Dr. Ginger Grancagnolo, Ed.D.,D.Min.

Dear Friends,

As we look forward to the pleasures of the summer months, we can easily be caught up in some conflicting thoughts and feelings. Will we really be able to relax and enjoy family and friends during this season? Will there be peace at home and abroad or will there be more unresolved crises? Will we be able to afford household responsibilities, let alone extra money for a vacation?

Perhaps these are some of the questons that keep rumbling through our minds. So what are we to do? Do we live day to day with some level of survival nipping at our heels or just live carelessly in the moment without regard for the future?

After much careful reflection a response came to me that seems to be somewhere in the middle ground. Through my prayers this single phrase keeps repeating,”Stand in Faith, Stand in Faith, Stand in Faith!” As I ponder these words more clarity became apparent. Regardless of what is happening all around us our strength and wisdom comes from standing in the truth that Almighty God is always in us, with us and through us. The very air we breath is God’s power! His power is perfect unconditional love and truth. Everything we need is always flowing through us with each simple inhale and exhale. Although it sounds simple this realty can escape us. It is easy to get distracted or consumed by social media, disinformation, or personal distorted perceptions. Most of the world is fueled by fear and conflict for the sake of profit. Through these dysfunctional vibrations it can seem we are losing our grounding cord of faith.

So how do we stay rooted in the truth which is God is in us and always provides and guides us? The remedy is also simple and powerful. Whatever we think about all day we become. So where have your thoughts been lately? On distractions or the presence of God within? Standing in faith simply requires the repetitious determination to speak with positive affirmations and radical dependency upon the Holy Spirit for all choices and decisions. We are already in a divine partnership. It does not need to be earned or learned. It needs to be remembered and lived in all situations. No matter what it looks like, God always wins! Our job is to remember this truth and let His presence simply flow through all that we do, say, think and feel!

As we continue day by day let us stand in faith knowing and feeling God’s power move through us. We are always safe. This is His eternal promise! We just need to remember that and live it to the fullest!

Blessings,

PS: “Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10

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