Beloved,
There was a period in my life where I was a mess. Five months after the loss of my beloved daughter Leah, I mustered up enough strength to find a job. Shortly thereafter, I found a better job and a bought an SUV.
In spite of the external presence of GOD in my life, I was not restored inside, and I felt it.
But somehow, by the grace of GOD, I was able to gather a crowd and share how good God has been to me, in spite of the pain I carried around each day from the loss of my child.
People responded to God’s mercy and grace, and we would gather during breaks or at lunch, sharing and/or shouting our personal testimonies. The LORD also gave me favor with my boss, and I was able to minister to others at the urging of the Holy Spirit, without reprimand.
It was during this time the LORD slowly began to do his work in me, because I was selfless and gave words of love, faith, and encouragement to others. I gave them, what I was not able to give myself. Selah!
I had a beautiful apartment and was able to care for my son on my own, but I was shopping at the goodwill for my business attire.
Beloved,
The LORD is in the business of elevating his Saints, even when they do not seek to be.
My assignment ended in that department and I found a job elsewhere, but a few months later I was back in a different department, and wearing clothes purchased from the department store.
“It is GOD that changes things in our lives effortlessly.”
A woman that knew me in my grief came up to me and said, “You look well.”
Beloved,
I was! I was made new. I resembled the image that GOD carved out for me.
It's like going to a doctor to get cosmetic surgery, and he shows you a computer generated image of what you will look like after the operation.
You see I did not change my hair color, or do a makeover, as we see on television. I allowed the renovation process to be seen by all for my Father to get the GLORY.
He is the Great Physician!
Keep in mind, Jesus was a carpenter, and there is no other foundation that can be laid to build a house that will not fall.
I did not layer my pain with further heartache in crooked relationships, or running to the world and its parlor tricks for comfort. I stayed at the Masters’ feet, waiting to be a Masterpiece.
People often tell me that I look like my sons’ sister, or that I can’t be 34 years old. I tell them about the grace of GOD upon my life. I'm not special in my own eyes, but I am the apple of God's eyes. And he said, "You shall not look like what you've been through."
You may be reading this and doing an inventory of your past and present circumstances and think, "I have a long way to go," or "my story is so painful." We all think that until we hear something on the news that makes us grateful for our portion.
God will not give you a consultation to determine what he can do, GOD says, "I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?" Isaiah 43:19
Let GOD finish the work he started in you, in spite of the renovation process.
It is all about GOD getting the Glory so focus, Beloved, on the main thing.
Psalm 138:8
The LORD will perfect that which concerns me: your mercy, O LORD, endures forever: forsake not the works of your own hands.
Agape
Beloved,There was a period in my life where I was a mess. Five months after the loss of my beloved daughter Leah, I mustered up enough strength to find a job. Shortly thereafter, I found a better job and a bought an SUV.
In spite of the external presence of GOD in my life, I was not restored inside, and I felt it.
But somehow, by the grace of GOD, I was able to gather a crowd and share how good God has been to me, in spite of the pain I carried around each day from the loss of my child.
People responded to God’s mercy and grace, and we would gather during breaks or at lunch, sharing and/or shouting our personal testimonies. The LORD also gave me favor with my boss, and I was able to minister to others at the urging of the Holy Spirit, without reprimand.
It was during this time the LORD slowly began to do his work in me, because I was selfless and gave words of love, faith, and encouragement to others. I gave them, what I was not able to give myself. Selah!
I had a beautiful apartment and was able to care for my son on my own, but I was shopping at the goodwill for my business attire.
Beloved,
The LORD is in the business of elevating his Saints, even when they do not seek to be.
My assignment ended in that department and I found a job elsewhere, but a few months later I was back in a different department, and wearing clothes purchased from the department store.
“It is GOD that changes things in our lives effortlessly.”
A woman that knew me in my grief came up to me and said, “You look well.”
Beloved,
I was! I was made new. I resembled the image that GOD carved out for me.
It's like going to a doctor to get cosmetic surgery, and he shows you a computer generated image of what you will look like after the operation.
You see I did not change my hair color, or do a makeover, as we see on television. I allowed the renovation process to be seen by all for my Father to get the GLORY.
He is the Great Physician!
Keep in mind, Jesus was a carpenter, and there is no other foundation that can be laid to build a house that will not fall.
I did not layer my pain with further heartache in crooked relationships, or running to the world and its parlor tricks for comfort. I stayed at the Masters’ feet, waiting to be a Masterpiece.
People often tell me that I look like my sons’ sister, or that I can’t be 34 years old. I tell them about the grace of GOD upon my life. I'm not special in my own eyes, but I am the apple of God's eyes. And he said, "You shall not look like what you've been through."
You may be reading this and doing an inventory of your past and present circumstances and think, "I have a long way to go," or "my story is so painful." We all think that until we hear something on the news that makes us grateful for our portion.
God will not give you a consultation to determine what he can do, GOD says, "I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?" Isaiah 43:19
Let GOD finish the work he started in you, in spite of the renovation process.
It is all about GOD getting the Glory so focus, Beloved, on the main thing.
Psalm 138:8
The LORD will perfect that which concerns me: your mercy, O LORD, endures forever: forsake not the works of your own hands.
Agape
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