Hola Mi Amor!

Hola Mi Amor ❤️

I pray you are well. It has already been 4 weeks!!! I can’t believe how quickly this time is flying by on my side. Well, what I thought was just going to be a quick post update has changed as I was in prayer. Hallelujah 🙌🏽 So let’s not waste anymore time and let’s get into it! (Long post)

A few weeks ago when I went home to celebrate the life of a very dear family friend- she was family for real, my Mami called the next day letting me know I left the charger to my watch. First of all, that’s extra funny to me because mi sobrino Kyrie literally said on the day I arrived, “Tia, every time you come to visit you always leave all your things.” 😂 I really thought I had everything this time. But I said it’s all gouda since I should have enough charge for a week or so.

Well wouldn’t you know that time got away from my Mami and me and we both forgot about it. After a low battery alert on Tuesday I jumped on Amazon to order a replacement charger, but it wouldn’t arrive for 2 days and my package Mami was sending was supposed to arrive on Saturday. Wednesday I noticed my watch had died. I was super sad about it. First day of week 4 and now I can’t track my miles?! 😫

Okay, yes, my phone does count my steps but I have gotten out of the habit of carrying it with me all of the time so half of the time I didn’t even have it on me. Let me keep it H.O.T. with you. I really had an unforeseen battle I wasn’t expecting. Without having my steps constantly being counted on me, I noticed a clear change in my motivation the first 2 days. My daughter was also having an extra challenging 1st week of school so I was pouring into her alot throughout the day & evenings. I had to pray Lord do I need to take authority over this change in motivation or are You intentionally calling me to rest?

My Amazon order finally arrives and…yep it’s the wrong type of charger. Saturday comes and goes. Monday was Labor Day. Just after 5pm tonight I heard my RING doorbell so I jumped up out of my sleep on the couch. Thank God I peeked thru the blinds because I forgot I wasn’t dressed! 😂 It was my mailman with my package!!!

I said, “Oh thank you. I’ll get it in a minute.”

I threw on a shirt and tore the box open! Y’all, my Mami is so stinkin’ cute and sweet. She also sent me a little oil dispenser that I told her I liked. Love her!

Now with the correct charger- I just knew when I checked on my watch that it would be lit up, but it was black. Then I immediately moved it to another powerstrip, turned my watch over and it was at 87%!!! Hallelujah! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

Alright, I wasn’t going to, but I went ahead and added up the miles my phone captured for me and it was 8. I danced a lot this week, plus We On Blast was Friday night, my Saturday was nonstop- so honestly I know I had to pass the last of my miles left to complete my goal, but I’m not calling it “complete” until I have the evidence to show for it!

As I was praying tonight I said God meet me in Your Word. Where do You want to take me? We went to Matthew 4, then continued through chapter 5 ending at verse 20. As I walked about my living room swimming in His presence I heard the lessons…

• It’s gotta come from within. The root of the motivation has to come from a pure place, an honest place. It can’t be sparked by something on the outside because as soon as “that” is gone, so will be the motivation.
• What you attach yourself to for power is highly important! You can see and even try all types of things to provide you the energy you need, but if you aren’t connected to The Source that was literally made for you- they’re not going to work, or last.
• And… it’s not enough to feel, notice or see the “low battery” or “low fuel” signs your own body is giving you and you not make a conscious, intentional decision to go rest IN the Father and get refueled through His Word and worship. We are to allow God to use our overflow, so we can’t be running on empty! ANNND… we know in our weakness we are strong (in God)!
• “You can only disciple from the depths of your investments.”
• My daughter, at 20 years old, is in stages and places of ministry that I haven’t even yet been! 😭🙌🏽 Hallelujah!!! And with that comes new levels of warfare that she’s never seen. Now, because of (I’m over here bout to SHOUT and wake the neighborhood up right now y’all! MY God!)… Oh God I thank You! Because I am deeply planted in a church, with both my incredible loving Pastor & gift from God Mentor that have all been pouring into me collectively for 22 months AND I have so diligently been seeking God and studying like my life depends on it- I am able to speak biblical truths and wisdom to and over my daughter with Godfidence and authority. Yet had I not put my mask on first, had I not made the constant deposits first into myself I wouldn’t have anything to withdraw on demand in mine or someone else’s time of need. I cannot IMAGINE being in a past place of spiritual maturity right now and not being able to be there for my daughter like I am right now for such a time as this! 😭 GLORY!!!!! I cannot fathom not knowing how to pray or guide my child through this season.
• And still even when we don’t know what to say, no matter where you are in your walk and you yield to Holy Spirit, there’s no telling how He may choose to use you.

PRAISE REPORTS‼️Watch what God will do!

• The Sunday before my Pastor preached “I Can’t Count and Neither Can You” which KEPT speaking and preaching and spanking my tail allllll week! It caused me to take some bold faith moves and live out His Word being lovingly corrected in real time praise God. I am so very grateful!
• As my daughter went through her trials I kept reminding her that these were tests and it was all pointing to the proximity of her BREAKTHROUGH! I said I don’t know what it is but something’s about to break, something we’ve been praying for you are about to receive so just keep building up your faith and keep your eyes fixed and focused on Jesus! We’re on Facetime and I’m warring in prayer after midnight on Sunday evening and she’s prompted to check her school account. God DID IT!!!! The breakthrough, the blessing we had been praying for God had already delivered and no email notifications had been sent! We praised God together. I wept and gave God a tears flowing, nose running snotty praise LOL! God is so faithful!!!!

Keep praying. Keep believing. God heard your prayers. He hears your authentic cries out to Him! There’s nothing you can do or anywhere you can go that God isn’t watching you. Not in a creepy way lol, but because He loves you! So as you #WalkOn into the rest of this week be encouraged that the King of all glory is counting on meeting you right where you are. Meet Him in His Word and sit in his presence and watch what He has to share with you!

God is so faithful! I pray you have an amazing week- On Purpose!

Love & Blessings,

Jana M. Gamble

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