Wednesday, August 27, 2014
I Must Share With You The Worst Peanut Butter I Ever Tried.
I am sorry to even have to write this. I purchased a peanut butter that I tried to consume and honestly I will throw it in the garbage today. The brand is Sprouts Farmers Market Creamy Peanut Butter (no salt added) With natural types of peanut butter there's usually a layer of oil on the top and one mixes it through before consuming it. I did that with this brand and it is a peanut butter that is not smooth and creamy it actually has a grainy texture. I do not expect a creamy peanut butter to have a texture like that. It also seems to have no substance. What I mean about that is even after being refrigerated it still has a soupy like consistency. I did not enjoy trying this peanut butter. I did go out and purchase Kroger's natural peanut butter that is creamy. I know that brand and trust the quality. I know what to expect when I open that jar of peanut butter. In all fairness, maybe I did purchase a bad batch of peanut butter. I do not think I will try it again though.
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Great Update
Well, I am very pleased to announce that a large ministry got it right. They got it right when I made a donation the other day. Thank you very much. Not only did they repeat back to me the correct amount of the donation but the correct amount was then followed through with. I love that I truly do. No hassle, God's direction was followed through with not only on my part but also on the part of the ministry. Do you have any idea what a pleasure that is to me? I will not have to make any phone calls to correct it, etc. It is taken care of and if you have not had to experience the opposite of this then you will not understand what I am talking about. If you ever had to deal with a large ministry that did not get your donation amount correct then you do know what I am talking about.
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
I Have An Update, Thank You To The Big Time Ministry For Applying The Credit.
I wanted to give an update in regard to the ministry that did not apply the correct amount of money I wanted to make a donation for. It took about a month of contacting this ministry to get someone to respond and it did happen. Thank you. I do realize that people make mistakes but there should be a more efficient manner in making corrections when dealing with a very large ministry. Thank you. I trust that the most recent donation amount I placed with another large ministry will come through correctly. I will keep you posted. Oddly enough, when you are speaking with these organizations they seem to repeat the dollar amount back to you correctly while speaking with them. It is the follow through that seems to get confused. Please pray that the correct amount that was verified by the person that answered the phone will go through exactly as I requested it. Reason being, that is what Holy Spirit placed upon my heart to give.
Sunday, August 17, 2014
WARNING, WARNING, WARNING. Be Very Cautious When Dealing With Television Shopping Networks. This Is What Happened To Me...
I come to you with caution today in regard to what recently happened to me. I will not name the shopping network on television but this is what happened to me. I saw something on TV and thought maybe I will order it and have it for a gift or two. I called the number and answered the questions of how many, etc. It was apparently based on the phone number I called from that brings up an account if you shopped with them in the past. Before I ever had the opportunity to state how I wanted to pay for the items it prompted if you wanted a gift receipt. I responded yes and a customer service rep came on the line. I then inquired of a credit or certificate that was given to me months ago by the company and I wanted to use it. I was then told there was no such thing and I had to be transferred to customer service to find out about that. At that point I said forget it I did not want to go ahead with this purchase it was too much of a hassle. The rep said she cancelled the order.
Later I notice two emails from this organization. One stating the order confirmation and then one following that stating the order was cancelled. Why did I receive either one of them for I never placed the finalization of this order and never even stated or gave info/approval on how I was going to pay for the order??? Something inside of me was telling me to check further. I did and was shocked to see funds being held in my account for a purchase I never gave authorization to. I called customer service and said I needed to speak with a manager I had great concerns that an order was charged for something I never gave authorization to charge. I was told they had a previous purchase on file and the method of payment was also on file and that is how they used that particular information to take the funds out of.
In my opinion that is unethical, not moral at all and I told the manager that was stealing. I could not walk into an establishment and charge something to someone without their consent for that would be stealing and someone had to be held accountable for this. I was told the manager had to research who the employee was that did this and then their supervisor would be notified to coach this person. Come on now, are you going to tell me that they did not know who the employee was that authorized this sale and then cancelled it. Currently, most organizations assign an employee ID number or something to that effect to employees to be able to track their performance, etc. How hard was it to look up the transaction and see the pertinent information. Unless they have phantom employees working for them, I doubt that is the case.
As this manager was reviewing my situation/concern I was then told that the one purchase was actually two even though you ordered the same item but 2 quantities of it and there was not just one hold on my account for the transaction amount but they were able to see another one also. Instead of a grand total amount due they split it up as two transactions? I got online right then and there and said only half of the amount of the purchase was placed on hold for my account and she assured me she would catch it so another one would not be added. I was also assured as we were speaking that the hold would be removed and I would not have to wait the 3 days that they require when a purchase was made. Guess what? When I checked the hold was still there.
I further voiced my concern as to what if I did go through with the purchase and wanted to use another form of payment why did this default to a former method of payment without my authorization. They had no definitive answer for me other than mistakes happen and they were going to correct it. I think they missed the whole point of this misfortune. I never gave authorization to go forward with this purchase and I most certainly did not even tell them to authorize using any sort of payment method. Why do not big organizations have to be held accountable for this using and tying up of my own money when I did not authorize it to begin with?
I understand people making errors, I really do. We are human and humans do make mistakes. My concern is how did this get out of hand when it should not have even been a concern of mine when I decided to not complete the order in the first place?
Later I notice two emails from this organization. One stating the order confirmation and then one following that stating the order was cancelled. Why did I receive either one of them for I never placed the finalization of this order and never even stated or gave info/approval on how I was going to pay for the order??? Something inside of me was telling me to check further. I did and was shocked to see funds being held in my account for a purchase I never gave authorization to. I called customer service and said I needed to speak with a manager I had great concerns that an order was charged for something I never gave authorization to charge. I was told they had a previous purchase on file and the method of payment was also on file and that is how they used that particular information to take the funds out of.
In my opinion that is unethical, not moral at all and I told the manager that was stealing. I could not walk into an establishment and charge something to someone without their consent for that would be stealing and someone had to be held accountable for this. I was told the manager had to research who the employee was that did this and then their supervisor would be notified to coach this person. Come on now, are you going to tell me that they did not know who the employee was that authorized this sale and then cancelled it. Currently, most organizations assign an employee ID number or something to that effect to employees to be able to track their performance, etc. How hard was it to look up the transaction and see the pertinent information. Unless they have phantom employees working for them, I doubt that is the case.
As this manager was reviewing my situation/concern I was then told that the one purchase was actually two even though you ordered the same item but 2 quantities of it and there was not just one hold on my account for the transaction amount but they were able to see another one also. Instead of a grand total amount due they split it up as two transactions? I got online right then and there and said only half of the amount of the purchase was placed on hold for my account and she assured me she would catch it so another one would not be added. I was also assured as we were speaking that the hold would be removed and I would not have to wait the 3 days that they require when a purchase was made. Guess what? When I checked the hold was still there.
I further voiced my concern as to what if I did go through with the purchase and wanted to use another form of payment why did this default to a former method of payment without my authorization. They had no definitive answer for me other than mistakes happen and they were going to correct it. I think they missed the whole point of this misfortune. I never gave authorization to go forward with this purchase and I most certainly did not even tell them to authorize using any sort of payment method. Why do not big organizations have to be held accountable for this using and tying up of my own money when I did not authorize it to begin with?
I understand people making errors, I really do. We are human and humans do make mistakes. My concern is how did this get out of hand when it should not have even been a concern of mine when I decided to not complete the order in the first place?
Friday, August 15, 2014
Thursday, August 14, 2014
What Is The Plan For Your Life? Is It God's Plan For Your Life Or Is It Your Plan? Your Plan May Lead You To Hell For All Eternity, Do You Really Want To Chose That Plan?
I was sleeping and then woke up very early. I read my bible and then I started to flip through the Christian television stations and something caught my attention. It was a Classic "Praise The Lord" program on TBN, I believe it was a program that was on the air 12/8/1982. Dr. Eby was one of the guests. As I listened to him share his testimony it reminded me what I have been called to do with my life, to share the good news that Jesus Christ is coming soon to come and claim His people. Are you ready should you meet Him this very day? If not let me share with you how you can have the assurance that should today be your last day here on earth that you will know Him and be with Him for all eternity in heaven.
As I was watching this program my heart became thankful. It was the faith and belief of Christians making monetary donations throughout the years prior to me ever experiencing TBN in my very life. It was the simple/growing time of TBN building up the network and the beautiful faith of Jan and Paul Crouch reaching out to God's people, both believers and those that will become believers. Thank you TBN partners for planting seeds of faith to allow TBN to grow and be there for me when it was time in my very life to be introduced to TBN. I remember in the 90's when I stumbled upon this network and they were experiencing revival when I would tune into the "Praise The Lord" programming. Bill and Renee led worship and at the time they had the choir in their choir robes and I still remember that as being the most glorious worship.
Thank you once again for planting seeds of faith, monetary gifts and for praying for folks just like me that one day would experience TBN. It is truly appreciated and let me share with you that I gleaned much wisdom and knowledge by tuning into the programs. I have such a heart for God's people that only can be placed within my heart by Jesus coming into my life and sharing a love so rich and powerful that I do not want to see others going from this life they know here on earth to eternal damnation in hell forever. It does not have to be like that. I have previously shared with you my experience I had one day in prayer. I was praying and the only way I can describe this to you is that it was as if the carpeting and floor was opened up in the room I was in. Not in a physical manner but in a spiritual manner that was. I then heard such awful screaming and screams of many people that were experiencing tortures and pain so bad that it caused me to always remember that noise/sound of those horrible screams of pain and torture. At the time Holy Spirit spoke to me that those were the screams of hell. Hell is real and people are going there daily and once there, there is no coming back and asking Jesus into your heart to allow you to be with Him forever in heaven.
Join me in this simple but powerful prayer if your heart is moved at this time to do so. "Lord Jesus I am a sinner. Forgive me for my sins and cleanse me of them and remove them from me. Cleanse me with the blood you shed for me on Calvary, take that filth from me and make me white as snow. So pristine clean that when you look at me through the blood you shed for me You will no longer see those sins. Thank you for that Jesus. I believe that you were born of the virgin birth, you lived on this earth and died for me on the cross. You did not remain dead but rose from the dead three days later. Come into my heart and life and be the Lord of my life. Teach me your ways, show me the direction to take for my very life. Tell me of the wonderful things you have planned for my very life. Bring good, strong Christian's into my life. Show me a bible teaching church were I can learn the word of God. Direct me Holy Spirit as to the bible I should start reading. It is through reading the word of God that I will become acquainted with Jesus and know who He is and how to conduct my life and live my life. I yield my thoughts and plans for my life and give them to you so I can do what I was born and created to do with my life so when we meet in heaven You will say to me "Enter into heaven good and faithful friend, you have fulfilled what I called you do with your very life." Those are the sweetest and most endearing words I long to hear. Thank you Jesus for doing what You did just for me. I love You and trust You with all my heart, speak to me and show me the plans You have for my life. In Jesus name I pray this, Amen."
Now, wait with anticipation to see what He will do in your life. Living a life in God's plan for your life truly is an exciting life to live. Remember, He created you so let Him direct you with what He created you to do with your very life. Holy Spirit I ask you to seal the very words they spoke to you in their heart, let them always remember the time they chose to give their heart/life to Jesus. Did you know that the moment you said that prayer that all the angels in heaven rejoiced. Isn't that amazing? They rejoiced over your prayer.
As I was watching this program my heart became thankful. It was the faith and belief of Christians making monetary donations throughout the years prior to me ever experiencing TBN in my very life. It was the simple/growing time of TBN building up the network and the beautiful faith of Jan and Paul Crouch reaching out to God's people, both believers and those that will become believers. Thank you TBN partners for planting seeds of faith to allow TBN to grow and be there for me when it was time in my very life to be introduced to TBN. I remember in the 90's when I stumbled upon this network and they were experiencing revival when I would tune into the "Praise The Lord" programming. Bill and Renee led worship and at the time they had the choir in their choir robes and I still remember that as being the most glorious worship.
Thank you once again for planting seeds of faith, monetary gifts and for praying for folks just like me that one day would experience TBN. It is truly appreciated and let me share with you that I gleaned much wisdom and knowledge by tuning into the programs. I have such a heart for God's people that only can be placed within my heart by Jesus coming into my life and sharing a love so rich and powerful that I do not want to see others going from this life they know here on earth to eternal damnation in hell forever. It does not have to be like that. I have previously shared with you my experience I had one day in prayer. I was praying and the only way I can describe this to you is that it was as if the carpeting and floor was opened up in the room I was in. Not in a physical manner but in a spiritual manner that was. I then heard such awful screaming and screams of many people that were experiencing tortures and pain so bad that it caused me to always remember that noise/sound of those horrible screams of pain and torture. At the time Holy Spirit spoke to me that those were the screams of hell. Hell is real and people are going there daily and once there, there is no coming back and asking Jesus into your heart to allow you to be with Him forever in heaven.
Join me in this simple but powerful prayer if your heart is moved at this time to do so. "Lord Jesus I am a sinner. Forgive me for my sins and cleanse me of them and remove them from me. Cleanse me with the blood you shed for me on Calvary, take that filth from me and make me white as snow. So pristine clean that when you look at me through the blood you shed for me You will no longer see those sins. Thank you for that Jesus. I believe that you were born of the virgin birth, you lived on this earth and died for me on the cross. You did not remain dead but rose from the dead three days later. Come into my heart and life and be the Lord of my life. Teach me your ways, show me the direction to take for my very life. Tell me of the wonderful things you have planned for my very life. Bring good, strong Christian's into my life. Show me a bible teaching church were I can learn the word of God. Direct me Holy Spirit as to the bible I should start reading. It is through reading the word of God that I will become acquainted with Jesus and know who He is and how to conduct my life and live my life. I yield my thoughts and plans for my life and give them to you so I can do what I was born and created to do with my life so when we meet in heaven You will say to me "Enter into heaven good and faithful friend, you have fulfilled what I called you do with your very life." Those are the sweetest and most endearing words I long to hear. Thank you Jesus for doing what You did just for me. I love You and trust You with all my heart, speak to me and show me the plans You have for my life. In Jesus name I pray this, Amen."
Now, wait with anticipation to see what He will do in your life. Living a life in God's plan for your life truly is an exciting life to live. Remember, He created you so let Him direct you with what He created you to do with your very life. Holy Spirit I ask you to seal the very words they spoke to you in their heart, let them always remember the time they chose to give their heart/life to Jesus. Did you know that the moment you said that prayer that all the angels in heaven rejoiced. Isn't that amazing? They rejoiced over your prayer.
Sunday, August 10, 2014
A Word Of Caution To Those That Plant Monetary Gifts/Offerings Into Christian Broadcasting Stations Or Large Ministries Also. This Is What Happened To Me...
There have been many times in which Holy Spirit moved upon my heart to place a monetary gift into a certain ministry, Christian broadcasting television network, Christian radio station, etc. Many numerous times it was done without a hitch so to speak. Then...there were the times (recently I may add) when the ministry did not follow the amount of money to be donated and they changed it. The problem is this, when Holy Spirit speaks to your heart about making a donation and He specifically speaks a certain monetary amount and even adds to it what it is to be planted in faith towards in your very life, the problem comes into play when the ministry does not get it right.
Now, mind you, we are not dealing with secular organizations but faith believing ministries. Ministries that we are told operate in faith and the faith walk. When one calls in to make a donation or a pledge and takes the time to explain what Holy Spirit is speaking to your heart. They want to be assured the correct amount of money will be received. When one even shares with the ministry that another organization did not get it right and the hassle it was to make it right, then surely you would expect that ministry to take caution in filling out the necessary paperwork to make sure it is the correct amount of money being given. Wrong, not so.
This is my recent experience. The reason I share this with you is because I do not want you to go through the same experiences I had. Holy Spirit spoke to my heart to plant a certain amount of money as a seed offering for a specific purpose in my life. When Holy Spirit gives you a prophetic dream and shows you specific numbers in a dream you need to pay attention to that for He is speaking to your heart and life and wants you to pay attention. So, now you had the dream and He speaks to your heart to place a seed offering specific to the dollar amount that is connected to the dream He gave to you. You then move in action while Holy Spirit is speaking to your heart as to where to plant that seed. Great, you place the phone call and you are now on your way to following Holy Spirit instruction. You briefly explain that the dollar amount is something Holy Spirit spoke to your heart and it is connected to a prophetic dream. You take the time to make sure they get the amount you speak to them correct and then the transaction/obedience to Holy Spirit is complete.
You then check your account to see the incorrect amount of money was given and not the specific amount of money you requested. Here is when the hassle begins. I contacted a Christian television network and left a voice mail or two explaining my concern that the blessing will not come forth until this is corrected. No response form them. I finally speak with someone and they assure me it will be corrected. This is what actually happened to me. I received in the mail a card with a dime taped to the inside of the card. Let me show you that all along they were not listening to my heart. Let me give you an example, say the amount of money was 00.01 (this is not the actual amount of money I gave) but follow where it gets messed up OK. Why would you send back to a person a dime when the cent amount was not correct. You state it will be one cent and they deduct ten cents. So, the difference to be refunded to the person making a donation would be nine cents not ten cents correct? They missed the whole point of Holy Spirit speaking to your heart what to give to that ministry. If He wanted me to give ten cents that is what would have been spoken to begin with. This is what I did, I sent the ministry a card with an explanation that they missed the whole point of planting that faith seed offering and I trusted that they walk in faith and would understand where I was coming from. In the card I returned the ten cents and then added the penny that I would have been robbed of my blessing for not getting it right. I never heard anything further from them.
You may be thinking she really is a stickler for this and what is a difference of a few pennies? It is not the dollar amount it is the following of Holy Spirit speaking to your heart and then the accuracy of the ministry to make sure they are placing people on the phone lines following through correctly. It becomes very frustrating to one when they take the time to speak to the operator and have them repeat back to you the dollar amount you are giving to find out that they really did not listen to begin with. I understand people make mistakes and I do not fault them for that for we are human and not perfect. I get that. It is the manner in which they try to get the mistake corrected. Again, I state we are not dealing with secular organizations but organizations that preach and walk the faith life so why is the refund process so complicated?
This is so goofy isn't it? They have plenty of help on the phones to take your pledge/offering amount but when you need to speak with someone that will take care of this they do not seem to have the same amount of people there correcting problems. Again, I state it is not the dollar amount as much as it is the following Holy Spirit instruction. You are being faithful to hearing the voice of Holy Spirit and following through with what He spoke to your heart to do and it is in the following through that others stopped your blessing. God is a God of order and excellence. Maybe it is a coincidence but then again maybe it is not that this happened within a few short weeks of each other. I have found that the best way to handle this is to go online and fill in the information yourself then you know for sure it is taken care of.
These organizations I share with you are not small ministries they are very large. Looking back on this, if donations/pledge amounts are not entered in correctly and the error is against the one making the monetary gift then think of how much money (sometimes it can be penny by penny) they are receiving above and beyond the actual donation/pledge amount from God's people. Be very mindful and watch your statements to make sure the accounting is accurate. People always talk about how the secular world runs things and how much better of an example that Christian organizations should be in comparison. I make mistakes in my life I am not perfect and I thank God for his mercy that is new everyday. I am most thankful that other people also extend grace to me when a mistake is made. I get it that we are not perfect and we are to extend to others grace or forgiveness when they do wrong to us or when we do wrong to them. The whole reason I write today is not about a few pennies here or there it is the follow through and making the error correction so one can simply do what one was called to do in the first place, follow instruction of Holy Spirit done in faith.
Now, mind you, we are not dealing with secular organizations but faith believing ministries. Ministries that we are told operate in faith and the faith walk. When one calls in to make a donation or a pledge and takes the time to explain what Holy Spirit is speaking to your heart. They want to be assured the correct amount of money will be received. When one even shares with the ministry that another organization did not get it right and the hassle it was to make it right, then surely you would expect that ministry to take caution in filling out the necessary paperwork to make sure it is the correct amount of money being given. Wrong, not so.
This is my recent experience. The reason I share this with you is because I do not want you to go through the same experiences I had. Holy Spirit spoke to my heart to plant a certain amount of money as a seed offering for a specific purpose in my life. When Holy Spirit gives you a prophetic dream and shows you specific numbers in a dream you need to pay attention to that for He is speaking to your heart and life and wants you to pay attention. So, now you had the dream and He speaks to your heart to place a seed offering specific to the dollar amount that is connected to the dream He gave to you. You then move in action while Holy Spirit is speaking to your heart as to where to plant that seed. Great, you place the phone call and you are now on your way to following Holy Spirit instruction. You briefly explain that the dollar amount is something Holy Spirit spoke to your heart and it is connected to a prophetic dream. You take the time to make sure they get the amount you speak to them correct and then the transaction/obedience to Holy Spirit is complete.
You then check your account to see the incorrect amount of money was given and not the specific amount of money you requested. Here is when the hassle begins. I contacted a Christian television network and left a voice mail or two explaining my concern that the blessing will not come forth until this is corrected. No response form them. I finally speak with someone and they assure me it will be corrected. This is what actually happened to me. I received in the mail a card with a dime taped to the inside of the card. Let me show you that all along they were not listening to my heart. Let me give you an example, say the amount of money was 00.01 (this is not the actual amount of money I gave) but follow where it gets messed up OK. Why would you send back to a person a dime when the cent amount was not correct. You state it will be one cent and they deduct ten cents. So, the difference to be refunded to the person making a donation would be nine cents not ten cents correct? They missed the whole point of Holy Spirit speaking to your heart what to give to that ministry. If He wanted me to give ten cents that is what would have been spoken to begin with. This is what I did, I sent the ministry a card with an explanation that they missed the whole point of planting that faith seed offering and I trusted that they walk in faith and would understand where I was coming from. In the card I returned the ten cents and then added the penny that I would have been robbed of my blessing for not getting it right. I never heard anything further from them.
You may be thinking she really is a stickler for this and what is a difference of a few pennies? It is not the dollar amount it is the following of Holy Spirit speaking to your heart and then the accuracy of the ministry to make sure they are placing people on the phone lines following through correctly. It becomes very frustrating to one when they take the time to speak to the operator and have them repeat back to you the dollar amount you are giving to find out that they really did not listen to begin with. I understand people make mistakes and I do not fault them for that for we are human and not perfect. I get that. It is the manner in which they try to get the mistake corrected. Again, I state we are not dealing with secular organizations but organizations that preach and walk the faith life so why is the refund process so complicated?
This is so goofy isn't it? They have plenty of help on the phones to take your pledge/offering amount but when you need to speak with someone that will take care of this they do not seem to have the same amount of people there correcting problems. Again, I state it is not the dollar amount as much as it is the following Holy Spirit instruction. You are being faithful to hearing the voice of Holy Spirit and following through with what He spoke to your heart to do and it is in the following through that others stopped your blessing. God is a God of order and excellence. Maybe it is a coincidence but then again maybe it is not that this happened within a few short weeks of each other. I have found that the best way to handle this is to go online and fill in the information yourself then you know for sure it is taken care of.
These organizations I share with you are not small ministries they are very large. Looking back on this, if donations/pledge amounts are not entered in correctly and the error is against the one making the monetary gift then think of how much money (sometimes it can be penny by penny) they are receiving above and beyond the actual donation/pledge amount from God's people. Be very mindful and watch your statements to make sure the accounting is accurate. People always talk about how the secular world runs things and how much better of an example that Christian organizations should be in comparison. I make mistakes in my life I am not perfect and I thank God for his mercy that is new everyday. I am most thankful that other people also extend grace to me when a mistake is made. I get it that we are not perfect and we are to extend to others grace or forgiveness when they do wrong to us or when we do wrong to them. The whole reason I write today is not about a few pennies here or there it is the follow through and making the error correction so one can simply do what one was called to do in the first place, follow instruction of Holy Spirit done in faith.
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Kroger, Thank You For Placing Your Weekly Ad Back Into The Sunday Newspaper. Ingles Will You Be Following In This Also?
I happened to purchase a Sunday newspaper today and I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the weekly advertisement for Kroger in the newspaper. Maybe it is coincidence but I did inquire of this in my blog. Maybe someone does read this blog and responded in an indirect way. Maybe not, but greatly appreciated Kroger in this simple act of placing your weekly ad in the Sunday newspaper. It is truly appreciated.
What Does One Do When Family Does Not Accept Who You Are In Christ Jesus?
This may be a hard subject to approach but lets give it a try OK. You love Jesus, ministry is bursting forth inside of you waiting for the exact time to come forth. You attend family functions and the whole time you become very quiet and reserved for everyone around you chit chats about their lives. Everything inside of you is wanting to scream forth, wake up people do you not know what time it is? People go on with their lives and do they really see the times all around them. Jesus may come in the next few moments, hours, days, weeks, or even years. Have you thought about your final destination for all eternity? Will it be heaven or hell? The choice is really yours. Have you accepted Jesus into your heart and asked Him to be the Lord of your life? When was the last time you showed Jesus to a stranger.
Did you know that there are people out there that may have not had someone show them kindness in a week or so or even longer? Take that great smile of yours and share it with strangers. Why do I say strangers as opposed to family members? How would you feel if you have an incredible talent and the only one to recognize it is a total stranger. Part of you would feel sad for a brief moment or two and then you would accept it and move on. There are others that would keep coming back to the same old situation and sit with those that do not allow you to be who God created you to be. It could become very frustrating to sit among people that treat you as Jesus was treated. Remember when He could do no great works in the city/region where he was from. They referred to Him as that is Joseph's son, the carpenter. Do not quote me on the exact verse I may be a little off. The point being taken, they knew Jesus as the young child/man they grew up with and did not see the greatness of God inside of Him. He could do no great miracles in their presence for their lack of faith. I can imagine that on some level that made His heart a bit sad. To have the flowing of miracles in His life and the very people He grew up with would not receive their miracle because they did not see Him as God created Him to be.
Do you ever feel like that? I am sure there is a group of God's remnant that have either felt this or are experiencing this right now. God spoke to your heart of the plan He has for your life and you are being groomed this very moment in hidden places. He teaches, for Holy Spirit is the greatest teacher I have ever sat under, He truly is. When Holy Spirit gives you divine revelation and insight I stand back in amazement at what He shows me and teaches me. Let me encourage you for God has you strategically tucked away, learning and growing in strength and character. When the timing is right He will bring you forth and you will fulfill what He has called you to do in your life. Do not give up hope or become discouraged in the waiting process. Trust Him for He is your defender, protector, provider, and the one that nurtures His children. That is the safest place to be. Take that moment or two to tell Him you love Him and if it were not for Him stepping into your heart and life you would be walking down some gloomy path in life lost and confused. He will bring joy to your heart if you let Him into your heart and let Him direct your steps.
It is so much easier to take the gospel message to the world and strangers than those that you sit down to a meal with, why is that? They feel they can push you into a corner and cause you to act as they would like you to act. It should be the other way around. They should let you express who God created you to be. When was the last time you had liberty and freedom gathered around the dinner table at a family function? You know, to have a free and open conversation about what Jesus has shared with you lately. What about that prophetic dream He gave to you the other night. Oh to have the freedom to converse with others at a family function about what the Lord is doing in your life. The sad part is that the very dream you had from God could have been a key in a family members life to an answer to something they are currently struggling with in their very life. A key to unlock freedom in their life.
You need to start standing up for yourself and get a back bone so to speak. Sometimes it is OK to say NO, I do not want to do that today. People should really respect your wishes and not force their wants and desires upon you. It is as though you are treated as a child when you do not fit into their box and conform to their ways/ideas. That will not work for some of you for God did not create you to fit into their preconceived (notion) box. How can a rectangular object fit into a circular container? It cannot unless you cut the pieces up to make them fit into the container. God just may have not created you to fit into another persons container and they should just accept that for what it is.
Do you ever feel like you are sitting at the dinner table and listening to the conversation and just feel disconnected to the small talk? What do you think would happen if they gave you a moment to interrupt the conversation and ask those at the table when was the last time they heard from God? What did He say to you? When was the last time He gave you a dream in regard to direction in your life? Questions of that nature. They may patronize you for a moment or two but I can guarantee you that you would receive very little prolonged time to further discuss/inquire. Onto another subject is what I would guess would then direct the conversation. What advice was given in the bible about leaving a town and shaking the dust off of your feet if they did not receive you there. There is a reason behind that. You can share, share and share some more and there comes a point that Holy Spirit will redirect your foot steps elsewhere. To a place where the word of God will be received and not hushed away.
Be encouraged for God truly has a plan for your very life and do not feel abandoned if your family just does not get you. Maybe that is part of the plan for your life. To break away and have freedom and liberty to take the testimony that is genuine to your very life to others. In your life was there not a story or testimony of someone that crossed your path that touched your heart? Did the testimony of another bear witness to your spirit? I am sure if you thought about it and looked back on your life you would find that to be true. It is through the sharing of your testimony that it will build up others and bring encouragement to their very life. How can you share if there is no testimony in your life to share. Do you see why I share via this blog? It is there to encourage you. Many, many numerous times I have experienced this very thing. The shared testimony of a person that lifted me up and brought hope and encouragement to my life. There will even be times when that testimony will be a confirmation to your life. Better yet, their shared testimony will encourage you to see that others walked in very similar situations and they came out of it bringing glory to God. God is so very smart, He knows exactly the very people around you and the right timing to hear the very testimony of another at the very time you need to hear it. God is love and that causes my heart to sing. Be encouraged and know this, if family and friends are beginning to cause you to be irritated, it may not be from the enemy. It just may be that it is time to move on and the season in your life is about to change.
Did you know that there are people out there that may have not had someone show them kindness in a week or so or even longer? Take that great smile of yours and share it with strangers. Why do I say strangers as opposed to family members? How would you feel if you have an incredible talent and the only one to recognize it is a total stranger. Part of you would feel sad for a brief moment or two and then you would accept it and move on. There are others that would keep coming back to the same old situation and sit with those that do not allow you to be who God created you to be. It could become very frustrating to sit among people that treat you as Jesus was treated. Remember when He could do no great works in the city/region where he was from. They referred to Him as that is Joseph's son, the carpenter. Do not quote me on the exact verse I may be a little off. The point being taken, they knew Jesus as the young child/man they grew up with and did not see the greatness of God inside of Him. He could do no great miracles in their presence for their lack of faith. I can imagine that on some level that made His heart a bit sad. To have the flowing of miracles in His life and the very people He grew up with would not receive their miracle because they did not see Him as God created Him to be.
Do you ever feel like that? I am sure there is a group of God's remnant that have either felt this or are experiencing this right now. God spoke to your heart of the plan He has for your life and you are being groomed this very moment in hidden places. He teaches, for Holy Spirit is the greatest teacher I have ever sat under, He truly is. When Holy Spirit gives you divine revelation and insight I stand back in amazement at what He shows me and teaches me. Let me encourage you for God has you strategically tucked away, learning and growing in strength and character. When the timing is right He will bring you forth and you will fulfill what He has called you to do in your life. Do not give up hope or become discouraged in the waiting process. Trust Him for He is your defender, protector, provider, and the one that nurtures His children. That is the safest place to be. Take that moment or two to tell Him you love Him and if it were not for Him stepping into your heart and life you would be walking down some gloomy path in life lost and confused. He will bring joy to your heart if you let Him into your heart and let Him direct your steps.
It is so much easier to take the gospel message to the world and strangers than those that you sit down to a meal with, why is that? They feel they can push you into a corner and cause you to act as they would like you to act. It should be the other way around. They should let you express who God created you to be. When was the last time you had liberty and freedom gathered around the dinner table at a family function? You know, to have a free and open conversation about what Jesus has shared with you lately. What about that prophetic dream He gave to you the other night. Oh to have the freedom to converse with others at a family function about what the Lord is doing in your life. The sad part is that the very dream you had from God could have been a key in a family members life to an answer to something they are currently struggling with in their very life. A key to unlock freedom in their life.
You need to start standing up for yourself and get a back bone so to speak. Sometimes it is OK to say NO, I do not want to do that today. People should really respect your wishes and not force their wants and desires upon you. It is as though you are treated as a child when you do not fit into their box and conform to their ways/ideas. That will not work for some of you for God did not create you to fit into their preconceived (notion) box. How can a rectangular object fit into a circular container? It cannot unless you cut the pieces up to make them fit into the container. God just may have not created you to fit into another persons container and they should just accept that for what it is.
Do you ever feel like you are sitting at the dinner table and listening to the conversation and just feel disconnected to the small talk? What do you think would happen if they gave you a moment to interrupt the conversation and ask those at the table when was the last time they heard from God? What did He say to you? When was the last time He gave you a dream in regard to direction in your life? Questions of that nature. They may patronize you for a moment or two but I can guarantee you that you would receive very little prolonged time to further discuss/inquire. Onto another subject is what I would guess would then direct the conversation. What advice was given in the bible about leaving a town and shaking the dust off of your feet if they did not receive you there. There is a reason behind that. You can share, share and share some more and there comes a point that Holy Spirit will redirect your foot steps elsewhere. To a place where the word of God will be received and not hushed away.
Be encouraged for God truly has a plan for your very life and do not feel abandoned if your family just does not get you. Maybe that is part of the plan for your life. To break away and have freedom and liberty to take the testimony that is genuine to your very life to others. In your life was there not a story or testimony of someone that crossed your path that touched your heart? Did the testimony of another bear witness to your spirit? I am sure if you thought about it and looked back on your life you would find that to be true. It is through the sharing of your testimony that it will build up others and bring encouragement to their very life. How can you share if there is no testimony in your life to share. Do you see why I share via this blog? It is there to encourage you. Many, many numerous times I have experienced this very thing. The shared testimony of a person that lifted me up and brought hope and encouragement to my life. There will even be times when that testimony will be a confirmation to your life. Better yet, their shared testimony will encourage you to see that others walked in very similar situations and they came out of it bringing glory to God. God is so very smart, He knows exactly the very people around you and the right timing to hear the very testimony of another at the very time you need to hear it. God is love and that causes my heart to sing. Be encouraged and know this, if family and friends are beginning to cause you to be irritated, it may not be from the enemy. It just may be that it is time to move on and the season in your life is about to change.