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Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrew 4:16

Dearly Beloved, God is Faithful!

When looking up the word faithful it listed these words loyal, constant, true to the facts or the original. He is the same yesterday, today, and forevermore. There is nothing more comforting than to know that no matter what may change God will FOREVER remain the same. Let’s face it there are so many things around us that are falling apart, we are truly living in uncertain, unseen, chaotic times. But God is a very present help in the time of need and in the time of trouble.

In biblical times there were mass wars, killings and violence, sickness/plagues (that took the lives of many), and times of famine; much of what we are seeing today. During these times the people in desperation would turn towards God and cry out for help and God would respond.

Even in my personal life I have seen God’s hand rescue me during the most difficult times of my life, from sickness, financial struggles, to dealing with the heartache of broken relationships and life’s disappointments. God allows these things to happen that we would turn to Him to reveal Himself as the answer. His goodness and His mercy endures forever. All we have to do is come to Him as children would to a Father.

When asking God what He wanted me to write about after 3 months of not writing I heard the word Mercy. Even with this worldwide pandemic we’re facing this word has been on my heart quite a bit. I couldn’t help but smile when I looked up the definition of mercy in my bible dictionary app. It means kindness or good towards the miserable and the afflicted, joined with the desire to help them, compassion. If we know it or not we NEED God ALWAYS. God desires to show us mercy (kindness, goodness, help).

His Mercy allows us to continue on each day, although we don’t deserve it. No matter where we find ourselves God is able, willing, and desiring for us to return to His goodness. In fact He suffered and died for it, He took the weight of everything we face in this life on Him to rescue us from it and cause us to Rise (just like He did). I pray that God would breath LIFE into everything that seems to be falling apart in and around you/us today! In the Name of Jesus!

Grace Love and Mercy! Completely Hidden In Christ

β™₯β™₯β™₯XOXOXO β™₯β™₯β™₯

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✢Receiving the gift of God’s grace to keep giving when you want to give in…✢

image Copyright Β© Carmi Grau

Use hospitality one to another without grudging. As every man have received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

1 Peter 4:9-10

Praying that you & yours overflow with God’s Grace, Love, and Mercy this Holyday season and forevermore! X0X0 πŸ’‹ K.Joi ❣️

With it being this time of year where we celebrate and give thanks for the many blessings that He has given us, God laid it on my heart to do a post about giving. The bible says that God loves a cheerful giver, but let’s just be honest there are times when giving can be very difficult. There are times when things require more time, resources, and/or energy than we expected, with seemingly no return but in those times we have to remember His Grace is sufficient.

One of my favorite books of the bible is Ecclesiastes, it’s filled with simple life altering wisdom. In the 7th chapter verse 14 it says in the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider. There are days/times/seasons where things flow smoothly, on the contrary there are days quite the opposite. The word consider comes from the hebrew ra’ah meaning to see, look, inspect, to have vision. In unpleasant times perspective is everything. I often ask God to give me eyes to see what He desires me to see beyond my current struggle and the faith to grow through it, and He always does.

One definition of grace is God’s power that influences our hearts to be able to do things we can’t and wouldn’t do in our own strength. The word says that God gives grace to the humble. The more we acknowledge our need for Him and in that need seek after Him, He gives us more grace. When we do this it says God you know more, I let go and give this to you, teach me what’s right. The giving of ourselves to God is the best gift exchange EVER!

“This walk is a day to day thing so we never get to a place where God isn’t growing us. “ We should ever be learning.

Grace also means rewards, gifts, and favor. God blesses us that we would in turn be a blessing to others. When we give it shows that we trust and know God is our source. This is important to keep in our foresight during times of struggle where we feel forgotten or that our labor in love is in vain. And in times where we feel drained we can always go to God for Him to pour out what we need.

We are living during a time where being self focused is often celebrated but God teaches just the opposite. What i’ve come to find is when I make God and service my priority He takes care of me, and it benefits everyone. It truly is more blessed to give than to receive. God increases those that make giving a lifestyle. Don’t believe fear and lack that tells us we won’t have enough or that our giving is vain. We can trust obeying God in our giving.

Luke 6:38 Give and it shall be given unto you: good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye give it shall be given to you. If it’s something you feel that you lack, give it. I realized that many times the struggles that I faced give me a greater understanding for those dealing with similar things. Hence the saying your misery is often your ministry. God will give you a grace in that area which will increase you and others.

I want to end with encouragement. Know that God makes ALL things work together for Good for them that love Him and called according to His purpose. You may not see it now but one day you will look back and understand why God took you the way that He did. His ways are Higher! PEACE LOVE JOY β™‘

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Introduction {β™₯}

Hi Glam Girl,

Thank you for taking the time out of your journey to visit my blog. I hope that you come across something on here that inspires you to be a light in a dark world. My name is Kristen Joi Hardy, creator of Glam Ch!c blog & boutique and co-founder of HPCD3 a Christ centered creative community/foundation. I am simply a vessel called out of darkness into God’s glorious light! I love Jesus, my husband, and serving in the kingdom. All that I am and will ever be is because of God’s grace, love, and mercy, hence the name GLAM!

What’s Glam Ch!c About?

When you hear glam you more than likely think Hollywood, luxury, extravagance. In fact the definition of the word glam is charming, attractive, and beautiful. Although this is a beauty blog the distinction is that in the kingdom we believe that beauty is inside (heart) first and then outward (appearance). Whereas the world focuses on the latest trends in fashion, makeup, and culture; the kingdom focuses on character, fruitfulness, and Christ. The bible says that we should not be conformed to this world but be transformed through the renewing of our minds(hearts). This blog is designed to be a place of renewal, refreshing, and reviving; what I like to call “beautification”.

Topic Overview….. (just to name a few that have already been pressing on my β™₯ topic suggestions are welcome in our contact section)

All things “beautification” LOL i’m beginning to like that word!

  • Grace & Mercy, Fruit of the Spirit (peace, love, joy, faith, meekness, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control), Marriage, Leadership, Relationships
  • Prayer, The Word of God, Praise & Worship
  • Modesty, Appearance, Style/Fashion
  • Healthy (spirit, soul, body)

XOXOXO Grace Love Mercy

Kris Joi β™₯

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My First Blog Post

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

β€”Matthew 5:16

God created each one of us in His image and likeness. We were all handmade by God for a specific purpose. As we allow God to take us through our “beautification” process we are transformed into His beautiful masterpiece. Just like a work of art our uniqueness, flaws, and blemishes make us authentic, telling the story of our process. This blog is designed to celebrate the beauty of walking in the attributes of our creator. My prayer is that you are encouraged to let God’s grace, love, and mercy shine through you also! By the way i’m a fashion & design student so there will be posts/sections dedicated on here to natural GLAM as well!

↬XOXOXO β₯ K.Joi β™₯ ❀️😁