Christina Speaks

As you wait in expectation for all the Lord is going to do, offer a sacrifice of praise for how He will surely bless your life. It may not look like what you thought it would, but it’s going to be the very best thing for your good and His glory. I know it’s hard to see. I know. But He’s gonna do it! If you could see the smile on my face right now as I picture all of the holy goodness you will experience when you trust Him, you would feel the joy I feel. This morning I am praying for you and offering a sacrifice of praise on your behalf.  Blessings.

Oh, friend, I know how hard it is. I am with you. You think you know what He said, and then it doesn’t happen. Or it happens, and then it’s snatched away. Even today I sit in the confusion of it all. But what I’m not confused about is that God is good. All the time. It doesn’t matter what we face. It doesn’t matter what things look like, He is a Romans 8:28 God. He will work it out for good in His perfect time. It is oh so difficult not to stick our hands in it, but if we trust Him like we say we do, we’ll sit back and watch Him work. Even if seems like it’s taking FOR-E-VER. He is more creative than we will ever be. He’s got this. He’s got you. He is for you. Lord help us keep our eyes open to the things you are doing while we wait. Give us a glimpse of what you see and fill us with your perfect peace. In Jesus’ name. Amen.  

When I first saw the shirt my friend Amanda sent me last week, I thought, “This will be so fun to wear!” Then, I thought that maybe it’s too sassy and people might get the wrong idea about who I think I am. But then, I thought about it. We should be looking at everyone around us this way. The things that go on in my life are for me. The things that go in your life are for you.  Have you ever been waiting on the Lord for something and watched someone else get it, then wondered, “Why them Lord? Why not me?” Well, each of us has our own place in time. The Lord has a plan for every one of our lives. We don’t always stay on the path of our plan, but there is indeed one for each of us. Acts‬ ‭17:26-27‬ says, “From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any on...

I shared this message around this time last year on inauguration day. It is still a timely message with all that is going on in our country and world. It seems we cannot be certain about anything at all. Anything except our Creator. Covid is running rampant, people are losing their identities, and everything feels so out of control that many of us are trying to take control then mess everything up!   Many are in freak-out mode, so I have a question.   WHY?   I mean, do you believe that God is who He said He is? Don’t answer too quickly, because I’m going to be straight up and say, if any of us who claim the name of Jesus are fearful of the future or believe that one man, one virus, one situation, holds the power to make or break our lives, then saying we believe God is simply not the truth.   If you believe God, then I hope you will be praising Him today, tomorrow, and the next day, then the day after that. Praise Him regardless of the circumstances. Praise Him becau...

Yesterday my youngest daughter was looking through home videos of a time when my children were very little. Of course, they were precious. I had so many feelings run through me as I listened to their high pitch voices laugh, scream, and sometimes cry. There were moments I watched when I could hear or see myself less than thrilled and sometimes exhausted. As I watched I felt guilty for not being happy and amazing 100% of the time, while my kids were just being who little people are. But then I looked closer. They were happy in those videos. (except Olivia who seemed to cry in every. single. one.) They weren’t judging all of my mistakes. They didn’t see my flaws. They couldn’t see my fear of failure. They just loved me. They looked at me through a lens of perfection. I realized that all I was doing then, and all I can do now, is the very best I can. Do you know that’s what the Lord expects of all of us? He wants our very best.  He sent His Son to be the perfect example of who we shou...

Friends,  I come to you today tired. I have been very busy, and to be honest, I don’t like to be busy. I like to sit and think. Some days I don’t know what to share with you and today was one of those days. But I felt God saying like He often does, “Just tell them how you feel.” Okay. So, I feel like I always fall short and mess up in some kind of way. It makes me afraid to take chances sometimes and makes me self-conscious. The evil one constantly reminds me that I’m not perfect. When given wonderful opportunities, my first thought is, “They think I’m someone else. I can’t do that!” I am not giving all my friends everything they need from me and they probably think I’ve abandoned them.  The list could go on for a while, but you get the idea. Although I struggle with the fatigue of those thoughts sometimes, the Lord very quickly replaces them with the truth. Maybe you can benefit from what I’m beginning to understand. -All I can do is the very best I can do.  -I am not re...

Yesterday I found that some things did not go as planned.  I almost typed just now, that things went wrong, but honestly, I don’t know if they went wrong, or if maybe God is simply rearranging the universe for my good and His glory. My heart started racing. I got anxious. I began trying to figure out how I was going to fix it. I tried to get a hold of the people I thought could help. No one was available. And then I remembered all I learned last week during the “D o You Believe in Miracles” challenge. I do believe in miracles, so it’s about time I start to act like it! The first thing I decided to do is go to God with my concerns. I talked to Him, then made a list of what I was going to believe Him for (in case I forgot). If I really think about it, my faith hasn’t always been what it should be. I’ve always had faith, but it’s not always active faith. I often find myself holding my breath, just hoping God will change a situation. I figure, He already sees what’s going on, so won’t ...