"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 Blog Abundant Grace for Life Blog https://medium.com/search?q=holbie%20jr Book "The Journey Back to Me" https://www.amazon.com/Journey-back-Where-purpose-makes/dp/1793202370/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+journey+back+to+me&qid=1564076464&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Email [email protected] Social Media Facebook ...

"Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan's sake?" 2 Samuel 9:1 Blog Abundant Grace for Life Blog https://medium.com/search?q=holbie%20jr Book "The Journey Back to Me" https://www.amazon.com/Journey-back-Where-purpose-makes/dp/1793202370/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+journey+back+to+me&qid=1564076464&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Email [email protected] Social Media Facebook http://facebook.com/Abundantgraceforlife Instagram...

"All things work together for the Good of them that Love God and are called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28 Blog Abundant Grace for Life Blog https://medium.com/search?q=holbie%20jr Book "The Journey Back to Me" https://www.amazon.com/Journey-back-Where-purpose-makes/dp/1793202370/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+journey+back+to+me&qid=1564076464&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Email [email protected] Social Media Facebook http://facebook.com/Abundantgraceforlife Instagram...

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." Provers 3:5-6 Blog Abundant Grace for Life Blog https://medium.com/search?q=holbie%20jr Book "The Journey Back to Me" https://www.amazon.com/Journey-back-Where-purpose-makes/dp/1793202370/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+journey+back+to+me&qid=1564076464&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Email [email protected] Social Media Facebook ...

"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." Hebrews 13:8 Blog Abundant Grace for Life Blog https://medium.com/search?q=holbie%20jr Book "The Journey Back to Me" https://www.amazon.com/Journey-back-Where-purpose-makes/dp/1793202370/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+journey+back+to+me&qid=1564076464&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Email [email protected] Social Media Facebook http://facebook.com/Abundantgraceforlife Instagram...

Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses so that the power of Christ can work through me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 Blog Abundant Grace for Life Blog https://medium.com/search?q=holbie%20jr Book "The Journey Back to Me" https://www.amazon.com/Journey-back-Where-purpose-makes/dp/1793202370/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+journey+back+to+me&qid=1564076464&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Email [email protected]...

Over the next 10 days i will be reading a Devotional from my book. Enjoy! Blog Abundant Grace for Life Blog https://medium.com/search?q=holbie%20jr Book "The Journey Back to Me" https://www.amazon.com/Journey-back-Where-purpose-makes/dp/1793202370/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+journey+back+to+me&qid=1564076464&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Email [email protected] Social Media Facebook http://facebook.com/Abundantgraceforlife Instagram...

Blog Abundant Grace for Life Blog https://medium.com/search?q=holbie%20jr Book "The Journey Back to Me" https://www.amazon.com/Journey-back-Where-purpose-makes/dp/1793202370/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+journey+back+to+me&qid=1564076464&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Email [email protected] Social Media Facebook http://facebook.com/Abundantgraceforlife Instagram http://instagram.com/Abundantgraceforlife YouTube https://youtu.be/H5KHPlq3vfs

An All things perspective One of my favorite scriptures is Roman 8:28. "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. " Why is this my favorite scripture? Well, it is very encouraging. Most of all, it is a reminder that God can take mistakes and the randomness of life and make a "pot of stew." Often when I make a mistake while doing something, I cannot always make a recovery. Moreover, even when I do make a...

Many of us will express our fears and concerns to God. We will express those who we fear are a danger to us. Then what? Are you willing to wait for God to be your God or will you take matters into your own hands? Our understanding through God and our understanding through the lens of the world is different-Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him. You are valuable-Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air,...

Many of us have internal laws that we were shown growing up. These were never stated but were "p's and q's" we immediately recognized as law. Because of these, we felt righteous in our judgment of others and ourselves for falling short of these. God wants us to move from "The Law", our Laws and our works and move to having faith in him alone.

Matthew 6:2 When you give to someone in need, don't do as the hypocrites do-- Blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attentions to their acts of charity!. I tell you the truth, they have received all the reward they will ever get. Many of us will go through life convincing ourselves of motives that are really tainted. We do things in such away to glorify ourselves but disguise it as helping others, or sacrificing. When we give or do anything for God, our motives need to be...

Many of times we commit sins and dont see an immediate consequence. This can build and arrogance in us that will make us think, "no one sees", "theres no consequences", "God saw but he forgave me". But each sin takes a chip out of us and eventually we will wake up a different person. Takeaways: Stewardship trains you to be grateful where you are and prepares you for the next journey There are no levels to stewardship. It always matters Stewardship is what God requires Blog Abundant...

many of us spend a large amount of time telling ourselves what we are doing is for God and for others. As long as we live this lie we feed our flesh and desires and never take ownership of who we are or who we become. Blog Abundant Grace for Life Blog https://medium.com/search?q=holbie%20jr Book "The Journey Back to...

Many of us think we are certain place in life or of certain importance to God, until he ask us to do something we don’t agree with or we are confronted by an opposing thought. Obedience to Gos not only test our trust in him but reveals to us who we are. God has a habit of allowing confrontation or making request to reveal to us where we are. In a lot of cases when think when we obey God we are blessing others, which is true. But first we are blessing ourselves. Be prayerful Be ready to...

What is worth repeating that you learned or got from God in 2019 that you just want more of? Check out the new book! Thirty days of Grace Blog Abundant Grace for Life Blog https://medium.com/search?q=holbie%20jr Book "The Journey Back to Me" https://www.amazon.com/Journey-back-Where-purpose-makes/dp/1793202370/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+journey+back+to+me&qid=1564076464&s=gateway&sr=8-1 "Thirty Days of...

At times when Jesus impacts our life, whether it be to stretch our faith or just to bless us we can become distracted with the situation more than what God is doing. Whatever the case we cannot allow the situation we are in to distract us from Christ. Blog Abundant Grace for Life Blog https://medium.com/search?q=holbie%20jr Book "The Journey Back to...

In order for you to maintain your faith through opposition, it will need to be weighty and heavy to move through that which opposes us. What is weighty faith? What weighty faith is not? How to do we develop weighty faith? 1.Every moment adds or takes away 2.Surrounding ourselves with faith 3.Drop the plan "b" for plan God and move 4.Keep your weight up Blog Abundant Grace for Life Blog https://medium.com/search?q=holbie%20jr Book "The Journey Back to...

Takeaways: Shame and guilt are emotions not a leader. They can mean there are some changes taking place. The Gospel frees us from shame and guilt We must push past the shame and guild of our past to be free and accept God's grace. Blog Abundant Grace for Life Blog https://medium.com/search?q=holbie%20jr Book "The Journey Back to...

Takeaways: What is it to encourage? What is it to suffer? Why should I encourage during my suffering ? It keeps me kingdom minded God requires it of me Why don't I want encourage during my suffering? •It would take focus away from me How can I encourage during my suffering? Focus on the kingdom Keep the right people around you Change perspective on suffering Stay in God's...

Takeaways What is real love? Why is love lost in Translation? What does rejection look like? What does it mean to love through rejection? Can we love through rejection? * Steps to loving through rejections 1.Having a God perspective will keep us on track 2.Recognizing the spiritual battle and fighting the right fight 3.Don’t engage in God’s business 4.Knowing Its not personal What’s the point? In all of this we must remember loving through rejection is required to live this life. We...

Today’s Takeaways Is more than enough a bad thing? Our anchor during those seasons of "more than enough" will influence whether it is a good thing for a bad thing for us. When more than enough goes bad o we make Things our anchor o we become possesses by what we possess o we believe what we have is a sense of power and control *When more than enough goes well * o we know there is only one true anchor o we wear things loosely because we know our role o we know true power and...

Key Takeaways We must change our perspective contentemt We must change our persective on comfort We undestand the importance fo contentment Not enough When we are not okay with “Just enough”, we are constantly looking for the next thing. When we are not content with “Just enough”, discontentment spreads to different parts of our lives When we are not content with “Just enough”, we will make ourselves the center of everything that we can. When we are not content with “Just enough”, we...

Today's takeaways • God called you to give out of your nothing ahead of time • Don’t give up, You aren't alone- 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. • What if they thing you were withholding what a seed to supply the need in your life?-Josephs Dreams • Trust in God,...