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Verses im reading this week!
Romans 12:3
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.
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Matthew 5:46
46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?
WEEK TWO BLOG!!!!!!
It's okay to feel like you don't have it all together!!!!
Hi everyone!!! And welcome to week TWO of Sincerely Rooted, the blog!
This week I want to dive into being more vulnerable and honest about my current walk with faith! As a christian, it is so hard to know that even when you are feeling like nothing is okay, the Lord is still consistently good!!!! He is working on something far more precious than the difficult season you're in!
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This week has been, to be extremely honest, so so hard. I have been struggling so much with feeling overwhelmed, overworked, and constantly feeling like i'm not doing enough. I set so many goals and so much pressure on myself when in reality i need to be content in where i am planted! It is so important that i don't get so caught up in future aspirations that i miss out on what the lord is currently doing in my life. Pushing my own agenda and rushing god's timing is when i lose sight of my relationship with him the most. this week i have been constantly having to remind myself to just surrender it to god. it isn't for my plan anyway, but for his!!!! inviting him into it and letting him have control will allow it to be far more fruitful than if i was doing it by myself! but this is just to show that i still do really struggle with control. everything im currently pursuing is a blessing straight from the lord. and each of these environments god has blessed me in are an opportunity to share his love and share my story!
what im working on!
Part of sincerely rooted is being honest about my convictions and how the lord is still constantly shaping my heart to be more like his! God has been working on my heart so much this week and i am so thankful. hes given me the opportunity to invite him to my passions and my heart!!!! working alongside god is so much better than working independently!! I am really focused on working to be honest with god about where i am at and where i would like for him to take me!!! i think sometimes talking to god about the little struggles can allow him to move so much more than when you are hiding your sin from god!!! accountability is so important!!!!
Thank you so much for reading this week's blog & how the lord is working in my life currently! so much to come soon!!!!
sincerely yours,
Ella grace horton!!!!
Hi everyone!!! And welcome to week three of Sincerely Rooted, the blog!
This entire week of sincerely rooted is something i am so excited for!! Part of this brand's mission is to inspire growth in people that see christianity as simply being born into it. Through my testimony, I've learned that a personal relationship with god is so much more than anything you could be born into. Even though my parents did an amazing job of implementing the idea of christ into my life, my journey of following him was entirely personal.
CURRENTLY!!!!
This week was fall break!!! I got to go on a trip with my friend to fort worth, texas!!! This friendship has been new this semester so over this trip we got to dive into so many vulnerable conversations about life and growth!! She told me "To have gone through everything you have, and to still be the person is wow you are so strong" Through these conversations, I am just reminded of how good the lord is. He never took away from his pursuit of my heart. I have currently just been in awe of how near he is. Through so many trials, life, and things that i never thought would feel so distant, he came in and his love covered all of it!!! I have been made so new in his power and presence. This is just my encouragement to those that feel so broken, so unsure of who god is, that he is continuing to fight for you!!! he wants to know you deeper and he has so much to provide for you and he will fill all the brokenness with his peace. me, 4 years ago, could not have imagined the heart and life change ive been through since finding him.
what im working on!
Part of sincerely rooted is being honest about my convictions and how the lord is still constantly shaping my heart to be more like his! To love him means to be obedient -- even in the uncomfortable and even in the sacrificial. It is so hard to give up the world. so hard. everything that is temporary seems so fulfilling and so fun, but it always leaves you with emptiness and hurt. for me, its been so hard to give up anxiety and stress. I want to be in control of everything and to work it out in my own timing. thank you jesus things do not work out the way i plan because his plan is so much more fruitful and provisional towards my life. Resting in obedience and letting him lead my life is what i am currently working on!!!!
Thank you so much for reading this week's blog & how the lord is working in my life currently! so much to come soon!!!!
sincerely yours,
Ella grace horton!!!!
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Verses im reading this week!
John 14:31 -
"31 but he comes so that the world may learn that I love the Father and do exactly what my Father has commanded me."
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1 corinthians 5:7
"7 Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed."
WEEK THREE BLOG!!!!!!
Settling into the new identity Christ has given you!
Hi everyone!!! And welcome to week Four of Sincerely Rooted, the blog!
Sharing sincerely rooted has changed my life!!! It has opened up so many conversations and allowed me to be an advocate for how the lord can change hearts and lives!! However, sometimes i allow it to become a stressor when it simply just a passion and a gift from god! My current goal for sincerely rooted is to allow it to just be genuine and authentic and a true representation of my relationship with the lord!!!!
CURRENTLY!!!!
This week has been so Laid back (finally)!!!!! with no tests or extraneous work days i have really gotten to spend time with the people i love and be fully present!!! It's been important to me to schedule time with friends and make sure im incorporating intentional time into a busy schedule!! What is life if it's not filled with Love!! It has been so sweet getting to share life with people that are so kind and love so well! It's really helped me to understand the importance of routine and structure, even in your relationships!! There's so many times we all casually throw out the "we need to hang, i'll text you" and then we never follow through -- just send the text!!! Reaching out to your friends makes them feel loved and important and allows you to fill your cup with things other than work/ school related.
what im working on!
Part of sincerely rooted is being honest about my convictions and how the lord is still constantly shaping my heart to be more like his! This week i have found myself in a whole new world of procrastination!! Wether it's getting up early to do my bible study and workout or focusing on school work I have simply fallen short!! All these things are goals I have set to make my life more fruitful and it is truly a necessity for me to run away from being sleuth!! trying not to be disappointed in myself while still being accountable!! && knowing that i need to be waking up with intention moving forward!
Thank you so much for reading this week's blog & how the lord is working in my life currently! so much to come soon!!!!
sincerely yours,
Ella grace horton!!!!
WEEK FOUR BLOG!!!!!!
The importance of finding structure and routine!!!
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Verses im reading this week!
2 Timothy 2:15
"15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved,[a] a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."
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Proverbs 13:4
"The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied."
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Verses im reading this week!
Galations 1:10
"For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ."
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Romans 12:2
"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."
Hi everyone!!! And welcome to week Five of Sincerely Rooted, the blog!
This week has been a Lot!!!! I have been dealing with so much anxiety surrounding my relationships, school, and life!!! I've honestly never really struggled with people pleasing until this semester!! I have always been okay with not being liked by everyone, but more recently it's been really difficult!! Although that comes with good intentions, wanting the loved of the lord to be seen through me, it can become really unhealthy and actually negatively affect relationships!
CURRENTLY!!!!
this week has put me in such a slump!! Continuous rainy weather with a busy schedule!!!-- It has just been so difficult to find motivation, hence this blog and my podcast coming out later this week. Like i said in the intro, people pleasing!!! it is so hard to run from. Recently, i have made a lot of new friendships and trying to maintain every single one with love and intention has honestly been so difficult. I am really hard on myself when i don't make enough time or feel like i am not allowing the friendship to be as fruitful as the lord has planned! Its hard to remind myself that god is not asking me to lead my friendships or carry them on my back, he is simply asking me to glorify him through them and invite him into them!!!! all of my relationships are so sweet and kind and it is easy to look past that when i am busy and beating myself down! Love and fruitfulness come naturally when you focus on walking in obedience with god and allowing his character to fill you!! I don't need to work hard to be the perfect friend or the perfect person!!! I am human and sinful and god still uses me and will still allow my friendships to flourish through grace!!!!!
what im working on!
Part of sincerely rooted is being honest about my convictions and how the lord is still constantly shaping my heart to be more like his! I really need to work on seeking him!!! I really focus on all these high goals i set myself, but often fall short of setting goals in my faith! It is so important that i stay consistent in chasing after him even after salvation!!! Because if not, my flesh will consume me!!!!! Allowing him to fill all the spaces i fall short in!
sincerely yours,
Ella grace horton!!!!
WEEK FIVE BLOG!!!!!!
People pleasing and friendships!!!
Hi everyone!!! And welcome to week six of Sincerely Rooted, the blog!
I took a week off from Sincerely rooted and I am, as always, so excited and compelled to share it all! Being very transparent, starting sincerely rooted was a huge jump of faith that the lord called me into, and it has not been easy!!! Last week, i was feeling overwhelmingly anxious and stressed aboout sharing my testimony and i really fell victim to the pressure i put on myself. however, through prayer it's been so evident that i am called to let the lord speak through me. not my words, but his. not my story, but the one that he so beautifully crafted! SO thats how we are continuing on, with full faith in what the lord will do!
CURRENTLY!!!!
Obviously i am working on transferring my anxiety into trust in the lord and letting his provision lead me! I allowed my anxiety to separate me from the lord so much. Feeling like i was "too overwhelmed" to come to the lord in my troubles. even spending just a short amount of time away from the lessons and scripture the lord had led me into so much spiritual warfare. My desires began to revert back to the world and i lost sight of the foundation of who i was. insecurity, anxiety, and stress continued to rise while my desire for the lord continued to dim. Spiritual warfare is so real!!!!! last week was so hard, but my knowledge of the lord's desire for my heart stood true. this is my encouragement to you that a walk with jesus is not always going to be fun and exciting and truly our flesh will fight it. but the lord's love and grace covers us!!! he knows our intentions and our hearts even when temptation and our flesh are working so hard to remove us from his presence. it is so important to rely on his strength in these moments, which is where i fell short last week!!!
what im working on!
Part of sincerely rooted is being honest about my convictions and how the lord is still constantly shaping my heart to be more like his! Obviously i feel like there is so mcuh to work on. but ultimately, i know just sitting in his presence, being an active listener to his word, and allowing his love to fill me will heal everything that I feel is currently broken! Thank you lord for everything you provide me with to set my path to be more like yours!!!!
sincerely yours,
Ella grace horton!!!!
WEEK SIX BLOG!!!!!!
Separation from the Lord and it's effects on the heart!!!
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Verses im reading this week! Same as last week because these are just too good!!!!
Galations 1:10
"For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ."
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Romans 12:2
"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."
