Category: Heartprints of God

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No’Thing is Too Hard for God

We all have “a thing”

and most of us, me included,

have “this thing, that thing,

the other thing,

along with so many other things.”

Some things are obvious –

a drug addiction,

a blaring temper,

a lying tongue.

Some things are less obvious –

bitterness,

pride,

a critical spirit.

No matter what it looks like

or what it’s labeled,

regardless of whether it’s seen

or safely hidden out of sight,

our “thing” needs to be dealt with.

Not cut back, but cut off.

Not put aside for awhile,

but put away for good.

This is why we have a Savior.

With God, we can overcome any “thing”.

No”thing” is too hard for Him. (Jeremiah 32:17)

Instead of allowing guilt and condemnation

to build a wall between us and the only

One who can help us,

we need to admit our “thing”

and our need and run straight

into the arms of

our Abba Father, Almighty God,

our Maker and our Creator.

If we don’t,

our thing may be the very thing

that drives our heart

away from the heart

of our Saviour.

Cry out and He will answer.

Try.

If you fall, get up

and try again, and again, and again.

If you continue to seek His face and

to draw from His strength,

you will gain the victory.

Through Christ, we are more than conquerors! (Romans 8:37)

No”thing” is too hard for our God.

N.O.T.H.I.N.G.

What’s your thing?

Give it to God.

Right here.

Right now.~❤️

~Stacy L. Sanchez / Heartprints of God

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God Is in the Details of Your Life

So often

we find ourself weighed low

beneath the details of life.

We wonder if we are

making the right decision about this

or if we are doing what is best

in handling that.

We think,

and we fret,

and we worry,

and we wonder . . .

and in doing so,

we often forget that

God is in the details.

He who designed water from a lake

to evaporate to the sky

only to return as rain to water the earth

is here working in the details of your life, too,

causing one action

to prepare the way for the next,

one step at a time,

all in His perfect timing and perfect way.

He who breathed the stars into being

and then orchestrated their orbit,

along with that of the sun and moon

and a million other celestial wonders,

is here orchestrating every single detail

of that which concerns you, too –

delicately considering all involved

and intertwining it all in heavenly fashion.

He who designed the metamorphosis

of a lowly caterpillar into a glorious butterfly

is here, too,

in the details of all

that is changing around you, –

gently,

miraculously,

amazingly,

creating something new,

that no doubt

will be unlike anything you’ve known before,

but beautiful in its own way.

Trust Him.

God is in the details.~❤

~Stacy L. Sanchez / Heartprints of God

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God is Bigger Than That

BIGGER than alone,

BIGGER than scared,

BIGGER than misunderstood,

BIGGER than displaced,

BIGGER than angry,

BIGGER than intimidated,

BIGGER than on the edge,

BIGGER than abandoned,

BIGGER than heartbroken,

BIGGER than inadequate,

BIGGER than worn out,

BIGGER than taken advantage of,

BIGGER than not able to,

BIGGER than homesick,

BIGGER than disappointed,

BIGGER than reluctant,

BIGGER than defeated,

BIGGER than tempted,

BIGGER than discouraged,

BIGGER than anxious,

BIGGER than numb,

BIGGER than ashamed,

BIGGER than unworthy,

BIGGER than overwhelmed,

BIGGER than confused,

BIGGER than overlooked,

BIGGER than not good enough,

BIGGER than frustrated,

BIGGER than stuck in the middle,

BIGGER than uncertain,

BIGGER than incompetent,

BIGGER than betrayed,

BIGGER than depressed,

BIGGER than outnumbered,

BIGGER than rejected,

BIGGER than shy,

BIGGER than forgotten,

BIGGER than stuck in a rut,

BIGGER than hopeless,

BIGGER than done,

BIGGER than inferior,

BIGGER than unstable,

BIGGER than lost,

BIGGER than insecure,

BIGGER than headed backward,

BIGGER than trapped,

BIGGER than coming undone,

BIGGER than guilty,

BIGGER than . . . ~❤️

~Stacy L. Sanchez

stacylsanchez.com

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Forgive Them Anyway

Forgiving someone who has hurt us
is one of the hardest things
God requires us to do.
And yet,
He forgave me.
And He forgave you.
When I stop and think
about God’s mercy and grace –
forgiveness so undeserved,
but so lavishly given to me –
it helps me
extend it
to others.
Not always without struggle.
Not always without many tears and much anger.
Not always as soon as I should.
Not always as completely as I should.
Sometimes it is
me on bent knees
praying honestly
and begrudgingly –
“But Lord, they . . .”
to which I always
hear God’s gentle reply:
“I know, My Child.
Forgive them anyway.”
Our Father knows
just how very hard
forgiveness is.
He knows first hand
the cost of forgiveness.
He understands
the wrong done to us,
the pain inflicted,
the wound left behind.
And He wants to bring healing.
This is what forgiveness does.
It doesn’t excuse the wrong.
It doesn’t pretend nothing happened.
Forgiveness acknowledges the hurt
and then,
by the grace of God
(how could you without it?)
chooses to extend grace.
As forgiveness floods over us,
it washes away
bitterness and anger.
Maybe not all at once,
but definitely over time.
Sometimes
(just being honest)
you have to choose
to forgive
over and over again.
But given enough time
and given enough grace
even the deepest wounds
can be healed.
“But Lord, they . . .”
“I know, My Child.
Forgive them anyway.”
He did it for us.
With His Spirit
at work in us
and through us,
we can do it, too.~❤
~Stacy L. Sanchez

Heartprints of God