When I heard the alarm on the phone go off, I just wanted to sleep in. However, that was not possible. I also rose with a song of praise in my heart. I thought to myself, “Lord, I am blessed to see another day. I am blessed to even feel tired…I am blessed for what you have helped me through…” the moment was a moment of quiet time between me and the Lord. Reflections of my life continue, but for me, I must reflect. When reflection takes place, I quickly remember just how Great Our God is indeed. Often times the work week can be a bit hectic as I try to move from one important task to the other. My mind tends to race wanting to cover so much ground. There was a moment this week when I arrived before scheduled time and just truly needed to STOP! I needed to stop and have my quiet time with the Lord. I have been caught up in a new mode of arriving early and answering calls before 8. However, I just had to STOP! That was my call time to the Lord. I remember driving my son to the bus stop and calling another individual out of their name. My youngest one asked me why I did such. Yep, I had to repent and explain to my son how wrong I was. He still wanted to understand why I got upset. The good Lord gave me such an observant youngster. No matter what I shared, I knew that I was just wrong. I was a bit late in remembering the sermon that my pastor preached in 2013. The sermon spoke about seeing folks through the eyes of Jesus. I have been having my blindfolds on. My moments with the Lord throughout the day surely helped because of what transpired. What was so wonderful about it all is that I was challenged to step up and respond out of the norm. It can be a bit challenging to address individuals who spread seeds of discourse amongst others. Their goal is to keep strife continuing and they breed off of it. I have shared before how when you know that God is speaking, don’t ignore when you truly know. I have erred too often in regards to my own words, but not this time. God gave me just what to say and then I had to move on. BUT…some just won’t leave well enough alone. When you close the access to you, be on the lookout because another route will be located. The things that we don’t want to face at times will confront you face on. Another way of God saying, “Face it! Deal with it! You can move forward when you do.” Oh my…my…my, how often do I hear that indeed and know that it is so true. It is funny how I was on an online bible study and the minister spoke about such. Sure, we can keep going down different grocery aisles to avoid somebody, but eventually, you are going to meet head on…you are going to be forced to face it or to continue avoiding it. May God give you the wisdom to know how to face that which you are in need of facing. May God help direct you past your emotions. May you choose to listen to God when he speaks. May your strength be renewed each and every passing day. Most importantly, may you be at peace with yourself and with all that you say and do. May you remember that repentance is so important because God has enough forgiveness for me and for you.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 03:45:37 +0000
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