The unwanted things, makes the wanted possible

Luke 12:3 - Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed upon the housetops. (NASB)

As I come to terms with a decision I made this summer that is changing my life, I struggle, I wonder, and the weight is something too much with me. Yet, I stand knowing I do not have the spirit of fear but of grace. Thus, I walk in humility, smile in watered tears, and speak with a confidence that comes from the divinity with me.

God is moving in this land, our lives, our hearts, and our churches as He seeks to heal us. Yet, what is not revealed cannot be healed in us. We, I am not excluding myself, walk around in a clouded façade that is not our own truth. We do not see our own authenticities anymore because confusion and lies are the order of the day. But yet, we wonder why things are not working right, why everything is falling apart around us, and implosions occurring in our lives. No one is looking on the inside, and at self. WE spend too much time thinking and not reflective think of our selfish ways. Surrounding our self with the thought of - s/he should have presented, acted, or done it that way. But when, is it going to be the person receiving turn to take some responsibility, on how they accept what is presented to them; we choose, how we respond, not how it is delivered. I am not exempting anyone, I am not pointing a finger at anyone but I am including everyone in the transactions, and pointing fingers at all. Everyone is responsible; not just one party. We all need to understand, the things that we do not want, are the very things that make the wanted things possible. You have to break the eggs, beat the butter and sugar, mixed up the dry ingredients, etc to get the tasty delicious cake, we so desire. If that does not do it for you, then what about how many want the leaner and healthier body, but most do not want to change their lifestyle and add exercise. Yeah, there is some unwanted before we get the wanted in this life. What is revealed, is what is healed.

Revealing our truth frees us, and accepting that unwanted is part of the process that grants peace, and allows us to not be disgruntled. It provides hope, help and healing for those listening, and for those revealing, it grants the ability to live in their promise and purpose. See our test is our testimony, and our struggle is our sanctification by fire. While hurt people, hurt people, we would also do well to know what we put out, we get back, tenfold. So, as we are all becoming painfully aware of the unmasking of our leaders, our idols, our mess, resulting in us acting like the bottom has fallen out of our lives; I ask you, to ask your self – why am I destroyed over the fallible being fallible? Why do I feel the need to defend, when the truth will outrun a lie, every time? Why do I feel compel to hide who I am? Have we forgotten no one is perfect? Problem lies within all of us, the one who sat on the pedestal, and the one who put them there to worship. The one who is complicit with the covering, and the one who is covering it up. No one is exempt. Suffering in silent because you are afraid of what others might think, or because of the fear of being ostracized, only serves to imprison us in a selective amnesia and repeated self destruction cycle. Who wants that?
Know when we deny our humanity; it destroys our divinity the opportunity to live. Don’t believe me, remember Jesus, he never denies his humanity even to the cross, and it is what made his divinity so hallowed. So the next time you reach the crossroads of an extreme interruption in your life that creates an imbalance. Know this is an opportunity to grow, not crash and burn or to become self-destructive. You choose, but choose wisely. We are not promised a second chance at anything, and God will always give you enough time to do what you are called to do, if we let go and be free….the unwanted things, makes the wanted things possible, and every battle is not your to fight..Be still know I am GOD! sometimes, that is what we really need to do...

God’s word is Psalm 119:105 - our word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. NASB)

If had my life do over again, I would....

I received this email today and it talked about passing the purple hats. However, after reading it, I thought - why do we have to be confronted with our morality before we begin to appreciate the life we have, the people in our life, or the time we are granted. Yet, we must lose, or almost lose to gain perspective of things. Then, it only stands for us to understand why God's order includes giving to receive, and sacrifice is greater than obedience. It all makes sense to me now, and I get it. How about you?...

IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIFE OVER - by Erma Bombeck
(written after she found out she was dying of cancer).

I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.

I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.

I would have talked less and listened more.

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.

I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.

I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.

I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband.

I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.

I would have sat on the lawn with my grass stains.

I would have cried and laughed less while watching television and more while watching life.

I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil, or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.

Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.

When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, 'Later. Now go get washed up for dinner.' There would have been more 'I love you's' More 'I'm sorry's.'

But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute, look at it, and really see it ... . live it and never give it back.STOP SWEATING THE SMALL STUFF!!!

Don't worry about who doesn't like you, who has more, or who's doing what
Instead, let's cherish the relationships we have with those who do love us because believe it or not there are more people loving you, looking up to you, and believing in you than you ever realize. So, let go and be free to love, and stop dwelling on what was never meant to be more than a waiting station, and not baggage we make it..We choose, we decide...we become the change, we wish to see in others by letting our actions speak for us: they always speak the loudest, the honestly, and the leave the mark...wink..

God desires for us...

Eph. 1:9-10: He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth. In Him. (NASB)

Eph. 3:20-21 - Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen. (NASB)

God desires for us, is that he wishes us well, and always desire for us the things we keep deep in ours heart that is god-right for us; even if it breaks us…It is part of the process… We many times wonder if today is the day one of them will become apparent in our reality in a tangible way. And it is found for us in the place of remembrance, but it is a place you have not ever been except in your mind’s eye and/or dreams world visitation. Yet, the day has come, you have arrived, and time has permitted you to be there, and it is now. Know there are no coincident in life, and all things are here to teach you, to show you, and to allow you space to be you. No one really seek to hurt all they hurt, but our actions always leave unexpected casualties in our destructive behavior it seems. Yet, there are nuggets of blessing lying in what seems to be a waste land, and it acts as a catalyst that changes someone life as well as ourselves. We just have to seek the lesson; always, not just complain. I heard the other night this definition for forgiveness, and thought, it would do me well to remember this - forgiveness is realizing it could not have happen any other way - therefore, you can stop wondering woulda, shoulda, coulda, if I had, they had, etc, and be free to move forward with our lives...wink...

Know the time is approaching, quickly, for us to make some critical choices in our life.WE are at the threshold of embarking on living beyond what we see, if we desire, beyond the truth that kept us in the mindset of deny, deny, deny, wait, wait, wait, and then panic. Now, we have the opportunity to be authentic with ourself, in a way we have never before. As this come to us, we have to become more judicious with your giving, and 'about me' is no longer the baseline of anything we do anymore, even in a subliminal way. As you help another, you are helping you, do not miss the opportunity standing before you. It shall be found in places of unexpected, in people you tried to avoid, and the choices, stance, you rather not take. It is there you shall find your authenticities speaking the loudest, the boldest, and most resolutely. Do not hesitate in fear, fear is only meant to let you know, this is a new frontier go with God focus; nothing more.

Learn the lessons you sometime thought you knew, but you really didn't. So, try this on as a new way growth for you, as you explain, comprehend; as you clarify, grasp; as you illuminate to others, you clear your perspective lens, and as you challenge others to do, you begin doing the hard things you have hesitated on, while no longer going where the angels dared not tread...smiling. Stand and know, He is God, He has not forgotten, and His promise upon your life shall come to pass for you, if you embrace the lessons He has for you, and let go of the mess that is so easily enticing you into the madness, you say, you want out of. See we choose, more than we think with our words, actions, focus, interactions, and choices of friends; we impact more than we intend, and longer than we know, so act with a godly responsibly and accountability..smiling...

Know this, God shall fill the empty spaces in our lives with love, if we are open to his ways, inspite of the turmoil, we are so many time, fixate on. Just remember, his ways is out of order with man - you have to give, to receive; to be a blessing to others, you must be broken, and you must do, when it hurts because it is the god-right to do...wink.. Then, you will know what peace is in the midst of the storm is really is…

Just keep on believing, and never give up or think it is too late. If you are breathing, then it is not too late because it is only too late if you decide it is...You decide, it is your choice, and it is you...smiling

Haunting whispers of grace….

We cannot move forward in the 21st century church in the framework of God’s messages without understanding the grace revelation upon the 1st century church. This is where intention and purpose collided, thus kingdom agenda is set. See the power of Pentecost was not the exponential growth; that was one of the results. The power came from the haunting whisper of the Holy Spirit that descended upon the diversity of people in different tongues simultaneously. Where the people were willing to accept the difference, surrender to what was not seen, submit to a truth not known, and obey a voice of reason that stood of faith alone. However, in the age of technology and my needs, my life, my wants, we have become selfish and lost sight of the true meaning of seeking God. We have put our values on the wrong things in this life, thus, leading us to a disillusion lifestyle. We focus on the material things in this life, because we have forgot these are only consequences, outcomes, products of a work, not worth. Yet, we have made them what define us, our worth; it was never meant to be that way. All of the material things will fade, pass away, but what remains always with us is not quantifiable. Yet, the depth, the height, and the width of it is immeasurable, and take us to the infinite places. See it is not the trophy we are weepy eyed over, it is the spirit and the emotional high of all that went into getting there. For we succeed in this life mostly by offering ourselves to others – our listening ear, our lasting smile, our invaluable time, our warm hug, and our loving heart. This takes us back to the 1st church when life was simpler, and the convolution of technology did not over take us. I am not saying, we should abandon or even do without technology, rather I am resolute in saying – we must look to the past to understand how to appreciate what we have today to better communicate the message that has not change, the truths that are absolute, and the love that is unconditional. The haunting whisper reminds us, these are just tools to us, not ever meant to take away from the human touch, only to assist in achieving the human touch. Teaching us to be who God called us to be, and not the unrealized frustrated person, underutilized fragmented life, or the dream deferred, for you see Jesus is truly the living word that breathes light in our darkness, and life into our dry bones. Acts. 2:39- The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call. (NIV)....we choose to become, we choose to believe, we choose to change...Jesus has chosen, have you?

For your remembrance....

A strong person knows how to keep their life in order. With tears in their eyes they still manage to say "I'm ok", and know in their soul God is good. Realizing change is coming because HE sees your faith. He is preparing you for a great transformation in your life that only comes through the same process that yields the harvest from the seed. It has to be buried, go into darkness, and transform into the thing it will become. Yet, that happens through the seed breaking out of current shell. Its like the bee who aerodynamically should not fly but God! divine design woven its existence requires it to go through the struggle. The struggles, the working of the wings so that they are strengthen and strong enough to sustain; allowing the bee to fly. So, must it be done in nature, so must it be done with man. If we keep moving like the bee and let go in the natural order of the seed, we will find hard times are over. See in those crucial and pivatol moments, what we desire to not take part in, we need to realize God is trying to get us to let go, and let God. For He will heal all that is reveal, address all that is confronted, and restore all that needs repairing. We just have to keep the faith and trust that Great truly is His Mercy toward us, day after day, after day. Even when we do not think He is there he is because when we cannot see and feel God. We must know, HE sees and feels us, and we are not forgotten. As my pastor says, it is in the book –
Jer 51:52-53 - I know, but trust me: The time is coming" —God's Decree—"When I will bring doom on her no-god idols, and all over this land her wounded will groan. Even if Babylon climbed a ladder to the moon and pulled up the ladder so that no one could get to her. That wouldn't stop me. I'd make sure my avengers would reach her." God's Decree, (MSG) and we cannot forget Psalm 139:7-12 - Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, Even there Your hand will lead me, and Your right hand will lay hold of me. If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me, and the light around me will be night," Even the darkness is not dark to You, and the night is as bright as the day darkness and light are alike to You (NASB). Believe and receive what God has for you, and see what the end gonna be!...You choose!!

What heard that resonated with me...

I heard something today that set me free. I have come to believe this – when people show you who they are, believe them. However, what I heard today is this – stop trying to fix or make people be what they are not. I was like wow! How much time, words, energy, and even money do we spend on trying to make someone into what we think, or what they say want? Yet, everything they do is in direct opposition to what is being spoken. They may say the right words, know all the answers but nothing has click in them to work for it. So, what do we do, we keep at them trying to get them to move on what it either because they asked, or we think this is the best for them. WE have missed the most important part of this, the individual(s) being an active participant engaging in their own transformation. We cannot want the change more than the person who is changing desires it. It only makes both individuals frustrated and miserable. It becomes a slow erosion of a light all because we do not let go, and let God, or let the person be. We were never meant to change anyone so that he or she reaches their potential or obtain growth. What we are called to be is the change we wish see, model the behavior and the character, we teach, but once again folks it is the person. They choose whether it is important to them or not to do, if it is not important to them to change, then we have no right to force, to badger, to push them. They must always be active participants in their own transformation. We can help them, but we cannot make them be this thing, we think they should, or what they say they want, if the person is not putting in the work. Is it painful to see a loved one, or a person with great potential fail; yes! But you are not God. You are not the Master-craftsman who fashion each of us with exact precision of a steady love to create the unabashed beauty that is to be forged by life fires and groom by the Prince of Peace loving redemptive grace as we reassured through the Holy Spirit presence. WE cannot do an extreme makeover on people like we do on things, because you need their consent and willingness to make it happen. Telling others what not wear with our words and not with our actions does not to inspire others to engage in change. We cannot make people change, but we can give them an example to follow, and behold through our living, our actions, our words, our giving.

At some point we must let go, we must release ourselves and the other person to choose, for them. We are to shake the dust off our feet, and move on to place you can help. However, we need to remember, we will never get what we do not give; so check yourself first because you cannot expect to convince someone you seek their best in a public forum, or in front others. When you personally harbor their worst, or do not think the individual will ever make it; they respond to your truth. Letting go, forgiving others, makes this process easier to do, but the process to get here is difficult at best because it is in our nature as men and women to fix, make better, to mold, to whittle, to figure out, or to sculpt. Yes, things we can shape, configure, but people must desire it. If you ever get lost on this point, remember this – you do not like people trying to make you change or fix you. …Matthew 10:14 – ‘If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town. (NIV)’ …WE were never meant to force anything onto person, only to provide the words and mold it to encourage…. “

So you want to be a blessing to others....

So you want to be a blessing? Well to be a blessing you must be broken, and then transformed so that what needs to be healed can be revealed. You cannot help anyone if you never known any kind pain. You cannot understand what has no meaning to you, thus, you cannot help another. I am not saying there are not some people who have the ability to get it bit that God. For most of us, if you desire to be a blessing, you must submit your will to God’s, and that means you are no longer in control. This is what it is all about right, submitting to God? When you desire to be a blessing you have the awesome gift of having burdens and blessings as a mantle to wear. See a blessing means a declaration of divine favor, or an invocation imploring divine favor on someone or something. Now that is awesome to receive, but it is not free, or without a cost to us. It requires accepting what is not seen, seeking what cannot be validated, and being silent when words are attacking your tongue. Being a blessing does not mean you have no trouble or there is no struggles but it does mean you are able to help others find there way out of no way, and achieve peace in the midst of a tsunami knowing God will do what he said, he would regardless of our insecurity or fears. Being a blessing is having the remnants of your favor; leftovers provide an increase in others lives. Yet, being a blessing to other requires a humble spirit that knows how to choose their battle, and understand in the end, we win, even though, outlook is grim. The battle is occurring, the wars seemed to be wage without ceasing – either in the spiritual or one in the carnal, and at times there is a simultaneous battles. Being a blessing requires an examination of personal beliefs and values as you realizes alternative conflict resolution skills are now part of arsenal – Ecc. 9:11 - I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all (NIV). We have to get beyond the theoretical understanding where we espouse the rhetorical statements about the subject of being a blessing, to the place application into our life perspective, and implemented in our lens we see life through. Then the being a blessing will take the transformative function it was meant to be …Luke 9:16 - Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed them, and broke them, and kept giving them to the disciples to set before the people. (ASB). ..We have to broken and blessed to be a blessing…