Princess 2 Princess

Princess 2 Princess With Michele Murry-Pantlick

God Will Wipe Away Your Tears Life is hard. Things happen. Stress is present…a lot. Does it make us a weak Christian to admit that we have a hard time handling life sometimes? When Satan is not only throwing fiery darts at us…but also everything else he can get his hands on…is it wrong to admit that we've reached that breaking point? If it is then I am a failure as a Christian. I trust God with my whole life. I have faith and know that I know that I know that He watches over me and has a plan for my life and loves me. But I will tell you…there are days when I don't think I can take another step. There are days when the tears will not stop flowing, when my eyes are so heavy with sorrow, when my body shakes with weariness. I want to have the strength to stand in the face of every trial, laugh and say, “you can't hurt me!” but sometimes I am too tired to even lift my fist to shake it at the enemy. Maybe this is why I have always felt a kindred spirit with David. He was a man after God's own heart, yet there were days… David did not pretend he did not have any weaknesses. He was never portrayed as a man who stood tall and strong in every situation. There were days when he could stand before giants and show no fear, yet there were days when all he could do was hold on for dear life, clinging to the hand of God until his strength was renewed and he could get back up and continue the fight. Was it a lack of faith in which David called out, “How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? How long will my enemy be exalted over me?” (Psalm 13:1-2) Did David really believe that God turned His back on him? I don't believe so. I believe that David was a little like me…sometimes he just got battle weary and needed to let out his frustrations. Oh, but as soon as he voiced his frustration he always followed up by praising God and reiterating his faith in God. “But I have trusted in Your mercy; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me.” (Psalm 13:5-6). You see, it's not a sin to get frustrated, to tell God how tired you are of a particular situation, to wonder why certain things are happening to you, or to even express your frustration to God. But where it gets dangerous is when we choose to bask in those emotions, choose to stay at that place of frustration to the point we don't allow God to work in our situation. He is willing and wants us to have the victory…but no matter how tired, scared, or frustrated we get, we have to keep pressing forward in faith. We have to keep praising Him and acknowledging that He is in control. We can go to our Father, crawl up in His lap and let out all our frustrations and anger, but then we need to leave those emotions at His feet. “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1) Faith is when we keep pressing forward, believing God is on our side, believing that He has our best interest in His heart and His hands, and is working on behalf even when nothing in the natural gives us a reason to believe. Faith is when we push past those feelings of frustration, those feelings that are weighing us down, and knowing that God's grace and mercy are enough to carry us through until we regain our strength. Are you tired? Are you battle worn? Frustrated? Crawl up into your Father's lap. Tell Him all you are feeling. Tell Him all your fears. Tell Him you are angry. Tell Him you are scared. And then let His grace carry you past those emotions to a place of peace that can only come from Him. Leave those emotions at His feet and don't pick them back up. And if you do…crawl right back up in His lap and leave them there again. His Princess Love Letters From Your King By Sheri Rose Shepherd www.HisPrincess.com My Princess… It's Okay to Cry Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. Psalm 126.5 I see how hard you try to handle your heart, and I know you want to live a life without heartaches or pain. I'm asking you to take a step closer to your Father in heaven by crying out to Me when you hurt. Let Me heal you. Remember My chosen, King David? He cried out to Me in his fears, disappointments, and sin, and I answered. You are also My chosen one, and you are My daughter…so it's okay to cry. I don't expect you to pretend that pain is not real. It is truth and tears that will give you the freedom that I want you to know. Now let go of that part of your heart that only I can heal. Let your heavenly Daddy hold you while you cry. Love, Your King who wipes away your tears Michele's Bio: Michele Pantlick is an author, speaker, and vocalist. She has published two books, "No Regrets" and "The Mountain Within" and hopes to continue to pursue this avenue further in the future. Michele lives in Oklahoma with her wonderful husband, Jesse. She is the mother of two wonderful sons, step-mother to two beautiful girls, and MiMi to one precious grandson. Michele has a heart to reach hurting women and teaching them their place as a precious princess in the Kingdom of God . To find out more about having Michele speak at your event or to order her books please feel free to contact her at Godsprincess@crosstel.net

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Life is hard. Things happen. Stress is present…a lot. Does it make us a weak Christian to admit that we have a hard time handling life sometimes? When Satan is not only throwing fiery darts at us…but also everything else he can get his hands on…is it wrong to admit that we've reached that breaking point? If it is then I am a failure as a Christian.

I trust God with my whole life. I have faith and know that I know that I know that He watches over me and has a plan for my life and loves me. But I will tell you…there are days when I don't think I can take another step. There are days when the tears will not stop flowing, when my eyes are so heavy with sorrow, when my body shakes with weariness. I want to have the strength to stand in the face of every trial, laugh and say, “you can't hurt me!” but sometimes I am too tired to even lift my fist to shake it at the enemy.

Maybe this is why I have always felt a kindred spirit with David. He was a man after God's own heart, yet there were days… David did not pretend he did not have any weaknesses. He was never portrayed as a man who stood tall and strong in every situation. There were days when he could stand before giants and show no fear, yet there were days when all he could do was hold on for dear life, clinging to the hand of God until his strength was renewed and he could get back up and continue the fight.

Was it a lack of faith in which David called out, “How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? How long will my enemy be exalted over me?” (Psalm 13:1-2) Did David really believe that God turned His back on him? I don't believe so. I believe that David was a little like me…sometimes he just got battle weary and needed to let out his frustrations. Oh, but as soon as he voiced his frustration he always followed up by praising God and reiterating his faith in God. “But I have trusted in Your mercy; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me.” (Psalm 13:5-6).

You see, it's not a sin to get frustrated, to tell God how tired you are of a particular situation, to wonder why certain things are happening to you, or to even express your frustration to God. But where it gets dangerous is when we choose to bask in those emotions, choose to stay at that place of frustration to the point we don't allow God to work in our situation. He is willing and wants us to have the victory…but no matter how tired, scared, or frustrated we get, we have to keep pressing forward in faith. We have to keep praising Him and acknowledging that He is in control. We can go to our Father, crawl up in His lap and let out all our frustrations and anger, but then we need to leave those emotions at His feet.

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1) Faith is when we keep pressing forward, believing God is on our side, believing that He has our best interest in His heart and His hands, and is working on behalf even when nothing in the natural gives us a reason to believe. Faith is when we push past those feelings of frustration, those feelings that are weighing us down, and knowing that God's grace and mercy are enough to carry us through until we regain our strength.

Are you tired? Are you battle worn? Frustrated? Crawl up into your Father's lap. Tell Him all you are feeling. Tell Him all your fears. Tell Him you are angry. Tell Him you are scared. And then let His grace carry you past those emotions to a place of peace that can only come from Him. Leave those emotions at His feet and don't pick them back up. And if you do…crawl right back up in His lap and leave them there again.

His Princess
Love Letters From Your King
By Sheri Rose Shepherd
www.HisPrincess.com

I see how hard you try to handle your heart, and I know you want to live a life without heartaches or pain. I'm asking you to take a step closer to your Father in heaven by crying out to Me when you hurt. Let Me heal you. Remember My chosen, King David? He cried out to Me in his fears, disappointments, and sin, and I answered. You are also My chosen one, and you are My daughter…so it's okay to cry. I don't expect you to pretend that pain is not real. It is truth and tears that will give you the freedom that I want you to know. Now let go of that part of your heart that only I can heal. Let your heavenly Daddy hold you while you cry.

Michele Pantlick is an author, speaker, and vocalist. She has published two books, "No Regrets" and "The Mountain Within" and hopes to continue to pursue this avenue further in the future. Michele lives in Oklahoma with her wonderful husband, Jesse. She is the mother of two wonderful sons, step-mother to two beautiful girls, and MiMi to one precious grandson. Michele has a heart to reach hurting women and teaching them their place as a precious princess in the Kingdom of God . To find out more about having Michele speak at your event or to order her books please feel free to contact her at Godsprincess@crosstel.net