Journals — The Trailblazer Journals

Joyful in Hope

I've been studying the fruits of the spirit more recently and I find it so interesting that a lot of the fruits that I thought were feelings are more than that. When the feeling is lost sometimes in the midst of life we have to choose these different fruits rather than just feel whatever the roller coaster of life has thrown at us. I've also learned that as we seek God and live a life devoted to him, these are the fruits that we will produce with our life and be able to withstand life's many curve-balls.

Faith/ LifeCourtney JonesApril 8, 2017Faith, JoyComment

What are you living for?

This post is a little bit longer than normal as it recaps my recent mission trip, please take the time to read until the end as I hope it will inspire and touch your life.

God recently rocked my world and reset all my expectations. I had prayed about going on a mission trip and originally signed up for one going to the LA Dream Center in June. I later was reminded of my love for New York City and saw there was an unexpected trip going there in March. I prayed about it asking God for the green light and then switched trips. I have a huge heart for that city and was excited to get the opportunity to share the love of Jesus with the people there. God grew my trust and faith in him tremendously during the fundraising process for that trip since I signed up late and the deadlines were fast approaching. God provided everything I needed within two weeks of signing up for the trip. It seemed like everything was falling into place for that trip and that God had ordered every step for it.

Faith/ LifeCourtney JonesMarch 26, 2017Faith, Missions, TrustComment

You Split the Seas by Hilary Parr

I'm excited to have my first guest post written by Hilary Parr from Writings and Worship Blog. She is a sweet new friend that I've met through the blogging world and she has a huge heart for people and Jesus. Be sure scroll to the end to find links to her blog and social media sites. Enjoy!

Faith/ LifeCourtney JonesMarch 7, 2017Faith, Guest WriterComment

Falling into You

Do you know that you are loved more than you'll ever know? That there is a love so deep and so great that our minds simply can't comprehend it? There's a relentless love available and it's freely given. This was something that was always hard for me to understand. Love is such a funny thing and our earthly version doesn't even compare to how our Heavenly Father loves us. It says in scripture that God is love (1 John 4:8). He doesn't just love us, but he himself is the very thing of love.

Faith/ LifeCourtney JonesFebruary 28, 2017FaithComment