🎉Happy 18th Birthday to Gavin🎉
This weekend we celebrated Gavin’s birthday! I am forever grateful for who Gavin is and what he brings to our lives; his genuine heart, care for others, loyalty, quick wit, sense of humor, patience and so much more! Here’s to another awesome trip around the sun🥳🙏💙
For Gav, and others who are turning the page to this new chapter of adulthood, I just wanted to share a few encouraging words that, when practiced, I have no doubt will benefit your current and future self🙏
Be still and get to know God.
Be quick to listen and slow to speak.
Incline your ear to wisdom and your heart to understanding.
Use your words to speak the truth in love and to build others up.
Know you were made on purpose with purpose.
Live out love towards yourself and others each day.
Have a gentle and humble heart.
Know not everyday will be good but there is something to be grateful for every day.
Allow the trials to refine you not define you.
You will be tempted to do things that don’t serve your future self, seek and take the way out.
Use the innate gifts and skills you’ve been given.
Commit your work to God and trust your plans will be established.
Make your plans and let God direct your steps.
Be generous with your time, energy and resources.
Be strong and courageous, trusting that God is with you wherever you.
Forgive yourself, and others.
Pause. breathe. pray.
Always remember that God is for you, as am I and so many others.
With love and hope,
Shawn
Scripture references ⬇️
#pausebreathepray #liveoutlove #livefromtheinsideout
#psalm4610 #1john48 #matthew633 #james119 #proverbs22 #ephesians415 #ephesians429 #ephesians210 #proverbs163 #1Corinthians1013 #1corinthians1348 #1timothy414 #proverbs1125 #matthew1129 #joshua19
#romans831