Help is on the way...
I can't help but to sit and think of Kirk Franklin's lyrics to one of his older songs~'It's Over Now.' "It's over now. It's over now. I feel that I can make it. The storm is over now."
I feel good and I'm being truly genuine when I say that. Earlier this week, as you know, I was not feeling like 'myself' at all. And now, I know why...
There are times in our lives where we go through things and feel absolutely horrible. And some of those times, we may not be going through anything at all and still feel that horrible feeling. I am a witness of the latter. God has a way of using people when they are empty. We as humankind may be thinking that the trials that we are going through are a punishment and often question God's reasoning for allowing certain things to happen to us. But, do you ever realize that through your test, God is going to allow you to minister to someone else's spirit, which will ultimately result in your spirit being blessed? It's so awesome how God works!!!
When I was feeling down and out this week, I did not feel like talking to anyone. But, there came a point where a close friend of mine came to me~I was trapped; I had no other choice but to open my door. And then it happened. Eugene was going through some hard stuff himself, and I, being the 'good' friend that I am, sat there and listened to his troubles. Eugene stopped in mid-sentence and asked me why I had a smirk on my face. To tell you the truth, I don't really know. But, I think it was my spirit that was actually smirking, because it knew that something was about to happen. All of a sudden, I found myself saying things to my friend that I would not have normally said to him. I mean, it was apparent that God was using my mouth to say some things to Eugene that he had been wrestling with God about. I talked for about an hour and afterwards, there was a clear change in Eugene. He was happy and satisfied with the confirmation that he had received through what came from my mouth. Clearly, I too was amazed because quite frankly, Eugene had said some things to me a couple of days before that left a sour taste in my mouth. But somehow, God used me, inspite of my emptiness and bitterness to help a weary soul. And because of my obedience to Him, my soul was truly blessed in return. I can ask for nothing more.
I have witnessed similar incidences all week pertaining to people being used in spite of their emptiness. And God has truly shown Himself strong. A few hours ago, I found myself at the apartment of a few of my close friends. As I sat on the couch talking to two of the girls, the other friend came from out of her room absolutely upset about a very devastating situation. The girl was crying so heavily and then she began to do something strange. Now, my friend is a Christian, but she has always had trials come up in her life. She's one of those people that it seems like everything wrong that could possibly happen to someone happens to her. And last night was no exception. My friend began to yell out to God, "Leave me alone! I'm tired of you bothering me! Stop messing with me! You don't want me! Just let me go! Choose someone else, Lord! I'm tired! I'm so very tired!!! Lord, WHY?!!!"
I was at a standstill, not able to say a word. All I could do was put my hand on my friend's back, while the other two friends put their hands on her too. And all of a sudden, the tone changed in my friend's words. She began to praise God. I mean, sincere earnest praise. She began to pray like I have never heard anyone pray before; she began the prayer by sincerely praying for her enemies~this is something that she would not normally do. And let me tell you, the chains fell last night. And the spirit of the Lord filled that apartment. All of us sobbed, praised, and enjoyed the peaceful spirit in that room. It was absolutely incredible. And that experience confirmed that there is no such thing as a coincidence or accident. Everything happens for a reason.
You may be struggling right now, but let me tell you honey, God has not forgotten about you. He will never leave you or forsake you. He's made that promise in His word. So, when you feel that you can't go on, when the world seems like it is against you, when your spirit is lost and sad, I implore you to keep your head up because you are not forgotten. God is not a forgetful God. In Him there is no failure. Keep holding on. Jesus is wanting you to take His hand and trust that He will not let you go. I leave you with these words to a song, I think I had you listen to a couple of years ago...
"I need you. You need me. We're all a part of God's body. Stand with me. Agree with me. We're all a part of God's body. It is His will that every need be supplied. You are important to me; I need you to survive.
I pray for you. You pray for me. I love you. I need you to survive. I won't harm you with words from my mouth. I love you. I need you to survive. It is His will that every need be supplied. You are important to me; I NEED YOU TO SURVIVE."
*You are not your circumstance! Keep your head up, beautiful. Help is on the way!!!
I feel good and I'm being truly genuine when I say that. Earlier this week, as you know, I was not feeling like 'myself' at all. And now, I know why...
There are times in our lives where we go through things and feel absolutely horrible. And some of those times, we may not be going through anything at all and still feel that horrible feeling. I am a witness of the latter. God has a way of using people when they are empty. We as humankind may be thinking that the trials that we are going through are a punishment and often question God's reasoning for allowing certain things to happen to us. But, do you ever realize that through your test, God is going to allow you to minister to someone else's spirit, which will ultimately result in your spirit being blessed? It's so awesome how God works!!!
When I was feeling down and out this week, I did not feel like talking to anyone. But, there came a point where a close friend of mine came to me~I was trapped; I had no other choice but to open my door. And then it happened. Eugene was going through some hard stuff himself, and I, being the 'good' friend that I am, sat there and listened to his troubles. Eugene stopped in mid-sentence and asked me why I had a smirk on my face. To tell you the truth, I don't really know. But, I think it was my spirit that was actually smirking, because it knew that something was about to happen. All of a sudden, I found myself saying things to my friend that I would not have normally said to him. I mean, it was apparent that God was using my mouth to say some things to Eugene that he had been wrestling with God about. I talked for about an hour and afterwards, there was a clear change in Eugene. He was happy and satisfied with the confirmation that he had received through what came from my mouth. Clearly, I too was amazed because quite frankly, Eugene had said some things to me a couple of days before that left a sour taste in my mouth. But somehow, God used me, inspite of my emptiness and bitterness to help a weary soul. And because of my obedience to Him, my soul was truly blessed in return. I can ask for nothing more.
I have witnessed similar incidences all week pertaining to people being used in spite of their emptiness. And God has truly shown Himself strong. A few hours ago, I found myself at the apartment of a few of my close friends. As I sat on the couch talking to two of the girls, the other friend came from out of her room absolutely upset about a very devastating situation. The girl was crying so heavily and then she began to do something strange. Now, my friend is a Christian, but she has always had trials come up in her life. She's one of those people that it seems like everything wrong that could possibly happen to someone happens to her. And last night was no exception. My friend began to yell out to God, "Leave me alone! I'm tired of you bothering me! Stop messing with me! You don't want me! Just let me go! Choose someone else, Lord! I'm tired! I'm so very tired!!! Lord, WHY?!!!"
I was at a standstill, not able to say a word. All I could do was put my hand on my friend's back, while the other two friends put their hands on her too. And all of a sudden, the tone changed in my friend's words. She began to praise God. I mean, sincere earnest praise. She began to pray like I have never heard anyone pray before; she began the prayer by sincerely praying for her enemies~this is something that she would not normally do. And let me tell you, the chains fell last night. And the spirit of the Lord filled that apartment. All of us sobbed, praised, and enjoyed the peaceful spirit in that room. It was absolutely incredible. And that experience confirmed that there is no such thing as a coincidence or accident. Everything happens for a reason.
You may be struggling right now, but let me tell you honey, God has not forgotten about you. He will never leave you or forsake you. He's made that promise in His word. So, when you feel that you can't go on, when the world seems like it is against you, when your spirit is lost and sad, I implore you to keep your head up because you are not forgotten. God is not a forgetful God. In Him there is no failure. Keep holding on. Jesus is wanting you to take His hand and trust that He will not let you go. I leave you with these words to a song, I think I had you listen to a couple of years ago...
"I need you. You need me. We're all a part of God's body. Stand with me. Agree with me. We're all a part of God's body. It is His will that every need be supplied. You are important to me; I need you to survive.
I pray for you. You pray for me. I love you. I need you to survive. I won't harm you with words from my mouth. I love you. I need you to survive. It is His will that every need be supplied. You are important to me; I NEED YOU TO SURVIVE."
*You are not your circumstance! Keep your head up, beautiful. Help is on the way!!!
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