Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Bringing ugliness to God

Matthew 8:2-3 NASB
And a leper came to Him and bowed down before Him, and said, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean." Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing; be cleansed." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

I did not want to see anyone. I did not want to be emotional or vulnerable so I went home. I instead set myself to clean. Maybe my surroundings the untidiness, uncaring of things are a reflection of the clutter within me.
I had set myself for so long to learn skills principles but the most needed thing was for God to do a work within.

I has been reading 1 Timothy and it was a blessing what I learned I am a woman and what it teaches I will seek to pray to God for the supernatural power to change.

1 Timothy 2:9-11 NASB
Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments, but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness. A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness.

As days goes by I realize more and more that God uses His word to convict to teach to remind me of who He is and why I should lay my life before Him. There is much to be learned the longer I walk with God.

Monday, June 15, 2015

The Everyday

For those of you who know me personally you know that I seek to always at work be a kind friendly face trying first and foremost to help patients but uphold the rules. There are days when I am impatient and tired, yet God has shown me even then though I not feel like it I have to love others more than myself.
I have been working for more than 14 years. I have worked part-time, I have worked full-time, from fast food to office work. Right now I am blessed to be here though my passion is for the spreading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Today has been hard in that I am out of my comfort zone and interaction with others is not like it usually is. I realize that though I tell a lot of people I am introverted the reality is that I am very much an extroverted loud, weird, goofball, I don't act like myself around certain people. I do not know if it stems from sin. The loud boisterous, I am happy and I don't care that you do not like it, attitude suddenly becomes withdrawn and surly. Could it be a cultural thing, feeling inadequate because the others may have that suburban middle class background that I definitely do not have.
I have always found it hard to share with others. There has only been only up to a certain point I can share. In dancing reigning in one's movement can hamper the beauty of the dance. In life not letting people in has resulted in me withdrawing to the point that I can go for a long time without seeing people.
God please help me to be honest and forthright about my walk, about who I am. Help me to walk in the light as you are in the light so that any good work that you do in me will be shown to others to come from You.


Later peoples...


Levi

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Looking Good for the Glory of God

1 Peter 3:3-5 NASB
Your adornment must not be merely external-braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses; but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God. For in this way in former times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands;

So I was talking to my sister Sammy. About how a person should look. We have differing views. On what we should wear and so on. I am more long flowing skirts and trying to wear modest tops. I am not against makeup or doing ones hair. I will be truthful I just like looking more natural. Yes there are times I do my hair and wear makeup, but I do not want a person to be drawn to that. Instead I want someone who sees the inner person a woman who fears the Lord that is worth far more than rubies. I do get my sister's point of view.