Day #1 #ReDiscoverU

"The Lord is my shepherd,  I shall not be in lack" Knowing who's sustaining you is essential as you travel down life's highway.  Many believe that it's their place of employment that is sustaining them, when in reality the job is only a resource and God is the source. It became very clear to me after ascending up the corporate ladder rather quickly moving from $23,500 to $60,000 a year without a college degree.  It wasn't until that same place of employment that anointed me the best thing since sliced bread, that said that I was the most witty,  most professional and articulate
layed me off...that's when a shift happen in regards to my view of who God really is. Maybe you're reading this and your life has been picture perfect and you never experienced a layoff or let down. Well, I did and it doesn't feel good. This challenged my faith and put me in a position to stand on what I told others I believed in. I heard a wise man say, "A faith untested, is a faith that can not be trusted." I began to pursue God more after the words of people failed me...I mean the company moved forward and didn't see the need for my position...what was I to do? I remembered  Psalms 23....and the beginning passage realigned my vision and put things back in  perspective, a ReDiscovery of sorts...it said, "The Lord is my shepherd,  I shall not be in lack" So what does a shepherd do? The Shepherd leads the sheep, cares for the sheep, He opens the gate for the sheep and the sheep know His voice....because the Lord is my shepherd I now know that He sustains me....in addition to that I have discovered that promotion does not come from the east nor west but it comes from the Lord...better yet, my Shepherd. That is why I can say with confidence...."I shall not be in lack" It's true that my God shall supply all of my needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus...He became poor so that I might be rich ~ it's not just monetarily but also wisdom,  knowledge,  and access to His presence...for in His presence is the fullness of joy and at His right hand are pleasures forevermore ....my Shepherd, my Jesus #WonderfulCounselor #MightyGod #PrinceofPeace #Day1

  

#Don't Quit

Do you remember this time last year or better yet a few years back when you were trying to figure out how you were going to make it? So much pressure with very little or no support....you were just about to throw in the towel...but some how, some way....YOU SURVIVED!  I'm writing  this blog today for you...that's right you....another obstacle, another situation has surfaced and you feel like you mopped yourself in a corner...often times God shows up in the fire not before the fire...know that if God did that, He can do this! Hang in there...help is on the way #Don't Quit

#PURPOSE

Have you ever asked the question,  "Why am I here" I know I have.... it's at that moment when we realize that it's more to it than the 9 to 5....its more to it than obtaining multiple degrees, its more than the house with the picket fence...its more than the promotion on the job...I mean it's all good, but it keeps one in a place of predictability,  a regiment of sorts and before long what has been obtained becomes mundane.  It puts one in a box, a feeling of comfort sets in and before long he or she becomes comfortable and no longer willing to embrace change when it comes. Purpose is not about what I have accomplished,  but rather "rediscovering me"...I love the passage in Jeremiah 1:8, when God says to the prophet, "before you were in your mother's womb I knew you...I ordained you a prophet." It was an "aha moment" for me....Jeremiah's purpose was revealed....school may have said otherwise,  a wedding may have tugged him to the left, a job may have been a hindrance...but purpose was revealed to Jeremiah before there was a job or a wife...he had a clear path to his purpose and he walked in it....what about Jesus? His dear mother Mary and Joseph were headed to the Passover with Him, but they lost sight of Him. When Mary located Him, what did He say? "Did you not know that I must be about my Father's business?" That's purpose....He was 12 years old at the time...and yes He was a carpenter,  but 18 years later He reverted back to His purpose (He never lost sight of it) and you know the rest of the story. We get overwhelmed at times in the pursuit of happiness....well happiness as we know it here on earth...I have come to realize that my job is not my purpose...my ambitions are not my purpose...my purpose is what God placed me on the earth to do. After crying and praying and praying and crying I realized that my purpose is to write for His glory. Whenever I write its effortless....not because I'm so good, but rather it's my purpose, it's why I'm here...that's why I do what I do....because God gently whispered it to me....my life has never been the same.  I encourage you to cry out to God in your prayer closet and the Spirit of God will speak #purpose 

The Stage Play: Side Effects...Hurting People, Hurt People

A.G.Wells, Writer/Director: http://youtu.be/XaqisTFlm_8

Ebola Virus

Someone recently asked my feelings on the Ebola outbreak...I let this person know that obviously I have concern...but in the same breath...it's confirming what I already knew... "And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet....for nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and diseases, and earthquakes, in many places...all these are the beginning of sorrows" ~ remember. His word in Psalms 91: "If you make the LORD your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home.... for he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go"....my brother...my sister the end is near...the question is not in which state or city will Ebola show up next, but rather do you know Jesus in the pardon of your sin ...there's still room @the cross #choose Christ for your life

It hurts, but I'm healed

Back when I was 12 years old, I broke my clavicle while playing little league football. That was the most excruciating pain that I have ever experienced this side of heaven.  I traveled from the football field to my dad's car, from my dad's car, to our house, from our house to the hospital. I was heavily sedated which allowed  the surgeons to aligne my collarbone. Once they did that, my arm was placed in a cast. After all that, I didn't think I would recover or make it through...so here I am 28 years later.  Just this morning I had sharp pains streaking through that same shoulder that I broke 28 years ago.  One would think that after things got better or when healing takes place the painful memory would go away....the truth of the matter is, it doesn't.  I have not learned how to ignore the pain, but rather how to face it and overcome it.  Overcoming it means that I refuse to allow what happened to me be the reason I give up and throw in the towel. You may not have experienced what I did, but whatever or whoever  caused you pain can only hold you captive if you let them. Release the pain....it hurts sometimes, but you're healed...get better not bitter.

AG Wells

Selfie

Our generation has fallen in love with taking pictures of itself and interestingly enough we call them "selfies" - Have we fallen in love with ourselves or is it just a simple post of a picture?  I mean do we forget what we look like after we look in the mirror? Do we even look in mirrors anymore? I wouldn't be surprised if they start building homes without mirrors....I mean a selfie is actual proof that we are swiftly moving in a direction in which all that men, women, boys and girls desire is right in the palm of their hands. It's their hand which symbolizes total control or individuals becoming self sufficient or selfish....oh there it is, "selfie" could it be that we love ourselves more than we love God? I read, "In the last days difficult times will come, people will become lovers of themselves,  lovers of money,  boastful,  proud, abusive, disobedient to parents,  ungrateful...." that says a lot, but the part I focused on was "lovers of themselves" - everything else is relevant too -  Is this generation  obsessed with itself?  Selfish people seldom share or think of others...and hold their phones to close to their face to see what anyone else is saying...selfish selfies secretly satify someone that's afraid to look in the mirror.  

AG Wells