We are too blessed to be stressed!  Count your blessings……. instead of your wants… it will put your day in perspective.

 
 Yes, in life we have to plan, do, act, go, get,  or want, need, dream, but be very careful that the first thing you seek, is wanting to be close to God.    If you do not focus on this lifestyle, all the others may NOT be added to your life. Why?  God may hold back on your blessings because you are placing idols or wants before Him. For example, If you spend more time, on facebook, or working to obtain something material…….. than you do building a personal relationship with God,  that dream may be delayed or not filled.

 

Matthew 6:33 (KJV)

³³ But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”   

  Don’t get me wrong, do not think that you have not obtained a dream because you did something wrong… BUT remember that we have a choice every hour/minute how we want to live. Our EYE must be on how to glorify God. Are you trying to figure out what is your purpose in life? Our purpose in life is not about US. There will be some people who NEVER get this concept. We should not be of this world. We make choices in our life that may delay our blessings or destiny, because we get impatient, and not waiting on the move of God: His timing, not ours.  As humans we tend to be manipulative, especially when it comes to getting what we want out of life, when we want it.

John 15:19 ESV 

If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

God wants us to be happy, He wants us to rely on Him, He wants us to give Him our lives in all we do or say, so He can work through us to accomplish things  that only He can do through ME or YOU. Why?  Because we are all different. Remember, in the Bible, God used ALL personalities to complete missions to benefit the greater good of society.

We need to take our testimony and use it. We need to tell how God was with us and good to us, even when we were running from Him. The good, bad, and the ugly shows that we are humans striving to live a life God designed us to live. It’s relate-able, but also encouraging to know that you do not have to be a saint to come to God for help and His blessings.    Pray for someone this week: that they will not wait until they are “Fixed” to come to church or to seek God ( who is He? How can He help me). God will meet us where we are- no matter where we are. We just have to ask.   We also need to know that the enemy fights for our attention and plays with our emotions to confuse us, with how to think of ourselves and our past.

Here are more scriptures:

Matthew 7:16-20 ESV 

You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.

1 John 2:15 ESV

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

My prayer for you this week is to take time to reflect on where your mind is currently. Evaluate your wants and needs. Ask yourself how much time A DAY to you spend in quiet time, reading the bible, just listening and focus on praising God for all the good in your life.  Slow down. Look back in your life. Re-direct your daily activities so that you can spend time with your Best Friend, Your ONLY comforter, and your heavenly FATHER. Love on Him, talk to Him, appreciate Him for all the good in your life.  You can always start out thank you God for another day to try to get it right. You can sing praise songs to HIM on the way to work.

Pray for others.  Before you know it, you will not be asking God to do this and that… don’t be selfish. It’s like taking time to visit an old friend that took care of you and was always there for you during the thick and thin. Taking care of you when you had no one that understood. It is your time to give back! Show someone how it felt when someone took care of you, or thought of you… or prayed for you.

Sometimes, in certain circumstances, we must do this in secret and pray that an opportunity will allow God to move in. Pray for God to DO the task, do not place pressure on yourself to “win” them over.

It is like fishing.. use the right kind of bait- your testimony- let God hook and reel them in.  He will, in His own time- If the heart is open for His help.

God can do more than any medicine, counselor, doctor, or teacher… if it is in His plan.

If you speak His name- Papa Bear will come to your rescue!  Momma’s you think your instinct are strong….. God created your instinct imagine His.

Remember: DOTK  “AKA” YOU!   You are the daughter of the KING…… He’s got this!

Love to you all!

   the daughter of the King and the pineapple of His eye!