Sunday, June 30, 2013

I'll Trash Your Faith and You Trash Mine....point blank

So I guess most of you out there know by now that the Atheists have erected their own monument to a non-belief in GOD recently, right next to a monument of the Ten Commandments. People from both sides; Christian and atheist; even took to standing on the others monument in protest. Standing on them!! At first I asked, "What is this world coming to"? Then I answered myself, "An end." An end to humanity, respect, love and honor. I knew a few atheists when I was in college and we got along swimmingly. Why? Because they did not trash, make fun of, or belittle my belief in Jesus Christ. I did not condemn or damn then to an eternal hell for not believing in HIM. Nowadays it seems like the only way to show how strongly you believe in something is to trash what someone else believes. Examples: movies about a gay Jesus, so-called- Christians protesting the funerals of fallen soldiers, one spiritual faith dogging another faith.
There is no more room apparently for us to live as one.
YES I would love to see more and more people give their lives to Christ because HE is pure love. But I'm not going to ostracize and hate you because you don’t. I accept the fact that we are just different. Will that stop me from worshiping Jesus? NO. Will that stop me from asking someone if they'd like to come to church with me? NO. Because I still want you to know JESUS and I still love you even if you decline to come to church. We are all connected. We are all fingers on ONE hand. If one of the fingers is broken then the hand won’t work right. It’s not our job to say "too bad about the pinky finger but we’re the thumb so it’s not our problem." Or "if you did what we did then you would be better". We are different for a reason. And the less we recognize that, the more we will be divided as a nation and the easier we will fall. I can’t be you and you can’t be me, and there will never be a you without me. So try to stay blessed, stay in faith (whatever yours might be) and stay happified.
ta ta for now,
S

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Running Blind....hard, but very doable

First let me say that the title is metaphorical and not literal. I encourage no one to actually run or move in any way with your eyes closed. That had to be said cause yall know how some people are.
Now that I got the warning out of the way, let me ask you about walking with GOD. Relax, this is not a sermon just a convo. For those of you who have decided to let Him be the head of your life, did you have certain expectations? Did you believe that things would automatically turn around? Did you believe that the world would step out of your way and you would float on top of it all? I did. And even after several years, I was still thinking like that. It took I don’t know how long to actually figure out my walk with Him. I realized that there would be dark days and sleepless tearful nights with Him. WHAAAT!? Not with "HIM" no way!! Yes way. GOD let us know in His word that we would have trials and tribulations, and those who could endure until the end would see His glory. He wasn’t just talking about The Rapture; He was referring to all areas of life.
EXAMPLE: You have applied for a job with better pay and hours than the one you're at now. It has been three months and you have not heard a word about the position yet. Your bills are falling behind, your boss is useless and the coworkers are getting worse. Then you hear the position has been filled. GOD does not expect you to be happy with the results. He wants to know what you will do. Will you get angry and sad and cry for days and sulk for weeks and drag through the job until one day when..... Or will you get angry and sad and cry for a few days, grab the classifieds and read by candle light because the lights got turned off, eat only an apple and a free lunch at work because you're on a budget, and know that your day of victory is around the corner? Only one of those 2 solutions will get you to the next area of your life. GOD wants you to believe in Him and what He has already done and will do in your life. We won’t always see it, and it may take years (put your eyes back in your head, yes I said years), but the blessing will be worth it. Easy no; worth it YES.
Three years ago I moved from where I lived and took a job in a new city. 5 months later I had my own apartment. A year later I was unemployed, broke, lost my car, lost my apartment, and my little prepaid cell phone. COMPLETELY stripped! Two years later, I have a bigger roof over my head (who cares it’s not my own roof), a car to drive, and the best job I've had in years with money to spare. Did I cry and even cut myself in an attempt to alleviate some of the pain and emptiness? YOU BETCHA. Was it effective? Do I really have to tell you? Well when did my life turn around you ask? While I was hurting. NO not after, during. While I was going through, I just decided to pray for others who had more and less than me. While I was going through I made plans and smiled when I thought about where GOD was going to take me. I could not see my way in the darkness, but I trusted HIM more and more every day to guide me. While I was hurting and trying to trust HIM, HE was working it all out. And the rest is....you know. Don’t get it twisted, I STILL go through some rough times even now. But my walk with GOD has taught me, if I could always know the outcome; there would be no use in faith. So I run on and keep running blindly through life's toughest situations; falling and hitting walls. But I always rejoice when I get on the other side of it. And so will you. Go ahead and cry and hurt, that’s just fine. But keep in mind, your victory is coming, but your GOD is already here. From Sharee to Sheree, stay blessed, stay in faith and stay happified
ta ta for now,
S

Monday, May 27, 2013

Get Yours and Keep Getting.......a good way to end up with nothing

The last time I talked to you, I mentioned a little about relying on GOD to get you where you need to be; or something like that. But how many people have ever only truly followed GOD, prayed to GOD or thought about asking GOD for anything for the sole purpose of benefiting yourself? (MEEEEE!!) How many people have made a habit of it? (MEEEE!!) Now guess where that got meee, absolutely nowhere. My lovely lovely sisters and brothers (don’t worry, you don’t have to be black to be my sister or my brother) please take advice from someone who has been there and back again. I have been to a place where I had very little to nothing at all, just the kindness of others. And I vividly prayed to GOD to get me out of what I was in. I prayed for Him to turn my life around. I prayed to Him to get me to a point where I came out on top. Did you notice a pattern; "me, I, my"? I'm telling you I stayed right where I was. And in some cases the situation got even worse. I would have my head anointed, meditate, fall out in prayer and read Bible verse after verse. All in the hopes of getting something. To make a long story short, I eventually let it go and prayed for other people.

Some were better off than me and some had less than me, they didn’t even have the kind friend. But I did it anyway. Job in the Bible; pronounced with an "o" sound not an "ah" sound for those that don’t read the good book much; he was a faithful man and lost EVERYTHING. But he eventually prayed for his friends despite all that. I had not lost as much as he had but surely I could encourage someone, if not say a prayer for them sometime. What GOD taught me was this; He knows exactly where we are in our lives. You don’t have a job ("ah" this time), you're getting divorced, you're sick etc.... He knows all of that. And He will turn it all around if you believe He will. You believe that, good, now stop asking GOD to help only you and pray for those that need Him (hint: we all need Him). It does not matter if it’s an abusive family member, a hurting friend, a rich boss, or the people you have never seen who were hit by some tragedy. It’s totally ok as long as you; tricky part; SINCERLEY give of yourself to others. Do I still rely on the kindness of others, yes and thank GOD for them. Do I have nothing, I have more than enough. Where I came from and where I am is truly the work of GOD. I knew He'd get me there, so it wasn’t my job to be scared and worried, it was my job to trust Him and give out the love that I'm getting. Now I’m not fully there yet, but I thank Him that I’m on my way. I know it may hurt but He'll take care of you, so you just keep asking that He take care of others. Remeber to stay blessed, stay in faith and stay happified!

ta ta for now,
S

Monday, May 20, 2013

How To Pray, Worship and Have Faith.....don't judge the title and read on

My introductory post was just to get things started. But this will be considered my first OFFICIAL post. I just know that the title threw some of out there for loop. But as I said, calm down and just keep reading. For all of you out there who are trying to find your way or you already have a relationship with GOD or you stumbled across this blog by accident; whatever; this one is for you. So many out there are; for some reason or another; struggling with the idea of finding yourself and finding out what your purpose is. Maybe you’re tired of where you are presently in your life and you know you need a change, or maybe you want to bring out more of whatever is already on the inside of you. I know some are desperate to find out their purpose because they’re afraid of running out of time. You see in my circle of spirituality, it is a highly regarded belief that these are the last days of man (even though some of us choose to see it as the beginning of GOD’s greatness). But whatever your reason, you all have the same issue, WHERE TO START LOOKING. The answer to that is probably not one you want to hear. But simply put, you start on the inside. To find out what you were meant for, you HAVE to know who you REALLY are, and not be afraid of that person. It takes realizing that you really are the talented artist and not the doctor the family thought you should be; or you really are not the refined and dignified person everybody sees but the lazy slob that curses like a sailor and beats the kids; or you really are a giving and loving Christian, Catholic, Rabbi or whatever who’s addicted to porn and sex toys. But don’t try to come to terms with that “person” all on your own. For that journey you need to turn to GOD. Now you can use whatever form of spirituality is comfortable to you, but I’m a Christian (one that does not like to bite her tongue) so I spread the Word of GOD. God didn’t put us here to go through things by ourselves. So if you don’t have the right people to lean on, lean on HIM first. Never been down on your knees (to pray I mean), never stopped by a church but simply passed by them, not into the “GOD”-thing but want to give it a try, don’t know what the word pray means? That’s ok because GOD does not make Himself far away from you. He’s like the VERY VERY VERY best friend you never had and is waiting to just…I kid you not….talk to you. None of that “thou art thine greatesteth” or “mine heart pleadeth in like thine holiest”. Seriously!? You’re doing all that and GOD is waiting for you to just get to the point. All you gotta have is just a convo.

(ex. “I am so new at this but, hi how are you…or, It’s been a while Lord, but I still praise you. I need to talk…or like me “Good morning and blah blah; So let me tell you about blah blah; THANK YOU for blah blah; I love You, Goodnite).

Be sincere and honest. Ask Him to fix what aint work’n (some of that Georgia came out of me just then), increase your common sense and strength, and take you through this wild ride called life. Then, and this won’t be too fun but it is effective…HOLD ON AND DON’T LET GO. When they find coal, how do they get to the diamond? If you’re the diamond you know exactly how they do it and it don’t feel good. A successful you does not come without change, and change does not come without sacrifice. But if you’d rather stay an ugly lump of coal and never shine like the diamond you are, then complain about how hard change is and quit because what you’re going through is too tough. Sometimes I get to preach’n, but I don’t want the ones that come after me to go through what I went through. And if you’re already there, then I want to lend an encouraging word. Why? Cause it’s nice to know somebody; even if you don’t know them; cares enough to help. I got a mess load of stuff I gotta do, but I will return. So stay blessed, stay in faith and stay happified (that’s a word in my world so don’t question me

ta ta for now,

S

 
 
 

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

..."Let There Be Light"...., thank GOD cause it was sooooo dark in here

Not really a blog type person. So why so I have a blog, you ask? Uh, cause I can! There is to be no questioning of my motives on my blog. And number two, it's much easier and funner (yes that's a word on my blog) than facebook. I can do a lot more in a blog and show some great pics and rearrange them how I want. Oh the power! Moving on. It's like midnite here, and I'm sleepy. So this first post wont be long at all. I gotta get up in about 7 hours but it takes me around 3 hours just to fall asleep. Why you ask? Have you forgotten my rule about questions already?!! I created this in the hopes that somebody out there will learn something. Obviously that wont be today, but you'll understand soon. My eyes feel like bricks and I'm yawn'n so...

ta ta for now,
S