Do you know what it is like to have a new residence filled with peace and the love of God permeating it? I am experiencing this just by going a bit at a time taking my belongings and setting up house. I am an organizer by nature, and I do like order and structure in my life. I am also a free spirit and go and follow Holy Spirit as He guides me. Structured on one hand and adventure taker with Holy Spirit on the other hand. I think it is a great mix for who I was created to be by God Himself. Whatever I can get to fit into my car I take to my new place, and I do not just drop off boxes, oh no, I organize and put things away. It has been such a blessing by the new landlords to be allowed this opportunity to move things in prior to my actual moving date. Guess what? All being done without even being charged an extra fee to take on this adventure. Yes, there are very kind people still in existence out there in the world. Not just people gathering at a church being kind but people living their lives with genuine kindness as a way of life. I was so blessed to find this place before my mother even went to be with Jesus. When I sat with her the night before she went to heaven that is one of the things I shared with her, I found a place and I told her about it. Did you ever hear of anything like this before, landlords that were not even officially my landlords praying for me and my mother and family during this transition time? They did when we would communicate via email while I was in Atlanta. I viewed this property before then and they told me they chose me as their lessee, and they would keep it until when my lease obligation was up where I currently reside.
Now, the flip side of unkindness I am sorry to share with you. My current residence I reported to them a constant running water noise was coming from the wall in one of the bathrooms. I sent twice a video sound so they could hear it and guess what? No one ever came to the unit to check it out, I did let them know I hope it will not be on my water bill because I informed them of this right when it happened and then another follows up email. I also let them know when it was about 5 days after that it stopped. I keep getting so many confirmations that the door is so very closed to me living at my current residence and this community also. One door swung open so very wide and the other is definitely closing for me. I am most thankful for the opportunities that were presented to me in this region since 2014 when I moved to this region to accept a job and knew not one person in this state, only God could open that door and He did in a grand manner.
When I moved into this apartment, I purchased for 50.00 a second key to have in the event my children came to visit, and they could use it. I am almost certain I purchased it because when I bought it, I was told to not lose it because when I turn it in, I will receive the 50.00 credit for the key. Well, that changed when I mentioned it last week I was told no, I chose to buy it and if I didn't turn it back in with the 1 key given to me, I would be charged for it, that is ludicrous. One more thing and then I will move on. When they were not giving us our water bills, I chose to continue to make payments so as to have a credit when they released the bills. Last time I checked I had a 78 and some odd change credit and 75.00 was the water bill. So, I should have a credit of about 3 something dollars. They still cannot figure out to place that credit on my ledger, who in the heck is running this operation anyhow. Common sense simple math to me. Subtract and you will get the credit on my ledger.
Back to sweet thoughts of me seeing yesterday afternoon a mourning dove sitting on the fence. Then there was a wren sitting there too in the backyard. I said to myself oh how I missed the gentle cooing of the dove for about 2.5 years and now I will hear them once again and be able to put out not only hummingbird feeders but regular bird feeders too. Kindness is there around you, open your eyes and you will see it if you choose to see it. You do not have to travel to a church prayer gathering to see a revival all about kindness, do you? My landlord was there the other day replacing a kitchen faucet and I said to him I think I bit off more than I could handle with buying a chrome 5 shelf stand for the utility room and trying to put it together. He responded he would put it together for me. I offered to give him money for doing so and he said no he would just put it together for me. That is kindness in action. I think it was 2 weeks ago when I was there, I left 2 red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting in the refrig for him and his wife. I told him how I like to bake. I have friends that if I never would have moved to TN I would not have met that took time a bit ago to come help me move items to my new place. One of them is going to come one more time to help me. One of these dear friends had a gift card to a steak house and she wants to treat me and our other friend to dinner. We made plans to gather and enjoy each other's company.
Now I have to touch on the subject of someone that has not shown kindness to me. Let me clarify this, in the past they did until we bucked heads sort of speaking in an area of difference. I was told I was presumptuous, and I just let that go past me. Someone that professes a revival of kindness has shown anything but kindness towards me for about the last 1.5 years because I speak up and don't sugar coat things. When I requested an appointment with me and an overseer (1 male & 1 female) they just flat out ignored that request. I brought the biblical reasoning behind it, and I said I was moving, and I wanted to clear the air between us before I left. Sometimes people get so big in their eyes they seem to forget the people that did reach out hands and finances of kindness. Even with this cantankerous person I still blessed the person with purchasing several music CDs to bless others with around Christmas time. This very CD blessed my mother's transition to heaven and Holy Spirit is showing me to bless them with an offering in the future. It may be hard to do for some but when it is Holy Spirit directed it is not hard. He will show me when and how much money to bless. You may say to yourself that may be a bit awkward. I say no it will be Holy Spirit directing that event, not me. It is His money that moves through my hands and gets it to where it is supposed to be. Oddly enough, weeks ago I was at a church gathering and this person was there also. The opportunity did not present itself to me when I had a 50.00 bill in my wallet to bless in thanks of the music used with my mom. I did not fret or worry about not releasing that 50.00 because it was later Holy Spirit spoke a larger dollar amount to give. I will also be blessing as Holy Spirit releases me to the other family that their CD also blessed my mother's transition to heaven.
What did I do? I chose to tell Holy Spirit I forgive this person and I do not expect to get that formal appointment because in order for an appointment to take place 2 people have to be there. It crossed my mind to go to a ministry gathering where one of the overseer's I was requesting would be at and ask them to arrange the meeting, but I did not. I have been taught that when one chooses to forgive even if they do not get to clear the air between them in person it happens. By your letting go and not taking control you are then released and the blessings flow and flow and flow. I would say that is true because I am literally experiencing the blessings in my life. So, I say today share kindness in your everyday happenings because kindness then finds its way to your door so to speak. Do not run here and there seeking kindness because kindness finds you and blesses you.
One more final thought that I trust will lift you up. Yesterday morning while watching Jimmy Swaggart's church live broadcast church service I painted a clear coat polyurethane on my mother's rocking chair, and it looks lovely. Something that looked a little weather worn now looks beautiful. I sanded it weeks ago and sprayed a clear coat on top but this time I hand painted the polyurethane I found in my toolbox stuff weeks ago and it worked. Now, I have had this since my Ohio days because of the price label on the can where I purchased it. Imagine that I had that for all these years just to use on my creative project yesterday. I know my mother used to sit in this very rocking chair and pray.
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