I offered to help her collect her items that blew all over the yard and had my son's help too. They were kind of confused and I told them, "no matter what is going on, we are here to be helpful neighbors and help each other out" My kids are being raised in this world too, and I don't want them to harden against other people.

Yes, other people can be insufferable. Yes, people can be hateful and callus. But does that mean we have to stoop to that level? No, it does not. I am so thankful the Holy Spirit dwells within me and I always look to how I can help. I remember what it was like when I had no one, and one simple offer of assistance could change my world. 

God made you and I for just a time as this; This specific part of the battle. We are here to worship the most high and spread the gospel to the ends to the Earth. How can we do that if we are all fighting? We can't, and that's just how the devil likes it.

Friends, defy the devil! Help each other. Give until the last drop you have. The Lord is our portion, so we are abundantly blessed. I love you all, and I am praying that you have a blessed week! Amen. 

Helllllo Friends! It has been a few weeks since I have been able to post and for that, I am truly sorry. I know some of you have come to appreciate these posts and the little things that draw you closer to God. August is a CRAZY month for me with back to school, 2 kids' birthdays, and the hottest month in Florida for the HVAC business. 

I titled this post "Don't count on me" because honestly, I will probably always be a letdown. My Dad, who helps me with everything I could ever need, (down payment for a house, a new AC unit etc....) had his birthday on 09/14. Guess who is the worst? ME! He helped me buy so many things and the least I could do was call him on time for his birthday, but I forgot and called the next day. It seems easy, to do what others expect from you, but it is also really easy to disappoint the people you love. 

My mom has a wedding in November, and all she asked was for me to make her some invitations, It took me weeks to get this done! She helps me with food and just talks to me daily so I can vent and sound ugly and she provides me with a safe space to be mean and loves me anyway. This is a big help to me as I don't always play nice. And being able to sound mean and ugly helps me blow off steam. 

I wish that I could "show up" for the people who love and count on me, but people should expect me to disappoint them and just rejoice when I get things right! I think we as people often fail other people, and this also relates to our relationship with God.

He is a parent who has expectations, rules, and examples to live by. Every day we fall short, and bruise our knees, and our Loving God picks us back up, wipes our tears away, and is proud of us when we get up and try again. I was praying the other night, "How can I do more?" "What do you want from me?" the usual... and I swear God told me to love myself.

This is as you know a foreign concept for me, but when I stopped and thought about it... It probably hurts God that I am so self-deprecating and lustful for the big sleep. He created ME to enjoy this place. He created ME to help pick others back up when they fall. He created ME to love and be loved, so I need to start allowing myself some grace that I generously provide for others.

I hope you are all well, and enjoyed this little bit of self-reflection. I hope YOU have a great day, and rejoice in the day. God made this whole world and then thought to himself... how much greater it would be with YOU in it! I love you guys <3