Thursday, October 30, 2014

the great I am.

God said to Moses: "I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you." God also said  to Moses, "say this to the people of Israel: Yaweh, the God of your ancestors- the God of Abraham, the God of Issac, the God of Jacob-has sent me to you. This is my eternal name, my name to REMEMBER for all generations." 

exodus 3:14-15

most of us know the story. we know that a transcendent God appeared in the form of a burning bush to speak to Moses and command him to lead the Israelites out of captivity. 

okay, hold up. pause. i know that what I'm about to say is ridiculous, but i find the STRANGEST part of this exchange between God and Moses is the very last words God says to Him in this passage. 

"this is my eternal name. my name to remember for all generations." (NLT)

i think it's funny, strange, and altogether odd that, um, well, the GOD of the Universe…

the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth.
the Creator of human life. 
the One who knew us before we were formed in our mother's womb.
the one who placed every single star in the sky.
the one who gives breath and who takes it away….

(just to name a few…)

yes. that GOD…OUR GOD...

would stop and speak those words to Moses. 

remember.

"this has always been my name. and this is always how i'll be known." (MSG)

"this is my name forever. by this name i am to remembered by all people for all time." (NLV)

why would our GOD tell us to remember HIS NAME? 

i'll give you the answer. (hint: it's not rocket science.)

he breathed these very words to Moses, to the people of Israel and to you and I because…

we forget. (are you surprised? that is some heavy revelation right there.)

i'm a typical writer, so forgive me, but I looked up the definition of the word "forget." 

i found two that NAIL what we do to God…sometimes daily, weekly, monthly and yearly. 

we forget Him. 

"be unable to recall." 

"to not mention, or to leave unnoticed." 

if i'm being honest, and why wouldn't I be because this is my own personal blog, i'm writing today to pour out my heart in hopes that my words and His words would encourage you.

i'd hope to encourage you, because for the past few months, i have been on a journey walking through some of the darkest places i've ever been with what seems like…just myself.

that is not the truth. 

but it's how i've felt. 

that's how i felt...until one day not that long ago when i was sitting with a, pouring my heart out to God.

well that's what I was trying to do, anyway. but it wasn't happening. i had SO much to say i was screaming on the inside, but the pen wouldn't write. it WOULDN'T write. 

until all of the sudden it did write.

written October 16th, 2014

"when I am something, I am in it's entirety. When I am in something, I am it in it's entirety. When I say something, I mean it in it's entirety. When I look for someone, I look for them in their entirety. I am the Lord. And I do nothing half heartedly."

then the gentlest whisper came as the smallest tear ran down my face. 

Lord, I did not write this. 

"I know."

let's talk about the presence of Jesus knocking the wind out of you. 

see, for the past few months, life has been…well, it has been one punch to the gut after another.

physical ailments. 

financial struggle.

almost EVERY single one of my friends moving away. 

a diagnosis spoken over my body.

other diagnoses spoken over others in my life. 


| loneliness. depression. anxiety. struggle. fear. panic. |

up until the day the Lord spoke to me through written words, 

my life was focused on my circumstances. 

yes, He was still my God, i still loved and believed in Jesus…but a part of me felt not only like He had left me, but that He had kind of forgotten me.

but see, the truth was, not that God had forgotten me, but that i had become so entranced in my circumstances that i had forgotten Him. 

my life was clouded with all of my issues and i was spending every waking second worrying about my circumstances that i…


was unable to recall Him. 

left him unnoticed, and didn't bother to mention Him or include Him in my circumstances. 

this grieves God. 

obviously, that day i just didn't feel like i could take one more breath, where i was fed up wondering where He was in the midst of all of this, the Holy Spirit graciously revealed His answer.

the Word always answers us. it always shows God's heart towards us. 

and His heart NEVER changes. 

"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever." HEBREWS 13:8

um, hello. Caitlin. i'm right here. i've been here all along. i said I would never leave you or forsake you. REMEMBER?

honestly, it sounds silly to say because, as Christians should we really have to REMEMBER to remember God in our day to day? 

i mean, a lot of people today forget God when things are going great… that's why so many people don't think they need "religion" or Jesus. my needs are being met, so why do I need to go to Church?

but quite honestly, in my opinion, i think God knew that it would be harder for us to remember Him when everything is falling apart.

all we have to do is forget. 

all we have to do is distance ourselves from our Bible for one second. to stop praying one morning. to stop talking to God because we feel like we don't have anything GOOD to say.

i mean, it is the enemy's job to steal kill & destroy, after all. 

the one thing he desires to destroy the most? 

RELATIONSHIP. 

why would he relent in trying to destroy the greatest relationship we all have…

the one between us and God? 

so in this moment of God speaking to me…

i realized one thing. 

you know what's more important and more powerful over our circumstances? 

GOD. (another shocker, i know.)

when He is involved in our lives, He is involved in it's entirety. 

that never changes. 

the great i am. 

everything in the WORLD that we need Him to be. ALL that He says He is. 

he doesn't change when our finances are going whack. 

he's still our provider. our daily bread.

he doesn't change when we feel lonely. 

he's with us always.

he doesn't change when we are feeling depressed.

he's walking WITH us through our deepest darkness, by our side, with his arms wrapped around us, not pointing his finger in condemnation. 

he doesn't change when we are unsure of the future, doubting ourself, filled with anxiety. 

he knows everything we don't know, and he promises to lead us graciously, day by day. he asks us to cast our burdens and worries on him, because He can HANDLE it. 

see, this is how we overcome sinking away in our circumstances.

we immerse ourselves in the Word of God and rely on it's TRUTH and it's POWER.

NO MATTER WHAT.

we don't SHY away from talking to our heavenly FATHER, the GREAT i AM, our ALL powerful, ALL knowing, good, gracious, loving, detail orientated, daddy in Heaven. 

we talk. we INVOLVE him. we RECALL him. we include Him. in every detail. 

he does nothing half heartedly. He is not our God some of the time, and slinks away other times.

He is IN all, ABOVE all, throughout ALL, and working in everything. 

great. extreme. intense. working for our good. 

a relationship is a two way street. He is ready. Ready to listen, ready to ACT. Ready to fight on our behalf. 

but it is our JOB to remember Him. to call on Him. to FIGHT for our relationship with Him. 

he is in all of it with us. 

he is everything.

power.

hope.

love. 

truth.

healing.

refuge.

safety.


PAUSE. remember him. 

our circumstances CHANGE. 

HE doesn't. 

His goodness doesn't. His word doesn't. His promises remain.

wherever you are today, whatever you are walking through, your LiFE is in the hands of the great i am. 

remember him.

xoxo,

caitlin



























Sunday, August 24, 2014

a true reflection.

she's a former meth addict.

but that's not how i remember her. and that's not why she changed my life. 



i had been struggling to grasp the concept of WHAT exactly God sees when He looks at me.

And how He feels when He sees me. 

And sometimes, if He sees me at ALL.

And other times, WHO He sees when He looks at me. 

the months leading up to this were EXTREMELY difficult. 

to go further, i'd dare say they were a few of the hardest months i had ever endured.

i had let people down.

i had felt invalidated by some, completely disliked by others. 

others, i had disappointed. 

i began to let these views, these opinions, the labels and words placed on me seep deep within my Spirit and CRiPPLE me. 

"the human spirit can endure in sickness, but a c r u s h e d spirit who can bear?"

|| p r o v e r b s 18:14 ||

if that person doesn't like me, i must not be a good person.

i let that person down, so that means i let God down.

if they're disappointed in me, then surely, GOD is. 

and then there's the most dangerous of ALL:

if that person said it, it MUST be true.


it's like this, plain and simple: i let other people's opinions begin to i N V A L i D A T E me.

even worse, i began to let them INVALIDATE my relationship with my Daddy. 

the Lord is gracious and kind, but i like to think that even in His long-suffering towards us, He slaps us in the face to wake us up sometimes. 

ok. maybe He doesn't slap you in the face. 

but there are times when i can be a little ridiculous. and a little feisty. and a little sassy. (GASP.) 

(if you know me at all, then you're shaking your head with a resounding, "YES." and if you don't know me, then stop judging me! HA!) 

yes, it's true, there are times where i completely overreact and am in fact, my own worst enemy.

and it's in these times that i am confident the Lord sends us somebody to confirm His truth in our lives. 

but the truth is, my Daddy knows me better than anybody else. and He always knows exactly what we need…ALWAYS.

as a typical writer and as a bearer of the Gospel, i am always looking up the definition of words when i write. i am fascinated by what they mean. 

the definition of long- suffering is pretty self explanatory. but i found one version that i just love. 

- to suffer long with, in all of our dealings.-

i started to tear up when i read this. 

in ALL of our dealings.

that means, no matter how many times we grieve Him by losing ourselves in others opinions and reviews, (because let's face it, it happens every day) He isn't frustrated with us. 

He is, rather, right by our side, patiently walking with us, constantly sending us confirmation of the truth of His word. 

i was sitting in the office where i intern just last week.

i had met a girl around my age who had just been admitted into the Christian drug rehabilitation program from prison a few months before. i sat and chatted with her over coffee, waiting for the new girls who were being admitted to arrive. 

these women- of all ages were coming from all over, draped in addiction, soaked in the lies of the world around them, entangled in the bondage from the pit of the accuser of this world, struggling to get free.

(luckily, Jesus is in the business of delivering, healing and restoring HIS children!)

"so if the Son sets you free, you will be free iNDEED!" 

                            john 8:36

this girl, who i'll keep unnamed, began to talk about how God had shown her grace, forgiveness, and had mercy on her. she talked about receiving Jesus as her Savior and how incredibly close she had grown to Him during her time in prison. 

talk about a place to be free! i bet that gut punched the devil REAL good. 

the conversation led to all different places, with several interruptions…

it finally led to how she ended up in jail, and what drug she had become addicted to…

which led to something she said that led me to the greatest revelation i've ever had in my short 27 years of life. 


"i met a guy and we started dealing meth. soon after i became addicted. i couldn't live without it."

i responded, "wow, meth. really?"

"yeah. wow, you sound surprised. i mean, can't you tell i've been on meth? don't i look like a meth addict?" 

i paused. 

"no, actually. never once, sitting here during our conversation did i ever think you looked like a meth addict." 

"sometimes, when i look in the mirror, all i can see is a meth addict. i mean, i know i belong to God now but sometimes it's all I can see. i guess it's because that's all i've ever been told i was."

in this moment: two things happened.

first, i got the chance to be a voice of TRUTH to this young girl. 

second, in the moment of me affirming the truth to her, and pointing her back to her true identity in Christ, the Holy Spirit graciously began to point ME back as well. 

"ok, Caitlin, you do realize that every word you're speaking to her right now about her identity rings true in your life as well, right?"

i love gentle slaps from the Holy Spirit. Our relationship is too cool.  

i paused for a second to consider this.

and then truly, gently, and boldly, i heard a whisper…

"none of God's children differ in the area of His grace. to go even further, NONE of HIS children differ when it comes to the truth of His WORD. His GRACE- It is SUFFICIENT for all and it COVERS all. His word and truth apply to ALL. You can't speak the truth to this girl and then refuse to believe it applies and covers you in your own life." 

um, hello Jesus. 

see, i was shocked that this girl could even look at herself in the mirror and see anything other than what God said, because Jesus radiated from her. 

she was a walking vessel of His grace, His purpose, His glory.

and yet, because she believed people's words and opinions and began speaking them out loud, the enemy had created a lie and a stronghold in her mind and was tarnishing her own reflection. 

and yet, here i was, on a completely different path in life, although i had been in similar places as her, hearing the same lies from the same accuser

"you're not worth anything. this is all you are. what people say is true and that's all that matters." 

the truth for you and i is- we have made a decision for Jesus and are walking on the path of righteousness, regardless of anybody else's thoughts or OPINIONS.

the truth is that when we need to hear the TRUTH about our inequities, mistakes, faults or flaws

people will speak it to us with L O V E  and C O M P A S S i O N.

this doesn't mean it will always be passive, it doesn't even mean that it won't hurt to hear…

but what it DOES mean is that the FOCUS won't be on our BAD BEHAVIOR, but will ALWAYS point us back to who we are striving to be in Christ. 

if words are condemning and hateful, it is NOT the TRUTH and it is only a tactic from the enemy to distract us and keep us from persevering in Christ. 

this girl: she BELONGED to Jesus now.  i belong to Jesus. WE belong to JESUS now.

And if we belong to Jesus…

and Jesus is the word in flesh…

and the word is TRUTH…

then we are EVERYTHING the Word says.

and nothing else. 

we are EVERYTHING and ALL HE says we are.

if He is righteousness, we are righteousness.

if He is truth, we are secure in it.

if He is LiGHT, we carry it wherever we go.

if He is FREEDOM, then we live in His freedom.

if we carry His spirit, then we are everything He is. 

if we are covered in His blood, then that blood covers it ALL. 

if His word says He delights in us, we are delighted in. 

if God calls us sons and daughters, we are. 

if He says we are more precious than rubies, we are.

if he says we are longer condemned, we ARE NO LONGER CONDEMNED.

there in this room i sat, across from this girl, preaching fire down from Heaven about her worth and God's truth. 

and yet, the past few months, i had shrunk in my relationship with God because i didn't feel worthy or righteous enough to approach Him or believe the words that He speaks and sings over ME

Caitlin. 

His daughter. 

and before i knew it, the Holy Spirit began to answer the very questions at the beginning of this post.

you want to know what your Daddy sees when He looks at you? 

JESUS. // And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God's glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering. // r o m a n s 8:17

you want to know how He feels when He sees you? // delighted. it is His joy to look at His children who are devoted to Him. 

// He rescued me because He delights in me // p s a l m 18:19

And sometimes, if He sees me at ALL. // When the LORD looks down from heaven, he observes every human being. // p s a l m 33:13

And other times, WHO He sees when He looks at me. //  He sees us as righteous and holy.  // "And to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.” e p h e s i a n s 4:24 

tonight, i am thankful for a loving Father who sends us just what we need at just the right time…

a reminder of a true reflection. 

xoxo,

C A i T L i N

























Wednesday, February 5, 2014

S h i N E POST - a friend like no other.


                              s h i n e 


i've started doing 30 days of hustle by jon acuff. 

basically, you set a goal and work every day to achieve it for 30 days.

mine was to write every day. he asks you basic questions like how, what when, why, how to make it fun and creative, and so on…

for me, when he asked how i was going to make it fun, i struggled.

writing is already fun. 

DUH, jon. 

but asking how i was going to make it more creative really challenged me. 

so i prayed about it. 

and i felt the Holy Spirit say, "you have some pretty great people in your life."

once a week, dedicate a post to one of them.

i didn't really understand. 

i already do write about them, God.

they show up in my posts all the time.

no, dedicate an entire post to them. 

where your friendship started. how it started. how God works in their life. how it inspires you. how God brought you together. what inspires you about them and their testimonies. how their faith inspires yours. write. write about how their faith has blessed you in your friendship.

brilliant, right?!

it was all the holy spirit. i had nothing to do with it.

so, here i am. writing my very post SH i N E post. 

i'm excited about this journey. 

i had no problem deciding who i would write about for my first post like this. 

my person. my closest friend. my sister. somebody that the Lord sent to me during my first year of Highlands College. that will forever be my best friend, fighter and encourager.

fellow hustler.

kasey coldiron. 

i met kasey during my first semester of highlands college. 

we were together in youth track.

we spent countless hours doing promotion together for motion night. driving around. hanging posters. stacking chairs. typical future youth pastor students. (if you are one you know what i be talkin about. HOLLA to Pastor Allen for teaching us so gracefully.)

i didn't know Kasey was heaven sent to me until one day we ended up with one other student in youth track at Newk's (a fabulous hidden gem in Birmingham) for lunch after a morning of promoting for Motion Night.

we started to talk. about life. our testimonies. who we were. where we came from. before i knew it, we were sharing our dreams and visions with each other. 


soon into our conversation, we realized we had come from the same place. 

she had been addicted to drugs. 

so had i.

she had self harmed for many years. razor was her choice.

so had i. so was mine.

her dad was an alcoholic and had left her when she was very young.

so was my mother. she left me when i was very young.

she had been hurt. betrayed. left. abandoned. suicidal. ready to end it. 

and so had i. 

but this wasn't what connected us. 

what connected us wasn't what had happened in our past, although it was pretty amazing how similar our stories were. ( God o r d a i n e d.) 

it wasn't everything that the enemy had stolen from us.

rather, it was our love and utter dependance on a redeeming Father God who had rescued us from the pit and put a calling on our life.

further into our conversation…


we learned of the fire, deep desire and complete urgency for the need to see women of all generations living in f r e e d o m:

freedom from the complete HELL that the enemy desires to keep us in every single day.


kasey is a warrior. she is a fighter. she is without a doubt one of the strongest, anointed, called young women i have ever had the ability of knowing.

and while i have learned from her in so many ways…

and admired her for all of these God given qualities and more…

there is one thing that inspires me everyday and challenges me to grow that i learn from the life that she exemplifies:

her God given confidence. 

i have never. and i can honestly say never.

met anybody who has the complete confidence that kasey does.

she doesn't look to what other people think. never had i seen her question or fear what anybody had ever said about her, or if they had thought badly or negative about her.

i watched as she "did her." 

quite simply. 

kasey has always known where she has been, who she was, who she is now, and where she is going.

her confidence doesn't come from material things.

it doesn't come from her hairstyle, her makeup, her clothes or how many friends she has.

it comes from GOD. 

quite honestly, i believe God placed her in my life for many reasons.

but to be vulnerable, i believe she is sent to be many things to me…

but particularly, a true exemplification of what it is to LET GO of what the world thinks and to live in complete God given confidence.

every single day. 

we are opposites in many ways. 

she's not interested in getting super dressy and wearing high heels every day. 

but i am!

the only thing our wardrobe has in common is our super awesome onesies we bought from target ( r e p r e s e n t.)

and yes, it is a fox. and yes, i still wear it. 

she doesn't know this, but often times i have watched her, thought about her, and looked at her…

and admitted to God that i want her kind of confidence.

she knows her identity in Christ.

and anybody else's opinion is like water off of a ducks back to her. 

and not in a prideful, conceited way.

she is the definition of restoration, redeemed, secure and whole and hidden in Christ. 

because of the way she has come to know and love Jesus, and the way that she ALLOWS Him to flood her with His love, she exudes confidence and faith.

and that is what makes her beautiful.

her confidence doesn't depend on fleeting, temporary, material things.

it is set upon a solid rock, the Cornerstone of her life.

j e s u s.

and because of this, it is unshakable. 

it is captivating. it is something that is to be sought after by everybody who meets her.

she has taught me what true confidence in the Lord is.

it is an honor to know her. learn her. grow from her.and do life from her.

she inspires me. and one day, we will lead conferences together.

kasey, if you're reading, thank you. for being true to who you are. for trusting God and having unshakable faith. and for letting His confidence exude through you.

you are beautiful. you are my best friend. you are a treasure. thank you for being a rare example. 

i. l o v e. y o u.

x o x o,

c a i t l i n









Tuesday, February 4, 2014

{ g e n e s i s 50:20 }

today…

today was a day. 2 years ago today…i lost my mom.

25 year battle with alcoholism. 

nobody whose ever lost someone looks forward to this day. 

although God encompassed me with His peace, i still had breakdowns throughout the morning today. 

the truth is…i miss her.

and i think about her, often.

and i think about everything she won't be around for in my life. 

i wonder if she was thinking about me when she drew her last breaths. 

why i didn't tell her i loved her one more time.

did she know that i did?

yes. today was a day.

one of my mentors prayed for me around one o clock in the afternoon.

"i hope God blesses you in a major way." 

i received. 

many people covered myself and my family yesterday.

i don't know about them. 

but i felt it.

instead of looming in what if's and being sad, i began to thank God for knowing what is best for all of us.

i realized that death isn't the final word because HEAVEN is real.

and she is there. at peace. 

and while i miss her and i wish she could be here, i know she is BETTER there.

yes, my Father knows what is best and i cast it all upon Him yesterday.

because He is for me. 

and he was about to show me. yet again.

how He is for me. and His plans are best.

He was about to show me. 

that i can find victory in every situation. 

on the worst of days, in the midst of adversity, that the ENEMY never wins.

surrounded by friends, teachers, and my sweet Jesus yesterday…

i was, for the most part, incredibly at peace. 

i celebrated my mother. i remembered her beauty. all of the good memories. and how much she treasured the word of God and loved Jesus.

the enemy didn't like this. in fact he hates it. he was working to get me down, to get me out, to depress me. to STEAL my joy and take yesterday from me. 

it wasn't working out so well for him. 

i was supposed to start a L i F E group last night. for those of you who don't know what a L i F E group is…

it's a small group. a really serious small group. about breaking free. living in freedom every day. breaking chains, bondage, fighting spiritual warfare and living every day walking in the tree of L i F E. 

BASICALLY, you dig all of the JUNK that has resonated deep down within you and you let GOD strip you of it. 

f r e e d o m.

i went to dinner with a couple of friends who i treasure. they were they for me last night. 

people surrounded me yesterday, they loved me, they made me laugh, and they were just THERE. 

i went to look for my car keys right before i was supposed to meet to carpool to my life group.

they were gone. nowhere to be found.

FOR THE NEXT HOUR, i searched frantically for my keys everywhere at my school. outside, in my car, all around the inside. 

finally, about an hour and 10 minutes later, somebody informed me where they were. 

needless to say, it was a big production finding them, getting them back, and finally getting to my car.

by the time i did, i was an hour and a half late to my first L i F E group.

i am not somebody who thinks there is a devil under every rock.

but this was the enemy. stealing from me. 


he obviously didn't want me to get to my life group. to develop relationships, to start this incredible process of healing.


but that's okay- because i'll be there next monday night. 

so, i headed to Kohl's of all places ( i never shop there) just to roam around and look for something i had been needing.

as i shopped, i was thinking about how much the enemy targets me. he tries to delay and keep me from going places ALL OF THE TIME.

but that's okay. i'm suited for battle. i promised God i would be a warrior.

i also know that immediately after i was saved, God gave me my L i F E verse:

g e n e s i s 50:20.

"you intended to harm me, but God intended it for good, to accomplish what is now being done, for the saving of many lives."

yesterday, the Lord took a day that could have been filled with sorrow, grief and sadness, and He blessed me majorly. not only with His presence, my wonderful friends and the group of people He has placed around me…but even more…

back to Kohl's.

in the midst of the battle going on in my head…i overheard two employees in the jewelry section.

"you have to be a member at church of the highlands to be a small group member though, don't you?"

"no you don't, they have an online directory and you can just contact the leader directly."

"well i've been wanting to go back there for a long time, i just never did."

"you should go back, it's really an incredible church and the presence of God there has changed my life."

of course, in my typical "i'll talk to anybody, outgoing" fashion, i walked over and said, "i'm sorry to interrupt, but are you ladies talking about church of the highlands?"

they both said yes.

thus began an incredible conversation between the three of us. God ordained. in the jewelry section of a store that i have shopped in probably twice since i lived in Alabama.

of all places, God directed me there.

why? because He is a redeemer and fulfiller of the promise and S P E C i F i C verse He spoke over me for my life. 

even funnier, Laura* began telling me a part of her testimony. she had just gotten out of an abusive relationship. she was looking for some good christian friends and was having trouble with her mother and sister who were addicted to drugs. here's the kicker:

she had signed up for a L i F E group that is starting tomorrow night and had been on the fence about going. 

i smiled and said, "GO. don't let the enemy stop you. GO."

i shared my story of how i had lost my keys and been delayed to my own L i F E group.

*Anna had been to Highlands once. she said she had just never gone back and had never been on a sunday. she loved it when she went, but never had anybody to go back with. she kept asking me about small groups and told me that she lived 5 minutes away from the campus that i attend. 

i smiled and said, "i live 5 minutes from that campus too. if you want, i am at every service. i will go with you."

she followed me by asking if i could send her the directory for small groups so she could check it out.

as well as sat and talked, for well over an hour

it was almost simultaneously…

i was thinking it in my head…but laura said it first.

"it's almost like God sent you here on purpose tonight."

i smiled and said, "it's not almost like He did, He did." 

we all exchanged information. we are going to get together and pursue a friendship. they are pursuing the Lord in different ways. and both told me that i blessed them in a major way. 

i walked out of there on FIRE.

it's not like God almost kind of sort of sent me there.

He did. why? because He redeemed what the enemy had taken away.

those girls told me that i was a blessing to them. 

heaven sent.

but they were the ones who BLESSED ME!

God fulfilled the very prayer spoken over me that afternoon. 

"i pray God blesses you in a major way."

on a day that the enemy did everything He could to steal from me…

GOD PREVAILED. HE REDEEMED EVERY SITUATION.VICTORY WAS FOUND. AND HE GETS ALL OF THE GLORY.

...next time you are thinking how badly the enemy fights to attack you…

remember that a T H i E F only comes to steal from a L O A D E D vault. 

G o d has major plans for you. and the enemy wants to thwart them.

suit up. get ready for battle. arm yourself with God and get ready to fight.

to the faithful, God shows Himself faithful.

the devil has NO place in my life and isn't going to steal from me anymore.

he can try.

but he won't succeed.

BECAUSE MY VICTORY WAS WON ON THE CROSS.

2 0 1 4 is the year that i'm S U i T i N G up for battle. 

i'm not gonna stop until i see His glory revealed and find victory in every situation.

my whole life.

the enemy intended to harm me.

but is using it. all for good. 

for the saving of many lives. 

AMEN TO THAT.

join me. and let's make 2014 the year we grow closer to God than ever… so much that the devil has to BACK off because every area of our life is S A T U R A T E D in the presence, power and victory of JESUS CHRIST.

until next time.

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C A i T L i N