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Patient for the Promise

Going off the πŸ• grid is really in right now, right? A lot of people are buying 🌳 land, getting a tiny home and moving towards the simple, slow life. It’s exciting and exhilarating and dreams are coming true everyday for people who hope to be self sustained.  Going in faith on a πŸ—£πŸ™πŸΌ word of God is kind of the same feeling. He gives us a vision, a word or a dream that is irresistible. It’s exciting and exhilarating as we think about what He has for us and what it will look like. Our dreams come true as we see His word unfold right in front of us. What we don’t realize when we get started is the 😳 opposition that inevitably pops up along the way. For example, when people dream about living the simple life in the country they see 🌀 sunrises and sunsets with ☕️ coffee on the front porch in a white rocking chair. They see quiet, peaceful evenings spent with the family in the yard. They see baby 🐐 goats and 🐱 kittens frolicking in the barn. That IS a reality of a dream co

Finding Joy in the Hard Times

There's nothing like a little 😁 joy to change the way you feel about things! πŸ˜„ Joy from God brings πŸ’‘ light to a dark place. Anxiety, depression and oppression make for a dark mix of discouragement and pessimism. When we take a moment to πŸ™πŸΌπŸ—£ talk to God, He shows us those places in our lives where we can be πŸ™ŒπŸΌ thankful and have πŸ˜† joy. Joy brings hope and πŸ‘πŸ» encouragement! Joy leads to πŸ™‹πŸ»‍♀️ faith and trust that God is eternally good. Even if your situation isn’t 🀷🏻‍♀️ changing, God is changing ➡️ you ⬅️ through your trials. He is making you πŸ’ͺ🏻 stronger and better fit to face what’s coming (good or bad!). Our original 🐐🐐 mini goats took a long time to reproduce, and we πŸ™ prayed for a  time for them to be fruitful. God answered our πŸ™πŸΌ prayers and ✖️ multiplied our herd. We went from two mini goats to seven mini goats in less than two years! While we were waiting for God to 🀷🏻‍♀️ answer our prayers, our goats were getting πŸ’ͺ🏻 strong and healthy. Our