Reflect God

Soooo.......God really exposed something to me this morning! God has been really dealing with me about my patience, and being quick to anger or frustration! I have had opportunities to really put Gods word into action, but CHOSE to do the contrary, HANDLE IT MY WAY! My laundry days are scheduled for Monday and Thursday, but the past couple of times I found myself faced with a woman who comes in,  and puts her laundry during my time, not taking her two days a week, but encroaching on my days! The first time, I made her STOP THE LOADS AND TAKE IT OUT, the second time,  the SAME! THIS time she only stopped one, and I was ANGRRRRRYYY! So angry in fact that I cussed a couple times when talking about the situation with the maintenance man! I was thinking "DON'T LET THIS KINDNESS FOOL YOU" totally FEELING like she was taking it for a weakness. Like she thought she could continually pull this stunt because she feels I won't come at her! I asked God to forgive me for my language, for allowing myself to step out of character! Then this morning, I read about one of the most important fruits of the spirit, PATIENCE! The saying is "PATIENCE IS A VIRTURE", and it TRULY IS! What I read about patience, my actions didn't reflect AT ALL! Patience is being calm in stressful situations, SHOWING EMPATHY TO OTHERS WHEN THEY ARE NOT DOING THINGS TO OUR STANDARDS, and here is the kicker, I LOVE HOW GOD SPEAKS DIRECTLY TO ME! It went on to say, "Patience is NOT GETTING DISGRUNTLED WHEN A DELAY OCCURS THAT WON'T MATTER 10 YEARS FROM NOW, NEVER MIND TEN DAYS FROM NOW!" THERE IF WAS! I was totally CONVICTED! I failed to show grace and mercy in those situations,  I failed to show empathy, I failed to allow Gods light to shine through me! If I really thought about it, instead of me counting how many children she has (1) comparing to my own (3), I would of said, well it won't take long for her to get done, because it really didn't matter! I allowed my EMOTIONS to dictate my actions! Me being a child of God, He holds me accountable in situations like that, I was supposed to be more like Him,  and not like the world, I was supposed to extend the same grace He extends to me ON A DAILY BASIS! I can't imagine God going "WHO DOES SHE THINK SHE IS, DON'T TAKE MY KINDNESS FOR WEAKNESS", and then PUNISHING ME! WHAT IF!....but He doesn't,  because of His INFINITE PATIENCE! If God treated me like I treated her when I mess up, I WOULD BE DEAD! PERIOD! Lost in sin, and DAMNED TO HELL! So I really had to take a look at myself, we have to handle people just like how God handles us, I learned today that walking this Christian walk ABSOLUTELY means people who are not saved sometimes taking advantage of your kind nature, DON'T WE DO IT TO GOD. Everytime we slip, HE CATCHES US, forgives us, without condemnation! God is holding us at a higher standard, we can endure EVERYTHING this world and people throw at us, with His strength that He gives us!! To be like Christ means to love unconditionally, to forgive and forget, to give of yourself to people, to be a witness, to be a light. It also means that we will be taken advantage of, looked at funny, talked about! Jesus endured WORST, and He will gives us what we need to endure!! Lesson, apply the word in your life, handle yourself according to how God says we should when situations arise, and we will grow! You never know what God has planned for those situations, walk in obedience FULLY, not pick and choose what to be obedient to! The thing that makes you the most uncomfortable is God stretching you! Trust in His process!! Lean not unto your own understanding, lean on Gods! I LOVE YOU TO LIFE!! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!

"Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love"
EPHESIANS 4:2

"Therefore, as Gods chosen people, holy and dearly loved,  clothe yourself with compassion, kindness, humility,  gentleness and patience"
COLOSSIANS 3:12

"May the God who gives you endurance and encouragement, give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had"
ROMANS 15:5

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The Weight of Sin

Soooo......I am pretty sure that most if not everyone has heard the expression, "The weight of sin" right? I was sitting and thinking one day about what that ACTUALLY meant. The lightness you feel after giving your life over to God is LIFE CHANGING,  and UNDENIABLE! That feeling of COMPLETE FREEDOM is the feeling of not having the chains of sin, not being bound by mistakes, drug use, cursing, drinking, lying,  stealing, lust, fornication, anger, and hate! I was thinking about me in particular, how I used to indulge in cocaine, marijuana, drinking, fornication, you name it. I had become a SLAVE to what I was doing. The process of calling drug dealers, waiting for a reply, leaving my children to go cop, not having enough money, coming down and getting depressed, the mind altering effects it was causing, mood swings, anxiety, guilt, shame, hopelessness, anger, resentment, pride, FALSE SINCE OF HAPPINESS,  blacking out, wasting money, not having what my kids needed money wise, selling food stamps for gas, ETC! That is why I felt LIGHT AS A FEATHER when I surrendered! GOD LIFTED ALL OF THAT FILTH AND MORE FROM ME, HE TOOK IT AND REPLACED IT WITH HIS LOVE! I gave God my broken places and in return He fixed it! I gave Him my anger and resentment, guilt and shame, and in return He gave me peace and joy! I gave God my pride, and in return He gave me humility! I gave Him my rebellion, and He gave me obedience! God is rebuilding me piece by piece, repairing my moral center. That's why it says in the bible that we are "New creatures". I am LITERALLY not the same person I used to be! I am so happy not to be bound by substances and living a life of moral sin!  BLISSFUL IGNORANCE, is what I am living in now! Not knowing what God has for me, or what He is doing or about to do,  but trusting that whatever it is it's for my good! Following Gods leadership blindly, having faith that in His plans I will be restored, I will prosper, and NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST ME WILL PROSPER! Knowing that God has already given me the victory makes walking into the battles of life a BREEZE! God is UNDEFEATED! HIS WORD IS TRUE! Make that decision today, SURRENDER IT ALL TO HIM! Tell God what your tired of, tell Him that your tired of living they way you are, be SPECIFIC! Don't give Him a few things,  or just a piece! GIVE HIM ALL THE BROKEN PIECES, AND WATCH HIM RESTORE YOU! I PROMISE YOU, IT IS THE BEST DECISION YOU CAN EVER MAKE IN YOUR LIFE! If you have tried everything else, TRY GOD! You have NOTHING TO LOSE, but EVERYTHING TO GAIN!! I love you to life! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER EVER EVER EVER IMAGINE!! HE WANTS TO FIX YOU, LET HIM! ❤❤❤

"Therefore, if any man be be in Christ, he IS A NEW CREATURE! OLD THINGS HAVE PASSED AWAY, and behold ALL THINGS HAVE BECOME NEW."

2 CORINTHIANS 5:17

"Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins can be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord"

ACTS 3:19

"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive our sins, and purify us from ALL unrighteousness."

1 JOHN 1:9

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Worship GOD, not the PROMISE!

Sooooo.......WORSHIP GOD NOT THE PROMISE is a phrase that really stuck in my spirit this morning. I read this line in a devotional this morning,  and I knew immediately that I wanted to write on this topic. I think this is VERY important if you are waiting on a promise to be fulfilled. Focusing on the promise (something that you asked for that your waiting to GET), and not the one who promised (GOD) can be dangerous. It literally means you have taken your eyes off of the prize, slowly disconnecting yourself from glory itself,  and are now focused on GETTING! The danger comes when, because your focus has changed, it doesn't come fast enough or in a time frame you THINK you need it in! Frustration sets in, doubt sets in, FEAR sets in, disappointment will DEFINITELY bust in, anger will show up, and LOSS OF FAITH will be the end result, and without faith it is impossible to please God!  SO, FOCUS ON GLORY, if your focus is on God, and you allow Him to prepare you for what is to come, you won't have time for FEAR, FRUSTRATION, ANGST, WORRY, ANGER, DISAPPOINTMENT, and there won't be any DISCONNECTION or LOSS OF FAITH! The time will go by if you spend it in your word, in prayer, and praising the one who promised! Remember that God is faithful, and His word is ALIVE and TRUE! Gods word will not return to Him void, meaning, whatever He says and promised, IT WILL BE FULFILLED!! TRUST GOD AND HIS PROCESS! You don't want to walk into you promise unprepared, allow God to mold you, to teach you, and to mature you! I love you to life! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!!!!! READ READ READ THE BIBLE TODAY! MAY GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU!

"The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is long suffering, to us ward that no man should perish, but that all should come to repentance."
2 PETER 3:9

"So shall my word be that goethe forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it."
ISAIAH 55:11

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GOD DID IT!

Sooooo.....I have recently shared my blog with my mother. She is the very first family member that I have shared this with,  and I was a little nervous.  I was very excited, and still am, about what God had given me to write, I was truly blessed with that word! (See previous post). She read it and was blessed, then she said, it didn't sound like my daughter, it was like someone else wrote it! Lol! Then she asked if I had copied it! I just chuckled and texted back, I wrote it, but God gave it to me! First of all, I want to marvel at the fact that I didn't get offended by the question of did I actually write it, that didn't even cross my mind, because that's how DEFENSIVE I used to be! The instant response of GOD GAVE IT TO ME, is a sign, and a testament of the change and work God is doing in me! Let me paint a picture, I used to be a COCKY, PRIDEFUL, OVERCONFIDENT, and HAUGHTY type of person (I wrote about this is an earlier post called "Strengths Can be your Weakness"). Gods changing power is undeniable, if you allow Him to change you. If you are willing to take the strength and love He gives you, face your deficiencies, face your attitude, face your anger, or whatever your hang up is. Speak it out loud, confess it, SURRENDER IT ALL TO HIM, READ THE WORD OF GOD and deal with it according to His heavenly instructions, and you will see and feel the change! You won't respond to things and situations like you used to, you won't think, speak, or react like you used to! There will be no room for anger, or defensive behavior! There will be no room for pride, cockiness, self exalting! All you will be able to say is GOD DID IT! The ability to take credit for ANYTHING will diminish greatly! You will know that all things come from God, all gifts, and blessings! I have come to the realization that I AM NOTHING WITHOUT GOD, AND I CAN AND WON'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT HIM!! All the praise, honor and glory belongs to our God! Give God the credit He deserves in your life! WITHOUT HIM I AM NOTHING! NONE OF ME GOD AND ALL OF YOU! IN JESUS NAME!!! I love you to life, GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!!!

"For by grace are ye saved through grace; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God. Not of works, lest any man should boast!"
EPHECIANS 2:8-9

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LET GOD DO IT!

SOOOOO.......HAPPY BLESSED NEW YEAR!!! I hope and pray you all walked into 2020 with the posture of victory, and overwhelming faith! This morning's word was so powerful, and I am sooo excited to write! I usually put the bible verse at the end, but this is too great, I want this to set the tone for our year! This is the year God will restore what we have lost, this is the year of fulfillment! This is the year God will do exceedingly, MORE THAN WE CAN EVER THINK TO ASK! "Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth, shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the WILDERNESS, and rivers in the desert!" ISAIAH 43:19.....Now, GOD SAID THAT, so, LET GOD DO IT! Do you believe Gods word is true, I wrote a lot last year about Gods word being true, about how VERY IMPORTANT reading the word everyday is, about GOD BEING FAITHFUL! GOD IS NOT A MAN THAT HE SHOULD LIE! GOD CANNOT AND WILL NOT TELL A LIE! SO LET GOD DO IT! What REALLY hit me this morning was the definition of WILDERNESS, it is an unexplored terrain that has no identifiable  pathway! WHAT! That is LITERALLY what having faith in God is. Trusting in His plan even if we cannot see the way, even when we don't know what direction to go in, even when we don't have a CLUE what is about to happen! ...but trusting that God is POWERFUL AND LOVING enough to make a way, blindly following the path he has set! FAITH! SPEAK THE WORD OF GOD OVER YOUR LIFE AND SITUATION! Trust that He can make a way LITERALLY OUT OF NO WAY!!! You got to believe His word is true, remain faithful, obedient, love others, speak what is not as if it was so! Trust that God is in control, LET GOD DO IT! Give Him praise when He opens doors, PRAISE HIM EVEN MORE WHEN ONE CLOSES! Give God your all, and He will give you His BEST! SURRENDER......and LET GOD DO IT!!

"Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth, shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert"
ISAIAH 43:19

"I will restore to you the years that the locusts have eaten, the cankerworm, caterpillar, and palmer worm, my great armies which I sent among you"
JOEL 2:25

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to be continued...........