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Lulu’s Cafe by T.I. Lowe #BookReview and #GiveawayInfo

July 15, 2019Leave a comment

When a damaged young woman is given a chance to reclaim her life in a small South Carolina town, she must reckon with the dark secrets she left behind in order to accept the love she deserves. On the run from a violent past, Leah Allen arrived in tiny Rivertown, South Carolina, battered and broken, … Continue reading Lulu’s Cafe by T.I. Lowe #BookReview and #GiveawayInfo

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I love both of these translations of this verse. “Let be and be still”—let things alone. Quit trying to fix them. Be still and know that I am God. “Cease striving”—quit analyzing it and trying to figure it out on your own. Come to Me. Trust Me. Know that I have things in hand.

God is our Refuge and Strength [mighty and impenetrable to temptation], a very present and well-proved help in trouble!

Thankful (PT 1)—Thankful to the Lord. That’s what I am right now. So many things to be thankful for. I am thankful for the people who were there when my dad’s accident happened and how they helped him, from calling 911 to comforting him to working out what needed to be done with his motorcycle at the moment. I am thankful that there was a friendly and familiar voice at the scene who was able to reassure me that my dad was okay. I am thankful that his injuries were not worse. I am thankful that it happened to be a friend of ours who flew the helicopter and delivered my dad safely to the hospital. I am thankful for siblings that drop what they’re doing and run to help. I am thankful for multiple church families praying and asking for ways they can help. I am thankful for all the many people who love my dad and mom and who have encouraged us with their messages and prayers. I am thankful for nurses and doctors who are working to take care of him when none of us can be there. I am thankful for all those on the front lines of this Covid-19 battle and their willingness to do that for the rest of us. I am thankful for technology that allows us to connect with friends and family outside of our homes while under stay at home advisement. I am thankful that the gospel message is being shared all over the internet every Sunday through live or pre-recorded messages being shared. I’m thankful for people giving toilet paper out of their own stock to others who are running out. I’m thankful for people making the effort to reach out to others to let them know they are not alone. I am thankful for good news happening in places all around the world. I am thankful for joy and peace in the midst of the storm. I am thankful for stability in God in the middle of circumstances that seem ever changing.

Thankful (PT 2)—This season our world is walking through is a difficult time. Some were already going through hard things before and this only feels like it’s compounded it. God’s Word encourages us to be thankful in every situation, but sometimes that feels like more than we can do. Why is being thankful so important? Because being thankful in every situation helps us see the good. It helps us look for the ways we see Him working. It gives us hope and reminds us that what we’re going through, no matter how long it feels, is actually temporary. It gets us outside of that negative cycle in our heads that spins and spins, but doesn’t get us anywhere but further down into a pit of anxiety, fear, worry, hopelessness. It puts our focus where it should be, on a Savior who can carry us through any storm we face. Thankfulness helps us take shelter in the shadow of the Almighty. Sometimes it takes effort to be thankful. Sometimes the roads we walk can feel overwhelming to the point that we just don’t feel like we can see the good, much less see God at work. That may be where some of you are right now. Stepping out and choosing to offer thanks in the midst of what you’re going through feels like a sacrifice, but it’s well worth it. So often in making that effort God has met me there. There are times when being thankful means asking the Holy Spirit to help, to enable you to see what you have to be thankful for. I know if that’s a sincere prayer, He will be showing You His goodness before you know it as He helps you to be thankful. Remember, for us His children, even when we are struggling to hope, He’s there with us walking through every circumstance. He’s there helping us hold on even when we aren’t sure how much more we can take. He’s there even when it feels like He isn’t and He won’t let us go. He’s got what we need. Let’s lean in to Him in thankfulness.

Thankful (PT 3)—He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty [Whose power no foe can withstand]. I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge and my Fortress, my God; on Him I lean and rely, and in Him I [confidently] trust! Psalm 91:1-2, AMPC I waited patiently and expectantly for the Lord; and He inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up out of a horrible pit [a pit of tumult and of destruction], out of the miry clay (froth and slime), and set my feet upon a rock, steadying my steps and establishing my goings. And He has put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many shall see and fear (revere and worship) and put their trust and confident reliance in the Lord. Psalm 40:1-3, AMPC Through Him, therefore, let us constantly and at all times offer to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name. Hebrews 13:15, AMPC What are you thankful for right now, in this moment?

“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:28‬ ‭NASB‬‬ https://www.bible.com/100/rom.8.28.nasb He brings purpose, hope, and redemption to everything that happens in our lives—even Covid-19. Everything the enemy means for evil, God is able to redeem and bring good from it.

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