Sunday, September 23, 2018

Welcome!


  Well, I made it through the last live Facebook.

   If you have been following my publishings I mentioned on 9-11-18, that I go live on Facebook.

   Every time I go live I take a deep breath and ask Holy Spirit to give me the words to speak, the last live broadcast was no different, just a little tougher.

   As I went live I talked about anxiety. I didn't realize I dealt with it until I gave God permission to break the walls of my life down that have been holding me back and take me to a place of healing. Anxiety is one of the "walls" as I call them, that needs to come down so I can walk in the healing Jesus paid the price for on the cross to give me.

   I have walked through most of my adult life feeling as though I made my bed and needed to lay in it. I felt as though I was tough but needed to be strong enough to handle everything that was coming against me. Belittling, etc. I didn't realize that the anxiousness that had crept into my life as I was being belittled and treated poorly was anxiety. Worrying I would do something wrong in the eyes of someone or wouldn't line up to their expectations of, how they thought I should be, what they thought I should say, or how they thought I should act.
   One day I realized that I would never measure up because there was a problem, and the problem wasn't me. Therefore, I stopped trying to be what others thought I should be and started loving myself again for who I really was. I have lived a life of seeking the conditional love of others, now, I am discovering the unconditional love of Jesus!

   I am learning and keep being reminded on my journey to healing that I need to keep forgiveness at the forefront of my life. It can be easy to let bitterness and unforgiveness creep back in. I keep my heart clean before God on a daily basis, allowing Him to heal those broken places in my life.

   I have come to the realization that there are those that need to be placed in Gods hands and put on the shelf of my life for a time as I allow Him to heal me. I need to keep my focus on Jesus and off of the actions of others. While not focusing on situations, but on what the word of God says about me, knowing that He has my back and He protects me.

   As situations have played out in my life, no matter how much they may hurt my heart or affect the trust I have in others, as I listen to and follow the leading of Holy Spirit I am being made aware of the truth that, No weapon formed against me shall prosper, and that we don't wrestle against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers. Isaiah 54:17, Ephesians 6:12. It can be tough because the enemy of our soul, Satan, uses people to do his dirty work, that's all he's got. It's up to me how I to respond to situations that are thrown at me, will I respond with the right attitude and in love?

   Within the past week, I have had Holy Spirit nudge me to keep my mouth shut. In one situation I needed to ask for forgiveness for not doing so, then the opportunity arose again to get fired up, I did not take that opportunity, instead, I kept my mouth shut. I don't want weeds and dirt to get in and block what God is doing in my life.

   Since the situations that are coming at me are huge, to me. I can't help but believe it's because God is working behind the scenes and huge things are happening for me. I am not going to slow down or block the flow of what He is doing by allowing, my mouth, unforgiveness or anything else to get in the way of what God has for me and Jesus paid the price to give me.


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For those of you who are new to my publishings, I wrote and self-published a book titled, ~So Thankful! Life Behind The Posts~  Between the covers I wrote about the daily struggles I faced and how leaning on God gave me strength, recognizing Him as my only Hope while discovering His faithfulness in my life.

  To purchase a copy of ~So Thankful! Life Behind The Posts~, you can contact me directly through my email listed below. The purchase price for a paperback copy is $12.99 plus $2.65 shipping and handling. For a digital download please see my website also listed below. If you live outside the United States please go to my website for links to Amazon for digital down or Create Space for a print copy. My website address is;
lifebehindtheposts.weebly.com 

To Contact Me, my email address is, sothankful.tcp@gmail.com your message may go to junk mail, to ensure it will not be deleted, next to subject please type in ~I read your blog, or, Beauty Within~, something letting me know to open it. Thanks

To book me for speaking engagements please contact me at;
sothankful.tcp@gmail.com
Again, next to subject please type in,I read your blog~.


Thank you all so much, I appreciate you.
Blessings

#Blessedbeyondmeasure! 

Tammie


Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Welcome!


   Since 9-5-18, I have been watching the numbers on my Facebook page, "Tammie Pipgras" as they rise due to the viewing of my live videos.

   My thought is, "Lord, what should my next subject be"? To my surprise, I believe I am supposed to talk on the subject of anxiety.

   For years I lived my life crying inside, camouflaging everything with a smile, acting as though everything was peachy keen. There were those around me that needed to be protected from my reality.  Little did I know I wasn't protecting anyone, not even myself.

   Years later I have come, across people that fight stress and anxiety for various reasons. I always felt exempt, after all, I made it through the storm of life without having that chain hooked to me, or so I thought.

   As I have been allowing God to heal me from my past, He has brought a  realization to me. I wasn't immune like I thought I was. Looking back at every time I was put down or belittled sometimes in front of others for the smallest "wrong", it not only brought a sense of low-self-esteem but anxiety, worrying I needed to protect and shield others. And, being concerned others would see me as I felt he seen me. As "worthless".

   Anxiety is real. On my next Facebook live in the evening of either 9-11-18 or 9-12-18, PST  I am going to talk about how the strength and Love of God has brought me through. And how I am learning what "God," says about me as His child.

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For those of you who are new to my publishings, I wrote and self-published a book titled, ~So Thankful! Life Behind The Posts~  Between the covers I wrote about the daily struggles I faced and how leaning on God gave me strength, recognizing Him as my only Hope while discovering His faithfulness in my life.

  To purchase a copy of ~So Thankful! Life Behind The Posts~, you can contact me directly through my email listed below. The purchase price for a paperback copy is $12.99 plus $2.65 shipping and handling. For a digital download please see my website also listed below. If you live outside the United States please go to my website for links to Amazon for digital down or Create Space for a print copy. My website address is;
lifebehindtheposts.weebly.com 

To Contact Me, my email address is, sothankful.tcp@gmail.com your message may go to junk mail, to ensure it will not be deleted, next to subject please type in ~I read your blog, or, Beauty Within~, something letting me know to open it. Thanks

To book me for speaking engagements please contact me at;
sothankful.tcp@gmail.com
Again, next to subject please type in,I read your blog~.


Thank you all so much, I appreciate you.
Blessings

#Blessedbeyondmeasure! 

Tammie

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Welcome!


   There are times in life when life is hitting hard and you're not sure if you can take another step, or if you even want to.

   That is the very place I was the other day. I told God, "I didn't want to do this any longer". Honestly, I didn't know if I emotionally could. But, I knew I had to, I would have been for fitting too much to give up and walk away from life. That was this past labor day weekend 2018.

   There are times in life when as the bible says in Ephesians 6:13-14 ..." having done all to stand. 14 Stand there for...

These scriptures are talking about putting on the armor of God.. Verses 14-17.

   This, in my opinion, is something the church "Christians" need to do, "practice " on a consistent basis. I spend good quality time with God daily, I have a firm foundation. Yet, the circumstances of life became too much to want to continue as I was. I just couldn't keep moving in the same direction. I needed a word from God. I didn't want strength to keep going as, 1 Corinthians 10:13 talks about. I know His grace "strength" is sufficient, He has given me strength all my life to go through the storms "trials" of life. I needed more than strength to survive.

   Sunday evenings are our bible study night, we had a special speaker leading the study that labor day weekend. I told God before I left for the study that night that I needed to hear from Him, I needed a word. The topic that night was to everyone, it was about giving God the hidden places of your heart. Joel 2:12. Then, the one leading the study spoke to me about what was on his heart to tell me. The words he spoke to me brought me to tears almost instantly. This person does not know anything about me or my life. There are many things I keep to myself, "not everyone needs to know our business" God spoke to the deep things through this person, some of which I haven't even told my closest friend.

I am holding God to His word to me that night. I trust Him to keep His word. He has never failed me or let me down.

 
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Feel free to subscribe to my to my weekly blog publishings.  

For those of you who are new to my publishings, I wrote and self-published a book titled, ~So Thankful! Life Behind The Posts~  Between the covers I wrote about the daily struggles I faced and how leaning on God gave me strength, recognizing Him as my only Hope while discovering His faithfulness in my life.

  To purchase a copy of ~So Thankful! Life Behind The Posts~, you can contact me directly through my email listed below. The purchase price for a paperback copy is $12.99 plus $2.65 shipping and handling. For a digital download please see my website also listed below. If you live outside the United States please go to my website for links to Amazon for digital down or Create Space for a print copy. My website address is;
lifebehindtheposts.weebly.com 

To Contact Me, my email address is, sothankful.tcp@gmail.com your message may go to junk mail, to ensure it will not be deleted, next to subject please type in ~I read your blog, or, Beauty Within~, something letting me know to open it. Thanks

To book me for speaking engagements please contact me at;
sothankful.tcp@gmail.com
Again, next to subject please type in,I read your blog~.


Thank you all so much, I appreciate you.
Blessings

#Blessedbeyondmeasure! 

Tammie