This is the Friday of a week filled with sleepless nights. I can't say that it has been a bad situation because being awake each night gave me an opportunity to think and pray. There are so many things going on in the world right now. There are so many situations that would be changed if we prayed more.....
This is the day that people around the world acknowledge the sacrifice that Jesus made. This is the day that we reflect on his passing. I am having a bit of a hard time writing this. My mind is being pulled in so many directions. I am having a scatter brained moment, but I will try to press through.
I feel like I have a responsibility to....try to write when there are a few less thoughts on my mind.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
Look Both Ways Before You Walk
So this morning has been nuts! It all started out with this guy at my job. He is a pretty nondescript person in general. I see him quite often and it's never anything to write home to mom about. Today, as I walked out of the office, I walked right into him. Wow! Was about all I could say. It was like seeing him for the very first time. It was a perfect package. I was pretty much speechless.
So much so that I walked to my room in an almost fog. The fog lifted when a young man hit me in my face. Yes, I said he hit me. He hit me hard. It was a direct blow to my left eye. It was horrible, but it was also an accident. LOL! I was so busy just walking along that I walked right into the path of him lifting his arms. I was so surprised that I just stood there for a moment holding my face. He was very apologetic about the whole thing. We both actually looked like we were near tears. I because of the throbbing eye and he because he really was a nice kid. I guess the moral of the story is something that we all learned as kids. Look both ways before you walk!
So much so that I walked to my room in an almost fog. The fog lifted when a young man hit me in my face. Yes, I said he hit me. He hit me hard. It was a direct blow to my left eye. It was horrible, but it was also an accident. LOL! I was so busy just walking along that I walked right into the path of him lifting his arms. I was so surprised that I just stood there for a moment holding my face. He was very apologetic about the whole thing. We both actually looked like we were near tears. I because of the throbbing eye and he because he really was a nice kid. I guess the moral of the story is something that we all learned as kids. Look both ways before you walk!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Everything in my life.....BETTER!
There have been 101 days in 2011 and I can truly say that everything in my life is BETTER! We have a little call and response that we do at Greater Blessings. The praise leader sings “everything in my life” and we yell BETTER! A few Sundays ago we were saying it and tears began streaming down my face. It was not just me saying the words. It was a personal truth. A truth that occurred to me in that moment, but only really settled in to my psyche today during the long drone of FCAT testing.
I was staring out at the kids thinking when will this come to an end when the words began to play in my head. Everything in my life…BETTER! BETTER! BETTER! It got so good to me that I almost screamed BETTER! right in the middle of testing. I semi like my job and I love my paycheck, so I found a way to refrain from doing that.
I remembered our January 1st service. Pastor Harvey told me that I was supposed to be happy every day. REGARDLESS. I am so happy that I have been and that I am. I had an opportunity to look over some of the notes that I've written and word after word has manifested in my life. I am back in the swing of the things that God set before me to do. It is amazing how just lining up with God's will can take you to places you've never imagined for yourself. Everything in my life...BETTER!
I was staring out at the kids thinking when will this come to an end when the words began to play in my head. Everything in my life…BETTER! BETTER! BETTER! It got so good to me that I almost screamed BETTER! right in the middle of testing. I semi like my job and I love my paycheck, so I found a way to refrain from doing that.
I remembered our January 1st service. Pastor Harvey told me that I was supposed to be happy every day. REGARDLESS. I am so happy that I have been and that I am. I had an opportunity to look over some of the notes that I've written and word after word has manifested in my life. I am back in the swing of the things that God set before me to do. It is amazing how just lining up with God's will can take you to places you've never imagined for yourself. Everything in my life...BETTER!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
No Is An Answer Just Like Yes
So this past few weeks has been one busy day after another. It has been a bit hectic, but last night provided a much needed moment of reflection. I met this great guy at prison ministry. He was a part of the group we were mentoring. He told a testimony of how God was with him when he was on the run for five years. It was so inspiring because he talked of God in a way that most Christians fail to. He talked of God and I felt like he was taking ownership of his relationship with Him.
It was so awesome to hear the young man recite Psalm 91. Recite is probably not the appropriate word. There was no sense of rote memory. It was like he had taken the words and hidden them in his heart. He even said to us that he felt the words were a part of him. I was so grateful for the opportunity to meet him. I felt like there really was some purpose behind what we are striving to do.
On our way home, I received some news that troubled me. For a moment I sat there a bit bewildered and angry. I forgot inspiration. I forgot hope. I forgot everything except despair. But then, I remembered a young lady that I met a few years back. The words of her testimony began to play in my mind. Her family had at one point received the same news that my family had. I was able to hear her testimony because though the doctor said she would surely die, God allowed her to live.
Her family was given a yes. As I sit here typing this, I know that God will hear our prayers. He will hear and He will answer. The thing that I must embrace is the fact that no is an answer just like yes.
It was so awesome to hear the young man recite Psalm 91. Recite is probably not the appropriate word. There was no sense of rote memory. It was like he had taken the words and hidden them in his heart. He even said to us that he felt the words were a part of him. I was so grateful for the opportunity to meet him. I felt like there really was some purpose behind what we are striving to do.
On our way home, I received some news that troubled me. For a moment I sat there a bit bewildered and angry. I forgot inspiration. I forgot hope. I forgot everything except despair. But then, I remembered a young lady that I met a few years back. The words of her testimony began to play in my mind. Her family had at one point received the same news that my family had. I was able to hear her testimony because though the doctor said she would surely die, God allowed her to live.
Her family was given a yes. As I sit here typing this, I know that God will hear our prayers. He will hear and He will answer. The thing that I must embrace is the fact that no is an answer just like yes.
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