Taking A Walk With Jesus

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We are starting the new year off right. We are going to do three weeks of fasting. First week will be praising God, the second week will be surrender and spiritual growth, and the third week will be request. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

II Kings 8:1-6. A message God gave me while I was listening to the past weeks Sunday School Lesson. God will restore! Be encouraged in knowing God will restore all that is yours and he will go back and give you all you should have received. Catch me on my website www.takingawalkwithjesus.com, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for updated post. Be blessed and let's take a walk with Jesus! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

I know I have been away for a while. In the meantime you can catch me on my website www.takingawalkwithjesus.com, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for updated post. Be blessed and let's take a walk with Jesus! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

Bettering my Patience Do you ever feel like your patience is being tested? Like everything you are trying to get done is taking its precious time. You just want to scream hurry up! Move faster! Why is this taking so long? You feel like you have done all that you were supposed to do and everyone else is moving slowly. Everyone has rushed you and pushed you to quickly finish, but when you do, they take their time doing their part. Lately, that is how I feel. I feel like the year so far has been just that. I rush and do my part then everyone else drags their feet to finish. I need to be patient. I thought I was a patient person. Maybe I was just kidding myself. I feel like God is trying to teach me to be patient. To take a deep breath, sit back, relax and allow him to work. “I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. Ecclesiastes 9:11” You see, being in a hurry can cause you to error. You can make mistakes. It can cause you to force others to hurry. It can cause you to try to rush God. You won't learn from anything if you always get it now. You won't appreciate it. “Easy come, easy go” So……………… I need to work on myself. Work on the patients that I thought I had. I start to feel anxious if it is not happening now. And you know what? The Bible tells us in NKJV: “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;” Philippians 4:6 So how do I overcome my lack of patience? What steps am I going to take to better myself? First off, I am going to take a deep breath. Then I will talk to God about it. Then I will thank Him for his provision. And I will do this every time I feel anxious. I am going to have to remind myself of Phillippians 4:6 as well as Ecclesiastes 9:11. I am going to remind myself that God got it. He got it all in control. Things won't happen with a snap of a finger, if it did would I appreciate it? If I had everything I wanted now, would I even enjoy it? How would I even treat people, if I always got what I wanted when I wanted it? I would just be a spoiled child with no patience, throwing tantrums. So I challenge you today to do the same. Let's work on our patience together. Let's take a walk with Jesus. Be blessed! I love you! Merchandise http://teespring.com/stores/tawwj or tawwj on Amazon.com Website http://www.takingawalkwithjesus.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

How do you deal with your mental health? Do you bottle up your trauma? Do you give it to Jesus? Do you regress into a child-like attitude and pout? I was listening to the podcast “Look on the Bright Side” by Jenell B. Stewart and she had a guest Denise Francis, Founder of the Self-Love Foundation. On this podcast they talked about dealing and healing from traumatic experiences. It made me think of my mental health and the mental health of the people around me. It made me think of how I can stay balanced in an unbalanced world. I think of all the ways I would deal with depression when I was younger. I would cry and pull the covers over my head. I would stop eating or I would eat too much. One point in my life I would journal in my diary. Later I learned to turn to Jesus when I received him in my life. Even after receiving him, the devil tried harder to pull me back in. He would try to talk to my mind, mess with my confidence, and make the circumstances around me work against me. What I learned is that even-though the situation does not change, the Lord gives us ways to deal, heal, and cope. The devil will try to take your mind if you are not watchful. He will constantly throw fiery darts at you. He will try through your mind, he will try you physically, he will try through your friends and family. He will even try through your surrounding circumstances. We have to learn to trust in Jesus in all our circumstances. But how is this bettering my mental health?....... I am glad you asked. When we turn to our Savior he can give us solutions. Solutions are not always what we expect. Maybe the solution is journaling or talking to a pastor, counselor, or therapist. Maybe the solution is to let whatever we are holding on to, go. Maybe our solution is just a good ole cry and then pick ourselves up again; and say “get behind me satan”. Whatever the solution is, we know we need to start with the solution holder, Jesus. Ephesians 6:17-18a “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 18praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit,” Philippians 4:6 KJV “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” AMP “Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything [every circumstance and situation] by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue to make your [specific] requests known to God.” So to Better your mental health let's first start with Jesus (the author and finisher of our faith). Let Him point you in the right direction. Let's take a walk with Jesus! I love you! Merchandise http://teespring.com/stores/tawwj or tawwj on Amazon.com Website http://www.takingawalkwithjesus.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

This is just a short episode talking about bettering my health. Merchandise http://teespring.com/stores/tawwj or tawwj on Amazon.com Website http://www.takingawalkwithjesus.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

This year personal theme is Bettering! Come along with me as I work on bettering myself in all aspects of my life. How can you better yourself? This year we need to level up. Bettering My Prayer Life There are many posts on the internet and books to read on prayer. They teach you how to pray, when to pray…… and what are the best things to say while praying. Just as I was researching prayer on the internet I came across many things, like 5 steps to praying and 7 steps to get results from praying. These guides and steps can be useful. But what is praying? How can we be better at praying? What are the benefits? Why should we even do it? The definition of prayer is 1 : to make a request in a humble manner. 2 : to address God or a god with adoration, confession, supplication, or thanksgiving. I simply think of prayer as talking to God. Tell my best friend what is going on with me and ask him for advice. I also make requests and ask for forgiveness. This year I want to do better. I want to pray without ceasing. I want to really depend on the Lord. I want him to know he is my ultimate best friend and that there is none like him. So, what do I get out of it? I am glad you asked. I get peace of mind, complete trust and increased faith in Him. I will get answered prayers. Even if the answer is no, not yet, or I have better. I get better mental health and stress relief, for the Bible says to “cast all your cares upon him for he careth for you.” I get a closer walk and relationship with my heavenly father. I will have a deeper relationship with him. Although there is no direct recipe for praying, Jesus gives us the LORD'S prayer and we can use that as a guide. Our father, which art in heaven (Address him), hallowed be thy name (adoration and praise), Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. (yielding to his will) Give us this day our daily bread (Petitions and requests). And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors (requesting forgiveness and forgiving others). And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil (asking for guidance): For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. (Acknowledging and praising God for who is) So, to better our prayer life we need to come to God with a humble heart seeking the will of our father. Merchandise http://teespring.com/stores/tawwj or tawwj on Amazon.com Website http://www.takingawalkwithjesus.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

Am I a witness? What is a witness? Encouragement on being a witness for God. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. St. Matthew 28:19-20 Merchandise http://teespring.com/stores/tawwj or tawwj on Amazon.com Website http://www.takingawalkwithjesus.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

Thoughts on turning another chapter in my life. Focusing on God, Family, Health, and Wealth! Merchandise http://teespring.com/stores/tawwj or tawwj on Amazon.com Website http://www.takingawalkwithjesus.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

This episode discusses using resources to be safe during catastrophe. It is a small story time my grandfather used to preach on. Commonsense efforts to get through life. Merchandise http://teespring.com/stores/tawwj or tawwj on Amazon.com Website http://www.takingawalkwithjesus.com #storytime #safety #c19 #commonsense #lifeboat --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

This is episode is about life and dealing with the loss of loved ones. 'But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. ' 1 Thessalonians 4:13 https://www2.bible.com/bible/1/1TH.4.13 Merchandise http://teespring.com/stores/tawwj or tawwj on Amazon.com Website http://www.takingawalkwithjesus.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

This episode talks about having a changed mindset. Transforming your mind to accomplish the great things God has instore for us. Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Merchandise http://teespring.com/stores/tawwj or tawwj on Amazon.com Website http://www.takingawalkwithjesus.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

7Thou art all fair, my love; There is no spot in thee. Song of Solomon 4:7 29For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: Ephesians 5:29 Visit my store www.teespring.com/stores/tawwj --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

Show Notes: The Fruit of the Spirit 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. A couple of weeks ago my Pastor spoke about the Fruit of the Spirit and this gave me the idea to create a T-shirt design. I looked on the web to see if there was a T-shirt similar to what I was thinking, but what I saw was different shirts with multiple fruits or shirts with just the scripture on it. I did see one shirt that had an apple on it with all the characteristics listed in it. That let me know that some still had the idea I had about the fruit of the spirit when I was younger. I always believed that when people talked about the fruit of the spirit, it meant multiple fruits. It wasn't only until I was older that I realized that it was just one fruit with many characteristics. And those characteristics made the fruit whole. On the natural side fruit has many parts, an orange alone has the rind, pulp, it has segments which are the slices, the zest, seeds and juice sac. And some other parts I can't pronounce. Each part has its characteristics and purpose to make the fruit whole. God wants us to have love for our fellow man. Joy which is deeper than just happiness. Joy does not depend on what is happening around us. Peace, which is freedom from disturbance, a completeness or whole. Longsuffering, patiently enduring hardship. Gentleness, the quality of being kind and tenderhearted. Goodness being moral good or virtuous. He wants us to have complete trust in him, which is Faith. We need inner humility or strength, which is Meekness. And we all need self control or Temperance. God wants us to have these characteristics in us. It is our job to cultivate the fruit so we can grow and we can be prosperous. He wants us to be whole. Oh, and I did create the t-shirt it can be found in my store at www.teespring.com/stores/tawwj or directly at www.teespring.com/fruitofthespirit --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

Topic on Salvation and what it means to be saved and how to be saved. You can find Merchandise at: https://teespring.com/stores/tawwj Also on Amazon just search for the brand TAWWJ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

It is time to Pray! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

This is the season of Thanksgiving and Gratefulness. This show is just to talk about being grateful to God for all that he is doing in our lives. Also there is merchandise that I created for sell if you would like to purchase you can find it on Amazon brand name TAWWJ. https://www.amazon.com/Taking-Walk-Jesus-Premium-T-Shirt/dp/B08MGRFTD1/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=tawwj&qid=1606157891&sr=8-5&customId=B07536XX75&th=1 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

Being Christian and politics. Today I will be talking about politics and voting. I will also encourage you to vote as well. Get out there and vote. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

We are living in perilous times now and it is time for us to awake and to live for God. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

Dealing with stress? Seek God and his righteousness. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

Discussion on racism and the murder of George Floyd. My thoughts and feelings. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

Podcast on being obedient during Covid! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

Encouragement in times like these. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

Topic on Sheltering in place during COVID-19 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

Just my thoughts on the Coronavirus pandemic. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

II Chronicles 7:14: What does it mean to be called by his name. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tawwj/support

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