So glad I got on up and went to bible study tonight! Pastor Mike delivered a POWERFUL word! Here are my notes and I pray they bless you!
BNspired
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Life is A lot of work & can be very hard at times. What is it that gives us strength to continue when we're tired & burned out? INSPIRATION! Inspiration comes in many forms. BNspired sole hope is for you to leave this blog feeling so refreshed that you'll be able to spread the word in hopes of inspiring someone else!

Every Good Thing Comes from God! Realize that With God, We Have Everything We Need. With That Being Said Enjoy the Gift of Life!!! When God can see that your content with what he's done so far, that's when he knows he can be even more of a blessing to your life! 
BNspired hopes everyone enjoyed Resurrection Sunday 2013. John 11:25 "I Am The Resurrection And The Life"
I came across this picture on IG one day & saved it in my phone. Everyone wants to progress at something in life. For athletes it might be getting better at a specific skill or overall as a team working towards a championship. Students want to progress in their school work. Parents should want to progress into better parents. We all love and desire personal relationships, do we not strive for progress in these relationships? Yes! I could go on and on, but the point I'm trying to make is that we all should be striving to progress in life. Growth in all areas of our lives should be important whether it's progressing in your career, physically into healthier lifestyles, financially in saving money, & so forth. The BIG question is, how many of us make it a priority to progress spiritually?? Is that not the #1 area we all should be striving to progress in? Slow progress in this area is better than no progress! I want to encourage you whoever took the time to read this long post to strive to progress in becoming closer to God. Invest in your personal relationship with him. I'm in the same boat as you are. I feel like I should farther along in my personal walk but I do know I'm much further along than I was before. Everyday I'm making an effort to continue this progression. It's not hard but it's something you have to DECIDE & WANT to do. Make time for him & progress will follow! 
I decided to fast from social networks, rap & RnB music, sweets, as well as sodas or juice. I drunk nothing but water for the entire fast. The 1st week I also decided to fast from watching tv. This was pretty tough but it was the closest I ever been to God & his word. The last week I also decided to do the Daniel fast which is where you only can eat vegetables & fruit. This was definitely the hardest part of the fast. I wanted to give in sooo many times but I relied on prayer and it definitely worked.
I did have a couple(2) slip ups during the fast but I'm just thankful that despite my shortcomings God still loves me and shows me his POWER daily. I was able to see God move not just in my life but in my family life as well! These are the prayers I prayed consistently on the Fast. I wanted to put them up just incase you might want to pray them yourselves. I'm Thankful Pastor A.D. inspired me through his teachings and word to do this because it has helped me grow even stronger in my faith.