Lemonade Faith Blog

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  • Why not you?

    Have you decided that the dreams you once had are no longer for you? Does the marriage that is full of joy, love and passion between husband and wife seem to be something out of a fairytale that is unobtainable? Perhaps it’s the promotion that you deserve but are too afraid to apply for. Whatever “it” is, why do you think it isn’t for you? You must know that God has the best in mind for you and that is in every area of your life (2 Corinthians 1:20). 

    The idea that you don’t need/want more for your life was probably planted by let downs in your past or even negative talk you’ve heard over and over. Who told you that you weren’t enough? Who told you that this is what life is and that it won’t get any better? I want to challenge you to believe bigger. Believe that the marriage can change, you can be successful in that position and business will take off. The key to seeing these things in your life is faith in God’s Word and speaking them over your life (Joshua 1:8-9). 

    The favor of God that is on your life as a child of God provides opportunities that are unusual (Psalm 5:12). However, you must know what you want and have discernment to see that God has moved on your behalf and to walk through the door. The enemy would want you to believe that the Word of God is just a history book, but it is much more than that. It is the Word of God, and it is alive and sharper than any two-edged sword (Hebrews 4:12). So, what you believe from the Word you will see in your life. Adversely, what you reject will not reach you as Jesus intended. 

    So, I want to encourage you to have faith that the Promises of God are for you. They are not just for everyone else, but they are for you too. You believed for salvation and now it’s time to believe to see heaven on earth. Forget the negative talk, family history and even past mistakes. You are a new creature in Christ Jesus with a bright future and it’s time you possess it by faith (2 Cor. 5:17).

    -With Sisterly Love,

    Rebecca Cochran

  • Break Free

    Break Free

    When you believe that you don’t have what you need to live a successful life, you won’t. Often times we can play the blame game and point the finger at all the people, situations and circumstances that led us to be in a place that is less than what we would have imagined. You may be justified in being upset with how things went in your life but what matters now is what you do with it. God’s plans are bigger than what you’ve been through.

    Jeremiah 29:11 – For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

    Blaming others will only leave you to believe that you are a victim and that you are powerless to change your life for the better. May I submit to you that if you desire to live the full life God has in mind for you that you have to make a decision? The decision to accept, grieve and bury what isn’t serving you. We aren’t burying in order to dig up when things go wrong but instead to heal and move forward. Healing is a decision! I can tell you all day that things will get better but unless you decide that things are getting better, nothing will improve. 

    Changing your mindset in this season is necessary for where God is taking you. You may not have gotten everything you thought you should’ve in your upbringing, but you can break the cycle and give what you didn’t get. You are not in a place where you can’t make a change or a decision. You have power over your life and with Jesus Christ on your side there is nothing you cannot do. Make the decision to move forward and take your voice back. Take your power back and let God be Glorified in your story.

    Mark 9:23 – Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

    -With sisterly love,

    Rebecca

  • Something new on the horizon

    Something new on the horizon

    Have you ever been in a situation where you wished you could go back to “the way it was”? I know I have, and I think we all can say that now especially after the pandemic. The thing about wanting to go back is that we miss the opportunities in front of us. 

    It’s easy to get caught up in the “good ole days” mentality when it’s all you’ve known.   However, there are times and seasons for everything under the sun (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8). Could you imagine wearing your winter coat in the middle of summer when it is 98 degrees? Or taking a walk in shorts and a tank top with snow falling down around you?  No, you wouldn’t do those things because it wouldn’t be appropriate for the season and in an extreme situation you could cause yourself harm. 

    Yes, we can honor and remember the past for what it gave us, but when the season changes, so should we. Change can be difficult, and I think we all know someone who has struggled with pivoting to the new in life. I don’t want that to be you. Lots wife in Genesis couldn’t fathom a better place to live, a better day and couldn’t let go of what was so she ended up being left behind (19:15-26).

    What God is doing in this season will require a new version of you. You must be able to take the lessons of the past for what they were and allow yourself to upgrade to where God is calling you to be. If you have been struggling with stepping into new season, know that you are not alone, and that God can see you through. You don’t have to start with all the answers, you just believe God and go. 

    God has graced you for the season He has called you to. So, believe that the God that gave you grace in the last season, is the same God that will grace you in the next. 

    Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.” -Isaiah 43:19

    -Rebecca Cochran