Hey! I’m Chelsea and I started this website as a way to get closer to God through devotional time. I thought, why not share it with others? If I have questions, it’s very possible that you have questions as well. Eventually, this website will have short storiesarticles as well as devotions. I would also like to implement prayer requests and a place to share answered prayers and testimonials I can feature.
I live in Texas with my mom and our two dogs Twiggy and Bella. I’m a woman who has been through the fire many times, and the only way I came out of it was the love of God.
Until things come together, please feel free to comment your need for prayer. You have the option of telling me “Please pray, God knows.” or if you want it to be specific, you’re more than welcome to share. Praying it all comes together soon!
Matthew 5:37 NIV All you need is to simply say ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.
When the Holy Spirit put the word “boundaries” on my heart as a devotion, my mind immediately went to a physical intimacy context. Woweee, how pure and Christian of me right? As I’ve looked through scripture though, God showed me he has so much more for me to learn about this subject.
It’s not just about being able to say no to a man. I also wrestle with trying to balance everything out, and what needs to be a priority. I want to say yes to every invitation or request for help I receive and still have time for the things I have to do or want to do. Honestly, when I look at my calendar, there just aren’t enough hours in a day or days in a week to pull that off! It sometimes feels like I have no time to breathe. When I have to say no, there Satan is with the guilt and the idea that I have to come up with an excuse of why I’m saying no. I’ve had to wonder if I would ever know when and how to turn down activities without that guilt and explanation. Does anyone else experience this?
So, the question is, are we taking on too much? If so, how do we trust in God to help us discern what to let go of?
We are told in Proverbs 4:23 “Above all else, guard your hearts for everything you do flows from it.” As I dwell on this verse, I can see that God will give us the ability to simply say ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ I want to say I completely embrace this theory but the truth is I am still learning to step out in saying ‘no’ without hesitation. I’m also still learning God’s priority and what can be dropped from my calendar of ‘yeses’.
A wise woman [my friend and writing mentor] once told me to pick a day and just rest with God. Even Jesus retreated in prayer despite the demands and needs of people. I don’t know if Jesus had a specific time or day, or if he just knew when he needed to be alone with the Lord to refresh his focus. In this day and age, it can be difficult to just pick an entire day. There is a constant streaming of needs and demands on our time. But it’s important to find time somewhere like after work, before you start your weekend chores, before the kids get up, maybe while you sip on that much needed cup of joe. Give yourself even an hour.
For me, I gave up an extra hour of sleep so I could sit in prayer with God. This has given me a much clearer head and a growing joyful heart. My next goal is to make Friday my sabbath night- a night where I simply sit with God, in his love and glory and let him just give me rest. In order to do this, I’ve got to tell him yes and something else no- really, there is no in between.
Never Ending Praise The Lord 
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