Wednesday, July 25, 2012

MY Zone...


Please understand my zone, I am not one to condone.
The negative chit chatter, and words that don’t matter.
My glory, my grace, my time, my place.
My happiness, my joy, my love will destroy
EVERY angel of death, trying to steal my last breath.
No time to rehearse, God has written the verse.
The rules, the plan, the outcome will span
From you to me, for ALL to see.
Knowledge you will earn, if your ready to learn.
Have you been told, all that glitters ain’t gold?
If not, here’s a clue, from THE Beautiful One to you.
Shhh…Can you hear me now?  
Please take time to listen.
The Jesus in me is what makes me glisten!
I am the Queen, I am not a pawn.
I vow to be GREAT!
That is all…..carry on

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Growth or...Distraction


Hello Loves.  I have not blogged in quite a while.  Life has required my attention, for many different reasons.  I have had some ups , some downs, some good days and some not so good days.  I am not one to have bad days.  Every day is a good day when God allows you to experience it.  Despite all of the turmoil I have faced, and the storms that have been raging, I am grateful.  I know that I am Blessed and Highly Favored.  My life has presented me with new opportunities, new friends, and I am sure, new foes.  But, above all things, I have spent a great deal of time thinking and connecting with God.  God has allowed me to cross paths with many new and interesting people.  I have been given the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives I have become a part of.  Sowing seeds has become an unintentional part of my life.  It just happened, by no effort of my own.

When we are Blessed to be good people, and to have a Spiritually empowered soul, others can be drawn to us.  They are drawn to our strengths, and most importantly, our POWERFUL Spirit.  When we are in need, God will have us cross paths of someone that is in the seed sowing business.  But, the giver in us will still desire to contribute to the growth of their seeds.  We will take on the role of the seed fertilizer and the seed waterer.  Even though that person is attempting to help us, we will still attempt to reciprocate in any way possible.  One thing we must remember is, in our unselfish effort to fertilize the seeds; we have to be careful that we are not watering weeds.  I have said this before, and I will say it again, every goodly deed is not a Godly deed.  We have to know when we are supposed to become the gardener and give fertilizer and water to someone else’s seeds.  If we are not sure, very sure, our nurturing can fall on stony ground.  We have a tendency to view every positive thing we do as growth.  This is not always so.  Some things that we think is growth can actually be a distraction.

Distractions can come in many forms.  The strong must carry the weak.  As strong people, we desire to help someone, every opportunity we get.  We do not want to pass up the chance to make someone smile, or to make their life easier.  We need to remind ourselves, that every battle is not ours.  We are not supposed to react to every cry for help that is brought before us.  The help that we may be giving someone, could actually be a distraction from what God really wants us to do.  Delayed obedience, is still disobedience.  If God is not telling us to get involved, we need to heed His voice.  There are many situations that we can fix, instantaneously, but God may require that we just pray about that particular situation.  Everyone’s tests can eventually be their testimonies.  My tests are not your tests; your testimonies are not my testimonies.  What God has for you is for you, and no one else.  Walk in your calling and follow God’s lead.  Know when to sow, when to reap, when to fertilize, when to water, and when to pray.  God wants our harvest to be bountiful.  But, our bounty can become wilted if we are nurturing the wrong seeds.

Living, loving, and loving some more.            carry on