Music pulled from https://www.youtube.com/ and are free for public consumption**** Bible Verses pulled from https://www.biblegateway.com/ unless noted otherwise and are free for public consumption**** (NIV -New International Version, NKJV-New King James Version, AMP -Amplified Version, TPT-The Passion Translation)
Date: Friday, February 5, 2021
Soul Vibes / Motivation Movers (YouTube.Com
Stained Glass
Window @Cochren & Co.
There’s Nothing That Our God Can’t Do@
Passion ft. Kristian Stanfill
Spirit Lead Me
@ Influence Music & Michael Ketterer
Way Maker @
Paul McClure | Moment
Daily Journal/Thoughts/ Prayers (my perspectives and/or feelings):
Thankful
I was able to get up another day.
Thankful
I woke up looking to smile and try to find something even if it was laughing at
myself. Knowing life is far too short
to not find something to take a deep breath give thanks for the moments
allowed.
Besides
even though I go through some points in this life when I allow that what I do
not understand to make me think to hard and I forget to smile. When we smile and I know this better than
anyone.
Not only does it keep who ever you cross
paths with wondering at times. But when
you smile it becomes contagious just like when a baby’s laughter becomes infectious.
So, keep
smiling no matter what.
For me
even like my own broken pieces in God’s stained-glass window. I am thankful for this day. I am beyond grateful to all those in the
music industry for all the talent and songs that play a huge part in my soul,
and at times healing.
Even those
genre’s that I do not like the music means something to those creating it and
to those who find it uplifting or distracting taking them places they want to
be so they can get away from whatever it is that brings them down.
I
remember in my first stent going through college I had to write a paper about
what I thought my future my look like.
Here a young single parent; I wrote about climbing the steps to success.
It was
never about fame or fortune and although I do not have that particular paper
any longer. I remember it was based on
just beyond survival and knowing what had to be done to get to the next level
of not just surviving but giving my
child a better life all the while I could make a difference somehow while growing up and forward myself.
I can assure
from then to now. I didn’t do too bad;
however, I did make allot of choices that should not have been and made at times
my choices of climbing become like climbing Mount Everest! Never knowing if I or we would make it or
not. Posting a throw back with me at 19
and my son and looking at now.
Man,
God has been so incredibly good to us.
Even though the first 33 years of my life I never had a deep
relationship through Jesus with him. He
was always there.
Through
all the darkness as a kid, all the
prayers of Lord just let me live to see my babies grow up. then when my grand children came; I prayed
please let me live long enough to see them grow up and find you Jesus.
I can
go through and identify every single scar I carry from a baby right up until yesterday. The pieces of me; just like the pieces of
you; whoever chooses to read anything I write.
They all hold significance. But
they do not have to hold you or me back or down.
They do
not have to take your breath away or paralyze you to where you cannot be thankful for one more day
of opportunities waiting to be found.
No
matter who does or does not do for you.
It does
not matter how deep the scar is or who flows in your veins and haunts your soul
that was almost; or you thought was only to find out later it was never what
you prayed for.
Each
day He allows us up is a privilege and a blessing. For us to do what we can to smile and shine
even the smallest glimmer of hope for someone else that needs that spark of
faith to heat the flame and want to keep going. That spark that turns on the talents and
skills and desires to just want something better for themselves and all they come
in connection.
God’s
canvas is the universe, we are the beautiful colors and dreams that come to
life and tell the stories.
There is
none better or worse we are all uniquely designed in HIS image differently and
beautifully made. Yet we all bleed red.
We can
pick apart the injustices of what we do to each other because of our skin
tones, our languages, our gender.
But
what the heck. Now we know that
somewhere in the world that became so imbalanced the precious beings that we were
designed to be are now fighting over being gender neutral; all fighting to be
heard; all fighting for some sort of change to be recognized within our very
beings.
Even
then we are e not satisfied we just keep trying to prove something to the world
that we will never be enough for. Just
because we are all born in a selfish with everything yet believe everything is
never enough.
So many
forget where they came from and others step all over everything and everyone to
get as far away as they can; even though they really go nowhere.
Lost in
the numbness of just keep taking; never filling that true blessing to know what
it means to give away. Not that of
giving away our lives, giving away our bodies, giving away our bank
accounts. But giving in and giving all,
we are to Jesus. Inviting him deep
within our being and meeting Him every
day to walk, carry or run with us.
Letting Him really take the wheel and acknowledging no matter what is or what is not. There is nothing our God cannot do.
We do
not have to be here. Each day we are
given is a privilege and no matter how hard we think it is with that diagnosis
or circumstance. Someone next to you
has it worse. Someone next to you
had hope and it was crushed with the
loss of a child, friend, loved one or family member. I complain my tools for work are failing and
my job is made hard at times hosting and doing what I do. Yet I have means to go back to square one and
still do a job that many do not have.
We complain
the hot water runs out too quickly, while others have no water at all. Children are dying and starving, being
tormented and tortured at the hands of broken minds and people that fall into
the world of humanity.
There are
elderly laying broken in the cold on the floors and no one will come in time to
safe them. Or if they do make it to a setting
or facility to be healed, they will go back to the emptiness where they were
picked up once, twice or many until they finally give up.
All
that stuff we collect and spend our lives chasing if we are alone ends up out
in the front lawn for the world to come pick apart and take. Or if we have family for those members to
fight over who gets what.
We cannot
take it with us.
We
cannot take the riches we chase, work our lives for, steal, beg, borrow we
cannot take any of it with us.
Know
you are loved and worth so much more than this world and anyone in it will give
or take.
Know no
matter how much you want him, or her. If
it is meant to be it will. If it is not
those broken pieces that you are collecting.
Don’t let them cut you; do not let them make your scars bleed out or
create new ones. Put them all
together into your own beautiful mosaic-stained glass life picture.
When
you cannot figure out how. Call upon God
to show you. Call upon Him anyway! Call upon Jesus to lead you. Even if it does nothing for anyone around
you; let it heal you and release all you are unto Him and grow forward shining
even the slightest glimmer of hope.
Someone
needs your light. Someone needs your smile.
You need to just breathe for you.
I need to just breathe through all that is, all that could be, all that
will be for any days I am blessed to get back up.
Make it
count for you and who you are created to be.
Not for those who say you need change or need to be managed and sell the
one life you are given to chase what you will
never really have. Life is what
we contribute, allow, and make it. So,
what if it didn’t turn out the way that romance novel or movie makes you dream for. The love of God is far greater than minutes,
hours or days filled with that rush of endorphins that will be over. His peace is eternal!
Surround
yourself with no agenda friends.
Tap
into positive growth and motivating music, people, podcasts, and bible-based
teachings. Yes, find churches that love
you for you and teach the word, and not legalistic ways or rules to suit their
needs.
Find
your small groups teaching and sharing life.
Find those that what is said stays.
Walk away from those that put a price on what is needed to be
connected. Walk away from those that
would rather collect and gossip and toss out what is precious and beautiful.
You, I
matter for so much more. Don’t let
anyone take that from you. Get back up
and keep moving and stay where your soul is fed and move when God says
move. Be the light, the hope even with
the simplest realization that a smile and laughter may be all it takes.
Find
your way through Him.
Meditation Opportunities
(Biblegateway.com) Bible
Verse of the Day
4 For the word of the Lord is
right and true; he is faithful in all he does.
5 The Lord loves
righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.
(@Jesus Calling 365 Devotions with Real-Life Stories @Sarah Young)
Romans 8:6
The mind of sinful man is death, but
the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.
Numbers 6:26 NKJV
“The Lord lift up His countenance
upon you and give you peace.”
Psalm 46:1-2
God is our refuge and strength,
and ever-present help in trouble. Therefore,
we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the
heart of the sea.
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