She Stands

 I went and saw the movie War Room. It was amazing. If you get a chance to see it, I suggest you do. Once again I was reminded of the power of prayer, the blessings in grace and the peace in forgiveness. To witness each character's  own turmoil as they struggled through the issues at hand  was more than inspiring. It was hope on a whole new level. It showed me that God's grace is truly a gift , one he extends without reserve. It showed me the times spent on my knees in prayer are not in vain, for they are my battle weapons. I may not see the outcome instantly, but there is always a victory in the making. It gave me a new insight on how forgiveness heals and instills peace. Daddy God will speak to us in many different ways. Yesterday He spoke to my heart as I sat munching on my popcorn and having girl time with a precious friend. And speak He did. " I know your heart daughter and I know your needs. Trust in me for you and those you love. I...

" He will never be content until he makes me what he is determined I ought to be" - Hinds Feet on High Places When I read that sentence, it stopped me in my tracks..... Literally.  I read it and reread it several times.  For a large part of my life I was an emotional runner. I ran from any pain that came into my world, any rejection and any brokenness. I actual thought if I ran (not deal with it) it would all go away. Wrong............. I  allowed it all to build up inside of me like a huge stone wall.  In doing so I had no room for peace, love and true happiness.  No matter how far or long we run from our giants in life ( rejection, pain, brokenness, anger ) God will continue to chase us until we are so uncomfortable in our own skin that we stop running and surrender it all to him. I became so uncomfortable in my own skin, I got to the point surrendering it all to him was all I wanted to do.  I no longer wa...

Someone once told me .......... "Be careful what pot you stir, for you may end up eating from that very same pot" It was several years back this was shared and I love how a lesson back then can and will still apply to the here and now.  It amazes me when my daddy God brings something to my heart and mind. I have been meditating on this and asking.....   What am I stirring Lord? A pot full of love or resentment?? Does my pot have forgiveness or anger?? Is my soul food tasty or bitter here in my pot? Do my ingredients smell of sweet nothings and a beautiful fragrance to you Lord? Do they cause others to hunger for you? Or have they began to burn with blackness on my heart and in my words?? And cause pain and sorrow?? Exactly what am I stirring Lord??? It's so easy to get caught up in our fleshy emotions for we truly can not see what exactly we tend to stir.  I have come to a place in my life, I no longer conce...

This is a re-post from March 2012 I wrote over at"Shakin the Foundation"   Click here to visit Shakin the Foundation **************************************************************************** T he "real " me? ..... As a single mom the world has, on many occasions, label me with it's version of who I am . I have been told I am unlovable, that no man would ever want me. I have been told I was too fat, and too skinny. I have been told I am too loud, not pretty enough, not educated enough, and not wealthy enough to fit in the great social status of life who the world deems the "beautiful" people. I have been told I am a weak parent as there is no "man" in my household.  I have been told I'm not Godly enough, my values are lacking, once again there must be something wrong with me as I am divorced. I  was told on a couple of occasions that I spent too much  time  with my children and was too  involved  with ...

* Photo from Wizard of Oz*   Hard pressed on every side would be an understatement for me over the last several weeks. I feel like this picture minus the ruby slippers.........  ~sigh~ I feel like I have a huge house sitting on me, crushing me, unable to move and no ability to breathe...... This house ,that sits on me, is reminding me of all my past failures and mistakes in life..... Taunting..... Pressing.... Squeezing me from all sides...... Showing me my child is stepping on to that same road I walked so many years ago. When I show the enemy he can not get to me personally, He goes after the next best thing.... My loved ones. He will remind me of my past choices in life, my hardships and mistakes and whisper I am to blame for my child's choices...... The last few days my emotions have been all over the place...... Happy, sad, angry, fear and frustration. Happy comes from a new season that is opening in my famili...