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Hello everyone!!! It has been a long time since I last posted on here. A lot has taken place in my life in the past six months and I'm excited to share that with you all. I have new content coming in the future as well. I pray that everyone is well and still walking firmly in the faith of Jesus Christ.

See you soon!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!! Hope all is well with everyone! I'm still here. Lol. It has definitely been a minute though. God has some good things in store for A Guided Light. Stay tuned. 2018 is going to be a good year. A year of change! New things can only take place if we change our posture in the Spirit. 💜

An Active Life

Hello all. Hope your night is going great. I'm just sitting here listening to some music and thinking......as usual. This life as a believer is a life of LIFE. It is an abundant life that comes by way of Christ's sacrifice on the cross. It is not a passive life. It is an active life. A life to be lived to the fullest in the ways of the Lord. So my question is..what are you doing with this new life Christ has afforded you? What is your purpose or your passion? God has given us all a purpose or assignment for His glory.

I have finally found my passion. And guess what? My passion is my purpose!! I'll talk about that later though. I will say, all of this didn't come about by me being passive and just living. It takes prayer, fasting, and reading of the word. It takes an intentional seeking. It has taken me a little bit to reach this point, but I am thankful and excited. *Also note that "doing something" isn't always a physical action. This blog doesn't cause for me to set up tables, change diapers, or serve food. It is something that God has told me to do. I'm doing it, therefore I am active.*

Seek God's will for your life. His timing is important too. I truly believe I couldn't walk in my passion before now. I wasn't equipped to do it. Pray to God for guidance if you already know what your calling is, but aren't walking in it. I promise you He will give you the steps to follow if only you'll walk in them.❤

When Seeking Answers

God is our sole authority. His word is true. Let us stop trying to make the word fit us, but let us fit the word! Let God be number one in our lives. Let's live for Him. Let's please Him not people. Many times I see on social media that we are more concerned with what other people think about our lives and our walk with Christ than what He thinks. Which one matters the most?? I'm guilty of running to Facebook groups and inquiring about what's acceptable and what's not. Is this good or not? Can I do that or not? Surely there is nothing wrong with a good healthy discussion among the saints, but lets be sure to hold all answers up against scripture. Also, make sure that the intentions are pure in seeking guidance and that we aren't just trying to do as much as we can without "getting into trouble". This is just something that's been on my heart lately. I hope you guys have a safe 4th of July weekend!!!

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James 1:5-6
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that gives to all men liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

What's The Time?



I was encouraging people on a previous blog about not giving up on this walk and realized we often quit things because we're pressed on the timing. God is not bound by time. So when things are not happening in a specific time frame that's when  we want to hurry and rush God. We want to put Him within our constraints. God is NOT bound by time, we are. When it looks as is He's not doing anything, He is.

We as believers cannot be stuck on a time clock. God hears our prayers and He will answer them according to His will and His timing. Our frustration comes from counting the minutes while we sit back and do nothing.....but count the minutes. We have to be busy about kingdom work in the process of waiting on an answer from God. Ever been at work or school and find yourself staring at the clock? You look, it say 1:30 and you could almost swear you've been busy for 20 minutes so you look again and it says 1:36. Talking about a bummer! I know I have moved when it wasn't time for me to move and let's just say that I'm still dealing with the consequences of my actions. Wait on God!

We are not to operate the way the world does. The world is on a timeline. They have set ages by which things are supposed to happen and if you are not where your age indicates you should be, you are failing at life. Some things we cannot avoid because we live in this world. Remember though, we are IN the world not, OF the world. "Be ye transformed" (Romans 12v2)is the bible verse that I think about when it comes to this subject.

So calm down and take a deep breathe. Don't get so worked up over something God is in control of. If it's God's will for your life, your prayer will be answered. Stop thinking that because He hasn't moved yet, that He's not going to. He moves in His timing, not ours.

Be You



One of the things that I'm learning is that it's okay if people don't like you. Believe me, some people JUST WON'T LIKE YOU for no reason at all. You don't have to be friends with everyone. Be yourself. Be confident in who God created you to be. Know your worth!! Stay true to yourself. Don't beg people to be in your life. Don't change for anyone. The ones that are supposed to be in your life will be. Be original. A leader, NOT a follower. The only one we are supposed be following is Christ. We weren't created to blend in. Those who are in your life will support you and love you for the good, the bad, and the ugly! Rest in knowing you are God's masterpiece.

Everybody Is Not Going To Heaven

I'm noticing even more and more now that when someone passes it is common place to say that the individual is in heaven or that they have gained their wings. At no point, in death or life, do humans become angels. In the bible, angels appeared numerous times in human form, but make no mistake, they are NOT humans *Hebrews 1v14*. We tend to think that because we view someone as being good that they are automatically worthy of heaven. There is none that is good. No, not one!! *Romans 3v10-18* The bible informs us that unless a man is born again, he shall NOT enter the kingdom of heaven *John 3v3-7*. I understand that this subject is touchy, but its one that must be explored. We are not good. We are not great. We are evil, wicked and perversed. You know, its got to be pretty bad if God himself had to descend from heaven in human form just to die for us to have a way to be reconciled back to Him!! *John 3v16-21* Even in this loving gesture from God, we have to have faith that we are saved through God's grace. *Ephesians 2v8-9* All throughout the word mankind is referred to as evil...worthy of an eternity in the lake of fire. Nobody likes to think that we aren't worthy of anything less than spending an eternity with God, right? Because we go to church every Sunday, believe there is a God and we haven't killed anyone or anything dramatic like that, we're clearly in good standing with God? Wrong! Church attendance is NOT equated to salvation. So many distractions and lies are floating in the air nowadays. We want heaven and good things of God, but we don't want to live holy and righteous. The word of God is our life line. It is by the word that we find out what God wants from us and how to operate in this life to prepare for the next one. Contrary to popular belief, Jesus is the ONLY way to heaven. *John 14v6* He says that no man comes to the Father except through Him. Heaven is real, but so is hell and that's where those who die apart from Christ will spend an eternity. So, unless you excepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior and have been born again as a result, then you are NOT going to heaven. Only the names that are written in the Lamb's book of life shall enter heaven. *Revelation 21v27*