Lili Fitness

There are moments in life when our physical eyes see only the difficulties, heartache, uncertainty, disappointment, stress or fear. We focus on the closed doors, unanswered prayers, broken relationships, financial struggles, illness, or dreams that seem to be slipping away. In these moments our natural eyes can only see what is happening around us, but God wants to invite us to see something much greater.💛

This week I’ve been learning about how the prophet Elisha understood this principle of “opening our spiritual eyes to see.” When his servant became terrified after seeing an enemy army surrounding them, Elisha didn’t pray for the army to disappear first. Instead, he prayed:

“Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see.” 2 Kings 6:17

Immediately, the servant’s eyes were opened, and he saw that the mountains were filled with heavenly horses and chariots of fire surrounding them. The danger had not disappeared, but now he could also see God’s protection.

One of the greatest prayers we can offer, is not to say, “ Please change my circumstances,” but to instead say; “ Heavenly Father please open my spiritual eyes that I may see.”

When our spiritual eyes are opened, our circumstances may not change immediately, but our perspective does. We can focus on turning our hearts away from what we lack, from our fears, to focusing on having divine perspective instead.

I’ve realized that when I ask the Lord to open my spiritual eyes, He doesn’t always change my circumstances right away, but He almost always changes my perspective. He reminds me that He is working, even when I can’t see it. He helps me notice His tender mercies, His miracles, and His loving hand in moments when I would have otherwise overlooked.

He has also helped me to have spiritual eyes to focus on gratitude or to recognize the tactics of the enemy and He reminds me of ways in which I can protect my mind, heart and soul form the adversary. Without spiritual eyes we wouldn’t be able to recognize the Lords ways vs the enemy.

Spiritual eyes can help us to recognize God’s hand, we can notice His tender mercies that may be hidden in the difficult days. We can see that He provides daily ☀️ and that He has been walking beside us all along.

This story of Elisha also reminds us to ask ourselves

How often are we like that servant?

We become overwhelmed, fearful and anxious because we see the obstacle but not the God who is greater than the obstacle. We see the storm but forget the Savior who walks on the water. We see the mountain, but fail to notice the God who moves those mountains.

Faith is learning to trust what God sees even when we cannot.

Sometimes God opens our spiritual eyes by helping us recognize that an unanswered prayer is actually divine protection. Other times He helps us see that our waiting is preparing us for something greater that He has for us. Or there may be times when He lets us know that the trial itself is becoming the actual instrument He is using to refine our hearts and draw us closer to Him.

The Apostle Paul taught:

“…we walk by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:7

Walking by faith means trusting that God is doing things we cannot yet see. It means believing that His timing is perfect, even when it doesn’t match our own. When we have faith we’re OPTIMISTIC In the trust that we have in a loving and amazing God. ❤️🥰🙏🏼

President Russell M. Nelson once said, “The Lord loves effort because effort brings rewards that can’t come without it.” One of the greatest efforts we can make is choosing to seek heaven’s perspective every day.

So today, instead of only asking the Lord to remove your trial, try asking Him to help you see it differently. Think of ways in which you can put effort toward coming closer to God or working toward what He has put in your heart.

Ask Him one day at a time to open your spiritual eyes.

You may begin to notice blessings you hadn’t seen before, angels you can actually feel! strength you didn’t know you had, lessons you wouldn’t have learned otherwise you had to wait. Today, let the Lord guide your mind and heart to acknowledge and see the evidence that God has been walking beside you all along.

When we begin to see through the eyes of faith, we realize that we are never facing life’s challenges alone. There’s a purpose and a divine timing that we can trust. For now, we can just hold on to our creator and allow Him to come and help us open our eyes that we may see with spiritual eyes one day at a time. 🥹

The more we pray, the more we see & the more we see the more power we have to transform our discouragement into hope, confusion into peace, and fear into faith. 💪🏼🥰 Truly, with Christ all things are possible. ❤️

Take a moment to breathe and say a little prayer asking the Lord to help you open your spiritual eyes so that you may see what He would like to show you in this very moment. Let yourself have a moment with the Savior, let go of what’s heavy in your heart and allow His to help you see. Write down any impressions, visions or thoughts that come to you. God loves you and wants to show you what He has for you. 💛

Our Spiritual Goal for This Week

Each morning, begin your prayers by asking, “Father, please open my spiritual eyes today.” Throughout the day, write down at least one moment where you recognized God’s hand, guidance, comfort, or blessing, even if it seemed small.

Our Physical Goal for This Week

Spend at least 20 minutes each day walking outdoors without distractions. As you walk, intentionally observe God’s creation. Notice the colors, sounds, sunlight, breeze, trees, birds, and flowers. Let nature speak to you and remind you that the same creator who sustains the world is faithfully sustaining you. 💖

Hope that you can make it to class tonight at 7pm! Our focus will be to give ourselves a little more love by moving our body, releasing stress and having an amazing and relaxing meditation. Hope that you can join us and invite others to benefit as well. 🥰❤️🙏🏼

Love,

Lili 🌸

We all long for miracles.

Some of us pray for healing, for loved ones, for answers, for a restored relationship, financial relief, direction, or peace after heartache. There are times when our hearts may quietly whisper, “Lord, I know YOU can… but will You?”

The truth is that our Heavenly Father is still a God of miracles. The scriptures tell us that He’s unchanging from beginning to end. (Hebrews 13:8) “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and forever.”

We know that the God who created all things is still present and miracles still happen. What prevents the us from seeing the miracles is but our unbelief. We question Gods abilities, we don’t think it can happen to us etc. But this is when we need to remember that He is an unchanging God who has already in the past blessed each one of us with miracles and He will do it again. 💛

We also need to remember that the greatest miracle isn’t always the one we’re asking for. Sometimes the greatest miracle is what He does within us while we wait for what He will do for us. 🥹 Often times it’s in our daily prayers that He changes us and prepares us for what is coming in His will and timing.

The miracle begins with trust. 💪🏼

Faith is believing that God can. ❤️

Trust is believing that God will do what is best, even if it looks different than we imagined.

The Savior invites us to trust Him completely when He tells us:

“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” (Proverbs 3:5–6)

When we surrender our own timeline or how we want things to work out and instead we place our lives into His hands, our hearts become fertile ground where miracles can grow.🤲🏻🌱

The scriptures don’t teach us a specific formula that guarantees miracles right away. Instead, they teach us a pattern of discipleship that prepares our hearts to recognize and receive the Lord’s miraculous hand.

That pattern includes:

Pray with real intent and faith.

Study the word of God daily.

Keep your covenants.

Repent quickly and seek the companionship of the Holy Ghost.

Act in faith, even before you see the outcome.

Give thanks before the answer comes.

Trust God’s timing more than your own.

The Lord promises:

“If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed… nothing shall be impossible unto you.”(Matthew 17:20)

And Moroni teaches:

“Neither at any time hath any wrought miracles until after their faith.” Ether 12:12

We can see that miracles often come after faith, not before it. For example would we plant a seed if we didn’t believe that it would grow? The same is with us. We have to first plant and believe before we even see the miracle. EVERYTHING we do in our daily lives requires faith and action! We are constantly practicing it. First we see it in our minds, we believe we can do it, we take action and accomplish it. The same is with our miracles. We believe, we trust in God, we take action and wait on His timing.

I heard something beautiful which says; “Faith is not waiting for evidence before believing. Faith is choosing to believe while heaven is still quiet.” The Lord knows us, He hears us, He knows all that is in our hearts. When heaven feels quiet He may be polishing another part of ourselves that is necessary before the miracle comes. ALWAYS TRUST IN HIS TIMING.❤️

Sometimes we think a miracle means circumstances changing. Yet one of Christ’s greatest gifts is PEACE in the middle of unanswered prayers. I’m SO thankful for the moments when “my miracle hasn’t happened” and I feel this incredible amount of peace! That’s how I know the Lord is right here with me. I hope that you can recognize the moments when God provides you peace even though the circumstances haven’t changed. Peace is one of the most amazing answers we can receive from the Lord. Consider that a miracle in itself. We just need the eyes to see the miracles in our daily lives.

The Lord promised:

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you, not as the world giveth give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”— John 14:27

When our circumstances remain the same, but our hearts become calm, that is heaven touching our hearts. That is the testimony that there is a loving God who is able and willing to calm our hearts and fill us with His peace while we trust and wait. 🤍

Also remember that the miracle may begin long before the situation changes.We have no idea what the Lord is working behind the scenes before the miracles come. We just have to trust in Him daily and look for the daily gifts that He provides. ☀️

Every day we can wake up believing:

“Today the Lord will strengthen me.”

“Today He will guide me.”

“Today He will open a door I cannot yet see.”

“Today I will witness His hand in my life.”

As we begin looking for His hand, we discover that miracles are often woven into ordinary moments. A scripture that speaks directly to your heart, a song that touched your soul, peace after prayer, a phone call at the perfect time, an unexpected answer, renewed strength, a softened heart, a hug that was needed, a friend that was there or simply enough grace for one more day.

The children of Israel received manna one day at a time (see Exodus 16). God didn’t provide a year’s supply. He provided daily bread, teaching them that He could be trusted every single morning.☀️

The same is true for us.

He gives us enough light for today, enough strength for today, enough grace for today.

While we wait, we need to remember that God’s silence doesn’t mean He’s absent. He is a loving God and is actually working in ways we cannot yet see. Each day He is strengthening our faith, refining our character, preparing blessings and opening doors we cannot see.

The Lord who parted the Red Sea, raised Lazarus, and calmed the storm is still the same Savior today.❤️

Nothing is impossible for Him.

Your miracle may come differently than expected.

It may come gradually.

It may come through people, doctors, inspired ideas, opportunities, or quiet spiritual impressions.

But every prayer offered in faith is heard by a loving Father who knows exactly what His children need.

Keep trusting.

Keep believing.

Keep expecting Him to show up.

Because He always does.

At the end of it all, the greatest miracle is discovering that Christ has been carrying you all along. ❤️ He is our Savior. He hears our prayers, He loves us. Him & our Father in Heaven are the creators of love, the God who created this universe, the world, 🌎 and all that we we see, even the creator of our bodies. He is waiting for us to come to Him. Without forcing us but just with our willing heart turned to Him, to trust Him and BELIEVE IN HIM AND HIS TIMING. As we choose to trust we will have the eyes to see more and more miracles in our lives. ❤️🙏🏼🥰

Spiritual Goal This Week

Each morning, kneel in prayer and ask:

“Heavenly Father, help me recognize Your hand in my life today.”

Then each evening, write down three tender mercies or small miracles you noticed that day. As you begin looking for God’s hand, you’ll discover He has been walking beside you all along.

Physical Goal This Week

Take a 20-minute walk each day without distractions.

Leave your phone in your pocket. Notice the beauty around you. The warmth of the sun, the breeze, birds singing, flowers blooming, the rhythm of your breath. Let the beauty of creation remind you that the God who sustains the world is also sustaining you. 🥹❤️

Take a few deep breaths and try to hand your worries over to the Lord. Believe in the God of miracles and notice the little answers or fingerprints on f God in your life today.

Remember the Savior’s invitation:

“Be still, and know that I am God.”(Psalm 46:10)

Miracles are not always found at the end of the journey. Often, they are discovered in every faithful step we take with Christ.👣

Walk forward today with hope. Trust that the Lord is already preparing blessings you cannot yet imagine. His timing is perfect, His love is constant, and His miracles, whether quiet or extraordinary….always arrive with divine purpose.

I hope that you’re able to make to class tonight at 7pm for an amazing workout and a beautiful meditation that will allow us to release stress and trust more in the GOD OF MIRACLES. 💛🥹

Love you all and hope to see you there!

💖

Lili 🌺

This week I’ve been thinking about how easy it is for us to get overwhelmed and to overthink all kinds of scenarios and things that haven’t even happened in our minds. Do you do that too? 🤦🏻‍♀️

Thankfully, God is amazing and He can teach us in the most incredible ways if we’re willing to look for them. 💛This morning I stepped out to sit in my porch and I noticed this beautiful butterfly stuck inside my porch unable to get out.

I noticed how much it was panicking to find a way out. It kept flying into things and desperately trying to get out. So much energy was spent fighting a way out. I tried to get close to it to see if I could grab it gently, to help get it out of my porch. But as I got closer it would panic even more and it would fly far away from me where I couldn’t reach it.

As I looked at that butterfly, God taught me something. I just looked at it as it was panicking and hear or felt this voice in my heart say “this is exactly what I do!” I panic and worry about things when there’s someone right there who can help me. 🥺

Just like the butterfly, 🦋 we “flap our wings” in our moments when we get overwhelmed, stressed, scared, worried or anxious. Sadly, we are like that butterfly when we refuse to slow down and think of ways to try to get ourselves out from what is “trapping us.” We even panic when others try to help and in some cases we draw ourselves away from God! 😔 who is the one who can use His hands to help hold us and get us out.

There was a moment when this butterfly finally calmed down. It came down closer to a place where I could reach it. I noticed its wings stopped moving and i noticed the beautiful colors of its wings. It was finally calmed, relaxed and peaceful holding on to the screen but just calm. That was the moment when i was finally able to cup my hands and gently cover the butterfly to release it outside of the porch. 🦋👐

Sometimes all we need to do is calm ourselves down. Be here in the moment. Even though we may be “trapped in the screen porch.” Things may not happen right away when we ask because we may need a little more time to learn a new lesson, to learn how to calm down or to just quiet the stress and the panic by praying and asking God to help us take the NEXT BEST STEP.

We have a God who is loving, amazing, kind, generous and willing to reach out to us to rescue us. ❤️ We just need to try to be still and look for Him. We need His wisdom and guidance to help us reach the next step or to get us out of where He only can reach.

He isn’t asking us to understand everything. He is inviting us to stop worrying and fearing and instead TRUST HIM. Trust in what we cannot see yet. Trust in His guidance. Try to listen to the whisperings of what He tells us and follow what He says.

The Lord promises in Proverbs 3:5–6:

“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”

What can we let go of today to allow God to help us carry it. What can we hand over to Him? What inspiration will He bring to help you with your worries, your problems. With God all things are possible. Remember to let go and allow yourself to be placed fully in Gods hands.

Theres another scripture which says:

Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not.” (D&C 6:37)

What a beautiful way to live! Instead of looking at every obstacle…We look to Christ.

Instead of carrying every burden…Place it in His hands.

Instead of demanding every answer…Be still and trust in what He has for you TODAY. Just take it ONE DAY AT A TIME. ☀️

Allow yourself to see what God is doing just today. One small miracle at a time.

There’s incredible peace that comes when we stop trying to control everything and begin trusting THE ONE who already sees the end from the beginning.

The future has never been ours to carry. It has always belonged to God.🦋❤️

Our responsibility is simply to seek Him each morning, listen for His voice, and faithfully follow the next impression or the next step that He places in our hearts.

The rest can remain safely in His hands.🤲🏻🤍

Our spiritual goal for the week is to let go and let GOD help us.

Our physical goal is to walk daily and be present during our walks. Maybe even talk to God and feel a connection to nature and to all of the beauty that God has for us to discover.

Love you all and hope to see you tonight at 7pm. For an amazing class and peaceful meditation. ❤️

Love

Lili

Life has a way of placing us in situations where we simply do not know what to do. We pray for answers, beg for miracles, and search for wisdom and certainty, yet we often find ourselves standing in the middle of what feels like unanswered prayers and uncertainty. But It is in those moments that we can choose to hold on to God or move away from Him.

Life challenges have taught me that being away from God is the worst way to handle life’s challenges. It’s been during the hardest times that God has shown up and been there for me, family and loved ones. It’s been during those moments when I’ve learned to remember that God has been present in the past and He will show up again in my life and in the lives of those who choose to see Him.

This life will have it’s challenges regardless of what we think…The amazing thing is that God invites us to learn one of the greatest lessons of discipleship during these times and that is the lesson of TRUSTING Him completely.

Faith begins with believing that God exists. I love to see the BIG PICTURE on life. I know that God exists when I look at the sun ☀️, the way all living things function, when I look at the animals and the beauty of this earth. I can see God when looking at the miracle of a newborn baby and how that works. I can see God in the way our own bodies work. In the planets on the molecules of water etc. Truly, ALL things testify that there is a God.

So, believing in God becomes stronger when we can see that we ourselves are a miracle and that we are know and created by that same divine light. That the love we’re capable of feeling can only come from a God who planted that level of love in our hearts. ❤️

The next step after believing is trusting. Trusting that He, our loving creator knows what He is doing…..even when we do not. It’s fully letting go and trusting that He will take care of us and bringing what is best for us and the development that each one of us needs to gain in this life. 🤍🙌🏼

The Lord has never promised a life free of challenges, but He has promised that He will walk with us through them. Christ himself knows our suffering and put himself in our shoes to be able to comfort us and help us.

This is when we remember these words;

“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”

(Proverbs 3:5–6)

Notice that the scripture doesn’t say, “Trust when you understand.” It says, “Lean not unto thine own understanding.” In life we won’t understand why things happen…sometimes we won’t have answers…But true trust begins when we stop demanding to see the entire staircase or all of the answers and we simply take the next step God places before us. 🪜 Taling the steps of trust and faith in Christ allows us to reach higher knowledge, wisdom and understanding than what we could gain on our own.

God’s greatest plan is for us to not be separated from Him, but instead He wants us to come to know Him and TRUST HIM all on our own free will and choice.

We can remind ourselves that out Big Amazing God can see what we cannot see. He knows the end from the beginning. While we see only a small piece of the puzzle, He sees the entire picture.

Trust grows as we remember God’s faithfulness in our lives. Every answered prayer, every tender mercy, and every moment of divine guidance, every moment that our heart was covered in peace, all of those things become evidence that He has never left us alone. Looking back often gives us the courage to move forward. ⏩

When we have complete trust in Him, this also requires surrender. It means that we’re willing to pray as the Savior prayed:

“Nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.” (Luke 22:42)

When we trust in God we’re better able to say; “Even if your answer Father, is different from what I hoped for, I know that YOU are guiding me with perfect wisdom and love.” ❤️

Trust begins when faith becomes stronger than fear. We no longer let our fears bring us down but instead we let that TRUST grow within us to fill us with the belief in a loving and caring God.

I love this scripture in Mathew 6:26

Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

The lord who feeds the birds will feed you physically, mentally and spiritually. He knows your needs before you ask and He is ready to provide for your life. TRUST HIM & SEE HIS MIRACLES. 💛

The miracle of trust is not always that our circumstances change immediately. Sometimes the miracle is that our hearts change. We find peace before the answer comes. We find strength before the trial ends. We find confidence that God is working, even when we cannot yet see how.

As we learn to trust Him, we begin to understand what the Lord taught:

“Be still, and know that I am God.” ♥️

(Psalm 46:10)

Trusting God means believing that His timing is right, His plan is good, and His love is constant, even when the path ahead is unclear.

Tonight in class we will do a meditation similar to this.

Take a slow, deep breath.

As you inhale, think:

“God is with me.”

As you exhale, think:

“I trust Him.”

Imagine placing your worries, fears, and unanswered questions into the Savior’s hands. Allow yourself to rest in the truth that He is aware of you and is leading you one step at a time.

Our physical goal this week is: To take a 10-minute walk each day and use that time to notice God’s hand in the beauty around you. 😍

Our Spiritual Goal: Each morning, identify one worry you are carrying and consciously give it to the Lord through prayer. Then ask yourself throughout the day:

“Am I believing in God, or am I trusting Him?” ♥️

I pray that this message will touch your heart and allow you feel that your TRUST is growing in God day by day. 💛 Love you all and I hope that you can make it to class tonight at 7pm not only my to release stress but also to strengthen our body, calm our mind and lift our spirit. 🥰 💛 See you there!

Love,

Lili 💖

We’ve all experienced moments when we feel uncomfortable by something we’re watching, or the things that we listen to. 🤦🏻‍♀️

I had an experience recently when I decided to watch a documentary. I thought this documentary would be interesting, but instead it turned dark very quickly. I instantly felt my soul tell me that this wasn’t good for my mind and spirit. So, I turned it off and I quickly closed my eyes and said a little prayer asking God to help me bring good things to my mind. I’m thankful that I was able to listen to that little voice and that I was able to take action in that moment. After praying, I instantly heard this scripture pop into my mind.

“The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.”Matthew 6:22

I realized at that moment that what I allow to enter into my eyes absolutely has an influence in what I feel In my spirit. What I watch and listen to does matter and it does affect the amount of light or darkness that is within each one of us.

So, how important is it that we learn to listen to that little voice? That voice of the spirt which tells us what is good and what is not? And how important is it that each one of us learns to protect our eyes, ears and mind from the things of the world?

We live in a world filled with endless distractions, voices, opinions, influences etc, but the Savior’s words in Matthew 6:22 feel incredibly relevant to us today. Jesus teaches us that what we choose to focus on affects every part of our lives. The “eye” that Jesus is speaking about is more than our physical sight, it represents our attention, our desires, our thoughts, and what we allow to enter into our hearts. 💛

When our eyes are “single” to God, focused on truth, goodness, and Christ, our lives become filled with His light. His peace is able to replace our confusions, fears and challenges. When our eyes are “single” that means that we choose to focus on hope and allowing that hope to overcome our discouragements, we also focus on allowing out trust or faith in Him to become stronger than our fears. His light can replace any darkness that we may be experiencing.

Every day, we are making choices about what we allow into our minds and hearts. The books we read, the media we consume, the conversations we participate in, and even the thoughts we entertain, all shape who we are becoming. While the world often encourages us to fill our minds with noise, comparison, negativity, and endless distractions, Jesus Christ invites all of us to fill our hearts and minds with light.

If you have a chance to read Mathew 6: You may also notice that Jesus is speaking about the love of money. He invited us to build treasures in Heaven where moth and rust does not corrupt and where thieves won’t steal…He wants our focus to NOT be upon the love of money, or the material things of this world. He teaches us that where our heart is ❤️.. That is where our treasure will be also.

So, think for a moment about where your heart is? Are you centering your heart on material things? On money? On the things if this world? Or is your heart “single”, focused or centered on the things of God. On things that are eternal, that won’t be rusted or stolen…Think about where your true treasure lies. 💖

Theres another scripture that helps us to know what should focus on & it says;

“Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report… think on these things.” (Philippians 4:8)

How amazing that Paul teaches us this, he doesn’t just tell us to just avoid darkness. Instead he’s invites us to ACTIVELY SEEK LIGHT! 💛 There is a difference. Our spiritual growth doesn’t come from avoiding harmful influences; it comes from intentionally looking for things that draw us closer to our Savior. The things that invite the light into our lives. ❤️🥰

When we spend time daily in God’s words, our minds become clearer. When we offer sincere prayers, our hearts become softer. When we choose gratitude instead of complaining, when we choose kindness over criticism, and faith over fear, we allow the Spirit of God to dwell within us. We’re better able to recognize the difference between the good and the bad and we’re better able to shield ourselves and protect ourselves with the true light of Christ that overpowers darkness.

That light that we bring does matter and it eventually tells us where our hearts and treasures truly lie.

One of the greatest spiritual disciplines we can gain is learning to guard and protect our hearts. ❤️

Proverbs 4:23 teaches:

“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”

Here are a few questions we can ask ourselves:

Does this create peace or anxiety?

Does this inspire faith or feed fear?

Does this bring me closer to Christ or farther away from Him?

Does this help me see others as God sees them?

Does this fill me with light?

We can recognize not every influence is obviously harmful, but not every influence is helpful either. As we choose to follow Christ, we are invited to be intentional about what we focus on and what we give our attention to. 💛

The more we fill our lives with God’s light, the easier it becomes to recognize darkness when it appears.🛡️ We can shield and protect ourselves by listening to that little voice and intentionally begin looking for the good and the light of God around us.

This week, our goal is to set aside five minutes each day to do a “Light Check.”

Find a quiet place and take several slow breaths.

Offer a prayer asking Heavenly Father to help you recognize His presence.

Read Matthew 6:22 slowly a few times.

Then close your eyes for a minute and think about these questions:

What has been occupying most of my thoughts lately?

What has brought light into my life this week?

What is one thing I may need to let go of that is distracting me from Christ?

Write down one blessing you have seen from God today.

End with gratitude, thanking the Lord for His guidance and light.

As we intentionally focus on Christ, we begin to notice His hand more clearly in our daily lives. We discover that His light has been present all along.

Jesus said:

“I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” (John 8:12)

The Savior never promised a life without challenges, we will all have difficulties to overcome…but our Savior did promise that we would have His light. 🥹 We’re the ones who have to invite that light into our eyes, our ears, our mind and heart ❤️ 💪🏼 Each day we have the opportunity to bless our minds with uplifting messages our eyes to be filled with light and our hearts to be centered of the things that are above this world. 🌎 ⬆️

Christ invited us to rise above. To set our hearts and minds on eternal treasures rather than on money, lust or things that are unhealthy for our hearts, mind and soul. His truth still guides. His words are true. His love still heals. His grace still strengthens. & there’s nothing more beautiful than being able to experience God for yourself in your own life and in your own way.

So, let’s fix your eyes on Him, let’s allow our hearts to be protected and become steadier, our minds to be filled with light so that we may see clearer, and our lives to become brighter so that we can reflect the light of Christ for others to see.

Our physical goal for the week is

To spend at least 15 minutes each day outdoors without digital distractions. Go for a walk and notice God’s creations, breathe deeply, and allow your mind to rest from the constant noise of the world and instead feel your connection to God becoming stronger.

Our Spiritual Goal is to:

Begin and end each day by reading one scripture about light, hope, or faith. Pray for the ability to recognize what invites the Spirit into your life and what may be taking your focus away from Christ. Ask Heavenly Father to help you invite light into every hour of your day. 💛

As we choose to seek Him this week, I hope and pray that our eyes will be filled with His light, that our hearts will be covered by His peace, and that our lives may be filled with the joy that comes from walking closely with the Savior and having the light flowing constantly within us. 🥰💛🙏🏼

Hope that you can make it to class tonight at 7pm to strengthen ourselves physically, mentally and spiritually. 🥰 Class will be canceled next week. So, hopefully you can join us tonight and invite others to benefit as well. ❤️🙏🏼

Love you all and hope to see you there.

💖

Lili 🌺

Last week in class, I had a beautiful experience. I had come prepared to give a meditation in class that I thought would be fitting for that night. But as soon as I was about to start, I noticed that I couldn’t say the words that I had planned.

Instead, I noticed an image coming to my mind in which I saw clouds covering the sky above me. At that moment, the thought also came to me that those clouds are like our thoughts. I knew at that moment that God wanted me to share this image with the class and I was grateful for what He was allowing me to see. ☁️ I began describing what the image looked like. The sky was dark, clouds covering everything in my view and I asked the women in class to see those dark clouds as their negative thoughts and notice each one of them for a moment.

Have you noticed how many of your thoughts are negative? How many of those thoughts cover the sky of your mind daily and even hourly? All the comparisons, judgments, feelings of inadequacy, sadness, fears, unhappiness etc? Have you noticed how the world around us is constantly focused of pessimism on negativity, on darkness? 🙁 & Can you feel that world creeping into your mind, heart and thoughts constantly?

As humans we’re basically wired to focus on threats because bad things require our immediate attention and sadly, the negative thoughts stick to our minds more than the positive thoughts. That’s why we have to practice learning how to protect ourselves and check our thoughts a little more often. ✅❌

In the meditation I did in class last week, I asked them to notice the clouds, to see the negative thoughts and look a little beyond that to see the light behind the clouds peeking through. ⛅️ I asked them to focus on that light until the clouds of their minds began to clear completely and all they could see and feel was the sun! ☀️

I told them that the sun is the light of Christ! 💛 His light is able to penetrate any clouds of our mind. His light is able to touch every part of our lives if we allow it to do so. We can invite the light of Christ to bring His light to that very thought that we may be struggling with. To ask the Lord to help us to heal that thought and to help it go away so that we may focus on His light and Love instead. ❤️

Romans 12:2 says 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is. His good, pleasing and perfect will.💛

Our amazing and powerful minds are given to us so that we may learn how to manage them, protect and nourish them. We do have the ability to control what we think about, and those thoughts affect all of the areas of our lives.

For example; notice how you feel when your thoughts are pessimistic and how that trickles to other areas of your life. Also, take a moment to notice the difference, when your thoughts are filled with light, the moments when you choose to TRUST GOD instead of believing the lies of the world. Think of the moments when you’ve been compassionate toward those who have hurt you, when you’ve felt peace and true joy and how those thoughts also affect you life, your energy and your surroundings. 🥰💛

This week I had a few opportunities to be in rooms filled with people, the thought ame to my mind as I looked around the room, that all of us have our own clouds we’re dealing with. 😔☁️ You may think someone is rude, when in reality the clouds of their minds are really just covering their mind during those moments. It doesn’t matter how wealthy we are, how beautiful, how powerful or popular we are…

There are people whose mental skies are covered in clouds of comparison, dissatisfaction, they’re focused on the negative and they’re unable to see past those clouds. 🙁 That’s when we need to remember to rise above our own clouds 🌤️and be compassionate toward others. Reach out in love and not judge the clouds they may be experiencing. As we learn to manage our own thoughts we’re able to reach out in love to others and help them with their own clouds as well. 💛

Today I would like to invite you to look for the light of the sun in the sky of your mind. ☀️ Clear the negative thoughts and focus instead on practicing and exercising your mind, heart and soul to focus instead on the light! Let the Lord become your teacher. Let Him help you let go of your negative thoughts and allow yourself to focus on seeing and feeling the light in your life more and more! 🤩 After all, this is your life and you get to choose what you want to focus on. 💪🏼🥰💛

Remember that your Father in Heaven gave you this mind for you to learn to manage it. He wants to remind you that light overcomes darkness. Light fills your heart with true joy and happiness. So, focus on the light! Focus in the good! Focus on Christ and notice how this will clear your mind and heart and allow you to live a happier more fulfilling life than anything else that the world can offer. 🥰 There’s nothing better than having a joyful and peaceful soul. & it all starts with your thoughts and what you guide your mind to focus on and to see. ❤️

There’s a beautiful scripture in Philippians 4:8

Which says; Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things.

Let’s make it our goal to think about what is good, loving, kind, pure. Let’s stop listening to all of the pessimism of the news and the world around us. Lets focus instead on the beauty that surrounds us. On the light of Christ and on the light that we can be to others. We can focus on helping our friends and families to clear the dark clouds of their minds as well. 🥰🌤️💛 God will see what’s in our heart and He will bless us for our efforts to focus on the good and notice the light more and more.

Our spiritual goal for the week is to; Focus on the sunshine no matter how dark the days, the thoughts or the circumstances may feel…Ask the Lord to help you see the light and He will be there to help you see it, feel it and transform you heart and mind. 🙏🏼💛

Our physical goal for the week is to bring light to our physical body as well by choosing good food and daily movement to help us feel recharged and energized. 💪🏼

Love you all and I hope that you can make it to class tonight to strengthen and renew yourself physically, mentally and spiritually. Last week we had a beautiful class! & I can’t wait to see how tonight will go! Hope that you can join us and fill yourself with a little more light today. 🥰🙏🏼☀️

Love,

Lili 🌸

Sometimes in life we become so focused on what we are still waiting for that we forget to remember all that God has already done for us. We pray for answers, direction, healing, peace, or miracles, and when things feel uncertain it can be easy to think that He is silent. But if we pause for a moment and look back, we will often see that His hand has been present all along throughout the ups and downs of our life.

If we think back on our life’s challenges, there were moments when we thought we would not make it through, yet somehow we did. There were doors that opened unexpectedly, burdens that became lighter, strength that came at the exact moment we needed it, and blessings that could not have happened without divine help. Sometimes God’s miracles are dramatic and amazing, and I’m so thankful for the miracles I’ve clearly seen in my life. But sometimes miracles quiet and not as noticeable. Maybe it can be a feeling of peace, the right person showing up at the perfect time, protection we did not even realize we needed, or the courage to take one more step forward.

This week I read in Joshua 1: where the Lord says “Be strong and of good courage” and I thought about how that ties to us. I realized that we can be strong when we rely on the Lord. When we realize and REMEMBER the type of God that He is. How loving, kind, forgiving and amazing He is. We can be courageous in the Lord when we remember that even though we experience fear we still trust a God that is greater than our fears. A God of miracles. & that we ourselves can experience miracles in our lives today if we choose to see them. 💛

I love to remind myself that God is still a God of miracles. The same God who parted seas, healed the sick, comforted the brokenhearted, and strengthened ordinary people throughout the scriptures, is the same God who walks beside each one of us today. His power has not disappeared. His love has not changed. And His awareness of us is constant.

One of the hardest things to do is trust Him when we cannot yet see the outcome. We want clarity before faith, certainty before obedience, and answers before patience. But faith often means moving forward before everything else makes sense. It means believing that God can see what we cannot. My husband calls it Faithing it! 😉 We gottta Faith it and let the Lord do what He can for us. 💪🏼🥰❤️

As we trust Him, He will guide our path. Some doors will open perfectly and clearly, while others will close no matter how hard we try to force them. Sometimes we forget to see that the closed doors are just as much a blessing as the open ones. God does not withhold good things from us to punish us, He guides us according to His greater wisdom and a deeper love than we can fully comprehend.

Proverbs 3:5–6 says: “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”

I think one of the greatest spiritual habits we can develop is remembering. Remembering the prayers He answered before. Remembering the times He carried us. Remembering how He provided when we saw no way forward. I’ll never forget the words of a dear friend of mine who always says; “Gods fingerprints are all around you. Look for the daily fingerprints in your life and it will change your world.” 🤩 Gratitude strengthens our faith because when we remember His faithfulness in the past, it becomes easier to trust Him with the future. ❤️

If you feel that you are in a season of waiting, do not lose hope. If you are praying for something that feels impossible, faith it! 😉 & keep believing. God still works in ways we cannot always see yet. Sometimes miracles happen suddenly, and sometimes they unfold little by little over time. But His timing is never wasted and all that happens will be for our good. 💖

This week, instead of focusing only on what is missing, try focusing on what God has already done. Let your heart notice the evidence of His goodness! See the fingerprints, notice the little and bigger miracles in both the big and small moments of life. For example look at the sunrise, notice the peace that you after prayer, the strength that you receive to keep going, the kindness of others, the opportunities that appeared unexpectedly, the friend that listened to you or the hug that you received…all of the these are reminders that Heaven is closer than we think.

Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God.” I love the reminder from God that even when life circumstances feel hard, I can still choose to be still and KNOW or “Remember”the type of AMAZING GOD THAT HE IS. ❤️

Take a moment and find a quiet place for a few minutes each day this week. Sit comfortably, close your eyes, and take slow deep breaths. As you inhale, think:

“The Lord is with me.”

As you exhale, think:

“I can trust Him.”

Then gently reflect on moments in your life where you felt guided, protected, comforted, or blessed. Picture those memories clearly. Allow gratitude to fill your mind instead of fear or worry. End your quiet time by simply saying a little prayer of gratitude for all the moments He’s been there and for the moments you’ll see today.

Our Physical Goal for the Week is:

To take a daily 15-minute walk outside without music or distractions. Use that time to slow down, notice the beauty around you, and thank your father in Heaven for specific blessings in your life. Let your walk become a moment of peace, reflection, and connection with Him. 💖

Our Spiritual Goal for the Week:

Keep a small “God’s hand in my life” journal this week. Each night, write down at least one way you saw God’s love, guidance, help, or blessing during the day or his fingerprints, 😉 even if it seems small. By the end of the week, you may begin to recognize that miracles are happening around you more often than you realized.

Hope that you can make it to class tonight to release stress, strengthen yourself and leave feeling uplifted and peaceful. Love you all and hope to see you tonight at 7pm. 🥰💖🤗

Love

Lili 🌸

We all experience times of disappointment or when things don’t work out as we had planned. Oftentimes one of the greatest sources of pain is not what actually happened… but what we expected would happen.

We expect people to understand us, support us, include us, comfort us, respond the right way, or love us the way we love them. We expect circumstances to work out perfectly and prayers to be answered quickly. And when those expectations are unmet, our peace can begin to fail, unravel and we can feel disappointed and sad.

It’s important to know that we can all acknowledge and take a moment to mourn the things that maybe didn’t work out the way we had hoped or planned. Life teaches us different lessons, and it’s important for us to be ok with mourning the losses…but at the same time we also need to be open to learning, growing and coming to God to receive His wisdom on how to react to the circumstances we may be facing.

The Savior taught us something beautiful in John chapter 14. This is when Jesus is speaking to His disciples during a deeply uncertain and emotional moment. He knew they were afraid. He knew things would not unfold the way they had hoped. And yet He lovingly told them:

“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.” John 14:1

I love that reminder! The reason I’m writing this message, is because I had an experience this week with “expectations” not going the way I had planned. I found myself “mourning” what I had hoped would happen. But I made a choice to get on my knees and pray. I asked God to help me process my emotions and I love what He did for me after praying.

I felt the Lord speak to my heart and He told me to look at the scriptures on my nightstand and just open them. When I happened to open to John 14 and I began reading. I could feel that the lord was speaking directly to me! 🥹 He told me to “not let my heart be troubled by those things”. He told me to BELIEVE IN GOD AND BELIEVE IN HIM! In my Savior Jesus Christ who had just answered another one of my prayers. I felt so grateful for that. 😭💖

He didn’t tell me anything about my circumstances changing. In fact, nothing had changed at that moment. But I realized that there was absolute power in the words of Christ. I could allow the circumstances to get to me and bring me down. OR, I could allow myself to believe in the Savior! In His wisdom for my life and the plan that He has for me. I could put my trust in God more than I trust in people, finances, health, circumstances or anything else that I put above God.

I felt strongly and I actually told my kids that Jesus Christ is the BEST THERAPIST IN THE WORLD!! 😝🌎 I came to Him when I needed Him and He spoke directly to my heart at the moment when I needed Him to. By inviting me to read John 14: 13-14 Where He says;

13. “And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name⁠, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.”

Those words are exactly what I needed to hear! I came to Him and asked Him to help me process my emotions and calm my heart and after reading that I asked! believing that Jesus Christ could do that for me, and He did!!! I instantly felt my mind calming down. My thoughts stopped worrying me and taking over my mind and heart with that heaviness…My heart became peaceful and I realized that I was actually receiving this directly from God! My circumstances didn’t change, but He changed ME! He calmed my mind and heart. & that’s what I needed. ❤️❤️❤️

He invites all of us to TRUST HIM. Life won’t be perfect or the way we hope sometimes. But He is ready to help us through it and heal our troubled hearts. He is truly the only one who can provide the peace that is impossible to get through any other means. No amount of money, power, health, prosperity or whatever can provide the peace of God.

🕊️I learned a lesson this week; and it’s that a lot of our own emotional exhaustion comes from unconsciously handing our “inner peace” over to things we can’t control! 😳

I realized that that’s exactly what I did this week. I handed over my emotions to circumstances or people. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Instead of protecting my inner peace, controlling my emotions better and most importantly coming to the BEST THERAPIST! 😉 JESUS CHRIST to allow Him to speak to my heart and guide my mind and heart to what I call “divine calm.” I call it that, because the world can’t understand what that feels like. But when God can calm your heart, and mind…you know what that feels like, and it is divine, beautiful and a solid peace that is not found anywhere else. 💛

So, let’s recognize how we hand over our emotions based on

• another person’s choices

• other people’s opinions

• outcomes

• timing

• plans

• disappointments

• unmet hopes

When we build our emotional stability on changing circumstances, our hearts rise and fall constantly. & there’s no peace in that. 😣

But Jesus Christ offers a steadier foundation. 💪🏼🥰The Savior never promised a life free of disappointment. But He did promise HIS PRESENCE TO BE WITH US IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES! 🥹 & isn’t that amazing?!?

I hope that we can have the eyes to see, recognize and enjoy the ABUNDANCE of God’s love when we can feel Him be so present in our lives. From the little daily blessings, to the moments when prayers are answered…He truly is there and we are so richly blessed by those experiences. I don’t think we recognize how blessed we are most of the time. Being RICH in God, is definitely way better and more fulfilling than being rich in the ways of the world. $🤷🏻‍♀️

So, no matter what you’re going through today. Remember that you don’t have to hand over your emotions to circumstances or people etc. You can control and protect your feelings and emotions. You can come to God and BELIEVE IN HIM! Believe in what only HE can provide to your heart and mind.

This is what He tells you today; 🥹

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” 💛John 14:27

The world’s peace says:

“I’ll be okay when everyone else changes.”

Christ’s peace says:

“You can still be okay even while things remain unfinished, uncertain, or imperfect.”❤️🥹🙏🏼

How beautiful is that?!? That Christ can be with us in this very imperfect and possibly disappointing moment, and yet we can be FILLED with His peace and His love. Which is really all we need for today. 🥹🤍🙏🏼

That kind of peace is deeply beautiful and spiritual. I hope that each one of us can come to God ourselves and ask Him for it. He promised that we could ask in the name of Jesus Christ, and we will receive! That the father may be glorified in the Son. 🥹 He wants to hear us! Help us and experience for ourselves what having true faith in Christ is really about. We just need to believe, ask and act.

As we choose to come to Him we will see that our Savior can allow us to surrender the illusion that we must control everything around us in order to feel safe inside ourselves.

Sometimes healing begins when we stop asking:

“Why didn’t this person or circumstances meet my expectations?”….

And instead ask:

“How can I stay connected to Christ regardless of what happens around me?” 🥹❤️🙏🏼

I hope that you know that Jesus Christ is the only completely steady source of love, truth, comfort, and understanding throughout your life. When People, even good people, things, situations or circumstances fail us or shift. Or when plans collapse, just know that Christ truly is the one that remains constant regardless of the ups and downs of life.

He understands every disappointment that we carry quietly in our hearts. He knows the grief of feeling unseen, let down, forgotten, or emotionally overwhelmed. And unlike the world, He never withdraws His love when we are struggling. The more we anchor ourselves in Him, the less power circumstances have over our emotional state. ⚓️😌

Not because our feelings don’t matter. But because His presence becomes greater than the storms we may be facing.

So, we must remember to stop placing the weight of our peace into human hands or circumstances. Instead I invite each one of us to place it into the hands of our Savior Jesus Christ instead. 🤲🏼❤️

He is not asking us to pretend that things do not hurt. He is asking us to remember that hurt does not have to own you. 🙂 That you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you and that all will be ok as you allow Him to be with you from one moment to the next.

Our meditation tonight in class will be similar to this. I want to share it on here in case many of your aren’t able to make it to class or for when you need to read it or practice it yourselves.

Close your eyes for a moment and take a slow breath in.

Unclench your jaw. Relax your shoulders. Let your hands rest softly.

Take some deep breaths and calm your mind and heart.

When you feel at peace, imagine yourself placing every unmet expectation into the Savior’s hands:

the conversations that hurt,

the plans that failed,

the loneliness,

the frustration,

the longing for things to be different.

Picture Him receiving it all with complete understanding and perfect compassion.

Breathe again.

As you exhale, quietly repeat:

“Lord, I trust Thee more than I trust my circumstances.”

Sit in that stillness for a moment.

Let your nervous system remember that peace is possible even before everything is resolved.

Out physical goal for the week is:

Spend at least 20 minutes each day moving your body gently. For example; walking outside, stretching, lifting weights, or breathing deeply in the sunlight. Let movement become a reminder that your body was created to carry peace, not just stress.

& our spiritual goal for the week is:

To read John chapter 14 slowly this week. Maybe each day, choose one verse to focus on and ask:

“What is the Savior teaching me about trust, peace, and fear?”

Write down one thing each day that you are choosing to release into Christ’s hands.

& remind yourself that true healing doesn’t come from finally being able to control life, people or circumstances. It comes from learning that even in uncertainty, we are safely held by the Savior of the world. 🌎 or the BEST therapist in the world 😉❤️🙏🏼

Love you all and hope that you can make it tonight to release stress and strengthen yourself and also to release what feels heavy. Hope that you can give yourself this gift today and invite others to benefit as well. 🥰

Love,

Lili 🌸

This week I was sitting outside praying for a moment. I was thinking about how God must feel to hear my repetitive prayers, almost always asking for the same things. He hears my complaints and all of the things that are in my mind and heart. As i sat there for a moment I had a feeling of wanting to change my “asking” for “thanking” instead. I said a thank you prayer and had this strong feeling in my heart filling me with His love. I heard/felt Him say to me that He loves me and wants to hear all of the feelings of my heart. My prayers, my sorrows, my fears, my joys, my gratitude. 🥹💖

Why is that we sometimes worry so much about things instead of letting go of the fears and focusing instead on trusting in that loving God who loves us and wants to help us and provide for us? 💛 As soon as I had that feeling I opened my scriptures randomly and read this: Mathew 6:26: “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

After reading that scripture I happened looked down at the grass and saw a little bird landing on the grass next to me. This tiny little brown bird just started eating some sort of little seeds that he found on the grass from of me. I just watched at how this little bird was eating and how it would look up toward the sky and I instantly started crying 😭 not only because I’m emotional lol..but because I felt like God was right there with ME in that very moment just teaching me. 🥹❤️🕊️

In that moment I noticed how the Lord had just provided for this little bird. He was teaching me that regardless of what we ask for…He does want to hear from each one of us. He loves us each individually. He knows each one of our needs and I truly felt that HE was right there in that moment with me. 🕊️ I felt that I was able to witness the provision given to that little bird, I felt peace in knowing that He will provide for each one of us individually. ❤️

As I was watching this little bird not having everything planned out, not able to store up for every possible future worry. This little bird is seen by the Lord and provided for. I also noticed that this little bird seemed to look up as if he was thankful for the provision that he had received. It was a beautiful experience for me to see scripture come into life like that.

I also love how the Lord says that we are of more value than the little birds? If He already has this immense love for these little animals and is able to provide daily food for them. How much more, then, does He see you?? How much more does He want to provide for you and help you? 🥹❤️ Placing our trust in Him can change how see everything.

So, remember that in the middle of your busy days, your worries, your unknowns, God is not distant. He is present, right here, in this very moment. Whether you’re standing on a “mountaintop” in life or walking through a valley, you are not forgotten. You are not overlooked. You are known, loved, and guided.❤️

Sometimes we have moments when we feel like we have to carry everything ourselves. The stress, the planning, the pressure. But this scriptures gently reminds us that we were never meant to do life alone. God provides not always by removing challenges, but by strengthening us through them. Through Jesus Christ, we are not only carried, we are empowered. We can remind ourselves “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

So when life feels uncertain, remember: the same God who watches over the smallest bird is watching over you with even greater care. 💖

Here’s a little mindfulness exercise that can help.

Find a quiet moment. Sit comfortably and gently close your eyes.

• Take a slow breath in through your nose… and out through your mouth.

• Again, breathe in… and out.

• As you breathe, imagine that the Lord is here with you in this moment. Let yourself feel His peace, love and support. Know that you are guided and provided by His divine light.

You could say to yourself “I am seen by my loving Savior, I am provided for. I am strengthened through Christ.”

Let any tension soften. Let your shoulders drop. Let your heart feel just a little lighter.

When you’re ready, open your eyes.

Our goal for the week are:

• Physical Goal:
Take care of your body as a gift from God. Move it daily, even if it’s just a 10–15 minute walk outside. As you move, notice nature around you, the sky, the trees, even the birds, 😉 and remember this message.

• Spiritual Goal:
Each day, take one minute to pause and talk to God. It doesn’t have to be long or perfect. Just open your heart to Him and be honest. Thank Him for one thing, and place one worry into His hands. Listen for any inspiration, wisdom and guidance. Wrote it down and do your best to TRUST. To let go of your fears and focus on FAITH INSTEAD. 💖

I pray that you’ll know today, that you’re cared for more deeply than you realize. And that with Christ, you have the strength to face whatever comes next. We walk by Faith & not by Fear. 💛🥰🙏🏼

Hope that you can make it to class tonight at 7pm to not only release stress but also strengthen yourself physically, mentally and spiritually. 💖

Love you all and hope to see you there! 🥰

💖

Lili

This week I’ve been thinking a lot about the highs and lows that we all have to experience in our lives. Although we often see “the highs” of people on social media and around us. We never really know exactly what people are actually experiencing. The difficulties they’re going through, or what challenges they’re having to endure quietly.

We know that comparing ourselves to others, or having feelings that we’re above or below others, completely steals our joy and our ability to recognize our own blessings. The best thing we can all do is to look up to God in the hills and the valleys of our lives and reach out to help those around us who need us. And when we’re facing our own valleys that we may be willing to accept the help when others offer it to us too. 💛

There is a powerful moment in the scriptures when the enemies of Israel claimed that God was only “a God of the hills”. That His power was limited to the high places, the victories, the visible triumphs. But through the prophet in 1 Kings 20, when the Lord responds with certainty: He is not only the God of the hills, but also the God of the valleys. Not just present in the strength, but present in struggle. He also lets them know that He’s not only in rising, but in the moments of refining.

How often do we see that happening in our lives? There are seasons when we stand on the hills. On the highs of our lives when prayers feel answered, hearts feel full, and everything seems to be aligned and going well. In those moments, it can be easy to celebrate the blessing without fully recognizing the true giver. The one who gently lifted us there. Every good thing, every glimpse of joy, every moment of peace, if we can see it carefully it all traces back to Him. To having God with us as we climbed up the mountain to where we feel great.

And then come the valleys.

The valleys can feel heavy, quiet and lonely. These are the moments when burdens press down on us, we feel weighed down and heavy, when answers seem distant, and when faith can feel so distant. 🙁 But it is in this very moment, especially in that valley, that His presence becomes even more sacred. 😭 Because He does not watch from above… He walks beside us. It’s bee in my deepest valleys when I have felt God the most. We all reach rock bottom sometimes and have to look up to Him to allow Him to be thee for us. & we see that HE IS THERE IN THE VALLEY WITH US. ❤️

In Matthew 11:28–30, the Savior’s invitation is deeply personal: “Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest.” He doesn’t say, “Come only when you are strong,” or “Come only when you have it all together.” He says come as you are. 🥹 Tired, burdened, searching. His yoke is not meant to weigh us down, but to bind us to Him, so we never have to go through life alone.

So, please remember today that

God is just as present in your valley as He is on your hill.

And His love does not rise and fall with your circumstances.❤️

The invitation today for all of us is: To remember Him in the light and to reach for Him in the dark.💫 That we may build a relationship that does not depend on the season, but is rooted in trust in Christ and in His loving ability to rescue us, comfort us, and bring us His peace.

Here’s a mindfulness exercise to help us.

Find a quiet place. Close your eyes and take a slow, steady breath in… and out.

Picture your life as a landscape.

See the hills or the moments of joy, growth, and light…

Now see the valleys or times of struggle, uncertainty, or pain..

Now gently imagine the Savior, Jesus Christ, walking through it all with you. ❤️😭🙏🏼

Notice something important:

He is not only waiting at the top of the hill.

He is walking every step with you. Descending into valleys, climbing back up beside you.

As you breathe, silently repeat:

“You are with me here.”

Let that truth settle, not just in your mind, but in your heart. ❤️

Stay in that space for a few moments, allowing peace to replace pressure, and companionship to replace loneliness. Allow God to be with you and just listen to the inspiration that comes to your heart and mind.

Our spiritual goal for this week is:

To choose one moment each day, morning or night to turn your heart to God. Not just in asking, but in noticing. Thank Him specifically for something in your “hill,” and invite Him intentionally into your “valley.” ⛰️

Our physical goal for this week:

Take a 10-minute walk each day. As you walk, let it symbolize your journey with Him. With each step, remind yourself: I am not walking alone. ❤️

God is not distant. He is here.

He is constant, steady through the sushine or the storm. 💗

So, hold on to your faith. Trust and believe with all your heart that you have a God who LOVES YOU!!! & who wants to walk with you through the highs and the lows. Come to Him and know that

He will not fail you. He will not forsake you.

Not on the hills… and never in the valleys.❤️

Love you all and hope that you can make it to class tonight at 7 PM to strengthen yourself physically mentally and spiritually. Can’t wait to see you guys and to strengthen ourselves together.

🥰💖🙏🏼

Love,

Lili 🌸