Welcome back to our series on becoming unstuck! We’re focusing on the things that get us stuck, and if we are not careful, can keep us stuck and not move us into the life God intends for us to have!

I LOVE apples! I mean, what is not to love? They come in tons of varieties, colors, and flavors! You can get them tart, you can get them sweet, and even somewhere in between. You can get them red, you can get them green you can get them yellow or a combination of any two or three! And don’t get me started on the varieties… The names are numerous and they come from many different parts of the country! 

You could go for weeks at a time and never have to eat an apple with the same name.  

Have I convinced you yet how great apples are? I haven’t even started on the nutritional value!

Apples are full of fiber, so besides being a sweet and tasty treat they actually help move stuff through your body and make you feel full longer!

Apples are versatile as well! You can eat them raw, whole or sliced. You could dip them in almond butter or peanut butter and sprinkle them with a little bit of cinnamon for a delicious, low calorie, high fiber treat! You can bake them and put them in dozens of delicious, yummy recipes!

I LOVE APPLES!

But more than grabbing one as I run out the door, or slicing one and sprinkling it with a dash of cinnamon and dipping it into almond butter when my energy is running low, I love using it in the phrase, ‘Apple of His Eye!’

“For this is what the Lord Almighty says:…Whoever touches you touches the apple of my eye!” Zechariah 2:8

The “apple of his eye,“ means something that He cherishes, and holds close and protects!

God sees us as the “apple of His Eye!

Are you like me? Do you ever STUCK in a pattern of negative thinking about yourself?

The only way I know how to get UNSTUCK is to replace those negative thoughts with God’s words about you…

Jeremiah 31:3–“I have loved you with an everlasting love. I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.”

I John 3:1-2

“See what great love the father has lavished on us that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!”

Colossians 3:12 – “Therefore as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe your selves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.”

I John 4:19 – “We love God, because He first loved us.”

Romans 5:5–

“And Hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.”

I John 4:9-11 “This is how God shows His love among us: He sent His one, and only son into the world that we might live through Him. This is love: not that we love God, but that He loved us and sent His son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.”

Ephesians 5:2–“And walk in love, as Christ loved us, and gave Himself for us, a fragrant, offering, and sacrifice to God.”

These are just a few of the many words God speaks directly about you! You are His child, THE APPLE OF HIS EYE, He loves you and He didn’t just say so, He proved it! He sent His one and only Son to die so that you could live with him forever!

TRUTH BOMB

NO VOICE ON EARTH IS LOUDER THAN GOD’S LOVE FOR YOU!

So, if you find yourself getting STUCK listening to negative voices about you, even if it’s your own voice, read God’s words about you and get UNSTUCK!

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