#arise2020

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Whew! 2020... 🙏🏼♥️ #Arise2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/CHogYtTBYrT/?igshid=1r6x728mhy9ic

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One more 😘🤗 @glynda.m #autumn2020 #arise2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/CG6EDqehFka/?igshid=dyufe4prjf1b

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I’m on Day 30th! 😭😭😭😭 This is my third round of @whole30 and the most challenging yet. The first week was a nightmare. From hangovers, to low energy, to dreaming of cakes, Afters donuts, and pizza! 😄 What’s next for me? I have a long list of to-dos as a way of “taking back my life”. But Phase 1, the most difficult task, is almost done. I feel like I can do anything! I can’t wait to transition to Paleo 80/20! 💪🏼 Aannnddd on to my next list! #Arise2020 #SoloDiosBasta #Lovealoneisworththefight #Whole30Alumna #whole30life #whole30september2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/CGSXJ1GhUfA/?igshid=9dl27r0k8njk

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We’re halfway through the year! #Arise2020 #SoloDiosBasta https://www.instagram.com/p/CCFyC9xBYyh/?igshid=s0sbtdr4d5ui

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I don't require the silence anymore in order to hear Him speak. . . I don't need to climb mountains in order to be near Him. . . I don't need to be lost in order to be found. . . I don't settle with the fleeting things in life and now live with the One who gives everlasting life. . . I don't go chasing dreams anymore and instead just be. . . And live. And smile. And laugh. And be happy. . . And yes, I allow myself to get mad. To feel sad. To feel sorrow. To get disappointed. To regret. To fear. . . Short moments in time when I allow myself to be frail in order to be strong in God's Might. . . To remember what it was like to be betrayed in order to feel God's faithfulness. . . To take a peek in the sullen and dark hole of despair while hanging on to God's hand, my only Hope. . . To recall what it was like to be brokenhearted, in order to be whole again by God's love. . . The missed opportunities paved the way to second chances. And came third, fourth and more...God is limitless! . . When I'm alone and it may seem that there's no one else around me, my constant Companion makes His presence known. . . I don't allow other people's negativities to hurt me anymore nor to dictate how to live my life. It took me this long to realize that their words meant to hurt and not to love. Their cruel intentions hidden under the guise of care and concern. . . I am fearfully and wonderfully made. You are, too. . . Let's spread love. Not hate. . . . #Arise♥️2020 #Arise2020 #EasterSeason #ItsstillEASTER #TheCatholicWoman #Blessedisshe #RomanCatholic #TheCatholicLife #Catholicism #Godisenough #SoloDiosBasta #hipstamatic #hipstaoftheday #jj_hipstamatic #shotoniphone #raw_mobile #raw_mobile_ #stayhome #quarantinelife (at Masao Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_HbqK5h-2O/?igshid=1eyx14mkb8swi

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This ♥️! @blessedisshe__ @mommybowler #blessedisshe #thecatholicwoman #SoloDiosBasta #Arise2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/B8nkHLKhT9w/?igshid=b5mzteff5qj4

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38th🎈#Arise2020 “We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28) #thankfulgratefulblessed https://www.instagram.com/p/B8IPaQ0hgkF/?igshid=ejbhso4xvp35

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(1/2) My Prayer & Reflection: #Faithfulness2019 Hello, #Arise2020 “The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.” Lord Jesus, this year I went through one of the most difficult trials in my life. The nights seemed longer. The days went by swiftly. But it’s amazing how those events that have brought me to my knees were the very things I needed to be purged. Even when I was shaken to my core, You remained faithful. Your faithfulness was the hope that I held on to. It was the peace that calmed my soul. It was the assurance in the decisions that I’ve made. It was the music that lulled me to sleep every night. It was the promise that drove me out of my bed every morning to face the world. It was the light that led me home. I look back at my life and I am deeply humbled that in the beginning, You chose me. I look back at this year and I am exceedingly grateful that I chose You. And so today, in the last day of the year 2019, I just want to sit back, and to immerse myself in your presence. Not to ask for anything. But to just be. Loved. Forgiven. Restored. I want You, Lord Jesus. I want you to reign in my heart. I want you to rule over my mind. I want you to consume my soul with the fire of the Holy Spirit. I want you, Lord Jesus. Nothing else will do. A thousand things I would and could have done to satisfy this longing for love in my heart. But I know that You are all that matters. Because an infinite yearning can only be filled by an infinite God. I’m sorry, Lord Jesus, if I’ve been living a life as if I was created broken. I’m in this journey dissatisfied because of my insatiable desire to know that I am loved but then I proceed to look for it in the wrong places. My life becomes an eternal pursuit for something to make me whole. For someone to fill me with love. For someone to acknowledge that I am loved. I seek to receive instead of asking so that I can give. In your love, Lord, I’ve come to know myself more deeply. That I am deeply loved. No hate and no rejection could ever overcome me. Your love uncovered all the lies and revealed the truth. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6tyq2ohu9T/?igshid=41ge7rii66ta