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Sermon inspiration from Pastor Matt ~DRIC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To the ‘mama’ who feels lonely, abandoned, unseen, ashamed, unworthy and unheard. Please know today and forever, you can walk in the confidence of at least knowing that you were loved, seen, known and heard, way IN ADVANCE before your existence and there’s a plan in place in God’s story line because he knows your heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To the mama who doesn’t know whether to add her angel baby when asked whether she has kids or not or how many kids. To the mama overwhelmed with her kids schedules and undone laundry. To you who sacrifices yourself but your kids are too young to appreciate or thank you for your efforts ~ you are enough and loved IN ADVANCE……TO BE CONTINUED.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Advance:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

These last weeks, we’ve been going through a series of sermons at church, around the preposition ~IN. To see various ways we can participate in God’s work by being IN him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, being October when we reflect and empathize with those who have suffered child loss, I wanted to encourage someone through this message because I related so much to it and it blessed my aching heart, that immediately I heard it, I knew I wanted God to use me to write something along those lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God is all powerful and he’s not surprised by any of life seasons or events that come our way. He knows us and knew us before we were created, God prepared somethings for us IN ADVANCE for us to walk into or choose to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A question to ask would be “Do you know why you are in the season you are in at this very moment. ? Yes, even your heartbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our pastor used the example of the Marvel movies, how there are so many of them but all of them are connected with regards to the story line in the comic universe. You don’t really have to watch all of them to understand the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, It’s ironic that even while we get to watch such movies, and commend the directors or writers of how good of a plan they had about the content, because the storyline fits so well, we still fail to see how God also had a plan when creating this universe and us. We see things happening as accidents. We forget that, He has been working IN ADVANCE , to set things into motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God’s word is much more than those movies, full of various authors but with an incorporated and intertwined storyline. He had a plan and knew the direction our lives was going to be taking all along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our best example is Jesus Christ, in
John 17:24 he says “…..because you loved me before the creation of the world”.
Colossians 1:26~ the mystery that was hidden for ages has now been revealed to us his children , and the glorious riches of this mystery, which is = Christ IN YOU, the hope of glory. That means, there’s been hope all along to get us to victory even when it doesn’t seem so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*In John 17:24, Jesus knew He was loved IN ADVANCE. From the very beginning and it’s a part of his identity and nothing can take that away from him. Whether the world rejected him, persecuted him, didn’t see him as worthy, he knew he was the beloved. All other things didn’t matter to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope we find out how loved and thought of we are and go with that, letting that knowledge guide our lives and all seasons we are in. May that knowledge of our identity, remind us, in the moments society doesn’t count you as a mother when you are a mother to many angel babies that no one knew of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Loved In Advance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

IN ADVANCE, God knew he wanted to create the world, he had a plan to do that, it wasn’t a last thought. He wanted to create a people who would know him and be in communication with him. That means you and I. He also knew, that human nature would cause us to disconnect from him.
So IN ADVANCE, he sent Jesus to be the sacrificial lamb (read Victor) to be the one to reconnect us back to God without judgement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Jesus, we have new mercies,(Eph 2:4,5<\/a>, 2cor 8:9<\/a>) which he has prepared IN ADVANCE for us. God went ahead to create a solution to a problem he had fore seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His final request is asking us whether we choose to ENTER IN, in his rest accepting that we can’t do it all alone. The challenges and standards set by the world may cause us to disconnect and bring disbelief or anxiety in His promises. Even this, He had foreseen, what matters now is, do we choose to ENTER IN by obeying and believing that where we are and the seasons we are in, fitted into his storyline way before we were formed and that you are enough and thought of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I pray that we would let down all weight that burdens us and choose to ENTER IN to what God has prepared IN ADVANCE for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

****For we are God’s masterpiece. God’s whole plan from the beginning, after seeing that what he created was good, was for us to be connected through Christ to return to that point before humanity disconnected from him and all everything was still good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are the daughter of the most high King. Know that, the Sovereign one who created the universe also created you in His image and is mindful of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God has something in mind for you, he has good works for you that he has prepared IN ADVANCE for you to participate in. He has already prepared good works for us to do (like serving and caring for your little ones) so that we can walk into the rewards he has prepared for us IN ADVANCE from the foundations of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accepting his rest is to accept his work. He loves you and has a good plan for your life. No matter how often this has been said, it is true, because He really has been and always has a purpose for your life. So rest in the assurance that you were thought of , loved IN ADVANCE and nothing you do or come short of achieving will ever separate you from his ‘IN ADVANCE’ love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much love.
Mama Faith, Hope and Love. <\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sermon inspiration from Pastor Matt ~DRIC To the ‘mama’ who feels lonely, abandoned, unseen, ashamed, unworthy and unheard. Please know today and forever, you can walk in the confidence of at least knowing that you were loved, seen, known and heard, way IN ADVANCE before your existence and there’s a plan in place in God’s story line because he knows your heart. To the mama who doesn’t know whether to add her angel baby when asked whether she has kids or not or how many kids. To the mama overwhelmed with her kids schedules and undone laundry. To you who sacrifices yourself but your kids are too young to appreciate or thank you for your efforts ~ you are enough and loved IN ADVANCE……TO BE CONTINUED. In Advance: These last weeks, we’ve been going through a series of sermons at church, around the preposition ~IN. To see various ways we can participate in God’s work by being IN him. So, being October when we reflect and empathize with those who have suffered child loss, I wanted to encourage someone through this message because I related so much to it and it blessed my aching heart, that immediately I heard it, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[251,255,198,254,57,74,252,256,197,253],"yoast_head":"\nLoved In Advance | Even Before your Existence - No Fear, Just Hope<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"no fear just hope is a platform to share God\u2019s truth, hope and love through topics that bring life, joy, awareness, comfort and hopefully some moments of laughter to you\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nofearjusthope.com\/?p=205\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Loved In Advance | Even Before your Existence - 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