A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved, November 9, 2025
Hey friends!! Some years are hard and if I could encourage those going through a hard time. A time where maybe like me, it feels like everything has fallen apart; nothing really makes much sense; you’re just kinda there taking things step by step and praying that the waves from the flooding storm stop crashing over you just long enough to catch your breath again. I want to encourage you that God is faithful!! He is! This storm was not meant to drown you; it was meant to grow you, strengthen you, make you! No the Lord didn’t orchestrate most of these trials but he is using them to accomplish some pretty awesome things!! I’m not out of the storm yet (still feeling some light rain) and I MISS the friends I lost, I MISS my daddy, I still grieve some things that were hard to let go. BUT GOD is so faithful!! So FAITHFUL!! If I could do anything, I would bring you on board my little boat of Gods faithfulness to rest. Rest in knowing that the Lord is working all things out for the good of those who love him and are Called according to his purpose (aka US HIS CHILDREN). FRIENDS! It’s not over!! Don’t let the storm overtake you!! The LORD is WORKING!! And MAN AM I EXCITED!! I am more in love with Jesus than ever!! I hear his voice clearer than ever!! I am feeling fresh and ready!! Yes it’s been hard but I am so thankful for this experience!! Praying for you sweet friends! Rest in his faithfulness!!
Read Psalm 118
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. Let all Israel repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.” Let Aaron’s descendants, the priests, repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.” Let all who fear the Lord repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.” In my distress I prayed to the Lord, and the Lord answered me and set me free. The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me? Yes, the Lord is for me; he will help me. I will look in triumph at those who hate me. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in people. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes. Though hostile nations surrounded me, I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord. Yes, they surrounded and attacked me, but I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord. They swarmed around me like bees; they blazed against me like a crackling fire. But I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord. My enemies did their best to kill me, but the Lord rescued me. The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly. The strong right arm of the Lord has done glorious things! The strong right arm of the Lord is raised in triumph. The strong right arm of the Lord has done glorious things! I will not die; instead, I will live to tell what the Lord has done. The Lord has punished me severely, but he did not let me die. Open for me the gates where the righteous enter, and I will go in and thank the Lord. These gates lead to the presence of the Lord, and the godly enter there. I thank you for answering my prayer and giving me victory! The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone. This is the Lord’s doing, and it is wonderful to see. This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. Please, Lord, please save us. Please, Lord, please give us success. Bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord. The Lord is God, shining upon us. Take the sacrifice and bind it with cords on the altar. You are my God, and I will praise you! You are my God, and I will exalt you! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.”
Read Romans 8:28, 38-39
“And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Live loved!
About the author
Tracy Kelley is a follower of Jesus, mother, grandmother, author and speaker, living in Sulphur Springs, TX. She is the author of the book Living Loved, Learning to Live in the Fullness of Gods Love, where she shares encouragement from her daily journey and how God has shown His love to her through various trials. You can buy her book, find events, book her for your event, and follow her by going to her Facebook page, where you will always be greeted as friend! You can purchase her book at Good News Book Store in Sulphur Springs, TX; online at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and most other major retailers.
