Diamonds are Resilient

There was this young woman diagnosed with leukemia and she spent a considerable amount of time in cancer treatment facilities.   Everyone that came in contact with this young lady always referred to her as remarkable, and resilient. It baffled them how she was able to keep such a sweet spirit considering all she has endured.  The doctors and medical specialists couldn't understand it. When they would shake their heads, she opened her heart and then began to testify of God's goodness in the midst of the storm. When the doctors came in with some "bad news" she was quick to tell them about the hope she had in Christ Jesus. Again, they couldn't understand how she could believe in a God that allowed her to experience so much suffering. Politely she would explain that her suffering is not a death sentence or a reflection of God's lack of love for her. In her suffering she experiences the grace of God that others in her weakness may witness His strength. ...

What are you hiding for?  Who are you hiding from? Only those whose works are evil hide and don't want their works to be exposed.  If you are walking in the light and your works are good in God's sight then please come out of hiding.  And I love how God forces some of us to turn on our light or in worst case scenario we leave the light off by omission when we are given the cue to flick our light switch on in the midst of a dark situation. For instance, you are at work.  A group of your co-workers are gathered together for lunch and one of them mentions how her niece is considering the idea of having sex with her boy friend.  Everyone chimes in with their opinions.  One suggests being open to listening and being an ear for the young teenager.  Another commented that if necessary, offer to share with or educate her on practicing safe sex methods. Now what if your colleague that initiated the conversation was looking to hear an alternative to what h...

I want to encourage someone today who may have just had a door slam shut in their face.  I mean KABOOM, Mama said, knock you out kind of door shut in your face.  Don't be dismayed beloved and don't be discouraged.  For many of us, there are projects that we are sitting on that God gave us vision for but we have been dragging our feet.  Or we have made commitments that God never assigned or intended for us to keep. Use this time of closer to REGROUP with yourself along with fasting and praying to seek the Lord on what your next move should be.  For many of us, we already know what we should be doing but out of fear of success or failing, we slow walk it.  Sometimes (and we should be grateful) God will close a door that if left up to us to close, we would allow to remain open that although in theory its a great opportunity to be apart of and actively participating in but has reached its expiration date (by serving its purpose for that season) or as they say...

All to often we talk a good game but in the end we have not produced anything that points others to faith in Christ.  We are destined for greatness yes but in what ways are we moving to be accomplished in those areas in our lives.  In order to get some where on a bike, you have to exert some energy.  You have to be the man or the woman behind the machine pedaling and steering that machine until you have reached your desired destination. What are you waiting for?  Do you think you are different than any one else that has to put in the effort, the work, the blood, sweat, and the tears? Nothing from nothing leaves nothing.  Although God will complete the work he began in all of us, with the creative power and the deposit of the Holy Spirit on the inside of us, we already came prepared and equipped to get the job done.  All God desires if we be willing to participate.  If we be willing to go wherever he leads us.  If we be willing to put some action...