Challenges and Blessings

I will not complain. I don't like to complain. Turn it over to God. When I'm down to nothing, God isup to something. Things are about to change. We are in a desperate situation. We smiling on the outside but we are hurting on the inside.we are in despair. We are experiencing death. We feel the loss and pain. We have debt and we feel the sting of death. We have to remember that God will never leave us or forsake us.when you are going through a trial , do we compromise our integrity? Can we hold on to our integrity when we are going through a trial? Do we remember the Lord? We are not rookies, we are veterans at this! We know God has done too much for us to think that this situation will take us out. There is nobody like God. We know too much to keep coming week after week and then let little stuff throw us off our game. We have been here before so we know we are not a rookie, we have been here before. What's in me? There's a treasure in me that is so strong. What do I want and what do I have? When I realize I don't have enough to make by myself, I realize there is something in me greater than myself. I don't have much. I have a little anointing, a little oil left in me. Sometimes God will ask you to do some crazy stuff. Can you do it? Sometimes God will tell you to do some crazy stuff, do you have the faith to obey him? Obedience is better than sacrifice. Will you obey?in order for you to experience God's next move, some people need to be removed from your house. Stuff that you are seeing needs to be removed because they are feeding the negativity in you. Put them out. They are not ready for the revaluation God wants to do in your life. Pour it out. Don't wait for the more, pour it out now. Stop waiting to see the miracle before you do the ministry. As you pour out God will pour in. You make your move so God can make his move. God cannot put you in a place of blessing unless you are tithing and serving God. Pour it out if you want the blessing. Pour out your gift, pour out your heart. If you want the blessing you have to pour it out so God can fill it up. Obey God. Give what he God tells you to give. Move on a promise. The promises of God are yes and amen. The word of God shall not come back void. If God said it then it shall come to pass. God will give you as much as you have faith for. God will give you according to what you have faith for. God doesn't have a shortage so why do you. Stop limiting God. God has so much for you. I may have come in here one way, but I am leaving another way. Debt free. I'm leaving 2012 debt free. Pay my debts and get my priorities straight. God does not bless us to be bad stewards. Pay what you owe, get out of slavery to money. God is able to handle me if I will surrender to him. Get ready.

Worry

Do not worry. Do not stress. I feel the love of God with me each and everyday. Tank you for yor grace and mercy every day Lord. Your love is. What I seek daily. I love you and I honor you.

Child like Faith

Mark 10:13-16 The Little Children and Jesus  13 People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” 16 And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them. Mark 10:21-27  21 Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”  22 At this the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.  23 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”  24 The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is[a] to enter the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for the rich to enter the kingdom of God.”  26 The disciples were even more amazed, and said to each other, “Who then can be saved?”  27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With human beings this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.” What are my hardest obstacles to overcome today? How is God trying to help me overcome these obstacles? I pray for guidance and love.mthank you Father for loving me and taking the time to work out my obstacles. Let it be obvious for me Lord.

You Can Show Me Better Than You Can Tell Me

Action Speaks Louder than Words Psalm 40:10 I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help. I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness from the great assembly.h

God is Amazing!

 16 No king is saved by the size of his army;    no warrior escapes by his great strength. 17 A horse is a vain hope for deliverance;    despite all its great strength it cannot save. 18 But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him,    on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, 19 to deliver them from death    and keep them alive in famine.  20 We wait in hope for the LORD;    he is our help and our shield. 21 In him our hearts rejoice,    for we trust in his holy name. 22 May your unfailing love be with us, LORD,    even as we put our hope in you. Have a blessed day today and know that you are loved.

I Don't Want to Lose This Feeling

Today was God sent. I prayed to God for a confirmation, some validation, a little love thrown my way. I don't want to have things stay the same. Life is too short. Look at what he did. God came down and walked with us today. Thank you Lord.i love you and pray that you take care of yourself and have a blessed evening.

God Knows Me

I have wrestled all morning with my thoughts. Forget the past and move forward to my future. God is doing a new thing. Old thing, old ways are gone. What didn't get done then, move on. Don't dwell on past mistakes. We all make mistakes. Look to the future. Bring hope for tomorrow. Be Bold. Stay committed to the challenge. Do God's will and the road really won't be as hard. Don't be fooled by temptation. Know God's voice. We will make mistakes. I will make mistakes. I am in this flesh and have very little control over it. Without God's guidance, I would be lost. Knowing God helps calm my soul and relaxes my Spirit. When I am tossing and turning, I call out for Jesus and peace takes over. Have I wasted too much time? Have we moved on? Are we ready for the next level? What ever happens from now on, I am trusting God to keep his word. Let my heart be truly committed and dedicated. I want to grow emotionally and spiritually. Know God, Know Peace.

Good Morning

My Love, My Love. Good Morning Lord. I am thrilled and excited tha t I woke up this morning with you on my mind. I took the time to make contact and express my joy in the situation. I refuse to let this year be exactly like last year. I am four months into 2012 and I want more. What was impossible becomes possible. There is more for me in 2012. Romans 9:14-18  14 What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all! 15 For he says to Moses,    “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,    and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”[f]  16 It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy. 17 For Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”[g] 18 Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.

Blessed

Hello My Love, thank you Lord for all of your blessings. I have the faith and the belief to know that you are with me and guiding me and strengthening through my journey. I am blessed and I know it. I am so lucky to be in this position. Report Card pick up is always such a good day. Parents come out to find out that the sweet little babies who are eating up their food and living under their roof are doing the least that they can to just exist. Lets push to the next level, lets strive for more than enough.

When did I become a prude?

Lord I am just being hit over the head with realization this week. I need to keep myself spiritually strong but I have to remember that for all my thinking of how something should have been or should be, it is the way it is right now. So I know God wants me to seek this out. I should not be in a situation that is making me unhappy. This job, I'm leaving it, finding one that will make me happy. I am not doing anybody any favors by being in that position knowing that I hate it. The children are not being blessed by me with the attitude that I have for them right now. I have no joy going to work, preparing lessons or even in my colleagues. We already feel one term Emanuel wants us to strike and if that becomes reality then what. This financial budgeting class is right on time for my situation. Then what about my love? I have kept myself from the man I love because I Thought it was wrong and didn't want to sin, but who's to say we are sinners? I have faith that this is truly an uncompromising love that is God enforced and if I understand that there is nothing wrong with God's wishes, then man can decide for himself. Has it really taken me this long to break this way of thinking? Was that what I needed to face, that I am not sinning? God forgives a multitude of sins. Again, and again and again. If we confess our sins and we are faithful then we are forgiven. Who am I to say what is a sin. I judge myself more harshly than anyone. I just pray that you can love me and know that I have and will continue to love you and work towards encouraging, strengthening and loving you each and every day. Be blessed and be a blessing to me. I love you.

Good Night

Thank you for today. My prayers are to keep you safe. Bee for real. Keep it honest. Know that the real you is what is important. There is nothing you can do or say to make me not love you. Why do I say thi now? I don't know, just seems important. God Bless you and keep you safe.

Good Night

I'm back in the hole and counting the days again. What was I thinking when I did this career move? I keep at it because there are sparks of happiness throughout the day. By the end of the day I am exhausted. The drive home is too long. I have to do better. It can be done. I will find a way.  Luke 12:32-34   32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Enough

What a wonderful sermon, but....I refuse to let those low life trashy people continue to occupy your mind with their threats of harm to you. Humans are violent people. God knows we need only to look at what they did to Jesus to know how extremely violent people can be. Look at the news. Right now I am listening to a violent shooting on the southwest side of a child. Another child shot and killed. I know it's on your mind. You might even think that it's just a matter of time but know that the prayers of your congregation and people all around the world are in support of you and God is not finished with you yet. You have a long life ahead of you and you can't keep talking about death, identify the threats, make them public, don't ignore, but don't fixate on it. King spoke of the mountain top, Malcolm X knew people would come after him, Lincoln and Kennedy both talked about dying. What good does it do? Then it just puts unnecessary thoughts into people's sick minds. Crazy is crazy. You don't change crazy, you change the people around them who chose to follow or not follow crazy. I hear your heart and it sounds heavy. Heavy with worry, even though you have proclaimed indifference. I know you have a lot of concerns and you keep a lot of those concerns on your heart but I can tell, you have concerns. I try not to be a bother by being in the background but I think God wants me to be a diversion or something in your life. I know you have enough women around you to keep you busy so I know you are getting a lot of attention. You need attention. You need to be spoiled. Everyday, loving you is a joy. You are human, dreams are made from love. we are not perfect and we all are here by the grace of God and God alone. Believe it, live it. I love you. Be blessed and be a blessing to someone. Good Night.

He is Risen

Matthew 28 Jesus Has Risen  1 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.  2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4 The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.  5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”  8 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Glory to God! He is Risen! We have to make our time here on Earth more effective. We will not be here forever and we have to show our love for the ones that we care for. Never take it for granted that they will wake the next morning. Love them while they re able to hear you say the words I love you. Glory to God in the Highest! I give thanks to God for Resurrection Sunday! I can try again. I can get it right. The price has been paid. Thank you Lord for your mercy.thank you for your grace. I am your beloved. I am wonderfully made. I am worth it. He died for me. He rose again for me. I love the Lord because he first loved me. I was important and beautiful to God. Thank you Lord for your sacrifice. I love you. I pray that I can honor you and worship you all the days of my life. Time to get ready to go. I'm going to see my love on a very special day. I'm excited about just getting a hug from him today Lord. I love him and I know how special and sacred that is. I'm not going to take any of this for granted. I love you. There is hope, as long as we re alive, there's hope. Just have to decide what I m hoping for.

My Calling

Dear Lord, am I to be a conqueror? Romans 8:18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in uś. Romans 8:24-25 For in this hope we are saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. Romans 8:26-30  26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.  28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose. 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. I wonder where I am in your planning of things. In the future of things. How I can break my alabaster box for you. How do I honor you and show my love? You are loved by so many, I'm so pleased that the believers are able to recognize your true faith and devotion. I wake up with you on my mind and I go to sleep with you on my mind. I need a hug and I know that line will be crazy long tomorrow but I will wait. You are worth the wait.

Forgive me

My Love played me a love song and I my heart melted away. I am his and he is mine. I will never leave him or forsake him. I love him so much. Help me figure this out Lord. Don"t let me mess it up. Please forgive me and never let me go.

God's Promise

God will restore all that is lost. God will renew all relationships. With love and commitment. No matter th circumstances. With Love, all hngs are possible. No weapon formed against us shall prosper.