Glamping at Deer Camp

03/09/2026

03/07/2026

When a man’s ways please the Lord,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
— Proverbs 16:7 ✨

What a way to check yourself.

Are you in alignment with the Word of God?

Are your steps pleasing to the Lord — not just in public, but in the quiet places of your heart?

Do your enemies make peace with you?
Or… do you even have enemies?

Because sometimes the tension around us isn’t persecution.
Sometimes it’s misalignment.

And this verse lovingly invites us to pause and ask the Lord to examine our ways.

If this feels like an “oooop” moment… that’s not condemnation.
That’s grace. 🤍

Just ask the Holy Spirit:

“Show me where I need to come back into alignment.”

And He will.

He is gentle like that.
Faithful like that.
Kind enough to correct us so we can live in the peace He planned for us.

Because His desire has always been your good.

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord,
“plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
— Jeremiah 29:11 🌿

God is not trying to make your life harder.
He’s trying to make it fruitful… peaceful… whole.

And when your ways please Him,
even the places of conflict around you begin to shift. ✨

🤍

03/06/2026

He has indeed saved me

03/05/2026

When Jesus names you, every other voice loses its authority. 🤍 You are not who the snooty kids said you were.
You are not who being ignored tried to shape you into.
You are not who an angry spouse wounded you into believing you are.

Those were voices. Words that came from someone else’s brokenness. Lies the enemy told you.
Jesus is Truth.

People label from insecurity.
From jealousy.
From pain.
From their own blindness.

But there is only One who formed you with intention.
Only One who breathed life into your lungs.
Only One who has scars in His hands that say your name.

✨ “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.” — Book of Jeremiah 1:5

You were known before you were noticed.

✨ “I have loved you with an everlasting love.” — Book of Jeremiah 31:3

Not a love that leaves.
Not a love that shames.
Not a love that withdraws when you’re messy.

✨ “See, I have engraved you on the palms of My hands.” — Book of Isaiah 49:16

Your name is carved into Him.
Not penciled.
Not erasable.
Carved.

✨ “You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood… His own special people.” — First Epistle of Peter 2:9

You are chosen. 👑
You are wanted. 🤍
You are seen. 👀
You are deeply loved. ❤️

Let the false names fall off.
Let the old labels break.
Let Jesus rename you in tenderness.

He defines you — and He calls you His.

03/03/2026

The love & holiness of Jesus is utterly breathtaking.
Quiet. Pure. Untouched by shadow.

Before time began, He was already perfect — lacking nothing, needing nothing. Heaven declares His holiness even now, just as written in Isaiah: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts.” Not once. Not twice. But three times — as if language itself strains to express what cannot be measured.

And this Holy One came near.

He clothed Himself in humanity without surrendering His perfection. He walked among dust and sorrow and temptation — and never sinned. Not in word. Not in thought. Not in the hidden places no one else could see.

He did not love halfway.
He did not obey reluctantly.
He did not endure with resentment.

As foretold in Isaiah 53, He was pierced for our transgressions and crushed for our iniquities. And when that prophecy unfolded at the cross, recorded in the Gospel of John, there is no complaint in His voice. No bitterness. No regret.

Only surrender.
Only mercy.
Only love.

He did not withdraw the gift when it cost Him everything.
He did not hesitate when forgiveness meant suffering.
He did not reconsider when we were still undeserving.

His holiness did not distance Him from us — it made Him the only One able to save us.

And His love… oh, His love. 🤍

It is reverent.
It is steady.
It is stronger than death.

He gave Himself freely. Not pressured. Not forced. Not cornered by fate. He chose the cross because He chose us.

The Holy One bore unholiness so we could stand clean before God.

Let your heart soften here.
Let your voice grow quiet.
Let gratitude rise gently.

This is not common love.
This is sacred love. ✝️

03/02/2026

Stop Measuring God’s Love by Human Love. 💛✨

“Lean not on your own understanding…” — Book of Proverbs 3:5 📖

Don’t limit God’s love for you by what you were shown growing up.
Don’t measure Him by a childhood that felt cold. ❄️
Don’t define Him by a marriage that broke you. 💔
Don’t project onto Him the failures of people who were supposed to love you well.

Whatever you think you understand about love —
control, silence, performance, fear, abandonment —
do not limit God with that. 🚫

His love is not human.
It is not fragile.
It is not conditional.
It does not withdraw when you disappoint Him.

His love for you is unimaginable. 🌅

He proved it on the cross. ✝️
Who else would have done that?

While you were still messy.
Still doubting.
Still running.
Still trying to earn what was never meant to be earned.

He took every lash.
Every thorn pressed into His head. 🌹
Every splinter driven into His back.
Every nail.
The sword that pierced His side.

He found you worth it. 🤍

“He is not a man, that He should lie…” — Book of Numbers 23:19 📖

If He says He loves you, He does.
If He says you are chosen, you are.
If He says you are forgiven, it is finished.

Friend, His love is beyond human comprehension. 🌊
You don’t have to fully understand it to receive it.

Just believe Him.
And let yourself be loved. 💛

03/01/2026

Trusting Jesus isn’t passive.
It’s warfare. ⚔️🔥

The enemy will throw everything called “life” at you to cause doubt, confusion, and distraction from the One who’s holding you steady.

Stress over money. 💸
Stress over opportunities. 🚪
The world burning down around you. 🌎🔥
Even “fun” that slowly pulls your heart away. 🎉

Whatever the enemy can use, he will. No morals. No limits. If it shifts your gaze off Jesus, it’s fair game.

But there is one constant. ✨

A God who sees you — El Roi 👀🤍
A God who provides — Jehovah-Jireh 🕊️🍞
A God who heals — Jehovah-Rapha 🌿🩺
A Savior who covers you — the blood of Jesus still works. 🩸 You don’t fight for victory. You stand in victory while He fights for you. 🛡️👑
And when you feel like you can’t breathe? The Comforter — the Holy Spirit — draws near. 🕊️💨

There is nothing you will face that falls outside the possibilities of God. 🙌

Not financial pressure.
Not broken relationships.
Not fear.
Not chaos.

If it comes to you, it first passed by Him. 👑

So keep your eyes on Jesus. 👀✝️

When doubt screams — look at Him.
When confusion swirls — look at Him.
When distraction sparkles — look at Him.

He will strengthen you. 💪
He will uphold you. 🤲
He will be there with you. 🤍
He will provide for you. 🏔️

You are not one circumstance away from collapse.
You are one Savior away from peace — and you already have Him. ✨

Trust Him. ❤️🔥

02/28/2026

No weapon formed against me will prosper…doesn’t mean I won’t feel it 😂