#Godstories

Sherry Kirkland

Jan 21, 2019
3 min

One Thing I know For Sure

Today I would like to share a personal experience, one of my 'God stories'. I believe that this experience has a message for all of us. This gave me absolute proof of the one thing that I positively know for sure, that God loves us all more than we can really ever know. The details of this is included in my book, My Extraordinary Walk, in Chapter 15, Extreme Love. This all started with a prayer. I had been feeling unloved by the people around me. I believed that it was

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Sherry Kirkland

Sep 1, 2018
2 min

Happy Birthday Bay

Today I would like to send a very special Happy Birthday shout out to my husband, my friend, my love, my everything Mr. Jay Kirkland Jr (Jay Kutti). You are another year older, another year wiser but you are still the same man that I met and fell in love with over 21 years ago. Wow, time sure flies when you are having fun. I swear it doesn't seem like it has been that long. It is amazing how God does things. How He brings people into your life. How He places you in the p

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Sherry Kirkland

Aug 26, 2018
3 min

Be Intentional

To be intentional means to move or act in a deliberate manner. To do something on purpose. To make a conscious decision towards an intended goal. It means that the desired outcome was not achieved by accident, coincidence or chance. Being intentional requires that you knowingly consider the response to your actions. God is intentional. He is deliberate in His every action. And every time He responds to us it is for a designed purpose. With an expected and known reactio

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Sherry Kirkland

Aug 19, 2018
3 min

Salt and Pepper

Six months ago, at our annual marriage retreat, I was given a parting gift of a salt and pepper shaker. The two shakers were tied together. These were given to each couple as a symbol and a very specific reminder about our marriages. This symbol comes from a movie that we all watched together called Fireproof. There is a fire chief in Fireproof that talks about how salt and pepper are very different. Their color, their make up and their tastes are very different but you a

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Sherry Kirkland

Aug 11, 2018
3 min

Pray Then Listen

Prayer is defined as an earnest hope or wish. It is also a request for help or an expression of thanks addressed to God. But to put it simply prayer is our communication with God. Of course He already knows everything but it is important for us to make an effort to talk to Him. It gives us the chance to acknowledge Him for who He is. To come to Him in reverence and with respect as our...everything. If God is really important to you, you will make the time to talk to Him.

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Sherry Kirkland

Jul 29, 2018
3 min

Social Anxiety? God can fix that too

I was at a conference yesterday. It was called Faith Over Fear. The title made me think about my own fears. About how every time I speak in public, I fight my fear. Each time I choose my faith over my fear. I spoke about this briefly yesterday to a room full of strangers but today I am going to speak about something I have dealt with for most of my life. Social anxiety. Social anxiety is defined as an emotion that is associated with discomfort and fear. When a person i

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Sherry Kirkland

Jul 14, 2018
3 min

He's on the Inside Not the Outside

All my life I have always looked to the sky, up above when talking about God. I think we all do it. We look to a God that is outside, away from us. In doing that we mentally detached ourselves from God. We may not do it on purpose but it sure does make it easier to live our lives as we see fit. When we think of a God that is watching us from a far. Maybe even over our shoulder, that disappears when do things that He does not like. What I have learned on this journey is

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Sherry Kirkland

Jun 24, 2018
2 min

Yes to Your Way Lord

I am sure that none of us could ever imagine saying no to the Lord. But the truth is that we say no everyday. We say no when we live our lives as we see fit. We say no when we continue to live in our sin. And we say no when don't acknowledge Him daily. I think the Lord deserves more 'yeses' from all of us. He is better to us than any of us deserve. If we just say, yes Lord. Our lives would be better for it. He has plans for our lives. Plans for us to prosper and not

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Sherry Kirkland

Jun 17, 2018
3 min

Know He'll Answer

There is a song that I love. I am sure that you all are familiar with it. It is called, Silver and Gold by Kirk Franklin. In this song, the singer talks about how she'd rather have Jesus than silver and gold. That by itself touches my soul because I feel the same way. There is nothing more precious to me than my relationship with God. But recently, as I listen to this song, there is a different part that speaks to me just a little louder than it did before. The singer s

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Sherry Kirkland

May 7, 2018
3 min

Song Lyrics

You ever hear a song and be like, 'it's alright', then you listen to the words and you fall love with it. This has happened to me on more than one occasion. But there is this one song that really caught me off guard. It's a gospel song and I find myself singing my heart out every time I listen to it. It really speaks to my heart and my experience with the Lord. I feel like it expresses my love for Him and all He has done for me. First I want to says that I do not own any

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Sherry Kirkland

Apr 29, 2018
3 min

Stand Alone

I am going to apologize ahead of time, if this comes across the wrong way. This is a subject that has caused me some hurt as I began my journey. Now I really believe that I am over this, that I've grown from this experience and have begun to heal. But this is something that I still would like to talk about. I am sure that you have heard people say that, when you change your life for the Lord, that you are going to lose some friends. I have heard many pastors say this over

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Sherry Kirkland

Apr 22, 2018
3 min

Seeking the 'More'

REPOST from 4/2/18

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Sherry Kirkland

Mar 31, 2018
1 min

Questions Anyone?

Today I thought I would do something a little different. I want to know if anyone has any questions. Questions about me, my journey, my book, my blogs, maybe even something I 've discussed on my social media pages. I am an open book. I may answer you directly or do my next blog post about it. So, does anyone have any questions for me??? #questions #personaljourney #understandingGod #spritualwalk #spiritualgifts #peace #walkingwithGod #Godstories #sherrykirkland #walk #my

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The Unseen World Around Us, Ephesians 6:10-17

Sherry Kirkland

Mar 24, 2018
2 min

The Unseen World Around Us, Ephesians 6:10-17

There are good and bad forces all around us. Guiding us and influencing our thoughts and actions. We need to be aware that there are things working together for our good but there are also things that work against us. For me it is all very black and white, good or evil, positive or negative, right or wrong. My outlook is that everything is either heavenly inspired or it is not. This world is full of distractions and I believe that anything that distracts you from God's pu

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Sherry Kirkland

Mar 18, 2018
2 min

Conviction Before Repentance

In the world today there seems to be a lack of true repentance. Repentance means to turn away from sin, to change, to regret your misdeeds and wrong doings. There are many people who say they love God, that pay their tithes and offerings, who even hold positions in their church but continue to live a worldly lifestyle. I believe this is because they are not convicted for their sins. Maybe they do not realize that they are sinning or maybe they know and believe that everyth

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Sherry Kirkland

Mar 10, 2018
2 min

Choose Me Lord

I find myself in a place where I just want to be used by the Lord. It doesn't matter when, where or how. I just want him to use me. I can imagine myself as a small child with my hand raised, jumping up and down, anxiously saying ooh, ooh, ooh Lord pick me, choose me, I'll do it. Not knowing what the task is or what it would require of me, just eager to do something for the Lord. This also makes me think of what it could've been like to be with the Lord before our lifetime

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Sherry Kirkland

Mar 3, 2018
3 min

A God of My Own Understanding

I believe I first heard this term on YouTube. As I was listening to the testimony of a man who decided to get to know God for himself. This term spoke volumes to me because I did not know Him personally. I always went to the church house, to my pastor to other people to find out who God was. I had gone to church my whole life and yet I was still in a place of uncertainty, where I was not sure if I really knew Him at all. At this time, I knew what I had been told about Him

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Sherry Kirkland

Feb 26, 2018
2 min

Why I Don't Like to Say That I'm Saved

When I hear others say that they are saved, I ponder just a bit because it sounds so complete and final. Like they have made it to the finish line, it sounds like they are safe and their job is done. It makes me think about the games that we played when we were little. Games like kick ball and baseball. When you made it back to the home plate you were safe and they couldn't get you out any more. That was the final destination and you could finally breathe a sigh of relie

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Marriage is a Love That's Worth Fighting For

Sherry Kirkland

Feb 19, 2018
2 min

Marriage is a Love That's Worth Fighting For

Every year me and my friends get together for a marriage retreat. This is a time that we seek to be closer to God, closer to our spouses and closer to each other. We all look forward to this annual event. For a chance to reconnect with friends, have fun and participate in daily bonding sessions. Where we not only bond with our spouses but with each other. And we always leave this retreat with our marriages strenthened in some way. For the last two years my friends have t

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Sherry Kirkland

Feb 10, 2018
3 min

A Love That Surpasses All Understanding

For this title I am replacing the word peace with love because today I want to talk about God's love. I have been on this journey, my walk with Christ for just a little over two years. I have learned a lot. During this time God has revealed so much to me, things about myself and things about him. But the one thing that I learned that I am one hundred percent sure about is that God loves us, so very much. He loves us to a degree that I am not sure if I will ever fully be a

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