God prepares you for conversations that must be delivered

It's very obvious to me that God has prepared me for the same dialog that was meant to be delivered in multiple settings. It's so interesting the times I feel a déjà vu moment, yet it really is the same conversation just at different times, with different people from all over the globe, yet the same message. And here it goes. "Stop trying to fix something in your life, world, family, environment, organization, group, church etc and instead get on your knees and pray". Prayer covers it all. Prayer makes a difference. Prayer is all powerful. I found myself in the middle of this conversation just last week as I tried to remain respectful of my elderly loved one, but finally had to say "when do you plan on praying about the problem instead of acting like its someone else's issue to fix". Silence is golden and very telling. After lots of excuses and "he should haves" and "she could haves" it was concluded that if we would just pray we all would realize that the battle is not ours, it belongs to God. I come from a family of praying people and learned from the women in my lineage that gathering in prayer is not only our responsibility, but it's our weapon against anything that is not like God intended. If things in your home, church or work environment are out of order, go pray. I have vivid memories of early morning family prayers or my grandmother praying over us after school. And guess what? Times were different and better back then. So as much as I love to complain at times, I KNOW I should be praying instead and asking God to bring HIS people back to order.

Our hearts are uplifted

God lifts up our hearts, minds, soul and spirit. That what He does. That's who He is. It's just one of the ways He shows us that He cares. My heart is uplifted because I know that I am chosen by Him. Chosen. Out of the billions of people on the face of the earth, He chose me. It's not that I am so special, it's simply because I chose to walk with Him and he chose to uplift me. Think about the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual places you could be, but instead He chose you. I think that is very cool and I am forever grateful.

The great commission

Go. Teach. Baptize. That is the great commission according to the book of Matthew. I believe the unspoken portion of that plan was to do all this in love. Share the gospel both in word and deed. Let others see Christ in you through your actions. They may just want to know why you seem so happy, centered, calm, at peace with yourself. Your actions not only speak louder than words, they are yelling at those with whom you come in contact. Share what God has done in your life. Speak positive thoughts to others. Mirror the love that God shows you. Get out there. Teach others what you know. Someone else's life will be greatly impacted.

You lead, I'll follow God

Sometimes when i think about God, i really just have to humorously smile. I don't know if God uses slang or colloquialisms, but I think He says to me all the time "I got your back" :). He does have my back and my front and my sides and my head as well as my feet. He's got me covered, so why in the world do I ever feel like I should do anything except follow His lead. I often need to remind myself or maybe its really God reminding me that I am supposed to be a follower of Christ and that should not just be a catch phrase, but instead a chosen lifestyle. He certainly is not going to lead me down the wrong path. If I am truly a follower, then my path is well lit and I am walking by faith and not by sight anyway. So God forgive my doubts or unbelief from time to time. I know that you are in the lead and I should be following knowing you have my back.

God already worked it out

It's been forever since I shared. The new year brought about lots of changes and I am still trying to get back into a more predictable schedule. Hmmm. How's that working for me? Not! But it's ok. I am laughing, sighing, wondering, pondering, moving forward, listening, planning and living life. I am pulling plans together to establish my own business under which there will be different avenues and opportunities. I can't wait. I recently officially received my certification as an executive life and business coach. Loving it. This is my most skilled area and many times I was sharing that knowledge and my contacts pro bono. Now I am ready to make this my life choice. In addition I will still be consulting with new business starts ups, business and technology speaking engagements as well as developing a new series of women's bible studies for publication and delivery. Cannot wait until the full plan comes together. But until that time I just want you to know that I believe with my whole heart and being that God is executing on a much bigger scale and plan and I am just a microcosm of more to come. So as the old song says "why am I trying to figure it out. God already worked it out". Just following the steps that have been ordered for my life. Thank you for your prayers.

New year,new season, new day

2013. Great things in store. Transition. New beginnings in Christ. Remembering our foundation. Grateful from we started.

I traced back my doubt

During the wee hours of the morning today, God shed the light on my doubt in Him. I have been in a rat maze, constantly coming up short as I tried to trace back the point in my life when I started to doubt God, but more specifically when I kept asking "would He hear my prayer". There is a long story behind this epiphany and this limited amount of space won't allow me to tell all, but I would like to share a little of what God showed me. Approximately 8 years ago I had a life changing event happen to me. It was during this time of turmoil and so many unanswered questions, that I stopped believing that God heard me. If I'm really being honest, I now see a series of bad choices that landed me in a spot where I was making decisions without consulting God. The compiling of those choices resulted in the being in a spot where I expected God to jump back in and take over where I had failed. I was using God to get me out of the space between a rock and a hard spot. And I expected God to get me out of that spot within my parameters and according to what I believed was the right direction. What I have since learned is that God has always had a plan and He will do things in His time and according to His plan. I also learned that He never really left me, but instead always had a hedge of protection around me, ehen I was making less than stellar choices. But one of the greatest things I learned is I had to turn everything over to Him DAILY if I really was going to call myself a child of God. I have not mastered the act of giving all to Him, but I now feel like I better understand where I went off track, why I started to doubt and what I need to do to help repair my trust in God. I know the point in time where I allowed doubt and fear to rule my life. I now know that God never desired harm to come to me, but instead He has always wanted the very best for my life. I learned that the scriptures tell me to trust Him because He holds my tomorrows.