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Of Course!!!

So this morning when I went to reach for my drink I somehow knocked it over onto the carpet, of all places, and it was not water!!!  The first words out of my mouth were, “Of Course!.” And it is then that I start to go off on my mental emotional rant. Of course that would happen because I’m just clumsy.  Of course that would happen today of all days when I’m running late for work.  Of course that…

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Keep Moving Forward!!!

One of the most difficult times in my life was the death of my maternal grandfather almost 4 years ago.  He raised me like I was his very own child and I (like all of my cousins) called him ‘Daddy.’  He was the most generous and kind person you could ever meet.  He knew just about everyone in town and they in turn knew him.  He was lovable, he was likable, he was caring, he was skilled; and most…

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This past week has been a challenging one for me. Situations and people have pushed me in the direction of anger but I didn’t embrace it. Believe it or not anger has been a companion of mine for years. Thankfully I’ve learned to tools to defeat it instead of allowing it to overtake me. Everyday is a fight. I choose to fight for peace within me and reject anger and rage. If you want to learn better ways to handle your anger and have fun at the same time, Register today for this Anger Workshop at www.fellowred.com I promise, you won’t regret it!

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Check out another one of my most recent blogs on "Embracing Peace In Order To Live Again" on my blog site Ahava Grace. #Grace #Blogging #Peace #AhavaGrace http://ahavagrace.wordpress.com/2014/10/06/embracing-peace-in-order-to-live-again/

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Check one of my latest blogs on Conflict as a guest blogger with Compass 2 Shine. http://compass2shine.com/blog/handlingconflict/

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Happy Birthday Mr. President. So glad to be sharing this month with the POTUS #AugustBabiesRule #POTUS #BarackObama #RespectAndHonor #HappyBirthday @barackobama (at August)

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You don't need their approval! #Repost

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Low on Faith? Turn UP the word! By @loverintraining : "Have you ever been in a classroom where every student decides to talk at the same time? What does the teacher do? His/her next words will probably be "quiet please. Everyone quiet!" (very polite version of the story). Why? Because firstly, he/she cannot speak in a noisy environment. Secondly, no learning is done in noise. Thirdly, you hear more in silence than you do in noise. _ What's the point? Practically everything this world offers is noise. If you're low on faith, it's probably because you're not high on the Word of God. Why? Because faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word. The weaker your faith is, the louder the things of this world have become in your life. Read your Bible more, pray that God directs you to the messages to listen to, pick up books that pertain to what you need done and read! If you can't hear, you can't be in Faith. Turn down the world and turn up your Word. Follow @loverintraining #love #God #Jesus#action #follow #instalike #loverintraining #teamlove #lovelikeGod #amor #truelove #instalove #pray #like #lovedaily #christian #christlike #instagood #verseaday #verseoftheday #bibleverse #jesuslovesyou #godlovesyou #faith #mercy #grace #bible #godslove #praise" via @PhotoRepost_app

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Moment by moment #FaithIt #Repost

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This is so true. Forgiveness isn't easy but it is so very necessary. I know for myself! I have to make the choice everyday and it can and has been a struggle at times. I have to remind myself that I am forgiven so I must also forgive. (Matthew 18:21-35) #UnforgivenessCanKillYou #ChooseToForgive #Repost

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#InvestInYourMarriage @happywivesclub #Repost

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Marriage isn't about loving your spouse because they are perfect.  We hear in church all the time that marriage is a ministry.  That means that it won't be pretty, that it wont be easy and that the other person wont be perfect.

Marriage is about loving that person past their hurt.  What is needed when an argument breaks out is not yelling and screaming...at that moment that is when YOU, whoever YOU are....doesn't matter if you are the wife or the husband...YOU...doesn't matter if you started it or not....YOU at this moment need to stop and help the other person process what is happening.

"What really made you so upset with me just now?"

Is there something that I did that made you angry?

I'm so sorry, I don't think this argument is really about us at all...

What is it that you are afraid of?

I think that I may have been offended by your tone and I apologize for yelling at you like that

I know that you have a hard time hearing me when I am such a jerk because I remind you of your father

I know that you have a hard time hearing me when I nag you because I remind you of your mother

It is the way in which we respond to each on ANY kind of relationship that makes the difference.  Marriage isn't perfect and neither are you.  Two very imperfect people come together in a very imperfect union, but both must be willing to mature and grow together as best as they can.  Neither of you may be Perfect...but you can both be willing and working.

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Perfection isn't needed to Follow

So, many people believe that in order to be a Christian you have to be perfect...yet we are often criticized for being hypocrites.

Well I thought I would inform you that you don't need to be perfect to be a Christian and that Christians are not perfect people!

Becoming a Christian involves a process called Salvation where we recognize the love and grace of God through His son Jesus Christ and accept that love and grace and give Him authority over our lives.  He doesn't ask for perfection before joining Him.  If He did, then it wouldn't be called salvation, if we were perfect when He saved us there would be nothing to save us from! 

Salvation is God's expression of love by Him putting out His hand and saying, "I see you are drowning, I see you need some help, guidance, acceptance, support, wisdom...if you take my hand, I will save you!"

God doesn't expect you to save yourselves.  How can a person drowning in the ocean save themselves?  It seems silly right.  So why are you trying to save yourself, make yourself clean, right, perfect before accepting Him?  That is just as silly. 

He has all power and authority and is freely willing to save you!  If you can admit that you need help, you've made the first step.  The next is to say, "Lord, Will you help me?" 

Choose to Follow Him Today!

Mark 9:24

And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.(KJV)

The father instantly replied, "I do believe, but help me not to doubt!" (NLT)

No sooner were the words out of his mouth than the father cried, "Then I believe. Help me with my doubts!"(The Message)

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God Be Praised - Elevation Worship (Charlotte, NC)

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Nothing is Impossible

There may be an issue you are dealing with that seems too hard for YOU and you may be losing hope. But remember that we serve a mighty God and that NOTHING is impossible for Him. He created heaven and earth, moon and stars, and the human race...why would anything that we have to deal with be an issue that He couldnt handle? Jeremiah 32:27 Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?

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Aftermath

What do you do after your done ignoring your problems? After you've made something of yourself and met all the goals you wanted to accomplish...what next? What happens when you have nothing else to distract you from your heart, nothing more to distract you from the brokenness you feel inside. Then what?

When all the dust settles who will call, or who do you expect to still be waiting there for you.

In the aftermath of your success storm who do you expect to be there in the same place waiting for you? Who do you expect to be after all is said and done but nothing deep has changed about you.

After all the cosmetic surgery is done, what did you expect your heart to look like?

In the aftermath is when you truly get to meet You. Now, its only you and God.

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The Journey...how to move forward

Well. It has been an interesting 6 days. I have been fasting and consecrating in order to get closer to God and to get somethings done in my life.

I have been desperate for God to help me with personal relationships and to help me make things happen. I have been frustrated all week. No answers have come and no solutions have manifested. All that I've been able to experience is anger and frustration.

Well a very good friend of mine had a talk with me and helped me to see things clearly. I had been focused on what God could do for me. I thought all I needed was to have my questions answered or for a miracle to take place. Well as we know, our thoughts are not His thoughts. He knew I needed something deeper. While I was looking for answers God was showing me me. He was telling me that there were issues and flaws within myself that were preventing me from moving forward with my desires. Throughout this week I realized that I complained too much. That I was still angry and bitter with people and situations I had been through. These things were / are a wall between me any destiny.

So throughout this week I felt like everything in front if me, all my desires were impossible. I felt hopelessness sinking in and I didn't think that's how you should feel during a fast. Now I realize they these 6 days were not a waste of my time or God's. This week was designed to reveal me to myself. To reveal what is holding me back. Surprisingly... It's ME!!!! It's not those individuals who hurt me, it's not my still mending broken heart. It's not anyone else's fault but my own. I am my own enemy. And before I can be healed and whole and ready to move forward I have to deal with me.

This week God gave me the power to see me for who I really and now the power to change it. My unanswered prayers were not answered because I was waiting for God to answer the call to something that was assigned for me.

God is able to do ANYTHING ... But how can we learn, grow or mature if He does everything for us?! Even though he has the ability doesn't mean that he should enable us.

This week God gave me power and He gave me hope. :)

faith, HOPE, love